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Horse profile

Visible Light (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2016) · Last trainer Stuart Edmunds · Last owner The Sherington Partnership
by Shantou (USA) out of Strand Lady (IRE) (Pistolet Bleu)
17 runs · 10 courses · from Apr 2013
As at 15 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Mar 2016 — 3,859 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2016 · 2nd of 12 Won at Towcester Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 97
KTB Profile

Visible Light (IRE) is 1 from 17, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Mar 2016. Last raced off a career-high mark of 97.

Based on 17 archived runs · updated 15 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5 OR at career high
Official rating97At career-high mark
97 85–97

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) 125A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell, 21 Mar 2016 Official rating 97 at the last jumps run, 21 Mar 2016

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 64C the best of the last 1 rated run · Punchestown, 29 May 2013

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race.

Jumps 14 figures · best 125A · median 105
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 15 Oct 2025
Soft7121A112—
Good3125A103—
Heavy3121A107—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 15 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m8121A105—
2m1f – 2m4f6125A106.5—
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 17 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 · 15 figures from 17 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
Shantou (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,816 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2150%+36.4—
Good to Firm1583220.3%+6.70 from 1
Good2,28531013.6%00 from 3
Good to Soft1,42917612.3%−1.30 from 2
Soft2,61036313.9%+0.31 from 8
Heavy1,28117813.9%+0.30 from 3
Standard (AW)5159.8%−3.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−13.6—
1m – 1m1f1100%−13.6—
1m2f – 1m4f6269.7%−3.9—
1m5f – 2m2,03027613.6%00 from 10
2m1f – 2m4f2,70637814%+0.41 from 7
2m5f – 3m2,33633314.3%+0.7—
Over 3m6687210.8%−2.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Strand Lady (IRE) (Pistolet Bleu)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Proper Ticket (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m4½f–2m6½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Proper Ticket (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Proper Ticket (IRE)822m4½f–2m6½fClass 4
Bondability (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 8 1 13% −4.50
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 2 1 50% +1.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Clonmel 4 0 0% −4.00
Punchestown 3 0 0% −3.00
Wexford 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Towcester 1 1 100% +2.50
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 10 0 0% −10.00
2m1f – 2m4f 7 1 14% −3.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mark Walsh 5 0 0% −5.00
Ciaran Gethings 2 1 50% +1.50
Danny Mullins 2 0 0% −2.00
Andrew Ring 1 0 0% −1.00
Adam O'Neill 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Derek O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Crimin 1 0 0% −1.00
Alan Crowe 1 0 0% −1.00
Michael Stenson 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J C Barry 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr John James O'Neill 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 3 1 33% +0.50
2015 6 0 0% −6.00
2014 5 0 0% −5.00
2013 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 15 1 7% −11.50
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00
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 ORKTB Jockey SP
21 Mar 16+4d Southwell At The Races Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20.5f · Good · 12 ran 2/12 nse 11-4 97125A Ciaran Gethings EvensF
17 Mar 16+42d Towcester Abthorpe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19f · Soft · 11 ran 1/11 11-9 97121A Ciaran Gethings 5/2J
04 Feb 16+289d Clonmel Minorstown Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16.5f · Heavy · 16 ran 3/16 2¾ 11-3 85121A Mark Walsh 6/1
21 Apr 15+11d Wexford www.wexfordraces.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 20f · Good · 14 ran 8/14 6½ 11-0 8890A Andrew Ring 12/1
10 Apr 15+24d Wexford Cahore Point Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 16f · Good · 16 ran 7/16 4¾ 11-6 89103A Danny Mullins 9/2
17 Mar 15+26d Down Royal Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 20f · Yielding To Soft · 14 ran 3/14 6½ 11-9 90112A Adam O'Neill 5/1
19 Feb 15+9d Clonmel Kilmolash (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16.5f · Soft · 14 ran 5/14 2¾ 11-13 90114A Mr Derek O'Connor 9/4F
10 Feb 15+20d Clonmel Minorstown Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16.5f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 2/18 ½ 11-4 87121A Mark Walsh 7/1
21 Jan 15+21d Fairyhouse Sponsor A Race At Fairyhouse Call 018256167 Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 6/16 1½ 11-5 88107A Mark Walsh 7/1
31 Dec 14+204d Punchestown Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Soft · 11 ran 4/11 2½ 11-5 88103A Shane Crimin 6/1
10 Jun 14+19d Roscommon Ivan Connaughton Auctioneer Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Yielding · 18 ran 8/18 2½ 11-5 88102A Mark Walsh 20/1
22 May 14+11d Clonmel Clonacody (c & G) Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 9/18 hd 11-4 —101A Mark Walsh 66/1
11 May 14+43d Killarney Killarney Towers Hotel Maiden Hurdle 17f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 16/18 4 11-4 —92C Alan Crowe 66/1
29 Mar 14+119d Navan Annual Family Day 18th May (c & G) Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 26 ran 19/26 7 11-12 —101C Danny Mullins 66/1
30 Nov 13+185d Fairyhouse 25,000 Tote Pick 6 Guarantee Maiden Hurdle 18f · Good To Yielding · 25 ran UR/25 — 11-5 —— Michael Stenson 100/1
29 May 13+36d Punchestown Punchestown.com Flat Race 16f · Good To Firm · 23 ran 20/23 1 11-7 —64C Mr J C Barry 33/1
23 Apr 13 Punchestown Goffs Land Rover Bumper 16f · Soft · 25 ran BD/25 — 11-7 —— Mr John James O'Neill 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Visible Light (IRE) won?
Visible Light (IRE) won 1 of 17 archived starts between 2013 and 2016, a strike rate of 5.9%. Placed 5 times in total (29.4% of starts).
Who trained Visible Light (IRE)?
Visible Light (IRE) was trained by Stuart Edmunds on the most recent run on record, at Southwell on 21 March 2016.
Who is Visible Light (IRE)'s sire?
Visible Light (IRE) is by Shantou (USA) out of Strand Lady (IRE), whose sire is Pistolet Bleu.
What going does Visible Light (IRE) prefer?
Visible Light (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Visible Light (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 97, from the run on 21 March 2016. That is also the highest on record.
What is Visible Light (IRE)'s sire's record?
Shantou (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,816 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
Who are Visible Light (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Strand Lady (IRE), Visible Light (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Proper Ticket (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Proper Ticket (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4½f–2m6½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2013. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.