Shrewd Investor (IRE)
Shrewd Investor (IRE) is 5 from 34. Hasn't won since Mar 2009. Last raced off 92, 33lb below the career-high mark.
- 5–34Wins / Runs
- 14.7%Strike rate
- 9 (26.5%)Placed
- −4.65£1 level staken=34 at SP
- 1.40Fair A/E n=34 · 1.23 incl. margin
- 125Highest OR
- 27dBetween runs (median)longest 250 d
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% of 565 runs since Jan 2008 (79 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 13.9% from 108. Weakest on soft going: 4% from 151. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.8% from 149. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 4.5% from 111.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 43 | 0 | 0% | −8 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 165 | 15 | 9.1% | +1.1 | 2 from 13 |
| Good to Soft | 94 | 9 | 9.6% | +1.6 | 1 from 7 |
| Soft | 151 | 6 | 4% | −4 | 1 from 8 |
| Heavy | 108 | 15 | 13.9% | +5.9 | 1 from 5 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 52 | 4 | 7.7% | −0.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 149 | 19 | 12.8% | +4.8 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 252 | 17 | 6.7% | −1.3 | 3 from 18 |
| Over 3m | 111 | 5 | 4.5% | −3.5 | 1 from 13 |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Oscars Business (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m4f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscars Business (IRE) | 25 | 4 | 2m–2m4f | — |
| Celtic Fella (IRE) | 20 | 0 | — | — |
| She's The Bizz (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 13 | 2 | 15% | +4.50 |
| Soft | 8 | 1 | 13% | −0.50 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.75 |
| Heavy | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.90 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 16 | 3 | 19% | +9.00 |
| Class 3 | 14 | 2 | 14% | −9.65 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wetherby | 7 | 2 | 29% | −0.40 |
| Newcastle | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.75 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.50 |
| Carlisle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Market Rasen | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Haydock | 3 | 1 | 33% | +10.00 |
| Kelso | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cartmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 18 | 3 | 17% | +4.75 |
| Over 3m | 13 | 1 | 8% | −8.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.90 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael O'Connell | 10 | 3 | 30% | +9.75 |
| Robert Walford | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Phil Kinsella | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Fearghal Davis | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| David O'Meara | 4 | 2 | 50% | +5.60 |
| Brian Toomey | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Peter Buchanan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richie McGrath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 22 | 5 | 23% | +7.35 |
| Cheekpieces | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Blinkers | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2010 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2009 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +7.00 |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2007 | 5 | 3 | 60% | +3.85 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.50 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 28 | 2 | 7% | −12.75 |
| Hurdle | 6 | 3 | 50% | +8.10 |
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 Shrewd Investor won?
- Shrewd Investor (IRE) won 5 of 34 archived starts between 2006 and 2011, a strike rate of 14.7%. Placed 9 times in total (26.5% of starts).
- Who trained Shrewd Investor?
- Shrewd Investor (IRE) was trained by Henry Hogarth on the most recent run on record, at Wetherby on 19 May 2011.
- Who is Shrewd Investor's sire?
- Shrewd Investor (IRE) is by Mister Lord (USA) out of Mens Business (IRE), whose sire is Buckskin.
- What going does Shrewd Investor prefer?
- Shrewd Investor (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Shrewd Investor's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 19 May 2011. The highest on record is 125.
- What is Shrewd Investor's sire's record?
- Mister Lord (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 565 runs since Jan 2008 (79 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 13.9% from 108. Weakest on soft going: 4% from 151. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.8% from 149. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 4.5% from 111.
- Who are Shrewd Investor's siblings?
- Out of Mens Business (IRE), Shrewd Investor (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Oscars Business (IRE) (4). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.