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Horse profile

Tap Tap Shamie (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Olly Murphy · Owner Mrs R J Skan
by Shirocco (GER) out of Witness Express (IRE) (Witness Box (USA))
5 runs · 5 courses · from Feb 2026
As at 12 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Hexham Beaten favourite LTO First-time headgear LTO Last run 8 Nov 2026 · 2nd of 11 Last raced off OR 120
KTB Profile

Tap Tap Shamie (IRE) is 1 from 5, the win coming at Class 4 level.

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Feb 2026 · updated 12 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 127 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Hexham, 9 May 2026

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 131B · median 127
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 12 Nov 2025
Good to Soft3131B1273 runs · 131 / 127
Soft2115A90.52 runs · 115 / 90.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 12 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m4131B1214 runs · 131 / 121
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 12 Nov 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 141A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Perth, 15 Oct 2026 Official rating 120 at the last run, 8 Nov 2026

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 5 figures · best 141A · median 133
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 12 Nov 2025
Good to Soft3141A1303 runs · 141 / 130
Soft2141A1372 runs · 141 / 137
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 12 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m4141A1374 runs · 141 / 137
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 12 Nov 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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.

The forward record. KTB’s figures on this horse since 15 Oct 2026: the KTB Selection in 2 runs (won 0) · top-rated on KTB Rating in 2 runs (won 0) · fastest on KTB Speed in 1 run (won 0) · to 8 Nov 2026. Each pick was the figure’s choice before the off, settled against the result the next morning; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races since 5 Oct 2026.

Run style from 5 analysed runs since Feb 2026

  • Led 2 (40%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (20%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 9,203 runs since Apr 2010 (927 horses).

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

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15320%+8.9—
Good to Firm343308.7%−2.4—
Good2,75231611.5%+0.4—
Good to Soft1,82221912%+0.91 from 3
Soft2,47425810.4%−0.70 from 2
Heavy1,03112311.9%+0.8—
Standard (AW)766769.9%−1.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2000%−11.1—
6f – 7f203157.4%−3.7—
1m – 1m1f401348.5%−2.6—
1m2f – 1m4f1,0911079.8%−1.3—
1m5f – 2m2,70628510.5%−0.61 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f2,70031611.7%+0.60 from 1
2m5f – 3m1,67522313.3%+2.2—
Over 3m4074511.1%0—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2010 · as at 12 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Witness Express (IRE) (Witness Box (USA))

5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Idas Boy (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m4f–3m1½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Idas Boy (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Idas Boy (IRE)2042m4f–3m1½fListed
One To Witness (IRE)20——
Morning Express (IRE)20——
Padraigs Boy (IRE)100——
Glenbeg Express (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 1 33% −1.94
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 1 100% +0.06
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 1 25% −2.94
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 1 25% −2.94
Hood 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
2026 · 5 runs
08 Nov 26+24d Ffos Las Blackmores Build Novices' Hurdle Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 11 ran Veered left early on and made the running - niggled before 2 out - challenged at the last and driven - collared near the line to finish second 2/11 1½ 11-7 12066A133A Sean Bowen 8/15F
15 Oct 26+159d Perth Every Irish Race Live On RacingTV Handicap Hurdle Race Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 9 ran In the pack early - clipped 2nd - moved up to challenge and switched towards stands rail 2 out - got going after the last with a share of it - squeezed for room and bumped after the last - outpaced by the front three late for 4th 4/9 2¾ 12-0 120115A141A Sean Bowen 7/4F
09 May 26+35d Hexham Harrison Family Remembering Loved Ones Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 6 ran Set the pace early - lost front spot on the bend before the 5th then regained it before the 6th - broke away with a solitary challenger after 3 out - pulled further ahead approaching the last - ran out an easy winner 1/6 11-2 120127A130B Sean Bowen 1/18F
04 Apr 26+38d Carlisle Cumberland Show Saturday 6th June Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 10 ran settled towards rear early - travelling smoothly with two furlongs left - moved into second spot approaching the last - broke away with the front-runner soon after - pushed out but couldn't find extra up the run-in - kept on at an even effort to finish second 2/10 1¾ 11-7 —127A122A Sean Bowen 2/13F
25 Feb 26 Wincanton Happy 18th Birthday James Dunford Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 1m7f · Good To Soft · 18 ran Settled in second early - hit the front two out - driven level near the line - outpaced inside final 110 yards and unable to find more 2/18 nk 11-7 —131B141A Sean Bowen 7/2

Quick answers

How many races has Tap Tap Shamie won?
Tap Tap Shamie (IRE) won 1 of 5 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 4 times in total (80% of starts).
Who trains Tap Tap Shamie?
Tap Tap Shamie (IRE) is trained by Olly Murphy, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 November 2026.
Who is Tap Tap Shamie's sire?
Tap Tap Shamie (IRE) is by Shirocco (GER) out of Witness Express (IRE), whose sire is Witness Box (USA).
What going does Tap Tap Shamie prefer?
Tap Tap Shamie (IRE) has the best record on good to soft 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 Tap Tap Shamie's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 120, from the run on 8 November 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Tap Tap Shamie's sire's record?
Shirocco (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 9,203 runs since Apr 2010 (927 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
Who are Tap Tap Shamie's siblings?
Out of Witness Express (IRE), Tap Tap Shamie (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Idas Boy (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Idas Boy (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4f–3m1½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 2026. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.