Horse profile
Seddon (IRE)
12yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2025) · Trainer John C McConnell · Owner Galaxy Horse Racing Syndicate
by Stowaway (GB) out of Andreas Benefit (IRE) (Beneficial)
42 runs · 24 courses · from Feb 2018
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
11 wins · 10 courses
Off 343 days
Last raced off OR 138
KTB Profile
Seddon is an 11-time winner from 42 starts on turf, with five of those wins on soft ground and three over 2m5f to 3m. He landed a Class 1 handicap chase at Cheltenham in Mar 2023 off an official rating of 143 and has also won at Listowel and Killarney on soft ground in 2024. His last run came at Aintree in Nov 2025 in the William Hill Grand Sefton Handicap Chase off a mark of 138, which was 10lb below his highest ever mark of 148. He usually leads.
Based on 42 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 10lb off peak
- 11–42Wins / Runs
- 26.2%Strike rate
- 19 (45.2%)Placed
- +31.98£1 level staken=42 at SP
- 1.60Fair A/E n=41 · 1.38 incl. margin
- 148Highest OR
- 69dAvg 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 rating138↓ 10lb off peak
138
84–148
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 78
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 156C | 101 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 101C | 83 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 11 | 156C | 84 | — |
| Good | 10 | 144A | 102 | — |
| Soft | 8 | 150C | 99.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 16 | 144A | 101.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 156C | 91.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 113B | 109 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 42 runs looked at, 9 have no figure: did not complete (4) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 33 figures from 42 runs · as at 3 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 6 analysed runs
- Led 3 (50%) · 1 win
- Prominent 2 (33%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Stowaway (GB)
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 7,190 runs since Jan 2008 (561 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 16.1% from 124.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 124 | 20 | 16.1% | +4.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 2,201 | 247 | 11.2% | −0.1 | 3 from 14 |
| Good to Soft | 1,218 | 144 | 11.8% | +0.5 | 3 from 13 |
| Soft | 2,353 | 272 | 11.6% | +0.3 | 5 from 14 |
| Heavy | 1,256 | 129 | 10.3% | −1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 36 | 1 | 2.8% | −8.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 21 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,993 | 232 | 11.6% | +0.3 | 3 from 9 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,488 | 281 | 11.3% | 0 | 5 from 21 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,119 | 247 | 11.7% | +0.4 | 3 from 11 |
| Over 3m | 565 | 53 | 9.4% | −1.9 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Andreas Benefit (IRE) (Beneficial)
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Malarkey (IRE) | 12 | 0 | — | — |
| Watermelon Girl (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 14 | 5 | 36% | +24.75 |
| Good | 14 | 3 | 21% | +0.98 |
| Good to Soft | 13 | 3 | 23% | +7.25 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 14 | 5 | 36% | +13.73 |
| Class 1 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +13.00 |
| Class 2 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.75 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 8 | 2 | 25% | +24.00 |
| Cartmel | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.25 |
| Punchestown | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.50 |
| Stratford | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.27 |
| Killarney | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.25 |
| Musselburgh | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.75 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 1 | 100% | +9.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 21 | 5 | 24% | +33.50 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 11 | 3 | 27% | −1.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 3 | 33% | +0.98 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A P Heskin | 16 | 5 | 31% | +4.48 |
| Ben Harvey | 9 | 4 | 44% | +35.00 |
| Alex Harvey | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Paddy Brennan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Patrick McGettigan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Colin Keane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Finn Buckley | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Mr H C Swan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Mr A Harvey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss S Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Peter Kavanagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Brogan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Noel Fehily | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 41 | 11 | 27% | +32.98 |
| Hood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +3.50 |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +24.50 |
| 2022 | 11 | 3 | 27% | +6.75 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +7.00 |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.25 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2018 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +0.48 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 20 | 4 | 20% | +10.50 |
| Hurdle | 15 | 4 | 27% | +15.23 |
| Flat | 5 | 2 | 40% | +4.50 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.75 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Nov 25+28d | Aintree | William Hill Grand Sefton Handicap Chase (National Course) (GBB Race) Sat close to the front pair - came down at the third | F/17 | — | 11-3 | 138 | — | — | Alex Harvey | 28/1 |
| 11 Oct 25+164d | Newmarket | Club Godolphin Cesarewitch Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) Set the pace early - roused before losing front spot 4f out - dropped away rapidly in the closing stages - finished well beaten in 19th | 19/19 | ½ | 8-2 | 87 | 71C | 68C | Patrick McGettigan | 66/1 |
| 30 Apr 25+48d | Punchestown | Colm Quinn BMW Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Went in front from the off - settled just off the pace in third by halfway - unable to get on terms 5 out - pushed along and slipped back to 7th after 3 out then had nothing left to offer - finished well beaten in 9th | 9/14 | ½ | 10-8 | 138 | 70C | 109C | Alex Harvey | 12/1 |
| 13 Mar 25+71d | Cheltenham | TrustATrader Plate Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Sat behind the pace early - still well placed with 3 to jump - lost touch approaching 2 out and faded to finish tenth | 10/20 | 4¼ | 10-7 | 141 | 66B | 120A | Alex Harvey | 28/1 |
| 01 Jan 25+19d | Cheltenham | Betfair Exchange Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Handy early - hit front 3rd and opened daylight before fading approaching 2 out - overtaken at last - eased out of second and found nothing more late | 3/8 | 2¾ | 11-1 | 143 | 77A | 134B | Ben Harvey | 14/1 |
| 13 Dec 24+61d | Cheltenham | Unibet Middle Distance Veterans' Chase Series Handicap Chase Handy early - dropped away 12th before finding a second wind to close on the front group before 3 out - up to 3rd approaching the following fence - unable to threaten before the last - faded sharply and dropped back on the run-in to finish 5th | 5/10 | 3 | 11-10 | 146 | 78A | 136A | Ben Harvey | 13/2 |
| 13 Oct 24+16d | Naas | Colm White Bookmaker Beggar's End Handicap (Premier Handicap) Settled in the pack - hampered and pushed along over 2f out - unable to threaten leaders and finished one-paced | 9/20 | 2 | 9-3 | 90 | 156C | 87A | Colin Keane | 10/1 |
| 27 Sep 24+35d | Listowel | Listowel Races Supporters Club Failte Abhaile (Q.R.) Race Settled close to the pace early - hit the front approaching halfway - opened a big advantage 3f out - pushed out to score unchallenged | 1/12 | 10-11 | 84 | — | 95A | Mr Finn Buckley | 7/2J | |
| 23 Aug 24+67d | Killarney | Tote, Never Beaten By SP (Q.R.) Race Set the pace from the off - pushed along with over a furlong remaining - responded gamely in the closing stages to prevail | 1/5 | 11-1 | — | 83C | 78B | Mr H C Swan | 4/1 | |
| 17 Jun 24+47d | Kilbeggan | Galway Races Galway Plate Trial Handicap Chase | PU/9 | — | 11-5 | 147 | — | — | Alex Harvey | 5/1 |
| 01 May 24+233d | Punchestown | HSS Hire Handicap Chase (Grade 3) | 8/17 | 1¼ | 11-8 | 148 | 60B | 122A | Ben Harvey | 14/1 |
| 11 Sep 23+18d | Galway | Deacy Gilligan Hurdle | 2/5 | nk | 10-11 | 143 | 150C | 141B | Ben Harvey | 5/4F |
| 24 Aug 23+117d | Killarney | Executive Helicopters (Q.R.) Race | 4/5 | ½ | 10-11 | — | 101C | 73B | Mr A Harvey | 8/1 |
| 29 Apr 23+44d | Punchestown | Fitzwilliam Sports Handicap Hurdle (Grade B) | 1/18 | 10-7 | 134 | 131B | 135A | Ben Harvey | 13/2 | |
| 16 Mar 23+77d | Cheltenham | Magners Plate Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | 1/23 | 10-9 | 143 | 86B | 139A | Ben Harvey | 20/1 | |
| 29 Dec 22+69d | Leopardstown | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-123) | 1/16 | 11-12 | 123 | — | 149A | Ben Harvey | 7/2F | |
| 21 Oct 22+34d | Cheltenham | Abu Dhabi Digital Exchange Handicap Hurdle | 1/13 | 10-12 | 129 | 133B | 141A | Ben Harvey | 10/1 | |
| 17 Sep 22+19d | Navan | Navan Racecourse Ladies Handicap Hurdle | 3/12 | 1¾ | 11-7 | 125 | 108A | 134A | Miss S Doyle | 16/1 |
| 29 Aug 22+47d | Cartmel | Wicks Waste Management Handicap Chase | 2/7 | 12 | 11-7 | 128 | 94A | 127B | Ben Harvey | 4/1 |
| 13 Jul 22+17d | Uttoxeter | Browns Zero To Landfill Handicap Chase | F/4 | — | 11-13 | 129 | — | — | A P Heskin | 13/2 |
| 26 Jun 22+27d | Cartmel | Oakmere Homes Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 8/8 | ½ | 11-5 | 130 | 84A | 106A | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 11/1 |
| 30 May 22+26d | Cartmel | Molson Coors Handicap Chase | 2/4 | nk | 11-4 | 130 | 82C | 132C | A P Heskin | 9/4F |
| 04 May 22+18d | Newton Abbot | newtonabbotracing.com Handicap Chase | 3/4 | nk | 11-6 | 130 | 96C | 123B | A P Heskin | 2/1 |
| 16 Apr 22+36d | Newton Abbot | Everybody Smile It's Pete's 70th Birthday Handicap Chase | 1/5 | 11-6 | 128 | 89C | 141B | A P Heskin | 5/4F | |
| 11 Mar 22+33d | Newcastle | Quinnbet.com Handicap Hurdle | 2/6 | 3 | 11-11 | 128 | 144A | 129B | A P Heskin | 13/2 |
| 06 Feb 22+57d | Musselburgh | Pertemps Network Group Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 7/9 | 9 | 10-10 | 129 | 156C | 102C | A P Heskin | 16/1 |
| 11 Dec 21+25d | Hereford | Cazoo Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/8 | 5½ | 10-8 | 133 | 116A | 119A | Peter Kavanagh | 3/1F |
| 16 Nov 21+27d | Lingfield | Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter Handicap Hurdle | 1/9 | 11-10 | 128 | 127B | 139A | A P Heskin | 9/1 | |
| 20 Oct 21+326d | Fontwell | whichbookie.co.uk Bookmaker Reviews Handicap Hurdle | 5/10 | 3¾ | 11-12 | 132 | 121B | 127A | A P Heskin | 20/1 |
| 28 Nov 20+49d | Doncaster | Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 6/9 | 1¼ | 11-5 | 137 | 75A | 114A | Kevin Brogan | 4/1 |
| 10 Oct 20+35d | Chepstow | Native River Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | PU/7 | — | 10-0 | 137 | — | — | A P Heskin | 3/1 |
| 05 Sep 20+29d | Stratford | Grundon Waste Management Novices' Chase (GBB Race) | 2/6 | nk | 11-8 | 137 | 93A | 140B | A P Heskin | 7/4F |
| 07 Aug 20+30d | Cartmel | Holker Group Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 1/4 | 11-12 | 132 | 74C | 133B | A P Heskin | 7/4F | |
| 08 Jul 20+453d | Stratford | A Winner Everytime At LOW6 Novices' Chase (GBB Race) | 5/9 | 6 | 10-12 | 135 | 128A | 114A | A P Heskin | 7/4F |
| 12 Apr 19+30d | Ayr | Stagecoach West Scotland Novices' Hurdle | 3/5 | 2¾ | 11-6 | 137 | 110C | 126B | Paddy Brennan | 3/1 |
| 13 Mar 19+53d | Cheltenham | Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Baring Bingham) | 7/16 | 11 | 11-7 | 138 | 115B | 123A | Noel Fehily | 33/1 |
| 19 Jan 19+29d | Ascot | Matchbook Holloway's Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) | 3/10 | 2¼ | 11-2 | 137 | 110A | 139A | Paddy Brennan | 7/2F |
| 21 Dec 18+33d | Ascot | Sky Bet Supreme Trial Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Kennel Gate) | 3/9 | 3½ | 11-0 | 132 | — | 133A | Paddy Brennan | 11/4 |
| 18 Nov 18+17d | Cheltenham | Sky Bet Supreme Trial Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Sharp Novices' Hurdle) | 3/5 | 3 | 11-0 | — | — | 130B | A P Heskin | EvensF |
| 01 Nov 18+232d | Stratford | British Stallion Studs EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle | 1/10 | 10-12 | — | — | 143A | A P Heskin | 8/11F | |
| 14 Mar 18+38d | Cheltenham | Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Grade 1) | 12/23 | 1¼ | 11-5 | 123 | 113B | 131A | A P Heskin | 33/1 |
| 04 Feb 18 | Musselburgh | bet365 Standard Open NH Flat Race | 1/8 | 11-3 | — | 85A | 126A | A P Heskin | 11/4F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Seddon (IRE) won?
- Seddon (IRE) won 11 of 42 archived starts between 2018 and 2025, a strike rate of 26.2%. Placed 19 times in total (45.2% of starts).
- Who trains Seddon (IRE)?
- Seddon (IRE) is trained by John C McConnell, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 November 2025.
- Who is Seddon (IRE)'s sire?
- Seddon (IRE) is by Stowaway (GB) out of Andreas Benefit (IRE), whose sire is Beneficial.
- What going does Seddon (IRE) prefer?
- Seddon (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 5 wins from 14 starts (35.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Seddon (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 138, from the run on 8 November 2025. The highest on record is 148.
- What is Seddon (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Stowaway (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 7,190 runs since Jan 2008 (561 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 16.1% from 124.
- Who are Seddon (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Andreas Benefit (IRE), Seddon (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.