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Horse profile

Shahbaz (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Archie Watson · Owner Mrs J Hampson
by Free Eagle (IRE) out of Middle Persia (GB) (Dalakhani)
47 runs · 29 courses · from May 2022
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Newbury, Chelmsford City (AW) & Newmarket Last run 12 Sep 2026 · 4th of 7 Last raced off OR 55
KTB Profile

Shahbaz (IRE) is 3 from 47. Hasn't won since Aug 2025. Last raced off 55, 44lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 47 archived runs · run-style from 28 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 44lb off peak
Official rating55↓ 44lb off peak
55 55–99

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 110 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Windsor, 3 Aug 2026

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 →

Flat 40 figures · best 110B · median 82.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)18105A88.57 runs · 99 / 87
Soft796A821 run · —
Good580A762 runs · 80 / 66
Good to Firm5110B742 runs · 110 / 89
Good to Soft4109B80—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f25110B7911 runs · 110 / 85
1m – 1m1f9109B851 run · —
6f – 7f6105A81.5—
Jumps 7 figures · best 90C · median 53
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft489C58.5—
Heavy290C58—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m590C53—
2m1f – 2m4f289C69—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 47 figures from 47 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 75A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bath, 12 Sep 2026 Official rating 55 at the last flat run, 12 Sep 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 89A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Roscommon, 30 Sep 2024 Official rating 96 at the last jumps run, 30 Sep 2024

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 40 figures · best 96A · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)1893A69.57 runs · 93 / 66
Soft796A791 run · —
Good583A752 runs · 75 / 64.5
Good to Firm582A732 runs · 73 / 63
Good to Soft488A84.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f2593A7311 runs · 93 / 67
1m – 1m1f996A791 run · —
6f – 7f689A82—
Jumps 7 figures · best 101A · median 94
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft4101A93.5—
Heavy297A95.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5101A94—
2m1f – 2m4f298C89—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 47 figures from 47 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 from 28 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Held up 15 (54%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 8 (29%) · 1 win
  • Prominent 4 (14%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (4%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 2,400 runs since Jan 2008 (189 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 6.2% from 130.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11218.2%+7.6—
Good to Firm2022612.9%+2.31 from 5
Good680669.7%−0.90 from 5
Good to Soft271248.9%−1.70 from 5
Soft440398.9%−1.71 from 11
Heavy13086.2%−4.40 from 3
Standard (AW)6668913.4%+2.81 from 18
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2700%−10.6—
6f – 7f3373410.1%−0.50 from 6
1m – 1m1f5136512.7%+2.11 from 9
1m2f – 1m4f6907110.3%−0.32 from 25
1m5f – 2m5235610.7%+0.10 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f245229%−1.60 from 2
2m5f – 3m5958.5%−2.1—
Over 3m6116.7%+6.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Middle Persia (GB) (Dalakhani)

8 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Maratha (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Listed (Kilimanjaro (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Maratha (IRE)2531m½f–1m1½fClass 4
Mawaany Machine (IRE)1631m2f–1m4f—
Kilimanjaro (IRE)621m2½f–1m3½fListed
Aramaic (IRE)921m1f–1m2½fClass 3
Persian Phoenix (IRE)2927f–1m2fClass 5
Jawbox (IRE)50——
Mezzanotte (IRE)80——
Moondrop (FR)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 18 1 6% −13.50
Soft 11 1 9% −1.00
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 5 1 20% +2.00
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 17 2 12% −2.50
Class 5 11 1 9% −4.00
Class 3 9 0 0% −9.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Lingfield (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Southwell (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Kempton (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Newmarket 3 1 33% +7.00
Haydock 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 2 1 50% +5.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 2 1 50% +2.50
Nottingham 2 0 0% −2.00
Yarmouth 2 0 0% −2.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Epsom 1 0 0% −1.00
Epsom Downs 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 25 2 8% −13.50
1m – 1m1f 9 1 11% +1.00
6f – 7f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Miss Brodie Hampson 7 0 0% −7.00
William Cox 5 0 0% −5.00
Callum Shepherd 5 1 20% +5.00
Keith Donoghue 4 0 0% −4.00
Joe Leavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Charles Bishop 3 0 0% −3.00
Jim Crowley 2 1 50% +5.00
Harry Davies 2 0 0% −2.00
Callum Rodriguez 2 0 0% −2.00
Charlie Todd 1 0 0% −1.00
Ryan Kavanagh 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Mullen 1 0 0% −1.00
Billy Loughnane 1 1 100% +3.50
Cam Hardie 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Eaves 1 0 0% −1.00
Wayne Hassett 1 0 0% −1.00
Alix Balfe 1 0 0% −1.00
Kieren Buckley 1 0 0% −1.00
Simon Torrens 1 0 0% −1.00
Frankie Dettori 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Spencer 1 0 0% −1.00
Hollie Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
David Egan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 30 2 7% −18.50
Cheekpieces 9 1 11% +1.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00
Visor 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 8 0 0% −8.00
2025 15 2 13% −3.50
2024 11 0 0% −11.00
2023 7 0 0% −7.00
2022 6 1 17% +4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 40 3 8% −18.50
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 8 runs
12 Sep 26+9d Bath Big Stage Hire "Confined" Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Stakes (For Horses Which Have Not Won A Flat Race In 2026) Class 6 · 11.5f · Good · 7 ran Settled at back of field - driven approaching 3f out - stayed on same gear inside final furlong to finish fourth 4/7 2 10-6 5580A75A Miss Brodie Hampson 5/1
03 Sep 26+17d Haydock 100% Racingtv Profits Back To Racing Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Stakes Class 5 · 11.5f · Soft · 11 ran Held up in the pack early - unable to improve position through the race - finished 7th 7/11 3 10-3 5785A67A Miss Brodie Hampson 25/1
17 Aug 26+14d Catterick Download The Raceday Ready App Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Stakes Class 5 · 12f · Good · 7 ran Settled towards the back - pushed for effort with over 2f left - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish sixth 6/7 12 10-6 6052C54C Miss Brodie Hampson 20/1
03 Aug 26+18d Windsor A1R Services Ltd Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Stakes Class 5 · 11.5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran Settled in behind leaders early - pushed for effort with 3f remaining - couldn't land a blow - finished sixth beaten 6¾ lengths 6/8 1 10-10 62110B73A Miss Brodie Hampson 12/1
16 Jul 26+152d Epsom Betfred Ladies' Derby Handicap Stakes (For Female Amateur Jockeys) (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 12f · Good To Firm · 7 ran Went to the front early but came under pressure and was overtaken over 2f out - faded over 1f out 6/7 9½ 9-9 6468B53A Miss Brodie Hampson 14/1
14 Feb 26+12d Lingfield (AW) Join The Midnite Movement Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 9 ran Settled in the pack - held up for space approaching 2f out - found a run along the rail inside final furlong - closed on the front group but faded near the line 4/9 ¾ 10-13 6595A79A Miss Brodie Hampson 5/1
02 Feb 26+30d Wolverhampton (AW) Create Your Bet Builders At Midnite Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 12 ran Settled in the pack - moved left and made ground with under a furlong left - took second spot close home but unable to reel in winner 2/12 1 11-2 6487A93A Miss Brodie Hampson 11/8F
03 Jan 26+12d Southwell (AW) Make The Move To Midnite Handicap Class 5 · 11f · Standard · 10 ran Slow to break - settled at back - never a factor - finished eighth 8/10 ¾ 9-10 6761A67A William Cox 66/1
2025 · 15 runs
22 Dec 25+9d Lingfield (AW) Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 10f · Standard · 10 ran Held up at the back - never troubled leaders - well held at the finish 10/10 1¼ 8-10 6977A59A William Cox 150/1
13 Dec 25+10d Wolverhampton (AW) Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Handicap Class 4 · 9.5f · Standard · 11 ran Sluggish start - settled at the back and stayed there - shaved off a little ground inside the last but well held 9/11 2½ 9-0 7184A51A William Cox 66/1
03 Dec 25+14d Kempton (AW) Unibet Supports Safer Gambling Handicap Class 5 · 11f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran Held up at the back - given a nudge over 2f out - never able to challenge - finished 10th 10/11 1¾ 9-11 7299A63A William Cox 33/1
19 Nov 25+69d Kempton (AW) Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 11f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran Settled towards the back - never troubled the front end - finished 9th 9/13 1¾ 9-4 7387B66A William Cox 18/1
11 Sep 25+26d Epsom Downs Sash & Dash By Quickslide Jump Jockeys Derby Handicap (Professional Jump Jockeys) (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 12f · Soft · 10 ran Sat close to front group early - urged forward with over two furlongs left - kept going to finish third but lacked the speed to get involved late 3/10 2 10-11 7354A77A Charlie Todd 28/1
16 Aug 25+11d Newbury Chapel Down Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 12f · Good To Firm · 7 ran Held up at the back - urged into 4th place with two furlongs left - stayed on at one speed to finish 4th 4/7 3¾ 9-5 7374A73A Jim Crowley 9/1
05 Aug 25+18d Newbury Racehorse Ownership From 25 At racingclub.com Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Good To Firm · 10 ran Settled in the pack - moved to the inside and found extra pace approaching 2f out - up to second inside the final furlong - driven to the front close home and stayed on to win 1/10 9-5 7163B82A Jim Crowley 6/1
18 Jul 25+20d Newmarket Hallgarten Wines Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 12f · Good To Firm · 4 ran Settled at rear early - urged along with 2f to run - drifted left inside final furlong and unable to close - finished fourth beaten 4.5 lengths 4/4 nk 9-7 7381C71B Ryan Kavanagh 10/3
28 Jun 25+37d Chester Christmas Parties At Chester Racecourse Handicap Class 5 · 12.5f · Good · 8 ran Settled in the pack early - driven for effort with 3f left - failed to quicken - finished seventh well beaten 7/8 ½ 10-2 7479A72A Andrew Mullen 14/1
22 May 25+34d Wolverhampton (AW) Get Raceday Ready Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 12f · Standard · 4 ran Knocked at the off - settled behind the front group - urged forward 6f out - given further encouragement 5f out - dropped from third 4f out - beaten early - well held at the finish 4/4 57 8-10 7523C59C Joe Leavy 11/10F
18 Apr 25+15d Lingfield (AW) BetUK All-Weather Vase Apprentice Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 12f · Standard · 16 ran Settled towards the back - wide on the bend 4f out - lost ground under pressure from 2f out - plugged on inside the final furlong 8/16 ½ 9-7 75101B83A Joe Leavy 9/2
03 Apr 25+26d Chelmsford City (AW) Watch Live Racing At bet365 Handicap (GBB Plus Race) Class 4 · 10f · Standard · 9 ran Slow to break - held up towards the back - shaped up for a run approaching 2f out - moved right for space inside the final furlong and pushed along - stayed on strongly to hit the front close home 1/9 9-2 7191A79A Billy Loughnane 7/2
08 Mar 25+14d Wolverhampton (AW) BetUK: It's Where The UK Bets Handicap Class 4 · 9.5f · Standard · 10 ran Sat just off the front pack on the inside - urged forward 2f out - moved up into second with a furlong left - kept on under pressure but unable to reel in the winner 2/10 ½ 8-4 6993A74A Joe Leavy 9/1
22 Feb 25+17d Southwell (AW) Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap (Div 2) Class 4 · 8f · Standard · 11 ran Sluggish start - held up towards the back - pushed along with a furlong left but no impact - finished 7th 7/11 1¼ 9-1 7090A72A Charles Bishop 11/2
05 Feb 25+37d Kempton (AW) Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 8 ran Settled towards the back - short of space approaching final furlong before finding a gap left - moved into third close home - finished well to be third 3/8 ¾ 9-8 70105A89A Charles Bishop 12/1
2024 · 11 runs
30 Dec 24+16d Wolverhampton (AW) Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap Class 3 · 6f · Standard · 10 ran Slow to break - held up early - never got competitive - finished well beaten in 10th 10/10 nse 8-7 74103A61A Cam Hardie 125/1
14 Dec 24+32d Wolverhampton (AW) Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran Sluggish getaway - stayed off the pace at the back - unable to land a blow into the finish - well held in 11th 11/12 nse 9-8 7791A67A Charles Bishop 125/1
12 Nov 24+43d Southwell (AW) BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Standard · 12 ran Checked at the off - held up towards the back - never a factor - well held in 11th 11/12 nse 9-1 7983A65A Tom Eaves 80/1
30 Sep 24+59d Roscommon Jimmy Murray Agri Services Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 15.5f · Yielding · 16 ran Settled midpack early - 8th at halfway - into 7th turning for home - driven but couldn't make headway 2 out - blundered last and dropped away 12/16 2½ 11-7 9668B89A Keith Donoghue 11/8F
02 Aug 24+73d Galway Guinness Handicap (Premier Handicap) 12f · Soft · 18 ran Settled midpack early - slipped towards the back of the group by halfway - pressed for effort with 3f left before fading out of contention 13/18 nk 8-2 8384C65C Wayne Hassett 50/1
21 May 24+14d Punchestown Summer In Town 8th & 9th June Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 16f · Good To Yielding · 17 ran 13/17 4 11-4 9853C85C Keith Donoghue 14/1
07 May 24+16d Ballinrobe West Tyre Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 17f · Yielding · 16 ran 13/16 ½ 11-3 9989C80C Alix Balfe 33/1
21 Apr 24+21d Tramore Perennial Freight Supporting Tramore AFC Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Yielding · 13 ran 11/13 nk 11-7 —39B101A Keith Donoghue 22/1
31 Mar 24+14d Cork Dermot Casey Tree Care Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran 10/14 shd 11-7 —26B97A Kieren Buckley 22/1
17 Mar 24+15d Down Royal Bluegrasshorsefeed.com Maiden Hurdle 17f · Soft · 20 ran 14/20 35 11-2 —49C98C Simon Torrens 66/1
02 Mar 24+136d Navan Meath Farm Machinery Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 14 ran 9/14 4½ 11-7 —90C94C Keith Donoghue 5/2
2023 · 7 runs
18 Oct 23+19d Nottingham Watch Irish Racing On Racingtv Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Heavy · 8 ran 4/8 1 9-0 8590A83A Harry Davies 13/2
29 Sep 23+50d Haydock cavani.co.uk Majestic Menswear Mile Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 1½ 9-9 8796A79A Callum Shepherd 4/1
10 Aug 23+14d Chepstow William Hill Pick Your Places Racing League Race 11 Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 4/8 ¾ 9-9 8746A86A Callum Shepherd 5/1
27 Jul 23+18d Yarmouth William Hill Pick Your Places Racing League Race 3 Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 2/9 nk 9-6 8785A83A Frankie Dettori 15/8F
09 Jul 23+57d Ayr Book Bounce Bingo At Ayr Racecourse Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 3/8 ¾ 9-4 87109B80A Callum Rodriguez 4/1
13 May 23+24d Ascot Carey Group Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Soft · 7 ran 6/7 nk 9-9 8860A84A Callum Shepherd 3/1
19 Apr 23+172d Newmarket Price Promise At Bet365 Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 3/9 1 9-7 8875A88A Callum Shepherd 15/2
2022 · 6 runs
29 Oct 22+24d Newmarket racingtv.com/freetrial Nursery Class 4 · 9f · Soft · 11 ran 1/11 9-6 8282A96A Callum Shepherd 9/1
05 Oct 22+28d Nottingham British Stallion Studs EBF Nursery Class 3 · 10f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 3¼ 9-9 8168A86B Jamie Spencer 4/1
07 Sep 22+22d Doncaster Vertem Nursery (Str) Class 4 · 8f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 1 9-8 8276A82A Harry Davies 4/1
16 Aug 22+24d Chelmsford City (AW) Ire-incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 14 ran 5/14 1 9-7 —72B81A Hollie Doyle 6/4F
23 Jul 22+58d Newcastle (AW) County Hotel EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 10 ran 2/10 nk 9-7 —57A85A Callum Rodriguez 11/4
26 May 22 Yarmouth British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 ¾ 9-7 —43A83A David Egan 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Shahbaz won?
Shahbaz (IRE) won 3 of 47 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 6.4%. Placed 12 times in total (25.5% of starts).
Who trains Shahbaz?
Shahbaz (IRE) is trained by Archie Watson, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 12 September 2026.
Who is Shahbaz's sire?
Shahbaz (IRE) is by Free Eagle (IRE) out of Middle Persia (GB), whose sire is Dalakhani.
What going does Shahbaz prefer?
Shahbaz (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Shahbaz's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 55, from the run on 12 September 2026. The highest on record is 99.
What is Shahbaz's sire's record?
Free Eagle (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 2,400 runs since Jan 2008 (189 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.2% from 130.
Who are Shahbaz's siblings?
Out of Middle Persia (GB), Shahbaz (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Maratha (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (Kilimanjaro (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2022. 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.