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Shimmering Spin (USA)

5yo gelding · Trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam · Owner Laurence Holder
by Hard Spun (USA) out of Shimmering Moon (USA) (Malibu Moon)
17 runs · 7 courses · from Jul 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Chelmsford City (AW) Off 157 days · 7th of 7 Last raced off OR 73
KTB Profile

Shimmering Spin is 1 from 17 with the win at Class 5 level in the Betfair Restricted Maiden Stakes at Chelmsford City over 1m – 1m1f on Standard going in Sep 2025. All wins at Class 5. He has raced 13 times over 1m – 1m1f for that sole success and is 1 from 12 on all-weather surfaces against 0 from 5 on turf. Typically a front-runner, he finished 7 of 7 in the AKS Skip Hire Handicap at Yarmouth in May 2026 off an official rating of 73.

Based on 17 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically led Won on AW, 0 on turf Win at Class 5
Official rating73↓ 7lb off peak
73 71–80

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 92 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Chelmsford City (AW), 18 Dec 2025

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 17 figures · best 100A · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)12100A904 · 100 / 94
Soft247C43.51 · —
Good269A50—
Good to Firm1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f13100A863 · 100 / 96
6f – 7f290A68.52 · 90 / 68.5
1m2f – 1m4f292A61.51 · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 17 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 79A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Yarmouth, 21 Apr 2026 Official rating 73 at the last run, 13 May 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 17 figures · best 93A · median 73
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)1293A764 · 86 / 67.5
Soft264C62.51 · —
Good273A65.5—
Good to Firm1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f1393A733 · 86 / 73
6f – 7f279A71.52 · 79 / 71.5
1m2f – 1m4f262A601 · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 17 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 5 analysed runs

  • Led 3 (60%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (40%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Hard Spun (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 1,388 runs since Jan 2008 (120 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 8.2% from 147. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 15.2% from 475.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm14535.7%+23.6—
Good to Firm2423313.6%+1.50 from 1
Good2893612.5%+0.40 from 2
Good to Soft171179.9%−2.2—
Soft147128.2%−3.90 from 2
Heavy4536.7%−5.4—
Standard (AW)4806212.9%+0.81 from 12
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f56712.5%+0.4—
6f – 7f4757215.2%+3.10 from 2
1m – 1m1f373379.9%−2.21 from 13
1m2f – 1m4f282269.2%−2.90 from 2
1m5f – 2m88910.2%−1.9—
2m1f – 2m4f681014.7%+2.6—
2m5f – 3m41614.6%+2.5—
Over 3m5120%+7.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Shimmering Moon (USA) (Malibu Moon)

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
Standard (AW) 12 1 8% −8.25
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 11 0 0% −11.00
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 3 1 33% +0.75

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chelmsford City (AW) 9 1 11% −5.25
Yarmouth 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 13 1 8% −9.25
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alexandra Egan 5 1 20% −1.25
Hollie Doyle 3 0 0% −3.00
Harry Davies 2 0 0% −2.00
David Egan 2 0 0% −2.00
Kevin Stott 1 0 0% −1.00
Silvestre De Sousa 1 0 0% −1.00
Stevie Donohoe 1 0 0% −1.00
Rossa Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00
Callum Shepherd 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 14 1 7% −10.25
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 11 1 9% −7.25
2024 3 0 0% −3.00

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
13 May 26+22d Yarmouth AKS Skip Hire Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Soft · 7 ran Race close to the pace early - faded rapidly with 2f left - dropped right away inside the final furlong to finish well beaten 7/7 1½ 9-2 7347C64C Harry Davies 16/1
21 Apr 26+12d Yarmouth AKS Skip Hire Services Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 11 ran Went straight to front - pushed along and lost command inside final two furlongs - weakened close home to finish fourth 4/11 ¾ 9-3 7490A79A Harry Davies 40/1
09 Apr 26+112d Southwell (AW) Ladies Day Sunday 16th August Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Standard · 6 ran Set the pace early - driven approaching final two furlongs then lost the advantage and drifted left inside the last - soon dropped away to finish sixth 6/6 nk 8-8 7772A57B Alexandra Egan 17/2
18 Dec 25+21d Chelmsford City (AW) Flutter Proudly Supporting Pancreatic Cancer UK Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 10f · Standard · 8 ran Handy early - hit front after a furlong before giving way 2f out - lost touch over the last furlong to finish sixth 6/8 7½ 9-4 7992A62A Alexandra Egan 12/1
27 Nov 25+21d Newcastle (AW) Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Standard · 12 ran Held mid-pack early - pressed for effort 2f out - unable to close final furlong - finished well held in 5th 5/12 6½ 9-0 8096A73A Kevin Stott 20/1
06 Nov 25+34d Chelmsford City (AW) Best Odds On The Betfair Exchange Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Standard · 10 ran Sat close to pace early - pressed for advantage entering straight then pushed along - dropped to third inside final furlong - held that spot to the line 3/10 1½ 9-7 80100A86A Alexandra Egan 7/2
03 Oct 25+22d Ascot Victoria Racing Club Classified Stakes (Str) Class 3 · 8f · Soft · 9 ran Broke sharply but drifted left at the start - disputed the lead before being overtaken 2f out - faded tamely to finish 8th 8/9 14 9-7 8040C61C Silvestre De Sousa 33/1
11 Sep 25+14d Chelmsford City (AW) Betfair Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 6 ran Handy early - hit the front with over 5f left - pushed out to assert and stayed on strongly for an easy win 1/6 9-5 7290A88B Alexandra Egan 11/4
28 Aug 25+70d Chelmsford City (AW) Paddy Power Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 12 ran Went straight to front and opened daylight passing 2f out - advantage shrank approaching final furlong - pushed along and overtaken close home - stayed on at one rate but couldn't match winner - finished second 2/12 2¼ 9-6 7199B93A Alexandra Egan 5/1
19 Jun 25+18d Chelmsford City (AW) Mac Cosmetics Magic Mile Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran Sat close to the pace early - driven for effort and dropped away weakly with 2f left - well beaten at the finish 9/9 43 9-4 740C61C Stevie Donohoe 11/1
01 Jun 25+10d Chelmsford City (AW) Sky Bet Proud To Support ROR Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Standard · 15 ran Went wide of the pack early - up with the pace before pushed along a furlong out - faded quickly to finish well held 13/15 nk 9-1 7781B67A David Egan 25/1
22 May 25+64d Chelmsford City (AW) Watch Live Racing At bet365 Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 8f · Standard · 15 ran Sat close to the pace early - nudged for effort with 2f left - dropped away in the final furlong - finished 5th 5/15 1½ 10-2 79100B79A Rossa Ryan 6/1
19 Mar 25+20d Southwell (AW) Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Standard · 8 ran Sat close to the front early - moved into command with 5f left - drifted markedly left approaching the last two furlongs - lost the advantage inside the final 2f and dropped away 7/8 3 9-1 8090A66A Hollie Doyle 7/1
27 Feb 25+177d Chelmsford City (AW) It's Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 8 ran Went straight to front early - overtaken approaching last furlong - edged out close home 2/8 ½ 9-1 7786A83A David Egan 7/1
03 Sep 24+19d Goodwood Cleansing Services Group Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 10f · Good · 10 ran Set the pace early - driven and lost front spot 3f out - dropped away rapidly - finished well adrift in 8th 8/10 17 9-4 —31C58C Hollie Doyle 22/1
15 Aug 24+27d Chelmsford City (AW) Download The bet365 App Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 9 ran Went straight to front - given a push over 1f out - caught in final strides - beaten a half length into 2nd 2/9 ½ 9-7 —77A87A Callum Shepherd 11/2
19 Jul 24 Newmarket Aston Martin Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 8f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 6½ 9-4 —69A73A Hollie Doyle 9/1

Quick answers

How many races has Shimmering Spin (USA) won?
Shimmering Spin (USA) won 1 of 17 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 5.9%. Placed 6 times in total (35.3% of starts).
Who trains Shimmering Spin (USA)?
Shimmering Spin (USA) is trained by Jane Chapple-Hyam, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 13 May 2026.
Who is Shimmering Spin (USA)'s sire?
Shimmering Spin (USA) is by Hard Spun (USA) out of Shimmering Moon (USA), whose sire is Malibu Moon.
What going does Shimmering Spin (USA) prefer?
Shimmering Spin (USA) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 12 starts (8.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Shimmering Spin (USA)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 73, from the run on 13 May 2026. The highest on record is 80.
What is Shimmering Spin (USA)'s sire's record?
Hard Spun (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 1,388 runs since Jan 2008 (120 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 8.2% from 147. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 15.2% from 475.

Record shown from July 2024. 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.