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Horse profile

Shepherd Moon (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2010) · Last trainer V T O'Brien · Last owner Patrick Furey
by Taipan (IRE) out of Bluebird Lane (IRE) (Ashford)
5 runs · 5 courses · from Jul 2009
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Jun 2010 — 5,989 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2010 · 10th of 15 Last raced off OR 88
KTB Profile

Shepherd Moon (IRE) is yet to win from 5 starts.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 97C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Limerick, 16 May 2010 Official rating 88 at the last run, 13 Jun 2010

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 4 figures · best 97C · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Firm288A87—
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m288A87—
2m1f – 2m4f297C89—

Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 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
Taipan (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 1,212 runs since Jan 2008 (128 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 12.6% from 159. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 6% from 133.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm10110%+0.5—
Good to Firm141139.2%−0.30 from 3
Good317299.1%−0.40 from 1
Good to Soft1592012.6%+3.1—
Soft305247.9%−1.60 from 1
Heavy2742810.2%+0.7—
Standard (AW)600%−9.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−9.5—
1m – 1m1f100%−9.5—
1m2f – 1m4f200%−9.5—
1m5f – 2m201147%−2.5—
2m1f – 2m4f412379%−0.50 from 2
2m5f – 3m4615612.1%+2.60 from 3
Over 3m13386%−3.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Bluebird Lane (IRE) (Ashford)

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 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Phillip Enright 2 0 0% −2.00
Mark Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Tommie M O'Brien 1 0 0% −1.00
Roger Loughran 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 4 0 0% −4.00
2009 1 0 0% −1.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2010 · 4 runs
13 Jun 10+21d Roscommon Curraghboy Handicap Chase (0-109) 3m½f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 10/15 3 10-2 8886C Phillip Enright 25/1
23 May 10+7d Downpatrick Toals Now In Every County In The North Handicap Chase (0-102) 2m7f · Good To Firm · 14 ran F/14 — 10-9 88— Phillip Enright 25/1
16 May 10+29d Limerick Souths Bar Beginners Chase 2m3½f · Good · 15 ran 11/15 18 11-12 8897C Mark Walsh 25/1
17 Apr 10+272d Tramore Saltan Properties Hunters Chase 2m6f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 9/15 1 11-0 —88A Mr Tommie M O'Brien 25/1
2009 · 1 run
19 Jul 09 Tipperary (IRE) Pride Of Tipperary Beginners Chase (Div II) 2m4f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 8/16 18 11-12 —81C Roger Loughran 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Shepherd Moon won?
Shepherd Moon (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2009 and 2010.
Who trained Shepherd Moon?
Shepherd Moon (IRE) was trained by V T O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Roscommon on 13 June 2010.
Who is Shepherd Moon's sire?
Shepherd Moon (IRE) is by Taipan (IRE) out of Bluebird Lane (IRE), whose sire is Ashford.
What is Shepherd Moon's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 13 June 2010. That is also the highest on record.
What is Shepherd Moon's sire's record?
Taipan (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 1,212 runs since Jan 2008 (128 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 12.6% from 159. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 6% from 133.

Record shown from July 2009. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.