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Horse profile

Shihoku (FR)

5yo gelding · Trainer Hayley Burton · Owner S Hall
by Seabhac (USA) out of Desert Sunrise (GB) (Green Desert)
14 runs · 7 courses · from Jul 2023
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Chantilly (FR) New yard Last run 18 Jun 2026 · 8th of 9 Last raced off OR 77
KTB Profile

Shihoku is a gelding who has won one of 14 starts. The win came at Chantilly in Feb 2025 over 1m to 1m1f on standard going. He has never won on turf from six starts. His last run, at Yarmouth in Jun 2026, was his first for Hayley Burton and saw him finish eighth of nine in a Class 4 handicap off an official rating of 77, which was 12lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 14 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs since Jan 2025 · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Won on AW, 0 on turf OR ↓ 12lb off peak
Official rating77↓ 12lb off peak
77 77–89

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 98 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kempton (AW), 21 Jan 2026

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 12 figures · best 107A · median 91.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)7107A955 runs · 102 / 93
Good373C721 run · —
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f7102A955 runs · 102 / 96
1m2f – 1m4f4107A81.52 runs · 90 / 71
6f – 7f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 82A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 4 Mar 2026 Official rating 77 at the last run, 18 Jun 2026

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 →

Flat 12 figures · best 95A · median 82
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)795A835 runs · 93 / 83
Good394B621 run · —
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f795A835 runs · 93 / 83
1m2f – 1m4f482A712 runs · 80 / 70.5
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 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 from 9 analysed runs since Jan 2025

  • Held up 3 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (22%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (22%) · 0 wins
  • Led 2 (22%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Seabhac (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 430 runs since Apr 2022 (62 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm400%−9.50 from 1
Good2627.7%−1.80 from 4
Good to Soft7556.7%−2.8—
Soft991515.2%+5.70 from 1
Heavy5547.3%−2.2—
Standard (AW)171158.8%−0.71 from 8
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f11218.2%+8.7—
6f – 7f8789.2%−0.30 from 1
1m – 1m1f143149.8%+0.31 from 9
1m2f – 1m4f131107.6%−1.90 from 4
1m5f – 2m2428.3%−1.2—
2m1f – 2m4f33515.2%+5.7—
2m5f – 3m100%−9.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2022 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Desert Sunrise (GB) (Green Desert)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Jumaira Bay (FR) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Jumaira Bay (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Jumaira Bay (FR)1627fClass 3
Desert Water (IRE)311mClass 5
Moana (FR)1817½f—
Greenwood (FR)311m—
Eastern Sunrise (GB)30——
Choice French Bay (FR)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 8 1 13% −4.80
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Yarmouth 2 0 0% −2.00
Chantilly (FR) 2 1 50% +1.20
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 9 1 11% −5.80
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Cieren Fallon 4 0 0% −4.00
Silvestre De Sousa 2 0 0% −2.00
Corentin Berge 2 1 50% +1.20
Christian Howarth 1 0 0% −1.00
Billy Loughnane 1 0 0% −1.00
Dougie Costello 1 0 0% −1.00
Rob Hornby 1 0 0% −1.00
George Wood 1 0 0% −1.00
Colin Keane 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 10 1 10% −6.80
Hood + tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 0 0% −4.00
2025 9 1 11% −5.80
2023 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 4 runs
18 Jun 26+68d Yarmouth Free Bets On attheraces.com Handicap Class 4 · 1m · Good To Firm · 9 ran Poor break - stayed in contention before improving to challenge front pair 3f out - urged along and lost ground 2f out to finish well held 8/9 4¼ 9-6 7796B55A Silvestre De Sousa 25/1
11 Apr 26+38d Yarmouth Ma And Pa Peak Birthday Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 1m2f · Good · 13 ran Slow to break - soon up with leaders on the wide side - lost touch over 2f out and faded fast into rear 13/13 20 9-6 8052C61C Christian Howarth 28/1
04 Mar 26+42d Kempton (AW) Unibet Proudly Supporting Women In Racing Handicap Class 4 · 1m · Standard To Slow · 11 ran Settled in the pack - pushed along with 2f left - dropped away inside the closing furlong to finish 7th 7/11 1 9-5 8180A82A Cieren Fallon 11/2
21 Jan 26+39d Kempton (AW) Unibet Support Safer Gambling Handicap (Div 2) Class 4 · 1m · Standard To Slow · 8 ran Settled at back early - pushed along with 2f left - found extra ground into final furlong - stayed on at one speed to finish fourth 4/8 1 9-10 8198A89A Billy Loughnane 15/8F
2025 · 9 runs
13 Dec 25+7d Wolverhampton (AW) Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Handicap Class 4 · 1m1½f · Standard · 11 ran Set the pace early - driven approaching 2f out and lost the advantage inside final furlong - baulked while dropping away before the last 110yds - beaten quickly to finish sixth 6/11 2 9-11 8293A83A Cieren Fallon 3/1F
06 Dec 25+17d Wolverhampton (AW) Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Handicap Class 4 · 1m½f · Standard · 11 ran Handy early with the pace - pressed for effort 2f out to hit the front approaching the final furlong - overtaken near the line - stayed on for second beaten a short head 2/11 hd 9-9 80102A93A Cieren Fallon 5/1
19 Nov 25+15d Kempton (AW) Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 1m3f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran Settled with the pack early - pushed for effort with over two furlongs left - unable to close the gap late and finished eighth 8/13 1½ 10-0 8390B80A Dougie Costello 9/1
04 Nov 25+32d Wolverhampton (AW) Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 1m4f · Standard · 7 ran Checked and eased left at the off - settled towards the rear - improved a position with 4f remaining - asked for effort but faded from 2f out and finished fifth 5/7 shd 10-0 85107A82A Rob Hornby 18/5
03 Oct 25+112d Ascot Victoria Racing Club Classified Stakes (Str) Class 3 · 1m · Soft · 9 ran Under pressure with 3f left - already at the rear - well held at the finish 9/9 42 9-7 88-43C61C George Wood 66/1
13 Jun 25+71d Sandown Molson Coors Handicap (Div 2) Class 3 · 1m2f · Good · 8 ran Fought for control early - hit front soon after start then pushed along and lost lead over 2f out - dropped away fast to finish well beaten 8/8 22 9-8 8973C62C Silvestre De Sousa 22/1
03 Apr 25+42d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Canal de la Machine (Conditions) (4yo+) (Turf) 1m1f · Good · 12 ran 12/12 1¼ 8-11 ——— Corentin Berge 12/1
20 Feb 25+22d Chantilly (FR) Prix de la Pierre de Rhuis (Maiden) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 1m1½f · Standard · 17 ran 1/17 9-2 ——— Corentin Berge 11/5F
29 Jan 25+571d Kempton (AW) Unibet Supports Safer Gambling Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 5 · 1m · Standard To Slow · 9 ran Went straight to front - urged forward with two furlongs remaining - overtaken and driven approaching final furlong - kept up efforts to the line but no match for winner 2/9 2¾ 10-2 —95A95A Cieren Fallon 11/2
2023 · 1 run
08 Jul 23 Naas Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 7f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 ½ 9-7 —72C94B Colin Keane 10/11F

Quick answers

How many races has Shihoku won?
Shihoku (FR) won 1 of 14 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 4 times in total (28.6% of starts).
Who trains Shihoku?
Shihoku (FR) is trained by Hayley Burton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 18 June 2026.
Who is Shihoku's sire?
Shihoku (FR) is by Seabhac (USA) out of Desert Sunrise (GB), whose sire is Green Desert.
What going does Shihoku prefer?
Shihoku (FR) has the best record on standard (aw) 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 Shihoku's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 18 June 2026. The highest on record is 89.
What is Shihoku's sire's record?
Seabhac (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 430 runs since Apr 2022 (62 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Shihoku's siblings?
Out of Desert Sunrise (GB), Shihoku (FR) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Jumaira Bay (FR) (2). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Jumaira Bay (FR)). The wins came over 7f–1m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2023. 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.