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Horse profile

Meetmebythesea (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Ben Pauling · Owner John P Mcmanus
by Watar (IRE) out of Lake Wakatipu (GB) (Lake Coniston)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Nov 2024
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out 6 wins · 5 courses Last run 12 Mar 2026 · 1st of 18 Last raced off OR 139
KTB Profile

Meetmebythesea is 6 from 8 on turf, including a Grade 2 win in the Jack Richards Novices' Limited Handicap Chase at Cheltenham in Mar 2026. He won five of six starts over 1m5f – 2m and has scored on good to soft, soft, heavy and good. The gelding won last time out at Cheltenham in Mar 2026 when last raced off OR 139.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating139At career-high mark
139 126–139

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 113 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Sandown, 8 Mar 2025

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 122A · median 80
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good to Soft4122A101.5—
Good1——1 run · —
Heavy1——1 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m5122A802 runs · 80 / 77.5
2m1f – 2m4f2113B961 run · —

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 156A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cheltenham, 12 Mar 2026 Official rating 139 at the last run, 12 Mar 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 8 figures · best 156A · median 138
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good to Soft4143A138—
Heavy2142B127.52 runs · 142 / 127.5
Good1——1 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m6142B135.53 runs · 142 / 134
2m1f – 2m4f2156A149.51 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style from 8 analysed runs since Nov 2024

  • Prominent 4 (50%) · 3 wins
  • Led 2 (25%) · 2 wins
  • Held up 2 (25%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Watar (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 562 runs since Mar 2017 (59 horses).

Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 11% from 182. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 169.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1417.1%−0.9—
Good1942010.3%+2.31 from 1
Good to Soft131139.9%+1.93 from 4
Soft13175.3%−2.71 from 1
Heavy6446.3%−1.71 from 2
Standard (AW)2800%−8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−8—
6f – 7f800%−8—
1m – 1m1f1000%−8—
1m2f – 1m4f1900%−8—
1m5f – 2m16984.7%−3.35 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f1822011%+31 from 2
2m5f – 3m1451510.3%+2.3—
Over 3m2827.1%−0.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2017 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Lake Wakatipu (GB) (Lake Coniston)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Drumlee Lake (IRE)50——
Inmemoryofmilly (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 3 75% +3.50
Heavy 2 1 50% +1.50
Good 1 1 100% +9.00
Soft 1 1 100% +1.25

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 3 1 33% +7.00
Class 3 3 3 100% +4.25
Class 4 2 2 100% +4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ludlow 2 2 100% +4.00
Cheltenham 1 1 100% +9.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 1 100% +2.50
Wetherby 1 1 100% +1.25
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 1 100% +0.50

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 6 5 83% +7.25
2m1f – 2m4f 2 1 50% +8.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Callum Pritchard 4 3 75% +3.25
Ben Jones 2 2 100% +11.50
Harry Cobden 1 0 0% −1.00
Kielan Woods 1 1 100% +1.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 2 67% +10.50
2025 3 2 67% +0.75
2024 2 2 100% +4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 4 3 75% +11.75
Hurdle 4 3 75% +3.50

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 3 runs
12 Mar 26+33d Cheltenham Jack Richards Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (Grade 2) (Registered As The Golden Miller) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 2m4½f · Good · 18 ran Up front from the off - relinquished top spot 3rd but stayed in touch - share of the advantage from 8th - to the front again 10th - exchanging positions through 13th before dropping back 4 out - back challenging and then in front before 2 out where a little untidy at the jump - under pressure from second place approaching the last - asserted from the final fence to score with 1/18 10-13 13979B156A Ben Jones 9/1
07 Feb 26+25d Newbury William Hill Game Spirit Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 2m½f · Heavy · 6 ran Held up towards the back - eighth and adrift - fell away before 4 out - well held at the finish 6/6 21 11-2 13975C113C Harry Cobden 12/1
13 Jan 26+59d Ayr Book Coral Scottish Grand National 'Chasing Excellence' Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m½f · Heavy · 5 ran Held up at the rear - lost touch entering the home bend - made ground into contention after 4 out - up to third 2 out - hit the front before the last and stayed on to win 1/5 11-8 138—142B Ben Jones 5/2
2025 · 3 runs
15 Nov 25+252d Wetherby Boyle Sports Daily Money Back Meetings Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 1m7f · Soft · 5 ran Settled close up early - hit the front 7th before being overtaken after 9th - sat just behind the pace - shared front spot 4 out - edged back in command 2 out under a drive - dug in gamely up the run-in - held on to prevail 1/5 11-4 13380C134B Callum Pritchard 5/4F
08 Mar 25+43d Sandown European Breeders' Fund Betfair 'National Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Final (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 16 ran Held up eagerly behind the front group early - moved into second in good shape approaching 2 out - hit the front between the final two furlongs - pushed out and challenged hard up the run-in but overtaken and eased into third at the finish 3/16 ½ 11-8 128113B143A Callum Pritchard 10/3
24 Jan 25+37d Doncaster Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Set the pace from the off - challenged strongly two out and pushed to the limit - kept finding under pressure - edged clear to score 1/8 11-5 12643B128A Callum Pritchard 1/2F
2024 · 2 runs
18 Dec 24+23d Ludlow Tanners Cava EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 8 ran Settled early behind the front-runner - improved into third by four out - moved up to second three out under a squeeze - loomed upsides the front-runner - hit the front in the final furlong - kept finding under hand riding to prevail 1/8 10-13 —122A139A Callum Pritchard 5/2
25 Nov 24 Ludlow Hazlin's 50th Anniversary Year Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 8 ran Tracked the pace in second - edged in front approaching 3 out - asked for effort and stayed strong - dug deep under pressure on the run-in to score clear 1/8 11-4 —90B137A Kielan Woods 6/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Meetmebythesea won?
Meetmebythesea (IRE) won 6 of 8 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 75%. Placed 7 times in total (87.5% of starts).
Who trains Meetmebythesea?
Meetmebythesea (IRE) is trained by Ben Pauling, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 12 March 2026.
Who is Meetmebythesea's sire?
Meetmebythesea (IRE) is by Watar (IRE) out of Lake Wakatipu (GB), whose sire is Lake Coniston.
What going does Meetmebythesea prefer?
Meetmebythesea (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 3 wins from 4 starts (75%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Meetmebythesea's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 139, from the run on 12 March 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Meetmebythesea's sire's record?
Watar (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 562 runs since Mar 2017 (59 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 11% from 182. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 169.
Who are Meetmebythesea's siblings?
Out of Lake Wakatipu (GB), Meetmebythesea (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2024. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.