Shakespeare (GB)
Shakespeare (GB) is 1 from 5. Last raced off a career-high mark of 101.
- 1–5Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 3 (60%)Placed
- −3.47£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 0.74Fair A/E n=5 · 0.57 incl. margin
- 101Highest OR
- 23dAvg 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 88
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 88A | 78 | 2 runs · 88 / 78 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 82A | 72.5 | 2 runs · 82 / 72.5 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 88A | 85 | 3 runs · 88 / 85 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 82A | 72.5 | 2 runs · 82 / 72.5 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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 5 analysed runs since Jun 2026
- Mid-division 2 (40%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (20%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (20%) · 1 win
- Prominent 1 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 18.4% of 12,947 runs since Jan 2008 (1,525 horses).
Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.8% from 429.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 48 | 11 | 22.9% | +4.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2,323 | 477 | 20.5% | +2.1 | 1 from 2 |
| Good | 3,166 | 563 | 17.8% | −0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 1,742 | 310 | 17.8% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,902 | 327 | 17.2% | −1.2 | — |
| Heavy | 595 | 103 | 17.3% | −1.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,169 | 585 | 18.5% | +0.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 429 | 42 | 9.8% | −8.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,121 | 580 | 18.6% | +0.2 | 1 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,856 | 726 | 18.8% | +0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,832 | 769 | 20.1% | +1.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,206 | 188 | 15.6% | −2.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 333 | 48 | 14.4% | −4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 138 | 19 | 13.8% | −4.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 32 | 6 | 18.8% | +0.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.47 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh (IRE) | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.47 |
| Leopardstown (IRE) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.47 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Moore | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.47 |
| Colin Keane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pierre-Charles Boudot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Cleary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.47 |
| Cheekpieces | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Sep 26+14d | Curragh (IRE) | Churchill Tyres Beresford Stakes (Group 2) Settled with the pack early - 4th at halfway - moved into 3rd approaching 2f out but drifted left - slipped back to 4th and pushed along a furlong out - stayed on at one gear to the line - finished 4th | 4/6 | 2¼ | 9-5 | 101 | 85A | 82B | Colin Keane | 9/2 |
| 12 Sep 26+34d | Leopardstown (IRE) | HKJC World Pool Golden Fleece Stakes (Group 1) Held up towards the back - driven up entering straight but still behind with 2f left - improved to 6th inside final furlong but flattened out to finish seventh | 7/9 | nk | 9-5 | — | 88A | 87A | Pierre-Charles Boudot | 17/2 |
| 09 Aug 26+17d | Curragh (IRE) | Guidenstown Stud Irish EBF Maiden Set the pace from the off - eased into a two length advantage inside the final furlong under pressure - driven out and held the line to the finish | 1/11 | 9-7 | — | 82A | 95A | Ryan Moore | 8/15F | |
| 23 Jul 26+26d | Leopardstown (IRE) | Frank Conroy Irish EBF Maiden soon sat behind the front-runner and a shade fresh - asked for an effort out wide entering the straight - driven over 1f out - found nothing on the winner as that rival drifted left inside the final furlong - much the same effort late | 2/5 | 2 | 9-7 | — | 68C | 86B | Ryan Moore | 4/9F |
| 27 Jun 26 | Curragh | Barronstown Stud Irish European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden Settled off the pace early - 6th at halfway - pushed along with 2f left - unable to threaten leading pair over a furlong out - finished well to take 3rd | 3/8 | 3¾ | 9-0 | — | 63A | 71A | Jack Cleary | 15/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Shakespeare won?
- Shakespeare (GB) won 1 of 5 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 3 times in total (60% of starts).
- Who trains Shakespeare?
- Shakespeare (GB) is trained by Aidan O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 26 September 2026.
- Who is Shakespeare's sire?
- Shakespeare (GB) is by Dubawi (IRE) out of Lady Bowthorpe (GB), whose sire is Nathaniel.
- What is Shakespeare's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 101, from the run on 26 September 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Shakespeare's sire's record?
- Dubawi (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 18.4% of 12,947 runs since Jan 2008 (1,525 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.8% from 429.