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Horse profile

Shirley (IRE)

4yo filly (at last run, Dec 2016) · Last trainer Garvan Donnelly · Last owner Patrick J Woods
by Arcano (IRE) out of Etizaan (IRE) (Unfuwain)
11 runs · 6 courses · from Jun 2015
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Dec 2016 — 3,603 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2016 · 14th of 14 New yard Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

Shirley (IRE) is yet to win from 11 starts. Last raced off 45, 9lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 9lb off peak

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Shirley (IRE) has 3 produce in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Miss Shirley (IRE)170——
Clashawley Mist (IRE)20——
Certified Freak (IRE)40——
Official rating45↓ 9lb off peak
45 45–54

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 75 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Dundalk (AW), 7 Oct 2016

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 3 figures · best 75B · median 58
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)375B58—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f258A55—
1m – 1m1f1———

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 36A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 14 Oct 2016 Official rating 45 at the last run, 9 Dec 2016

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 8 figures · best 58A · median 40
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)458A34.5—
Soft251A49.5—
Heavy244C40—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f348C36—
6f – 7f358A51—
1m2f – 1m4f236A34.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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

Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 4,646 runs since Jan 2008 (262 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.8% from 146.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm18211.1%+0.5—
Good to Firm74510013.4%+2.8—
Good1,006929.1%−1.50 from 1
Good to Soft516479.1%−1.5—
Soft660548.2%−2.40 from 3
Heavy2082813.5%+2.90 from 2
Standard (AW)1,49217111.5%+0.90 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5336311.8%+1.2—
6f – 7f1,72917310%−0.60 from 3
1m – 1m1f91310211.2%+0.60 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f83410112.1%+1.50 from 3
1m5f – 2m425399.2%−1.4—
2m1f – 2m4f146106.8%−3.8—
2m5f – 3m58610.3%−0.3—
Over 3m800%−10.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Etizaan (IRE) (Unfuwain)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Royal Blue Star (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Royal Blue Star (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Royal Blue Star (IRE)2241m–1m½fListed
Too Difficult (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Tipperary 2 0 0% −2.00
Chantilly (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Shane Foley 5 0 0% −5.00
Frederic Spanu 2 0 0% −2.00
Killian Leonard 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor Hoban 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Smithers 1 0 0% −1.00
Alexis Badel 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 8 0 0% −8.00
2015 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
09 Dec 16+56d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Apprentice Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 12f · Standard · 14 ran 14/14 27 8-7 4552C33C Killian Leonard 50/1
14 Oct 16+7d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 10.5f · Standard · 12 ran 11/12 ¾ 8-8 4558A36A Conor Hoban 50/1
07 Oct 16+90d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium - Light Up Your Night Apprentice Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 12/14 1¾ 8-1 4575B31A Robert Smithers 25/1
09 Jul 16+8d Tipperary Costello's Tavern Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 7.5f · Yielding · 15 ran 11/15 nk 9-2 50—51A Shane Foley 28/1
01 Jul 16+12d Bellewstown Jim Fuller Memorial Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 8f · Heavy · 13 ran 12/13 20 8-13 50—36C Shane Foley 25/1
19 Jun 16+32d Gowran Park Gowran Park Golf Club Societies Welcome Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 8f · Soft · 15 ran 13/15 33 9-0 51—48C Shane Foley 20/1
18 May 16+8d Dundalk (AW) Follow Us On Twitter Handicap (45-65) 7f · Standard · 14 ran 9/14 ¾ 9-3 54—58A Shane Foley 33/1
10 May 16+189d Tipperary Racing Again At Tipperary This Thursday Maiden 7.5f · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran 10/12 1½ 9-2 ——44C Shane Foley 50/1
03 Nov 15+98d Chantilly (FR) Prix de la Route de la Loge (Claimer) (3yo Fillies) (Polytrack) 8f · Standard · 16 ran 13/16 1½ 9-1 ——— Alexis Badel 15/1
28 Jul 15+55d Chantilly (FR) Prix de l'Ile d'Amour (Maiden) (3yo Fillies) (Turf) 8f · Soft · 17 ran 11/17 ¾ 9-0 ——— Frederic Spanu 64/1
03 Jun 15 Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Producer (Maiden) (Unraced 3yo Fillies) (Round) (Turf) 10f · Good · 13 ran 10/13 1¼ 9-0 ——— Frederic Spanu 232/10

Quick answers

How many races has Shirley (IRE) won?
Shirley (IRE) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2015 and 2016.
Who trained Shirley (IRE)?
Shirley (IRE) was trained by Garvan Donnelly on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 9 December 2016.
Who is Shirley (IRE)'s sire?
Shirley (IRE) is by Arcano (IRE) out of Etizaan (IRE), whose sire is Unfuwain.
What is Shirley (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 9 December 2016. The highest on record is 54.
What is Shirley (IRE)'s sire's record?
Arcano (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 4,646 runs since Jan 2008 (262 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.8% from 146.
Who are Shirley (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Etizaan (IRE), Shirley (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Royal Blue Star (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Royal Blue Star (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–1m½f. As at Oct 2026.
Has Shirley (IRE) produced winners?
As a dam, Shirley (IRE) has 3 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2015. 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.