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Ireland 6yo

Ma Shantou (IRE)

T: Emma Lavelle · O: Mighty Acorn Stables

By Shantou (USA) out of Ma Pretention (FR)

Form 211-3710-118

6/13 W/R

Resting

13 runs
6 wins
placed
46% strike
205 d off

Recent form

Form figures 211-3710-118 205 days off

8 1 1 0 1 7

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 13 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 65
Win %: 46%
Placed %: 69%
Trend: Steady

Course Record

9 venues

Career strike 69%; best at Cheltenham (60% from 5 runs).

Cheltenham 60% 3-0-5
Doncaster 100% 0-1-1
Fairyhouse 100% 0-1-1
Huntingdon 100% 1-0-1
Warwick 100% 1-0-1
Wincanton 100% 0-1-1
Windsor 100% 1-0-1
Aintree 0% 0-0-1
Haydock 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

5 jockeys · 2 trainers

Jockeys

Harry Cobden NOW 67% 4-0-6
Tom Bellamy 67% 1-1-3
Ben Jones 50% 1-0-2
Paddy Cody 100% 0-1-1
Rex Dingle 100% 0-1-1

Trainers

Emma Lavelle NOW 67% 6-2-12
R P Cody 100% 0-1-1

Going Record

13 classifiable runs

Softspecialist Loves the dig — 100% in-the-money on softer ground vs 0% on fast.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm — 0 runs
Good 75% 2-1-4
Good to Soft 50% 2-1-6
Soft 100% 2-1-3
Heavy — 0 runs

Distance Record

13 classifiable runs

Specialist Pure staying horse — 69% in-the-money at ≥ 1m4f.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f — 0 runs
Mile 7f – 1m1f — 0 runs
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f — 0 runs
Staying ≥ 1m4f 69% 6-3-13

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

12 Mar 2026 Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Cheltenham Class 1 8th/10 40 Good 3m Harry Cobden OR 154 17/2

24 Jan 2026 Pertemps Network Cleeve Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Cheltenham Class 1 1st/6 +0 Soft 2m7f213y Ben Jones OR 144 5/2

1 Jan 2026 Best Odds On The Betfair Exchange Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Cheltenham Class 2 1st/7 +0 Good 2m7f213y Harry Cobden OR 138 3/1

22 Nov 2025 Betfair Stayers' Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Haydock Class 1 12th/17 16 Good To Soft 3m58y Ben Jones OR 138 4/1F

25 Oct 2025 Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (Pertemps Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) Cheltenham Class 2 1st/17 +0 Good 2m7f208y Harry Cobden OR 129 18/5F

14 Mar 2025 Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Spa Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race) Cheltenham Class 1 7th/20 5.5 Good To Soft 2m7f213y Harry Cobden OR 130 25/1

25 Jan 2025 Pertemps Network River Don Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Doncaster Class 1 3rd/6 3.25 Good To Soft 3m84y Rex Dingle OR 130 5/2F

15 Dec 2024 Fitzdares Welcomes Jumping Back At Royal Windsor EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Windsor Class 4 1st/4 +0 Good To Soft 2m4f Harry Cobden OR 121 15/8

20 Nov 2024 Denis O'Connell Memorial Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Warwick Class 4 1st/5 +0 Good To Soft 2m5f Harry Cobden 4/5F

17 Oct 2024 Fitzdares Season Opener At Wincanton Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Wincanton Class 4 2nd/8 14 Good 1m7f50y Tom Bellamy 9/4

Connections

Trainer: Emma Lavelle 18%
Owner: Mighty Acorn Stables
Sire: Shantou (USA)
Dam: Ma Pretention (FR)
Dam sire: Great Pretender
Country: Ireland
Age: 6yo

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