Ireland 7yo

Witch Hunter (FR)

T: Richard Hannon · J: Seamus Cronin · O: William Stobart

By Siyouni (FR) out of Sorciere (IRE)

Form 1489000106

11/1 Current odds

7/59 W/R

97 RPR

93 TS

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Active

59 runs
7 wins
placed
12% strike
16 d off
110 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 1489000106 16 days off

6 0 1 0 0 0

At Newbury 1/6 1 win · 4 placed

On Good to Firm 1/14 1 win · 4 placed

Best RPR 110 Career peak

Best TS 93 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 28 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 36
Win %: 12%
Placed %: 42%
Trend: Steady

Course Record

19 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Newcastle (AW), Newbury, Lingfield (AW), Wolverhampton (AW) — well clear of the 42% career baseline.

Ascot 20% 1-1-10
Newcastle (AW) SPEC 57% 2-2-7
Newbury SPEC 67% 1-3-6
Lingfield (AW) SPEC 60% 0-3-5
Chester 40% 0-2-5
Haydock 40% 0-2-5
Wolverhampton (AW) SPEC 75% 2-1-4
Newmarket (July) 33% 0-1-3
Kempton (AW) 50% 0-1-2
Doncaster 0% 0-0-2
Southwell (AW) 0% 0-0-2
Salisbury 100% 0-1-1
Thirsk 100% 1-0-1
York 100% 0-1-1
Longchamp (FR) 0% 0-0-1
Newmarket 0% 0-0-1
Pontefract 0% 0-0-1
Sandown 0% 0-0-1
Windsor 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

14 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

Sean Levey 48% 3-8-23
Alec Voikhansky 25% 1-1-8
Jamie Spencer 57% 1-3-7
Joe Leavy 0% 0-0-7
Seamus Cronin NOW 33% 1-0-3
Dane O'Neill 100% 0-2-2
Ryan Moore 50% 0-1-2
Kevin Stott 100% 0-1-1
Richard Kingscote 100% 0-1-1
Sam Hitchcott 100% 0-1-1
Tyrese Cameron 100% 1-0-1
Pat Dobbs 0% 0-0-1
Paul Mulrennan 0% 0-0-1
Rossa Ryan 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Richard Hannon NOW 42% 7-18-59

Going Record

59 classifiable runs

Softspecialist Loves the dig — 67% in-the-money on softer ground vs 29% on fast.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 29% 1-3-14
Good 46% 5-7-26
Good to Soft 42% 1-4-12
Soft 67% 0-4-6
Heavy 0% 0-0-1

Distance Record

59 classifiable runs

Specialist Pure sprint horse — 67% in-the-money at ≤ 6f.

Sprint ≤ 6f 67% 1-5-9
Seven 6½ – 7f 45% 4-10-31
Mile 7f – 1m1f 26% 2-3-19
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f — 0 runs
Staying ≥ 1m4f — 0 runs

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

15 Aug 2026 TPT Fire Handicap Stakes Newbury Class 2 6th/8 0.3 Good To Firm 7f Seamus Cronin OR 95 12/1

8 Aug 2026 Betway Capital City Handicap Stakes (London Mile Series Qualifier) Haydock Class 3 10th/13 0.3 Good 1m Seamus Cronin OR 95 11/1

1 Aug 2026 William Hill Summer Cup Handicap Stakes Thirsk Class 2 1st/11 +0 Good 1m Seamus Cronin OR 93 12/1

27 Jun 2026 Education Network Handicap Newcastle (AW) Class 2 11th/14 .75 Standard To Slow 7f Paul Mulrennan OR 96 11/1

17 Jun 2026 Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) Ascot Class 2 19th/28 0.2 Good To Firm 1m Joe Leavy OR 98 80/1

9 May 2026 Carey Group Victoria Cup (Heritage Handicap) Ascot Class 2 20th/28 0.1 Good 7f Sean Levey OR 103 40/1

3 Apr 2026 BetMGM All-Weather Championships Mile Handicap Newcastle (AW) Class 2 9th/14 .75 Standard 1m Jamie Spencer OR 104 18/1

7 Mar 2026 BetMGM Lady Wulfruna Stakes () Wolverhampton (AW) Class 1 8th/8 .75 Standard 7f Joe Leavy OR 105 10/1

7 Feb 2026 BetMGM Tandridge Stakes () Southwell (AW) Class 1 4th/7 1.5 Standard 1m Sean Levey OR 105 8/1

16 Jan 2026 BetMGM AWC Mile Trial Handicap Newcastle (AW) Class 2 1st/9 +0 Standard 1m Sean Levey OR 101 11/2

Connections

Trainer: Richard Hannon 12%
Jockey: Seamus Cronin 16%
Owner: William Stobart
Sire: Siyouni (FR)
Dam: Sorciere (IRE)
Dam sire: Orpen
Country: Ireland
Age: 7yo

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