Ireland 4yo

Sword Of Wessex (IRE)

T: James Owen · J: Jonathan Burke · O: Ambrose Racing Club Ltd

By Wootton Bassett (GB) out of Beluga (IRE)

Form 25-65581422

11/2 Current odds

1/16 W/R

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Resting

16 runs
1 wins
placed
6% strike
83 d off

Recent form

Form figures 25-65581422 83 days off

2 2 4 1 8 5

At Worcester 0/1 0 wins · 1 placed

On Good 1/5 1 win · 3 placed

Over 2m 0/1 0 wins · 1 placed

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 16 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 44
Win %: 6%
Placed %: 38%
Trend: Climbing

Course Record

12 venues

Career strike 38%; best at Kempton (AW) (50% from 2 runs).

Yarmouth 33% 1-0-3
Kempton (AW) 50% 0-1-2
Newcastle (AW) 0% 0-0-2
Ffos Las 100% 0-1-1
Huntingdon 100% 0-1-1
Sandown 100% 0-1-1
Worcester 100% 0-1-1
Doncaster 0% 0-0-1
Leicester 0% 0-0-1
Lingfield (AW) 0% 0-0-1
Newbury 0% 0-0-1
Southwell (AW) 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

11 jockeys · 2 trainers

Jockeys

Callum Shepherd 50% 0-2-4
Jonathan Burke NOW 100% 0-2-2
Luke Morris 0% 0-0-2
Callum Hutchinson 100% 0-1-1
Silvestre De Sousa 100% 1-0-1
Cam Hardie 0% 0-0-1
Cieren Fallon 0% 0-0-1
Harry Davies 0% 0-0-1
Jason Watson 0% 0-0-1
Jim Crowley 0% 0-0-1
Kieran Shoemark 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Charlie Fellowes 38% 0-3-8
James Owen NOW 38% 1-2-8

Going Record

16 classifiable runs

Firmleaning Fires on firmer ground — 50% in-the-money on a fast surface vs 0% on softer ground.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 50% 0-1-2
Good 33% 1-2-9
Good to Soft 50% 0-2-4
Soft 0% 0-0-1
Heavy — 0 runs

Distance Record

16 classifiable runs

Specialist Pure mile horse — 67% in-the-money at 7f – 1m1f.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f — 0 runs
Mile 7f – 1m1f 67% 0-2-3
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f 29% 1-1-7
Staying ≥ 1m4f 33% 0-2-6

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

1 Jul 2026 Jane Newman Financial Planning Ltd Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Worcester Class 4 V 2nd/11 4 Good 2m Jonathan Burke 5/1

25 May 2026 Bet Smarter With Oddschecker+ Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Huntingdon Class 4 V 2nd/6 14 Good To Firm 1m7f171y Jonathan Burke 10/3

9 May 2026 Best Ticket Deals Online At leicester-racecourse.co.uk Handicap Leicester Class 5 V 4th/6 1.25 Good To Firm 1m3f179y Luke Morris OR 71 11/4

28 Apr 2026 attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap Yarmouth Class 5 V 1st/4 +0 Good 1m3f104y Silvestre De Sousa OR 67 4/5F

11 Apr 2026 Happy 60th Sarah Parker Handicap Southwell (AW) Class 5 P 8th/9 2 Standard 1m3f Jason Watson OR 70 9/1

25 Mar 2026 Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Kempton (AW) Class 4 5th/5 4.5 Standard To Slow 1m7f218y Cieren Fallon OR 72 13/8

21 Feb 2026 Make The Move To Midnite Handicap Lingfield (AW) Class 5 P 5th/12 0.3 Standard 1m5f Luke Morris OR 73 5/1

20 Jan 2026 Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Newcastle (AW) Class 5 6th/11 1.5 Standard 1m2f42y Cam Hardie OR 75 11/1

18 Sep 2025 Goffs Two Million Series Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Yarmouth Class 4 V 5th/5 1.5 Good To Soft 1m6f17y Kieran Shoemark OR 79 9/4

28 Aug 2025 BetWright Safer Gambling Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Ffos Las Class 4 V 2nd/7 3.75 Good To Soft 1m3f209y Callum Hutchinson OR 79 11/2

Connections

Trainer: James Owen 19%
Jockey: Jonathan Burke 15%
Owner: Ambrose Racing Club Ltd
Sire: Wootton Bassett (GB)
Dam: Beluga (IRE)
Dam sire: Galileo
Country: Ireland
Age: 4yo

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