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Optima RacingHorses › Shigar (IRE)

Shigar (IRE)

6yo b g · Form & record 2021-10-11 to 2025-08-15 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by William Durkan.
Pedigree Farhh (GB) × Diala (IRE) (by Iffraaj)
OwnerWilliam Durkan
BreederSheikh Abdulla Bin Isa Al-Khalifa
Ratings Official 72 · best RPR 92 · best TS 80
26
Runs
3
Wins
11.5%
Strike rate
34.6%
Place rate
0.72
Actual / Expected
-43.5%
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Full form — last 26 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.
DateOffCourseDistGoingCl PosBtnJockeyWgt ORRPRTSSP
2025-08-15 15d Dundalk (AW) 7f Standard 12/12 1.75 Chris Hayes 134 72 44 39 22/1
Flat AW Bar One Racing 'Guaranteed Odds' Optional Claiming Race In touch with leaders - weakened over 1f out(tchd 25/1)
2025-07-31 14d Galway 8.5f Soft 18/16 11 Jamie Orr h 118 75 15 68 28/1
Flat Turf Rockshore Refreshingly Irish Handicap Never better than midfield - weakened under 2f out(op 25/1)
2025-07-17 55d Leopardstown 9f Good 7/7 1 Ronan Whelan h 128 78 71 37 18/1
Flat Turf Dublin To Bahrain Handicap Held up in rear - brief headway over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 16/1 tchd 14/1 and tchd 20/1)
2025-05-23 17d Curragh 8f Good 17/20 1.25 Jamie Orr h 131 81 58 56 28/1
Flat Turf Ryans Cleaning Handicap Prominent - disputed lead halfway - weakened quickly over 1f out(op 20/1)
2025-05-06 207d Cork 8f Good 10/14 0.1 Jamie Orr h 137 84 73 26 20/1
Flat Racing Again Saturday May 10th Apprentice Handicap
2024-10-11 43d Dundalk (AW) 8f Standard 8/9 2.75 Chris Hayes h 134 84 69 63 10/1
Flat AW Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap Midfield - brief headway 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 15/2)
2024-08-29 28d Navan 8f Good 1/16 0 Chris Hayes h 140 80 86 80 13/2
Flat Turf Curragh To Curragh Charity Cycle On This Saturday Handicap Prominent - switched left and joined leaders after 1f - shaken up and challenging over 2f out - led narrowly when ridden final 110yds - kept on well(op 6/1 tchd 11/2)
2024-08-01 17d Galway 8.5f Soft 4/17 1.25 Declan McDonogh h 134 82 79 33 11/1
Flat Turf Rockshore Refreshingly Irish Handicap In touch with leaders - short of room on inner after 1f - went third over 1f out - lost third towards finish (vet said gelding had blood at both nostrils post race)(op 14/1)
2024-07-15 39d Killarney 8f Good 3/8 1 Chris Hayes h 132 82 85 17 6/1
Flat Turf Torc Mountain Handicap Towards rear - headway over 1f out - ran on well and went third towards finish - not reach leaders(op 8/1)
2024-06-06 13d Leopardstown 9f Good 3/7 0.75 Conor Maxwell 129 82 88 67 4/1
Flat Turf 1888 Restaurant Handicap Pressed leaders - lost position when outpaced under 2f out - kept on inside final 110yds - no match for first two (jockey said gelding bled; vet said gelding had blood at both nostrils post race)(op 6/1)
2024-05-24 14d Curragh 8f Good 3/19 0.1 Conor Maxwell h 142 80 88 69 16/1
Flat Turf Ryans Cleaning Handicap Prominent - challenging inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(op 14/1)
2024-05-10 160d Cork 8f Good 3/12 2.25 James Ryan h 140 80 78 51 22/1
Flat Turf Racing Again Tomorrow Apprentice Handicap Prominent - went third but no extra from over 1f out - no match for first two(op 14/1)
2023-12-02 81d Fairyhouse 16f Soft 24/24 6 P J OHanlon h 163 40 66/1
Hurdle Turf Kettles Country House Hotel Supporting Fingal Ravens GFC Raceday Maiden Hurdle Always behind - didn't always jump with fluency - mistake 4th - mistake 3 out - burst blood vessel (jockey said gelding burst a blood vessel; vet said gelding had blood at both nostrils post-race)(op 50/1 tchd 100/1)
2023-09-12 28d Galway 8.5f Soft 4/5 W J Lee 135 83 72 36 9/2
Donnellys Of Barna Rated Race
2023-08-15 12d Dundalk (AW) 10.5f Standard 7/14 W J Lee h 125 85 82 68 11/1
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Red God Premier Handicap
2023-08-03 35d Galway 8.5f Soft 6/16 Jack Kearney h 133 86 73 56 16/1
Rockshore Refreshingly Irish Handicap
2023-06-29 1d Newmarket (July) 8f Soft 4 6/9 Adam Farragher h 137 83 77 65 10/3
#weareracing Handicap
2023-06-28 14d Kempton (AW) 8f Standard 4 1/10 Tom Marquand h 140 78 92 76 4/1
Unibet Support Safe Gambling Handicap (London Mile Series Qualifier) (Div I)
2023-06-14 26d Kempton (AW) 7f Standard 4 4/12 Adam Farragher 131 79 82 48 10/3
Unibet 3 Uniboosts Per Day Handicap
2023-05-19 20d Newmarket 8f Good 4 4/9 Adam Farragher 127 80 80 66 11/2
Racehorse Lotto Lucky Ticket Handicap
2023-04-29 246d Ripon 8f Soft 3 5/13 Adam Farragher 122 80 78 41 5/1
Watch Sky Sports Racing In HD Handicap
2022-08-26 34d Newmarket (July) 8f Soft 4 2/6 Adam Farragher 128 78 87 69 6/4
jenningsbet.com Handicap
2022-07-23 118d Lingfield (AW) 7f Standard 5 1/9 Richard Kingscote 131 78 79 40 6/5
Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div II)
2022-03-27 144d Doncaster 7f Good 5 4/10 Tom Marquand 131 78 49 11/4
SBK Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div II)
2021-11-03 23d Nottingham 8.5f Soft 4 4/11 Tom Marquand 131 80 54 4/5
MansionBet Bet £10 Get £20 EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div I)
2021-10-11 DEB Yarmouth 7f Soft 4 3/12 Tom Marquand 131 77 50 10/3
British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.
Time since last runRunsWinsSR
Quick (under 2wk)6116.7%
Normal (2-4wk)8112.5%
Freshened (1-2m)500.0%
Layoff (2-6m)4125.0%
Long break (6m+)200.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 47114.3%
Class 52150.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Mile (7-9f)24312.5%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Soft1000.0%
Good10110.0%
Standard6233.3%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Galway400.0%
Dundalk (AW)300.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2021-10-11–2025-08-15. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.