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Horse profile

Swedish Connection (IRE)

5yo mare (at last run, May 2018) · Last trainer Matthew J Smith · Last owner Ms Aasa Bergquist
by Darsi (FR) out of Shady Pines (IRE) (Great Palm)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Aug 2017
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 May 2018 — 3,078 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2018 First-time headgear LTO
KTB Profile

Swedish Connection (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 4 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 81C the best of the last 1 rated run · Clonmel, 28 Sep 2017

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 52C the best of the last 1 rated run · Ballinrobe, 14 Aug 2017

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 4 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 4 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 7.1% of 1,116 runs since Jan 2008 (112 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm3412.9%−4.2—
Good345288.1%+10 from 1
Good to Soft209157.2%+0.1—
Soft347216.1%−10 from 2
Heavy178147.9%+0.80 from 1
Standard (AW)300%−7.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f200%−7.1—
1m5f – 2m237145.9%−1.20 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f385256.5%−0.60 from 3
2m5f – 3m375297.7%+0.6—
Over 3m117119.4%+2.3—

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
Shady Pines (IRE) (Great Palm)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them The Big Jetaway (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m½f–2m6f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (The Big Jetaway (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
The Big Jetaway (IRE)1442m1f–2m3½fClass 4
Power Of Pause (IRE)1532m½f–2m6f—
It's Dan (IRE)90——
Javoski (IRE)60——
Shadow Maker (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Adam Short 1 0 0% −1.00
A E Lynch 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian O'Connell 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Deegan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 1 0 0% −1.00
2017 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
2018 · 1 run
25 May 18+160d Down Royal Proparamedics Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 18 ran PU/18 — 10-6 —— Adam Short 66/1
2017 · 3 runs
16 Dec 17+79d Fairyhouse Fenusave Choice Of Champions Maiden Hurdle 20f · Heavy · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-10 —— A E Lynch 100/1
28 Sep 17+45d Clonmel Laganore Maiden Hurdle 17f · Soft · 18 ran 17/18 34 11-0 1C81C Brian O'Connell 100/1
14 Aug 17 Ballinrobe Cummins Homevalue Hardware Flat Race 17.5f · Yielding · 8 ran 6/8 2¼ 10-9 —52C Richard Deegan 28/1

Quick answers

How many races has Swedish Connection won?
Swedish Connection (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2017 and 2018.
Who trained Swedish Connection?
Swedish Connection (IRE) was trained by Matthew J Smith on the most recent run on record, at Down Royal on 25 May 2018.
Who is Swedish Connection's sire?
Swedish Connection (IRE) is by Darsi (FR) out of Shady Pines (IRE), whose sire is Great Palm.
What is Swedish Connection's sire's record?
Darsi (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.1% of 1,116 runs since Jan 2008 (112 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Swedish Connection's siblings?
Out of Shady Pines (IRE), Swedish Connection (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: The Big Jetaway (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (The Big Jetaway (IRE)). The wins came over 2m½f–2m6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2017. 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.