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Horse profile

Shield Wall (IRE)

2yo colt (at last run, Aug 2023) · Last trainer Marco Botti · Last owner Sheikh Khalid Bin Ali Al Khalifa
by Inns Of Court (IRE) out of Viking Fair (GB) (Zamindar)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Jul 2023
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Aug 2023 — 1,151 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2023 · 8th of 11
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Jul 2023 and Aug 2023, the last of them as a 2yo colt. Finished 8 of 11 at Yarmouth last time. By Inns Of Court (IRE), whose progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 2,224 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 78 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Yarmouth, 27 Aug 2023

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 →

Flat 2 figures · best 83C · median 80.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
6f – 7f283C80.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 82A the best of the last 2 rated runs · Newmarket, 28 Jul 2023

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. What this means →

Flat 2 figures · best 82A · median 68
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
6f – 7f282A68—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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

Progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 2,224 runs since Jan 2008 (231 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−9.3—
Good to Firm243166.6%−2.7—
Good549478.6%−0.70 from 1
Good to Soft2182611.9%+2.60 from 1
Soft371359.4%+0.1—
Heavy10787.5%−1.8—
Standard (AW)7327410.1%+0.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2943311.2%+1.9—
6f – 7f1,1941089%−0.30 from 2
1m – 1m1f519417.9%−1.4—
1m2f – 1m4f1491812.1%+2.8—
1m5f – 2m4149.8%+0.5—
2m1f – 2m4f2414.2%−5.1—
2m5f – 3m3133.3%+24—

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
Viking Fair (GB) (Zamindar)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Crypto Quest (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Initiative (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Crypto Quest (IRE)3435f–6fClass 6
Initiative (IRE)1216fClass 4
Beauty's Forte (IRE)3217fClass 6
Urban Highway (IRE)3115½fClass 6
Anniesuella (IRE)30——
Valognes (IRE)60——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
27 Aug 23+30d Yarmouth British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 7f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 6½ 9-4 78B54A Neil Callan 15/2
28 Jul 23 Newmarket British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 6f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 6/14 1¼ 9-5 83C82A Marco Ghiani 22/1

Quick answers

How many races has Shield Wall (IRE) won?
Shield Wall (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2023.
Who trained Shield Wall (IRE)?
Shield Wall (IRE) was trained by Marco Botti on the most recent run on record, at Yarmouth on 27 August 2023.
Who is Shield Wall (IRE)'s sire?
Shield Wall (IRE) is by Inns Of Court (IRE) out of Viking Fair (GB), whose sire is Zamindar.
What is Shield Wall (IRE)'s sire's record?
Inns Of Court (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 2,224 runs since Jan 2008 (231 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Shield Wall (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Viking Fair (GB), Shield Wall (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Crypto Quest (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Initiative (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2023. 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.