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Horse profile

The Shanachie (IRE)

5yo gelding · Trainer John Dawson · Owner M H Walton
by Workforce (GB) out of Ballyhindon Castle (IRE) (Milan)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Feb 2026
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 4 Apr 2026
KTB Profile

The Shanachie is a gelding by Workforce out of a Milan mare and has shown nothing in three starts over hurdles. He was well beaten on good to soft ground at Carlisle in a Class 4 maiden hurdle in Apr 2026, having previously finished down the field at Newcastle and Kelso. All three runs came between 1m5f and 2m4f.

Based on 3 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Feb 2026 · updated 8 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 79 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Kelso, 13 Feb 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 2 figures · best 79A · median 78.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —

Of 3 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 3 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 100A the best of the last 2 rated runs · Kelso, 13 Feb 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 2 figures · best 100A · median 96
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —

Of 3 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 3 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 from 3 analysed runs since Feb 2026

  • Mid-division 2 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Workforce (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 758 runs since Oct 2021 (102 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm300%−9.1—
Good2232310.3%+1.2—
Good to Soft1821910.4%+1.30 from 2
Soft242187.4%−1.7—
Heavy10398.7%−0.40 from 1
Standard (AW)500%−9.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f300%−9.1—
1m2f – 1m4f600%−9.1—
1m5f – 2m278227.9%−1.20 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f2823311.7%+2.60 from 2
2m5f – 3m172137.6%−1.5—
Over 3m1715.9%−3.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Oct 2021 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ballyhindon Castle (IRE) (Milan)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Western Ranger (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jamie Hamilton 2 0 0% −2.00
Brian Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00
NH Flat 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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 3 runs
04 Apr 26+21d Carlisle Cumberland Show Saturday 6th June Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Settled towards the back of the pack early - hit the 4th awkwardly - needed urging as slipped further back at the 5th - fell away after the 6th and pulled up before the next PU/10 — 11-7 —— Jamie Hamilton 66/1
14 Mar 26+29d Newcastle Guinness Draught Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m1f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Held up in the pack early - pushed along after the 6th and dropped away before 3 out - well held at the finish 6/9 15 11-5 78C92C Jamie Hamilton 22/1
13 Feb 26 Kelso Racing TV Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Heavy · 9 ran Held up in the pack - pushed along with 4f left - dropped away from the pace - stayed on late without threatening 6/9 nse 11-7 79A100A Brian Hughes 9/2

Quick answers

How many races has The Shanachie won?
The Shanachie (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2026.
Who trains The Shanachie?
The Shanachie (IRE) is trained by John Dawson, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 April 2026.
Who is The Shanachie's sire?
The Shanachie (IRE) is by Workforce (GB) out of Ballyhindon Castle (IRE), whose sire is Milan.
What is The Shanachie's sire's record?
Workforce (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 758 runs since Oct 2021 (102 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are The Shanachie's siblings?
Out of Ballyhindon Castle (IRE), The Shanachie (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. 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.