Show Business (IRE)
Show Business (IRE) is yet to win from 7 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 11 at Wolverhampton (AW) (Dec 2006). Last raced off 45, 8lb below the career-high mark.
- 0–7Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (14.3%)Placed
- −7.00£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=7 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 53Highest OR
- 31dAvg 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 8.1% of 1,086 runs since Jan 2008 (79 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 24 | 1 | 4.2% | −3.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 231 | 23 | 10% | +1.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 271 | 19 | 7% | −1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 131 | 13 | 9.9% | +1.8 | — |
| Soft | 151 | 11 | 7.3% | −0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 50 | 2 | 4% | −4.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 228 | 19 | 8.3% | +0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 152 | 16 | 10.5% | +2.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 239 | 15 | 6.3% | −1.8 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 160 | 11 | 6.9% | −1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 215 | 22 | 10.2% | +2.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 190 | 12 | 6.3% | −1.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 92 | 9 | 9.8% | +1.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 30 | 2 | 6.7% | −1.4 | — |
| Over 3m | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | +4.4 | — |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Discanti (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Discanti (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discanti (IRE) | 43 | 5 | 5f–6f | Class 4 |
| Coloursoftheglen (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Lucky Desert (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Folkestone | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Walsh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Seb Sanders | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Miss Lauren Shea | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Mackay | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| None | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2006 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 · 6 runs | |||||||||
| 17 Jun 07+18d | Salisbury | Pertemps People 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Series Handicap | 13/16 | ¾ | 8-0 | 45 | 20C | Miss Lauren Shea | 50/1 |
| 30 May 07+15d | Brighton | Argus Selling Stakes | 9/11 | 19 | 8-8 | 45 | 29C | Richard Thomas | 66/1 |
| 15 May 07+42d | Brighton | Hardings Bar & Catering Services Selling Stakes | 12/14 | shd | 7-10 | 53 | 17C | Joseph Walsh | 50/1 |
| 03 Apr 07+73d | Folkestone | Come Racing In Kent Selling Handicap | 11/11 | 2½ | 8-2 | 53 | 6C | Joseph Walsh | 16/1 |
| 20 Jan 07+9d | Lingfield (AW) | totecourse to course Selling Stakes | 4/8 | hd | 8-12 | 53 | 18C | Seb Sanders | 7/2 |
| 11 Jan 07+31d | Southwell (AW) | pontins.com Selling Stakes | 6/11 | 1¾ | 8-12 | — | 28C | Seb Sanders | 7/2F |
| 2006 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 11 Dec 06 | Wolverhampton (AW) | wbxtriplecrown.com Selling Stakes | 3/11 | 2 | 8-12 | — | 26C | Jamie Mackay | 7/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Show Business won?
- Show Business (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2006 and 2007. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
- Who trained Show Business?
- Show Business (IRE) was trained by Paddy Butler on the most recent run on record, at Salisbury on 17 June 2007.
- Who is Show Business's sire?
- Show Business (IRE) is by Distant Music (USA) out of Gertie Laurie (GB), whose sire is Lomond.
- What is Show Business's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 17 June 2007. The highest on record is 53.
- What is Show Business's sire's record?
- Distant Music (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.1% of 1,086 runs since Jan 2008 (79 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Show Business's siblings?
- Out of Gertie Laurie (GB), Show Business (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Discanti (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Discanti (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Oct 2026.