Horse profile
Shawaamekh (GB)
by Born To Sea (IRE) out of Frances Stuart (IRE) (King's Best)
57 runs · 25 courses · from Jun 2018
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Sep 2025 — 396 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2025 · 14th of 15
4 wins · 4 courses
Last raced off OR 55
KTB Profile
Shawaamekh won four of 57 starts, all over 6f – 7f on turf. He gained his biggest success in a Class 3 handicap at Thirsk on good to soft in Aug 2019 off a mark of 83 and also won at York, Cork and Catterick. The gelding, who was aged 11 at his last run in Sep 2025, finished 14 of 15 in the Rose Hotel Handicap at Listowel off an official rating of 55, 35lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 57 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 35lb off peak
- 4–57Wins / Runs
- 7%Strike rate
- 21 (36.8%)Placed
- −15.80£1 level staken=57 at SP
- 0.67Fair A/E n=56 · 0.54 incl. margin
- 90Highest OR
- 48dAvg 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.
Official rating55↓ 35lb off peak
55
55–90
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 92
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 19 | 119A | 92 | — |
| Soft | 15 | 125C | 97 | — |
| Good to Soft | 11 | 112B | 91 | — |
| Heavy | 8 | 95C | 70.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 89A | 73.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 123C | 97 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 47 | 125C | 92 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 8 | 97C | 74.5 | — |
| Under 6f | 2 | 42C | 31 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 57 figures from 57 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 Aug 2024
- Prominent 3 (50%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (33%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 4,279 runs since Jan 2008 (311 horses).
Strongest on soft going: 12.1% from 966. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.4% from 865. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.8% from 724.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 22 | 2 | 9.1% | 0 | — |
| Good to Firm | 378 | 34 | 9% | −0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 1,110 | 108 | 9.7% | +0.6 | 1 from 19 |
| Good to Soft | 571 | 59 | 10.3% | +1.2 | 1 from 11 |
| Soft | 966 | 117 | 12.1% | +3 | 2 from 15 |
| Heavy | 365 | 31 | 8.5% | −0.6 | 0 from 8 |
| Standard (AW) | 865 | 38 | 4.4% | −4.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 190 | 13 | 6.8% | −2.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 6f – 7f | 724 | 42 | 5.8% | −3.3 | 4 from 47 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 632 | 43 | 6.8% | −2.3 | 0 from 8 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 884 | 90 | 10.2% | +1.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 992 | 110 | 11.1% | +2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 652 | 74 | 11.3% | +2.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 166 | 14 | 8.4% | −0.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 39 | 3 | 7.7% | −1.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Frances Stuart (IRE) (King's Best)
4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby Jules (GB) | 18 | 0 | — | — |
| Barbara Villiers (GB) | 14 | 0 | — | — |
| Totem (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Saw The Sea (GB) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 19 | 1 | 5% | −16.80 |
| Soft | 15 | 2 | 13% | +20.00 |
| Good to Soft | 11 | 1 | 9% | −7.00 |
| Heavy | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 14 | 1 | 7% | −8.00 |
| Class 3 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.00 |
| Class 6 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.20 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| York | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.00 |
| Cork | 4 | 1 | 25% | +25.00 |
| Thirsk | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
| Catterick | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.80 |
| Chester | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Limerick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Galway | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wetherby | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Roscommon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Nottingham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Musselburgh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 47 | 4 | 9% | −5.80 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donagh O'Connor | 14 | 1 | 7% | +15.00 |
| David Nolan | 12 | 2 | 17% | −2.00 |
| Harrison Shaw | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Katelyn Bailey | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Zak Wheatley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kevin Stott | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Julian Pietropaolo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Slattery | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Scott McCullagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel Muscutt | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Colin Keane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J M Sheridan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cian MacRedmond | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Graham Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Hanagan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P J McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Hart | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.20 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 36 | 3 | 8% | −23.80 |
| None | 14 | 1 | 7% | +15.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2022 | 11 | 1 | 9% | +18.00 |
| 2021 | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2019 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +4.00 |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.80 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Sep 25+94d | Listowel | Rose Hotel Handicap (0-60) Sat close to the pace on the wide side early - 6th at halfway - pushed along but made no headway 2f out - unable to find more late and well held | 14/15 | 4½ | 9-12 | 55 | 41C | 59C | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 28/1 |
| 21 Jun 25+8d | Limerick | Greenmount Suite At Limerick Handicap (0-60) Settled in the pack - urged forward around halfway - driven but couldn't quicken 3f out - dropped away to finish well behind in 13th | 13/16 | 9 | 9-8 | 59 | 34C | 52C | Julian Pietropaolo | 20/1 |
| 13 Jun 25+228d | Cork | Ryan's Cleaning Handicap Held up early - unable to make ground from midway - well held at finish | 13/15 | 2 | 8-11 | 61 | 42C | 50A | Andrew Slattery | 33/1 |
| 2024 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Oct 24+23d | Galway | Barna Recycling Handicap (47-70) Sat just behind the front group - 6th at halfway then pushed along with no headway entering the straight - held no more inside final furlong and a half | 10/16 | ½ | 10-2 | 69 | 58C | 76A | Donagh O'Connor | 25/1 |
| 05 Oct 24+46d | Curragh | Gormley's Gallery Handicap (47-75) Set the early pace - handed up front spot before 2f - dropped away and driven along inside final two furlongs - faded through the last furlong | 12/17 | ½ | 9-12 | 71 | 70C | 78A | Donagh O'Connor | 25/1 |
| 20 Aug 24+91d | Roscommon | Conor Cassidy Car Sales Handicap Settled just behind the front - went in front after 2f - overtaken 2f out then dropped away 1 1/2f out - faded inside final furlong to finish 8th | 8/14 | 2¼ | 9-6 | 72 | 68C | 68A | Donagh O'Connor | 12/1 |
| 21 May 24+5d | Cork | Buy Tickets Online At www.corkracecourse.ie Handicap | 4/13 | hd | 10-3 | 73 | 112C | 91A | Donagh O'Connor | 5/1 |
| 16 May 24+10d | Limerick | Ryans Cleaning Handicap (47-75) | 2/12 | 1¾ | 10-0 | 73 | 74A | 96A | Donagh O'Connor | 8/1 |
| 06 May 24+188d | Curragh | Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Apprentice Handicap | 2/20 | ¾ | 9-8 | 69 | 112C | 97A | Scott McCullagh | 20/1 |
| 2023 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Oct 23+38d | Curragh | Download The New Tote App Handicap | 16/19 | 2¼ | 9-5 | 71 | 73C | 53C | Donagh O'Connor | 33/1 |
| 23 Sep 23+5d | Curragh | John Ormonde Wexford Sand Handicap | 9/11 | 2¾ | 9-1 | 72 | 70A | 64A | Donagh O'Connor | 9/1 |
| 18 Sep 23+5d | Fairyhouse | Treo Eile Apprentice Handicap (47-75) | 2/9 | nk | 9-11 | 72 | 92A | 88A | James Ryan | 7/2F |
| 13 Sep 23+39d | Southwell (AW) | William Hill Enhanced Odds Every Day Racing League Race 37 Handicap | 11/12 | 8½ | 8-13 | 72 | 58A | 45A | Daniel Muscutt | 25/1 |
| 05 Aug 23+105d | Galway | Ardilaun Hotel Handicap (50-75) | 2/16 | 2¼ | 10-0 | 73 | 88C | 92A | Donagh O'Connor | 6/1 |
| 22 Apr 23+185d | Limerick | Ard Erin Stud Handicap | 2/16 | 1½ | 9-9 | 75 | 97C | 90A | Donagh O'Connor | 11/1 |
| 2022 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Oct 22+11d | Navan | Blackcastle Handicap (50-85) | 9/12 | 6 | 9-1 | 77 | 20A | 40A | Katelyn Bailey | 16/1 |
| 08 Oct 22+7d | Curragh | O'Reilly Consulting Group Supporting The IRFU Charitable Trust Apprentice Handicap | 6/19 | 1 | 9-5 | 78 | 75C | 83A | Katelyn Bailey | 25/1 |
| 01 Oct 22+7d | Killarney | Kellihers Toyota Handicap | 10/11 | 1¼ | 9-13 | 80 | 73C | 67C | Donagh O'Connor | 16/1 |
| 24 Sep 22+17d | Curragh | William Hill Pick Your Winners Handicap | 13/22 | shd | 9-8 | 81 | 110C | 83A | Donagh O'Connor | 18/1 |
| 07 Sep 22+23d | Cork | Follow Us On Instagram Handicap | 7/16 | 1 | 9-13 | 84 | 95C | 90A | Colin Keane | 7/1 |
| 15 Aug 22+20d | Roscommon | Londis Roscommon Handicap | 7/7 | 5½ | 9-8 | 84 | 86A | 64A | Donagh O'Connor | 3/1C |
| 26 Jul 22+6d | Galway | caulfieldindustrial.com Handicap (50-80) | 2/16 | ½ | 10-3 | 81 | 85C | 97A | Donagh O'Connor | 15/2 |
| 20 Jul 22+24d | Naas | Sean Barrett Bloodstock Insurances Ltd Handicap | 2/13 | 1¼ | 9-11 | 80 | 94C | 101A | J M Sheridan | 7/2J |
| 26 Jun 22+17d | Curragh | Sherry Fitzgerald Country Homes Handicap | 3/16 | ½ | 8-13 | 80 | 125C | 96A | Ben Coen | 25/1 |
| 09 Jun 22+22d | Leopardstown | Leopardstown Members Apprentice Handicap | 9/10 | ½ | 9-13 | 81 | 85A | 76A | Cian MacRedmond | 5/1 |
| 18 May 22+193d | Cork | Hot House Flowers Play Live July 8th Handicap | 1/22 | 10-4 | 74 | 115C | 105A | Donagh O'Connor | 28/1 | |
| 2021 · 13 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Nov 21+10d | Doncaster | Virgin Bet Apprentice Jockeys' Training Series Final Handicap | 8/22 | 1½ | 8-11 | 75 | 50C | 75A | Zak Wheatley | 20/1 |
| 27 Oct 21+19d | Nottingham | Join Racing TV Now Handicap | 6/11 | ½ | 9-2 | 77 | 95A | 80A | Kevin Stott | 13/2 |
| 08 Oct 21+10d | York | IRE Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish Handicap | 4/20 | hd | 9-4 | 77 | 85C | 98A | Harrison Shaw | 11/1 |
| 28 Sep 21+17d | Ayr | Virgin Bet Handicap | 6/12 | ½ | 8-11 | 77 | 101A | 84A | Harrison Shaw | 12/1 |
| 11 Sep 21+15d | Musselburgh | Edinburgh Gin Handicap | 4/7 | ½ | 9-10 | 78 | 93A | 81A | Paul Mulrennan | 11/4 |
| 27 Aug 21+2d | Thirsk | Anderson Barrowcliff Chartered Accountants Handicap | 3/11 | nse | 9-6 | 78 | 88A | 85A | Harrison Shaw | 11/2 |
| 25 Aug 21+24d | Catterick | Fascination By Cherished Handicap | 4/8 | ½ | 9-8 | 78 | 81A | 80A | Harrison Shaw | 7/1 |
| 01 Aug 21+18d | Thirsk | William Hill Pick Your Places Handicap | 10/13 | 1 | 9-4 | 79 | 81C | 70A | Harrison Shaw | 6/1 |
| 14 Jul 21+19d | Catterick | Millbry Hill Handicap | 3/8 | shd | 9-13 | 79 | 112B | 84A | Harrison Shaw | 5/2J |
| 25 Jun 21+14d | Chester | Retraining Of Racehorses Handicap | 4/12 | ½ | 10-0 | 80 | 92B | 96A | David Nolan | 11/4F |
| 11 Jun 21+28d | York | Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Handicap | 5/16 | hd | 8-12 | 81 | 123C | 88A | Harrison Shaw | 11/2 |
| 14 May 21+9d | York | Jigsaw Sports Branding Handicap | 7/18 | ½ | 9-10 | 81 | 100C | 94A | Harrison Shaw | 15/2 |
| 05 May 21+200d | Chester | Deepbridge Estate Planning Service Handicap | 4/14 | nse | 9-3 | 81 | 84C | 95A | Harrison Shaw | 28/1 |
| 2020 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Oct 20+36d | Catterick | William Hill Play Responsibly Handicap | 9/13 | 6 | 9-12 | 83 | 57C | 66C | Graham Lee | 11/2 |
| 11 Sep 20+15d | Chester | Please Support The Injured Jockey's Fund Handicap | 4/12 | 1½ | 9-2 | 84 | 92A | 84A | Paul Hanagan | 5/1 |
| 27 Aug 20+13d | Beverley | William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap | 6/10 | 1 | 9-6 | 85 | 108A | 86A | David Nolan | 15/2 |
| 14 Aug 20+26d | Chester | ChesterTogether Handicap | 3/11 | ¾ | 9-2 | 85 | 103A | 88A | David Nolan | 17/2 |
| 19 Jul 20+12d | York | William Hill Lengthen Yourodds Handicap | 10/19 | ½ | 9-6 | 87 | 97C | 80A | P J McDonald | 9/1 |
| 07 Jul 20+16d | Pontefract | King Richard III Handicap | 3/6 | 3 | 7-11 | 88 | 92A | 83B | Zak Wheatley | 4/1 |
| 21 Jun 20+251d | Redcar | Join Racing TV Now Handicap | 5/12 | ½ | 9-3 | 89 | 119A | 86A | David Nolan | 12/1 |
| 2019 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 14 Oct 19+30d | Musselburgh | Join RacingTV Now Handicap | 6/9 | 2½ | 8-13 | 90 | 98A | 78A | Kevin Stott | 3/1F |
| 14 Sep 19+42d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Sovereign Path' Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 8/17 | nk | 9-3 | 90 | 82C | 87A | Oisin Murphy | 6/1 |
| 03 Aug 19+50d | Thirsk | Tomahawk Handicap | 1/15 | 9-6 | 83 | 94C | 100A | David Nolan | 3/1F | |
| 14 Jun 19+38d | York | Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Handicap | 1/19 | 9-1 | 78 | 105C | 100A | David Nolan | 5/1F | |
| 07 May 19+9d | Wetherby | Watch Racing TV In Stunning HD Handicap | 2/15 | ¾ | 9-8 | 76 | 91C | 97A | David Nolan | 2/1F |
| 28 Apr 19+218d | Wetherby | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap | 2/11 | 1 | 9-3 | 76 | 92A | 94A | David Nolan | 6/1 |
| 2018 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Sep 18+19d | Catterick | racinguk.com/freetrial Novice Stakes | 1/8 | 9-5 | 76 | 97A | 95A | Jason Hart | 6/5 | |
| 03 Sep 18+14d | Newcastle (AW) | Global's Make Some Noise Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 3/8 | 2¾ | 9-9 | 77 | 89A | 82A | David Nolan | 9/4 |
| 20 Aug 18+18d | Thirsk | British EBF Novice Stakes | 2/9 | 1½ | 9-7 | — | 79A | 91A | David Nolan | 11/2 |
| 02 Aug 18+57d | Nottingham | myracing.com For Free Nottingham Tips Novice Median Auction Stakes | 3/10 | 1¼ | 9-7 | — | 74A | 85A | David Nolan | 16/1 |
| 06 Jun 18 | Wetherby | Party In The Paddock On 22nd June Novice Median Auction Stakes | 7/10 | 1 | 9-13 | — | 71A | 75A | David Nolan | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Shawaamekh won?
- Shawaamekh (GB) won 4 of 57 archived starts between 2018 and 2025, a strike rate of 7%. Placed 21 times in total (36.8% of starts).
- Who trained Shawaamekh?
- Shawaamekh (GB) was trained by Maurice Andrew Ahern on the most recent run on record, at Listowel on 23 September 2025.
- Who is Shawaamekh's sire?
- Shawaamekh (GB) is by Born To Sea (IRE) out of Frances Stuart (IRE), whose sire is King's Best.
- What going does Shawaamekh prefer?
- Shawaamekh (GB) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 15 starts (13.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Shawaamekh's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 55, from the run on 23 September 2025. The highest on record is 90.
- What is Shawaamekh's sire's record?
- Born To Sea (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 4,279 runs since Jan 2008 (311 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 12.1% from 966. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.4% from 865. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.8% from 724.
- Who are Shawaamekh's siblings?
- Out of Frances Stuart (IRE), Shawaamekh (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.