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Ireland 8yo

King's Threshold (IRE)

T: Emma Lavelle · O: Sailing To Byzantium

By Yeats (IRE) out of Pearl Buttons (GB)

Form 5-111P041-04

6/23 W/R

Resting

23 runs
6 wins
placed
26% strike
143 d off

Recent form

Form figures 5-111P041-04 143 days off

4 0 1 4 0 P

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 23 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 53
Win %: 26%
Placed %: 48%
Trend: Steady

Course Record

12 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Newbury, Warwick — well clear of the 48% career baseline.

Newbury SPEC 75% 2-1-4
Kempton 25% 0-1-4
Warwick SPEC 67% 1-1-3
Uttoxeter 50% 0-1-2
Cheltenham 0% 0-0-2
Sandown 0% 0-0-2
Ascot 100% 1-0-1
Exeter 100% 1-0-1
Huntingdon 100% 1-0-1
Wincanton 100% 0-1-1
Bangor-on-Dee 0% 0-0-1
Wetherby 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

5 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

Tom Bellamy 62% 3-5-13
Ben Jones 50% 3-0-6
Gavin Sheehan NOW 0% 0-0-2
Harry Cobden 0% 0-0-1
Mr H C Swan 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Emma Lavelle NOW 48% 6-5-23

Going Record

23 classifiable runs

Softspecialist Loves the dig — 100% in-the-money on softer ground vs 0% on fast.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm — 0 runs
Good 38% 3-2-13
Good to Soft 60% 2-1-5
Soft 33% 1-0-3
Heavy 100% 0-2-2

Distance Record

23 classifiable runs

Leaning Best at staying trips (48% itm) but capable elsewhere.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f — 0 runs
Mile 7f – 1m1f — 0 runs
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f — 0 runs
Staying ≥ 1m4f 48% 6-5-23

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

2 May 2026 Staffordshire Chamber Of Commerce Staffordshire Plate Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Uttoxeter Class 2 TP 4th/6 1.5 Good 3m10y Gavin Sheehan OR 136 9/2

12 Mar 2026 Rosconn Group Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Cheltenham Class 2 T 16th/23 4 Good 3m2f Mr H C Swan OR 137 25/1

29 Dec 2025 Coral Mandarin Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Newbury Class 2 T 1st/6 +0 Good 3m1f214y Ben Jones OR 131 9/4J

29 Nov 2025 Coral Sir Peter O'Sullevan Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Newbury Class 2 T 4th/12 1.75 Good To Soft 2m6f93y Gavin Sheehan OR 132 14/1

25 Oct 2025 William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Cheltenham Class 2 T 11th/18 4.25 Good 3m1f Ben Jones OR 134 20/1

26 Apr 2025 bet365 Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Sandown Class 1 T PU - Good 3m4f146y Ben Jones OR 134 22/1

22 Mar 2025 BetVictor A Run For Your Money Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Newbury Class 3 T 1st/6 +0 Good 2m7f86y Ben Jones OR 127 85/40

21 Feb 2025 JCB Fastrac Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Warwick Class 3 T 1st/8 +0 Soft 2m4f Tom Bellamy OR 122 13/2

2 Jan 2025 Join The 20 Club At Huntingdon Handicap Chase Huntingdon Class 4 T 1st/5 +0 Good To Soft 2m7f129y Ben Jones OR 119 5/2F

6 Dec 2024 Bet At Your Best With Betfair Handicap Chase Sandown Class 3 5th/6 9.5 Soft 3m37y Ben Jones OR 121 15/2

Connections

Trainer: Emma Lavelle 18%
Owner: Sailing To Byzantium
Sire: Yeats (IRE)
Dam: Pearl Buttons (GB)
Dam sire: Alflora
Country: Ireland
Age: 8yo

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