Shoeshine Boy (IRE)
Owner: Mousetrap Racing Trainer: D W Whillans Sex: gelding Age: 9
Breeding: Valirann / Godlylady (Old Vic)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 5 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 10 | 2 | 4 | |
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 4 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Dec 2025 | Ayr | Heavy (Soft in places) | 3m 70y | 5 | Kelvin Forlonge | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 10 | Charlie Maggs | 4/1 |
| midfield, disputed lead 7th, ridden and headed before last where third, kept on and went third close home, no match for winner | |||||||||
| 07 Nov 2025 | Hexham | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 7f 63y | 5 | Wee Alki | 11st 11lbs | 3 of 10 | Charlie Maggs | 14/1 |
| prominent, led 3rd, headed after 4th, led 9th until 2 out, 3rd and no extra last | |||||||||
| 21 Oct 2025 | Perth | Soft | 2m 7f 207y | 4 | Spit Spot | 11st 3lbs | 8 of 9 | Danny McMenamin | 16/1 |
| chased leader on inside, pushed along and weakend before 2 out | |||||||||
| 25 Apr 2025 | Perth | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 2f 127y | 3 | Wa Wa | 10st 2lbs | 9 of 12 | Murray Dodd | 11/1 |
| always rear-division, pushed along and struggling before 9th, tailed off | |||||||||
| 07 Apr 2025 | Kelso | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 6f 151y | 4 | Dollar Collar | 11st 5lbs | 7 of 9 | Murray Dodd | 6/1 |
| held up towards rear on outside, pushed along 8th, struggling from next | |||||||||
| 11 Feb 2025 | Ayr | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 70y | 4 | Maura Jeanne | 12st | 5 of 13 | Craig Nichol | 14/1 |
| mid-division out wide, headway chasing leaders 4 out, went 2nd before next until pushed along before 2 out, 3rd and held when hit 2 out, weakened badly and hit last, lost places run-in | |||||||||
| 21 Jan 2025 | Ayr | Soft | 3m 70y | 4 | Chasingouttheblues | 11st 4lbs | 6 of 9 | Murray Dodd | 15/2 |
| close 4th out wide, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, weakened soon after | |||||||||
| 15 Dec 2024 | Carlisle | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m 1f | 2 | Shallow River | 10st 2lbs | 5 of 9 | Murray Dodd | 8/1 |
| prominent, pushed along and led before 2 out, soon faced challenge, ridden after 2 out, headed last, weakened quickly flat | |||||||||
| 02 Nov 2024 | Ayr | Good to Soft | 3m 70y | 3 | Ottizzini | 10st 5lbs | 3 of 6 | Murray Dodd | 7/4 |
| prominent, pushed along turning for home, plugged on one pace run-in | |||||||||
| 12 Oct 2024 | Hexham | Soft | 2m 7f 63y | 3 | Shoeshine Boy | 10st 4lbs | 1 of 8 | Murray Dodd | 9/2 |
| held up in rear, pushed along to chase leaders before 2 out, headway approaching last where pressed leader, soon led, stayed on run-in, just held on | |||||||||
| 19 Apr 2024 | Ayr | Soft | 3m 70y | 3 | Catch Him Derry | 10st 10lbs | 5 of 16 | Craig Nichol | 10/1 |
| raced wide in mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 2 out, 5th and no impression run-in | |||||||||
| 30 Mar 2024 | Haydock | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 58y | 2 | Secret Trix | 10st 3lbs | 5 of 12 | Craig Nichol | 17/2 |
| mid-division, 5th but never on terms 3 out, plugged on | |||||||||
| 10 Mar 2024 | Kelso | Soft | 3m 1f 170y | 3 | Shoeshine Boy | 10st 3lbs | 1 of 10 | Craig Nichol | 11/2 |
| mid-division on outside, headway 3rd, challenged 2 out, led before last, stayed on, driven out | |||||||||
| 13 Feb 2024 | Ayr | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m 70y | 4 | Shoeshine Boy | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 13 | Craig Nichol | 7/1 |
| prominent, closed on leaders before 7th, pushed along 3 out, led approaching 2 out, ridden when faced challenge before last, rallied and ran on gamely run-in, all out to hold on, game | |||||||||
| 30 Dec 2023 | Haydock | Heavy | 3m 58y | 4 | Hill Of Tara | 11st 2lbs | 4 of 6 | Fergus Gillard | 5/1 |
| tracked leaders, mistake 5 out, pushed along 3 out, ridden and weakened approaching last | |||||||||
| 11 Nov 2023 | Kelso | Good to Soft | 3m 1f 170y | 3 | Butler's Brief | 10st 9lbs | 2 of 10 | Craig Nichol | 11/4 |
| chased leader, ridden 2 out, upsides and every chance last, no extra flat | |||||||||
| 14 Oct 2023 | Hexham | Soft | 2m 7f 63y | 3 | Our Sam | 10st 8lbs | 2 of 6 | Craig Nichol | 3/1 |
| raced in second, reduced advantage to leader before 2 out, led 2 out, ridden approaching last, headed flat, kept on | |||||||||
| 27 Apr 2023 | Perth | Good to Soft | 3m 2f 127y | 3 | Burbank | 10st 2lbs | 2 of 7 | Craig Nichol | 5/2 |
| chased leaders until after 3rd, in touch in mid-division, headway before 3 out, went 2nd and dived at last, no impression on winner flat | |||||||||
| 08 Apr 2023 | Carlisle | Good to Soft | 3m 1f | 4 | Shoeshine Boy | 10st 9lbs | 1 of 8 | Craig Nichol | 9/2 |
| chased leaders, effort before 2 out, led last, hard pressed, held on well | |||||||||
| 24 Mar 2023 | Musselburgh | Good to Soft | 2m 7f 180y | 2 | Curley Finger | 11st 1lbs | 10 of 14 | Craig Nichol | 6/1 |
| raced wide in touch, headway 4 out, weakened next | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2023 | Hexham | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 7f 63y | 5 | Lissen To The Lady | 11st 11lbs | 5 of 15 | Craig Nichol | 8/1 |
| handy, pushed along and weakened home turn | |||||||||
| 31 Jan 2023 | Newcastle | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 6f | 5 | Fortcanyon | 12st 2lbs | UnseatedRider of 17 | Lewis Dobb | 7/2 |
| chased leaders, mistake and unseated rider 3rd | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2022 | Wetherby | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 26y | 5 | The Imposter | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 20 | Lewis Dobb | 20/1 |
| front rank, going easily 3 out when every chance, soon pushed along and went second, kept on towards finish, always held | |||||||||
| 24 Nov 2022 | Kelso | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 1f 170y | 4 | Hoganville | 11st | 3 of 12 | Henry Brooke | 5/1 |
| tracked leaders, pushed along before 2 out where not fluent, soon ridden and kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 22 Oct 2022 | Kelso | Good to Soft | 3m 1f 170y | 4 | Cosmic Outlaw | 11st 9lbs | 10 of 13 | Bruce Lynn | 5/1 |
| mid-division, pushed along 3 out, no progress | |||||||||
| 12 Apr 2022 | Ayr | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 70y | 5 | Shoeshine Boy | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 11 | Craig Nichol | 7/2 |
| tracked leaders, pushed along 3 out, went clear with leader after 2 out, soon ridden when not fluent last, sustained duel with leader on run-in, led on line | |||||||||
| 12 Mar 2022 | Ayr | Soft | 3m 70y | 4 | Don Brocco | 10st 9lbs | 2 of 10 | Craig Nichol | 85/40 |
| raced in 3rd, closed on leader 4 out, went 2nd before 3 out, led and not fluent 2 out, headed flat, rallied towards finish, just held | |||||||||
| 21 Feb 2022 | Carlisle | Soft | 3m 1f | 5 | Don Brocco | 10st 11lbs | 2 of 14 | Craig Nichol | 4/1 |
| mid-division, pushed along chasing leaders after 3 out, ridden and outpaced between last two, rallied and switched right run-in, went 2nd 110 yards out, always held | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2021 | Sedgefield | Soft | 2m 3f 188y | 5 | Cailin Dearg | 11st 3lbs | 2 of 14 | B S Hughes | 5/2 |
| in touch, ridden 4 out, headway next, left 2nd 2 out, stayed on | |||||||||
| 17 Nov 2021 | Hexham | Good to Soft | 2m 4f 28y | 5 | Shoughall's Boy | 11st 1lbs | 2 of 10 | Craig Nichol | 7/2 |
| Held up, headway into midfield 3 out, chase leaders 2 out, ridden before last, ran on after last | |||||||||
| 23 Oct 2021 | Kelso | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 51y | 4 | Corrigeen Rock | 11st 4lbs | 7 of 11 | Craig Nichol | 22/1 |
| towards rear, struggling from 3 out | |||||||||
| 23 Sep 2021 | Perth | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 47y | 4 | Clondaw Hollow | 10st 12lbs | 5 of 9 | Craig Nichol | 40/1 |
| held up in rear, well beaten 3 out | |||||||||
| 01 May 2021 | Hexham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 48y | 4 | Jante Law | 11st | 6 of 14 | Craig Nichol | 66/1 |
| always towards rear | |||||||||
| 31 Mar 2021 | Hexham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 48y | 5 | Dazzling Glory | 11st 4lbs | 5 of 10 | Billy Garritty | 28/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, made no impression | |||||||||
| 22 Jan 2021 | Musselburgh | Soft | 1m 7f 124y | 4 | Fruit N Nut | 11st 4lbs | 6 of 14 | Blair Campbell | 28/1 |
| mid-division, headway chasing leaders 6f out, pushed along over 4f out, weakened final 2f | |||||||||