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Optima RacingHorses › The Shantou King (IRE)

The Shantou King (IRE)

7yo gelding · Form & record 2023-02-19 to 2024-06-07 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Aengus King.
Pedigree Shantou (USA) × Par Street (IRE) (by Dolphin Street)
OwnerAengus King
Ratings Official 113 · best RPR 113 · best TS 80
16
Runs
1
Wins
6.2%
Strike rate
12.5%
Place rate
1.69
Actual / Expected
-25.0%
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Full form — last 16 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
2024-06-07 36d Clonmel 16.5f Good 99/10 Cian Cullinan p 159 11/1
Chase Turf Powerstown Park Beginners Chase In touch with leaders - prominent after 2nd - good jump and briefly led 3 out - soon joined - bad mistake and fell 2 out - fatally injured(tchd 14/1)
2024-05-02 9d Punchestown 16.5f Soft 99/24 Mark McDonagh tp 155 113 66/1
Hurdle Turf Specialist Group Handicap Hurdle In touch with leaders - prominent when not fluent 4 out - weakening when bit short of room 2 out - tailed off when pulled up before last(tchd 80/1)
2024-04-23 108d Tipperary 16f Soft 4/9 1.5 Mark McDonagh 157 113 113 80 50/1
Hurdle Turf Follow Us On Social Media Novice Handicap Hurdle Prominent - challenging before 2 out - ridden and no extra run-in(tchd 40/1)
2024-01-06 8d Cork 16f Heavy 6/7 32 Mark McDonagh htp 155 115 77 23 28/1
Hurdle Turf Annual Membership Available Rated Novice Hurdle Led - headed before 3 out - soon dropped to rear - weakened quickly 2 out - tailed off(op 33/1)
2023-12-29 54d Limerick 16f Heavy 4/6 13 Phillip Enright tp 168 116 109 69 25/1
Hurdle Turf Parkway Shopping Centre Rated Novice Hurdle Led - headed and prominent before 4th - led again after 5th - led narrowly or disputed lead from 6th - headed before 2 out - weakened after 2 out(op 20/1 tchd 18/1 and tchd 28/1)
2023-11-05 46d Cork 24f Soft 99/7 Mark McDonagh tp 154 50/1
Listed Hurdle Turf Paddy Power I Still Call It Twitter Irish EBF Novice Hurdle () Midfield - pushed along briefly after 4th - pushed along briefly after 7th - dropped to rear before 3 out - pulled up approaching last (jockey said gelding displaced his palate and was pulled up)
2023-09-20 12d Listowel 16f Soft 1/17 Mark McDonagh tp 161 112 30 11/1
McSweeney Brothers Maiden Hurdle
2023-09-08 14d Kilbeggan 16f Good 7/14 Ricky Doyle 166 96 66 10/1
Sean Hughes Memorial Maiden Hurdle
2023-08-25 18d Kilbeggan 16f Soft 2/10 Mr E Mahon ht 168 101 8/1
John Thomas McNamara Series INH Flat Race
2023-08-07 11d Cork 18.5f Good 5/17 Mr Derek OConnor 168 98 54 33/1
Follow Us On Facebook Flat Race
2023-07-27 7d Limerick 19f Soft 4/11 Ms M A Hayes Worland 161 98 40/1
Limerick Races On Facebook INH Flat Race
2023-07-20 29d Killarney 17f Good 4/12 Miss A McGuinness 161 103 43 150/1
Irish Examiner (Ladies Pro/Am) Flat Race
2023-06-21 76d Wexford 16f Good 10/12 Ms M A Hayes Worland p 161 45 100/1
Enniscorthy Castle (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race
2023-04-06 11d Clonmel 16.5f Heavy 99/18 Mark McDonagh 156 80/1
Clionas Foundation Opportunity Maiden Hurdle
2023-03-26 35d Limerick 19f Heavy 99/8 Cian Cullinan 159 106 150/1
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle
2023-02-19 DEB Punchestown 16f Soft 12/13 Cian Cullinan 161 53 8 200/1
Hospitality At Festival 2023 (Pro/Am) INH Flat 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)7114.3%
Normal (2-4wk)200.0%
Freshened (1-2m)400.0%
Layoff (2-6m)200.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Staying (13f+)1616.2%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Soft7114.3%
Good500.0%
Heavy400.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Cork300.0%
Limerick300.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2023-02-19–2024-06-07. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.