Horse profile
The Flying Seagull (IRE)
21 runs · 11 courses · from May 2024
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Chester
Last run 21 Sep 2026 · 8th of 12
Last raced off OR 66
KTB Profile
The Flying Seagull is a gelding who has won one of 21 starts, the success coming at Class 4 level in a maiden at Chester over 6f-7f on good ground in Jun 2024. He has raced 14 times on turf for that sole win and is zero from seven on all-weather. His last run, at Leicester in Sep 2026, saw him finish eighth of 12 in a Class 5 handicap off an official rating of 66, 14lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 21 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs since Feb 2025 · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically prominent
Won on turf, 0 on AW
Win at Class 4
OR ↓ 14lb off peak
- 1–21Wins / Runs
- 4.8%Strike rate
- 6 (28.6%)Placed
- −19.00£1 level staken=21 at SP
- 0.36Fair A/E n=21 · 0.30 incl. margin
- 80Highest OR
- 18dBetween runs (median)longest 233 d
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 rating66↓ 14lb off peak
66
66–80
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 97
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 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 124A | 79.5 | 4 runs · 94 / 82.5 |
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 115A | 97 | 3 runs · 115 / 108 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 106A | 104 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 16 | 124A | 87 | 3 runs · 115 / 108 |
| Under 6f | 5 | 97A | 73 | 5 runs · 97 / 73 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 21 figures from 21 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 11 analysed runs since Feb 2025
- Prominent 7 (64%) · 0 wins
- Held up 4 (36%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 23,595 runs since Mar 2010 (1,666 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 254.
| 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 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 5,161 | 548 | 10.6% | +0.2 | 1 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 2,371 | 218 | 9.2% | −1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 2,469 | 218 | 8.8% | −1.6 | — |
| Heavy | 684 | 68 | 9.9% | −0.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 8,555 | 876 | 10.2% | −0.2 | 0 from 7 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 5,129 | 592 | 11.5% | +1.1 | 0 from 5 |
| 6f – 7f | 11,617 | 1,190 | 10.2% | −0.2 | 1 from 16 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,891 | 393 | 10.1% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,936 | 182 | 9.4% | −1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 697 | 66 | 9.5% | −0.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 254 | 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 Mar 2010 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Darkness Falls (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m1f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Darkness Falls (IRE)).
Family form: Darkness Falls (IRE) won at Newmarket, 10 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darkness Falls (IRE) | 4 | 3 | 7f–1m1f | Group 1 |
| Darkness Falls (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 1 | 10% | −8.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −10.00 |
| Class 5 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Windsor | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 16 | 1 | 6% | −14.00 |
| Under 6f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oisin Murphy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cieren Fallon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jason Watson | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Richard Kingscote | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Harry Davies | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mason Paetel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ross Coakley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Zak Wheatley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Egan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Hart | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hollie Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| David Probert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Buick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 10 | 1 | 10% | −8.00 |
| Visor | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Sep 26+14d | Leicester | Pattinson Auction Winning Bid Handicap Stakes Sat close to the pace early - pushed along to press the front around a furlong out - lost momentum in the closing stages - finished eighth beaten five lengths | 8/12 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 66 | 93A | 70A | Cieren Fallon | 10/1 |
| 07 Sep 26+58d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap Stakes Veered left leaving stalls - last away - driven before the halfway point - kept on through the final furlong - always held fifth | 5/9 | 1½ | 9-10 | 68 | 97A | 73A | Harry Davies | 11/4 |
| 11 Jul 26+20d | Chester | John Smith's Handicap Settled at the back of the field - pressed along 2f out - made no impact in the finish | 10/11 | ½ | 9-9 | 70 | 72A | 63A | Jason Watson | 18/1 |
| 21 Jun 26+16d | Brighton | Download The Fairplay App Now Handicap Held up towards the back - boxed in with 2f to run - eased right and pushed along a furlong out - moved into third inside the final furlong - kept on to finish third | 3/6 | 1¼ | 8-10 | 72 | 73A | 85B | Mason Paetel | 10/1 |
| 05 Jun 26+18d | Bath | RUHX Handicap Poor start and dropped lengths at the off - stayed at the rear throughout - finished well held in 10th | 10/10 | 6½ | 9-8 | 72 | 68A | 40A | Ross Coakley | 11/2 |
| 18 May 26+56d | Windsor | Track Radio On Digital & DAB Handicap Raced up with the pack early - pushed along over 2f out and stayed on at one level - edged out of third close home to finish fourth | 4/10 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 74 | 94A | 86A | Jason Watson | 7/1 |
| 23 Mar 26+35d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Midnite Aint Your Grandads Bookie Handicap Sat fourth early - asked for effort with 2f left - unable to quicken and beaten into 6th | 6/6 | 1½ | 9-0 | 76 | 115A | 68B | Oisin Murphy | 2/1 |
| 16 Feb 26+233d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Make The Move To Midnite Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) Fought for early control - sat close to the pace - pressed for effort 2f out and hit front for a stride - gave way inside final furlong to finish 4th | 4/8 | hd | 9-4 | 78 | 108A | 85A | Zak Wheatley | 6/1 |
| 2025 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Jun 25+12d | Windsor | Lodges At Windsor Racecourse Marina Handicap Tracked the pace - pushed along with 3f left and into the mix approaching the final furlong - weakened near the line to finish 5th beaten 3¼ lengths | 5/8 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 79 | 106A | 81A | Cieren Fallon | 7/2 |
| 16 Jun 25+23d | Windsor | Download Fitzdares World Of Sport Podcast Handicap Wide throughout - pulling hard early while close enough to the pace - pushed along and made progress inside final furlong - stayed on to finish third | 3/14 | 1½ | 9-3 | 79 | 104C | 99A | Tom Marquand | 22/1 |
| 24 May 25+17d | Haydock | Betfred 'The Classic Bookmaker' Edge Green Handicap Drifted right and clipped rivals at the break - pulling hard early - up with the pace - pushed along two out before fading late | 10/11 | 3 | 9-7 | 80 | 51A | 59A | David Egan | 8/1 |
| 07 May 25+19d | Chester | Love Federal Capital Handicap Raced in behind the front group wide - urged forward with over two furlongs left - drifted left under pressure and faded in the closing stages - finished fifth | 5/11 | ½ | 8-13 | 80 | 78A | 76A | Richard Kingscote | 28/1 |
| 18 Apr 25+11d | Lingfield (AW) | BetMGM All-Weather Vase Three-Year-Old Handicap Fought the bridle early - travelling strongly with the pace before going up front inside the last - battled on but caught in the closing strides to finish second by a short head | 2/10 | hd | 9-7 | 78 | 82A | 87A | Richard Kingscote | 15/2 |
| 07 Apr 25+23d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Bumped at the break - settled towards the back - unable to threaten leaders - finished seventh | 7/11 | 1¾ | 9-3 | 78 | 85A | 73A | Oisin Murphy | 7/1 |
| 15 Mar 25+15d | Southwell (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Quick away from wide berth to establish front - asked for effort a furlong out - overtaken inside final furlong - stayed on but edged out of second close home | 3/11 | nk | 9-2 | 78 | 103A | 85A | Jason Hart | 25/1 |
| 28 Feb 25+231d | Lingfield (AW) | BetMGM AWC 3 Year Old Trial Handicap Raced handy on the outer while pulling hard - pushed along with two furlongs left - unable to find more inside the final furlong and beaten into 7th | 7/12 | hd | 8-10 | 80 | 72A | 84A | Hollie Doyle | 20/1 |
| 2024 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Jul 24+13d | Chester | Ibiza In Symphony EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 6/8 | ½ | 9-10 | 80 | 87B | 81A | Paul Mulrennan | 4/1 |
| 29 Jun 24+14d | Chester | Champagne Laurent-Perrier EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/8 | 9-7 | 76 | 87A | 89A | Silvestre De Sousa | EvensF | |
| 15 Jun 24+22d | Chester | Juddmonte EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/10 | 1¾ | 9-7 | — | 124A | 92A | David Probert | 4/1 |
| 24 May 24+15d | Goodwood | British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 6/10 | ½ | 9-7 | — | 81A | 80A | William Buick | 3/1F |
| 09 May 24 | Chester | British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 3/9 | nk | 9-7 | — | 63A | 78A | Oisin Murphy | 6/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Flying Seagull won?
- The Flying Seagull (IRE) won 1 of 21 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 4.8%. Placed 6 times in total (28.6% of starts).
- Who trains The Flying Seagull?
- The Flying Seagull (IRE) is trained by Hugo Palmer, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 21 September 2026.
- Who is The Flying Seagull's sire?
- The Flying Seagull (IRE) is by Kodiac (GB) out of You'resobeautiful (IRE), whose sire is No Nay Never.
- What going does The Flying Seagull prefer?
- The Flying Seagull (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 10 starts (10%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is The Flying Seagull's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 66, from the run on 21 September 2026. The highest on record is 80.
- What is The Flying Seagull's sire's record?
- Kodiac (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 23,595 runs since Mar 2010 (1,666 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 254.
- Who are The Flying Seagull's siblings?
- Out of You'resobeautiful (IRE), The Flying Seagull (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Darkness Falls (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Darkness Falls (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m1f. As at Nov 2026.