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Horse profile

Shavhale (IRE)

6yo mare (at last run, Dec 2008) · Last trainer Michael Hourigan · Last owner Miss Laura Anne Hourigan
by Zaffaran (USA) out of Bewildered (IRE) (Prince Sabo)
10 runs · 9 courses · from May 2007
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Dec 2008 — 6,541 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2008 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 85
KTB Profile

Shavhale (IRE) is yet to win from 10 starts. Last raced off a career-high mark of 85.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating85At career-high mark
85 77–85

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 86C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Limerick, 24 Jul 2008 Official rating 85 at the last run, 8 Dec 2008

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 86C · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft386C83—
Good to Firm286C79.5—
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f586C83—
2m5f – 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 10 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
Zaffaran (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 1,087 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 13.4% from 209. Weakest on good to soft going: 4% from 174. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 5.2% from 155.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1200%−8.6—
Good to Firm10965.5%−3.10 from 3
Good286207%−1.6—
Good to Soft17474%−4.60 from 1
Soft2963311.1%+2.50 from 5
Heavy2092813.4%+4.80 from 1
Standard (AW)100%−8.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f1218.3%−0.3—
1m5f – 2m137118%−0.60 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f3773910.3%+1.70 from 8
2m5f – 3m406358.6%00 from 1
Over 3m15585.2%−3.4—

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
Bewildered (IRE) (Prince Sabo)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Claret Cloak (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Claret Cloak (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Claret Cloak (IRE)2361m7½f–2m½fClass 2
Sandinista (IRE)20——
Vinnie Rouge (IRE)60——
Ihearyoucallingme (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Limerick 2 0 0% −2.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Tralee 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 8 0 0% −8.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Doyle 4 0 0% −4.00
Stephen Gray 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr M J Davidson 1 0 0% −1.00
Martin Ferris 1 0 0% −1.00
Michael Darcy 1 0 0% −1.00
Ms N Carberry 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 0 0% −9.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 4 0 0% −4.00
2007 6 0 0% −6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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
2008 · 4 runs
08 Dec 08+124d Musselburgh Play Casino Online at scotbet.com Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Firm · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-2 85— Tom Doyle 66/1
06 Aug 08+13d Sligo Www.thetote.com Handicap Hurdle (77-90) (Div 1) 2m4f · Yielding · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-13 77— Tom Doyle 20/1
24 Jul 08+85d Limerick Ice Broadband Beginners Chase 2m3½f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 7/16 7 11-7 8586C Tom Doyle 33/1
30 Apr 08+125d Ballinrobe Roundfort Stores Handicap Hurdle (77-90) 2m4f · Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-13 77— Tom Doyle 25/1
2007 · 6 runs
27 Dec 07+39d Limerick Goggin Buckley Engineering Handicap Hurdle (74-102) 2m6f · Heavy · 17 ran 14/17 30 9-10 7768C Stephen Gray 33/1
18 Nov 07+21d Cork (IRE) www.corkracecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Good To Yielding · 23 ran 10/23 11 11-0 —82C Stephen Gray 50/1
28 Oct 07+37d Galway T.V. O'Brien Memorial (Pro-Am) Flat Race 2m · Soft · 20 ran 17/20 7 11-2 —83C Mr M J Davidson 50/1
21 Sep 07+27d Listowel John J.Galvin Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Soft · 17 ran 12/17 22 11-4 —83C Martin Ferris 33/1
25 Aug 07+114d Tralee Tom McGiff Heating & Plumbing Maiden Hurdle 2m1f · Yielding To Soft · 19 ran 15/19 9 10-13 —86C Michael Darcy 14/1
03 May 07 Tipperary P2p.ie (mares) Point-to-point Flat Race 2m2f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 18/18 16 11-8 —73C Ms N Carberry 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Shavhale won?
Shavhale (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2007 and 2008.
Who trained Shavhale?
Shavhale (IRE) was trained by Michael Hourigan on the most recent run on record, at Musselburgh on 8 December 2008.
Who is Shavhale's sire?
Shavhale (IRE) is by Zaffaran (USA) out of Bewildered (IRE), whose sire is Prince Sabo.
What is Shavhale's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 8 December 2008. That is also the highest on record.
What is Shavhale's sire's record?
Zaffaran (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 1,087 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 13.4% from 209. Weakest on good to soft going: 4% from 174. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 5.2% from 155.
Who are Shavhale's siblings?
Out of Bewildered (IRE), Shavhale (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Claret Cloak (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Claret Cloak (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2007. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.