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Horse profile

The Sad Shepherd (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2024) · Last trainer Alastair Ralph · Last owner Freeman Gentech Lloyd Frith
by Yeats (IRE) out of Ciannte (IRE) (Definite Article)
8 runs · 7 courses · from May 2023
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Jul 2024 — 857 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2024 · 4th of 10 Last raced off OR 98
KTB Profile

The Sad Shepherd is a Yeats gelding who has never won in eight starts on turf, three of them placed. His best effort came when second of seven at Perth in Jun 2023. He raced off an official rating of 98 at Worcester in Jul 2024, finishing fourth of 10 in a Class 5 handicap hurdle. He reached a highest ever mark of 101.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 108 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Stratford, 9 May 2024

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 6 figures · best 108B · median 82.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good3108B88—
Soft283C71.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m488A82.5—
2m1f – 2m4f2108B84—

Of 8 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 124A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Stratford, 9 May 2024 Official rating 98 at the last run, 1 Jul 2024

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 6 figures · best 124A · median 109
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good3124A111—
Soft2100C99.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m4111A109—
2m1f – 2m4f2124A111.5—

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
Yeats (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,839 runs since Jul 2013 (707 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.2% from 820.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm500%−11.9—
Good to Firm2222812.6%+0.7—
Good3,44347613.8%+1.90 from 3
Good to Soft1,96421210.8%−1.10 from 2
Soft2,84130510.7%−1.20 from 3
Heavy1,16013611.7%−0.2—
Standard (AW)204146.9%−5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f2813.6%−8.3—
1m – 1m1f8667%−4.9—
1m2f – 1m4f263269.9%−2—
1m5f – 2m2,44127411.2%−0.70 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f3,29435210.7%−1.20 from 3
2m5f – 3m2,90738713.3%+1.40 from 1
Over 3m82012515.2%+3.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2013 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ciannte (IRE) (Definite Article)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ballylig (IRE)50——
Road To Mallow (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Bangor-on-Dee 2 0 0% −2.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
David Bass 2 0 0% −2.00
Ciaran Gethings 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr S Connor 2 0 0% −2.00
Jonathan Burke 1 0 0% −1.00
Peter Carberry 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 5 0 0% −5.00
2023 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00
Chase 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
2024 · 5 runs
01 Jul 24+3d Worcester Radio Wyvern, Where Worcester Comes First Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Good · 10 ran 4/10 1 12-0 9888A111A David Bass 9/2
28 Jun 24+50d Bangor-on-Dee Wynnstay Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m½f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 18 11-3 9882B109B David Bass 17/2
09 May 24+19d Stratford Join Racing TV Now Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 2m2½f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 nk 11-11 97108B124A Jonathan Burke 12/1
20 Apr 24+24d Bangor-on-Dee Camden Stout Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m½f · Soft · 10 ran 7/10 8½ 11-5 10183C100C Ciaran Gethings 80/1
27 Mar 24+277d Hereford Best Odds Guaranteed At PlanetSportBet 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m3½f · Soft · 12 ran 6/12 7½ 11-7 —60C99C Ciaran Gethings 40/1
2023 · 3 runs
24 Jun 23+6d Perth Perth Supports Racing With Pride Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 12 10-11 —74A109A Mr S Connor 18/1
18 Jun 23+48d Downpatrick Cab Plant Maiden Hurdle 2m3f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran UR/15 — 11-12 ——— Peter Carberry 100/1
01 May 23 Down Royal C&C White Maiden Hunters Chase 2m7f · Yielding · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-7 ——— Mr S Connor 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Sad Shepherd won?
The Sad Shepherd (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2023 and 2024. Placed 3 times in total (37.5% of starts).
Who trained The Sad Shepherd?
The Sad Shepherd (IRE) was trained by Alastair Ralph on the most recent run on record, at Worcester on 1 July 2024.
Who is The Sad Shepherd's sire?
The Sad Shepherd (IRE) is by Yeats (IRE) out of Ciannte (IRE), whose sire is Definite Article.
What is The Sad Shepherd's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 1 July 2024. The highest on record is 101.
What is The Sad Shepherd's sire's record?
Yeats (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,839 runs since Jul 2013 (707 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.2% from 820.
Who are The Sad Shepherd's siblings?
Out of Ciannte (IRE), The Sad Shepherd (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2023. 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.