Horse profile
Shoeshine Boy (IRE)
by Valirann (FR) out of Godlylady (IRE) (Old Vic)
42 runs · 10 courses · from Jan 2021
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
7 wins · 4 courses
Last run 22 Oct 2026 · 12th of 13
Last raced off OR 100
KTB Profile
Shoeshine Boy is a 7 from 42 gelding who has won all seven starts in handicaps. Four of those wins came at Ayr and five over 2m5f – 3m, with victories on soft, heavy and good to soft ground. He gained his last win at Ayr in Jan 2026 when rated 100. Aged 10 at his last run in Oct 2026 at Carlisle, he finished 12 of 13.
Based on 42 archived runs · run-style from 17 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 9lb off peak
- 7–42Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 19 (45.2%)Placed
- +6.50£1 level staken=42 at SP
- 1.39Fair A/E n=42 · 1.18 incl. margin
- 109Highest OR
- 31dBetween runs (median)longest 193 d
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 rating100↓ 9lb off peak
100
88–109
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 104
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 18 | 149B | 105 | 3 runs · 104 / 93 |
| Good to Soft | 12 | 130B | 101 | — |
| Good | 4 | 132B | 87.5 | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 4 | 138B | 115.5 | 2 runs · 106 / 83.5 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 22 | 149B | 106 | 5 runs · 106 / 93 |
| Over 3m | 8 | 149B | 119.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 94A | 84 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 110A | 100 | 1 run · — |
Of 42 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 38 figures from 42 runs · as at 30 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.
The forward record. KTB’s figures on this horse since 22 Oct 2026: the KTB Selection in 1 run (won 0) · top-rated on KTB Rating in 1 run (won 0) · to 22 Oct 2026. Each pick was the figure’s choice before the off, settled against the result the next morning; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races since 5 Oct 2026.
Run style from 17 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Prominent 8 (47%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 5 (29%) · 1 win
- Held up 4 (24%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 1,452 runs since Oct 2018 (160 horses).
Weakest on good to soft going: 7% from 345.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 13 | 4 | 30.8% | +20.7 | — |
| Good | 460 | 49 | 10.7% | +0.6 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 345 | 24 | 7% | −3.1 | 2 from 14 |
| Soft | 449 | 56 | 12.5% | +2.4 | 4 from 20 |
| Heavy | 171 | 12 | 7% | −3.1 | 1 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 14 | 2 | 14.3% | +4.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +14.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 14 | 2 | 14.3% | +4.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 16 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 28 | 4 | 14.3% | +4.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 479 | 40 | 8.4% | −1.7 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 561 | 54 | 9.6% | −0.5 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 284 | 35 | 12.3% | +2.2 | 5 from 24 |
| Over 3m | 66 | 11 | 16.7% | +6.6 | 2 from 10 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Oct 2018 · as at 7 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Godlylady (IRE) (Old Vic)
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them West To The Bridge (IRE) (11 wins).
The wins came over 1m7½f–3m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (West To The Bridge (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West To The Bridge (IRE) | 65 | 11 | 2m½f–3m2½f | Class 2 |
| Yes No Maybe So (IRE) | 23 | 5 | 1m7½f–3m2f | Class 2 |
| Polymath (IRE) | 18 | 1 | 2m5½f | — |
| Gather Yourself (IRE) | 14 | 0 | — | — |
| Sandy Montana (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 20 | 4 | 20% | +12.00 |
| Good to Soft | 14 | 2 | 14% | −4.00 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 17 | 3 | 18% | +8.50 |
| Class 5 | 13 | 2 | 15% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +3.00 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayr | 12 | 4 | 33% | +19.00 |
| Hexham | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.50 |
| Kelso | 6 | 1 | 17% | +0.50 |
| Perth | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Carlisle | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Wetherby | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Musselburgh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 24 | 5 | 21% | +12.50 |
| Over 3m | 10 | 2 | 20% | +2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Nichol | 22 | 6 | 27% | +21.00 |
| Murray Dodd | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.50 |
| Charlie Maggs | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Danny McMenamin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lewis Dobb | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sean Quinlan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Freddie Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fergus Gillard | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bruce Lynn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Billy Garritty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Blair Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 24 | 2 | 8% | −14.00 |
| Tongue tie | 18 | 5 | 28% | +20.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +12.50 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 43% | +13.00 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.50 |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.50 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 40 | 7 | 18% | +8.50 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Oct 26+162d | Carlisle | Race Home With Genesis Homes Handicap Hurdle Race (Div I) Held up at the back throughout - well adrift after the last and finished 12th | 12/13 | 5 | 12-0 | 100 | 79C | 96C | Craig Nichol | 33/1 |
| 13 May 26+26d | Perth | Murrayshall Golf Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - dropped away from the 8th and slipped to the back by the 10th - unable to gain ground 3 out - pulled up before 2 out | PU/11 | — | 11-3 | 103 | — | — | Murray Dodd | 25/1 |
| 17 Apr 26+66d | Ayr | Get Home Safe With Thistle Cabs Handicap Hurdle Handy early behind the front group - hit the front before 3 out then lost that spot before 2 out - dropped away fast after the last | 5/15 | 1¼ | 10-7 | 104 | 84B | 109A | Sean Quinlan | 22/1 |
| 10 Feb 26+12d | Ayr | Join Racing TV Now Handicap Hurdle Sat close to the pace early - dropped away three out and needed urging - moved into third on the run-in | 3/9 | 2 | 11-11 | 104 | 93A | 107B | Craig Nichol | 4/1 |
| 29 Jan 26+16d | Ayr | Coral Racing Club 'Join For Free' Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - made progress after the 9th - sent forward to hit the front after three out - challenged strongly close home - held on gamely to prevail | 1/13 | 10-8 | 100 | 104B | 122A | Craig Nichol | 11/1 | |
| 13 Jan 26+17d | Ayr | Book Your Celebration At westernhousehotel.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Settled just behind pace early - edged in front at the 8th - urged forward after 3 out and driven again after 2 out - flat out from the last - kept responding to win | 1/10 | 11-5 | 96 | 61B | 121A | Craig Nichol | 11/2 | |
| 2025 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 25+26d | Wetherby | William Hill Daily Bet Boosts Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Settled behind the pace early - slipped into midfield by the 3rd - pressed for effort after three out but unable to improve position before falling two out | F/16 | — | 12-0 | 97 | — | — | Freddie Gordon | 7/1 |
| 01 Dec 25+24d | Ayr | Book New Years Day Lunch At westernhousehotel Handicap Hurdle Settled midway - shared front spot from 7th - pressed and lost place before the last where third - rallied late to finish 2nd but no answer to winner | 2/10 | 3½ | 11-5 | 96 | 106A | 118A | Charlie Maggs | 4/1 |
| 07 Nov 25+17d | Hexham | Unibet Offer Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle Handy early - hit front 3rd then lost it after 4th - back in command from 9th until 2 out - dropped to 3rd and held for rest of race | 3/10 | 12 | 11-6 | 98 | 94A | 103B | Charlie Maggs | 14/1 |
| 21 Oct 25+179d | Perth | Follow racingtv On Instagram Handicap Hurdle Sat close to the pace on the rail - urged to stay involved - dropped away before 2 out - well held at the finish | 8/9 | 2 | 11-3 | 101 | 30C | 89C | Danny McMenamin | 16/1 |
| 25 Apr 25+18d | Perth | Campbell & Son Roofing Handicap Hurdle Held up at the back from the off - under pressure and finding little before 9th - well beaten at the finish | 9/12 | 59 | 9-9 | 104 | 57C | 82C | Murray Dodd | 11/1 |
| 07 Apr 25+55d | Kelso | Support QME Care Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back on the wide side - nudged for effort at the 8th - toiling from the following fence - eventually well beaten in 7th | 7/9 | 9 | 10-12 | 106 | 88C | 88C | Murray Dodd | 6/1 |
| 11 Feb 25+21d | Ayr | Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Handicap Hurdle Raced in midfield towards the outer - made ground to reach the front rank 4 out - briefly led before being asked for effort and dropping to 3rd by 2 out - clipped that flight and faded finishing well beaten - clouted the last and gave way further on the run to the line | 5/13 | 4½ | 12-0 | 108 | 106B | 122A | Craig Nichol | 14/1 |
| 21 Jan 25+37d | Ayr | Racing TV Handicap Hurdle Held up in touch travelling wide - pressed for effort and dropped away before the second last - lost more ground soon after and came home well beaten in 6th | 6/9 | nk | 10-11 | 109 | 86A | 108A | Murray Dodd | 15/2 |
| 2024 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Dec 24+43d | Carlisle | Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Travelled close to the pace - urged forward to hit the front before the second-last - soon had company - driven from there - overtaken at the final obstacle and dropped away rapidly on the run-in | 5/9 | ½ | 9-9 | 109 | 118A | 98A | Murray Dodd | 8/1 |
| 02 Nov 24+21d | Ayr | United Council Of Racecourse Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle Held handy position early - driven approaching the home turn - kept going without finding extra on the run-in - finished third | 3/6 | 7 | 9-12 | 109 | 132B | 99B | Murray Dodd | 7/4F |
| 12 Oct 24+176d | Hexham | First Class Catering From Falcons Events Handicap Hurdle Settled at back early - driven into contention before final two - closed in nearing last and disputed front - went clear soon after - kept going to prevail narrowly | 1/8 | 9-11 | 106 | 94A | 112B | Murray Dodd | 9/2 | |
| 19 Apr 24+20d | Ayr | Get Home Safe With Thistle Cabs Handicap Hurdle | 5/16 | 1¼ | 10-10 | 107 | 112B | 120A | Craig Nichol | 10/1 |
| 30 Mar 24+20d | Haydock | New RacingTV App Challenger Stayers Hurdle Series Final Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/12 | ½ | 10-3 | 107 | 149B | 109A | Craig Nichol | 17/2 |
| 10 Mar 24+26d | Kelso | Bruce Farms Handicap Hurdle | 1/10 | 10-3 | 104 | 149B | 115A | Craig Nichol | 11/2 | |
| 13 Feb 24+45d | Ayr | Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap Hurdle | 1/13 | 11-5 | 101 | 126B | 123A | Craig Nichol | 7/1 | |
| 2023 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Dec 23+49d | Haydock | Betfred Nifty 50 Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 4/6 | 21 | 11-2 | 103 | 125C | 94C | Fergus Gillard | 5/1 |
| 11 Nov 23+28d | Kelso | Watch Racing TV Free For 31 Days Handicap Hurdle | 2/9 | 3¾ | 10-9 | 103 | 117A | 112A | Craig Nichol | 11/4F |
| 14 Oct 23+170d | Hexham | First Class Catering From Falcons Events Handicap Hurdle | 2/5 | ¾ | 10-8 | 103 | 137C | 124B | Craig Nichol | 3/1 |
| 27 Apr 23+19d | Perth | BetVictor Scoonieburn Handicap Hurdle | 2/7 | 4¾ | 10-2 | 103 | 121A | 111B | Danny McMenamin | 5/2F |
| 08 Apr 23+15d | Carlisle | Get Daily Tips At Racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle | 1/8 | 10-9 | 100 | 129A | 112A | Craig Nichol | 9/2 | |
| 24 Mar 23+8d | Musselburgh | Racing TV Go North Brindisi Breeze Hurdle Series Final (Handicap Hurdle) (GBB Race) | 10/14 | 7 | 11-1 | 102 | 107B | 99A | Craig Nichol | 6/1F |
| 16 Mar 23+44d | Hexham | Download The N-e Bet App Today Handicap Hurdle | 5/15 | ½ | 11-11 | 102 | 138B | 124A | Craig Nichol | 8/1 |
| 31 Jan 23+35d | Newcastle | QuinnBet Best Odds Guaranteed Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | UR/15 | — | 11-11 | 102 | — | — | Lewis Dobb | 7/2F |
| 2022 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 22+33d | Wetherby | Follow WillHillRacing On Twitter Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 2/19 | 1½ | 11-7 | 98 | 130B | 121A | Lewis Dobb | 20/1 |
| 24 Nov 22+33d | Kelso | Racing TV 100% Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Hurdle | 3/10 | 11 | 11-0 | 99 | 127B | 106A | Craig Nichol | 5/1 |
| 22 Oct 22+193d | Kelso | Play Paddy's Pick 5 At racingtv.com Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 10/13 | 1¼ | 11-9 | 100 | — | 101A | Bruce Lynn | 5/1 |
| 12 Apr 22+31d | Ayr | 100% RacingTV Profits Back To Racing Handicap Hurdle | 1/10 | 11-5 | 96 | 95C | 124A | Craig Nichol | 7/2 | |
| 12 Mar 22+19d | Ayr | Virgin Bet Fives Handicap Hurdle | 2/8 | shd | 10-9 | 92 | 107A | 116A | Craig Nichol | 85/40F |
| 21 Feb 22+57d | Carlisle | Cambridge Handicap Hurdle | 2/12 | 1 | 10-11 | 90 | 91A | 107A | Craig Nichol | 4/1 |
| 2021 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 21+39d | Sedgefield | Vickers.Bet Online Handicap Hurdle | 2/9 | 4 | 11-3 | 90 | 100A | 112A | Brian Hughes | 5/2 |
| 17 Nov 21+25d | Hexham | Follow HexhamRaces On Twitter Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) | 2/9 | nk | 11-1 | 88 | 110A | 108A | Craig Nichol | 7/2 |
| 23 Oct 21+30d | Kelso | Watch On Racing TV 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 7/11 | 9 | 11-4 | — | 87C | 89C | Craig Nichol | 22/1 |
| 23 Sep 21+145d | Perth | MKM Building Supplies Perth Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 5/9 | 14 | 10-12 | — | 59C | 90C | Craig Nichol | 40/1 |
| 01 May 21+31d | Hexham | Bobby Roberts Memorial Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 6/12 | 3½ | 11-0 | — | 84C | 104A | Craig Nichol | 66/1 |
| 31 Mar 21+68d | Hexham | Visit attheraces.com Maiden Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 5/9 | 4 | 11-1 | — | 53B | 98A | Billy Garritty | 28/1 |
| 22 Jan 21 | Musselburgh | Betway Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 6/10 | ¾ | 11-1 | — | 94A | 97A | Blair Campbell | 28/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Shoeshine Boy won?
- Shoeshine Boy (IRE) won 7 of 42 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 19 times in total (45.2% of starts).
- Who trains Shoeshine Boy?
- Shoeshine Boy (IRE) is trained by Donald Whillans, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 October 2026.
- Who is Shoeshine Boy's sire?
- Shoeshine Boy (IRE) is by Valirann (FR) out of Godlylady (IRE), whose sire is Old Vic.
- What going does Shoeshine Boy prefer?
- Shoeshine Boy (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Shoeshine Boy's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 22 October 2026. The highest on record is 109.
- What is Shoeshine Boy's sire's record?
- Valirann (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 1,452 runs since Oct 2018 (160 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 7% from 345.
- Who are Shoeshine Boy's siblings?
- Out of Godlylady (IRE), Shoeshine Boy (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: West To The Bridge (IRE) (11). Highest grade won: Class 2 (West To The Bridge (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–3m2½f. As at Nov 2026.