Shall We Begin (IRE)
Shall We Begin (IRE) is yet to win from 8 starts. Best effort: 4th of 8 at Catterick (Jul 2019).
- 0–8Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −8.00£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=8 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 50Highest OR
- 56dAvg 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 80
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.
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 4 | 80A | 72 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 7 | 80A | 74 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 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 8.8% of 4,212 runs since Jan 2008 (353 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 2.5% from 120. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 2.4% from 124.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 36 | 2 | 5.6% | −3.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 707 | 74 | 10.5% | +1.7 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 1,075 | 96 | 8.9% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 427 | 29 | 6.8% | −2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 479 | 43 | 9% | +0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 120 | 3 | 2.5% | −6.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,368 | 125 | 9.1% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,520 | 176 | 11.6% | +2.8 | 0 from 7 |
| 6f – 7f | 2,088 | 158 | 7.6% | −1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 431 | 35 | 8.1% | −0.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 124 | 3 | 2.4% | −6.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 37 | 0 | 0% | −8.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −8.8 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −8.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Irish Girls Spirit (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 5f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Irish Boy (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Girls Spirit (IRE) | 34 | 5 | 5f | Class 6 |
| Irish Boy (IRE) | 41 | 4 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Ballynarry Lady (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Irish Cailin (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Vonn (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catterick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Beverley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Evans | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Zak Wheatley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Breslin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cam Hardie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2018 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 19+13d | Catterick | Racing TV Club Day Here Today Handicap | 7/8 | 6 | 8-2 | 46 | 80A | 20A | Nathan Evans | 28/1 |
| 28 Aug 19+33d | Musselburgh | Catherine And Charlotte Roache Handicap | 8/9 | 6 | 8-4 | 48 | 41C | 12C | Nathan Evans | 9/1 |
| 26 Jul 19+25d | Thirsk | Scouting For Girls - Live At Thirskraces 16th August Apprentice Handicap | 7/10 | ½ | 8-6 | 49 | 68A | 41A | Zak Wheatley | 9/2 |
| 01 Jul 19+6d | Catterick | Millbry Hill Handicap | 4/8 | hd | 8-2 | 50 | 78A | 55A | James Sullivan | 14/1 |
| 25 Jun 19+38d | Beverley | Go Racing In Yorkshire Future Stars Apprentice Handicap | 11/15 | ½ | 8-6 | 50 | 76C | 54A | Andrew Breslin | 25/1 |
| 18 May 19+29d | Doncaster | Lexus Sheffield Novice Stakes | 8/12 | 1¾ | 8-7 | — | 66A | 39A | Cam Hardie | 40/1 |
| 19 Apr 19+246d | Newcastle (AW) | Ladbrokes Novice Stakes (Plus 10) | 8/11 | ¾ | 8-11 | — | 74A | 54A | Nathan Evans | 100/1 |
| 16 Aug 18 | Beverley | EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (Plus 10) | 13/14 | 9 | 8-11 | — | 16C | 23C | Nathan Evans | 66/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Shall We Begin (IRE) won?
- Shall We Begin (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2018 and 2019.
- Who trained Shall We Begin (IRE)?
- Shall We Begin (IRE) was trained by Michael Easterby on the most recent run on record, at Catterick on 10 September 2019.
- Who is Shall We Begin (IRE)'s sire?
- Shall We Begin (IRE) is by Bungle Inthejungle (GB) out of Shone Island (IRE), whose sire is Desert Sun.
- What is Shall We Begin (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 46, from the run on 10 September 2019. The highest on record is 50.
- What is Shall We Begin (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Bungle Inthejungle (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 4,212 runs since Jan 2008 (353 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 2.5% from 120. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 2.4% from 124.
- Who are Shall We Begin (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Shone Island (IRE), Shall We Begin (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Irish Girls Spirit (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Irish Boy (IRE)). The wins came over 5f. As at Oct 2026.