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Horse profile

Youthful Spirits (AUS)

6yo gelding · Trainer Mark Newnham · Owner Alliance Sage Syndicate
by Shamus Award (AUS) out of Rocket Baby (AUS) (Danzero)
1 run · 1 course · from May 2026
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
First-time headgear LTO Last run 27 May 2026 · 11th of 12 Last raced off OR 77
KTB Profile

Youthful Spirits is a lightly raced gelding by Shamus Award out of a Danzero mare with one start to his name. He finished 11 of 12 in the Garonne Handicap at Happy Valley in May 2026 on good to firm ground over under 6f while wearing first-time headgear and racing off an official rating of 77. That remains his career-high mark. He has not been seen since.

Based on 1 archived run · updated 6 Nov 2026

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

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Shamus Award (AUS)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.4% of 35 runs since May 2026 (15 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1500%−11.40 from 1
Good13323.1%+11.7—
Good to Soft5120%+8.6—
Heavy100%−11.4—
Standard (AW)100%−11.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f400%−11.40 from 1
6f – 7f20315%+3.6—
1m – 1m1f9111.1%−0.3—
1m2f – 1m4f200%−11.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2026 · as at 6 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Rocket Baby (AUS) (Danzero)

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.

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt OR Jockey SP
2026 · 1 run
27 May 26 Happy Valley (HK) Garonne Handicap (Course B) (Turf) Class 3 · 5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran - 11/12 ¾ 9-6 77 L J Ferraris —

Quick answers

How many races has Youthful Spirits won?
Youthful Spirits (AUS) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2026.
Who trains Youthful Spirits?
Youthful Spirits (AUS) is trained by Mark Newnham, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 27 May 2026.
Who is Youthful Spirits's sire?
Youthful Spirits (AUS) is by Shamus Award (AUS) out of Rocket Baby (AUS), whose sire is Danzero.
What is Youthful Spirits's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 27 May 2026.
What is Youthful Spirits's sire's record?
Shamus Award (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.4% of 35 runs since May 2026 (15 horses), Flat and jumps together.

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.