Horse profile
Seven Questions (IRE)
31 runs · 17 courses · from May 2023
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · 5 courses
Last run 6 Oct 2026 · 8th of 11
Last raced off OR 83
KTB Profile
Seven Questions is 5 from 31 with one Group 3 win, the William Hill Palace House Stakes at Newmarket in May 2024. All five turf wins came at Goodwood, Yarmouth, Ripon and Leicester, three of them under 6f on good ground. He has also won twice over 6f-7f. Ridden prominently in five of eight analysed runs, his last run was eighth of 11 at Leicester in Oct 2026 off an official rating of 83, 24lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 31 archived runs · run-style from 19 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 24lb off peak
- 5–31Wins / Runs
- 16.1%Strike rate
- 9 (29%)Placed
- +15.63£1 level staken=31 at SP
- 1.51Fair A/E n=31 · 1.29 incl. margin
- 107Highest OR
- 41dAvg 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 rating83↓ 24lb off peak
83
82–107
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 94
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 11 | 123A | 91 | 4 runs · 123 / 96.5 |
| Good to Firm | 8 | 112A | 85.5 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 4 | 106A | 91 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 113C | 106 | 2 runs · 106 / 90.5 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 96A | 95 | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 2 | 111A | 95.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 21 | 123A | 91 | 8 runs · 123 / 93.5 |
| 6f – 7f | 9 | 113C | 89 | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 30 figures from 30 runs · as at 14 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 19 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 10 (53%) · 0 wins
- Held up 6 (32%) · 1 win
- Led 2 (11%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (5%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 23,552 runs since Jan 2008 (1,665 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 252.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 147 | 21 | 14.3% | +3.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 4,208 | 496 | 11.8% | +1.4 | 1 from 8 |
| Good | 5,159 | 548 | 10.6% | +0.2 | 3 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 2,367 | 218 | 9.2% | −1.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 2,462 | 218 | 8.9% | −1.5 | 1 from 4 |
| Heavy | 682 | 68 | 10% | −0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 8,527 | 872 | 10.2% | −0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 5,123 | 591 | 11.5% | +1.1 | 3 from 21 |
| 6f – 7f | 11,595 | 1,187 | 10.2% | −0.2 | 2 from 10 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,886 | 393 | 10.1% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,929 | 182 | 9.4% | −1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 696 | 66 | 9.5% | −0.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 252 | 18 | 7.1% | −3.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 60 | 4 | 6.7% | −3.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −10.4 | — |
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
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Boogie Time (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Listed (Leading Dancer (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boogie Time (IRE) | 21 | 4 | 6f | Class 4 |
| Leading Dancer (IRE) | 5 | 2 | 7f | Listed |
| Force And Valour (IRE) | 9 | 2 | 5f–6f | Class 4 |
| Eternal Life (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 11 | 3 | 27% | +31.33 |
| Good to Firm | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.80 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.90 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Class 1 | 10 | 1 | 10% | +24.00 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.80 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +3.43 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwood | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.33 |
| Ripon | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.90 |
| Leicester | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.20 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| York | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 1 | 50% | +32.00 |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 21 | 3 | 14% | +21.33 |
| 6f – 7f | 10 | 2 | 20% | −5.70 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callum Shepherd | 6 | 1 | 17% | +28.00 |
| Darragh Keenan | 5 | 3 | 60% | +3.63 |
| Jamie Spencer | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Luke Morris | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hollie Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Marco Ghiani | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieran Shoemark | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Eaves | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robbie Dolan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Probert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Christophe Soumillon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Benoit De La Sayette | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 16 | 4 | 25% | −3.37 |
| Cheekpieces | 12 | 1 | 8% | +22.00 |
| Visor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.00 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +29.00 |
| 2023 | 9 | 3 | 33% | −0.37 |
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 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Oct 26+37d | Leicester | Everards Of Leicestershire Handicap Stakes Chased the pack from the back half of the field - never in the contest - 8th and well held | 8/11 | hd | 9-7 | 83 | 78A | 75A | Billy Loughnane | 14/1 |
| 30 Aug 26+33d | Yarmouth | Bodhi Solutions - Exceeding Expectations In Construction Handicap Stakes Shared second early - dropped away when pressed 2f out - faded rapidly inside the final furlong to finish fourth | 4/4 | 8½ | 9-8 | 86 | 75C | 57B | Jack Mitchell | 6/1 |
| 28 Jul 26+32d | Goodwood | Coral Rewards Shaker Handicap Stakes Settled towards the back on the near flank early - shown no encouragement to keep tabs on the pace - driven to chase 2f out but made no impression - never a factor from that point - final position 21st | 21/23 | 6½ | 8-10 | 88 | 89C | 45A | Jamie Spencer | 18/1 |
| 26 Jun 26+19d | Newcastle (AW) | JenningsBet In Bradford Gosforth Park Cup Handicap Sat close to the pace early - still in contention after a furlong - pressed for effort 2f out - drifted right and lost ground inside final furlong to finish well beaten | 12/14 | nk | 9-3 | 89 | 94B | 82A | Luke Morris | 18/1 |
| 07 Jun 26+16d | Goodwood | Rod Gaskin Garden Machinery Handicap Set the early pace - pushed along and lost front spot approaching final furlong - dropped away late to finish seventh | 7/7 | 5 | 9-9 | 90 | 93A | 66A | Jamie Spencer | 13/2 |
| 22 May 26+15d | Goodwood | Sustainable Food Trust Handicap Settled towards the back early - asked for effort with a furlong left - flew home late - got up to score in the final strides | 1/10 | 9-7 | 87 | 123A | 103A | Jamie Spencer | 3/1J | |
| 07 May 26+12d | Chester | CAA Stellar Handicap Shared front rank early - pushed to the front by 2f out - overtaken entering the last furlong - weakened close home to miss third by a whisker | 4/10 | hd | 9-1 | 89 | 93A | 91A | Tom Marquand | 13/2 |
| 25 Apr 26+18d | Ripon | Ripon Silver Sprint Trophy Handicap Prominent early tracking the pace - driven approaching halfway - weakened steadily thereafter to finish sixth | 6/8 | ½ | 9-9 | 91 | 100A | 90A | Hollie Doyle | 15/8F |
| 07 Apr 26+199d | Pontefract | Ponte Premiership New For 2026 Handicap Settled behind the front group early - dropped away over 2f out - rallied strongly to move into second inside the final furlong - unable to threaten the winner - edged out of the frame close home to finish third | 3/13 | 1½ | 9-1 | 92 | 106C | 103A | Marco Ghiani | 9/1 |
| 2025 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Sep 25+7d | Ayr | Ladbrokes Ayr Gold Cup Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Squeezed for space early - settled towards the back of the pack - pushed along with two furlongs left - faded out of contention finishing well down the field | 24/25 | 1¾ | 9-3 | 96 | 78C | 63C | Kieran Shoemark | 40/1 |
| 13 Sep 25+35d | Doncaster | Betfred Portland (Heritage Handicap) Settled handy on the far rail - dropped back with a furlong left - unable to find more late and well held | 11/21 | hd | 9-4 | 96 | 76C | 93A | Tom Eaves | 66/1 |
| 09 Aug 25+7d | Ascot | Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Dash (Handicap) Sat close to the front group early - pressed for effort with a furlong left - unable to find the speed to get involved late - finished seventh | 7/10 | shd | 9-11 | 97 | 101B | 93A | Robbie Dolan | 8/1 |
| 02 Aug 25+21d | Goodwood | Coral Stewards' Cup (Heritage Handicap) Held a forward spot near the far rail - pushed along with a furlong left - lost momentum inside the closing stages - finished well held in 11th | 11/27 | nk | 9-5 | 100 | 113C | 100A | David Probert | 100/1 |
| 12 Jul 25+14d | York | John Smith's City Walls Stakes (Listed) Held handy on the near rail - driven to keep tempo passing the furlong marker but lost ground there - stayed on to finish sixth beaten 3 lengths | 6/8 | ½ | 9-1 | 100 | 112A | 93A | Daniel Tudhope | 40/1 |
| 28 Jun 25+28d | York | Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Dash Handicap Slow to break - held towards back - drifted left inside final two furlongs - kept on late to take fourth without threatening the front | 4/7 | 3¼ | 9-12 | 103 | 91A | 93A | Daniel Tudhope | 40/1 |
| 31 May 25+28d | Haydock | Betfred 'The Classic Bookmaker' Achilles Stakes (Listed) Settled at the back along the stand rail early - stayed there with little response through the race - well held at the finish | 7/8 | 8 | 9-7 | 105 | 60A | 65A | Rossa Ryan | 28/1 |
| 03 May 25+224d | Newmarket | Hong Kong Jockey Club World Pool Palace House Stakes (Group 3) Held up in midfield - driven approaching halfway and dropped away - well held at the finish | 7/11 | ½ | 9-9 | 106 | 88A | 88A | Luke Morris | 28/1 |
| 2024 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Sep 24+49d | Newbury | Dubai International Airport World Trophy Stakes (Group 3) Tracked the pace-setter - pushed along a furlong out - edged out of second late and unable to find more | 5/8 | 1 | 9-5 | 104 | 111A | 97A | Darragh Keenan | 25/1 |
| 03 Aug 24+46d | Goodwood | Coral Stewards' Cup (Heritage Handicap) Held handy position - pressed for effort inside final furlong and dropped away - finished well held in 25th | 25/25 | 4 | 9-9 | 106 | 69C | 62C | Callum Shepherd | 33/1 |
| 18 Jun 24+24d | Ascot | King Charles III Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) | 13/17 | 1¼ | 9-1 | 107 | 89C | 75A | Callum Shepherd | 80/1 |
| 25 May 24+21d | Haydock | Betfred Temple Stakes (Group 2) | 3/9 | 2¼ | 8-12 | 107 | 106A | 93A | Callum Shepherd | 16/1 |
| 04 May 24+210d | Newmarket | William Hill Palace House Stakes (Group 3) | 1/8 | 9-0 | 100 | 102A | 91A | Callum Shepherd | 33/1 | |
| 2023 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Oct 23+14d | Chantilly (FR) | Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte (2yo) (Turf) | 3/7 | 1¾ | 9-2 | — | — | — | Christophe Soumillon | 3/1 |
| 23 Sep 23+14d | Newbury | Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef Stakes (Group 2) | 3/6 | shd | 9-3 | 101 | 80A | 96B | Callum Shepherd | 7/1 |
| 09 Sep 23+12d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Zero% Mission Sirenia Stakes (Group 3) | 2/8 | hd | 9-3 | 96 | 96A | 109A | Callum Shepherd | 11/1 |
| 28 Aug 23+15d | Ripon | British Stallion Studs EBF Ripon Champion Two Yrs Old Trophy Stakes (Listed) | 3/6 | nk | 9-5 | 96 | 108B | 95B | Darragh Keenan | 5/1 |
| 13 Aug 23+5d | Leicester | Walker & Son Family Funday Nursery | 1/8 | 10-1 | 82 | 88A | 100A | Darragh Keenan | 6/5F | |
| 08 Aug 23+20d | Ripon | British EBF 40th Anniversary Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/9 | 9-11 | 82 | 89B | 96A | Darragh Keenan | 11/10F | |
| 19 Jul 23+41d | Yarmouth | Diomed EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/8 | 9-7 | — | 89B | 101A | Darragh Keenan | 10/3F | |
| 08 Jun 23+10d | Yarmouth | Charles Lumsden ATI Tanks Memorial Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/8 | nk | 9-7 | — | 68A | 79A | Benoit De La Sayette | 11/5F |
| 29 May 23 | Redcar | Celebration Of Tom Hamilton's Life EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/14 | ½ | 9-1 | — | 83C | 91A | Billy Loughnane | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Seven Questions won?
- Seven Questions (IRE) won 5 of 31 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 16.1%. Placed 9 times in total (29% of starts).
- Who trains Seven Questions?
- Seven Questions (IRE) is trained by Robert Cowell, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 6 October 2026.
- Who is Seven Questions's sire?
- Seven Questions (IRE) is by Kodiac (GB) out of Get Up And Dance (GB), whose sire is Makfi.
- What going does Seven Questions prefer?
- Seven Questions (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 11 starts (27.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Seven Questions's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 83, from the run on 6 October 2026. The highest on record is 107.
- What is Seven Questions's sire's record?
- Kodiac (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 23,552 runs since Jan 2008 (1,665 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 252.
- Who are Seven Questions's siblings?
- Out of Get Up And Dance (GB), Seven Questions (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Boogie Time (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Leading Dancer (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Oct 2026.