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Horse profile

Shanballa (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2009) · Last trainer Tim Vaughan · Last owner David Lovell
by New Frontier (IRE) out of Abakala (IRE) (Shernazar)
17 runs · 12 courses · from Mar 2007
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Sep 2009 — 6,238 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2009 4 wins · 4 courses Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 134
KTB Profile

Shanballa (IRE) is 4 from 17. Hasn't won since Aug 2009. Last raced off a career-high mark of 134.

Based on 17 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating134At career-high mark
134 83–134

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 124B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cartmel, 29 Aug 2009 Official rating 134 at the last run, 22 Sep 2009

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 15 figures · best 125C · median 98
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft7124B104—
Heavy3115C98—
Good280C80—
Firm1———
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m10125C91.5—
2m1f – 2m4f4122A105.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 17 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 17 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
New Frontier (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 857 runs since Jan 2008 (62 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1218.3%−0.81 from 1
Good to Firm8078.8%−0.30 from 3
Good2212310.4%+1.30 from 2
Good to Soft1351611.9%+2.81 from 1
Soft242177%−2.12 from 7
Heavy166148.4%−0.70 from 3
Standard (AW)100%−9.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m166137.8%−1.31 from 11
2m1f – 2m4f302268.6%−0.52 from 5
2m5f – 3m2792910.4%+1.31 from 1
Over 3m110109.1%0—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Abakala (IRE) (Shernazar)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Black Smyths Land (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 2 29% +13.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Firm 1 1 100% +8.00
Good to Soft 1 1 100% +5.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 1 50% +3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Listowel 3 1 33% +6.00
Limerick 3 0 0% −3.00
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Cartmel 1 1 100% +4.00
Killarney 1 1 100% +14.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 1 100% +5.50
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 11 1 9% −4.50
2m1f – 2m4f 5 2 40% +19.00
2m5f – 3m 1 1 100% +4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Stephen Gray 6 0 0% −6.00
Tom Doyle 5 1 20% +4.00
Andrew J McNamara 2 1 50% +4.50
Richard Johnson 1 0 0% −1.00
Dean Coleman 1 1 100% +4.00
A P Heskin 1 1 100% +14.00
Mr M J Davidson 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 3 2 67% +17.00
2008 5 1 20% +4.00
2007 9 1 11% −2.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 14 3 21% +16.50
Chase 2 1 50% +3.00
NH Flat 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
22 Sep 09+24d Stratford Jenkinsons Caterers Novices' Chase Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-5 134— Richard Johnson 7/4F
29 Aug 09+111d Cartmel Bet With Totesport At Cartmel Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 21f · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-0 —124B Dean Coleman 4/1
10 May 09+343d Killarney Kelly Brothers Sliabh Luachra Handicap Hurdle (81-116) 20f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 1/18 10-4 100122A A P Heskin 14/1
01 Jun 08+27d Listowel Jackie & Gene Handicap Hurdle (81-116) 20f · Firm · 8 ran 1/8 10-2 92114B Tom Doyle 8/1
05 May 08+43d Limerick Nutec Handicap Hurdle (81-116) 16f · Good · 16 ran 10/16 3½ 10-10 9280C Tom Doyle 9/1
23 Mar 08+14d Fairyhouse King Crisps Novice Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 16f · Yielding To Soft · 17 ran 5/17 9 10-4 94119A Tom Doyle 20/1
09 Mar 08+29d Naas Kilcullen Handicap Hurdle (81-102) 16f · Yielding To Soft · 24 ran 6/24 11 11-6 96104A Tom Doyle 20/1
09 Feb 08+144d Naas Naas Supporters Handicap Hurdle (81-102) 19f · Soft To Heavy · 25 ran 7/25 28 11-3 9697C Tom Doyle 20/1
18 Sep 07+21d Listowel Listowel Races Supporters Club Lartigue Handicap Hurdle 16f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 12/17 21 9-3 10273C Stephen Gray 16/1
28 Aug 07+11d Sligo Terry Casey Memorial Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 1/15 11-2 86125C Andrew J McNamara 11/2
17 Aug 07+18d Tramore Richard Power Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 16f · Yielding · 15 ran 9/15 nk 9-3 8878C Stephen Gray 8/1
30 Jul 07+15d Galway G.P.T. Dublin Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 16f · Soft To Heavy · 20 ran 4/20 ½ 9-3 8398C Stephen Gray 16/1
15 Jul 07+41d Sligo (IRE) Wilkinson & Stinchon Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 10 ran 2/10 nk 11-2 85115C Andrew J McNamara 8/1
04 Jun 07+28d Listowel Island Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 18 ran 9/18 8 10-12 —80C Stephen Gray 50/1
07 May 07+36d Limerick Nutec INH Flat Race 16f · Good To Firm · 16 ran BD/16 — 11-0 —— Mr M J Davidson 14/1
01 Apr 07+15d Limerick www.limerickraces.ie Novice Hurdle 20f · Yielding · 17 ran 10/17 3 9-13 —86C Stephen Gray 33/1
17 Mar 07 Wexford Menapia Classic Mouldings Hurdle 16f · Soft · 9 ran 6/9 4 9-13 —85C Stephen Gray 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Shanballa (IRE) won?
Shanballa (IRE) won 4 of 17 archived starts between 2007 and 2009, a strike rate of 23.5%. Placed 6 times in total (35.3% of starts).
Who trained Shanballa (IRE)?
Shanballa (IRE) was trained by Tim Vaughan on the most recent run on record, at Stratford on 22 September 2009.
Who is Shanballa (IRE)'s sire?
Shanballa (IRE) is by New Frontier (IRE) out of Abakala (IRE), whose sire is Shernazar.
What going does Shanballa (IRE) prefer?
Shanballa (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Shanballa (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 134, from the run on 22 September 2009. That is also the highest on record.
What is Shanballa (IRE)'s sire's record?
New Frontier (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 857 runs since Jan 2008 (62 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Shanballa (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Abakala (IRE), Shanballa (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2007. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.