Shanroe Act (IRE)
Shanroe Act is a gelding with two wins from 13 starts on turf, both in handicaps over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground at Down Royal and Fairyhouse in Jan 2026. He has never won on heavy ground from eight starts. His last run, at Limerick in Mar 2026, saw him finish second of 11 in the Vision Contracting Handicap Chase while racing off his career-high mark of 93.
- 2–13Wins / Runs
- 15.4%Strike rate
- 3 (23.1%)Placed
- −5.59£1 level staken=13 at SP
- 2.35Fair A/E n=13 · 1.82 incl. margin
- 93Highest OR
- 97dAvg 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 102
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 6 | 63A | 49 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 4 | 102A | 94 | 2 runs · 102 / 100 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 102A | 94 | 2 runs · 102 / 100 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 63A | 47.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 54C | 51.5 | 1 run · — |
Of 13 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 13 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 6 analysed runs since Nov 2025
- Led 3 (50%) · 2 wins
- Held up 2 (33%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 775 runs since Jan 2008 (82 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 5.7% from 123.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 8 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| Good | 208 | 22 | 10.6% | +1.4 | — |
| Good to Soft | 156 | 13 | 8.3% | −0.9 | — |
| Soft | 275 | 29 | 10.5% | +1.3 | 2 from 5 |
| Heavy | 123 | 7 | 5.7% | −3.5 | 0 from 8 |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 19 | 5 | 26.3% | +17.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 274 | 27 | 9.9% | +0.7 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 288 | 19 | 6.6% | −2.6 | 2 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 174 | 19 | 10.9% | +1.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 18 | 1 | 5.6% | −3.6 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 2 | 40% | +2.41 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 6 | 1 | 17% | −0.50 |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.91 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 2 | 29% | +0.41 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Harvey | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| A P Heskin | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Daniel King | 2 | 2 | 100% | +5.41 |
| Donagh Meyler | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sean Flanagan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| L P Dempsey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +3.41 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 11 | 1 | 9% | −5.50 |
| Chase | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.09 |
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 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Mar 26+38d | Limerick | Vision Contracting Handicap Chase Went straight to front - lost advantage 5th and tucked in behind runner-up from 3 out under pressure before 2 out - unable to get on terms with dominant winner and stayed on at one gear through the finish to take second | 2/11 | 11 | 10-10 | 93 | 102A | 112A | Ben Harvey | 14/1 |
| 21 Feb 26+32d | Fairyhouse | Easter Festival 4th - 6th April Handicap Hurdle Sat close up early - hit front after the first - advantage narrowed by 4 out - dropped away turning into the straight - eased down and pulled up before the last | PU/16 | — | 10-9 | 93 | — | — | Ben Harvey | 8/1 |
| 20 Jan 26+5d | Down Royal | Aspall Handicap Chase (0-100) Shared front spot early - hit the front from 5th - had company from 9th - pushed along and lost top spot before slipping to 3rd approaching final two - found more after last - fought back inside the closing furlong to get up near the line | 1/11 | 10-4 | 76 | 98A | 97B | Daniel King | 10/11F | |
| 15 Jan 26+39d | Fairyhouse | William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) Went straight to front - clear by two lengths entering the home straight - driven out to go clear approaching the last and held on strongly to the line | 1/15 | 10-6 | 76 | — | 118A | Daniel King | 9/2F | |
| 2025 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Dec 25+19d | Cork | Greenvalley Transport Novice Handicap Hurdle (In Memory Of M.J. O'Connor) (0-100) Held up towards the back - making no headway when checked 4 out - unable to respond and pulled up before 3 out | PU/24 | — | 10-6 | 78 | — | — | Donagh Meyler | 22/1 |
| 18 Nov 25+650d | Limerick | Follow Us On Instagram At Limerick Races Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up towards the back - moved into 6th approaching 3 out - couldn't quicken and dropped away from 2 out - well held at the finish | 7/12 | 2¼ | 10-8 | 80 | 49A | 85A | Ben Harvey | 50/1 |
| 2024 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Feb 24+37d | Fairyhouse | Bobbyjo Day February 24th Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 16/16 | 41 | 10-7 | 88 | -8C | 84C | A P Heskin | 12/1 |
| 01 Jan 24+16d | Fairyhouse | Fairyhouse Membership 2024 Handicap Hurdle | 5/10 | 13 | 10-7 | 88 | 54C | 85C | A P Heskin | 50/1 |
| 2023 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Dec 23+271d | Fairyhouse | Happy Christmas From All At Fairyhouse Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 8/12 | 2½ | 10-10 | 88 | 63A | 86A | A P Heskin | 25/1 |
| 20 Mar 23+9d | Navan | Navan Racecourse Maiden Hurdle | 16/17 | 4¾ | 11-12 | — | 46C | 90C | L P Dempsey | 250/1 |
| 11 Mar 23+28d | Gowran Park | Goresbridge Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) | 11/18 | 9 | 11-12 | — | 49C | 102C | Donagh Meyler | 250/1 |
| 11 Feb 23+14d | Naas | Cavan Developments Supporting Kill GAA Maiden Hurdle | 15/23 | nk | 11-12 | — | 90C | 100C | Sean Flanagan | 250/1 |
| 28 Jan 23 | Fairyhouse | Rich History & Well Chosen At Kedrah House Stud Maiden Hurdle | 18/25 | 1½ | 11-12 | — | 39C | 108C | Sean Flanagan | 125/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Shanroe Act won?
- Shanroe Act (IRE) won 2 of 13 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 15.4%. Placed 3 times in total (23.1% of starts).
- Who trains Shanroe Act?
- Shanroe Act (IRE) is trained by Karl Thornton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 31 March 2026.
- Who is Shanroe Act's sire?
- Shanroe Act (IRE) is by Vendangeur (IRE) out of Knockamullenhonour (IRE), whose sire is City Honours.
- What going does Shanroe Act prefer?
- Shanroe Act (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Shanroe Act's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 93, from the run on 31 March 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Shanroe Act's sire's record?
- Vendangeur (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 775 runs since Jan 2008 (82 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 5.7% from 123.