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Horse profile

Shadow The Wind (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2007) · Last trainer Ed Vaughan · Last owner M J C Hawkes And E J C Hawkes
by Val Royal (FR) out of Kesh Kumay (IRE) (Danehill)
5 runs · 5 courses · from May 2007
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 Oct 2007 — 6,946 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2007 · 5th of 10 Won at Newbury Last raced off OR 76
KTB Profile

Shadow The Wind (IRE) is 1 from 5, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Jun 2007. Last raced off a career-high mark of 76.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 79C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Goodwood, 16 Sep 2007 Official rating 76 at the last run, 15 Oct 2007

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 5 figures · best 84C · median 73
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Firm384C79—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
6f – 7f384C72—
1m2f – 1m4f279C76—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Val Royal (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 2,015 runs since Jan 2008 (127 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 5% from 140.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm26623.1%+14.3—
Good to Firm327329.8%+11 from 3
Good474347.2%−1.6—
Good to Soft214209.3%+0.50 from 1
Soft303268.6%−0.20 from 1
Heavy14075%−3.8—
Standard (AW)530519.6%+0.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f59711.9%+3.1—
6f – 7f370369.7%+0.91 from 3
1m – 1m1f364236.3%−2.5—
1m2f – 1m4f4705010.6%+1.80 from 2
1m5f – 2m477398.2%−0.6—
2m1f – 2m4f194147.2%−1.6—
2m5f – 3m76810.5%+1.7—
Over 3m500%−8.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Kesh Kumay (IRE) (Danehill)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Hard To Explain (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 7f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Hard To Explain (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Hard To Explain (IRE)611m½fClass 5
Chatting (IRE)117fClass 6
Corres (IRE)130——
Keyman (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 1 33% −0.62
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 2 1 50% +0.38
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 1 100% +1.38
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 3 1 33% −0.62
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kerrin McEvoy 4 1 25% −1.62
Fergus Sweeney 1 0 0% −1.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
15 Oct 07+29d Windsor Bank Of Scotland Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Soft · 10 ran 5/10 1 8-9 7673C Kerrin McEvoy 9/2
16 Sep 07+65d Goodwood Sussex Militia Stakes (Handicap) Class 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 2/11 2½ 9-3 7479C Kerrin McEvoy 4/1J
13 Jul 07+34d Ascot LBC Handicap Class 3 · 7f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 4/10 2½ 8-6 7467C Fergus Sweeney 4/1
09 Jun 07+13d Newbury R W Armstrong & Sons 50th Anniversary Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 1/12 9-3 —84C Kerrin McEvoy 11/8F
27 May 07 Newmarket Capital Spreads Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 3/12 3 9-3 —72C Kerrin McEvoy 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Shadow The Wind (IRE) won?
Shadow The Wind (IRE) won 1 of 5 archived starts in 2007, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 3 times in total (60% of starts).
Who trained Shadow The Wind (IRE)?
Shadow The Wind (IRE) was trained by Ed Vaughan on the most recent run on record, at Windsor on 15 October 2007.
Who is Shadow The Wind (IRE)'s sire?
Shadow The Wind (IRE) is by Val Royal (FR) out of Kesh Kumay (IRE), whose sire is Danehill.
What going does Shadow The Wind (IRE) prefer?
Shadow The Wind (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Shadow The Wind (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 76, from the run on 15 October 2007. That is also the highest on record.
What is Shadow The Wind (IRE)'s sire's record?
Val Royal (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 2,015 runs since Jan 2008 (127 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 5% from 140.
Who are Shadow The Wind (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Kesh Kumay (IRE), Shadow The Wind (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Hard To Explain (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Hard To Explain (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2007. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.