Horse profile
Shiplake (IRE)
by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Real Smart (USA) (Smart Strike)
15 runs · 10 courses · from Sep 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out
4 wins · Kempton (AW), Southwell (AW) & Newcastle (AW)
Ran 43 days ago · 1st of 13
Last raced off OR 87
KTB Profile
Shiplake is 4 from 15 with all four wins on the all-weather over 6f – 7f. He won last time out at Kempton (AW) in Sep 2026 off an official rating of 87 in a Class 4 handicap, having previously scored at Southwell (AW) in Jan 2026 and Nov 2025 plus Newcastle (AW) in Nov 2024. He has two wins from three starts at Southwell (AW) and is 0 from eight on turf. Aged 4 at his last run in Sep 2026.
Based on 15 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on AW
- 4–15Wins / Runs
- 26.7%Strike rate
- 7 (46.7%)Placed
- −3.74£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 1.58Fair A/E n=15 · 1.31 incl. margin
- 92Highest OR
- 51dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating87↓ 5lb off peak
87
75–92
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 123
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 123B | 108 | 5 · 123 / 108 |
| Good | 4 | 114B | 94.5 | 2 · 92 / 78 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 105A | 104 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 15 | 123B | 103 | 8 · 123 / 103.5 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 runs · as at 3 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
- Prominent 1 (33%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (33%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 1 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,136 runs since Jan 2008 (1,098 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 953.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 4 | 22.2% | +8.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,559 | 238 | 15.3% | +1.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 2,750 | 383 | 13.9% | +0.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 1,550 | 183 | 11.8% | −2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,865 | 252 | 13.5% | −0.3 | — |
| Heavy | 708 | 83 | 11.7% | −2.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 3,684 | 531 | 14.4% | +0.6 | 4 from 7 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 475 | 71 | 14.9% | +1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,588 | 510 | 14.2% | +0.4 | 4 from 15 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,574 | 514 | 14.4% | +0.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,268 | 466 | 14.3% | +0.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 953 | 89 | 9.3% | −4.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 245 | 24 | 9.8% | −4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | −10.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.8 | — |
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
Real Smart (USA) (Smart Strike)
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primi Ordinis (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Rogue State (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 4 | 57% | +4.26 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 8 | 2 | 25% | −3.12 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +3.38 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell (AW) | 3 | 2 | 67% | +2.26 |
| Windsor | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.50 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Egan | 7 | 2 | 29% | −1.62 |
| Daniel Muscutt | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Rowan Scott | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.38 |
| Kieran Shoemark | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joe Fanning | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Levey | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hood | 9 | 3 | 33% | −1.24 |
| None | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 2 | 33% | −1.12 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.12 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Sep 26+19d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Handicap Stakes Raced eagerly in the pack early - moved across and made progress with 2f left - edged to the front approaching the final furlong - stayed on strongly to score | 1/13 | 9-11 | 87 | 123B | 106A | David Egan | 6/4F | |
| 16 Aug 26+62d | Southwell (AW) | Coopers Marquees Handicap Stakes Settled towards the back - urged forward and made ground approaching final 2f - driven but unable to quicken final furlong - finished 4th beaten 3.25 lengths | 4/13 | 1 | 9-5 | 88 | 112B | 95A | Daniel Muscutt | 4/1 |
| 15 Jun 26+24d | Windsor | Fitzdares Sprint Series Qualifier Handicap Knocked at the break - settled near the back - lost touch inside final furlong and finished well held | 8/12 | hd | 9-9 | 90 | 105A | 92A | David Egan | 17/2 |
| 22 May 26+13d | Goodwood | Edward Bulmer Natural Paint Handicap Fought rider for control at the back early - pushed along with two furlongs left and nudged into a few places late - unable to land a threat all the way finishing ninth beaten 5¾ lengths | 9/14 | nk | 9-11 | 92 | 64C | 93A | David Egan | 8/1 |
| 09 May 26+116d | Ascot | Carey Group Victoria Cup (Heritage Handicap) Went forward on the far rail early - moved across to challenge over 3f out - pressed for effort 2f out - dropped away quickly after | 23/28 | nk | 9-1 | 92 | 92C | 71A | David Egan | 14/1 |
| 13 Jan 26+53d | Southwell (AW) | Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Pulling hard early in fifth - crept through the field entering the final furlong - hit the front comfortably to score | 1/6 | 9-6 | 82 | 108A | 96B | Rowan Scott | 11/8F | |
| 21 Nov 25+16d | Southwell (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Handicap Settled with plenty of enthusiasm early - tracked the pack through the middle stages - began to make progress over 2f out and pushed into contention approaching the final furlong - went on to assert and finished strongly for the win | 1/13 | 9-6 | 75 | 99B | 102A | David Egan | 15/8F | |
| 05 Nov 25+58d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet 40,000+ Live Streamed Events Handicap Sluggish start - held towards the back - picked up strongly inside the final furlong to close late | 6/14 | nse | 9-2 | 76 | 102B | 81A | Rowan Scott | 15/2 |
| 08 Sep 25+21d | Windsor | Arc All-Weather 1MILLION Bonus Returns Handicap (Div 2) Handy early - hit the front soon after - driven along 2f out - challenged strongly inside final furlong - stayed on into third | 3/10 | 1¾ | 9-9 | 77 | 97A | 89A | David Egan | 7/1 |
| 18 Aug 25+26d | Windsor | Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap Fought for control early close to the pace - eased back off rivals' heels 4f out - roused and asked for effort over 2f out - lost ground under pressure inside final 2f - held fourth to the line no match for the front three | 4/8 | 4 | 9-2 | 78 | 103A | 79A | David Egan | 7/2 |
| 23 Jul 25+13d | Doncaster | Go-Racing-In-Yorkshire Summer Festival Handicap Held up towards rear - improved position near the far rail as riding intensified inside the final furlong - lacked the speed to reach contention - finished well held in 7th | 7/12 | nk | 9-3 | 79 | 107A | 80A | Kieran Shoemark | 15/2 |
| 10 Jul 25+17d | Epsom Downs | Robert Dyas Handicap Pulling hard early - went clear before being overtaken inside final furlong - responded well to finish strongly | 2/8 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 77 | 114B | 92A | Joe Fanning | 6/1 |
| 23 Jun 25+219d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Highbet Football Free Bets Handicap Took a strong hold early - settled around midfield - eased out wide and made progress into contention 5f out - hit the front 4f out - drifted left under pressure from inside the last - overtaken close home - stayed on at one speed for second | 2/10 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 75 | 109A | 96A | Daniel Muscutt | 3/1 |
| 16 Nov 24+56d | Newcastle (AW) | Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Fought for control early - settled into a forward spot - drifted to the left approaching the final furlong - edged ahead close home and stayed on to win | 1/7 | 9-4 | — | 74A | 84A | Sean Levey | 5/2 | |
| 21 Sep 24 | Newbury | Etcetera Construction 40th Anniversary EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Settled at the back early - pulling hard and edged out right after a furlong - pushed into contention 5f out - dropped away over 2f out to finish sixth | 6/7 | 2¾ | 9-4 | — | 31C | 59C | Silvestre De Sousa | 6/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Shiplake (IRE) won?
- Shiplake (IRE) won 4 of 15 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 26.7%. Placed 7 times in total (46.7% of starts).
- Who trains Shiplake (IRE)?
- Shiplake (IRE) is trained by Kevin Philippart De Foy, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 September 2026.
- Who is Shiplake (IRE)'s sire?
- Shiplake (IRE) is by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Real Smart (USA), whose sire is Smart Strike.
- What going does Shiplake (IRE) prefer?
- Shiplake (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 4 wins from 7 starts (57.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Shiplake (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 4 September 2026. The highest on record is 92.
- What is Shiplake (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Lope De Vega (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,136 runs since Jan 2008 (1,098 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 953.
- Who are Shiplake (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Real Smart (USA), Shiplake (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.