Horse profile
Shalfa (IRE)
35 runs · 13 courses · from Jul 2021
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out
7 wins · 4 courses
Off 146 days · 1st of 7
Last raced off OR 98
KTB Profile
Shalfa is a mare who has won seven of 35 starts. She won two of her three runs over 2m1f – 2m4f on good ground, most recently making all to take the Class 5 V2 Radio Handicap Hurdle at Fontwell in May 2026 off an official rating of 98. Four of her five starts at Brighton have produced wins, all over 1m2f – 1m4f on good or faster ground. She was held up in three of five analysed runs.
Based on 35 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR at career high
- 7–35Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 15 (42.9%)Placed
- +19.00£1 level staken=35 at SP
- 2.49Fair A/E n=34 · 2.12 incl. margin
- 98Highest OR
- 53dAvg 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.
Official rating98At career-high mark
98
57–98
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 123
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 →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 123A | 110 | 3 · 123 / 118 |
| Soft | 2 | 109B | 96.5 | 2 · 109 / 96.5 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 118A | 97 | 3 · 118 / 109 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 123A | 102 | 3 · 123 / 102 |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 107B | 76 | 1 · — |
| Good to Firm | 10 | 107B | 90.5 | — |
| Good | 3 | 87A | 76 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 17 | 107B | 82 | 1 · — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 93A | 73 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 107B | 99 | — |
Of 35 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 34 figures from 35 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 from 5 analysed runs
- Held up 3 (60%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (40%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,737 runs since Jan 2008 (261 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 15.7% from 115. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.7% from 212.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | +3.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 337 | 32 | 9.5% | +0.4 | 3 from 10 |
| Good | 581 | 55 | 9.5% | +0.4 | 3 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 318 | 27 | 8.5% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 393 | 35 | 8.9% | −0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 115 | 18 | 15.7% | +6.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 985 | 80 | 8.1% | −1 | 1 from 14 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 212 | 29 | 13.7% | +4.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,147 | 98 | 8.5% | −0.6 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 721 | 56 | 7.8% | −1.3 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 407 | 41 | 10.1% | +1 | 4 from 18 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 160 | 15 | 9.4% | +0.3 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 82 | 9 | 11% | +1.9 | 2 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Mr Kodiac (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m1½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Kodiac (IRE) | 9 | 1 | 1m1½f | — |
| Southey (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Positive Mentality (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 14 | 1 | 7% | −7.50 |
| Good to Firm | 10 | 3 | 30% | +12.50 |
| Good | 7 | 3 | 43% | +18.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 16 | 5 | 31% | +28.50 |
| Class 6 | 16 | 2 | 13% | −6.50 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield (AW) | 9 | 1 | 11% | −2.50 |
| Brighton | 5 | 4 | 80% | +28.50 |
| Plumpton | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.50 |
| Windsor | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Fontwell | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.50 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Yarmouth | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 18 | 4 | 22% | +18.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 2 | 67% | +11.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Callan | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Robert Havlin | 6 | 1 | 17% | +0.50 |
| Marc Goldstein | 5 | 2 | 40% | +9.00 |
| Charles Bishop | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.00 |
| Saffie Osborne | 3 | 1 | 33% | +8.00 |
| Rex Dingle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Rose Dawes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Ross Birkett | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rhys Clutterbuck | 1 | 1 | 100% | +12.00 |
| Taylor Fisher | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Kingscote | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Carson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stefano Cherchi | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Marco Ghiani | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel Muscutt | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 15 | 3 | 20% | +5.50 |
| None | 10 | 2 | 20% | +4.00 |
| Visor | 8 | 2 | 25% | +11.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +8.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.00 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +10.50 |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 | 11% | +2.00 |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.50 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 28 | 5 | 18% | +12.00 |
| Hurdle | 7 | 2 | 29% | +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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 26+35d | Fontwell | V2 Radio Handicap Hurdle Baulked by fallen rival at the opening fence - held towards the back early - moved into fourth after the 5th - crept closer to reach the front rank after 3 out - shaken up to lead approaching 2 out - stumbled slightly at the last then had to hold off a rival before driven out to prevail | 1/7 | 12-0 | 98 | 102A | 121B | Marc Goldstein | 13/2 | |
| 19 Apr 26+14d | Plumpton | Diane And Harry's Plumpton Annual Box Handicap Hurdle Held up in the pack - pushed along and dropped away approaching 3 out - stayed on for fourth without getting near the front | 4/10 | 5 | 12-0 | 98 | 118A | 107A | Marc Goldstein | 16/5 |
| 05 Apr 26+39d | Plumpton | Charlotte Savill Memorial Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Settled at the back early - improved into contention around the pack before moving up to 2nd approaching 2 out - edged ahead of the front-runner before the last - hit the front just after - stayed on strongly to score | 1/9 | 11-12 | 95 | 123A | 126A | Marc Goldstein | 11/2 | |
| 25 Feb 26+16d | Wincanton | WinOlympics Family Day On Sale Now Mares' Handicap Hurdle Held up handy in the pack - driven from three out and shifted across to press the front group before blundering two out - lost place approaching the last - dropped away on the run-in | 5/7 | 3 | 11-12 | 98 | 85A | 106B | Rex Dingle | 11/2 |
| 09 Feb 26+29d | Plumpton | Buy Answer That Shares At oldgoldracing.com Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled just behind the pace - urged forward after 3 out and up to second before the last - stayed on steadily to finish second | 2/7 | 11 | 11-0 | — | 109B | 121B | Rex Dingle | 33/1 |
| 11 Jan 26+40d | Fontwell | Betting.Bet Best Betting Sites Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Settled in the pack early - began to close ground from 3 out - moved up into third after the last | 3/9 | 14 | 11-2 | — | 84B | 111A | Marc Goldstein | 125/1 |
| 02 Dec 25+92d | Lingfield (AW) | Midnite: Built For 2025 Not 2005 Handicap (Div 2) Driven up front early - urged for effort and lost command inside final two furlongs - faded fast to finish well beaten | 8/8 | 3 | 9-11 | 64 | 72A | 58A | Charles Bishop | 14/1 |
| 01 Sep 25+17d | Brighton | Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap Went straight to front - moved over to hug the inside once in the straight and opened a big gap - pushed out to finish going away without a rival in sight | 1/7 | 9-6 | 62 | 101A | 80A | Charles Bishop | 5/1 | |
| 15 Aug 25+25d | Newbury | Get Best Odds Guaranteed With BetVictor Apprentice Handicap Settled in a forward spot holding a strong grip - level with rivals 3f out and pushed to the front - overtaken 2f out - couldn't find more in the closing stages - finished fourth | 4/6 | 9 | 9-7 | 63 | 76B | 58B | Rose Dawes | 12/1 |
| 21 Jul 25+310d | Windsor | Download The Fitzdares App Now Handicap Set the early gallop out front - shifted runners across towards the far rail in the straight - pressed and overtaken a furlong out - kept up the effort to the line without troubling the winner | 2/13 | 4¼ | 9-7 | 63 | 74C | 80A | Robert Havlin | 33/1 |
| 14 Sep 24+22d | Lingfield (AW) | Libra Utility Scaffolding Industrial Services Handicap Shared front spot early - pushed along and lost ground inside final furlong - well held at finish | 10/11 | ¾ | 10-3 | 66 | 83C | 63C | Neil Callan | 33/1 |
| 23 Aug 24+32d | Goodwood | Gay Kindersley Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Set the pace and opened a big advantage early - overtaken with 7f left to run - dropped away inside the final furlong | 7/7 | 17 | 10-13 | 67 | 13C | 44C | Mr Ross Birkett | 5/1 |
| 22 Jul 24+49d | Windsor | Download The Fitzdares App Now Handicap | 2/11 | 1½ | 10-4 | 67 | 82A | 84A | Neil Callan | 14/1 |
| 03 Jun 24+22d | Brighton | Get Raceday Ready Handicap | 1/6 | 9-7 | 65 | 84B | 75B | Rhys Clutterbuck | 12/1 | |
| 12 May 24+34d | Plumpton | J H Builders Joinery Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/8 | 2½ | 10-11 | — | 78A | 91A | Marc Goldstein | 18/1 |
| 08 Apr 24+17d | Lingfield (AW) | Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 519 Fillies' Handicap | 7/10 | ½ | 10-1 | 66 | 58A | 69A | Saffie Osborne | 9/1 |
| 22 Mar 24+46d | Lingfield (AW) | BetUK. Home Of The Acca Handicap | 7/11 | 2½ | 9-6 | 67 | 76A | 70A | Robert Havlin | 16/1 |
| 05 Feb 24+32d | Lingfield (AW) | Boost Your Acca-Fenwa With Betuk Handicap | 8/8 | 2¾ | 9-4 | 67 | 56A | 58A | Robert Havlin | 15/2 |
| 04 Jan 24+22d | Lingfield (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 At BetMGM Fillies' Handicap | 1/9 | 9-6 | 64 | 95A | 72A | Robert Havlin | 11/2 | |
| 13 Dec 23+36d | Lingfield (AW) | Build Your Acca With BetUK Handicap | 5/12 | 1½ | 9-9 | 65 | 74A | 73A | Taylor Fisher | 9/2 |
| 07 Nov 23+26d | Lingfield (AW) | BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets Handicap | 3/11 | 1½ | 9-12 | 65 | 94A | 79A | Richard Kingscote | 9/1 |
| 12 Oct 23+31d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Fireworks 5th November Handicap | 3/13 | ½ | 10-0 | 65 | 107B | 78A | Saffie Osborne | 18/1 |
| 11 Sep 23+7d | Brighton | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 'Confined' Handicap | 1/6 | 9-7 | 60 | 87A | 78B | Saffie Osborne | 10/1 | |
| 04 Sep 23+22d | Windsor | ARC Says Thank You George Hill Handicap | 11/13 | ½ | 9-12 | 60 | 92C | 62A | Neil Callan | 11/1 |
| 13 Aug 23+43d | Windsor | Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter Handicap | 4/10 | ¾ | 9-12 | 61 | 76A | 70A | Charles Bishop | 25/1 |
| 01 Jul 23+39d | Lingfield (AW) | Kim Hatton 65th Birthday Celebration Handicap (AWT) (Div 2) | 4/9 | hd | 10-3 | 61 | — | 78A | William Carson | 25/1 |
| 23 May 23+13d | Brighton | Rachael Helfgott-Bates Handicap | 7/11 | ¾ | 9-7 | 63 | 99A | 73A | Robert Havlin | 20/1 |
| 10 May 23+255d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Fillies' Handicap | 6/7 | ½ | 9-3 | 64 | 73A | 53A | Robert Havlin | 14/1 |
| 28 Aug 22+23d | Yarmouth | Cazoo Search Drive Smile Handicap (Str) | 3/11 | nse | 9-8 | 64 | 99A | 76A | Neil Callan | 15/2 |
| 05 Aug 22+10d | Brighton | Follow starsports_bet On Twitter Handicap | 1/6 | 9-3 | 57 | 89A | 78B | Stefano Cherchi | 5/2F | |
| 26 Jul 22+20d | Yarmouth | Quinnbet Handicap | 2/7 | ¾ | 9-4 | 57 | 107B | 69A | Neil Callan | 17/2 |
| 06 Jul 22+13d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Supports The Racing Home Project Handicap | 5/10 | 2½ | 9-3 | 59 | 84A | 64A | Marco Ghiani | 20/1 |
| 23 Jun 22+31d | Leicester | Follow leicesterraces For Latest Updates Fillies' Handicap | 10/10 | 1½ | 9-2 | 63 | 13C | 39C | Neil Callan | 16/1 |
| 23 May 22+323d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Read Kevin Blake On Attheraces.com Handicap | 6/9 | ½ | 9-4 | 65 | 93A | 63A | Neil Callan | 20/1 |
| 04 Jul 21 | Chelmsford City (AW) | tote Placepot Your First Bet EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/3 | 3¼ | 9-0 | — | 74C | 62C | Daniel Muscutt | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Shalfa (IRE) won?
- Shalfa (IRE) won 7 of 35 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 15 times in total (42.9% of starts).
- Who trains Shalfa (IRE)?
- Shalfa (IRE) is trained by Lydia Richards, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 May 2026.
- Who is Shalfa (IRE)'s sire?
- Shalfa (IRE) is by Ribchester (IRE) out of Mikandy (IRE), whose sire is Arcano.
- What going does Shalfa (IRE) prefer?
- Shalfa (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 7 starts (42.9%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Shalfa (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 24 May 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Shalfa (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Ribchester (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,737 runs since Jan 2008 (261 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 15.7% from 115. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.7% from 212.
- Who are Shalfa (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Mikandy (IRE), Shalfa (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Mr Kodiac (IRE) (1). The wins came over 1m1½f. As at Oct 2026.