Horse profile
Sunray Shadow (GB)
by Blue Bresil (FR) out of Silver Spinner (GB) (Silver Patriarch)
15 runs · 9 courses · from May 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
6 wins · 5 courses
Beaten favourite LTO
Ran 83 days ago
Last raced off OR 129
KTB Profile
Sunray Shadow is a gelding who has won six of 15 starts on turf. All six wins have come on good or faster ground, including three from seven runs over 2m5f – 3m and one over 3m. He won a Class 3 handicap chase at Uttoxeter in Jul 2026 off a mark of 125, having also taken a Class 3 handicap hurdle at Worcester the previous month off 121. Aged 7 at his last run in Jul 2026, he was the beaten favourite when last raced off a career-high mark of 129.
Based on 15 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
Wins on good or faster
OR at career high
- 6–15Wins / Runs
- 40%Strike rate
- 9 (60%)Placed
- −0.04£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 1.60Fair A/E n=15 · 1.41 incl. margin
- 129Highest OR
- 58dAvg 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.
Official rating129At career-high mark
129
110–129
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 116
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 116A | 103 | 3 · 116 / 111 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 120A | 107.5 | 3 · 114 / 101 |
| Soft | 2 | 122A | 107.5 | 2 · 122 / 107.5 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 122A | 111 | 5 · 122 / 111 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 120A | 105 | 2 · 114 / 103.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 101B | 85 | 1 · — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
Of 15 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 15 runs · as at 3 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.
Run style from 8 analysed runs
- Held up 7 (88%) · 2 wins
- Midfield 1 (13%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 3,485 runs since Jan 2008 (454 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −12.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 45 | 7 | 15.6% | +3.5 | 1 from 1 |
| Good | 902 | 102 | 11.3% | −0.8 | 5 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 726 | 82 | 11.3% | −0.8 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 1,187 | 152 | 12.8% | +0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 570 | 73 | 12.8% | +0.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 52 | 5 | 9.6% | −2.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 10 | 1 | 10% | −2.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 37 | 2 | 5.4% | −6.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 67 | 5 | 7.5% | −4.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,243 | 165 | 13.3% | +1.2 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,473 | 168 | 11.4% | −0.7 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 565 | 71 | 12.6% | +0.5 | 3 from 7 |
| Over 3m | 90 | 10 | 11.1% | −1 | 1 from 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
Silver Spinner (GB) (Silver Patriarch)
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Silver In Disguise (GB) (5 wins).
The wins came over 1m7½f–3m6½f; the highest grade won is Class 1 (Whisperinthebreeze (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver In Disguise (GB) | 28 | 5 | 1m7½f–3m6½f | Class 4 |
| Whisperinthebreeze (GB) | 20 | 2 | 2m–2m5f | Class 1 |
| Silver Kayf (GB) | 19 | 2 | 2m3½f–2m5f | Class 4 |
| Spinnaker Blue (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 5 | 63% | +4.46 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 7 | 4 | 57% | +1.38 |
| Class 4 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.75 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uttoxeter | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.75 |
| Worcester | 2 | 2 | 100% | +1.78 |
| Aintree | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.10 |
| Warwick | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 3 | 43% | −0.97 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.90 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.33 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Skelton | 10 | 6 | 60% | +4.96 |
| Tristan Durrell | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Charlie Todd | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 8 | 4 | 50% | +0.53 |
| None | 6 | 2 | 33% | +0.43 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 4 | 50% | +0.53 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +2.43 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 11 | 3 | 27% | −4.87 |
| Chase | 3 | 2 | 67% | +1.50 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 26+11d | Uttoxeter | Sheila And Wayne Golden Wedding Anniversary Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race) settled towards the back - roused along at the 10th - untidy at the following fence - made a little progress out wide after 12th - faded before 4 out - another mistake 3 out before being pulled up before 2 out | PU/7 | — | 11-8 | 129 | — | — | Harry Skelton | 9/4F |
| 15 Jul 26+8d | Uttoxeter | Bravo Benefits Celebrations Novices' Limited Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race) Raced close to the front runners - went to the front 4 out under a drive - driven clear before the last despite a spread there and stayed on strongly up the run-in to win | 1/4 | 11-0 | 125 | 111C | 138B | Harry Skelton | 5/4F | |
| 07 Jul 26+26d | Uttoxeter | CopyBet Support Safer Gambling Handicap Hurdle held up towards the back - made gradual progress before 3 out to move into third before 2 out - unable to threaten approaching the last - lost ground in the run-in to finish third | 3/11 | 4¾ | 11-11 | 125 | 116A | 142A | Harry Skelton | 9/2 |
| 11 Jun 26+14d | Worcester | CopyBet For Your Daily Profit Boost Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back early - shaping up 3 out despite a slight error - into contention with a shove 2 out - driven out and battled on through the run-in - drifted right to challenge close home and got up by the smallest of margins | 1/5 | 10-9 | 121 | — | 124B | Harry Skelton | 8/15F | |
| 28 May 26+9d | Worcester | PJ Nicholls KGM Korea Genuinely Made Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up early - made ground into contention four out - pressed the pace-setter before three out - locked together with rival at the last - found more through the final stretch - edged in front inside the last furlong and a half to score comfortably | 1/6 | 11-7 | 113 | 110B | 137B | Harry Skelton | 5/4F | |
| 19 May 26+52d | Huntingdon | Tattersalls Online Handicap Hurdle Settled midfield early - hit an ugly stride in 4th - made headway approaching 3 out - shared second spot around the home turn to 2 out - hit the front before the last - clear and eased through the line | 1/6 | 11-2 | 113 | 120C | 127B | Harry Skelton | 6/4F | |
| 28 Mar 26+23d | Uttoxeter | Adam Johnson Money Maker Handicap Hurdle Settled mid-pack early - made ground three out - moved into second after two out - pressed the winner up the straight but couldn't find more late - held for second | 2/11 | 2 | 11-4 | 110 | 101A | 134A | Tristan Durrell | 5/1 |
| 05 Mar 26+69d | Haydock | Safer Gambling At CopyBet Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - driven up before 3 out to sit fourth when clear approaching 2 out - kept trying on the run-in to finish fourth | 4/13 | 3½ | 11-6 | 112 | 114B | 129A | Tristan Durrell | 16/1 |
| 26 Dec 25+20d | Wetherby | William Hill Epic Boosts Daily Handicap Hurdle Held up in the pack throughout - unable to land a blow - finished 5th | 5/7 | 6½ | 11-5 | 115 | 122A | 119A | Charlie Todd | 9/1 |
| 06 Dec 25+30d | Aintree | New William Hill Racing Bet Builder Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - under pressure from 3 out - shaken up to find a little late progress after 2 out before fading again past the last | 7/9 | 2¼ | 9-13 | 117 | 93A | 110A | Tristan Durrell | 11/1 |
| 06 Nov 25+336d | Newbury | OLBG Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Held up at the back throughout - never able to threaten - finished well held in 5th | 5/13 | 4½ | 11-5 | 118 | 101B | 118A | Tristan Durrell | 25/1 |
| 05 Dec 24+39d | Market Rasen | Follow Us On X At BetRhino Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled towards rear of front group hugging rail - pushed along into 3rd approaching 2 out - blundered last and couldn't find more late | 3/6 | 10 | 11-7 | 119 | 120A | 119B | Harry Skelton | 2/1 |
| 27 Oct 24+24d | Aintree | Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up towards rear early - made progress into contention 3f out - moved into second before final fence - took command at the last - drifted right under pressure on run-in but stayed on strongly to prevail | 1/7 | 11-4 | — | 96A | 132A | Harry Skelton | 11/10F | |
| 03 Oct 24+145d | Warwick | racingtv.com 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Settled midpack early - made progress from three out into third and drifted left approaching final flight - kept going to the line for third beaten a half length | 3/11 | nk | 11-3 | — | 71A | 131A | Harry Skelton | 2/1F |
| 11 May 24 | Warwick | Niche And Bespoke Fly Away Steaks Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 1/6 | 11-2 | — | 85A | 119B | Harry Skelton | 10/3 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Sunray Shadow (GB) won?
- Sunray Shadow (GB) won 6 of 15 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 40%. Placed 9 times in total (60% of starts).
- Who trains Sunray Shadow (GB)?
- Sunray Shadow (GB) is trained by Dan Skelton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 26 July 2026.
- Who is Sunray Shadow (GB)'s sire?
- Sunray Shadow (GB) is by Blue Bresil (FR) out of Silver Spinner (GB), whose sire is Silver Patriarch.
- What going does Sunray Shadow (GB) prefer?
- Sunray Shadow (GB) has the best record on good going: 5 wins from 8 starts (62.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Sunray Shadow (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 129, from the run on 26 July 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Sunray Shadow (GB)'s sire's record?
- Blue Bresil (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 3,485 runs since Jan 2008 (454 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Sunray Shadow (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Silver Spinner (GB), Sunray Shadow (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Silver In Disguise (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Class 1 (Whisperinthebreeze (GB)). The wins came over 1m7½f–3m6½f. As at Oct 2026.