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Horse profile

The Barley Shaker (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2008) · Last trainer Mark Michael McNiff · Last owner Terry Mcgowan
by Spectrum (IRE) out of Yulara (IRE) (Night Shift)
8 runs · 6 courses · from Mar 2007
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Jun 2008 — 6,729 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2008 · 9th of 13
KTB Profile

The Barley Shaker (IRE) is yet to win from 8 starts.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

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 (jumps) 86C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kilbeggan (IRE), 19 May 2007

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 62C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Wexford, 25 May 2007

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 4 figures · best 87C · median 82.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft287C83—
Good1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f487C82.5—
Flat 2 figures · best 62C · median 51
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good262C51—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m262C51—

Of 8 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 8 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
Spectrum (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 1,553 runs since Jan 2008 (110 horses).

Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 11.2% from 259.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1400%−7.7—
Good to Firm219219.6%+1.90 from 2
Good384205.2%−2.50 from 4
Good to Soft178147.9%+0.2—
Soft243145.8%−1.90 from 2
Heavy112108.9%+1.2—
Standard (AW)4034110.2%+2.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f11218.2%+10.5—
6f – 7f235177.2%−0.5—
1m – 1m1f235177.2%−0.5—
1m2f – 1m4f2592911.2%+3.5—
1m5f – 2m319175.3%−2.40 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f271207.4%−0.30 from 5
2m5f – 3m183179.3%+1.6—
Over 3m4012.5%−5.2—

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

Dam
Yulara (IRE) (Night Shift)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Mafi (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Mafi (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mafi (IRE)3531mClass 5
Devious Ayers (IRE)1417fClass 6
Take A Message (IRE)10——
Can Do Les (IRE)170——
Shanawa (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

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

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wexford 3 0 0% −3.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr D MacAuley 2 0 0% −2.00
L McNiff 1 0 0% −1.00
John Allen 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00
Seamie Heffernan 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Coleman 1 0 0% −1.00
Robbie McNamara 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

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

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00
Flat 2 0 0% −2.00
Hurdle 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 KTB Jockey SP
2008 · 3 runs
03 Jun 08+12d Sedgefield John Wade Selling Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 5 · 2m1f · Soft · 13 ran 9/13 11 10-5 79C L McNiff 33/1
22 May 08+7d Clonmel Anne-Marie Davern Happy Birthday Beginners Chase 2m1f · Good · 13 ran F/13 — 11-12 — John Allen 50/1
15 May 08+342d Perth Media Shop Maiden Chase Class 4 · 2m · Good To Firm · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-0 — Brian Hughes 50/1
2007 · 5 runs
08 Jun 07+14d Wexford Tommy James Plant Hire & Civil Engineers Maiden 1m5f · Good · 16 ran 16/16 30 9-7 40C Seamie Heffernan 100/1
25 May 07+6d Wexford www.wexfordraces.ie (C&G) Maiden 1m5f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 12 9-9 62C Kevin Coleman 33/1
19 May 07+27d Kilbeggan (IRE) www.kilbegganraces.ie INH Flat Race 2m4f · Good · 15 ran 8/15 7 11-8 86C Robbie McNamara 33/1
22 Apr 07+36d Cork Mitchelstown (Pro-Am) INH Flat Race 2m2f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 8/13 20 11-7 75C Mr D MacAuley 14/1
17 Mar 07 Wexford Micheal O'murchadha Memorial Flat Race 2m2f · Soft · 16 ran 7/16 9 11-5 87C Mr D MacAuley 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Barley Shaker won?
The Barley Shaker (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2007 and 2008.
Who trained The Barley Shaker?
The Barley Shaker (IRE) was trained by Mark Michael McNiff on the most recent run on record, at Sedgefield on 3 June 2008.
Who is The Barley Shaker's sire?
The Barley Shaker (IRE) is by Spectrum (IRE) out of Yulara (IRE), whose sire is Night Shift.
What is The Barley Shaker's sire's record?
Spectrum (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 1,553 runs since Jan 2008 (110 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 11.2% from 259.
Who are The Barley Shaker's siblings?
Out of Yulara (IRE), The Barley Shaker (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Mafi (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Mafi (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2007. 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.