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Sean Says (IRE)

7yo mare (at last run, Nov 2023) · Last trainer Rodger Sweeney · Last owner Rodger Sweeney
by Battle Of Marengo (IRE) out of Menesteem (IRE) (Mark Of Esteem)
57 runs · 16 courses · from Jun 2018
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Nov 2023 — 1,065 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2023 5 wins · 5 courses Last raced off OR 95
KTB Profile

Sean Says won five of 57 starts on turf between Jun 2018 and Nov 2023. She gained all five wins in handicaps, two of them over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft or good to soft, one over 1m5f – 2m on heavy, one over 3m on good and one on the flat over 1m2f – 1m4f on soft. The mare, aged 7 at her last run in Nov 2023, finished off a mark of 95 at Tramore, 21lb below her highest ever mark of 116.

Based on 57 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 21lb off peak
Official rating95↓ 21lb off peak
95 64–116

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 99 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Thurles, 19 Oct 2023

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 36 figures · best 119B · median 93.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft14119B96—
Good10116B93.5—
Good to Soft9111B89—
Heavy396A73—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f15119B100—
2m5f – 3m12106A90—
1m5f – 2m7103B75—
Over 3m2116B104—
Flat 7 figures · best 113C · median 95
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft3113C93—
Good298A96.5—
Good to Firm297A72.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3113C93—
1m2f – 1m4f398A97—
6f – 7f1———

Of 57 runs looked at, 14 have no figure: did not complete (7) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (4) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2) · no race clock stored (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 43 figures from 57 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 111A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Thurles, 19 Oct 2023 Official rating 95 at the last jumps run, 28 Nov 2023

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 66C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Gowran Park, 10 May 2023 Official rating 64 at the last flat run, 19 Jul 2023

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 41 figures · best 135A · median 104
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft15126A107—
Good11135A107—
Good to Soft9121A104—
Heavy6118A96.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f17129A104—
2m5f – 3m14117A106—
1m5f – 2m8118A101—
Over 3m2135A127.5—
Flat 8 figures · best 87A · median 54.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft487A60.5—
Good252A50—
Good to Firm270A56.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f487A61—
1m5f – 2m366C55—
6f – 7f1———

Of 57 runs looked at, 8 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (8).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 49 figures from 57 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

Progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 957 runs since Jan 2008 (89 horses).

Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 12.6% from 199.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm56712.5%+5.10 from 2
Good247176.9%−0.51 from 14
Good to Soft14374.9%−2.51 from 12
Soft257197.4%02 from 21
Heavy118108.5%+1.11 from 8
Standard (AW)135118.1%+0.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f9111.1%+3.7—
6f – 7f8733.4%−40 from 1
1m – 1m1f9766.2%−1.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1992512.6%+5.21 from 4
1m5f – 2m225167.1%−0.31 from 13
2m1f – 2m4f229146.1%−1.32 from 18
2m5f – 3m9033.3%−4.10 from 19
Over 3m21314.3%+6.91 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Menesteem (IRE) (Mark Of Esteem)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Skylight Hustle (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m5f–2m; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Skylight Hustle (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Skylight Hustle (IRE)622mGrade 1
Unfuwan (IRE)511m5f—
Raya Style (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 21 2 10% +37.00
Good 14 1 7% +5.00
Good to Soft 12 1 8% −1.00
Heavy 8 1 13% +4.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Thurles 10 1 10% +9.00
Punchestown 6 1 17% +6.00
Tramore 5 0 0% −5.00
Tipperary 5 0 0% −5.00
Limerick 5 1 20% +36.00
Clonmel 4 0 0% −4.00
Killarney 4 0 0% −4.00
Listowel 4 0 0% −4.00
Cork 3 0 0% −3.00
Wexford 2 1 50% +9.00
Curragh 2 1 50% +15.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 19 0 0% −19.00
2m1f – 2m4f 18 2 11% +34.00
1m5f – 2m 13 1 8% −1.00
1m2f – 1m4f 4 1 25% +13.00
Over 3m 2 1 50% +17.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Phillip Enright 17 2 12% +36.00
Ian Power 6 1 17% +13.00
Ms S Verling 6 0 0% −6.00
J J Slevin 3 0 0% −3.00
Thomas Reilly 3 0 0% −3.00
Sean Flanagan 3 0 0% −3.00
Mike O'Connor 2 0 0% −2.00
Donagh Meyler 2 1 50% +9.00
Richard Deegan 2 0 0% −2.00
Ricky Doyle 2 0 0% −2.00
Patrick Verling 1 0 0% −1.00
Leigh Roche 1 0 0% −1.00
Philip Byrnes 1 0 0% −1.00
Ambrose McCurtin 1 0 0% −1.00
Seamie Heffernan 1 0 0% −1.00
Philip Donovan 1 0 0% −1.00
Sarah Verling 1 1 100% +16.00
Shane Fitzgerald 1 0 0% −1.00
James O'Sullivan 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Brouder 1 0 0% −1.00
Ross Coakley 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 23 1 4% −12.00
None 19 3 16% +29.00
Blinkers 14 1 7% +27.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 13 0 0% −13.00
2022 15 1 7% −4.00
2021 17 2 12% +19.00
2020 7 2 29% +46.00
2019 4 0 0% −4.00
2018 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 32 3 9% +32.00
Chase 17 1 6% +2.00
Flat 8 1 13% +9.00

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
2023 · 13 runs
28 Nov 23+40d Tramore 2024 Group Package Deals Online Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 21f · Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 12-0 95—— J J Slevin 14/1
19 Oct 23+21d Thurles www.thurlesraces.ie Handicap Chase (0-102) 20.5f · Soft · 12 ran 5/12 shd 11-6 9399A111A Phillip Enright 9/1
28 Sep 23+41d Clonmel Clonmel Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 24f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran 5/10 9 11-9 9796A97B Ian Power 9/1
18 Aug 23+30d Tramore Majestic Hotel Handicap Chase (0-95) 21.5f · Soft · 15 ran 7/15 2¼ 11-7 9497C85C Ms S Verling 12/1
19 Jul 23+15d Killarney Every Race Live From Killarney Only On Racing TV Handicap (47-70) 14f · Yielding · 15 ran 12/15 1 9-1 6493C54A Patrick Verling 80/1
04 Jul 23+14d Tipperary Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-109) 23f · Good To Yielding · 17 ran UR/17 — 10-9 94—— Thomas Reilly 15/2
20 Jun 23+26d Wexford Country Fest Wexford August 13th Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-95) 25.5f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 3/16 ¾ 11-8 9392B120A Thomas Reilly 15/2
25 May 23+15d Limerick Springfort Hall Hotel Handicap Chase (0-102) 22.5f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 5/16 4½ 11-0 9588B108A Thomas Reilly 18/1
10 May 23+34d Gowran Park Racing Again May 23rd Handicap (47-70) 14f · Soft · 15 ran 10/15 nk 9-13 67113C66C Leigh Roche 66/1
06 Apr 23+19d Clonmel Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-109) 23f · Heavy · 8 ran 4/8 22 11-2 99—91C Philip Byrnes 13/2
18 Mar 23+23d Thurles Leugh Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 23f · Soft · 14 ran 4/14 nk 11-3 9895B110A Phillip Enright 16/1
23 Feb 23+39d Thurles Thurles Racecourse (Q.R.) Handicap Chase (0-102) 22f · Good · 17 ran 6/17 3¼ 11-10 10192B110A Ms S Verling 16/1
15 Jan 23+28d Punchestown 15% Off Festival 2023 Tickets Mares Handicap Hurdle 21f · Heavy · 8 ran PU/8 — 10-9 101—— Mike O'Connor 12/1
2022 · 15 runs
18 Dec 22+19d Thurles Molony Cup Handicap Chase (0-109) 24.5f · Yielding · 17 ran 5/17 3 11-8 10278B117A Ambrose McCurtin 14/1
29 Nov 22+47d Punchestown William Hill Extra Places Every Day Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 21.5f · Yielding To Soft · 22 ran 12/22 shd 12-0 10275B110A Phillip Enright 22/1
13 Oct 22+25d Tramore Tramore Racecourse On Instagram Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 20.5f · Yielding · 11 ran 7/11 1½ 11-11 10395A103A Phillip Enright 11/2
18 Sep 22+15d Listowel Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 20f · Good · 18 ran 10/18 3½ 11-8 103106B98A Donagh Meyler 9/1
03 Sep 22+33d Wexford Download The BoyleSports App Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 20.5f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 1/13 11-10 98111B121A Donagh Meyler 10/1
01 Aug 22+16d Cork Kanturk Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 19f · Good To Yielding · 19 ran 3/19 ½ 11-3 98102B117A Phillip Enright 33/1
16 Jul 22+35d Curragh Kildare Village Ladies Derby Handicap 12f · Good · 17 ran 15/17 hd 9-5 6995C52A Ms S Verling 33/1
11 Jun 22+11d Limerick Limerick Racecourse Handicap (50-80) 11.5f · Good · 11 ran 11/11 1¾ 9-6 7098A48A Seamie Heffernan 9/1
31 May 22+14d Tipperary Thank You To All The Frontline Workers Maiden 12.5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 3/10 3½ 9-6 —97A70A Ms S Verling 66/1
17 May 22+12d Killarney Geaney & O'Neill Commercial Mowers Ltd. Race 14f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 6 8-3 —73A55A Ms S Verling 100/1
05 May 22+21d Tipperary Ryans Cleaning Event Specialists Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 24f · Good To Yielding · 20 ran PU/20 — 11-1 102—— Ms S Verling 40/1
14 Apr 22+26d Clonmel Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-109) 23f · Yielding · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-9 106—— Philip Donovan 18/1
19 Mar 22+38d Thurles Duggan Veterinary 4cyte For Horses Handicap Chase 20.5f · Good · 12 ran 7/12 9 11-13 10893A97A Ian Power 12/1
09 Feb 22+17d Fairyhouse Support Irish Injured Jockeys Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 20f · Soft · 16 ran 15/16 2½ 11-11 10682C100C Ian Power 40/1
23 Jan 22+25d Thurles BetVictor Handicap Chase 21.5f · Good To Yielding · 8 ran 6/8 16 10-5 10975C84C Sean Flanagan 9/2
2021 · 17 runs
29 Dec 21+10d Limerick Limerick Racecourse Vets Novice Handicap Chase (0-109) 22.5f · Heavy · 16 ran 9/16 2½ 12-0 109—101C Ian Power 11/1
19 Dec 21+10d Thurles Molony Cup Handicap Chase (0-109) 25f · Good · 18 ran 1/18 11-8 103116B135A Ian Power 18/1
09 Dec 21+21d Tramore Book A Table For New Years Day Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 16f · Soft · 9 ran 6/9 1½ 12-0 10857A102A Ian Power 9/1
18 Nov 21+23d Thurles Racing Again Next Thursday Handicap Chase 22f · Good · 12 ran 5/12 6½ 11-2 10494A112A J J Slevin 4/1
26 Oct 21+5d Curragh Horseware Student Derby 12f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran 1/12 11-11 ——87A Sarah Verling 16/1
21 Oct 21+12d Thurles Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Mares Beginners Chase 20.5f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 6 11-9 ——108A J J Slevin 28/1
09 Oct 21+9d Fairyhouse Return Of The Jumps Mares Beginners Chase 16f · Good · 7 ran UR/7 — 11-4 ——— Mike O'Connor 16/1
30 Sep 21+10d Clonmel Clonmel Mares Handicap Hurdle 20f · Good To Yielding · 8 ran 7/8 1¼ 11-5 10986A104A Richard Deegan 11/2
20 Sep 21+36d Listowel Win A House With Kerry GAA Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 20f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 12/18 3¼ 11-4 11189B97A Richard Deegan 28/1
15 Aug 21+16d Tramore Viking Triangle Waterford Mares Beginners Chase 22f · Yielding · 10 ran 4/10 4 11-9 —106A105A Phillip Enright 10/1
30 Jul 21+29d Galway Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle 16.5f · Good · 20 ran 11/20 3½ 11-5 11384B107A Shane Fitzgerald 25/1
01 Jul 21+23d Tipperary Junction Handicap Hurdle 20f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-1 114—— Phillip Enright 20/1
08 Jun 21+31d Roscommon Athleague Handicap Hurdle (80-123) 20f · Good · 16 ran 10/16 8 11-1 11582B96A James O'Sullivan 14/1
08 May 21+23d Cork Follow Us On Twitter Handicap Hurdle 20f · Good · 14 ran 2/14 ¾ 11-6 112102B129A Ricky Doyle 12/1
15 Apr 21+35d Limerick Adare Handicap Hurdle (80-123) 21f · Yielding · 13 ran 6/13 5 11-5 11478B107A Ricky Doyle 18/1
11 Mar 21+39d Thurles Thurles Handicap Hurdle 23f · Heavy · 9 ran 7/9 9 11-0 11573C96C Sean Flanagan 11/1
31 Jan 21+133d Naas Celebrating The 2020 ITBA Award Winners Handicap Hurdle 15.5f · Heavy · 17 ran CO/17 — 11-0 115—— Kevin Brouder 28/1
2020 · 7 runs
20 Sep 20+12d Listowel Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Hurdle 20f · Good · 6 ran 5/6 1 11-4 116100A103B Phillip Enright 33/1
08 Sep 20+19d Punchestown GVA Donal O'Buachalla Handicap Hurdle 20.5f · Yielding · 18 ran 7/18 2¼ 10-5 116119B110A Phillip Enright 12/1
20 Aug 20+28d Killarney GMHD Mares Hurdle (Listed) 17f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 4½ 10-11 116108A107B Phillip Enright 40/1
23 Jul 20+27d Limerick Adare Handicap Hurdle 20f · Yielding · 14 ran 1/14 10-12 108103B126A Phillip Enright 40/1
26 Jun 20+124d Tipperary Oola Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 16f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 10/15 1¾ 11-7 109103B104A Phillip Enright 50/1
23 Feb 20+39d Naas Panoramic Restaurant At Naas Handicap Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran 9/10 2¼ 10-13 11072B84A Phillip Enright 10/1
15 Jan 20+50d Punchestown Ladbrokes Daily Odds Boosts Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 16f · Soft To Heavy · 15 ran 1/15 10-3 102—118A Phillip Enright 11/1
2019 · 4 runs
26 Nov 19+42d Punchestown Download The BETDAQ App 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Soft · 15 ran 6/15 ½ 10-7 —99B100A Sean Flanagan 100/1
15 Oct 19+37d Punchestown Ladbrokes 3-Y-O Hurdle 16f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 9/13 1¾ 10-1 —61C84C Phillip Enright 100/1
08 Sep 19+18d Listowel Kerry Group 3-Y-O Hurdle 16f · Good · 16 ran 14/16 3¼ 10-1 —75C70C Phillip Enright 100/1
21 Aug 19+430d Killarney Francie Sheehan's Bar Killorglin 3-Y-O Hurdle 17f · Yielding To Soft · 10 ran 9/10 19 10-1 ——89C Phillip Enright 66/1
2018 · 1 run
17 Jun 18 Cork Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10) 7f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 6/7 10 8-11 —48A43B Ross Coakley 80/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sean Says won?
Sean Says (IRE) won 5 of 57 archived starts between 2018 and 2023, a strike rate of 8.8%. Placed 9 times in total (15.8% of starts).
Who trained Sean Says?
Sean Says (IRE) was trained by Rodger Sweeney on the most recent run on record, at Tramore on 28 November 2023.
Who is Sean Says's sire?
Sean Says (IRE) is by Battle Of Marengo (IRE) out of Menesteem (IRE), whose sire is Mark Of Esteem.
What going does Sean Says prefer?
Sean Says (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Sean Says's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 28 November 2023. The highest on record is 116.
What is Sean Says's sire's record?
Battle Of Marengo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 957 runs since Jan 2008 (89 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 12.6% from 199.
Who are Sean Says's siblings?
Out of Menesteem (IRE), Sean Says (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Skylight Hustle (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Skylight Hustle (IRE)). The wins came over 1m5f–2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2018. 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.