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Horse profile

Classical Sting (GB)

6yo gelding · Trainer L J Morgan · Owner Mrs Marian Pepperdine
by Scorpion (IRE) out of Classic Impact (IRE) (Witness Box)
8 runs · 5 courses · from Nov 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Kelso Off 207 days Last raced off OR 98
KTB Profile

Classical Sting is 1 from 8 with the win coming at Class 5 level in the Join RacingTV Now Handicap Chase at Kelso in Nov 2025 over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft going off an official rating of 92. All starts have been on turf. He last ran at Southwell in Mar 2026 off an official rating of 98, which was also his career-high mark. The gelding is by Scorpion out of Classic Impact.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5 OR at career high
Official rating98At career-high mark
98 92–98

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 110 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Huntingdon, 2 Jan 2025

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 6 figures · best 110B · median 95.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft299B95.52 · 99 / 95.5
Good2101C88.51 · —
Good to Soft2110B97—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5110B922 · 92 / 84
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 · —

Of 8 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 128B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell, 2 Mar 2026 Official rating 98 at the last run, 24 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 6 figures · best 128B · median 102.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft2128B1212 · 128 / 121
Good2104B102.51 · —
Good to Soft2100A96—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5128B1012 · 128 / 114.5
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 · —

Of 8 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 8 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 3 analysed runs

  • Prominent 1 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (33%) · 1 win
  • Midfield 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Scorpion (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 6,313 runs since Jan 2008 (609 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 141.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1412014.2%+5—
Good2,30323910.4%+1.20 from 3
Good to Soft1,1161009%−0.20 from 2
Soft1,8301397.6%−1.61 from 2
Heavy898778.6%−0.60 from 1
Standard (AW)25312%+2.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−9.2—
1m – 1m1f1400%−9.2—
1m2f – 1m4f38410.5%+1.3—
1m5f – 2m1,8531427.7%−1.50 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f2,2972249.8%+0.61 from 1
2m5f – 3m1,77618210.2%+1—
Over 3m332267.8%−1.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Classic Impact (IRE) (Witness Box)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 1 50% +1.75
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 1 20% −1.25
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell 4 0 0% −4.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 1 100% +2.75
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 7 0 0% −7.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 1 100% +2.75

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Danny McMenamin 4 1 25% −0.25
Adam Wedge 2 0 0% −2.00
Richie McLernon 1 0 0% −1.00
Jonjo O'Neill Jr 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood 4 1 25% −0.25
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
None 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 3 1 33% +0.75
2024 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 4 1 25% −0.25
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00

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
24 Mar 26+22d Southwell Book Your Party At Southwell Racecourse Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16f · Good · 5 ran Broke veering left - tracked front group early - blundered at the 7th - hesitant leap 9th - eased out of contention before 4 out with a cast plate and a cut foreleg found after PU/5 — 12-0 98—— Danny McMenamin 4/1
02 Mar 26+18d Southwell Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 7 ran Settled third early - made ground three out - shared the front turning for home before two out - lost place to the winner approaching the last - stayed on without threatening finishing second 2/7 5 11-12 9492C128B Richie McLernon 9/2
12 Feb 26+46d Leicester Leicester Racecourse - Ideal Self-Hire Wedding Venue Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16f · Heavy · 8 ran Settled at the back early - scrappy over the first two flights and drifted left at the 4th - still adrift of the pack when pulled up before the 6th PU/8 — 12-0 98—— Danny McMenamin 7/4F
28 Dec 25+40d Catterick Sky Bet Acca Freeze Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 15.5f · Good · 4 ran Prominent in second place - serious blunder 4 out yet rallied quickly - outpaced from 3 out and left trailing by the winner 2 out to finish second beaten 9.5 lengths 2/4 9½ 11-12 9876C101C Danny McMenamin 5/6F
18 Nov 25+320d Kelso Join RacingTV Now Handicap Chase Class 5 · 17f · Soft · 6 ran Sat behind the pace - moved into second two out and pushed on after the front-runner - responded well up the run-in to hit the front - held on for the win 1/6 11-1 9299B114B Danny McMenamin 11/4
02 Jan 25+30d Huntingdon Advertise Your Business At Huntingdon Racecourse Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 14 ran Settled towards the back of the pack - lost touch by the fifth - always well off the pace - finished a well-beaten 8th 8/14 4¾ 11-8 —110B100A Adam Wedge 200/1
03 Dec 24+18d Southwell attheraces.com/marketmovers Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Fought for control early - settled midfield - lost touch and asked for effort 3 out but found nothing more - well held at the finish 8/9 11 11-4 —84C92C Jonjo O'Neill Jr 80/1
15 Nov 24 Southwell Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 4 ran Sat close to the pace - jumped awkwardly three out - briefly second rounding the home bend - outpaced approaching the straight and edged back down the order late 3/4 1 11-4 —101C104B Adam Wedge 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Classical Sting (GB) won?
Classical Sting (GB) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trains Classical Sting (GB)?
Classical Sting (GB) is trained by L J Morgan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 March 2026.
Who is Classical Sting (GB)'s sire?
Classical Sting (GB) is by Scorpion (IRE) out of Classic Impact (IRE), whose sire is Witness Box.
What is Classical Sting (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 24 March 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Classical Sting (GB)'s sire's record?
Scorpion (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 6,313 runs since Jan 2008 (609 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 141.

Record shown from November 2024. 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.