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Horse profile

Shy Love (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2024) · Last trainer Fergal O'Brien · Last owner The Fob Racing Partnership 8
by Malinas (GER) out of Bambootcha (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
5 runs · 4 courses · from Feb 2024
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Dec 2024 — 685 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2024 · 7th of 9 Won at Huntingdon Last raced off OR 118
KTB Profile

Shy Love won one of five starts, the success coming in a Class 4 novices hurdle at Huntingdon over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground in Mar 2024. The gelding, by Malinas out of a Saddlers Hall mare, raced four times after that win without success and last ran off a career-high mark of 118 when seventh of nine in a Class 4 novices handicap chase at Taunton in Dec 2024. He had raced at Cheltenham, Carlisle and Taunton as well as Huntingdon.

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 121 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Huntingdon, 13 Mar 2024

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 5 figures · best 121B · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good281A57.5—
Soft2121B116.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3121B91—
2m5f – 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 120A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Carlisle, 3 Nov 2024 Official rating 118 at the last run, 12 Dec 2024

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 →

Jumps 5 figures · best 137B · median 120
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good2117A111—
Soft2137B133—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3137B120—
2m5f – 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Malinas (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.1% of 3,947 runs since Jan 2008 (419 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−14.1—
Good to Firm37616.2%+2.1—
Good1,18516914.3%+0.20 from 2
Good to Soft91814115.4%+1.30 from 1
Soft1,23716613.4%−0.71 from 2
Heavy5347413.9%−0.2—
Standard (AW)3412.9%−11.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−14.1—
1m – 1m1f1218.3%−5.8—
1m2f – 1m4f50510%−4.1—
1m5f – 2m1,09915213.8%−0.30 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1,36918213.3%−0.81 from 3
2m5f – 3m1,08317716.3%+2.20 from 1
Over 3m3324112.3%−1.8—

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

Dam
Bambootcha (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)

8 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Topofthecotswolds (IRE) (7 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m1½f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Brandy Love (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Topofthecotswolds (IRE)5372m3½f–3m1½fClass 3
Brandy Love (IRE)1132m–2m4fGrade 1
Getaway Kid (IRE)2112m4f—
Anna Holty (IRE)1812m3½f—
Bobbi Gin Tree (IRE)70——
Tipperairy (IRE)50——
Bly Manor (IRE)20——
Code Name Cubitt (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 1 50% +5.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 1 50% +5.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Huntingdon 2 1 50% +5.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 1 33% +4.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Connor Brace 3 1 33% +4.00
Jonathan Burke 1 0 0% −1.00
Gavin Sheehan 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 3 1 33% +4.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00
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
2024 · 5 runs
12 Dec 24+39d Taunton Kirker Holidays Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 23f · Good · 9 ran Settled around midfield early - nudged into contention 4 out but lost touch when pressed for effort before 3 out - faded steadily to finish seventh 7/9 18 11-12 11834C105C Jonathan Burke 4/1
03 Nov 24+200d Carlisle Antonia Reid Memorial Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 20f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Set the pace early - overtaken after 2nd and settled just behind - fluffed 3 out and dropped back - unable to match leading two and beaten into 4th 4/8 ½ 11-6 —91A120A Connor Brace 9/4
17 Apr 24+35d Cheltenham Citipost Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 20.5f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 9 11-7 —81A117A Connor Brace 12/1
13 Mar 24+34d Huntingdon Read Henry Brooke On Blog RhinoBet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-5 —121B137B Connor Brace 6/1
08 Feb 24 Huntingdon PHP Architects Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 12 ran 5/12 2 11-4 —112B129A Gavin Sheehan 5/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Shy Love won?
Shy Love (IRE) won 1 of 5 archived starts in 2024, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
Who trained Shy Love?
Shy Love (IRE) was trained by Fergal O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Taunton on 12 December 2024.
Who is Shy Love's sire?
Shy Love (IRE) is by Malinas (GER) out of Bambootcha (IRE), whose sire is Saddlers' Hall.
What is Shy Love's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 118, from the run on 12 December 2024. That is also the highest on record.
What is Shy Love's sire's record?
Malinas (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.1% of 3,947 runs since Jan 2008 (419 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Shy Love's siblings?
Out of Bambootcha (IRE), Shy Love (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Topofthecotswolds (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Brandy Love (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2024. 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.