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Horse profile

Sea Shanty (USA)

4yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2014) · Last trainer Richard Hannon · Last owner The Queen
by Elusive Quality (USA) out of Medley (GB) (Danehill Dancer)
16 runs · 9 courses · from Jul 2012
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Sep 2014 — 4,438 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2014 · 13th of 13 5 wins · Sandown, Kempton (AW) & Windsor Last raced off OR 98
KTB Profile

Sea Shanty (USA) is 5 from 16. Hasn't won since Jun 2014. 4 of 11 starts on good or faster ground have ended in wins — 0 from 3 on softer. All 5 wins have come over 1m – 1m1f. Last raced off a career-high mark of 98.

Based on 16 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating98At career-high mark
98 73–98

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 100A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ascot, 18 Jun 2014 Official rating 98 at the last run, 11 Sep 2014

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 →

Flat 16 figures · best 102A · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good6102A89—
Good to Firm5100A89—
Standard (AW)296A91.5—
Soft292A88.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f10102A94—
1m2f – 1m4f385A76—
6f – 7f389A85—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 16 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Elusive Quality (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 3,387 runs since Jan 2008 (333 horses).

Weakest on good to soft going: 7.9% from 280. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 319.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm25312%−0.3—
Good to Firm5916911.7%−0.62 from 5
Good7209012.5%+0.22 from 6
Good to Soft280227.9%−4.40 from 1
Soft3773810.1%−2.20 from 2
Heavy9177.7%−4.6—
Standard (AW)1,30318814.4%+2.11 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3195116%+3.7—
6f – 7f1,33316212.2%−0.10 from 3
1m – 1m1f94212112.8%+0.55 from 10
1m2f – 1m4f5405810.7%−1.60 from 3
1m5f – 2m1491912.8%+0.5—
2m1f – 2m4f7534%−8.3—
2m5f – 3m29310.3%−2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Medley (GB) (Danehill Dancer)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Light Music (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m; the highest grade won is Listed (Light Music (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Light Music (GB)727fListed
Patchwork (GB)811mClass 6
Marching Band (GB)40——
Sound Mixer (GB)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 2 33% +3.75
Good to Firm 5 2 40% −1.17
Standard (AW) 2 1 50% +4.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 8 2 25% +4.00
Class 3 4 1 25% −2.27
Class 4 4 2 50% +1.85

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ascot 3 0 0% −3.00
Sandown 3 2 67% +5.10
Kempton (AW) 2 1 50% +4.00
Windsor 2 2 100% +3.48
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 10 5 50% +9.58
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richard Hughes 11 2 18% −1.25
Ryan Moore 2 2 100% +6.10
Pat Dobbs 2 1 50% −0.27
Sean Levey 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 5 38% +6.58
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 5 2 40% +7.00
2013 8 3 38% −0.42
2012 3 0 0% −3.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2014 · 5 runs
11 Sep 14+44d Doncaster Crownhotel-bawtry.com Handicap Class 2 · 1m2f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 13/13 3¾ 9-7 9876C Richard Hughes 25/1
29 Jul 14+41d Goodwood bet365.com Handicap Class 2 · 1m2f · Good · 18 ran 14/18 1¾ 9-3 9875A Richard Hughes 15/2
18 Jun 14+4d Ascot Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) (Str) Class 2 · 1m · Good To Firm · 28 ran 4/28 shd 8-12 93100A Richard Hughes 14/1
14 Jun 14+56d Sandown Betfred 'double Delight' Handicap Class 2 · 1m · Good · 12 ran 1/12 9-7 93102A Richard Hughes 5/1
19 Apr 14+170d Kempton (AW) Betfred Mobile Sports Handicap (london Mile Qualifier) Class 2 · 1m · Standard · 11 ran 1/11 8-12 9196A Ryan Moore 5/1
2013 · 8 runs
31 Oct 13+13d Kempton (AW) Play Blackjack At Victors Live Casino Handicap Class 3 · 1m · Standard · 14 ran 4/14 ¾ 9-1 9287A Sean Levey 12/1
18 Oct 13+79d Haydock CJM Maintenance Solutions Handicap Class 3 · 1m · Soft · 15 ran 4/15 1½ 9-1 9292A Richard Hughes 17/2
31 Jul 13+20d Sandown Premier League Creating Chances Handicap Class 3 · 1m · Good · 9 ran 2/9 nk 9-7 90100A Richard Hughes 6/1
11 Jul 13+21d Newmarket boylesports.com Download Our App Handicap Class 2 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 7/15 ½ 9-1 9185A Richard Hughes 10/1
20 Jun 13+28d Ascot Britannia Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (Str) Class 2 · 1m · Good To Firm · 27 ran 11/27 nk 8-7 9189A Pat Dobbs 20/1
23 May 13+17d Sandown Waterloo Handicap Class 4 · 1m · Good To Firm · 6 ran 1/6 9-7 8599B Ryan Moore 11/10F
06 May 13+14d Windsor Mr Whippy Handicap Class 3 · 1m · Good To Firm · 3 ran 1/3 8-12 7985C Pat Dobbs 8/11F
22 Apr 13+178d Windsor Coral.co.uk Handicap Class 4 · 1m · Good · 12 ran 1/12 8-13 7389A Richard Hughes 11/4F
2012 · 3 runs
26 Oct 12+70d Newbury Join Hot To Trot Racing Club E.B.F. Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 4 · 6½f · Soft · 10 ran 3/10 2¼ 9-3 —85A Richard Hughes EvensF
17 Aug 12+26d Newbury Don Deadman Memorial European Breeders' Fund Maiden Stakes (Div 2) (Str) Class 4 · 7f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 ½ 9-3 —73A Richard Hughes 2/1F
22 Jul 12 Ascot Anders Foundation E.b.f. Crocker Bulteel Maiden Stakes Class 2 · 6f · Good · 12 ran 2/12 1¾ 9-0 —89A Richard Hughes 9/2

Quick answers

How many races has Sea Shanty won?
Sea Shanty (USA) won 5 of 16 archived starts between 2012 and 2014, a strike rate of 31.3%. Placed 9 times in total (56.3% of starts).
Who trained Sea Shanty?
Sea Shanty (USA) was trained by Richard Hannon on the most recent run on record, at Doncaster on 11 September 2014.
Who is Sea Shanty's sire?
Sea Shanty (USA) is by Elusive Quality (USA) out of Medley (GB), whose sire is Danehill Dancer.
What going does Sea Shanty prefer?
Sea Shanty (USA) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Sea Shanty's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 11 September 2014. That is also the highest on record.
What is Sea Shanty's sire's record?
Elusive Quality (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 3,387 runs since Jan 2008 (333 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 7.9% from 280. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 319.
Who are Sea Shanty's siblings?
Out of Medley (GB), Sea Shanty (USA) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Light Music (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (Light Music (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2012. 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.