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Check The Score (IRE)

8yo gelding · Trainer Fergal O'Brien · Owner Derek Miles And Oliver Bogue
by Mahler (GB) out of Summer Again (IRE) (Scorpion)
7 runs · 5 courses · from Apr 2023
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Market Rasen & Warwick Last run 15 Mar 2026 · 5th of 11 Last raced off OR 100
KTB Profile

Check The Score is a gelding with two wins from seven starts on turf, both at Class 5. He won an open NH Flat race at Warwick in Apr 2023 and a novices handicap chase at Market Rasen in Feb 2025 over 2m5f – 3m on good to soft. His last run, at Chepstow in Mar 2026, saw him finish fifth of 11 when prominent in a Class 4 handicap chase off a mark of 100. He has raced at five different courses.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically prominent All wins at Class 5

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 105 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Market Rasen, 9 Jan 2024

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 143B · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Soft4105B961 run · —
Good2143B117.5—
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5104C882 runs · 88 / 76
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 121A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Market Rasen, 4 Feb 2025 Official rating 100 at the last run, 15 Mar 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 132A · median 106
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Soft4121A1091 run · —
Good2132A117—
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5121A1062 runs · 112 / 103
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style from 5 analysed runs since Nov 2024

  • Prominent 3 (60%) · 1 win
  • Led 1 (20%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Mahler (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,845 runs since Jan 2008 (785 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1191815.1%+4.3—
Good2,96137712.7%+1.91 from 2
Good to Soft1,8071789.9%−0.91 from 4
Soft2,7352579.4%−1.40 from 1
Heavy1,21312410.2%−0.6—
Standard (AW)10110%−0.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f500%−10.8—
1m2f – 1m4f1600%−10.8—
1m5f – 2m2,0421999.7%−1.11 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f3,20132210.1%−0.70 from 1
2m5f – 3m2,81333912.1%+1.31 from 5
Over 3m7689512.4%+1.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Summer Again (IRE) (Scorpion)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Summer In Milan (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Summer In Milan (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Summer In Milan (IRE)1512m5½fClass 5
Dylan's Double (IRE)80——
Not Leaving Yet (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 1 25% +2.50
Good 2 1 50% +9.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 3 2 67% +14.50
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Market Rasen 2 1 50% +4.50
Warwick 2 1 50% +9.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 5 1 20% +1.50
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 1 100% +10.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jack Hogan 3 1 33% +3.50
Paddy Brennan 2 1 50% +9.00
Connor Brace 1 0 0% −1.00
Jonathan Burke 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 1 25% +7.00
Cheekpieces 3 1 33% +3.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 1 1 100% +5.50
2024 3 0 0% −3.00
2023 1 1 100% +10.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
Chase 2 1 50% +4.50
NH Flat 1 1 100% +10.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
15 Mar 26+41d Chepstow Celebrating Tricia And Pauls Wedding Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 23.5f · Soft · 11 ran Handy early - lost touch from 4 out - well beaten before 2 out - finished well adrift in 5th 5/11 7 11-6 10064C94C Jack Hogan 17/2
02 Feb 26+363d Southwell Ladies Day On Sunday 16th August Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Went straight to front though not clean at the fence - matched by rival 9th and stumbled next - pressed for effort and lost advantage 2 out - quickly put in place by eventual winner - stayed on at one gear to the line for second 2/7 15 11-11 9788B112B Jack Hogan 6/1
2025 · 1 run
04 Feb 25+54d Market Rasen TrustATrader You Can Trust Our Traders Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Close up early - hit front before 3 out - driven out from last to hold on strongly 1/10 11-2 9185A121A Jack Hogan 11/2
2024 · 3 runs
12 Dec 24+34d Warwick Heat Your Home With Alpha Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Settled midpack towards outer - urged forward 8th - dropped away 3 out - finished well beaten in 8th 8/11 27 11-4 —104C106C Connor Brace 14/1
08 Nov 24+304d Exeter Southwest Rail Solutions Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 21.5f · Good · 5 ran Sat in third early - needed urging and lost touch after the 6th - dropped well back before 2 out and finished well beaten in 3rd 3/5 24 11-0 —92C102C Jonathan Burke 10/1
09 Jan 24+257d Market Rasen Premier League Offers At Rhino.Bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 4/7 13 11-10 —105B105B Paddy Brennan 15/8F
2023 · 1 run
27 Apr 23 Warwick racingtv.com Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 17 ran 1/17 11-3 —143B132A Paddy Brennan 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Check The Score won?
Check The Score (IRE) won 2 of 7 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 28.6%. Placed 3 times in total (42.9% of starts).
Who trains Check The Score?
Check The Score (IRE) is trained by Fergal O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 15 March 2026.
Who is Check The Score's sire?
Check The Score (IRE) is by Mahler (GB) out of Summer Again (IRE), whose sire is Scorpion.
What going does Check The Score prefer?
Check The Score (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Check The Score's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 15 March 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Check The Score's sire's record?
Mahler (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,845 runs since Jan 2008 (785 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.
Who are Check The Score's siblings?
Out of Summer Again (IRE), Check The Score (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Summer In Milan (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Summer In Milan (IRE)). The wins came over 2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2023. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.