Sheer Silk (IRE)
Sheer Silk (IRE) is 1 from 15. Hasn't won since Oct 2007.
- 1–15Wins / Runs
- 6.7%Strike rate
- 5 (33.3%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 0.75Fair A/E n=15 · 0.55 incl. margin
- 72Highest OR
- 46dAvg 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 8.3% of 4,140 runs since Jan 2008 (273 horses).
Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.1% from 124.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 70 | 5 | 7.1% | −1.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 896 | 86 | 9.6% | +1.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 874 | 70 | 8% | −0.3 | — |
| Good to Soft | 383 | 27 | 7% | −1.3 | — |
| Soft | 491 | 44 | 9% | +0.7 | 1 from 8 |
| Heavy | 137 | 13 | 9.5% | +1.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,289 | 100 | 7.8% | −0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 569 | 51 | 9% | +0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,802 | 153 | 8.5% | +0.2 | 1 from 13 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 857 | 61 | 7.1% | −1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 478 | 37 | 7.7% | −0.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 268 | 23 | 8.6% | +0.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 124 | 15 | 12.1% | +3.8 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 36 | 5 | 13.9% | +5.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −8.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
7 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Sea The Lion (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m6f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Prima Luce (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea The Lion (IRE) | 19 | 6 | 1m2f–1m5f | — |
| Bloomfield (IRE) | 8 | 3 | 1m2f–1m6f | Listed |
| Prima Luce (IRE) | 13 | 2 | 7f | Group 3 |
| Toraidhe (IRE) | 28 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Gakalina (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 5 |
| Home You Stroll (IRE) | 11 | 1 | 1m2f | — |
| Atlas Mountain (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 8 | 1 | 13% | +5.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 2 | 1 | 50% | +11.00 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 13 | 1 | 8% | +0.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Townend | 5 | 1 | 20% | +8.00 |
| Mick Kinane | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Emmet McNamara | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| D J Moran | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| W J Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Willie Supple | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Smullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fran Berry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Davy Condon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rory Cleary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 14 | 1 | 7% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2007 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +6.00 |
| 2006 | 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
Quick answers
- How many races has Sheer Silk (IRE) won?
- Sheer Silk (IRE) won 1 of 15 archived starts between 2006 and 2008, a strike rate of 6.7%. Placed 5 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained Sheer Silk (IRE)?
- Sheer Silk (IRE) was trained by Charles O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Curragh on 28 June 2008.
- Who is Sheer Silk (IRE)'s sire?
- Sheer Silk (IRE) is by Fasliyev (USA) out of Ramona (GB), whose sire is Desert King.
- What going does Sheer Silk (IRE) prefer?
- Sheer Silk (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Sheer Silk (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 67, from the run on 28 June 2008. The highest on record is 72.
- What is Sheer Silk (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Fasliyev (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 4,140 runs since Jan 2008 (273 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.1% from 124.
- Who are Sheer Silk (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Ramona (GB), Sheer Silk (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Sea The Lion (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Prima Luce (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m6f. As at Oct 2026.