Shy Smile (IRE)
Shy Smile (IRE) is 1 from 16. Hasn't won since Sep 2009. The win came on turf — 0 from 7 on the all-weather, and the win came on good or faster ground (0 from 5 on softer). Last raced off 70, 9lb below the career-high mark.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Shy Smile (IRE) has 1 produce in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Smile (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
- 1–16Wins / Runs
- 6.3%Strike rate
- 6 (37.5%)Placed
- −8.00£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 0.71Fair A/E n=16 · 0.53 incl. margin
- 79Highest OR
- 26dBetween runs (median)longest 192 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 11.8% of 2,836 runs since Jan 2008 (311 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.3% from 734. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.2% from 291.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 27 | 6 | 22.2% | +10.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 365 | 53 | 14.5% | +2.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 688 | 83 | 12.1% | +0.3 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 342 | 45 | 13.2% | +1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 515 | 65 | 12.6% | +0.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 165 | 23 | 13.9% | +2.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 734 | 61 | 8.3% | −3.5 | 0 from 7 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −11.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 291 | 24 | 8.2% | −3.6 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 632 | 79 | 12.5% | +0.7 | 1 from 12 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,134 | 139 | 12.3% | +0.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 538 | 68 | 12.6% | +0.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 184 | 25 | 13.6% | +1.8 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 47 | 0 | 0% | −11.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 1 | 25% | +13.2 | — |
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
8 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Very Excellent (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 6f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Very Excellent (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very Excellent (IRE) | 39 | 4 | 1m2f–2m½f | Class 5 |
| Masterstonemason (IRE) | 61 | 2 | 2m | — |
| Firey Red (IRE) | 6 | 2 | 6f–1m | — |
| Eez Eh (IRE) | 16 | 1 | 1m1f | Class 5 |
| Comedic Art (IRE) | 10 | 1 | 1m4f | — |
| Sansibar (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 1m½f | — |
| Quiet Route (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Wild Diamond (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 12 | 1 | 8% | −4.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Hayes | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Kevin Manning | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Shane Gorey | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Pat Smullen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gary Carroll | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Keith Donoghue | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Grant | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Shane Foley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Eddie Ahern | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| N G McCullagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −3.00 |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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 Shy Smile won?
- Shy Smile (IRE) won 1 of 16 archived starts between 2008 and 2009, a strike rate of 6.3%. Placed 6 times in total (37.5% of starts).
- Who trained Shy Smile?
- Shy Smile (IRE) was trained by J T Gorman on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 25 November 2009.
- Who is Shy Smile's sire?
- Shy Smile (IRE) is by Peintre Celebre (USA) out of Step With Style (USA), whose sire is Gulch.
- What going does Shy Smile prefer?
- Shy Smile (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 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 Shy Smile's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 70, from the run on 25 November 2009. The highest on record is 79.
- What is Shy Smile's sire's record?
- Peintre Celebre (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 2,836 runs since Jan 2008 (311 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.3% from 734. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.2% from 291.
- Who are Shy Smile's siblings?
- Out of Step With Style (USA), Shy Smile (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Very Excellent (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Very Excellent (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–2m½f. As at Nov 2026.
- Has Shy Smile produced winners?
- As a dam, Shy Smile (IRE) has 1 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.