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Horse profile

Shore (USA)

9yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2025) · Trainer John G Carr · Owner John M Farrell
by First Defence (USA) out of Romantica (GB) (Galileo)
19 runs · 6 courses · from Feb 2021
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Off 311 days · 11th of 12 Last raced off OR 40
KTB Profile

Shore is a maiden who has failed to win in 19 starts and has placed twice. His best effort came when second of 13 at Dundalk in Mar 2021. All 13 runs on the all-weather have been at Dundalk where he has never won, while his six turf starts have also produced no success. He finished 11 of 12 at Dundalk in Dec 2025 when last raced off OR 40, 28lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 19 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 28lb off peak
Official rating40↓ 28lb off peak
40 40–68

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 89 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Dundalk (AW), 2 Dec 2022

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 14 figures · best 104B · median 82
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)13104B842 · 64 / 55
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f12104B752 · 64 / 55
1m – 1m1f296B96—
Jumps 3 figures · best 36C · median 19
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good236C27.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m336C19—

Of 19 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 19 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 42A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 24 Feb 2023 Official rating 40 at the last flat run, 10 Dec 2025

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 98C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fairyhouse, 27 Feb 2021

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 14 figures · best 92A · median 63.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)1392A642 · 38 / 35.5
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f1292A62.52 · 38 / 35.5
1m – 1m1f285A82.5—
Jumps 3 figures · best 98C · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good292C87.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m398C92—

Of 19 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 · 17 figures from 19 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

  • Held up 3 (100%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
First Defence (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.6% of 541 runs since Jan 2008 (59 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 19.8% from 162.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5120%+5.4—
Good to Firm871517.2%+2.6—
Good1071816.8%+2.20 from 4
Good to Soft49816.3%+1.70 from 1
Soft5159.8%−4.80 from 1
Heavy1119.1%−5.5—
Standard (AW)2313113.4%−1.20 from 13
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f400%−14.6—
6f – 7f1623219.8%+5.2—
1m – 1m1f2263816.8%+2.20 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f9644.2%−10.40 from 12
1m5f – 2m40410%−4.60 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f1317.7%−6.90 from 1

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
Romantica (GB) (Galileo)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Brunnera (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m2f–1m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Brunnera (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Brunnera (GB)1221m2fClass 3
Amboise (GB)421m2f–1m2½f—
Castle Bolton (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 13 0 0% −13.00
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 13 0 0% −13.00
Ballinrobe 2 0 0% −2.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 12 0 0% −12.00
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Colin Keane 5 0 0% −5.00
Adam Caffrey 3 0 0% −3.00
Killian Leonard 1 0 0% −1.00
Wesley Joyce 1 0 0% −1.00
Jake Coen 1 0 0% −1.00
Ross Berry 1 0 0% −1.00
Benjamin P Kennedy 1 0 0% −1.00
Luke McAteer 1 0 0% −1.00
Simon Torrens 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark Enright 1 0 0% −1.00
Seamie Heffernan 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Ewing 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss A Keane 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 0 0% −13.00
Blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 4 0 0% −4.00
2023 2 0 0% −2.00
2022 7 0 0% −7.00
2021 6 0 0% −6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 14 0 0% −14.00
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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
10 Dec 25+19d Dundalk (AW) Happy Christmas From All At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (0-60) (Div 1) 10.5f · Standard · 12 ran Held up at the back of the field - no impression made early in the straight despite urging - dropped away in the closing stages - well beaten in 11th 11/12 12 8-10 4046C38C Killian Leonard 125/1
21 Nov 25+178d Dundalk (AW) Safer Gambling Week 2025 Handicap (0-60) 12f · Standard · 14 ran Held up towards the back - pushed along and unable to close over 2f out - well held at the finish 12/14 5½ 8-7 4064B33A Wesley Joyce 200/1
27 May 25+14d Ballinrobe Sheridan Electric Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 16.5f · Good · 13 ran Held up in the pack - hesitant early and awkward 6th - still adrift 3 out - trailing entering the final two - stumbled at the final fence - well beaten at the finish 12/13 4¾ 11-1 —19C83C Jake Coen 125/1
13 May 25+714d Sligo Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle 18f · Good · 13 ran Settled at the back of the pack early - still 10th at halfway - made no headway from three out and was pulled up before the following fence PU/13 — 11-0 ——— Ross Berry 200/1
30 May 23+95d Ballinrobe Sheridan Electric Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 16f · Good · 14 ran PU/14 — 10-11 ——— Benjamin P Kennedy 150/1
24 Feb 23+84d Dundalk (AW) DundalkStadium.com Apprentice Handicap (47-65) 10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 11/14 hd 8-11 4780B42A Adam Caffrey 12/1
02 Dec 22+30d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 9/14 1 8-9 5089B51A Adam Caffrey 33/1
02 Nov 22+26d Dundalk (AW) View Restaurant At Dundalk Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 12f · Standard · 14 ran 13/14 nk 9-2 5370C50C Luke McAteer 25/1
07 Oct 22+35d Dundalk (AW) Harrison Contracts NI Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 8/14 ¾ 9-2 5588B64A Adam Caffrey 66/1
02 Sep 22+198d Kilbeggan Sean Hughes Memorial Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 11 ran 9/11 26 11-12 —36C92C Simon Torrens 200/1
16 Feb 22+12d Dundalk (AW) DundalkStadium.com Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 12f · Standard · 13 ran 13/13 29 9-12 6050C62C Colin Keane 10/1
04 Feb 22+7d Dundalk (AW) Follow Us On Twitter At DundalkStadium Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 10.5f · Standard · 12 ran 9/12 1 10-0 6266A71A Mark Enright 13/2
28 Jan 22+51d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Claiming Race 10.5f · Standard · 10 ran 3/10 2½ 9-7 6484A75A Seamie Heffernan 11/4
08 Dec 21+208d Dundalk (AW) DundalkStadium.com Handicap (45-70) (Div 2) 10.5f · Standard · 12 ran 7/12 1 9-10 6497A76A Colin Keane 9/1
14 May 21+44d Leopardstown Race Academy Apprentice Handicap (45-70) 12f · Good To Yielding · 23 ran 20/23 1½ 10-1 6866C63A Sam Ewing 15/2
31 Mar 21+12d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Hotel Dundalk Maiden 8f · Standard · 14 ran 4/14 ½ 9-9 —96B80A Colin Keane 3/1
19 Mar 21+14d Dundalk (AW) HOLLYWOODBETS HORSE RACING AND SPORTS BETTING Claiming Race 10.5f · Standard · 13 ran 2/13 hd 10-2 —104B92A Colin Keane 2/1F
05 Mar 21+6d Dundalk (AW) Hollywoodbets Racing & Sports Betting Maiden 8f · Standard · 14 ran 5/14 ½ 9-9 —96B85A Colin Keane 10/1
27 Feb 21 Fairyhouse www.justlite.com, Ian Smith Memorial (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16f · Soft · 10 ran 10/10 99 11-8 —-88C98C Miss A Keane 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Shore (USA) won?
Shore (USA) has yet to win, from 19 archived starts between 2021 and 2025. Placed 2 times in total (10.5% of starts).
Who trains Shore (USA)?
Shore (USA) is trained by John G Carr, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 December 2025.
Who is Shore (USA)'s sire?
Shore (USA) is by First Defence (USA) out of Romantica (GB), whose sire is Galileo.
What is Shore (USA)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 40, from the run on 10 December 2025. The highest on record is 68.
What is Shore (USA)'s sire's record?
First Defence (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.6% of 541 runs since Jan 2008 (59 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 19.8% from 162.
Who are Shore (USA)'s siblings?
Out of Romantica (GB), Shore (USA) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Brunnera (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Brunnera (GB)). The wins came over 1m2f–1m2½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2021. 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.