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Horse profile

Shimmering Moment (USA)

3yo filly (at last run, Nov 2010) · Last trainer James J Hartnett · Last owner Mark T Gittins
by Afleet Alex (USA) out of Vassar (USA) (Royal Academy)
9 runs · 8 courses · from Aug 2009
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Nov 2010 — 5,843 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2010 · 1st of 12 Won last time out 2 wins · Dundalk (AW) & Salisbury New yard First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 88
KTB Profile

Shimmering Moment (USA) is 2 from 9, including a Listed win. Won last time out in the Carlingford Stakes at Dundalk (AW) — a first Listed win in our archive. Last raced off a career-high mark of 88.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Shimmering Moment (USA) has 4 produce in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Artos (IRE)10——
Alfa Hoodini (IRE)30——
Dunmore East (IRE)30——
Shimmering Spirit (IRE)60——
Official rating88At career-high mark
88 81–88

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 93A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 6 Nov 2010 Official rating 88 at the last run, 6 Nov 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 →

Flat 9 figures · best 100A · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Firm3100A89—
Standard (AW)293A82.5—
Good291A86.5—
Heavy1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f7100A89—
6f – 7f276A74—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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
Afleet Alex (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 114 runs since Aug 2009 (11 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm2727.4%−4.91 from 3
Good27311.1%−1.20 from 2
Good to Soft15213.3%+1—
Soft18211.1%−1.20 from 1
Heavy8225%+12.70 from 1
Standard (AW)19315.8%+3.51 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f200%−12.3—
6f – 7f2613.8%−8.50 from 2
1m – 1m1f30516.7%+4.4—
1m2f – 1m4f40717.5%+5.22 from 7
1m5f – 2m1317.7%−4.6—
2m1f – 2m4f300%−12.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Aug 2009 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Vassar (USA) (Royal Academy)

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 1 33% +0.25
Standard (AW) 2 1 50% +15.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 1 33% +0.25
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Salisbury 2 1 50% +1.25
Dundalk (AW) 1 1 100% +16.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 7 2 29% +13.25
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Queally 5 0 0% −5.00
Chris Hayes 1 1 100% +16.00
Ian Mongan 1 1 100% +2.25
Eddie Ahern 1 0 0% −1.00
Jim Crowley 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 1 13% −4.75
Blinkers 1 1 100% +16.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 7 2 29% +13.25
2009 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2010 · 7 runs
06 Nov 10+32d Dundalk (AW) Carlingford Stakes (Listed) 1m2½f · Standard · 12 ran 1/12 8-12 8893A Chris Hayes 16/1
05 Oct 10+20d Leicester ladbrokes.com Quorn Handicap Class 2 · 1m4f · Heavy · 6 ran 4/6 5 8-12 8872B Tom Queally 4/1
15 Sep 10+46d Beverley George Kilburn Memorial Handicap Class 3 · 1m4f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 ½ 9-7 8891A Tom Queally 9/4F
31 Jul 10+61d Goodwood Play Britain's Got Talent Bingo At meccabingo.com Handicap Class 3 · 1m3f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 2/16 1 9-0 83100A Tom Queally 12/1
31 May 10+18d Redcar toteexacta Flexi Betting Handicap Class 4 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 2/6 ½ 9-3 8184B Tom Queally 2/1F
13 May 10+27d Salisbury Subscribe Now To Racing Uk Maiden Fillies' Stakes (Div 2) Class 5 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 1/10 8-12 8189A Ian Mongan 9/4
16 Apr 10+186d Newbury Robert Sangster Memorial Maiden Fillies' Stakes (Div 2) Class 4 · 1m2f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 2¼ 9-0 —82A Tom Queally 12/1
2009 · 2 runs
12 Oct 09+62d Salisbury Bathwick Tyres Maiden Fillies' Stakes (Div 1) Class 5 · 7f · Soft · 15 ran 7/15 ¾ 9-0 —76A Eddie Ahern 7/1
11 Aug 09 Lingfield (AW) Arch Maiden Fillies' Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 8 ran 3/8 hd 9-0 —72A Jim Crowley 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Shimmering Moment won?
Shimmering Moment (USA) won 2 of 9 archived starts between 2009 and 2010, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 6 times in total (66.7% of starts).
Who trained Shimmering Moment?
Shimmering Moment (USA) was trained by James J Hartnett on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 6 November 2010.
Who is Shimmering Moment's sire?
Shimmering Moment (USA) is by Afleet Alex (USA) out of Vassar (USA), whose sire is Royal Academy.
What going does Shimmering Moment prefer?
Shimmering Moment (USA) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Shimmering Moment's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 6 November 2010. That is also the highest on record.
What is Shimmering Moment's sire's record?
Afleet Alex (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 114 runs since Aug 2009 (11 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Has Shimmering Moment produced winners?
As a dam, Shimmering Moment (USA) has 4 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from August 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.