Shady Operator (IRE)
Shady Operator (IRE) is 6 from 30. Hasn't won since Nov 2021.
- 6–30Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 15 (50%)Placed
- −4.20£1 level staken=30 at SP
- 1.29Fair A/E n=30 · 1.03 incl. margin
- 140Highest OR
- 66dAvg between runs
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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 97
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 9 | 130B | 54 | — |
| Heavy | 7 | 101B | 58 | — |
| Good | 5 | 122B | 97 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 68B | 65 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 122B | 59.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 7 | 103A | 49 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 130B | 85 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 113B | 85.5 | — |
Of 30 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 24 figures from 30 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,929 runs since Jan 2008 (551 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 6.9% from 934.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 233 | 28 | 12% | +1.9 | — |
| Good | 3,025 | 341 | 11.3% | +1.2 | 1 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 1,438 | 160 | 11.1% | +1 | 2 from 5 |
| Soft | 2,226 | 204 | 9.2% | −0.9 | 3 from 13 |
| Heavy | 934 | 64 | 6.9% | −3.2 | 0 from 7 |
| Standard (AW) | 71 | 3 | 4.2% | −5.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 24 | 1 | 4.2% | −5.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 13 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 71 | 1 | 1.4% | −8.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,785 | 168 | 9.4% | −0.7 | 2 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,846 | 294 | 10.3% | +0.2 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,522 | 264 | 10.5% | +0.4 | 1 from 10 |
| Over 3m | 668 | 72 | 10.8% | +0.7 | 3 from 9 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
7 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Araucaria (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m2f–2m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Private Malone (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Araucaria (IRE) | 18 | 4 | 2m2f–2m4f | — |
| Court Artist (IRE) | 11 | 3 | 2m4f | — |
| Private Malone (IRE) | 22 | 3 | 2m4f–2m5½f | Class 3 |
| Monaghan (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Chellah (IRE) | 17 | 0 | — | — |
| Kings Artist (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Down The Middle (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 13 | 3 | 23% | +2.80 |
| Heavy | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 2 | 40% | +2.25 |
| Good | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.25 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 7 | 3 | 43% | +0.00 |
| Navan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Limerick | 3 | 1 | 33% | +9.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Killarney | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Cheltenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.20 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 1 | 10% | −7.75 |
| Over 3m | 9 | 3 | 33% | +0.75 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 2 | 40% | +8.80 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Walsh | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.25 |
| Mr Derek O'Connor | 5 | 2 | 40% | −0.75 |
| Jody McGarvey | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Barry Geraghty | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.20 |
| Tom Kelly | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| J J Slevin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Charlie O'Dwyer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss A B O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mike O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Sexton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Shane Shortall | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr T Hamilton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +11.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 17 | 4 | 24% | +1.55 |
| Cheekpieces | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.75 |
| Blinkers | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2021 | 7 | 3 | 43% | +2.25 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.25 |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +9.80 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 24 | 4 | 17% | −12.00 |
| Hurdle | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.20 |
| Flat | 1 | 1 | 100% | +11.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Shady Operator (IRE) won?
- Shady Operator (IRE) won 6 of 30 archived starts between 2017 and 2022, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 15 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained Shady Operator (IRE)?
- Shady Operator (IRE) was trained by E Bolger on the most recent run on record, at Ballinrobe on 31 May 2022.
- Who is Shady Operator (IRE)'s sire?
- Shady Operator (IRE) is by Court Cave (IRE) out of Native Artist (IRE), whose sire is Be My Native.
- What going does Shady Operator (IRE) prefer?
- Shady Operator (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Shady Operator (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 133, from the run on 31 May 2022. The highest on record is 140.
- What is Shady Operator (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Court Cave (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,929 runs since Jan 2008 (551 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.9% from 934.
- Who are Shady Operator (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Native Artist (IRE), Shady Operator (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Araucaria (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Private Malone (IRE)). The wins came over 2m2f–2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.