Horse profile
Shifting Gold (IRE)
6yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2012) · Last trainer Kevin Ryan · Last owner Hambleton Racing Ltd Viii
by Night Shift (USA) out of Gold Bust (GB) (Nashwan)
50 runs · 19 courses · from Jun 2008
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Oct 2012 — 5,138 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2012
9 wins · 5 courses
Last raced off OR 66
KTB Profile
Shifting Gold (IRE) is 9 from 50. Hasn't won since Apr 2012. Last raced off 66, 54lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 50 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 54lb off peak
- 9–50Wins / Runs
- 18%Strike rate
- 21 (42%)Placed
- +28.83£1 level staken=50 at SP
- 1.70Fair A/E n=50 · 1.46 incl. margin
- 120Highest OR
- 32dAvg 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.
Official rating66↓ 54lb off peak
66
55–120
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
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
Night Shift (USA)
Progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 2,176 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 34 | 4 | 11.8% | +3.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 451 | 41 | 9.1% | +0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 478 | 46 | 9.6% | +0.9 | 1 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 209 | 22 | 10.5% | +1.8 | 2 from 9 |
| Soft | 261 | 20 | 7.7% | −1 | 1 from 5 |
| Heavy | 73 | 2 | 2.7% | −6 | 1 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 670 | 54 | 8.1% | −0.6 | 4 from 21 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 259 | 27 | 10.4% | +1.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 734 | 58 | 7.9% | −0.8 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 471 | 45 | 9.6% | +0.9 | 2 from 6 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 297 | 29 | 9.8% | +1.1 | 2 from 14 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 248 | 19 | 7.7% | −1 | 3 from 18 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 134 | 11 | 8.2% | −0.5 | 2 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 32 | 0 | 0% | −8.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −8.7 | — |
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
Dam
Gold Bust (GB) (Nashwan)
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Gold Focus (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m1½f–1m3½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Focus (IRE) | 14 | 2 | 1m1½f–1m3½f | — |
| Gold Mirage (IRE) | 9 | 1 | 1m3½f | — |
| Machinale (USA) | 1 | 1 | 1m2½f | — |
| Golden Wave (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Beyond Compare (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 21 | 4 | 19% | −1.67 |
| Good to Soft | 9 | 2 | 22% | +10.50 |
| Good | 8 | 1 | 13% | +7.00 |
| Heavy | 5 | 1 | 20% | +12.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 22 | 2 | 9% | −11.00 |
| Class 6 | 13 | 5 | 38% | +31.83 |
| Class 4 | 12 | 2 | 17% | +11.00 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell (AW) | 17 | 4 | 24% | +2.33 |
| Newcastle | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.50 |
| Sedgefield | 4 | 2 | 50% | +19.00 |
| Catterick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hamilton | 3 | 1 | 33% | +12.00 |
| Beverley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 1 | 100% | +16.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 18 | 3 | 17% | −3.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 14 | 2 | 14% | +5.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 2 | 33% | +15.33 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 2 | 40% | +18.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Ryan | 22 | 5 | 23% | +12.50 |
| Brian Toomey | 10 | 2 | 20% | +13.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 4 | 1 | 25% | +13.00 |
| Neil Callan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Michael O'Connell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jamie Spencer | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| Ted Durcan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Henry Brooke | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fergus Sweeney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Phillip Makin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joe Fanning | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Winston | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 28 | 7 | 25% | +30.33 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 10 | 2 | 20% | +10.50 |
| None | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.50 |
| 2011 | 15 | 4 | 27% | +17.50 |
| 2010 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 2009 | 11 | 3 | 27% | +12.83 |
| 2008 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +9.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 38 | 7 | 18% | +17.83 |
| Hurdle | 12 | 2 | 17% | +11.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 03 Oct 12+36d | Newcastle | Sendrig Construction Handicap | PU/11 | — | 9-5 | 66 | — | Amy Ryan | 25/1 |
| 28 Aug 12+147d | Southwell (AW) | Richard Gibson Handicap | 7/8 | 23 | 9-4 | 66 | 61C | Amy Ryan | 15/2 |
| 03 Apr 12+49d | Southwell (AW) | 32 Free At 32red.com Handicap | 1/8 | 8-10 | 64 | 74A | Amy Ryan | 9/2 | |
| 14 Feb 12+25d | Southwell (AW) | Book Your Tickets On Line At southwell-racecourse.co.uk Handicap | 8/10 | 2 | 9-3 | 67 | 59C | Amy Ryan | 14/1 |
| 20 Jan 12+22d | Catterick | Turftv Handicap Hurdle | 7/12 | 10 | 10-10 | 118 | 102A | Henry Brooke | 66/1 |
| 2011 · 15 runs | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 11+33d | Southwell (AW) | Totetrifecta Handicap | 5/9 | 4½ | 9-11 | 68 | 70A | Amy Ryan | 12/1 |
| 26 Nov 11+15d | Bangor-on-Dee | Vittoria Healthcare Handicap Hurdle | 6/9 | 13 | 10-9 | 118 | 93C | Brian Toomey | 14/1 |
| 11 Nov 11+45d | Cheltenham | Cheltenhamcollection.co.uk Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | PU/23 | — | 11-4 | 120 | — | Brian Toomey | 66/1 |
| 27 Sep 11+21d | Sedgefield | Durham Army Cadet Force Novices' Hurdle (John Wade Hurdle Series Qualifier) | 3/8 | 19 | 11-7 | 120 | 103A | Brian Toomey | 5/1 |
| 06 Sep 11+26d | Sedgefield | Desco Derby Novices' Hurdle (John Wade Hurdle Series Qualifier) | 1/12 | 11-0 | 106 | 123A | Brian Toomey | 14/1 | |
| 11 Aug 11+30d | Beverley | beverley-racecourse.co.uk Handicap | 5/8 | 2¼ | 9-0 | 68 | 63C | Amy Ryan | 16/1 |
| 12 Jul 11+19d | Southwell (AW) | David Coltman Memorial Handicap | 1/10 | 9-4 | 64 | 80A | Amy Ryan | 3/1 | |
| 23 Jun 11+11d | Newcastle | La Taxis Handicap | 8/10 | 1¼ | 8-7 | 62 | 52A | Amy Ryan | 5/1 |
| 12 Jun 11+39d | Doncaster | crownhotel-bawtry.com Apprentice Handicap | 2/15 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 62 | 80A | Amy Ryan | 10/1 |
| 04 May 11+33d | Southwell (AW) | attheraces.com Exclusive Gary O'Brien Tipping Handicap | 2/6 | ¾ | 8-6 | 60 | 66B | Amy Ryan | 13/2 |
| 01 Apr 11+17d | Newcastle | Stones Handicap Hurdle | 6/10 | 18 | 11-0 | 106 | 85C | Brian Toomey | 6/1 |
| 15 Mar 11+19d | Sedgefield | Champion Hurdle Free Bets With Freebetting.co.uk Handicap Hurdle | 1/9 | 10-9 | 101 | 114A | Brian Toomey | 7/1 | |
| 24 Feb 11+42d | Southwell (AW) | Southwell-racecourse.co.uk Handicap | 3/5 | 3¼ | 8-9 | 61 | 57B | Amy Ryan | 4/1 |
| 13 Jan 11+12d | Catterick | Leeds Handicap Hurdle | 8/17 | ½ | 11-5 | 103 | 97C | Brian Toomey | 9/2 |
| 01 Jan 11+11d | Southwell (AW) | Membership Of Southwell Golf Club Handicap | 1/5 | 8-12 | 57 | 66B | Amy Ryan | 9/2 | |
| 2010 · 11 runs | |||||||||
| 21 Dec 10+11d | Southwell (AW) | Southwell Golf Club Handicap | 3/8 | 7 | 9-5 | 58 | 64A | Amy Ryan | 3/1J |
| 10 Dec 10+24d | Southwell (AW) | Membership At Southwell Golf Club Handicap | 2/7 | 1 | 9-0 | 57 | 78A | Amy Ryan | 9/2 |
| 16 Nov 10+5d | Southwell (AW) | betdaq.com Handicap | 2/13 | ½ | 9-2 | 55 | 81A | Amy Ryan | 5/1 |
| 11 Nov 10+29d | Southwell (AW) | Hospitality At Southwell Racecourse Handicap | 2/12 | 7 | 9-2 | 55 | 72A | Amy Ryan | 5/1 |
| 13 Oct 10+12d | Kempton (AW) | digibet.com Handicap | 13/14 | 2¼ | 9-1 | 60 | 51C | Fergus Sweeney | 40/1 |
| 01 Oct 10+87d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Bet Newmarket Cambridgeshire - Betdaq Handicap | 9/10 | 1½ | 8-11 | 64 | 44A | Amy Ryan | 40/1 |
| 06 Jul 10+25d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Neal Wood First Anniversary Memorial Handicap | 10/11 | 1¾ | 9-1 | 67 | 47C | Amy Ryan | 33/1 |
| 11 Jun 10+87d | York | Future Cleaning Services Apprentice Handicap | 14/15 | 6 | 8-9 | 68 | 56C | Michael O'Connell | 20/1 |
| 16 Mar 10+28d | Sedgefield | Paddypower.com Extra Places At Cheltenham Handicap Hurdle | 3/12 | nk | 10-1 | 100 | 112A | Michael O'Connell | 2/1J |
| 16 Feb 10+19d | Newcastle | tradersbettingexchange.co.uk Maiden Hurdle | 5/16 | 2¼ | 10-0 | 100 | 90A | Brian Toomey | 15/2 |
| 28 Jan 10+64d | Southwell (AW) | Betdaq.co.uk Handicap | 4/8 | ¾ | 9-5 | 69 | 74A | Phillip Makin | 14/1 |
| 2009 · 11 runs | |||||||||
| 25 Nov 09+27d | Wetherby | Goracing.co.uk Juvenile Maiden Hurdle | 8/13 | 2 | 10-5 | — | 80C | Brian Toomey | 2/1F |
| 29 Oct 09+52d | Newcastle | Parklands Golfcourse Juvenile Novices' Hurdle | 2/15 | 2¼ | 10-5 | — | 114A | Brian Toomey | 5/1 |
| 07 Sep 09+19d | Newcastle | S.V. Rutter Handicap (Div 2) | 1/11 | 9-4 | 64 | 79A | Amy Ryan | 7/2F | |
| 19 Aug 09+7d | Hamilton | Griffiths & Armour Handicap | 2/8 | nk | 8-9 | 62 | 68A | Amy Ryan | 3/1J |
| 12 Aug 09+11d | Hamilton | Toteswinger Handicap | 4/9 | ¾ | 8-7 | 62 | 58A | Amy Ryan | 13/2 |
| 01 Aug 09+55d | Hamilton | Macgregor Flooring Company Handicap | 1/9 | 8-8 | 57 | 73A | Amy Ryan | 14/1 | |
| 07 Jun 09+19d | Southwell (AW) | Sam Boldy Memorial Handicap | 7/10 | 3½ | 9-4 | 62 | 53C | Joe Fanning | 10/1 |
| 19 May 09+48d | Leicester | Henry Alken Handicap | 3/9 | 6 | 8-9 | 60 | 67A | Neil Callan | 28/1 |
| 01 Apr 09+34d | Catterick | Turftv Handicap | 8/8 | 22 | 8-8 | 64 | 44C | Paul Mulrennan | 9/1 |
| 26 Feb 09+37d | Southwell (AW) | Call 01636 814481 To Sponsor A Race Handicap | 7/7 | 23 | 8-9 | 64 | 44C | Jamie Spencer | 5/1 |
| 20 Jan 09+71d | Southwell (AW) | More Jump Racing At Southwell In 2009 Handicap | 1/10 | 9-2 | 58 | 83A | Jamie Spencer | 10/3 | |
| 2008 · 8 runs | |||||||||
| 10 Nov 08+12d | Southwell (AW) | racingpost.com Members Club Nursery Handicap (Div 1) | 6/9 | hd | 9-7 | 60 | 57A | Paul Mulrennan | 13/2 |
| 29 Oct 08+19d | Nottingham | Paddocks Conference Centre At Nottingham Racecourse Selling Stakes | 1/14 | 8-11 | 57 | 76A | Paul Mulrennan | 16/1 | |
| 10 Oct 08+16d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Book Tickets Online Nursery Handicap | 11/12 | ½ | 9-1 | 59 | 50C | Ted Durcan | 14/1 |
| 24 Sep 08+15d | Redcar | Pertemps Employment Alliance Nursery Handicap (Str) | 16/20 | nse | 9-1 | 59 | 45C | Neil Callan | 13/2F |
| 09 Sep 08+37d | Beverley | George Swiers "The Taxman" Nursery Handicap | 2/12 | 2¼ | 9-0 | 57 | 73A | Robert Winston | 12/1 |
| 03 Aug 08+15d | Chester | Jewson Supporting British Heart Foundation EBF Maiden Stakes | 7/10 | 4 | 9-3 | 64 | 49A | Ted Durcan | 18/1 |
| 19 Jul 08+45d | Haydock | J.J. McLaughlin E.B.F. Maiden Stakes | 6/11 | 1½ | 9-3 | 64 | 55C | Neil Callan | 33/1 |
| 04 Jun 08 | Ripon | Eura Audit UK Small Business Accountants Maiden Stakes | 5/5 | 11 | 9-3 | 64 | 26C | Paul Mulrennan | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Shifting Gold won?
- Shifting Gold (IRE) won 9 of 50 archived starts between 2008 and 2012, a strike rate of 18%. Placed 21 times in total (42% of starts).
- Who trained Shifting Gold?
- Shifting Gold (IRE) was trained by Kevin Ryan on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle on 3 October 2012.
- Who is Shifting Gold's sire?
- Shifting Gold (IRE) is by Night Shift (USA) out of Gold Bust (GB), whose sire is Nashwan.
- What going does Shifting Gold prefer?
- Shifting Gold (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 9 starts (22.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Shifting Gold's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 66, from the run on 3 October 2012. The highest on record is 120.
- What is Shifting Gold's sire's record?
- Night Shift (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 2,176 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Shifting Gold's siblings?
- Out of Gold Bust (GB), Shifting Gold (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Gold Focus (IRE) (2). The wins came over 1m1½f–1m3½f. As at Oct 2026.