The French Shadow (GB)
The French Shadow (GB) is yet to win from 7 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 14 at Dundalk (AW) (Nov 2008). Last raced off 56, 11lb below the career-high mark.
- 0–7Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (14.3%)Placed
- −7.00£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=7 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 67Highest OR
- 24dBetween runs (median)longest 197 d
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.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 3,410 runs since Jan 2008 (394 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 15.2% from 256. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.3% from 132.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 16 | 5 | 31.3% | +20 | — |
| Good to Firm | 256 | 39 | 15.2% | +3.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 818 | 107 | 13.1% | +1.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 522 | 54 | 10.3% | −1 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 884 | 92 | 10.4% | −0.9 | — |
| Heavy | 386 | 39 | 10.1% | −1.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 525 | 48 | 9.1% | −2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 132 | 7 | 5.3% | −6 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 337 | 27 | 8% | −3.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 895 | 105 | 11.7% | +0.4 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 855 | 109 | 12.7% | +1.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 741 | 89 | 12% | +0.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 347 | 32 | 9.2% | −2.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 96 | 14 | 14.6% | +3.3 | — |
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
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
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Foley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gary Carroll | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Johnny Murtagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| W J Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rory Cleary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 30 May 09+197d | Tramore | Www.tramore-racecourse.com Handicap (47-65) | 11/12 | ½ | 9-0 | 56 | 48A | Shane Foley | 12/1 |
| 2008 · 6 runs | |||||||||
| 14 Nov 08+76d | Dundalk (AW) | O'Cofaigh Construction Handicap (45-60) | 3/14 | 2½ | 9-9 | 60 | 71A | Johnny Murtagh | 8/1 |
| 30 Aug 08+24d | Killarney | betdaqpoker.co.uk Handicap (50-70) | 11/14 | 2½ | 8-9 | 64 | 34C | Gary Carroll | 14/1 |
| 06 Aug 08+32d | Gowran Park | Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (45-70) | 7/10 | nk | 9-5 | 67 | 48A | Gary Carroll | 14/1 |
| 05 Jul 08+8d | Bellewstown | Murphy Sand And Gravel Maiden | 8/15 | ½ | 9-5 | 67 | 58A | W J Lee | 33/1 |
| 27 Jun 08+22d | Curragh | Kildare Village Maiden | 17/24 | 1¾ | 9-5 | 59 | 52C | Rory Cleary | 50/1 |
| 05 Jun 08 | Tipperary | Tallis & Co. Construction Maiden | 11/16 | shd | 8-12 | 59 | 32C | Shane Foley | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has The French Shadow won?
- The French Shadow (GB) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2008 and 2009. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
- Who trained The French Shadow?
- The French Shadow (GB) was trained by M Halford on the most recent run on record, at Tramore on 30 May 2009.
- Who is The French Shadow's sire?
- The French Shadow (GB) is by Sinndar (IRE) out of Perg (FR), whose sire is Bering.
- What is The French Shadow's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 56, from the run on 30 May 2009. The highest on record is 67.
- What is The French Shadow's sire's record?
- Sinndar (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 3,410 runs since Jan 2008 (394 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15.2% from 256. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.3% from 132.