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Horse profile

Swings 'n Strings (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2007) · Last trainer Matt Sheppard · Last owner Will Gaskins
by Accordion (IRE) out of Midsummer Blends (IRE) (Duky)
17 runs · 13 courses · from Mar 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Aug 2007 — 7,002 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2007 · 12th of 15 3 wins · Uttoxeter & Chepstow Last raced off OR 91
KTB Profile

Swings 'n Strings (IRE) is 3 from 17. Hasn't won since May 2007. Every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 10 on softer). Last raced off a career-high mark of 91.

Based on 17 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR at career high
Official rating91At career-high mark
91 66–91

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 106C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 19 May 2007 Official rating 91 at the last run, 27 Aug 2007

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 10 figures · best 106C · median 68
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft573C63—
Good3106C100—
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f595C61—
1m5f – 2m2106C86.5—
Over 3m273C71—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 17 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (6) · no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 17 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
Accordion (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 3,309 runs since Jan 2008 (327 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2015%−5.8—
Good to Firm2642710.2%−0.60 from 3
Good9379910.6%−0.23 from 4
Good to Soft576549.4%−1.4—
Soft89011012.4%+1.60 from 8
Heavy5916511%+0.20 from 2
Standard (AW)3113.2%−7.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f500%−10.8—
1m – 1m1f300%−10.8—
1m2f – 1m4f4648.7%−2.1—
1m5f – 2m7919011.4%+0.61 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f1,23214011.4%+0.61 from 8
2m5f – 3m9399610.2%−0.61 from 4
Over 3m293279.2%−1.60 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
Midsummer Blends (IRE) (Duky)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Black Bob (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 8 0 0% −8.00
Good 4 3 75% +14.88
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 2 40% +11.00
Class 4 2 1 50% +0.88
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Worcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 2 2 100% +14.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Down Royal 2 0 0% −2.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 1 100% +1.88
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 8 1 13% −1.00
2m5f – 3m 4 1 25% +5.00
1m5f – 2m 3 1 33% −0.12
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
David Dennis 4 2 50% +7.88
Daniel Howard 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr J D Moore 3 0 0% −3.00
Alan Crowe 2 0 0% −2.00
Sam Thomas 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Moloney 1 0 0% −1.00
Noel Fehily 1 1 100% +6.00
T G M Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00
B M Cash 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 5 1 20% −2.12
Tongue tie 5 1 20% +4.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 5 0 0% −5.00
None 1 1 100% +6.00
Hood + tongue tie + visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 9 3 33% +9.88
2006 4 0 0% −4.00
2005 4 0 0% −4.00

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
2007 · 9 runs
27 Aug 07+76d Huntingdon Hill Residential Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 12/15 30 11-3 9167C Sam Thomas 10/1
12 Jun 07+9d Worcester coral.co.uk Handicap Chase Class 3 · 23f · Good To Firm · 14 ran PU/14 — 10-0 91— Paul Moloney 14/1
03 Jun 07+15d Southwell Shane W Darby Memorial Handicap Chase Class 5 · 17f · Good · 12 ran F/12 — 11-8 91— David Dennis 7/2F
19 May 07+14d Uttoxeter ST1 Gentleman's Club Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 11-7 86106C David Dennis 15/8F
05 May 07+8d Worcester The Year Of Elgar Classified Chase Class 5 · 16f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 2/8 5 11-1 89— David Dennis 5/2
27 Apr 07+17d Chepstow Dunraven Windows Selling Handicap Chase Class 5 · 23.5f · Good · 12 ran 1/12 10-7 76100C David Dennis 8/1
10 Apr 07+16d Chepstow walespokerleague.co.uk Selling Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19.5f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 10-7 6695C Noel Fehily 6/1
25 Mar 07+64d Downpatrick Toals Play Lucky Numbers Games Handicap Chase (0-102) 23f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran BD/15 — 10-1 70— T G M Ryan 16/1
20 Jan 07+25d Naas Property Partners Novice Handicap Chase (0-109) 19f · Heavy · 12 ran 8/12 18 9-10 7457C Daniel Howard 14/1
2006 · 4 runs
26 Dec 06+237d Sedgefield totecourse To Course Handicap Chase Class 5 · 26.5f · Soft · 10 ran 7/10 3½ 10-2 7069C Daniel Howard 11/2
03 May 06+14d Ballinrobe Pierse Contracting Handicap Chase (0-95) 22f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 10-7 76— Alan Crowe 25/1
19 Apr 06+81d Fairyhouse Blanchardstown Handicap Chase (0-109) 20f · Yielding · 22 ran 7/22 4½ 9-10 7963C Alan Crowe 33/1
28 Jan 06+33d Navan Headfort Handicap Chase (0-102) 17f · Soft · 17 ran 13/17 4 10-8 7961C B M Cash 25/1
2005 · 4 runs
26 Dec 05+264d Down Royal Adam & Ann Armstrong Memorial Handicap Chase (0-95) 20f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran F/15 — 11-0 81— Daniel Howard 12/1
06 Apr 05+8d Gowran Park Carroll House Maiden Hunters Chase 20f · Heavy · 18 ran PU/18 — 11-9 —— Mr J D Moore 5/1
29 Mar 05+12d Fairyhouse Joseph R O'Reilly Memorial Cup Hunter Chase 25f · Soft · 14 ran 7/14 4½ 10-12 —73C Mr J D Moore 16/1
17 Mar 05 Down Royal Stella Artois Hunters Chase 20f · Yielding · 7 ran 3/7 1½ 10-13 —58C Mr J D Moore 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Swings 'n Strings won?
Swings 'n Strings (IRE) won 3 of 17 archived starts between 2005 and 2007, a strike rate of 17.6%. Placed 4 times in total (23.5% of starts).
Who trained Swings 'n Strings?
Swings 'n Strings (IRE) was trained by Matt Sheppard on the most recent run on record, at Huntingdon on 27 August 2007.
Who is Swings 'n Strings's sire?
Swings 'n Strings (IRE) is by Accordion (IRE) out of Midsummer Blends (IRE), whose sire is Duky.
What going does Swings 'n Strings prefer?
Swings 'n Strings (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 4 starts (75%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Swings 'n Strings's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 91, from the run on 27 August 2007. That is also the highest on record.
What is Swings 'n Strings's sire's record?
Accordion (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 3,309 runs since Jan 2008 (327 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Swings 'n Strings's siblings?
Out of Midsummer Blends (IRE), Swings 'n Strings (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 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.