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Horse profile

Palamon (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Dan Skelton · Owner The Blind Squirrels
by Decorated Knight (GB) out of Seschat (IRE) (Sinndar)
41 runs · 31 courses · from Aug 2022
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · 4 courses Beaten favourite LTO Ran today · 2nd of 5 Last raced off OR 114
KTB Profile

Palamon is 4 from 41 with wins at four different courses. Three of those wins came over 2m1f – 2m4f on good ground, including his latest success in a Class 4 handicap chase at Southwell in Oct 2026 off an official rating of 114. He was beaten favourite when second of five at Plumpton in Oct 2026, his last run, which was off the same mark and 12lb below his highest ever mark. Typically held up, he has raced from an official rating of 114 at his last two starts.

Based on 41 archived runs · run-style from 15 commented runs · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up OR ↓ 12lb off peak
Official rating114↓ 12lb off peak
114 70–126

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 112 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Uttoxeter, 26 Jul 2026

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 21 figures · best 143B · median 70
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
Good10120C93.58 · 120 / 88.5
Good to Soft5135C704 · 103 / 65
Soft467B56.52 · 67 / 57
Heavy2143B100.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f14143B9011 · 120 / 69
1m5f – 2m5135C592 · 70 / 52.5
2m5f – 3m292A731 · —
Flat 14 figures · best 119A · median 92.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
Good5114C98—
Soft2119A102—
Heavy294C88.5—
Good to Soft284A75.5—
Standard (AW)1———
Firm1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f5114C94—
1m5f – 2m4119A96—
6f – 7f379B67—
1m – 1m1f296A89.5—

Of 41 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 35 figures from 41 runs · as at 20 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 139C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell, 13 Oct 2026 Official rating 114 at the last jumps run, 19 Oct 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 87A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 7 Mar 2025 Official rating 77 at the last flat run, 7 Jun 2025

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 24 figures · best 141B · median 117.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
Good11139C1248 · 139 / 123.5
Soft6137A1142 · 108 / 104
Good to Soft5141B1084 · 110 / 107
Heavy2127A119.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f15139C12311 · 139 / 115
1m5f – 2m7141B1122 · 108 / 107
2m5f – 3m2113B107.51 · —
Flat 14 figures · best 87A · median 78.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
Good585A76—
Soft281A80.5—
Heavy282A75—
Good to Soft282A72.5—
Standard (AW)1———
Firm1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f582A77—
1m5f – 2m487A82.5—
6f – 7f385B76—
1m – 1m1f282A76.5—

Of 41 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 38 figures from 41 runs · as at 20 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 15 analysed runs

  • Held up 12 (80%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (13%) · 0 wins
  • Midfield 1 (7%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 970 runs since Jan 2008 (84 horses).

Strongest on good going: 13.3% from 286. Weakest on soft going: 5.7% from 141.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−9.80 from 1
Good to Firm1061110.4%+0.60 from 1
Good2863813.3%+3.53 from 17
Good to Soft11298%−1.81 from 7
Soft14185.7%−4.10 from 9
Heavy7134.2%−5.60 from 5
Standard (AW)2522610.3%+0.50 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1119.1%−0.7—
6f – 7f183168.7%−1.10 from 3
1m – 1m1f214177.9%−1.90 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f267269.7%−0.11 from 5
1m5f – 2m1861910.2%+0.40 from 12
2m1f – 2m4f881011.4%+1.63 from 16
2m5f – 3m20630%+20.20 from 3
Over 3m100%−9.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Seschat (IRE) (Sinndar)

8 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Okool (FR) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m2f–1m6f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Okool (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Okool (FR)1031m2f–1m6fClass 4
Ranting And Raven (IRE)170——
Foreign Policy (IRE)80——
Talora (IRE)10——
Leblon Sunshine (IRE)10——
Takeoffyourclothes (IRE)40——
Castle Of May (IRE)10——
Madame Pandora (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 17 3 18% −8.25
Soft 9 0 0% −9.00
Good to Soft 7 1 14% +3.00
Heavy 5 0 0% −5.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 11 3 27% +4.75
Class 3 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 3 0 0% −3.00
Worcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Sandown 2 0 0% −2.00
Wexford 2 0 0% −2.00
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Leopardstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 1 100% +2.75
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 1 100% +1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 1 100% +2.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 1 100% +9.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 16 3 19% −7.25
1m5f – 2m 12 0 0% −12.00
1m2f – 1m4f 5 1 20% +5.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean Flanagan 9 1 11% −6.00
Harry Skelton 6 1 17% −4.00
Tristan Durrell 3 1 33% +0.75
Pat Dobbs 3 0 0% −3.00
Charlie Todd 2 0 0% −2.00
Wayne Hassett 2 0 0% −2.00
Conor Stone-Walsh 2 0 0% −2.00
Harry Atkins 1 0 0% −1.00
Liam Harrison 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean O'Keeffe 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J W Hendrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Tiernan Power Roche 1 0 0% −1.00
Julian Pietropaolo 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss S A Carter 1 0 0% −1.00
Jordan Gainford 1 0 0% −1.00
Luke McAteer 1 0 0% −1.00
Alec Voikhansky 1 1 100% +9.00
Sean Levey 1 0 0% −1.00
James Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Ryan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Dane O'Neill 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 16 1 6% −6.00
Tongue tie 13 2 15% −8.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 8 0 0% −8.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 4 1 25% −0.25

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 13 2 15% −7.25
2025 8 0 0% −8.00
2024 11 1 9% −8.00
2023 7 1 14% +3.00
2022 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 16 2 13% −10.25
Flat 14 1 7% −4.00
Hurdle 11 1 9% −8.00

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
19 Oct 26+6d Plumpton Nick And Valda Embiricos Memorial Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 20f · Good · 5 ran Sat just behind the first two - short of space on the curve after 3 out and ridden - stumbled into the straight before 2 out and moved up to 2nd - kept tabs on the winner from 2 out and held a full shout on the run-in - angled right late but made no inroads 2/5 1½ 11-11 11463C138B Harry Skelton 2/1F
13 Oct 26+18d Southwell Case Ih Drive Performance Drive Puma Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 4 ran Settled at the back early - moved up smoothly from 3rd to challenge for second - went to the front 4 out and bounded away from the following fence - won with plenty in hand 1/4 11-13 114120C139C Tristan Durrell 11/4
25 Sep 26+27d Worcester Copybet Arc Summer Chase Series Final Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race) Class 2 · 20f · Good · 12 ran Settled in the back markers - jumped awkwardly at the first - made progress before four out - finished fifth well behind 5/12 10 11-5 11595C107C Harry Skelton 3/1F
29 Aug 26+10d Cartmel BTRC Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17.5f · Good · 5 ran Held up towards the back - moved into third clearing the last and driven out - unable to land a blow on the leading pair up the run-in - finished third 3/5 4¾ 11-12 11785C123B Harry Skelton 7/1
19 Aug 26+24d Worcester CopyBet BOG Now For York Tomorrow Handicap Steeple Chase (ARC Summer Chase Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) Class 4 · 23f · Good · 6 ran Held up towards the back - error at the 10th - lost momentum and driven on 4 out - drifted right 3 out then faded from there to finish fifth 5/6 7 11-12 12092A113B Tristan Durrell 22/1
26 Jul 26+92d Uttoxeter Sun Racing Summer Jumps Championship Handicap Steeple Chase (ARC Summer Chase Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good · 10 ran settled towards the back and out wide - made ground before 4 out - faded 2 out 5/10 5 12-1 121112A124A Charlie Todd 16/1
25 Apr 26+16d Sandown bet365 Josh Gifford Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 20f · Good · 4 ran Settled in third early - moved up strongly approaching three out - pushed along after two out and looked poised to strike entering the straight - couldn't find more late and held for third 3/4 1¾ 10-10 12155C115B Harry Skelton 11/8F
09 Apr 26+9d Aintree Close Brothers Red Rum Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 16f · Good To Soft · 15 ran Held up towards back of pack - urged forward before 3 out - finished with late progress but too far back to threaten 6/15 1½ 9-9 11170B108A Harry Atkins 16/1
31 Mar 26+26d Bangor-on-Dee HRS Cladding Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 9 ran Drifted right over fences early - settled in the pack - moved into touch with front group after 5th - scrappy over 9th - improved into second after two out - pressed the pacesetter - hit the front at the last - kicked away on the run-in for an easy win 1/9 11-5 11169B132A Harry Skelton EvensF
05 Mar 26+13d Wincanton Women Investors Network Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 5 ran Held up at back of field - pressed for effort and lost touch before 4 out - well beaten from 3 out - finished 5th 5/5 20 11-12 11560C99C Charlie Todd 20/1
20 Feb 26+16d Warwick JCB Fastrac Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 20f · Soft · 5 ran Settled at the back early - hit a flat spot around the 5th and stumbled at the 9th - remained off the pace throughout to finish fourth 4/5 14 11-2 11847C108B Harry Skelton 14/1
04 Feb 26+18d Ludlow Attwood Memorial Trophy Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 20f · Soft · 7 ran Held up at the back throughout - never able to make an impression - finished well held in 6th 6/7 12 11-12 12267B100B Tristan Durrell 50/1
17 Jan 26+83d Haydock Sky Bet, For The Fans Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Settled at the back early - losing touch before 4 out - well beaten at the finish 9/10 14 11-10 12635C106C Liam Harrison 22/1
26 Oct 25+62d Wexford Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase 19.5f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran Settled in the middle of the pack early - blundered at the 3rd and slipped towards the back - driven from three out but made no headway in 6th turning for home and stayed on at one speed 6/10 11 11-12 —103A110A Sean O'Keeffe 11/2
25 Aug 25+33d Ballinrobe Corrib Oil Beginners Chase 23.5f · Good · 9 ran Held up towards the back of the pack - stumbled 4th - 7th at halfway - asked for effort after 3 out - stumbled again 2 out - driven with 2f left before parting company with rider at the last F/9 — 11-12 ——— Sean Flanagan 4/1
23 Jul 25+46d Wexford www.wexfordraces.ie Beginners Chase 19.5f · Good · 9 ran Raced near the front - slipped to 7th then 4 out stumbled and lost more ground into 5th - made progress after 3 out - moved closer entering the straight - drew alongside the front-runner 2 out - stayed on to the line but couldn't match the winner late - finished 2nd 2/9 2½ 11-12 —115A137A Sean Flanagan 13/2
07 Jun 25+52d Navan Balreask Bar, Catering At Navan Racecourse Handicap 14f · Good · 21 ran Held up handy early - under pressure before three out - slipped back to 11th two out - unable to threaten leaders late 11/21 nk 9-6 7798C72A Wayne Hassett 15/2
16 Apr 25+40d Gowran Park Racing Again April 23rd Handicap 14f · Soft · 11 ran Held up in last place - pushed along 2f out while 8th with a furlong left - finished strongly to snatch 3rd near the line 3/11 1½ 9-7 78119A80A Wayne Hassett 7/2F
07 Mar 25+34d Dundalk (AW) Every Cheltenham Festival Race Live Only On Racing TV (Q.R.) Handicap 16f · Standard · 13 ran Contested the front early - settled just off the pace after 1½f - in contention 6f out - hit the front 4f out - came under pressure and pegged back 2f out - regained the advantage over 1½f out - passed inside the final 100 yards - faded to finish second 2/13 1½ 11-3 7691B87A Mr J W Hendrick 13/2
01 Feb 25+16d Leopardstown Race And Stay At Leopardstown Handicap Hurdle (0-150) (Listed) 24f · Soft · 25 ran Held up towards the back of the pack - not involved with the leading action - driven approaching 3 out with nothing left to offer - dropped away to finish last 20/25 24 10-7 12254C102C Conor Stone-Walsh 80/1
16 Jan 25+47d Fairyhouse Easter Festival April 19th - 21st Rated Novice Hurdle 20f · Soft · 4 ran Sat behind the front pack - third at halfway - driven into the straight with little threat two out - stayed on to snatch second right at the line 2/4 2½ 11-6 122—120B Conor Stone-Walsh 4/1
30 Nov 24+20d Fairyhouse Close Brothers Rated Novice Hurdle 20f · Yielding · 12 ran Sets the pace early - overtaken 4th - driven to keep tempo 7th - loses touch and drops right away - retired before 2 out PU/12 — 11-4 123—— Tiernan Power Roche 14/1
10 Nov 24+20d Naas Fishery Lane Novice Hurdle 16f · Good To Yielding · 4 ran Went straight to front - stumbled slightly 2nd - lost lead 4th - back in command by a whisker 3 out - driven and drawn level approaching the last furlong - outpaced from there to finish second 2/4 3 11-6 123135C141B Sean Flanagan 8/1
21 Oct 24+16d Gowran Park Racing Again November 9th Handicap 12f · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran Handy early - moved into 2nd before halfway - dropped back turning into straight - held no more with a furlong left - edged forward again late but well held 8/13 ½ 9-3 7994C68A Julian Pietropaolo 14/1
05 Oct 24+68d Curragh Newbridge Silverware Ladies Trophy (Q.R.) Handicap 12f · Good · 15 ran Handy early - slipped to 8th approaching 4f out - one-paced through the final furlong - finished 10th 10/15 1 10-8 79114C77A Miss S A Carter 10/1
29 Jul 24+31d Galway Galmont Hotel & The Galway Bay Hotel Novice Hurdle 16.5f · Good · 13 ran 11/13 6½ 11-7 123—96C Jordan Gainford 13/2
28 Jun 24+48d Curragh JJ Mahon & Sons Irish European Breeders Fund Stayers Handicap 16f · Good · 17 ran 4/17 1¼ 9-9 7994C85A Luke McAteer 6/1
11 May 24+22d Cork PADDY MAC Maiden Hurdle 17.5f · Good · 17 ran 1/17 11-7 116109B129A Sean Flanagan 2/1
19 Apr 24+38d Limerick OCS Recruitment Maiden Hurdle 17f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 2/16 5 11-7 116143B127A Sean Flanagan 11/8F
12 Mar 24+44d Cheltenham Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Registered As The Fred Winter) (Premier Handicap) (GBB race) Class 1 · 16.5f · Heavy · 22 ran PU/22 — 10-13 121—— Sean Flanagan 25/1
28 Jan 24+13d Naas Download The BetVictor App Maiden Hurdle 15.5f · Soft · 16 ran 3/16 1¼ 11-7 —59B137A Sean Flanagan 14/1
15 Jan 24+19d Punchestown Bet Victor Proud To Support Irish Racing Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Soft · 18 ran 8/18 1¼ 11-7 ——126A Sean Flanagan 33/1
27 Dec 23+95d Leopardstown Paddy Power I Have No Idea What Day It Is 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 19 ran 10/19 3¾ 11-0 —58B112A Sean Flanagan 40/1
23 Sep 23+6d York Jigsawsportsbranding.Co.Uk Handicap Class 4 · 10.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 8-8 7084A82A Alec Voikhansky 9/1
17 Sep 23+37d Doncaster Hippo Carpet Protector Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Soft · 10 ran 4/10 4 9-6 7085A81A Sean Levey 4/1
11 Aug 23+9d Newmarket Maritime Cargo Services Outperforming The Opposition Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 2¼ 9-0 7299A67A Pat Dobbs 12/1
02 Aug 23+35d Sandown TrustATrader You Can Trust Our Traders Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Heavy · 7 ran 4/7 hd 9-11 7283B82A James Doyle 10/3
28 Jun 23+71d Bath Follow BresBet On Twitter Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Firm · 8 ran 5/8 nk 9-5 7296A71A Pat Dobbs 8/1
18 Apr 23+213d Newmarket Alex Scott Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 7/7 2¼ 9-2 —67A63A Ryan Moore 15/2
17 Sep 22+36d Newbury RacingTV EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Str) (Div 2) Class 4 · 7f · Good · 14 ran 7/14 ¾ 9-7 —39C76A Pat Dobbs 2/1F
12 Aug 22 Newmarket JenningsBet British EBF Restricted Novice Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 2/6 4 9-7 —79B85B Dane O'Neill 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Palamon (IRE) won?
Palamon (IRE) won 4 of 41 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 9.8%. Placed 12 times in total (29.3% of starts).
Who trains Palamon (IRE)?
Palamon (IRE) is trained by Dan Skelton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 19 October 2026.
Who is Palamon (IRE)'s sire?
Palamon (IRE) is by Decorated Knight (GB) out of Seschat (IRE), whose sire is Sinndar.
What going does Palamon (IRE) prefer?
Palamon (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 17 starts (17.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Palamon (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 114, from the run on 19 October 2026. The highest on record is 126.
What is Palamon (IRE)'s sire's record?
Decorated Knight (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 970 runs since Jan 2008 (84 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 13.3% from 286. Weakest on soft going: 5.7% from 141.
Who are Palamon (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Seschat (IRE), Palamon (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Okool (FR) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Okool (FR)). The wins came over 1m2f–1m6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2022. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.