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Shanwalla (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2023) · Last trainer Paul John Gilligan · Last owner Mnm Partnership
by Dubai Destination (USA) out of Berties Sister (IRE) (Golden Tornado)
23 runs · 14 courses · from Jul 2019
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Aug 2023 — 1,169 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2023 · 3rd of 20 3 wins · Galway, Kilbeggan & Listowel First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 119
KTB Profile

Shanwalla (IRE) is 3 from 23. Hasn't won since Jul 2021. Last raced off 119, 13lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 23 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 13lb off peak
Official rating119↓ 13lb off peak
119 119–132

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 128 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kilbeggan, 14 Jun 2021

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.

Jumps 17 figures · best 135B · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Good to Soft6131C93.5—
Soft6106A88.5—
Good4135B94.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f8135B80.5—
2m5f – 3m7131C85—
Over 3m2128A110—
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 23 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · did not complete (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 23 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 128A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Galway, 2 Aug 2023 Official rating 119 at the last jumps run, 2 Aug 2023

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 85B the best of the last 1 rated run · Listowel, 11 Sep 2019

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.

Jumps 21 figures · best 135A · median 111
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Good to Soft7128A117—
Soft7125A118—
Good5135A109—
Heavy2128A110.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m9135A119—
2m1f – 2m4f9128A111—
Over 3m2118A117.5—
1m5f – 2m1———
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 23 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 23 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
Dubai Destination (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 6,948 runs since Jan 2008 (521 horses).

Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.9% from 136.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm43614%+3—
Good to Firm97710811.1%+0.1—
Good1,8111769.7%−1.31 from 5
Good to Soft9089810.8%−0.21 from 7
Soft1,24012810.3%−0.71 from 9
Heavy4925811.8%+0.80 from 2
Standard (AW)1,47719012.9%+1.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1362316.9%+5.9—
6f – 7f1,10911810.6%−0.4—
1m – 1m1f1,13912611.1%+0.1—
1m2f – 1m4f1,37716411.9%+0.9—
1m5f – 2m1,37914010.2%−0.80 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1,00610610.5%−0.51 from 10
2m5f – 3m6556810.4%−0.61 from 10
Over 3m1471912.9%+1.91 from 2

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

Dam
Berties Sister (IRE) (Golden Tornado)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Bold Recruit (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 3m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Bold Recruit (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Bold Recruit (IRE)713mClass 4
Trojan Lass (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 9 1 11% −4.00
Good to Soft 7 1 14% +1.50
Good 5 1 20% +12.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Galway 4 1 25% +13.00
Kilbeggan 4 1 25% +4.50
Ballinrobe 2 0 0% −2.00
Thurles 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 1 100% +4.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 10 1 10% +7.00
2m1f – 2m4f 10 1 10% −5.00
Over 3m 2 1 50% +6.50
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jack G Gilligan 13 3 23% +17.50
Mr L P Gilligan 7 0 0% −7.00
Danny Gilligan 1 0 0% −1.00
J B Kane 1 0 0% −1.00
Donagh Meyler 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 22 3 14% +8.50
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 2 0 0% −2.00
2022 3 0 0% −3.00
2021 4 2 50% +21.50
2020 3 0 0% −3.00
2019 11 1 9% −6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 16 2 13% +9.50
NH Flat 4 0 0% −4.00
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00
Flat 1 1 100% +4.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
02 Aug 23+27d Galway Tote Always SP Or Better At Galway Handicap Hurdle 22.5f · Good To Yielding · 20 ran 3/20 ½ 11-2 119131C128A Danny Gilligan 8/1
06 Jul 23+221d Tipperary Pierce Motors Handicap Hurdle 20f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 2/15 9 11-3 11974B123A Jack G Gilligan 28/1
27 Nov 22+167d Navan Bar One Racing Price Boosts Everyday Handicap Hurdle (80-130) 22f · Soft · 23 ran 15/23 1 11-5 12578C104C Jack G Gilligan 33/1
13 Jun 22+13d Kilbeggan Belvedere House & Gardens Opportunity Beginners Chase 20f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 14 11-8 —34C98C Jack G Gilligan 11/1
31 May 22+307d Ballinrobe McHale Tiger Roll Beginners Chase 17f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 7/10 53 11-7 —-4C104C J B Kane 28/1
28 Jul 21+44d Galway Tote+ Biggest Dividends At Tote.ie Handicap Hurdle 21f · Good · 20 ran 1/20 11-3 123110B135A Jack G Gilligan 16/1
14 Jun 21+53d Kilbeggan Forever Equestrian Clothing & Tack Store Novice Hurdle 25f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran 1/7 10-12 129128A117B Jack G Gilligan 15/2
22 Apr 21+39d Kilbeggan Follow Kilbeggan On Facebook Maiden Hurdle 24.5f · Good · 13 ran 5/13 2¼ 11-7 12979B107B Mr L P Gilligan 7/1
14 Mar 21+402d Limerick Fedamore Maiden Hurdle 24f · Heavy · 18 ran 4/18 1 11-7 129—93C Jack G Gilligan 5/1
06 Feb 20+13d Thurles Horse & Jockey Rated Novice Hurdle 20.5f · Good To Yielding · 5 ran 5/5 1½ 10-7 122—102C Jack G Gilligan 7/1
24 Jan 20+20d Huntingdon Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 25f · Soft · 14 ran 6/14 1¾ 10-10 13292B118A Jack G Gilligan 33/1
04 Jan 20+7d Cork MansionBet Faller Insurance Maiden Hurdle 24f · Soft · 14 ran 4/14 1½ 11-5 12373B119A Mr L P Gilligan 6/1
28 Dec 19+20d Leopardstown Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) 24f · Soft · 25 ran 18/25 20 10-4 12585C104C Donagh Meyler 33/1
08 Dec 19+22d Cork Kerry Group Stayers Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) 24f · Soft · 6 ran UR/6 — 11-0 125—— Mr L P Gilligan 16/1
16 Nov 19+9d Cheltenham BetVictor Intermediate Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 21f · Soft · 10 ran 3/10 2¼ 10-10 130—120A Mr L P Gilligan 12/1
07 Nov 19+23d Thurles Thurles.ie Maiden Hurdle 22.5f · Yielding To Soft · 11 ran 3/11 3 11-5 —94B125A Mr L P Gilligan 5/2
15 Oct 19+15d Punchestown Ladbrokes Home Of The Odds Boost Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good To Yielding · 17 ran 3/17 4½ 11-5 —113B122A Mr L P Gilligan 7/1
30 Sep 19+19d Roscommon Roscommon On-Course Vets Maiden Hurdle 20f · Heavy · 18 ran 2/18 nk 11-5 —87B128A Mr L P Gilligan 7/1
11 Sep 19+18d Listowel Listowel Vintners Association Flat Race 20f · Yielding · 7 ran 1/7 11-7 —34B85B Jack G Gilligan 4/1
24 Aug 19+12d Kilbeggan Follow Kilbeggan Racecourse On Instagram Flat Race 18f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 2/12 8½ 11-7 —48A111A Jack G Gilligan 4/1
12 Aug 19+11d Ballinrobe Cummins Homevalue Hardware Flat Race 17f · Yielding · 7 ran 2/7 10 11-7 —106A110B Jack G Gilligan 11/4
01 Aug 19+3d Galway Guinness Time Flat Race 18.5f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 shd 11-7 —135B111A Jack G Gilligan 20/1
29 Jul 19 Galway Monami Construction Flat Race 16.5f · Good · 13 ran 6/13 ½ 11-7 ——109A Jack G Gilligan 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Shanwalla (IRE) won?
Shanwalla (IRE) won 3 of 23 archived starts between 2019 and 2023, a strike rate of 13%. Placed 11 times in total (47.8% of starts).
Who trained Shanwalla (IRE)?
Shanwalla (IRE) was trained by Paul John Gilligan on the most recent run on record, at Galway on 2 August 2023.
Who is Shanwalla (IRE)'s sire?
Shanwalla (IRE) is by Dubai Destination (USA) out of Berties Sister (IRE), whose sire is Golden Tornado.
What going does Shanwalla (IRE) prefer?
Shanwalla (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Shanwalla (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 119, from the run on 2 August 2023. The highest on record is 132.
What is Shanwalla (IRE)'s sire's record?
Dubai Destination (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 6,948 runs since Jan 2008 (521 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.9% from 136.
Who are Shanwalla (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Berties Sister (IRE), Shanwalla (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Bold Recruit (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Bold Recruit (IRE)). The wins came over 3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2019. 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.