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Horse profile

Western Shores (IRE)

5yo mare · Trainer Gordon Elliott · Owner Denis Gallagher Racing
by Feel Like Dancing (GB) out of Western Twilight (IRE) (Stowaway)
6 runs · 6 courses · from May 2026
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 6 Oct 2026 · 7th of 7 Last raced off OR 95
KTB Profile

Western Shores is a mare by Feel Like Dancing out of Western Twilight who has yet to win from six starts on turf. She has raced at six different courses, all in Ireland, and holds an official rating of 95. Her last run, at Galway in Oct 2026, saw her finish 7 of 7 in the Guinness Mares Handicap Hurdle after racing prominently. She has been placed over 2m1f to 3m on good, good to soft and soft ground.

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since May 2026 · updated 1 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 119 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kilbeggan (IRE), 3 Sep 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 6 figures · best 119A · median 85.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good491B79.54 runs · 91 / 79.5
Soft1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3119A793 runs · 119 / 79
2m5f – 3m2104C97.52 runs · 104 / 97.5
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 14 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 102B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kilbeggan (IRE), 3 Sep 2026 Official rating 95 at the last run, 6 Oct 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 6 figures · best 109A · median 101
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good4109A1034 runs · 109 / 103
Soft1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3106A1023 runs · 106 / 102
2m5f – 3m2100A91.52 runs · 100 / 91.5
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 14 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 6 analysed runs since May 2026

  • Prominent 3 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 3 (50%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Feel Like Dancing (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.7% of 238 runs since Aug 2018 (60 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm3133.3%+26.6—
Good5858.6%+1.90 from 4
Good to Soft3525.7%−10 from 1
Soft7345.5%−1.20 from 1
Heavy5747%+0.3—
Standard (AW)1200%−6.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−6.7—
1m – 1m1f300%−6.7—
1m2f – 1m4f1700%−6.7—
1m5f – 2m7745.2%−1.50 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f11276.3%−0.40 from 3
2m5f – 3m24416.7%+100 from 2
Over 3m4125%+18.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Aug 2018 · as at 1 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Western Twilight (IRE) (Stowaway)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Western Tino (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Galway (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Danny Gilligan 3 0 0% −3.00
Jack Kennedy 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Sexton 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Ewing 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00
None 3 0 0% −3.00

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
2026 · 6 runs
06 Oct 26+33d Galway (IRE) Guinness Mares Handicap Hurdle 2m6½f · Yielding To Soft · 7 ran prominent in 5th early - 6th and making no progress before 2 out - faded quickly and out of contention - finished well adrift in 7th 7/7 22 10-10 95104C83C Danny Gilligan 17/2
03 Sep 26+24d Kilbeggan (IRE) Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction & Median Maiden Hurdle 2m3f · Good To Yielding · 8 ran Held up early - up to 7th passing fifth - improved to 6th four out - 5th approaching final fence - unable to close and finished 5th 5/8 1¼ 11-5 95119A102B Danny Gilligan 20/1
10 Aug 26+37d Ballinrobe (IRE) Bay Leaf Maiden Hurdle 2m6½f · Good · 14 ran Sat close to pace early - 5th with three furlongs left - urged on after the following fence - improved into third approaching the last - flattened out under pressure and slipped back to finish 5th 5/14 ½ 11-5 9891B100A Jack Kennedy 4/1
04 Jul 26+20d Bellewstown Johnny's Race Day Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m4½f · Good · 13 ran Held up towards back of pack - improved into 6th with three furlongs left - pressed for effort but unable to close on front-runners - well held at the finish 6/13 5½ 10-13 —58C90C Danny Gilligan 12/1
14 Jun 26+15d Downpatrick Randox Maiden Hurdle 2m3f · Good · 14 ran Sat close to the front group early - 6th four out then moved up into 5th two out - dropped back to 6th before the last unable to threaten - stayed on at an even effort for 5th 5/14 nk 11-5 —79B106A Kevin Sexton 9/1
30 May 26 Tramore Dunmore East Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good · 15 ran Held up towards the back - progress from 3 out to run 7th then 6th before the last under pressure - stayed on through the finish to take 5th 5/15 ¾ 10-11 —80B109A Sam Ewing 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Western Shores won?
Western Shores (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts in 2026.
Who trains Western Shores?
Western Shores (IRE) is trained by Gordon Elliott, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 6 October 2026.
Who is Western Shores's sire?
Western Shores (IRE) is by Feel Like Dancing (GB) out of Western Twilight (IRE), whose sire is Stowaway.
What is Western Shores's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 6 October 2026. The highest on record is 98.
What is Western Shores's sire's record?
Feel Like Dancing (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.7% of 238 runs since Aug 2018 (60 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Western Shores's siblings?
Out of Western Twilight (IRE), Western Shores (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 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.