Horse profile
Shadows In The Sky (IRE)
by Arcadio (GER) out of Ballinacraig (IRE) (Craigsteel)
29 runs · 14 courses · from Jan 2023
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · Southwell, Uttoxeter & Hexham
Last run 15 Jan 2026
Last raced off OR 108
KTB Profile
Shadows In The Sky is a gelding who has won four of 29 starts, all at Class 5 level. He has recorded two wins at Hexham, one at Southwell and one at Uttoxeter, with all four coming on good ground over trips between 2m1f and 3m. The son of Arcadio usually led in his races and last ran at Newcastle in Jan 2026 off an official rating of 108. He has not won since Jun 2025.
Based on 29 archived runs · run-style from 17 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Wins on good or faster
All wins at Class 5
- 4–29Wins / Runs
- 13.8%Strike rate
- 11 (37.9%)Placed
- −14.15£1 level staken=29 at SP
- 0.82Fair A/E n=29 · 0.72 incl. margin
- 112Highest OR
- 32dBetween runs (median)longest 216 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating108↓ 4lb off peak
108
93–112
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 117
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 13 | 117A | 87 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 107C | 80.5 | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 2 | 110B | 83.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 112B | 101.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 117A | 87 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 112A | 93 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 114B | 84 | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 29 runs looked at, 10 have no figure: did not complete (7) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 29 runs · as at 3 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 from 17 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Led 8 (47%) · 3 wins
- Prominent 5 (29%) · 0 wins
- Held up 3 (18%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (6%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Arcadio (GER)
Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 3,981 runs since Aug 2011 (375 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 64 | 6 | 9.4% | +0.2 | — |
| Good | 1,481 | 164 | 11.1% | +1.9 | 4 from 15 |
| Good to Soft | 790 | 68 | 8.6% | −0.6 | 0 from 7 |
| Soft | 1,153 | 93 | 8.1% | −1.1 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 431 | 31 | 7.2% | −2 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 62 | 3 | 4.8% | −4.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 28 | 1 | 3.6% | −5.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,463 | 145 | 9.9% | +0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,500 | 136 | 9.1% | −0.1 | 2 from 11 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 817 | 70 | 8.6% | −0.6 | 2 from 14 |
| Over 3m | 159 | 13 | 8.2% | −1 | 0 from 3 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Aug 2011 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Ballinacraig (IRE) (Craigsteel)
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them From The Ashes (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m1f–3m.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From The Ashes (IRE) | 32 | 2 | 2m4f–3m | — |
| Hard Rain (IRE) | 28 | 1 | 2m1f | — |
| Ballyjim (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jilly Mac (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 15 | 4 | 27% | −0.15 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 15 | 4 | 27% | −0.15 |
| Class 4 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 3 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hexham | 6 | 2 | 33% | +5.50 |
| Musselburgh | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Newcastle | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Fakenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Worcester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cartmel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.73 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.62 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 14 | 2 | 14% | −10.65 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 2 | 18% | +0.50 |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny McMenamin | 8 | 2 | 25% | +3.50 |
| Alex Chadwick | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.27 |
| Tom Midgley | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Nathan Howie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gavin Sheehan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Bromley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Bowen | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.62 |
| Dominic Hislop | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Maggs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dylan Johnston | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Quinlan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 11 | 1 | 9% | −9.38 |
| Cheekpieces | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.27 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 6 | 1 | 17% | +0.50 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2025 | 13 | 2 | 15% | −9.65 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +2.50 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 20 | 3 | 15% | −6.88 |
| Hurdle | 9 | 1 | 11% | −7.27 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 15 Jan 26+25d | Newcastle | High Gosforth Park Golf Club Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled towards the back - down in 12th and finding little - eased and pulled up before 3 out | PU/11 | — | 11-9 | 108 | — | — | Alex Chadwick | 25/1 |
| 2025 · 13 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Dec 25+65d | Fakenham | Sky Bet Club Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Raced handily - left trailing the front two from the 15th - driven after the 17th - a long way adrift by the 19th - kept going for a distant third | 3/6 | 10 | 11-10 | 109 | 54C | 107C | Alex Chadwick | 9/2 |
| 17 Oct 25+21d | Fakenham | Axe The Racing Tax Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled at the back early - made progress into contention before the 11th - moved into third before the following fence - given encouragement approaching 3 out - up into second at the home turn - kept on at an unchanging effort but never able to land a blow finishing second | 2/5 | 10 | 11-5 | 110 | 87C | 119B | Alex Chadwick | 9/4F |
| 26 Sep 25+32d | Worcester | trustatrader.com Fixed Brush Hurdle Series Final Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled midpack early - pressed for effort before 3 out - lost touch and eased down before the last | PU/15 | — | 10-13 | 112 | — | — | Nathan Howie | 14/1 |
| 25 Aug 25+49d | Cartmel | Wicks Group Cavendish Cup Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled at the back early - made progress before the 13th - driven out on the run-in to snatch 3rd close home | 3/9 | 5½ | 10-4 | 112 | 114B | 113A | Gavin Sheehan | 9/2 |
| 07 Jul 25+17d | Worcester | Pricing By Real Bookmakers At dragonbet.co.uk Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Held clear advantage until nearing 3 out - lost fluency at 2 out - dropped away in the closing stages to finish third | 3/8 | 8 | 11-9 | 112 | 103A | 115A | Sam Twiston-Davies | 7/2 |
| 20 Jun 25+11d | Market Rasen | Port Of Immingham Handicap Hurdle Broke to the left in front - hit the front early - pressed for effort three out and lost command approaching two out - stayed on through the closing stages to finish third | 3/7 | hd | 12-2 | 105 | 117A | 129A | Ben Bromley | 2/1 |
| 09 Jun 25+5d | Southwell | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle Set the pace from the start and stayed well ahead - driven on approaching two out - ran out an easy winner unopposed | 1/6 | 11-8 | 104 | 117B | 120B | Alex Chadwick | 8/11F | |
| 04 Jun 25+15d | Warwick | Edmond Shipway Handicap Chase Handy early - blundered and nearly unseated 6th - dropped away 4 out - regained momentum turn for home - pushed into second after 2 out and stayed on strongly to finish 1.25 lengths second | 2/7 | 1¼ | 11-8 | 104 | 66B | 126B | Alex Chadwick | EvensF |
| 20 May 25+3d | Huntingdon | Download The PricedUp App Handicap Chase Sat behind pacesetter until error cost ground into 3rd - stayed with front group while wide - 3rd with 3 to go - moved into 2nd approaching the home turn - pressed the winner from 2 out - drifted right in the closing stages and couldn't find more up the run-in | 2/6 | 1½ | 12-3 | 96 | 86B | 128B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 4/7F |
| 17 May 25+53d | Uttoxeter | Falcon Scaffold Midlands Optimum Handicap Chase Set the pace early - lost front spot at the 9th but stayed in touch - regained command approaching two out and driven forward - stayed on well to pull away and score | 1/6 | 11-10 | 96 | — | 133B | Sean Bowen | 8/13F | |
| 25 Mar 25+12d | Hexham | Racing To School Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Sat behind the front group on the rail - driven approaching 4 out and soon lost touch - dropped right out and eased down in the straight before the last | PU/10 | — | 11-1 | 98 | — | — | Dominic Hislop | 33/1 |
| 13 Mar 25+71d | Hexham | Paxton's Are Case IH's No1 Dealer Handicap Chase Sprinted off in front and opened a big advantage - blundered at the 3rd then lost the lead before the 5th - stayed with the front-runner until faltering with another error before the 6th and was soon eased out of it | PU/11 | — | 11-12 | 98 | — | — | Danny McMenamin | 12/1 |
| 01 Jan 25+32d | Musselburgh | Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Novices' Handicap Chase Set the early pace - lost front spot and driven on 10th - stopped racing before 3 out | PU/7 | — | 12-0 | 100 | — | — | Danny McMenamin | 7/1 |
| 2024 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Nov 24+57d | Newcastle | Living North Handicap Chase Set the pace early - hit a rough one at the 4th before losing top spot at the 9th - kept in touch with the front-runner for a spell - lost momentum approaching 3 out and beaten off well before the finish | 5/9 | 12 | 10-5 | 100 | 76B | 82B | William Maggs | 7/2J |
| 04 Oct 24+48d | Hexham | Bet Cash With Hexham Bookmakers Handicap Chase Set the pace from the start - roused approaching the last then kept up the effort under pressure - held on well to score | 1/10 | 11-9 | 95 | 112A | 125A | Danny McMenamin | 4/1J | |
| 17 Aug 24+50d | Perth | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Chase Sat close to front early - fourth spot into home turn under pressure - lost fluency two out and kept plodding to finish fourth | 4/12 | 2¾ | 11-11 | 97 | 83A | 118A | Danny McMenamin | 9/1 |
| 28 Jun 24+13d | Cartmel | Rathbones Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 5/7 | nk | 11-3 | 99 | 70A | 105A | Danny McMenamin | 12/1 |
| 15 Jun 24+25d | Hexham | Andy Calvert Celebration Handicap Chase | 5/10 | 1½ | 12-0 | 100 | 80B | 116A | Danny McMenamin | 9/2 |
| 21 May 24+66d | Hexham | Northumberland County Show. Novices' Handicap Chase | 1/8 | 11-7 | 93 | 93A | 121A | Danny McMenamin | 11/2 | |
| 16 Mar 24+27d | Newcastle | Guinness Surge Handicap Chase | 4/5 | 6½ | 11-13 | 96 | 57C | 103B | Danny McMenamin | 5/1 |
| 18 Feb 24+38d | Musselburgh | George Crawford Legacy Trust Handicap Chase | 5/9 | 9 | 11-10 | 99 | — | 104A | Tom Midgley | 9/2 |
| 11 Jan 24+24d | Catterick | Vickers.Bet North Yorkshire Grand National Handicap Chase | PU/8 | — | 9-11 | 100 | — | — | Dylan Johnston | 7/1 |
| 2023 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Dec 23+25d | Musselburgh | tote.co.uk Two Turtle Doves Handicap Chase | 3/11 | 1 | 11-11 | 99 | — | 118A | Tom Midgley | 9/1 |
| 23 Nov 23+216d | Newcastle | Sportvision Stadia & Event Branding Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 4/5 | 10 | 10-8 | 104 | 91C | 98B | Sean Quinlan | 25/1 |
| 21 Apr 23+36d | Ayr | Thistle Cabs Group Handicap Hurdle | PU/13 | — | 10-11 | 107 | — | — | Brian Hughes | 33/1 |
| 16 Mar 23+40d | Hexham | Malcolm Hopkinson Memorial Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/9 | 21 | 11-2 | — | 110B | 100B | Tom Midgley | 25/1 |
| 04 Feb 23+32d | Musselburgh | bet365 Scottish Stayers' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/6 | 1 | 11-0 | — | 112B | 97B | Tom Midgley | 66/1 |
| 03 Jan 23 | Musselburgh | Fitzdares Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/7 | nk | 10-11 | — | 107C | 109A | Tom Midgley | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Shadows In The Sky won?
- Shadows In The Sky (IRE) won 4 of 29 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 13.8%. Placed 11 times in total (37.9% of starts).
- Who trains Shadows In The Sky?
- Shadows In The Sky (IRE) is trained by James Owen, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 15 January 2026.
- Who is Shadows In The Sky's sire?
- Shadows In The Sky (IRE) is by Arcadio (GER) out of Ballinacraig (IRE), whose sire is Craigsteel.
- What going does Shadows In The Sky prefer?
- Shadows In The Sky (IRE) has the best record on good going: 4 wins from 15 starts (26.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Shadows In The Sky's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 108, from the run on 15 January 2026. The highest on record is 112.
- What is Shadows In The Sky's sire's record?
- Arcadio (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 3,981 runs since Aug 2011 (375 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Shadows In The Sky's siblings?
- Out of Ballinacraig (IRE), Shadows In The Sky (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: From The Ashes (IRE) (2). The wins came over 2m1f–3m. As at Nov 2026.