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Horse profile

Shinealight (IRE)

5yo mare · Trainer John Dawson · Owner A Barker
by Soldier of Fortune (IRE) out of Catherine's Meadow (IRE) (Presenting)
7 runs · 6 courses · from Nov 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
First-time headgear LTO Off 126 days · 5th of 7 Last raced off OR 98
KTB Profile

Shinealight is a maiden who has yet to win from seven starts on turf though she has placed once. Her best effort came when third of eight at Uttoxeter in May 2026. She was prominent when fifth of seven in a Class 5 mares handicap hurdle at the same course in Jun 2026 on first-time headgear and last raced off an official rating of 98. The daughter of Soldier of Fortune is usually held up.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 110 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Uttoxeter, 2 May 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 →

Jumps 7 figures · best 110A · median 102
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good3110A1033 · 110 / 103
Good to Soft2110B1062 · 110 / 106
Soft298B86.52 · 98 / 86.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m3110A1033 · 110 / 103
2m1f – 2m4f3110B1023 · 110 / 102
1m5f – 2m1——1 · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 115A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cartmel, 25 May 2026 Official rating 98 at the last run, 13 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 115A · median 100
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good3115A1053 · 115 / 105
Good to Soft293A87.52 · 93 / 87.5
Soft2104A982 · 104 / 98
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m3115A1053 · 115 / 105
2m1f – 2m4f3104A933 · 104 / 93
1m5f – 2m1——1 · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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

  • Held up 3 (60%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (40%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Soldier of Fortune (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,807 runs since Jan 2008 (678 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+88.7—
Good to Firm801620%+8.7—
Good1,51918612.2%+0.90 from 3
Good to Soft1,21013311%−0.30 from 2
Soft1,88521411.4%+0.10 from 2
Heavy7768611.1%−0.2—
Standard (AW)336226.5%−4.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f300%−11.3—
6f – 7f71811.3%0—
1m – 1m1f24983.2%−8.1—
1m2f – 1m4f4936413%+1.7—
1m5f – 2m1,57019212.2%+0.90 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1,96120010.2%−1.10 from 3
2m5f – 3m1,22415312.5%+1.20 from 3
Over 3m2363314%+2.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Catherine's Meadow (IRE) (Presenting)

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 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Benjamin Macey 3 0 0% −3.00
Charlie Maggs 3 0 0% −3.00
Paul O'Brien 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 5 0 0% −5.00
2025 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
NH Flat 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
13 Jun 26+19d Uttoxeter Noble Minds Counselling Services Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23.5f · Good · 7 ran Sent to the front early - hung right and scratchy over the 2nd and again at the 6th - pushed along and lost command 3 out - still holding a share close up 2 out - faded quickly after and held no extra on the run-in - finished 5th well beaten 5/7 7 11-9 9882A100A Benjamin Macey 9/2
25 May 26+23d Cartmel Johnny & Tony Connell Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 22f · Good · 11 ran Settled in the pack early - urged along before the 6th - close to the front around 3 out then lost momentum - held on at a steady clip to the line 4/11 3 11-8 99103A115A Benjamin Macey 8/1
02 May 26+87d Uttoxeter Pirtek Stoke Classic Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23.5f · Good · 8 ran Held handy early - driven approaching 4th last - scratchy at 2nd last - stayed on at one speed to finish third 3/8 13 11-9 100110A105A Benjamin Macey 16/1
04 Feb 26+20d Sedgefield Paxtons Serving Farmers Since 1853 Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Held up at the back - dropped away after 2 out - well beaten in 6th 6/10 12 10-8 —102C82C Charlie Maggs 8/1
15 Jan 26+20d Newcastle Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran Settled in the pack early - improved into contention by the 7th before being pushed along approaching 3 out - lost ground from 2 out and faded to finish 7th 7/16 1¼ 10-12 —110B93A Charlie Maggs 22/1
26 Dec 25+41d Wetherby Watch William Hill Inside Track Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 14 ran Held up at the back - pushed along three out then advanced into contention approaching two out - stayed on to finish fifth 5/14 1½ 10-13 —98B104A Charlie Maggs 25/1
15 Nov 25 Cheltenham Cheltenham Guardians Safeguarding Team Mares' Open NH Flat Race (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 16.5f · Soft · 12 ran Held up towards the back - dropped away with over 3f left - well held at the finish 12/12 5½ 11-2 —75C92A Paul O'Brien 80/1

Quick answers

How many races has Shinealight (IRE) won?
Shinealight (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trains Shinealight (IRE)?
Shinealight (IRE) is trained by John Dawson, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 13 June 2026.
Who is Shinealight (IRE)'s sire?
Shinealight (IRE) is by Soldier of Fortune (IRE) out of Catherine's Meadow (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
What is Shinealight (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 13 June 2026. The highest on record is 100.
What is Shinealight (IRE)'s sire's record?
Soldier of Fortune (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,807 runs since Jan 2008 (678 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.

Record shown from November 2025. 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.