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Horse profile

Shinnhill (IRE)

9yo gelding · Trainer Neil McKnight · Owner Mrs Denise Kernaghan
by Conduit (IRE) out of Blazing Love (IRE) (Fruits Of Love)
7 runs · 5 courses · from May 2024
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Downpatrick Last run 31 Aug 2026 Last raced off OR 108
KTB Profile

Shinnhill is a gelding who has won one of seven starts on turf. His success came at Downpatrick in the Cosy Roof Maiden Hurdle over 2m1f – 2m4f on good ground in Jul 2024. He has raced five times on good ground for that sole win and has never scored beyond 2m4f. Last raced off a mark of 108 at Downpatrick (IRE) in Aug 2026 when he was held in the AJC Group Handicap Hurdle.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Jan 2026 · updated 25 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 108 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Downpatrick, 15 Jul 2024

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 5 figures · best 108B · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good4108B94.51 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4108B94.51 run · —
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —

Of 7 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 117A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Downpatrick, 15 Jul 2024 Official rating 108 at the last run, 31 Aug 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 5 figures · best 118A · median 114
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good4118A115.51 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4118A115.51 run · —
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —

Of 7 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 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 3 analysed runs since Jan 2026

  • Held up 2 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 6.2% of 403 runs since Jan 2008 (57 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−6.2—
Good to Firm17211.8%+5.6—
Good13353.8%−2.41 from 5
Good to Soft8067.5%+1.30 from 1
Soft11065.5%−0.70 from 1
Heavy52611.5%+5.3—
Standard (AW)1000%−6.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−6.2—
1m – 1m1f15213.3%+7.1—
1m2f – 1m4f3213.1%−3.1—
1m5f – 2m121108.3%+2.10 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f15795.7%−0.51 from 4
2m5f – 3m6934.3%−1.90 from 1
Over 3m600%−6.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Blazing Love (IRE) (Fruits Of Love)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Shumaker (IRE) (7 wins).

The wins came over 1m2½f–3m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Bobo Mac (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Shumaker (IRE)4571m2½f–2m3½f—
Bobo Mac (IRE)4952m4½f–3m1½fClass 3
Itsaboutime (IRE)2022m5½f–2m7fClass 4
Just A Boy (IRE)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 1 20% −0.50
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Downpatrick (IRE) 2 0 0% −2.00
Downpatrick 2 1 50% +2.50
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 1 25% +0.50
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alex Harvey 3 1 33% +1.50
Eoghan Finegan 1 0 0% −1.00
Patrick M O'Brien 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Harvey 1 0 0% −1.00
Gavin Brouder 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 1 17% −1.50
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 0 0% −4.00
2024 3 1 33% +1.50

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
31 Aug 26+22d Downpatrick (IRE) AJC Group Handicap Hurdle 22f · Good · 10 ran Held up at the back - urged into effort 5 out - faded quickly before being pulled up after 3 out PU/10 — 11-5 108—— Eoghan Finegan 9/1
09 Aug 26+86d Downpatrick (IRE) Randox Rated Hurdle 18f · Good · 5 ran Settled early and fighting for the bridle - sluggish into 2nd then sitting off the pack near the back at halfway - into 4th after the 5th - driven into 3rd approaching the last - asked for more but unable to close after the last - forged into 2nd inside the final furlong - finished one-paced for second 2/5 2½ 10-8 10389C114B Patrick M O'Brien 16/1
15 May 26+117d Kilbeggan BOMAG Construction Handicap Hurdle 15.5f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran Sat close up on the rail early - lost touch after 4 out - eased and pulled up before the last PU/14 — 11-7 105—— Alex Harvey 50/1
18 Jan 26+552d Thurles Most Stylish Racegoers Handicap Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 13 ran Held up towards the back - hampered severely 3 out with no threat shown - shaken up early in the straight to stay on at the same rate but well held throughout 7/13 2 10-5 10567B103A Alex Harvey 25/1
2024 · 3 runs
15 Jul 24+52d Downpatrick Cosy Roof (C & G) Maiden Hurdle 18f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 10-11 —108B117A Alex Harvey 7/2
24 May 24+18d Downpatrick Download The New Tote App Maiden Hurdle 19f · Good · 15 ran 7/15 1½ 11-4 —100B99A Ben Harvey 14/1
06 May 24 Down Royal Ballygowan Opportunity Maiden Hurdle 17f · Good · 19 ran 4/19 4½ 11-4 —87B118A Gavin Brouder 80/1

Quick answers

How many races has Shinnhill won?
Shinnhill (IRE) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 2 times in total (28.6% of starts).
Who trains Shinnhill?
Shinnhill (IRE) is trained by Neil McKnight, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 31 August 2026.
Who is Shinnhill's sire?
Shinnhill (IRE) is by Conduit (IRE) out of Blazing Love (IRE), whose sire is Fruits Of Love.
What going does Shinnhill prefer?
Shinnhill (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Shinnhill's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 108, from the run on 31 August 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Shinnhill's sire's record?
Conduit (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.2% of 403 runs since Jan 2008 (57 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Shinnhill's siblings?
Out of Blazing Love (IRE), Shinnhill (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Shumaker (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Bobo Mac (IRE)). The wins came over 1m2½f–3m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 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.