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Shy Love (IRE)

6yo gelding · Form & record 2024-02-08 to 2024-12-12 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Fergal OBrien.

Pedigree Malinas (GER) × Bambootcha (IRE) (by Saddlers Hall)

OwnerThe Fob Racing Partnership 8

Ratings Official 118 · best RPR 121 · best TS 92

Runs

Wins

20.0%

Strike rate

20.0%

Place rate

0.85

Actual / Expected

40.0%

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Full form — last 5 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.

Date	Off	Course	Dist	Going	Cl	Pos	Btn	Jockey	Wgt	OR	RPR	TS	SP
2024-12-12	39d	Taunton	23f	Good	4	7/9	18	Jonathan Burke	166	118	90	62	4/1
Chase Turf Kirker Holidays Novices Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up in rear - brief headway before 14th - weakened home turn - tailed off(op 6/1)
2024-11-03	200d	Carlisle	20f	Soft	3	4/8	0.5	Connor Brace	160	–	105	29	9/4
Hurdle Turf Antonia Reid Memorial Novices Hurdle (GBB Race) Led - headed and raced in second after 2nd - lost second just before 3 out - not fluent 3 out - soon outpaced - no extra and lost third run-in(op 2/1)
2024-04-17	35d	Cheltenham	20.5f	Good	2	5/7	9	Connor Brace	161	–	112	70	12/1
Hurdle Turf Citipost Novices Hurdle (GBB Race) Raced in second - lost position after 2 out - soon weakened(tchd 10/1)
2024-03-13	34d	Huntingdon	20.5f	Soft	4	1/6	0	Connor Brace	159	–	121	92	6/1
Hurdle Turf Read Henry Brooke On blog.rhino.bet Novices Hurdle (GBB Race) Raced wide - held up in rear - awkward jump 3rd - not fluent 6th - headway 4 out - went second after 3 out - pushed along to lead 2 out - stayed on - comfortably(tchd 11/2)
2024-02-08	DEB	Huntingdon	16f	Soft	5	5/12	2	Gavin Sheehan	158	–	100	88	5/4F
NH Flat Turf PHP Architects Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race) Raced wide - soon prominent - pressed leaders home turn - outpaced under 2f out - soon no impression(op 3/1)

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 run	Runs	Wins	SR
Freshened (1-2m)	3	1	33.3%
Long break (6m+)	1	0	0.0%

Record by class

Class	Runs	Wins	SR
Class 4	2	1	50.0%

Record by distance

Trip	Runs	Wins	SR
Staying (13f+)	5	1	20.0%

Record by going

Going	Runs	Wins	SR
Soft	3	1	33.3%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2024-02-08–2024-12-12. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.