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Horse profile

Stone Cold (IRE)

5yo gelding · Trainer Matt Sheppard · Owner Eastnor Racing Club
by Shirocco (GER) out of Diamond Dust (GB) (Bandmaster)
6 runs · 5 courses · from May 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
First-time headgear LTO Off 223 days · 8th of 13 Last raced off OR 99
KTB Profile

Stone Cold is a Shirocco gelding who is yet to win from six starts on turf. He has raced five times over 1m5f to 2m and once over 2m1f to 2m4f, with three runs on good to soft. His last run, at Warwick in Mar 2026, was his first in first-time headgear when he finished eighth of 13 in a Class 4 handicap hurdle off a mark of 99, which was also his career-high mark.

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 98 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Down Royal, 5 May 2025

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 98A · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft294C90.52 · 94 / 90.5
Soft1——1 · —
Heavy1——1 · —
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m494C894 · 94 / 89
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 109A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Warwick, 8 Mar 2026 Official rating 99 at the last jumps run, 8 Mar 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 69C the best of the last 1 rated run · Thurles, 30 Oct 2025

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 109A · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft2109A1042 · 109 / 104
Soft1——1 · —
Heavy1——1 · —
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4109A102.54 · 109 / 102.5
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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
Shirocco (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,160 runs since Jan 2008 (920 horses).

Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15320%+8.8—
Good to Firm343308.7%−2.5—
Good2,72731511.6%+0.40 from 1
Good to Soft1,80721712%+0.80 from 3
Soft2,47225810.4%−0.80 from 1
Heavy1,03012311.9%+0.70 from 1
Standard (AW)766769.9%−1.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2000%−11.2—
6f – 7f203157.4%−3.8—
1m – 1m1f401348.5%−2.7—
1m2f – 1m4f1,0911079.8%−1.4—
1m5f – 2m2,69628310.5%−0.70 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f2,68531511.7%+0.50 from 1
2m5f – 3m1,66022313.4%+2.2—
Over 3m4044511.1%−0.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Diamond Dust (GB) (Bandmaster)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Bobbigrey (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chepstow 2 0 0% −2.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Stan Sheppard 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr S Connor 2 0 0% −2.00
Ned Fox 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Bellamy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
Flat 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
08 Mar 26+15d Warwick Bet Smarter With Oddschecker Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 13 ran Tracked the front group early - urged forward after 3 out - weakened steadily to finish 8th 8/13 nk 11-3 9987B109A Ned Fox 50/1
21 Feb 26+23d Chepstow Pertemps Network Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran Held a spot in the pack early - slipped towards the back before three out then had no answer from two out 6/9 5½ 11-7 —91A106A Stan Sheppard 50/1
29 Jan 26+33d Wincanton Visit Irish Bloodstock Sales With ITM Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 15f · Heavy · 17 ran Settled midpack early - pushed for effort but faded after 3 out - well beaten in 14th 14/17 21 11-6 —40C97C Stan Sheppard 100/1
27 Dec 25+58d Chepstow Play Corals Free 'Racing-Super-Series' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Settled in the pack early - dropped away well before 3 out - finished well behind in 6th 6/11 1¾ 11-0 —94C99C Tom Bellamy 100/1
30 Oct 25+178d Thurles Irish Stallion Farms EBF Auction Flat Race 15.5f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran Shared early lead before yielding it inside first furlong - settled just behind the front group and 4th at halfway - pushed along 3f out but unable to gain ground - stayed on same effort to finish 5th 5/10 6 11-6 ——69C Mr S Connor 11/1
05 May 25 Down Royal Energise (Pro/Am) Flat Race 17.5f · Good · 10 ran Sat close to the front group early - 6th at halfway - urged on with 3f left and stayed on at one gear to the finish 6/10 nk 11-3 —98A99A Mr S Connor 10/3F

Quick answers

How many races has Stone Cold (IRE) won?
Stone Cold (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
Who trains Stone Cold (IRE)?
Stone Cold (IRE) is trained by Matt Sheppard, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 March 2026.
Who is Stone Cold (IRE)'s sire?
Stone Cold (IRE) is by Shirocco (GER) out of Diamond Dust (GB), whose sire is Bandmaster.
What is Stone Cold (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 99, from the run on 8 March 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Stone Cold (IRE)'s sire's record?
Shirocco (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,160 runs since Jan 2008 (920 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
Who are Stone Cold (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Diamond Dust (GB), Stone Cold (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2025. 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.