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Horse profile

Shooters Wood (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, May 2015) · Last trainer David Pearson · Last owner David Pearson
by Needle Gun (IRE) out of Talbot's Hollow (IRE) (Strong Statement)
26 runs · 13 courses · from Jan 2009
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 May 2015 — 4,191 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2015 · 6th of 9 3 wins · Cheltenham Last raced off OR 109
KTB Profile

Shooters Wood (IRE) is 3 from 26. Hasn't won since Dec 2012. 3 of 6 starts at Cheltenham have ended in wins. All 3 wins have come over 1m5f – 2m. Last raced off 109, 31lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 26 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 31lb off peak
Official rating109↓ 31lb off peak
109 105–140

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 115B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Market Rasen, 12 Apr 2015 Official rating 109 at the last run, 16 May 2015

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 22 figures · best 141A · median 107
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good12141A108.5—
Good to Soft4133A108—
Soft3109B87—
Standard (AW)1———
Heavy1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m17141A111—
2m1f – 2m4f3115B105—
2m5f – 3m296A91—

Of 26 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 26 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
Needle Gun (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 5% of 1,228 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1100%−5—
Good to Firm14964%−10 from 1
Good407256.1%+1.11 from 12
Good to Soft18863.2%−1.81 from 6
Soft278134.7%−0.30 from 4
Heavy190126.3%+1.31 from 2
Standard (AW)500%−50 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f800%−5—
1m5f – 2m402194.7%−0.33 from 21
2m1f – 2m4f442245.4%+0.40 from 3
2m5f – 3m321185.6%+0.60 from 2
Over 3m5511.8%−3.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Talbot's Hollow (IRE) (Strong Statement)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cillfoireann (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 12 1 8% −2.00
Good to Soft 6 1 17% +2.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 2 1 50% +1.75
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 9 0 0% −9.00
Class 2 6 2 33% +5.75
Class 1 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 3 1 33% +7.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 6 3 50% +15.75
Newton Abbot 4 0 0% −4.00
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 21 3 14% +0.75
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Joe Cornwall 7 0 0% −7.00
R Walsh 5 2 40% +6.75
Harry Derham 3 0 0% −3.00
Nick Scholfield 2 0 0% −2.00
Daryl Jacob 2 0 0% −2.00
James Cowley 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr R Lee 2 1 50% +8.00
Tom Scudamore 2 0 0% −2.00
Anthony Freeman 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 16 2 13% −4.25
None 10 1 10% +0.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 5 0 0% −5.00
2014 6 0 0% −6.00
2013 4 0 0% −4.00
2012 6 2 33% +5.75
2010 2 1 50% +8.00
2009 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 20 3 15% +1.75
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00
NH Flat 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2015 · 5 runs
16 May 15+34d Uttoxeter Sir Stanley Clarke Memorial Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m · Good · 9 ran 6/9 26 10-12 10974C Joe Cornwall 20/1
12 Apr 15+16d Market Rasen Join The Racing Uk Club Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m1f · Good · 4 ran 2/4 6 11-7 109115B Joe Cornwall 14/1
27 Mar 15+11d Wetherby Wear A Hat Day Supporting Braintumourresearch.org Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 11 ran 10/11 24 11-0 11582C Joe Cornwall 25/1
16 Mar 15+22d Southwell Golf & Racing 20 At Southwell Handicap Chase Class 4 · 1m7½f · Good · 4 ran 3/4 5 11-0 11399B Joe Cornwall 33/1
22 Feb 15+64d Southwell 10 Golf At Southwell Golf Club Handicap Chase Class 4 · 1m7½f · Good To Soft · 6 ran PU/6 — 11-7 120— Joe Cornwall 50/1
2014 · 6 runs
20 Dec 14+22d Haydock Swift Drafters Handicap Chase Class 3 · 1m7½f · Heavy · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-0 125— Joe Cornwall 66/1
28 Nov 14+223d Doncaster Independent Ice Cream Wholesalers' Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m3f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 5/6 44 11-7 12993C Joe Cornwall 66/1
19 Apr 14+36d Newton Abbot SIS Top Class Data Delivery Handicap Chase Class 2 · 2m½f · Good · 6 ran 5/6 4 10-8 13393B Harry Derham 10/1
14 Mar 14+16d Cheltenham Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase Challenge Cup (Grade 3 Handicap) Class 1 · 2m½f · Good · 23 ran 16/23 13 10-6 13796C Harry Derham 40/1
26 Feb 14+32d Lingfield (AW) 'Bet And Watch' At 888sport.com 'Jumpers' Bumper' NH Flat Race Class 4 · 2m · Standard · 6 ran 3/6 2 11-2 —121B Nick Scholfield 6/1
25 Jan 14+42d Doncaster TRM-Excellence In Equine Nutrition Handicap Chase Class 2 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 10-10 137— Nick Scholfield 16/1
2013 · 4 runs
14 Dec 13+242d Cheltenham Jenny Mould Memorial Handicap Chase Class 2 · 2m½f · Good · 11 ran 10/11 2¾ 10-13 139103C Daryl Jacob 17/2
16 Apr 13+32d Kempton Help For Heroes 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 18 ran 6/18 3¾ 10-12 —111A R Walsh 7/4F
15 Mar 13+34d Cheltenham Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase Challenge Cup (Grade 3 Handicap) Class 1 · 2m½f · Soft · 23 ran PU/23 — 10-11 140— Daryl Jacob 16/1
09 Feb 13+56d Newbury Betfair Super Saturday Chase (Registered As The Game Spirit Chase) (Grade 2) Class 1 · 2m½f · Soft · 6 ran 6/6 8 11-4 140109B R Walsh 10/3
2012 · 6 runs
15 Dec 12+29d Cheltenham Jenny Mould Memorial Handicap Chase Class 2 · 2m½f · Heavy · 7 ran 1/7 10-0 132137B R Walsh 11/4J
16 Nov 12+17d Cheltenham Paddypower.com Handicap Chase Class 2 · 2m · Good To Soft · 14 ran 1/14 10-5 124133A R Walsh 7/1
30 Oct 12+9d Taunton Orchard Portman Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m · Good · 11 ran 2/11 ½ 11-6 118141A R Walsh 7/4F
21 Oct 12+49d Kempton William Hill - The Home Of Betting Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m · Good · 12 ran 2/12 1 11-5 120123A James Cowley 9/4F
02 Sep 12+29d Newton Abbot Lord Mildmay Memorial Handicap Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 2m5f · Soft · 10 ran 9/10 6 9-13 12086A Harry Derham 7/2J
04 Aug 12+822d Newton Abbot Sis Live Handicap Chase Class 2 · 2m½f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 nk 9-7 105114A James Cowley 5/1
2010 · 2 runs
05 May 10+12d Cheltenham Lady Hooper Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 2m½f · Good · 17 ran 1/17 11-0 —124A Mr R Lee 9/1
23 Apr 10+405d Newton Abbot Neil Goodfellow Novices' Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 2m5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 4/13 ¾ 11-5 —96A Mr R Lee 16/1
2009 · 3 runs
14 Mar 09+14d Uttoxeter Toteswinger Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 9/9 30 11-2 —105C Tom Scudamore 33/1
28 Feb 09+44d Newbury Totesportbingo.com Bumper Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 2m½f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 5 11-2 —119A Tom Scudamore 66/1
15 Jan 09 Ludlow Racing Post 'Hands And Heels' Intermediate NH Flat Race Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 15 ran 11/15 ½ 11-2 —87C Anthony Freeman 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Shooters Wood won?
Shooters Wood (IRE) won 3 of 26 archived starts between 2009 and 2015, a strike rate of 11.5%. Placed 7 times in total (26.9% of starts).
Who trained Shooters Wood?
Shooters Wood (IRE) was trained by David Pearson on the most recent run on record, at Uttoxeter on 16 May 2015.
Who is Shooters Wood's sire?
Shooters Wood (IRE) is by Needle Gun (IRE) out of Talbot's Hollow (IRE), whose sire is Strong Statement.
What going does Shooters Wood prefer?
Shooters Wood (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Shooters Wood's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 109, from the run on 16 May 2015. The highest on record is 140.
What is Shooters Wood's sire's record?
Needle Gun (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 5% of 1,228 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Shooters Wood's siblings?
Out of Talbot's Hollow (IRE), Shooters Wood (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from January 2009. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.