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Sheldon: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Sheldon is a 10-year-old gelding by Shantou, trained by Seamus Mullins. He has won 6 of 41 starts and placed in 16 more, for £69,979 in prize money. His best trip is 2m 5f, where 2 wins from 4 is a 50% strike rate against 11% at every other distance. He was last seen winning at Newton Abbot on 14 April 2026, and has no declared entry. His best performance rating is 122, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 41
  • Wins 6
  • Placed 22
  • Strike rate 15%
  • Prize money £69,979
  • Best rating 122
  • Official rating 116

Sheldon form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
14 Apr 26 Newton Abbot Visit Kauto The King 6th May Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 2m 5f Good 1 — 9/4 Benjamin Macey 116
20 Mar 26 Newbury BetVictor Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 6.5f Good To Soft 2 1.5 11/1 Callum Pritchard 115
17 Feb 26 Newbury 500 Logistics Decade Of Delivery Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 2m 7.5f Soft 3 8.5 9/1 Callum Pritchard 115
14 Jan 26 Newbury DJB Cleaning Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 7.5f Good To Soft 2 11 22/1 Benjamin Macey 115
18 Dec 25 Exeter Racing Blogger, 'Christmas Cup' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 3m Heavy 3 18 12/1 Sean Houlihan 117
21 Nov 25 Chepstow BetWright Bangers N'Cash Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 2m 3.5f Good To Soft 4 18 25/1 Benjamin Macey 120
19 Apr 25 Newton Abbot Plymouth Motor Company Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 2m 5f Heavy 5 47.75 20/1 David Noonan 122
6 Mar 25 Wincanton Horatio's Garden Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 3m 1f Good To Soft F - 6/1 Micheal Nolan 122
30 Jan 25 Wincanton Buy At Irish Bloodstock Sales Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 3m 1f Heavy 3 7.75 14/1 Micheal Nolan 122
28 Dec 24 Leicester Leicestershire Silver Fox Handicap Chase Class 3 2m 4f Soft 7 36.25 25/1 Micheal Nolan 123
9 Mar 24 Sandown Betting.Betfair.Com Handicap Chase Class 3 2m 4f Good To Soft 7 28.75 15/2 Micheal Nolan 124
17 Feb 24 Wincanton JenningsBet Chippenham Handicap Chase Class 4 2m 4f Heavy 1 — 7/2 Micheal Nolan 119
31 Jan 24 Leicester Leicester Racecourse Ideal Conference Venue Handicap Chase Class 3 2m 4f Soft 3 9.5 4/1 Micheal Nolan 120
26 Dec 23 Wincanton Somerton Gates & Railing Mid Season Handicap Chase Class 4 2m 4f Good To Soft 1 — 9/1 Micheal Nolan 117
26 Nov 23 Exeter Gerald George Lacey Memorial Handicap Chase Class 3 3m Good To Soft PU - 7/1 James Best 118
29 Oct 23 Wincanton Tony Young Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m 5.5f Soft 6 39.75 8/1 Micheal Nolan 113
21 May 23 Stratford William Hill Keep Your Raceday Positive Handicap Chase Class 4 2m 6.5f Good F - 6/5F Micheal Nolan 118
24 Apr 23 Kempton Bet At racingtv.com Handicap Chase Class 3 2m 2f Good To Soft 3 9.75 6/1 James Best 119
24 Mar 23 Newbury Get A Run For Your Money At Betvictor Handicap Chase Class 3 2m 6.5f Soft 5 27.75 7/2 Micheal Nolan 120
13 Feb 23 Plumpton Tie The Knot Wedding Catering Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 2m 3.5f Good 3 6.75 5/1 Micheal Nolan 121
30 Jan 23 Huntingdon Bet At racingtv.com Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 4f Good To Soft 4 7.25 5/2F Micheal Nolan 121
1 Jan 23 Exeter Passage House Inn Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 3f Heavy 1 — 5/1 Micheal Nolan 117
24 Nov 22 Lingfield Nicholls&Clarke Partnering With Mira Showers Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 4f Soft F - 6/1 Daniel Sansom 117
8 Nov 22 Hereford Black Mountain Botanicals Handicap Chase Class 4 2m 5f Good To Soft F - 16/5 Daniel Sansom 117
27 Oct 22 Stratford Charlotte Cole Memorial Handicap Chase Class 4 2m 5f Good 1 — 3/1 Daniel Sansom 109
6 Oct 22 Warwick Shrewley Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m 3f Good 3 .5 5/2F Daniel Sansom 108
18 Apr 22 Chepstow Capital Windscreens 08000 0269126 Replacement Service Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 2m 3.5f Good 3 3 3/1 Sam Twiston-Davies 107
1 Apr 22 Newbury Download The BetVictor App Handicap Hurdle Class 4 3m Good 7 12.5 6/1 Sean Houlihan 109
6 Mar 22 Huntingdon New tote Guarantee, SP Or Better Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m Soft 5 15.25 11/4F Sean Houlihan 112
7 Feb 22 Fontwell Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle Class 3 2m 3f Good To Soft 6 16.75 5/2 Sean Houlihan 113
19 Jan 22 Newbury Book The Lodge Hotel At Newbury Racecourse Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m 0.5f Good To Soft 3 4.5 3/1 Sean Houlihan 113
8 Dec 21 Lingfield Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m 3.5f Heavy 3 10.5 10/3F Sean Houlihan 117
16 Nov 21 Lingfield Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter Handicap Hurdle Class 3 2m 3.5f Good To Soft 3 5.25 6/4F Sean Houlihan 117
24 Apr 21 Sandown bet365 Novices' Championship Final Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 2m Good 6 15 4/1 Kevin Jones 120
13 Mar 21 Sandown European Breeders' Fund Paddy Power 'National Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Final (Grade 3) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 4f Soft 6 20.75 11/1 Kevin Jones 122
14 Feb 21 Exeter British Stallion Studs EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 2.5f Soft 2 10 4/1 Kevin Jones 122
28 Jan 21 Fakenham RMA Sandhurst Louts Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 2m Heavy 1 — EvensF Kevin Jones –
9 Jan 21 Chepstow Coral 'Fail To Finish' Free Bets Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m Soft 3 2.25 12/1 Kevin Jones –
7 Dec 20 Plumpton Watch Plumpton Race Replays On attheraces.com Intermediate Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 2m 1.5f Soft 4 3.75 10/1 Kevin Jones –
21 Feb 20 Exeter Be Wiser Insurance Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 2m 1f Heavy 4 5.5 11/4F Daryl Jacob –
15 Jan 20 Newbury Premier Food Courts Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 2m 0.5f Heavy 3 6.25 50/1 Kevin Jones –

Last time out

Finished 1 in the Visit Kauto The King 6th May Handicap Chase (GBB Race) at Newton Abbot on 14 April 2026. Drifted right over some early fences - hit the front then lost it before the 3rd - scratchy over the 4th - back in command from the 6th - pushed along after 4 out - pegged back before 3 out - urged on again - dug in approaching the last where a bit scrappy - pulled away on the run-in to score comfortably.

Sheldon by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
20f 8 2 25% —
19.5f 5 0 0% —
21f 4 2 50% —
16f 4 1 25% —
22.5f 3 0 0% —
24f 3 0 0% —
19f 3 1 33% —
23.5f 2 0 0% —
25f 2 0 0% —
16.5f 2 0 0% —
21.5f 1 0 0% —
18f 1 0 0% —
18.5f 1 0 0% —
17.5f 1 0 0% —
17f 1 0 0% —

Sheldon by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good To Soft 13 1 8% —
Soft 11 0 0% —
Heavy 9 3 33% —
Good 8 2 25% —

Sheldon by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Newbury 7 0 0% —
Exeter 5 1 20% —
Wincanton 5 2 40% —
Chepstow 3 0 0% —
Sandown 3 0 0% —
Lingfield 3 0 0% —
Newton Abbot 2 1 50% —
Leicester 2 0 0% —
Stratford 2 1 50% —
Plumpton 2 0 0% —

Sheldon breeding

  • Sire Shantou (USA)
  • Dam Feabhra (IRE)
  • Damsire Beneficial (GB)
  • Breeder E Phelan
  • Foaled 22 March 2016

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