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Horse profile

Shady Lad (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2005) · Last trainer E Bolger · Last owner Robert Miller Bakewell
by Aahsaylad (GB) out of Pimberley Shades (GB) (Pollerton)
7 runs · 5 courses · from Feb 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Dec 2005 — 7,628 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2005 · 2nd of 16 Last raced off OR 124
KTB Profile

Shady Lad (IRE) is yet to win from 7 starts, though has placed 3 times. Best effort: 2nd of 16 at Cheltenham (Dec 2005). Last raced off a career-high mark of 124.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating124At career-high mark
124 88–124

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 123C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 28 Apr 2005 Official rating 124 at the last run, 9 Dec 2005

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 →

Jumps 5 figures · best 123C · median 80
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft4123C76—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Over 3m4123C88.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 7 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (1) · did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 7 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
Aahsaylad (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.5% of 186 runs since Jan 2008 (26 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm600%−6.5—
Good to Firm26311.5%+5—
Good3812.6%−3.9—
Good to Soft3725.4%−1.10 from 1
Soft5259.6%+3.10 from 5
Heavy2713.7%−2.80 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f200%−6.5—
1m5f – 2m3825.3%−1.2—
2m1f – 2m4f67710.4%+3.9—
2m5f – 3m7234.2%−2.30 from 3
Over 3m700%−6.50 from 4

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Pimberley Shades (GB) (Pollerton)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Knockderk View (IRE)20——
Definately Maybe (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Over 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ms N Carberry 4 0 0% −4.00
Andrew J McNamara 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark Grant 1 0 0% −1.00
D J Casey 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
2005 · 7 runs
09 Dec 05+19d Cheltenham Sporting Index Cross Country Handicap Chase Class 2 · 30f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 2/16 2½ 9-11 124105C Ms N Carberry 20/1
20 Nov 05+206d Punchestown Event Centre Handicap Chase (0-109) 22f · Soft · 16 ran 7/16 4 11-2 96— Andrew J McNamara 12/1
28 Apr 05+2d Punchestown Blue Square Chase (La Touche Cup) 34f · Soft · 16 ran 2/16 ½ 11-7 88123C Ms N Carberry 10/1
26 Apr 05+16d Punchestown Kildare Hunt Club Chase 24f · Yielding To Soft · 14 ran 2/14 4½ 11-7 8880C Ms N Carberry 14/1
10 Apr 05+14d Limerick Horwarth Baston Charleton Handicap Chase (0-123) 24f · Heavy · 15 ran PU/15 — 10-2 90— Mark Grant 16/1
27 Mar 05+44d Fairyhouse Ryan's Cleaning Services Handicap Chase (0-116) 25f · Soft · 15 ran 9/15 3 10-4 9272C Ms N Carberry 14/1
11 Feb 05 Bangor-on-Dee Handicap Chase Class 3 · 29.5f · Soft · 10 ran 5/10 8 10-0 9366C D J Casey 5/2F

Quick answers

How many races has Shady Lad won?
Shady Lad (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts in 2005. Placed 3 times in total (42.9% of starts).
Who trained Shady Lad?
Shady Lad (IRE) was trained by E Bolger on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 9 December 2005.
Who is Shady Lad's sire?
Shady Lad (IRE) is by Aahsaylad (GB) out of Pimberley Shades (GB), whose sire is Pollerton.
What is Shady Lad's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 124, from the run on 9 December 2005. That is also the highest on record.
What is Shady Lad's sire's record?
Aahsaylad (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.5% of 186 runs since Jan 2008 (26 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Shady Lad's siblings?
Out of Pimberley Shades (GB), Shady Lad (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2005. 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.