Short Takes (USA)
Short Takes (USA) is 4 from 31. Hasn't won since Nov 2014. Last raced off 94, 23lb below the career-high mark.
- 4–31Wins / Runs
- 12.9%Strike rate
- 9 (29%)Placed
- −14.12£1 level staken=31 at SP
- 0.97Fair A/E n=31 · 0.86 incl. margin
- 117Highest OR
- 61dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 12.8% of 1,419 runs since Jan 2008 (122 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 9.6% from 198.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 15 | 2 | 13.3% | +0.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 241 | 28 | 11.6% | −1.2 | 1 from 3 |
| Good | 352 | 51 | 14.5% | +1.7 | 0 from 13 |
| Good to Soft | 142 | 21 | 14.8% | +2 | 2 from 6 |
| Soft | 198 | 19 | 9.6% | −3.2 | 0 from 6 |
| Heavy | 63 | 5 | 7.9% | −4.9 | 1 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 408 | 55 | 13.5% | +0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 17 | 4 | 23.5% | +10.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 214 | 22 | 10.3% | −2.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 327 | 43 | 13.1% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 452 | 66 | 14.6% | +1.8 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 266 | 31 | 11.7% | −1.1 | 1 from 12 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 101 | 12 | 11.9% | −0.9 | 3 from 15 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 34 | 2 | 5.9% | −6.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | −0.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Althania (USA) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Althania (USA)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Althania (USA) | 6 | 1 | 1m1½f | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 2 | 33% | +5.00 |
| Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.12 |
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 21 | 3 | 14% | −11.12 |
| Class 5 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +0.00 |
| Class 6 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor-on-Dee | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Sedgefield | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.00 |
| Cartmel | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Catterick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Worcester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Huntingdon | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Perth | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hexham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.88 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 15 | 3 | 20% | −5.12 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 12 | 1 | 8% | −5.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Maguire | 8 | 2 | 25% | +1.88 |
| James Cowley | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Nick Slatter | 3 | 2 | 67% | +4.00 |
| Saleem Golam | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wilson Renwick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| A P McCoy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Brian Harding | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Theo Gillard | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Noel Fehily | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Stock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| John Kington | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Henry Brooke | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Buick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 17 | 3 | 18% | −3.00 |
| None | 11 | 1 | 9% | −8.12 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2014 | 11 | 3 | 27% | +3.00 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2011 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.12 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 25 | 4 | 16% | −8.12 |
| Flat | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Chase | 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
Quick answers
- How many races has Short Takes won?
- Short Takes (USA) won 4 of 31 archived starts between 2010 and 2015, a strike rate of 12.9%. Placed 9 times in total (29% of starts).
- Who trained Short Takes?
- Short Takes (USA) was trained by Donald McCain on the most recent run on record, at Sedgefield on 29 September 2015.
- Who is Short Takes's sire?
- Short Takes (USA) is by Lemon Drop Kid (USA) out of Gabriellina Giof (GB), whose sire is Ashkalani.
- What going does Short Takes prefer?
- Short Takes (USA) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Short Takes's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 94, from the run on 29 September 2015. The highest on record is 117.
- What is Short Takes's sire's record?
- Lemon Drop Kid (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.8% of 1,419 runs since Jan 2008 (122 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 9.6% from 198.
- Who are Short Takes's siblings?
- Out of Gabriellina Giof (GB), Short Takes (USA) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Althania (USA) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Althania (USA)). The wins came over 1m1½f. As at Oct 2026.