Sea Founder

The most telling number is what happens when Sea Founder gets to race over a mile and one to a mile and two furlongs. At that sort of distance — roughly eight or nine laps of a running track — this horse has won 2 from 10 races, a 20% win rate, or 1 in every 5. That is a meaningful jump from the overall average, and it suggests the yard has found a trip that genuinely suits. In a sport where fitting a horse to the right conditions can be the difference between winning and running out the back, that kind of distance profile matters.

Both wins have come recently, which is another reason to pay attention. The first arrived at Windsor in April 2025, and the second came at Kempton Park on 30 April 2026 — just two months ago and the most recent win on the record. Sea Founder raced just yesterday, so this is a horse in the thick of a busy campaign, and the team at Richard Hughes's yard in Upper Lambourn clearly feel there is more to come. Hughes has been in fine form this season, sending out 60 winners from his Berkshire base — that is a yard operating with real confidence right now.

One curiosity worth flagging: Finley Marsh, who has ridden Sea Founder more than anyone else, is yet to win together with this horse in five attempts. That is 0 from 5, and while jockey-horse combinations do not always click straight away, it is a notable blank given that both of Sea Founder's wins have come with someone else in the saddle. The other puzzle is that Sea Founder has not yet won at Class 4 level — the typical mid-tier races this horse competes in — going 0 from 5 at that grade. Both wins have come elsewhere, which hints that the horse might actually be better suited dropping down a level or finding the right race, rather than grinding through the standard programme. Still active and still winning, Sea Founder is worth keeping an eye on.