Horse profile
Perseus Way (IRE)
by Sea The Stars (IRE) out of Bint Almatar (USA) (Kingmambo)
36 runs · 21 courses · from Oct 2021
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
10 wins · 5 courses
Last run 10 Oct 2026 · 2nd of 17
Last raced off OR 122
KTB Profile
Perseus Way is a 10-time winner from 36 starts who has won on good to soft, soft, good and heavy ground. All four starts at Hamilton have produced wins, as have both runs at Leicester, while he has won twice from four starts at Hexham. The gelding, by Sea The Stars, won twice at Hamilton in Sep 2026 on soft ground over 1m2f-1m4f and 1m5f-2m. He finished second of 17 at Chepstow in Oct 2026 in a Class 1 handicap hurdle, last raced off a mark of 122.
Based on 36 archived runs · run-style from 18 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 10lb off peak
- 10–36Wins / Runs
- 27.8%Strike rate
- 17 (47.2%)Placed
- +9.08£1 level staken=36 at SP
- 1.85Fair A/E n=36 · 1.58 incl. margin
- 132Highest OR
- 52dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating122↓ 10lb off peak
122
63–132
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 134
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 5 | 134B | 86 | 1 run · — |
| Good | 5 | 160A | 102 | 3 runs · 160 / 110 |
| Soft | 4 | 155A | 100 | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 110C | 89 | 2 runs · 110 / 94.5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 160A | 116.5 | 3 runs · 160 / 155 |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 119C | 90.5 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 4 | 116A | 93 | 2 runs · 116 / 106.5 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 88A | 84 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 112A | 112 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 7 | 119C | 93 | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 112C | 93 | 2 runs · 108 / 102.5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 84A | 67.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 36 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 33 figures from 36 runs · as at 18 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 18 analysed runs since Nov 2024
- Prominent 7 (39%) · 3 wins
- Held up 5 (28%) · 0 wins
- Led 3 (17%) · 2 wins
- Mid-division 3 (17%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 15.7% of 9,946 runs since Jan 2008 (1,112 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 18.9% from 1,503. Weakest on heavy going: 9.2% from 455. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.5% from 139.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 3 | 16.7% | +1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,503 | 284 | 18.9% | +3.2 | — |
| Good | 2,646 | 421 | 15.9% | +0.2 | 3 from 14 |
| Good to Soft | 1,238 | 205 | 16.6% | +0.9 | 3 from 7 |
| Soft | 1,527 | 186 | 12.2% | −3.5 | 3 from 8 |
| Heavy | 455 | 42 | 9.2% | −6.5 | 1 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,558 | 423 | 16.5% | +0.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 27 | 4 | 14.8% | −0.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 772 | 113 | 14.6% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,100 | 335 | 16% | +0.3 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4,412 | 757 | 17.2% | +1.5 | 2 from 7 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,891 | 263 | 13.9% | −1.8 | 5 from 16 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 584 | 73 | 12.5% | −3.2 | 2 from 9 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 139 | 16 | 11.5% | −4.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 21 | 3 | 14.3% | −1.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Bint Almatar (USA) (Kingmambo)
6 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Just Fine (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Just Fine (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Just Fine (IRE) | 14 | 3 | 1m–1m2f | Class 3 |
| Tornado Alert (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 1m | Class 5 |
| Beaverbrook (GB) | 18 | 1 | 6f | Class 4 |
| Arabic Welcome (IRE) | 10 | 1 | 1m1½f | Class 6 |
| Wadi (GB) | 4 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Deep Thoughts (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 14 | 3 | 21% | −2.63 |
| Soft | 8 | 3 | 38% | +9.50 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 3 | 43% | +5.21 |
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 12 | 3 | 25% | −0.70 |
| Class 5 | 8 | 4 | 50% | +12.25 |
| Class 3 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +3.62 |
| Class 1 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.09 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 4 | 4 | 100% | +16.25 |
| Hexham | 4 | 2 | 50% | +7.62 |
| Ayr | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newbury | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.00 |
| Chepstow | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Pontefract | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheltenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leicester | 2 | 2 | 100% | +3.30 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.91 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 16 | 5 | 31% | +1.96 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 2 | 22% | +2.62 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 7 | 2 | 29% | +4.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Moore | 6 | 2 | 33% | −2.79 |
| Harry Reed | 5 | 2 | 40% | +6.62 |
| Rowan Scott | 3 | 3 | 100% | +8.25 |
| Jim Crowley | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.00 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Sam Coltherd | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Tudor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tom Queally | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Andrew Mullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nathan Evans | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel Muscutt | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Eaves | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nick Scholfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gavin Sheehan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Niall Houlihan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Winston | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Buick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Doyle | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 29 | 9 | 31% | +14.17 |
| Cheekpieces | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.09 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 5 | 63% | +14.87 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 11% | +0.00 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.09 |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +1.30 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 18 | 4 | 22% | −3.17 |
| Flat | 18 | 6 | 33% | +12.25 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Oct 26+19d | Chepstow | Wasdell Group Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle Race (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled at the back early - jumped untidily at the 6th and again 3 out while in the pack - pushed along soon after - gained ground and promoted to second at the last but one - stayed on without catching the winner to finish 2nd | 2/17 | 2¼ | 10-2 | 122 | 134B | 142A | Harry Reed | 11/1 |
| 21 Sep 26+19d | Hamilton | Watch Racing TV Free For 31 Days Handicap Stakes Went clear early - settled prominently - pushed along with two furlongs left - edged ahead close home to score | 1/12 | 9-13 | 73 | 116A | 96A | Rowan Scott | 9/2 | |
| 02 Sep 26+73d | Hamilton | Every Race Live On Racing Tv Handicap Stakes Set the pace early - lost front spot and sat second from 4f - urged forward with 3f left - closed on the front-runner 2f out - driven back in front inside final furlong - held on for the narrowest of wins | 1/12 | 10-2 | 70 | 97A | 87A | Rowan Scott | 2/1 | |
| 21 Jun 26+8d | Hexham | Jethro's Cafe Of Haltwhistle Handicap Hurdle Held up early - improved into third with three furlongs left before pressing the front-runner approaching the last - kept going but couldn't get on terms finishing second beaten 2.75 lengths | 2/5 | 2¾ | 12-0 | 121 | 110C | 135B | Harry Reed | 4/5F |
| 13 Jun 26+9d | Hexham | Lisa Bond Celebration Handicap Hurdle Settled handy early - upsides the front group by the 7th - hit the front with authority approaching the last - sprinted away on the run-in unchallenged | 1/8 | 11-2 | 112 | 160A | 139B | Harry Reed | 13/8F | |
| 04 Jun 26+26d | Hamilton | Sodexo Live! Events Handicap Settled in second early - dropped back on the turn past halfway - shifted wide and began closing from two out - hit the front inside the last - pulled clear at the finish | 1/7 | 9-1 | 64 | 108A | 82A | Rowan Scott | 7/4F | |
| 09 May 26+7d | Hexham | Paxtons Number 1 For Case IH Handicap Hurdle Settled close to the pace - moved into contention after the second-last then hit the front approaching the last - jumped it awkwardly but recovered to power clear and stay on for the win | 1/12 | 10-6 | 107 | 155A | 127A | Harry Reed | 8/1 | |
| 02 May 26+225d | Hexham | mybettingsites.com Handicap Hurdle Sat third early - dropped away before 3 out then found renewed energy approaching 2 out - stayed on late but no match for the front two | 3/6 | 6 | 10-13 | 109 | 79A | 114B | Harry Reed | 8/1 |
| 2025 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Sep 25+6d | Ayr | Slater Menswear Handicap Up with the principals early - nudged along 2f out - unable to quicken and well held by the leading three from over 1f out | 4/13 | 5½ | 9-11 | 65 | 89C | 72A | Daniel Tudhope | 11/2 |
| 13 Sep 25+10d | Musselburgh | Scots Association Musselburgh Gold Cup Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Sat just off the front group on the inner - drifted right under pressure 2f out - lost ground in the closing furlong to finish 5th | 5/9 | 3¼ | 8-11 | 65 | 112A | 67A | Andrew Mullen | 33/1 |
| 03 Sep 25+47d | Hamilton | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Settled mid-pack early - given encouragement over 4f out - began to close from 2f out - closed on front pair in final furlong and got up right on the line | 1/14 | 9-12 | 63 | 112C | 84A | Daniel Tudhope | 8/1 | |
| 18 Jul 25+48d | Pontefract | Babs Woolford Memorial Handicap Held up at back - driven approaching 3f out - kept battling but not a threat late | 4/6 | 2 | 9-0 | 65 | 82B | 71B | Nathan Evans | 14/1 |
| 31 May 25+35d | Chester | King Kabs Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Held up towards the back - urged forward with 6f to run - never a factor - well held at the finish | 9/12 | 2 | 9-0 | 68 | 88C | 59C | Daniel Muscutt | 80/1 |
| 26 Apr 25+12d | Haydock | Free Bet With Unibet Betbuilder Rebound Handicap (GBBPlus Race) (Div 1) Settled just behind the pace on the outside - asked for effort with 4f left - faded from 3f out to finish well beaten in 9th | 9/9 | 14 | 9-1 | 72 | 63C | 49C | Tom Eaves | 80/1 |
| 14 Apr 25+37d | Pontefract | Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Save Lives Handicap Went straight to front early - lost command and pushed along inside final 2f - dropped away quickly after - eventually finished ninth | 9/9 | 5½ | 9-9 | 75 | 65A | 60A | Paul Mulrennan | 33/1 |
| 08 Mar 25+12d | Ayr | LiveScore Bet Best Odds Daily Handicap Hurdle Held up in the pack - nudged for effort 3 out - made no inroads and faded from 2 out | 5/7 | 4 | 11-8 | 114 | 101B | 112B | Sam Coltherd | 5/1 |
| 24 Feb 25+88d | Ayr | LiveScore Bet Best Odds Daily Handicap Hurdle Struggled for rhythm from the start - stayed off the pace throughout - always behind and unable to challenge - well held at the finish | 7/8 | 7½ | 12-0 | 119 | 99B | 114A | Sam Coltherd | 50/1 |
| 2024 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Nov 24+242d | Taunton | Trucksmith Tipper Handicap Hurdle Towards the back - laboured at the first and clumsy at the second - in difficulty from the 6th - a long way adrift 3 out | 9/11 | 7½ | 12-1 | 121 | 91C | 107C | Nick Scholfield | 50/1 |
| 31 Mar 24+15d | Plumpton | Strong Flavours Catering Handicap Hurdle | 7/9 | 42 | 11-6 | 123 | — | 110C | Gavin Sheehan | 12/1 |
| 16 Mar 24+14d | Uttoxeter | Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap Hurdle | 6/8 | 8½ | 11-10 | 126 | — | 120A | Jack Tudor | 33/1 |
| 02 Mar 24+103d | Newbury | Make Your Best Bet At Betvictor Handicap Hurdle | 6/6 | 14 | 11-8 | 130 | — | 101B | Jack Tudor | 25/1 |
| 2023 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Nov 23+47d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap | 3/14 | hd | 9-9 | 81 | 68B | 84A | Jim Crowley | 6/4F |
| 04 Oct 23+174d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Support Safe Gambling Handicap | 2/11 | 1¼ | 10-0 | 80 | 88A | 94A | Jim Crowley | 5/2 |
| 13 Apr 23+30d | Aintree | Jewson Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) | 7/11 | 1¼ | 11-2 | 130 | 82A | 125A | Niall Houlihan | 10/1 |
| 14 Mar 23+17d | Cheltenham | Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Registered As The Fred Winter) (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | 10/21 | shd | 11-2 | 132 | 68B | 138A | Jamie Moore | 8/1 |
| 25 Feb 23+43d | Kempton | Coral Adonis Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) | 2/8 | 1¼ | 11-3 | 125 | 102A | 150A | Jamie Moore | 13/2 |
| 13 Jan 23+17d | Huntingdon | Weatherbys Chatteris Fen Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/7 | 11-0 | 125 | 86A | 134A | Jamie Moore | 10/11F | |
| 2022 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 22+30d | Chepstow | Coral Finale Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) | 3/9 | 2 | 11-0 | 125 | 99A | 139A | Jamie Moore | 9/2 |
| 27 Nov 22+15d | Leicester | Leicester Racecourse Ideal Self-Hire Wedding Venue Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/5 | 11-2 | — | 50C | 129B | Jamie Moore | 30/100F | |
| 12 Nov 22+57d | Cheltenham | JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle (Registered As The Prestbury Juvenile Hurdle) (Grade 2) (GBB Race) | 2/8 | 2¼ | 11-0 | — | 89B | 129A | Jamie Moore | 25/1 |
| 16 Sep 22+78d | Newbury | Dreweatts Handicap | 1/19 | 9-1 | 77 | 105C | 82A | Jim Crowley | 5/1 | |
| 30 Jun 22+20d | Newbury | Punter Southall Handicap | 2/4 | 3½ | 9-2 | 78 | 93C | 79B | Tom Queally | 9/1 |
| 10 Jun 22+199d | Sandown | Beck Handicap | 10/13 | nk | 9-9 | 80 | 119C | 69A | Tom Queally | 33/1 |
| 2021 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Nov 21+34d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Watch Racing Free Online At Coral EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 7/12 | 1½ | 9-9 | — | 84A | 75A | Robert Winston | 8/1 |
| 20 Oct 21+15d | Newmarket | Let's Talk About Race Webinar 10th November EBF Future Stayers Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 8/13 | 2 | 9-8 | — | 70C | 59A | William Buick | 10/3 |
| 05 Oct 21 | Leicester | British Stallion Studs EBF Reference Point Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/7 | 9-5 | — | 42A | 82A | James Doyle | 3/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Perseus Way won?
- Perseus Way (IRE) won 10 of 36 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 27.8%. Placed 17 times in total (47.2% of starts).
- Who trains Perseus Way?
- Perseus Way (IRE) is trained by Tristan Davidson, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 October 2026.
- Who is Perseus Way's sire?
- Perseus Way (IRE) is by Sea The Stars (IRE) out of Bint Almatar (USA), whose sire is Kingmambo.
- What going does Perseus Way prefer?
- Perseus Way (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 3 wins from 7 starts (42.9%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Perseus Way's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 122, from the run on 10 October 2026. The highest on record is 132.
- What is Perseus Way's sire's record?
- Sea The Stars (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.7% of 9,946 runs since Jan 2008 (1,112 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 18.9% from 1,503. Weakest on heavy going: 9.2% from 455. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.5% from 139.
- Who are Perseus Way's siblings?
- Out of Bint Almatar (USA), Perseus Way (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Just Fine (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Just Fine (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.