Sheer Dance (IRE)
Sheer Dance (IRE) is 1 from 14. Hasn't won since Jul 2007.
- 1–14Wins / Runs
- 7.1%Strike rate
- 2 (14.3%)Placed
- +1.00£1 level staken=14 at SP
- 1.13Fair A/E n=14 · 0.81 incl. margin
- 54Highest OR
- 62dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 4,102 runs since Jan 2008 (276 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 2.4% from 164. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 0.8% from 119.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 72 | 5 | 6.9% | −1.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Firm | 787 | 76 | 9.7% | +1.5 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 857 | 67 | 7.8% | −0.4 | — |
| Good to Soft | 468 | 36 | 7.7% | −0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 527 | 36 | 6.8% | −1.4 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 164 | 4 | 2.4% | −5.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,227 | 113 | 9.2% | +1 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,124 | 121 | 10.8% | +2.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,052 | 162 | 7.9% | −0.3 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 596 | 41 | 6.9% | −1.3 | 1 from 11 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 154 | 11 | 7.1% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 119 | 1 | 0.8% | −7.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 52 | 1 | 1.9% | −6.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −8.2 | — |
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
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
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +12.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bellewstown | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 1 | 9% | +4.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N G McCullagh | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Rory Cleary | 3 | 1 | 33% | +12.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Nora Looby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Helen Keohane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| E M Butterly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tadhg O'Shea | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 12 | 1 | 8% | +3.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +8.00 |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2005 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 · 7 runs | |||||||||
| 07 Dec 07+34d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk - Feel The Energy Handicap (42-60) | 9/13 | shd | 9-1 | 47 | 35C | Seamie Heffernan | 10/1 |
| 03 Nov 07+82d | Leopardstown | Betchronicle.com Handicap (42-70) (Div 3) | 10/22 | ½ | 8-9 | 47 | 49C | Rory Cleary | 14/1 |
| 13 Aug 07+25d | Ballinrobe | J.p.s.property Development Claiming Race | 5/7 | 1¾ | 9-6 | 47 | 45C | Seamie Heffernan | 7/1 |
| 19 Jul 07+13d | Killarney | Dawn Flavoured Milk Handicap (42-60) (Div 2) | 4/15 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 47 | 59C | Rory Cleary | 8/1 |
| 06 Jul 07+18d | Bellewstown | Anglo Printers Handicap (42-60) | 1/15 | 8-10 | 42 | 67C | Rory Cleary | 14/1 | |
| 18 Jun 07+15d | Ballinrobe | Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (42-60) | 9/15 | 1 | 8-7 | 46 | 37C | Nora Looby | 16/1 |
| 03 Jun 07+284d | Listowel | Feale Handicap (42-60) (Div 2) | 8/13 | ¾ | 9-0 | 46 | 48C | Declan McDonogh | 8/1 |
| 2006 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 23 Aug 06+67d | Bellewstown | Business Centre Handicap (40-60) (Div 1) | 9/15 | 1 | 9-2 | 51 | 34C | N G McCullagh | 9/1 |
| 17 Jun 06+11d | Navan | Lone Ranger Handicap (45-60) | 10/18 | 1½ | 9-5 | 51 | 15C | N G McCullagh | 7/2F |
| 06 Jun 06+44d | Tipperary | Dunbavin Handicap (45-60) | 3/16 | 1 | 9-6 | 51 | 63C | N G McCullagh | 14/1 |
| 23 Apr 06+28d | Leopardstown | Maple Handicap (Rated 45-70) | 14/17 | 1½ | 8-3 | 54 | 30C | Helen Keohane | 25/1 |
| 26 Mar 06+153d | Curragh | Unicorn Homes Maiden | 18/24 | 3 | 9-0 | 54 | 34C | N G McCullagh | 20/1 |
| 2005 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 24 Oct 05+30d | Curragh | Al Nahyan Fillies Maiden | 10/27 | 3 | 8-7 | — | 48C | E M Butterly | 16/1 |
| 24 Sep 05 | Fairyhouse | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden | 13/17 | ½ | 9-0 | — | — | Tadhg O'Shea | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Sheer Dance won?
- Sheer Dance (IRE) won 1 of 14 archived starts between 2005 and 2007, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 2 times in total (14.3% of starts).
- Who trained Sheer Dance?
- Sheer Dance (IRE) was trained by M J Grassick on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 7 December 2007.
- Who is Sheer Dance's sire?
- Sheer Dance (IRE) is by Namid (GB) out of Sheer Dane (IRE), whose sire is Danehill.
- What going does Sheer Dance prefer?
- Sheer Dance (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 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 Sheer Dance's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 47, from the run on 7 December 2007. The highest on record is 54.
- What is Sheer Dance's sire's record?
- Namid (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 4,102 runs since Jan 2008 (276 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 2.4% from 164. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 0.8% from 119.