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Horse profile

St Matthew (USA)

11yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2009) · Last trainer Liam Lennon · Last owner Liam Lennon
by Lear Fan (USA) out of Social Crown (USA) (Chief's Crown)
26 runs · 9 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Apr 2009 — 6,418 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2009 3 wins · Wetherby & Haydock Last raced off OR 120
KTB Profile

St Matthew (USA) is 3 from 26, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Weatherbys Bank Handicap Chase at Wetherby (Oct 2005). Hasn't won since Feb 2007. Last raced off 120, 25lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 26 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 25lb off peak
Official rating120↓ 25lb off peak
120 119–145

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 119A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 16 Feb 2008 Official rating 120 at the last run, 2 Apr 2009

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 19 figures · best 127C · median 102
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft6127C102—
Soft4118C106—
Good to Firm3112C102—
Good3103C102—
Heavy3124C105—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m10127C100—
2m1f – 2m4f5124C112—
Over 3m3105C102—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 26 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (7).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 26 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
Lear Fan (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 209 runs since Jan 2008 (22 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm300%−8.6—
Good to Firm4449.1%+0.50 from 3
Good61711.5%+2.90 from 4
Good to Soft2700%−8.62 from 8
Soft2913.4%−5.21 from 7
Heavy800%−8.60 from 4
Standard (AW)37616.2%+7.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f11218.2%+9.6—
1m – 1m1f18316.7%+8.1—
1m2f – 1m4f5459.3%+0.7—
1m5f – 2m5658.9%+0.30 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f4424.5%−4.12 from 5
2m5f – 3m2214.5%−4.11 from 14
Over 3m400%−8.60 from 6

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
Social Crown (USA) (Chief's Crown)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 8 2 25% +21.25
Soft 7 1 14% −1.50
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 16 2 13% +13.25
Class 1 8 1 13% −2.50
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Haydock 8 1 13% +18.00
Wetherby 7 2 29% +1.75
Cheltenham 3 0 0% −3.00
Perth 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 14 1 7% +12.00
Over 3m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 5 2 40% +3.75
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Dominic Elsworth 6 1 17% −0.50
David O'Meara 5 0 0% −5.00
Tjade Collier 5 1 20% −1.75
Padge Whelan 4 1 25% +22.00
Mr J J Smyth 2 0 0% −2.00
Shane Byrne 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr Nick Williams 1 0 0% −1.00
Michael O'Connell 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 23 3 13% +11.75
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 2 0 0% −2.00
2008 4 0 0% −4.00
2007 8 1 13% −4.75
2006 3 0 0% −3.00
2005 9 2 22% +22.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 18 2 11% −9.25
Hurdle 8 1 13% +18.00

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
2009 · 2 runs
02 Apr 09+46d Aintree John Smith's Fox Hunters' Chase Class 2 · 21f · Good · 29 ran F/29 — 12-0 120— Mr J J Smyth 100/1
15 Feb 09+297d Leopardstown Raymond Smith Memorial Hunters Chase 24f · Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-7 120— Mr J J Smyth 20/1
2008 · 4 runs
24 Apr 08+26d Perth stanjamesuk.com Perth Festival Handicap Chase Class 2 · 24f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 4/18 13 10-7 121106A David O'Meara 18/1
29 Mar 08+16d Newbury Ladbrokes Handicap Chase Class 2 · 23.5f · Soft · 14 ran 6/14 7 10-5 12695A Shane Byrne 16/1
13 Mar 08+26d Cheltenham Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (Amateur) Class 2 · 25.5f · Good To Soft · 24 ran PU/24 — 11-2 130— Mr Nick Williams 66/1
16 Feb 08+84d Uttoxeter totescoop6 Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 3/10 13 11-0 130119A Shane Byrne 28/1
2007 · 8 runs
24 Nov 07+21d Haydock Betting As It Should Be Handicap Chase Class 2 · 23f · Soft · 13 ran 8/13 4 10-11 13298C Tjade Collier 25/1
03 Nov 07+175d Wetherby John Smith's Hurdle (Grade 2) Class 1 · 25.5f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 4/6 10 11-0 130102C Tjade Collier 50/1
12 May 07+16d Haydock Betfredcasino Long Distance Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 23.5f · Good · 19 ran 14/19 8 10-12 138102C David O'Meara 40/1
26 Apr 07+23d Perth stanjamesuk.com Perth Festival Handicap Chase Class 2 · 24f · Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-6 132— David O'Meara 25/1
03 Apr 07+21d Wetherby Wetherby Racecourse Sunday Car-Boot Sale Handicap Chase Class 3 · 19.5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 6/7 1 11-5 133112C Tjade Collier 9/2
13 Mar 07+24d Cheltenham William Hill Trophy Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 23 ran 13/23 ½ 10-3 13486C Tjade Collier 80/1
17 Feb 07+14d Haydock Casino 36 Stockport Rendlesham Hurdle (Grade 2) Class 1 · 23.5f · Heavy · 6 ran 6/6 1¾ 11-4 14295C Padge Whelan 17/2
03 Feb 07+49d Wetherby totesport 0800 221 221 Handicap Chase Class 2 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 1/6 10-13 11998C Tjade Collier 9/4
2006 · 3 runs
16 Dec 06+13d Haydock totescoop6 Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 19f · Heavy · 10 ran 4/10 2 10-12 145124C David O'Meara 25/1
03 Dec 06+15d Kelso John & Carole Rust Ruby Wedding Champion Handicap Chase Class 2 · 25f · Heavy · 8 ran 3/8 30 11-1 133105C David O'Meara 9/2
18 Nov 06+327d Haydock Betfair Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 9/17 6 10-7 14598C Michael O'Connell 33/1
2005 · 9 runs
26 Dec 05+30d Wetherby Skybet.com Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 25f · Soft · 10 ran F/10 — 10-0 143— Padge Whelan 16/1
26 Nov 05+7d Newbury Hennessy Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Gr2) Class 1 · 26f · Good · 19 ran 9/19 30 10-9 13485C Padge Whelan 33/1
19 Nov 05+21d Haydock Betfairpoker.com Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 1/14 11-4 137127C Padge Whelan 25/1
29 Oct 05+17d Wetherby Weatherbys Bank Handicap Chase (Lstd) Class 1 · 19.5f · Soft · 7 ran 1/7 10-12 129114C Dominic Elsworth 9/2
12 Oct 05+209d Wetherby Skybet.com Spinal Research Bobby Renton Handicap Chase Class 2 · 19.5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 5/8 ¾ 11-8 131101C Dominic Elsworth 7/2C
17 Mar 05+26d Cheltenham Jewson Novices' Handicap Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 21f · Good · 19 ran 8/19 ½ 11-1 134103C Dominic Elsworth 80/1
19 Feb 05+14d Haydock Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 2 · 23.5f · Soft · 15 ran 6/15 1¼ 11-12 139118C Dominic Elsworth 12/1
05 Feb 05+14d Wetherby Towton Novices' Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 25f · Good To Soft · 6 ran F/6 — 11-8 134— Dominic Elsworth 15/2
22 Jan 05 Haydock Novices' Chase Class 2 · 22f · Heavy · 4 ran UR/4 — 11-10 134— Dominic Elsworth 13/2

Quick answers

How many races has St Matthew won?
St Matthew (USA) won 3 of 26 archived starts between 2005 and 2009, a strike rate of 11.5%. Placed 6 times in total (23.1% of starts).
Who trained St Matthew?
St Matthew (USA) was trained by Liam Lennon on the most recent run on record, at Aintree on 2 April 2009.
Who is St Matthew's sire?
St Matthew (USA) is by Lear Fan (USA) out of Social Crown (USA), whose sire is Chief's Crown.
What going does St Matthew prefer?
St Matthew (USA) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 8 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is St Matthew's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 120, from the run on 2 April 2009. The highest on record is 145.
What is St Matthew's sire's record?
Lear Fan (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 209 runs since Jan 2008 (22 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from January 2005. 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.