Shady Knight (GB)
Shady Knight made a poor start when ninth of 10 in a Class 5 newcomers NH Flat race at Wincanton in Jan 2026 on heavy ground. The gelding is by Scalo whose progeny have won nine of 252 runs since Jan 2008. His dam has produced three runners to date none of whom have won. He remains lightly raced.
- 0–1Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −1.00£1 level staken=1 at SP
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed —
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 →
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 3.9% of 255 runs since Apr 2016 (38 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.9 | — |
| Good | 55 | 2 | 3.6% | −0.3 | — |
| Good to Soft | 42 | 5 | 11.9% | +8 | — |
| Soft | 47 | 2 | 4.3% | +0.4 | — |
| Heavy | 25 | 0 | 0% | −3.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 83 | 1 | 1.2% | −2.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −3.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 23 | 1 | 4.3% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 77 | 2 | 2.6% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 36 | 2 | 5.6% | +1.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 60 | 1 | 1.7% | −2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 53 | 4 | 7.5% | +3.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −3.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2016 · as at 1 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Edge (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| The Midnight Rule (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| In The Shade (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 15 Jan 26 | Wincanton | Oddschecker With Predictive AI 'Newcomers' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Settled with the main group early - weakened and urged on shortly after halfway before slipping to the back by 4f out - soon well beaten | 9/10 | 36 | 11-1 | -4C | 73C | Harry Atkins | 10/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Shady Knight won?
- Shady Knight (GB) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2026.
- Who trains Shady Knight?
- Shady Knight (GB) is trained by Dan Skelton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 15 January 2026.
- Who is Shady Knight's sire?
- Shady Knight (GB) is by Scalo (GB) out of Shady Lane (GB), whose sire is Alflora.
- What is Shady Knight's sire's record?
- Scalo (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 3.9% of 255 runs since Apr 2016 (38 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Shady Knight's siblings?
- Out of Shady Lane (GB), Shady Knight (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.