Shaihaan (IRE)
Shaihaan is a gelding by Night Of Thunder out of a Sea The Stars mare who has two wins from nine runs, both over 1m2f – 1m4f. He gained his biggest success in the Listed Irish Stallion Farms EBF Navigation Stakes at Killarney in Oct 2026 on soft ground, having earlier won a maiden at the Curragh on heavy ground in Mar 2026. He is held up in his races and won last time out off an official rating of 102.
- 2–9Wins / Runs
- 22.2%Strike rate
- 4 (44.4%)Placed
- −2.38£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 1.46Fair A/E n=9 · 1.23 incl. margin
- 103Highest OR
- 55dAvg 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 102
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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 107A | 97.5 | 3 runs · 107 / 98 |
| Soft | 2 | 88C | 83.5 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 107A | 97.5 | 6 runs · 107 / 97.5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 94A | 91 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 13 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.
The forward record. KTB’s figures on this horse since 5 Oct 2026: the KTB Selection in 1 run (won 1) · to 5 Oct 2026. Each pick was the figure’s choice before the off, settled against the result the next morning; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races since 5 Oct 2026.
Run style from 9 analysed runs since Jul 2025
- Prominent 7 (78%) · 2 wins
- Held up 2 (22%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 16.3% of 5,096 runs since Apr 2019 (563 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7% from 158.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 2 | 50% | +33.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 831 | 154 | 18.5% | +2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,220 | 199 | 16.3% | 0 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 585 | 95 | 16.2% | −0.1 | — |
| Soft | 712 | 120 | 16.9% | +0.6 | 1 from 2 |
| Heavy | 217 | 36 | 16.6% | +0.3 | 1 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,527 | 226 | 14.8% | −1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 383 | 60 | 15.7% | −0.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,126 | 377 | 17.7% | +1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,367 | 206 | 15.1% | −1.2 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,004 | 172 | 17.1% | +0.8 | 2 from 6 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 158 | 11 | 7% | −9.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 47 | 5 | 10.6% | −5.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | −5.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −16.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2019 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Chasing Daylight (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Chasing Daylight (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chasing Daylight (IRE) | 2 | 1 | 7f | Class 3 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.62 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.38 |
| Killarney (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 2 | 33% | +0.62 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Ryan | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.38 |
| Chris Hayes | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ben Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +0.62 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Oct 26+67d | Killarney (IRE) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Navigation Stakes (Listed) Up with the front pair early - 4th at halfway - 3rd 2f out and urged on - 4th again over 1f out and shaken up - surged to hit front final 100 yards and held on strongly to win | 1/8 | 9-5 | 102 | 79A | 95A | Chris Hayes | 3/1F | |
| 30 Jul 26+32d | Goodwood | Maison Perrier Gordon Stakes (Group 3) Settled close to the pace - pressed for effort with 3f left - moved right with 2f to run - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish fifth | 5/7 | 2¾ | 9-3 | 103 | 102A | 83A | Tom Marquand | 5/1 |
| 28 Jun 26+36d | Curragh | Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (Group 1) Sat close to the front group early - pushed along in 4th two out then slipped to 5th inside the final furlong - unable to close on the front-runners | 5/8 | 5 | 9-2 | 103 | 98A | 81A | Tom Marquand | 33/1 |
| 23 May 26+13d | Curragh | Heider Family Stables Gallinule Stakes (Group 3) Settled behind front runner early - hit front after 1f - urged on approaching 2f out - lost advantage inside final furlong under pressure - one paced through to finish third | 3/9 | 2 | 9-5 | 101 | 107A | 98A | Chris Hayes | 10/1 |
| 10 May 26+43d | Leopardstown | Cashel Palace Hotel Derby Trial Stakes (Group 3) Handy early - sat 3rd behind the pace after 1f - into 4th and driven straight entering the straight - shaken up over a furlong and a half out but couldn't quicken | 4/5 | 5 | 9-5 | 102 | 97C | 82B | Gavin Ryan | 7/2 |
| 28 Mar 26+182d | Curragh | Final Furlong Podcast At 1xBet.ie Maiden Sat just behind pace in second - hit front 3f out - looking comfortable with 2f remaining - shaken up and quickly opened daylight - kept finding more in final furlong for a comfortable win | 1/10 | 9-8 | 102 | 49A | 96A | Gavin Ryan | 13/8 | |
| 2025 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Sep 25+43d | Curragh | Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club Beresford Stakes (Group 2) Sat just behind the pacesetter - second at halfway - urged on entering the straight before slipping back 1½f out - stayed on at one speed late to finish 4th | 4/5 | 2½ | 9-5 | — | 88C | 82B | Ben Coen | 8/1 |
| 15 Aug 25+27d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Sluggish start - mid-pack at the halfway stage - driven into contention approaching 3f out then kept on without finding more inside the final furlong to finish second | 2/12 | 2¼ | 9-7 | — | 94A | 97A | Gavin Ryan | 9/4 |
| 19 Jul 25 | Curragh | Juddmonte Chaldean Irish European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden Held up towards the back of the pack - urged forward in 7th with 2f left - driven and stayed on at one speed inside the final furlong - finished seventh beaten 3.5 lengths | 7/15 | nk | 9-5 | — | 76C | 80A | Gavin Ryan | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Shaihaan won?
- Shaihaan (IRE) won 2 of 9 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 4 times in total (44.4% of starts).
- Who trains Shaihaan?
- Shaihaan (IRE) is trained by Donnacha Aidan O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 October 2026.
- Who is Shaihaan's sire?
- Shaihaan (IRE) is by Night Of Thunder (IRE) out of Sea Of Faith (IRE), whose sire is Sea The Stars.
- What is Shaihaan's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 5 October 2026. The highest on record is 103.
- What is Shaihaan's sire's record?
- Night Of Thunder (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 16.3% of 5,096 runs since Apr 2019 (563 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7% from 158.
- Who are Shaihaan's siblings?
- Out of Sea Of Faith (IRE), Shaihaan (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Chasing Daylight (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Chasing Daylight (IRE)). The wins came over 7f. As at Nov 2026.