Horse profile
Shannon Springs (IRE)
by Darshaan (GB) out of Our Queen of Kings (GB) (Arazi)
30 runs · 22 courses · from Apr 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Jul 2009 — 6,336 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2009
4 wins · 4 courses
Last raced off OR 122
KTB Profile
Shannon Springs (IRE) is 4 from 30. Hasn't won since Jun 2009. Last raced off a career-high mark of 122.
Based on 30 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR at career high
- 4–30Wins / Runs
- 13.3%Strike rate
- 12 (40%)Placed
- −5.78£1 level staken=30 at SP
- 1.03Fair A/E n=30 · 0.87 incl. margin
- 122Highest OR
- 24dBetween runs (median)longest 581 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.
Official rating122At career-high mark
122
85–122
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
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
Darshaan (GB)
Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 280 runs since Jan 2008 (28 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 41 | 2 | 4.9% | −4 | 1 from 6 |
| Good | 98 | 10 | 10.2% | +1.3 | 2 from 14 |
| Good to Soft | 44 | 4 | 9.1% | +0.2 | 1 from 6 |
| Soft | 43 | 4 | 9.3% | +0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 20 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 32 | 5 | 15.6% | +6.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 12 | 2 | 16.7% | +7.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 52 | 8 | 15.4% | +6.5 | 2 from 9 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 41 | 2 | 4.9% | −4 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 83 | 7 | 8.4% | −0.5 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 84 | 6 | 7.1% | −1.8 | 2 from 13 |
| Over 3m | 7 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Our Queen of Kings (GB) (Arazi)
11 siblings in the archive, 7 winners — best of them Changing The Guard (GB) (11 wins).
The wins came over 5f–2m1f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Spinning Queen (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changing The Guard (GB) | 91 | 11 | 5f–2m1f | Class 2 |
| Spinning Queen (GB) | 15 | 4 | 6f–1m | Group 1 |
| King Of The Danes (GB) | 12 | 4 | 7f–1m1f | Class 4 |
| Amber Queen (IRE) | 6 | 2 | 7f | Class 4 |
| Ottavio (GB) | 8 | 1 | 1m4f | — |
| Natavia (GB) | 5 | 1 | 1m2f | Listed |
| Our Dream Queen (GB) | 6 | 1 | 6f | Class 4 |
| Oblong Song (GB) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Rule Of Honour (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Turama (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lyrical Dunes (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 14 | 2 | 14% | +5.50 |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.90 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.38 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −1.00 |
| Class 4 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +3.12 |
| Class 2 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.10 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ludlow | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.50 |
| Worcester | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.62 |
| Kempton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Goodwood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| York | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Towcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 1 | 100% | +9.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.10 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 2 | 15% | −0.88 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 9 | 2 | 22% | +3.10 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Grant | 7 | 1 | 14% | +2.50 |
| Michael Hills | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.90 |
| Nick Scholfield | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.38 |
| Ed Cookson | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jason Favell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Willie Supple | 2 | 1 | 50% | +8.00 |
| Fergus Sweeney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Tinkler | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Moloney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paddy Brennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Maguire | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tony Dobbin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 29 | 4 | 14% | −4.78 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.38 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2007 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.50 |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2005 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +3.10 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 18 | 1 | 6% | −8.50 |
| Flat | 9 | 2 | 22% | +3.10 |
| Chase | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.38 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 · 8 runs | |||||||||
| 01 Jul 09+25d | Perth | Timothy Hardie Jewellers Handicap Chase | PU/13 | — | 11-3 | 122 | — | Nick Scholfield | 6/1 |
| 06 Jun 09+17d | Worcester | Ron Sims Heating & Electrical Services Beginners' Chase | 1/9 | 10-11 | 122 | 118B | Nick Scholfield | 13/8 | |
| 20 May 09+12d | Worcester | Ladbrokes Beginners' Chase | UR/14 | — | 10-11 | — | — | Nick Scholfield | 7/2F |
| 08 May 09+24d | Aintree | Betdaq The Betting Exchange Handicap Hurdle | 2/13 | 9 | 11-7 | 120 | 127A | Nick Scholfield | 8/1 |
| 14 Apr 09+18d | Exeter | Elite Racing Club Handicap Hurdle | 4/12 | ½ | 10-9 | 120 | 115A | Ed Cookson | 6/1 |
| 27 Mar 09+10d | Ascot | Pertemps People Development Conditionals' Handicap Hurdle (Final) | 3/11 | ¾ | 10-10 | 116 | 124A | Ed Cookson | 12/1 |
| 17 Mar 09+24d | Kempton | Turftv Handicap Hurdle | 6/12 | 3 | 10-5 | 116 | 104A | Ed Cookson | 10/1 |
| 21 Feb 09+77d | Kempton | Racing & Football Outlook Handicap Hurdle | 11/14 | 1 | 10-10 | 119 | 100A | Mark Grant | 16/1 |
| 2008 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 06 Dec 08+30d | Sandown | Sign Up Bonus At Betinternet.com Handicap Hurdle | 14/19 | 9 | 11-2 | 120 | 103C | Mark Grant | 20/1 |
| 06 Nov 08+581d | Towcester | Burdens Handicap Hurdle | 2/12 | 1 | 11-6 | 114 | 132A | Mark Grant | 9/1 |
| 2007 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 07+17d | Ludlow | Robert Holden Novices' Hurdle | 2/10 | ½ | 10-11 | 114 | 108C | Jason Favell | 15/8 |
| 19 Mar 07+26d | Wincanton | Elite Racing Novices' Hurdle | 4/17 | 4 | 11-8 | 121 | 105C | Mark Grant | 11/2 |
| 21 Feb 07+23d | Ludlow | Lugg Maiden Hurdle | 1/16 | 11-4 | 110 | 131C | Mark Grant | 17/2 | |
| 29 Jan 07+40d | Ludlow | Church Stretton Handicap Hurdle | 3/13 | 11 | 10-9 | 110 | 101C | Jason Favell | 14/1 |
| 2006 · 7 runs | |||||||||
| 20 Dec 06+33d | Lingfield (AW) | Pontin's 'Book Early' Handicap | 9/14 | 1½ | 9-5 | 85 | 67C | Fergus Sweeney | 25/1 |
| 17 Nov 06+16d | Exeter | Children In Need Novices' Hurdle | 8/17 | 1 | 10-12 | 110 | 94C | Andrew Tinkler | 6/4F |
| 01 Nov 06+15d | Chepstow | Kier Western Maiden Hurdle | 2/10 | 6 | 11-0 | 113 | 119C | Mark Grant | 3/1 |
| 17 Oct 06+227d | Exeter | Gerrard Novices' Hurdle | 2/12 | 4 | 10-12 | 115 | 118C | Mark Grant | 9/4F |
| 04 Mar 06+25d | Newbury | Vodafone Novices' Handicap Hurdle | PU/14 | — | 11-6 | 115 | — | Paul Moloney | 5/1 |
| 07 Feb 06+29d | Market Rasen | Justin Bounds' Juvenile Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) | 3/13 | 1¼ | 10-12 | 115 | 108C | Paddy Brennan | 11/2 |
| 09 Jan 06+30d | Taunton | Staple Fitzpaine Introductory Novices' Hurdle | 4/10 | 2½ | 10-7 | — | 107C | Jason Maguire | 15/2 |
| 2005 · 9 runs | |||||||||
| 10 Dec 05+62d | Cheltenham | Totepool Juvenile Novices' Hurdle | 6/9 | 1½ | 11-0 | — | 92C | Tony Dobbin | 20/1 |
| 09 Oct 05+17d | Goodwood | HBLB Finale Handicap | 9/12 | 1¼ | 8-9 | 91 | 59C | Willie Supple | 16/1 |
| 22 Sep 05+15d | Pontefract | Dalby Screw-Driver Handicap | 4/9 | 3½ | 8-10 | 92 | 64C | Michael Hills | 6/1 |
| 07 Sep 05+21d | Epsom Downs | DA Constable Classified Stakes | 1/6 | 8-11 | 90 | 93C | Willie Supple | 9/1 | |
| 17 Aug 05+21d | York | Motability Supported By Royal & Sunalliance Handicap | 15/19 | ½ | 8-8 | 94 | 46C | Michael Hills | 40/1 |
| 27 Jul 05+40d | Goodwood | Cantorspreadfair.com Heritage Handicap | 14/14 | ¾ | 9-7 | 96 | 69C | Michael Hills | 66/1 |
| 17 Jun 05+43d | York | King George V Stakes (Heritage Handicap) | 13/14 | ½ | 9-4 | 99 | 66C | Michael Hills | 20/1 |
| 05 May 05+23d | Chester | Chester Vase (Group 3) | 5/8 | 4 | 8-10 | 100 | 63C | Michael Hills | 9/2 |
| 12 Apr 05 | Newmarket | Grantchester Maiden Stakes | 1/7 | 9-0 | 100 | 104C | Michael Hills | 11/10F | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Shannon Springs won?
- Shannon Springs (IRE) won 4 of 30 archived starts between 2005 and 2009, a strike rate of 13.3%. Placed 12 times in total (40% of starts).
- Who trained Shannon Springs?
- Shannon Springs (IRE) was trained by Andy Turnell on the most recent run on record, at Perth on 1 July 2009.
- Who is Shannon Springs's sire?
- Shannon Springs (IRE) is by Darshaan (GB) out of Our Queen of Kings (GB), whose sire is Arazi.
- What going does Shannon Springs prefer?
- Shannon Springs (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Shannon Springs's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 122, from the run on 1 July 2009. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Shannon Springs's sire's record?
- Darshaan (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 280 runs since Jan 2008 (28 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Shannon Springs's siblings?
- Out of Our Queen of Kings (GB), Shannon Springs (IRE) has 11 other produce in our archive, 7 of them winners. Most wins: Changing The Guard (GB) (11). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Spinning Queen (GB)). The wins came over 5f–2m1f. As at Nov 2026.