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Horse profile

Shell Bay (USA)

4yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2016) · Last trainer Richard Hannon · Last owner H Robin Heffer
by Hard Spun (USA) out of Rebel Account (USA) (Dixieland Band)
22 runs · 11 courses · from Oct 2014
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Sep 2016 — 3,679 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2016 · 13th of 18 4 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 86
KTB Profile

Shell Bay (USA) is 4 from 22. Hasn't won since Oct 2015. All 4 wins have come on turf — 0 from 4 on the all-weather, and every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 7 on softer).

Based on 22 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins on turf Wins on good or faster
Official rating86↓ 4lb off peak
86 69–90

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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.

Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 86A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Goodwood, 27 Aug 2016 Official rating 86 at the last run, 17 Sep 2016

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race.

Flat 22 figures · best 87A · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Good to Firm887A78—
Good to Soft676A71—
Standard (AW)485A78—
Good385B81—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f1587A75—
6f – 7f478A76.5—
1m – 1m1f386A81—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 22 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
Hard Spun (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 1,388 runs since Jan 2008 (120 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 8.2% from 147. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 15.2% from 475.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm14535.7%+23.6—
Good to Firm2423313.6%+1.53 from 8
Good2893612.5%+0.41 from 3
Good to Soft171179.9%−2.20 from 6
Soft147128.2%−3.90 from 1
Heavy4536.7%−5.4—
Standard (AW)4806212.9%+0.80 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f56712.5%+0.4—
6f – 7f4757215.2%+3.10 from 4
1m – 1m1f373379.9%−2.21 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f282269.2%−2.93 from 15
1m5f – 2m88910.2%−1.9—
2m1f – 2m4f681014.7%+2.6—
2m5f – 3m41614.6%+2.5—
Over 3m5120%+7.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Rebel Account (USA) (Dixieland Band)

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

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 8 3 38% +11.50
Good to Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 3 1 33% +0.50
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 9 2 22% +3.50
Class 5 5 1 20% +2.00
Class 2 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 4 1 25% −0.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newbury 4 1 25% +3.00
Goodwood 3 0 0% −3.00
Kempton (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Newmarket 2 1 50% +3.50
Windsor 2 0 0% −2.00
Ascot 2 1 50% +5.00
Salisbury 2 1 50% +1.50
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Epsom Downs 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 15 3 20% +1.00
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 3 1 33% +4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Pat Dobbs 6 1 17% −2.50
Tom Marquand 5 0 0% −5.00
Sean Levey 5 0 0% −5.00
Cam Hardie 2 1 50% +5.00
Kieran O'Neill 2 0 0% −2.00
Ryan Moore 1 1 100% +4.50
Sammy Jo Bell 1 1 100% +6.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 19 4 21% +4.00
Blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 8 0 0% −8.00
2015 12 4 33% +11.00
2014 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
17 Sep 16+11d Newbury Dubai Duty Free Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 13/18 ¾ 8-8 8691C69A Tom Marquand 66/1
06 Sep 16+10d Leicester Len Chesters Celebration Handicap Class 4 · 12f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 5/8 1½ 9-10 83—76A Sean Levey 11/1
27 Aug 16+7d Goodwood Whiteley Clinic Stakes (Handicap) Class 3 · 9f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 5/10 2½ 9-12 86—86A Sean Levey 16/1
20 Aug 16+22d Sandown National Feed & Flour Production Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 8/12 ½ 8-1 87—73A Tom Marquand 66/1
29 Jul 16+30d Newmarket Everest Harry Laud Classic Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 6/6 1½ 10-0 89—82B Tom Marquand 11/1
29 Jun 16+25d Kempton (AW) 32red Handicap Class 3 · 12f · Standard · 8 ran 3/8 1¼ 9-3 88—85A Pat Dobbs 20/1
04 Jun 16+5d Epsom Downs Investec Asset Finance Stakes (handicap) Class 2 · 12f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 14/17 5 8-11 90—70C Sean Levey 33/1
30 May 16+232d Windsor Mr & Mrs Newman Golden Wedding Anniversary Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 8/9 1½ 9-5 90—73A Sean Levey 9/1
11 Oct 15+8d Goodwood Goodwood Racehorse Owners Group Handicap Class 3 · 12f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 7/8 1 9-3 90—71A Tom Marquand 10/1
03 Oct 15+10d Newmarket Racing Fx Currency Conversion Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 1/8 9-1 86—87A Ryan Moore 9/2
23 Sep 15+18d Kempton (AW) 32Red.com Handicap (London Middle Distance Series Qualifier) Class 3 · 11f · Standard To Slow · 7 ran 3/7 1 9-1 86—78A Pat Dobbs 7/1
05 Sep 15+15d Ascot Appletiser Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 12f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 9/11 2¼ 8-5 86—71A Cam Hardie 25/1
21 Aug 15+13d Salisbury Breeze Radio Handicap Class 4 · 12f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 9-5 83—85B Pat Dobbs 5/2
08 Aug 15+8d Ascot Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Classic (Handicap) Class 3 · 12f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 1/10 8-9 78—75A Sammy Jo Bell 6/1
31 Jul 15+11d Goodwood Betfred Mobile Stakes (Handicap) Class 3 · 11f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 3/11 1¼ 8-0 74—75A Tom Marquand 8/1
20 Jul 15+25d Windsor Download The Unibet Racing App Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 nse 9-4 74—81A Pat Dobbs 2/1J
25 Jun 15+16d Newbury Jung Pumpen & Pump Technology Handicap (Rnd) Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 1/11 9-3 69—81A Cam Hardie 6/1
09 Jun 15+14d Salisbury Bathwick Tyres Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 5/12 3¼ 9-4 69—72A Pat Dobbs 5/2F
26 May 15+11d Lingfield (AW) George English 80th Birthday Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 14 ran 4/14 1¼ 9-6 69—78A Kieran O'Neill 4/1
15 May 15+183d Newbury Coolmore Stud Maiden Stakes (Str) Class 4 · 7f · Good · 20 ran 6/20 3¾ 9-5 ——76A Kieran O'Neill 25/1
13 Nov 14+20d Kempton (AW) Download The BetVictor App Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 13 ran 4/13 hd 9-5 ——77A Sean Levey 3/1J
24 Oct 14 Newbury Al Basti Equiworld Maiden Stakes (Div 1) (Str) Class 4 · 8f · Soft · 9 ran 5/9 ¾ 9-5 ——75A Pat Dobbs 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Shell Bay (USA) won?
Shell Bay (USA) won 4 of 22 archived starts between 2014 and 2016, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 7 times in total (31.8% of starts).
Who trained Shell Bay (USA)?
Shell Bay (USA) was trained by Richard Hannon on the most recent run on record, at Newbury on 17 September 2016.
Who is Shell Bay (USA)'s sire?
Shell Bay (USA) is by Hard Spun (USA) out of Rebel Account (USA), whose sire is Dixieland Band.
What going does Shell Bay (USA) prefer?
Shell Bay (USA) has the best record on good to firm going: 3 wins from 8 starts (37.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Shell Bay (USA)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 17 September 2016. The highest on record is 90.
What is Shell Bay (USA)'s sire's record?
Hard Spun (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 1,388 runs since Jan 2008 (120 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 8.2% from 147. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 15.2% from 475.

Record shown from October 2014. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.