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Horse profile

Sylvan Shack (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2008) · Last trainer S J Gilmore · Last owner The Wellies
by Grand Plaisir (IRE) out of Caddy Shack (IRE) (Precipice Wood)
9 runs · 6 courses · from Feb 2005
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Dec 2008 — 6,530 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2008 Last raced off OR 71
KTB Profile

Sylvan Shack (IRE) is yet to win from 9 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 9 at Warwick (May 2005). Last raced off 71, 19lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 19lb off peak
Official rating71↓ 19lb off peak
71 71–90

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 102A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Doncaster, 2 Feb 2008 Official rating 71 at the last run, 4 Dec 2008

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 102A · median 93
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good2102A84—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m4102A97.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 9 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3) · beaten lengths not stored (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 9 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.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Grand Plaisir (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 301 runs since Jan 2008 (33 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5120%+11.4—
Good to Firm2727.4%−1.20 from 1
Good9366.5%−2.10 from 2
Good to Soft6669.1%+0.50 from 4
Soft73811%+2.40 from 2
Heavy3738.1%−0.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m4736.4%−2.2—
2m1f – 2m4f9255.4%−3.20 from 1
2m5f – 3m120119.2%+0.60 from 8
Over 3m42716.7%+8.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Caddy Shack (IRE) (Precipice Wood)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leicester 3 0 0% −3.00
Warwick 2 0 0% −2.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 8 0 0% −8.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Messenger 2 0 0% −2.00
Andrew Thornton 2 0 0% −2.00
Charlie Poste 1 0 0% −1.00
Matty Roe 1 0 0% −1.00
Liam Heard 1 0 0% −1.00
Marcus Foley 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark Bradburne 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 5 0 0% −5.00
2007 1 0 0% −1.00
2005 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
04 Dec 08+17d Leicester John O'gaunt Maiden Chase Class 4 · 22.5f · Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-13 71— Tom Messenger 125/1
17 Nov 08+230d Leicester Katherine Swynford Handicap Chase Class 4 · 22.5f · Good · 10 ran 7/10 18 9-13 8066C Charlie Poste 10/1
01 Apr 08+32d Wetherby Wetherby Sunday Car-Boot-Sale Conditionals' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23f · Good To Soft · 24 ran PU/24 — 11-5 88— Tom Messenger 17/2
29 Feb 08+27d Newbury totesport.com Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 5/16 11 10-13 9093A Matty Roe 20/1
02 Feb 08+33d Doncaster Be In The Game - Betlive At williamhill.co.uk Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 24.5f · Good · 14 ran 5/14 6 11-2 90102A Liam Heard 100/1
31 Dec 07+968d Warwick New Year's Eve Party Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19f · Soft · 15 ran 10/15 8 11-10 8886C Andrew Thornton 25/1
07 May 05+85d Warwick NH Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 2/9 3 11-0 —102C Marcus Foley 66/1
11 Feb 05+9d Kempton Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 7/7 10-12 —— Andrew Thornton 66/1
02 Feb 05 Leicester Maiden Chase (Div 2) Class 4 · 22.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-4 —— Mark Bradburne 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sylvan Shack (IRE) won?
Sylvan Shack (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2005 and 2008. Placed 1 time in total (11.1% of starts).
Who trained Sylvan Shack (IRE)?
Sylvan Shack (IRE) was trained by S J Gilmore on the most recent run on record, at Leicester on 4 December 2008.
Who is Sylvan Shack (IRE)'s sire?
Sylvan Shack (IRE) is by Grand Plaisir (IRE) out of Caddy Shack (IRE), whose sire is Precipice Wood.
What is Sylvan Shack (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 71, from the run on 4 December 2008. The highest on record is 90.
What is Sylvan Shack (IRE)'s sire's record?
Grand Plaisir (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 301 runs since Jan 2008 (33 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from February 2005. 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.