Horse profile
Shaw's Cross (IRE)
13yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2025) · Last trainer Andy Irvine · Last owner Mareildar Racing Part 1
by Mr Dinos (IRE) out of Capparoe Cross (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
51 runs · 18 courses · from Sep 2017
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Feb 2025 — 608 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2025 · 4th of 6
3 wins · Plumpton, Lingfield & Sandown
Last raced off OR 71
KTB Profile
Shaw's Cross won three of 51 starts on turf between Sep 2017 and Feb 2025. All three wins came in handicaps, two over 1m5f – 2m on heavy ground at Lingfield and Sandown and one over 2m1f – 2m4f on good to soft at Plumpton. He last won in Jan 2023 off a mark of 83. Aged 13 at his last run in Feb 2025, he finished fourth of six in a Class 5 handicap chase at Lingfield off an official rating of 71, 41lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 51 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 41lb off peak
- 3–51Wins / Runs
- 5.9%Strike rate
- 16 (31.4%)Placed
- −32.25£1 level staken=51 at SP
- 0.62Fair A/E n=51 · 0.54 incl. margin
- 112Highest OR
- 54dAvg 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 rating71↓ 41lb off peak
71
71–112
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 103
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 →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 15 | 116C | 78 | — |
| Good | 10 | 103B | 82.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 111B | 87.5 | — |
| Heavy | 4 | 95B | 85.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 18 | 116C | 83.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 17 | 111B | 82 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 110B | 94.5 | — |
Of 51 runs looked at, 14 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (11) · did not complete (3).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 37 figures from 51 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 4 analysed runs since Nov 2024
- Mid-division 3 (75%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 7.3% of 409 runs since Jan 2008 (33 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 10 | 1 | 10% | +2.7 | — |
| Good | 122 | 6 | 4.9% | −2.4 | 0 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 55 | 4 | 7.3% | 0 | 1 from 12 |
| Soft | 149 | 8 | 5.4% | −1.9 | 0 from 22 |
| Heavy | 73 | 11 | 15.1% | +7.8 | 2 from 6 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −7.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 134 | 9 | 6.7% | −0.6 | 2 from 22 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 139 | 14 | 10.1% | +2.8 | 1 from 21 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 114 | 6 | 5.3% | −2 | 0 from 8 |
| Over 3m | 20 | 1 | 5% | −2.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Capparoe Cross (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Cloughroe (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m5f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Cloughroe (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloughroe (IRE) | 20 | 1 | 2m5f | Class 4 |
| Dan's Cross (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Villagers Cross (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Ximli (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 22 | 0 | 0% | −22.00 |
| Good to Soft | 12 | 1 | 8% | −8.75 |
| Good | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Heavy | 6 | 2 | 33% | +9.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 25 | 1 | 4% | −21.75 |
| Class 4 | 18 | 1 | 6% | −12.50 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +8.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plumpton | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.75 |
| Lingfield | 8 | 1 | 13% | +2.00 |
| Fontwell | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Warwick | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Clonmel | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Fakenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Worcester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wincanton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sandown | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hexham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 22 | 2 | 9% | −6.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 21 | 1 | 5% | −17.75 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Armson | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Tom O'Brien | 12 | 2 | 17% | +3.50 |
| James Best | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Nick Scholfield | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.75 |
| Stephen Gray | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Stan Sheppard | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| William Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sean Houlihan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Cobden | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mitchell Bastyan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paddy Brennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Townend | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 24 | 1 | 4% | −20.75 |
| Cheekpieces | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| Hood | 13 | 2 | 15% | +2.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.75 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +6.00 |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −0.50 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 26 | 2 | 8% | −10.50 |
| Chase | 25 | 1 | 4% | −21.75 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 25+20d | Lingfield | Amazing Sri Lanka Handicap Chase Tracked front pack early - up to third turning for home before losing momentum on the bend - blundered three out - held on for fourth without finding more | 4/6 | 6 | 9-13 | 71 | — | 76B | Philip Armson | 13/2 |
| 31 Jan 25+12d | Lingfield | At The Races App Expert Tips Handicap Chase Settled midpack early - moved through smartly to edge in front 3 out - under pressure 2 out then overtaken close home - held no more late finished fourth | 4/11 | 2½ | 9-13 | 72 | 83B | 86A | Philip Armson | 15/2 |
| 19 Jan 25+34d | Fakenham | Sky Bet Extra Places Every Day Handicap Chase Improved position from inside by 9th - moved into second before two out - eased back after two out - dropped to fourth as straight approached - finished fourth beaten just over ten lengths | 4/11 | 3 | 9-13 | 72 | 79B | 90A | Philip Armson | 11/1 |
| 16 Dec 24+18d | Plumpton | weatherbysshop.co.uk Handicap Chase Settled in the pack early - improved to challenge leader before the 10th - driven approaching two out - unable to match winner's turn of foot but stayed on steadily to the line finishing second | 2/6 | 4¼ | 9-13 | 72 | 103B | 98B | Philip Armson | 12/1 |
| 28 Nov 24+130d | Lingfield | Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Chase Settled midfield - urged into the home bend - unable to find any headway - eventually finished fifth | 5/8 | 10 | 9-13 | 72 | 80C | 74B | Philip Armson | 28/1 |
| 21 Jul 24+39d | Newton Abbot | Newton Abbot Racecourse Conference Centre Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) | 10/12 | 2¼ | 10-6 | 72 | — | 70A | Philip Armson | 22/1 |
| 12 Jun 24+17d | Fontwell | Follow Us On X At Yeeehaabet Handicap Chase | 3/7 | 1¼ | 9-13 | 74 | 82A | 86A | Philip Armson | 14/1 |
| 26 May 24+18d | Fontwell | Download The Star Sports App Handicap Chase | 5/6 | 3¼ | 9-13 | 75 | 103B | 75B | Philip Armson | 9/1 |
| 08 May 24+13d | Fontwell | Star Sports Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Chase | 3/9 | 4¼ | 9-13 | 75 | 92A | 92A | Philip Armson | 33/1 |
| 25 Apr 24+59d | Warwick | Molly Ollys Handicap Chase | 9/12 | 18 | 10-4 | 79 | 33C | 62C | Philip Armson | 66/1 |
| 26 Feb 24+50d | Plumpton | BetGoodwin Handicap Chase | 3/5 | 16 | 10-11 | 81 | 28C | 83C | Stan Sheppard | 3/1 |
| 07 Jan 24+20d | Plumpton | BetGoodwin Hayley Turner Handicap Chase | 5/10 | 2 | 9-13 | 81 | 57A | 92A | Philip Armson | 12/1 |
| 18 Dec 23+18d | Plumpton | Weatherbys & Birdie Calendars Handicap Chase | 2/11 | nk | 11-0 | 79 | 66A | 102A | Stan Sheppard | 7/1 |
| 30 Nov 23+17d | Lingfield | Did You Download The Racing App Handicap Chase | 4/13 | 2¾ | 10-1 | 81 | — | 103A | Philip Armson | 9/1 |
| 13 Nov 23+219d | Fakenham | Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap Chase | 3/6 | 13 | 10-4 | 84 | — | 87B | James Best | 22/1 |
| 08 Apr 23+4d | Newton Abbot | William Hill Handicap Hurdle | 5/10 | ¾ | 11-0 | 84 | 51B | 96A | William Kennedy | 9/2 |
| 04 Apr 23+13d | Fontwell | Download The Vickers.Bet App Handicap Chase | 2/5 | 5½ | 10-5 | 84 | 97C | 108B | Nick Scholfield | 3/1 |
| 22 Mar 23+23d | Warwick | Every Race Live On Racing Tv Novices' Handicap Chase | 4/6 | 20 | 11-0 | 86 | 8C | 68C | Sean Houlihan | 13/2 |
| 27 Feb 23+28d | Plumpton | Elementally Human High Stakes Handicap Chase | 4/7 | 2 | 10-9 | 86 | 75B | 97A | Nick Scholfield | 5/2 |
| 30 Jan 23+26d | Plumpton | IEP Financial Novices' Handicap Chase | 1/8 | 10-11 | 83 | 69B | 115A | Nick Scholfield | 9/4F | |
| 04 Jan 23+15d | Hereford | Black Mountain Botanicals Handicap Chase | 4/13 | 2¼ | 10-12 | 84 | — | 104A | Brian Hughes | 9/2J |
| 20 Dec 22+26d | Plumpton | Sky Sports Racing Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 2/6 | 14 | 10-5 | 85 | — | 94B | Harry Cobden | 9/2 |
| 24 Nov 22+20d | Lingfield | Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Handicap Chase | 2/7 | 2½ | 10-6 | 83 | 69B | 104B | Tom O'Brien | 5/1 |
| 04 Nov 22+207d | Fontwell | At The Races App Expert Tips Handicap Hurdle | 2/10 | 2¼ | 10-4 | 81 | 72A | 96A | Mitchell Bastyan | 22/1 |
| 11 Apr 22+31d | Hexham | Sky Sports Racing On Page 415 Handicap Chase | 4/5 | 3¾ | 10-13 | 83 | 44C | 89B | Nick Scholfield | 5/2J |
| 11 Mar 22+35d | Leicester | Leicestershire And Derbyshire Yeomanry Handicap Chase | 2/5 | 7½ | 10-3 | 85 | 88C | 98B | William Kennedy | 11/2 |
| 04 Feb 22+30d | Chepstow | Gwyn Jones Coaches 100th Birthday Handicap Chase | PU/11 | — | 10-3 | 87 | — | — | Tom O'Brien | 15/2 |
| 05 Jan 22+27d | Ffos Las | Vindico Think Purple Handicap Chase | 2/13 | 5½ | 10-8 | 87 | 95B | 107A | Tom O'Brien | 10/1 |
| 09 Dec 21+39d | Warwick | Alpha Boilers Handicap Hurdle | 8/14 | 2¼ | 10-0 | 89 | 110B | 88A | James Best | 40/1 |
| 31 Oct 21+24d | Lingfield | Free Tips On attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle | 3/11 | 7½ | 11-3 | 91 | 90C | 110A | Tom O'Brien | 8/1 |
| 07 Oct 21+133d | Worcester | Ann Hitchings Memorial Handicap Hurdle | 6/10 | 5½ | 10-10 | 94 | 87B | 89A | Nick Scholfield | 25/1 |
| 27 May 21+8d | Worcester | Together We Are Stronger Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) | 8/9 | 3 | 11-12 | 100 | 97A | 97A | Tom O'Brien | 16/1 |
| 19 May 21+11d | Warwick | Coronation Handicap Hurdle | F/8 | — | 10-11 | 100 | — | — | Tom O'Brien | 9/2 |
| 08 May 21+55d | Warwick | Bet At Racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle | 6/10 | 6 | 11-0 | 103 | — | 96A | Nick Scholfield | 50/1 |
| 14 Mar 21+22d | Warwick | Follow MansionBet This Cheltmas Handicap Hurdle | 10/15 | 11 | 11-3 | 106 | — | 97C | Tom O'Brien | 100/1 |
| 20 Feb 21+376d | Wincanton | Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap Hurdle | PU/19 | — | 11-10 | 108 | — | — | James Best | 80/1 |
| 10 Feb 20+36d | Plumpton | Extech Cloud - Humanising IT Handicap Hurdle | 4/10 | 6½ | 11-3 | 111 | 88B | 106A | Tom O'Brien | 7/1 |
| 05 Jan 20+33d | Plumpton | Watch Today's Race Replays On Attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle | 3/11 | nk | 11-9 | 112 | 84A | 118A | Paddy Brennan | 12/1 |
| 03 Dec 19+25d | Lingfield | Birdie's 2020 Wall & Desk Calendars Handicap Hurdle | 1/9 | 10-6 | 104 | — | 126A | Tom O'Brien | 9/1 | |
| 08 Nov 19+266d | Fontwell | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle | 8/9 | 4½ | 10-11 | 106 | 78B | 84A | James Best | 40/1 |
| 15 Feb 19+31d | Sandown | starsports.bet Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 5/8 | 2 | 11-1 | 108 | — | 99B | Tom O'Brien | 11/2 |
| 15 Jan 19+20d | Lingfield | Read Davy Russell's Exclusive Blog starsportsbet.co.uk Handicap Hurdle | 9/9 | 8 | 11-1 | 108 | 64C | 84C | Tom O'Brien | 9/4J |
| 26 Dec 18+19d | Wincanton | Jockey Club Ownership Syndicate Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 2/16 | 2 | 11-8 | 106 | 111B | 126A | James Best | 15/2 |
| 07 Dec 18+19d | Sandown | JLT Group Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 1/8 | 10-11 | 100 | 80C | 122A | Tom O'Brien | 9/2 | |
| 18 Nov 18+159d | Fontwell | Like Sun Racing On Facebook Handicap Hurdle | 2/14 | 10 | 11-12 | 100 | 111B | 118A | James Best | 25/1 |
| 12 Jun 18+10d | Roscommon | Roscommon Racecourse Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 8/17 | ½ | 11-9 | 95 | 83B | 94A | Stephen Gray | 11/1 |
| 02 Jun 18+16d | Tramore | Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 7/11 | 4¾ | 10-11 | 97 | — | 75C | Stephen Gray | 12/1 |
| 17 May 18+167d | Clonmel | Team Powerstown Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 12/18 | 1¼ | 10-13 | 99 | 103B | 97A | Stephen Gray | 16/1 |
| 01 Dec 17+29d | Limerick | Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle | 8/14 | 11 | 11-4 | — | 112C | 88C | Stephen Gray | 33/1 |
| 02 Nov 17+56d | Clonmel | Cashel Maiden Hurdle | 7/15 | 2 | 11-12 | — | 116C | 95C | Paul Townend | 25/1 |
| 07 Sep 17 | Clonmel | Mylerstown Maiden Hurdle | 4/12 | ½ | 11-1 | — | 80B | 104A | Stephen Gray | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Shaw's Cross (IRE) won?
- Shaw's Cross (IRE) won 3 of 51 archived starts between 2017 and 2025, a strike rate of 5.9%. Placed 16 times in total (31.4% of starts).
- Who trained Shaw's Cross (IRE)?
- Shaw's Cross (IRE) was trained by Andy Irvine on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield on 20 February 2025.
- Who is Shaw's Cross (IRE)'s sire?
- Shaw's Cross (IRE) is by Mr Dinos (IRE) out of Capparoe Cross (IRE), whose sire is Saddlers' Hall.
- What going does Shaw's Cross (IRE) prefer?
- Shaw's Cross (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Shaw's Cross (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 71, from the run on 20 February 2025. The highest on record is 112.
- What is Shaw's Cross (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Mr Dinos (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.3% of 409 runs since Jan 2008 (33 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Shaw's Cross (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Capparoe Cross (IRE), Shaw's Cross (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Cloughroe (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Cloughroe (IRE)). The wins came over 2m5f. As at Oct 2026.