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Horse profile

Shape Shifter (USA)

3yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2009) · Last trainer John Best · Last owner Kent Bloodstock
by Performing Magic (USA) out of Shot Gun Frances (USA) (Commemorate)
7 runs · 6 courses · from Jun 2008
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Oct 2009 — 6,224 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2009 · 13th of 14 Last raced off OR 40
KTB Profile

Shape Shifter (USA) is yet to win from 7 starts. Last raced off 40, 10lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 10lb off peak
Official rating40↓ 10lb off peak
40 40–50

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 41C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leicester, 13 Oct 2009 Official rating 40 at the last run, 13 Oct 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 →

Flat 7 figures · best 50A · median 41
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Firm450A44—
Good248C44.5—
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f350A48—
1m2f – 1m4f241C35.5—
1m5f – 2m241C38—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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
Performing Magic (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 0% of 9 runs since Jan 2008 (2 horses). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%00 from 1
Good to Firm500%00 from 4
Good200%00 from 2
Soft100%0—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f400%00 from 3
1m – 1m1f100%0—
1m2f – 1m4f200%00 from 2
1m5f – 2m200%00 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Shot Gun Frances (USA) (Commemorate)

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

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Yarmouth 2 0 0% −2.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00
Brighton 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richard Thomas 2 0 0% −2.00
Liam Keniry 2 0 0% −2.00
Steve Drowne 1 0 0% −1.00
Jennifer Ferguson 1 0 0% −1.00
Mohammed Saeed 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 4 0 0% −4.00
2008 3 0 0% −3.00

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
2009 · 4 runs
13 Oct 09+21d Leicester Lyme Disease Action Classified Claiming Stakes Class 5 · 12f · Good · 14 ran 13/14 1¼ 8-10 4041C Steve Drowne 100/1
22 Sep 09+23d Folkestone totesuper7 Handicap Class 6 · 15.5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 11/13 11 8-5 4541C Richard Thomas 66/1
30 Aug 09+24d Yarmouth Jobs 24 Handicap Class 6 · 14f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 8/11 2 8-2 4735C Richard Thomas 40/1
06 Aug 09+369d Brighton Rina Tairo Jewellery Brighton Belle Lady Riders' Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Firm · 11 ran 8/11 5 8-5 5030C Jennifer Ferguson 12/1
2008 · 3 runs
02 Aug 08+12d Lingfield Rowan Racing Partnerships Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 7.5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 9/10 1¾ 9-3 5047C Liam Keniry 20/1
21 Jul 08+38d Yarmouth Lindley Catering Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 9/13 1¼ 9-3 5050A Mohammed Saeed 22/1
13 Jun 08 Sandown EMS Radio Fire & Security Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Good · 12 ran 10/12 7 9-3 5048C Liam Keniry 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Shape Shifter won?
Shape Shifter (USA) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2008 and 2009.
Who trained Shape Shifter?
Shape Shifter (USA) was trained by John Best on the most recent run on record, at Leicester on 13 October 2009.
Who is Shape Shifter's sire?
Shape Shifter (USA) is by Performing Magic (USA) out of Shot Gun Frances (USA), whose sire is Commemorate.
What is Shape Shifter's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 40, from the run on 13 October 2009. The highest on record is 50.
What is Shape Shifter's sire's record?
Performing Magic (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 0% of 9 runs since Jan 2008 (2 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.

Record shown from June 2008. 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.