Shaka The King (IRE)
Shaka The King is a Yeats gelding who was yet to win from eight starts on turf, with two placed efforts. He finished second of six at Ayr in Feb 2022 and was beaten favourite when third of six at Hexham in Mar 2022. All his races came over trips from 1m5f to 3m on ground ranging from good to heavy. He last ran off an official rating of 93, which was one below his highest ever mark.
- 0–8Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 2 (25%)Placed
- −8.00£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=8 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 95Highest OR
- 31dBetween runs (median)longest 242 d
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 96
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 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 90A | 83 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 103C | 93 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 96A | 86 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 103C | 93 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 8 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 8 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 11.9% of 9,839 runs since Jul 2013 (707 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.2% from 820.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −11.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 222 | 28 | 12.6% | +0.7 | — |
| Good | 3,443 | 476 | 13.8% | +1.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 1,964 | 212 | 10.8% | −1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 2,841 | 305 | 10.7% | −1.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 1,160 | 136 | 11.7% | −0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 204 | 14 | 6.9% | −5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 28 | 1 | 3.6% | −8.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 86 | 6 | 7% | −4.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 263 | 26 | 9.9% | −2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,441 | 274 | 11.2% | −0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3,294 | 352 | 10.7% | −1.2 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,907 | 387 | 13.3% | +1.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Over 3m | 820 | 125 | 15.2% | +3.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2013 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Rocky Creek (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 1m7½f–3m5f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Rocky Creek (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Creek (IRE) | 28 | 6 | 3m–3m5f | Grade 2 |
| Boondooma (IRE) | 21 | 6 | 1m7½f–2m4½f | Class 2 |
| Tell Massini (IRE) | 6 | 4 | 2m5f–3m | Grade 2 |
| Lord Lumey (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| No Telling (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayr | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newcastle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hexham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Mania | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Danny McMenamin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Oakley Brown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thomas Dowson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tongue tie | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Hurdle | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Mar 22+30d | Hexham | Hexham Racecourse Welcomes Racing To School Novices' Handicap Chase | 3/6 | 20 | 11-8 | 93 | 76B | 95C | Ryan Mania | 11/10F |
| 15 Feb 22+38d | Ayr | Virgin Bet Fives Handicap Chase | 2/6 | 1¼ | 11-2 | 90 | — | 113B | Ryan Mania | 4/1 |
| 08 Jan 22+31d | Newcastle | Download The Quinnbet App Handicap Chase | PU/12 | — | 11-5 | 93 | — | — | Ryan Mania | 11/8F |
| 2021 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Dec 21+242d | Hexham | Racegoers Club, British Horseracing's Fan Club Handicap Chase | 4/12 | 1 | 11-9 | 95 | — | 107A | Ryan Mania | 10/3F |
| 10 Apr 21+21d | Newcastle | Think Smart At Vertem Conditional Jockeys' Training Series Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 2/11 | 6½ | 11-7 | 95 | 96A | 116A | Oakley Brown | 11/4F |
| 20 Mar 21+19d | Newcastle | QuinnBet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/11 | 8 | 11-0 | — | 90A | 91A | Danny McMenamin | 25/1 |
| 01 Mar 21+110d | Ayr | Western House Hotel Staycation Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 6/12 | 10 | 11-4 | — | 103C | 101C | Danny McMenamin | 20/1 |
| 2020 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 11 Nov 20 | Ayr | William Hill Betting TV Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/8 | 22 | 11-0 | — | 83C | 97C | Thomas Dowson | 40/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Shaka The King won?
- Shaka The King (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2020 and 2022. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
- Who trained Shaka The King?
- Shaka The King (IRE) was trained by Sandy Thomson on the most recent run on record, at Hexham on 17 March 2022.
- Who is Shaka The King's sire?
- Shaka The King (IRE) is by Yeats (IRE) out of Kissantell (IRE), whose sire is Broken Hearted.
- What is Shaka The King's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 93, from the run on 17 March 2022. The highest on record is 95.
- What is Shaka The King's sire's record?
- Yeats (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,839 runs since Jul 2013 (707 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.2% from 820.
- Who are Shaka The King's siblings?
- Out of Kissantell (IRE), Shaka The King (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Rocky Creek (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Rocky Creek (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–3m5f. As at Nov 2026.