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Horse profile

Shotgun Shirley (GB)

5yo mare · Trainer Lucy Wadham · Owner Louise Kemble
by Soldier of Fortune (IRE) out of Kentucky Sky (GB) (Cloudings)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Feb 2025
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Uttoxeter Last run 21 Mar 2026 · 3rd of 15 Last raced off OR 109
KTB Profile

Shotgun Shirley won a Class 5 mares NH Flat race at Uttoxeter in Oct 2025 on good ground. The mare has one win and four places from eight turf starts, all at 1m5f – 2m or 2m1f – 2m4f. She finished third of 15 in a Class 1 novices hurdle at Newbury in Mar 2026, last raced off her career-high mark of 109.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Feb 2025 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 5

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 124 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newbury, 21 Mar 2026

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 8 figures · best 128C · median 102
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good to Soft4124B1133 runs · 124 / 123
Soft2128C1122 runs · 128 / 112
Good284B63.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m5103A962 runs · 101 / 98.5
2m1f – 2m4f3128C1243 runs · 128 / 124

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 125A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newbury, 21 Mar 2026 Official rating 109 at the last run, 21 Mar 2026

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 8 figures · best 125A · median 115.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good to Soft4125A1163 runs · 125 / 119
Soft2123A113.52 runs · 123 / 113.5
Good2118A115—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m5123A1132 runs · 123 / 118
2m1f – 2m4f3125A1193 runs · 125 / 119

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 from 8 analysed runs since Feb 2025

  • Held up 3 (38%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 3 (38%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 2 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Soldier of Fortune (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,888 runs since May 2013 (685 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+88.7—
Good to Firm801620%+8.7—
Good1,54919012.3%+11 from 2
Good to Soft1,24313711%−0.30 from 4
Soft1,89921411.3%00 from 2
Heavy7808611%−0.3—
Standard (AW)336226.5%−4.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f300%−11.3—
6f – 7f71811.3%0—
1m – 1m1f24983.2%−8.1—
1m2f – 1m4f4936413%+1.7—
1m5f – 2m1,58519312.2%+0.91 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f1,99920310.2%−1.10 from 3
2m5f – 3m1,24415612.5%+1.2—
Over 3m2443413.9%+2.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2013 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Kentucky Sky (GB) (Cloudings)

6 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Martello Sky (GB) (8 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–3m½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Martello Sky (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Martello Sky (GB)2082m–2m4½fListed
Billy Boi Blue (GB)2672m–3m½fClass 3
Mystic Sky (GB)3361m7½f–2m2½fClass 2
Brief Ambition (GB)1461m7½f–2m4½fClass 3
Iconic Sky (GB)1932m–2m4½fClass 3
Indigo Sky (GB)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 1 50% +3.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 3 1 33% +2.50
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Huntingdon 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 1 100% +4.50
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 1 20% +0.50
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Cannon 5 0 0% −5.00
Ben Bromley 1 1 100% +4.50
Sam Twiston-Davies 1 0 0% −1.00
Gavin Sheehan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood 6 1 17% −0.50
None 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 5 1 20% +0.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 4 1 25% +1.50

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
2026 · 3 runs
21 Mar 26+19d Newbury BetVictor British EBF 'National Hunt' Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2 Limited Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 15 ran Settled towards the back early - crept into contention on the inside after the 7th - lost momentum with a stumble 3 out - dropped away before 2 out - roused to move up into third approaching the last - kept going to the line 3/15 1¾ 10-11 109124B125A Tom Cannon 28/1
02 Mar 26+38d Southwell attheraces.com/marketmovers EBF Mares' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4½f · Soft · 6 ran Held up towards the back - jumped awkwardly four out - unable to go with the front two from two out then dropped away after the last 4/6 16 11-2 —128C104B Tom Cannon 2/1
23 Jan 26+32d Warwick Best Odds Guarenteed At Betano Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m3f · Good To Soft · 16 ran Settled in the pack - progress to be close up 3 out - fourth and ridden soon after - one-paced approaching the last 4/16 3 11-5 —123B119A Tom Cannon 16/1
2025 · 5 runs
22 Dec 25+37d Huntingdon pricedup.bet Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 15 ran Sat close to the front pack - moved through to hit the front three out - dropped away rapidly before the final fence 7/15 1½ 11-2 —101B113A Tom Cannon 9/2
15 Nov 25+29d Cheltenham Cheltenham Guardians Safeguarding Team Mares' Open NH Flat Race (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 2m½f · Soft · 12 ran Pulled hard in the early stages - up with the pace throughout - pressed into second over 2f out - driven over 1f out - kept on but the winner had too much in hand 2/12 3 11-2 —96C123A Tom Cannon 22/1
17 Oct 25+212d Uttoxeter QuinnBet Mares' NH Flat Race (Conditionals/Amateurs) (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m · Good · 9 ran Held up behind pace early - moved into second after 3f and remained there until 3f out - found renewed energy inside final 2f to hit front entering last furlong - kept up the effort to win 1/9 10-10 —43A118A Ben Bromley 9/2
19 Mar 25+43d Huntingdon Weatherbys Scientific Fillies' 'Junior' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m · Good · 12 ran Settled in the pack early - improved out wide with 2f left - pushed along in the straight but unable to close final furlong finishing 4th 4/12 2½ 11-0 —84B112A Sam Twiston-Davies 9/2
04 Feb 25 Market Rasen TrustATrader Fully Vetted Tradespeople Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Settled towards the back early - asked for effort with 5f left - made progress but boxed in with 2f to run - into second inside the last furlong - kept on but couldn't reach winner 2/9 1¼ 10-4 —103A105A Gavin Sheehan 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has Shotgun Shirley won?
Shotgun Shirley (GB) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 4 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Shotgun Shirley?
Shotgun Shirley (GB) is trained by Lucy Wadham, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 21 March 2026.
Who is Shotgun Shirley's sire?
Shotgun Shirley (GB) is by Soldier of Fortune (IRE) out of Kentucky Sky (GB), whose sire is Cloudings.
What is Shotgun Shirley's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 109, from the run on 21 March 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Shotgun Shirley's sire's record?
Soldier of Fortune (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,888 runs since May 2013 (685 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.
Who are Shotgun Shirley's siblings?
Out of Kentucky Sky (GB), Shotgun Shirley (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Martello Sky (GB) (8). Highest grade won: Listed (Martello Sky (GB)). The wins came over 1m7½f–3m½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 2025. 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.