Horse profile
Dickens (IRE)
by Excelebration (IRE) out of Open Book (GB) (Mark Of Esteem)
31 runs · 24 courses · from Aug 2020
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out
8 wins · 5 courses
Off 143 days · 1st of 9
Last raced off OR 110
KTB Profile
Dickens won six of 31 starts on turf and one of two on all-weather. He won the Traffic Management Handicap Hurdle at Cartmel in May 2026 off an official rating of 110. The gelding also won twice at Hexham, twice at Newton Abbot and twice at Cartmel. Aged 8 at his last run in May 2026 he won last time out.
Based on 31 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
- 8–31Wins / Runs
- 25.8%Strike rate
- 13 (41.9%)Placed
- +4.63£1 level staken=31 at SP
- 1.43Fair A/E n=31 · 1.24 incl. margin
- 116Highest OR
- 70dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating110↓ 6lb off peak
110
71–116
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 114
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 115B | 105 | 3 · 110 / 105 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 125C | 94 | 1 · — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 115B | 99 | 1 · — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 125C | 114 | 2 · 125 / 108 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 110B | 102 | 1 · — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 110A | 75 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 98A | 88.5 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 108A | 87.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 97A | 95.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 8 | 110A | 87 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 108A | 93.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 31 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 27 figures from 31 runs · as at 3 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 4 analysed runs
- Held up 4 (100%) · 2 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 3,605 runs since Jan 2008 (244 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 15 | 2 | 13.3% | +4.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 452 | 43 | 9.5% | +0.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 863 | 96 | 11.1% | +2.1 | 4 from 14 |
| Good to Soft | 468 | 49 | 10.5% | +1.5 | 3 from 8 |
| Soft | 578 | 55 | 9.5% | +0.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 228 | 19 | 8.3% | −0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,001 | 62 | 6.2% | −2.8 | 1 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 182 | 20 | 11% | +2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,089 | 101 | 9.3% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 941 | 86 | 9.1% | +0.1 | 2 from 8 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 679 | 55 | 8.1% | −0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 469 | 41 | 8.7% | −0.3 | 2 from 12 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 206 | 18 | 8.7% | −0.3 | 2 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 36 | 5 | 13.9% | +4.9 | 2 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −9 | — |
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
Open Book (GB) (Mark Of Esteem)
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Sir Psycho (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 7f–2m3f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Sir Psycho (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Psycho (IRE) | 23 | 4 | 1m7½f–2m3f | Class 2 |
| Rule Book (IRE) | 8 | 3 | 1m2f–1m4f | Class 3 |
| Natural Woman (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 7f | — |
| John Dixen (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Valerie Dubuisson (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 14 | 4 | 29% | +7.75 |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 3 | 38% | +1.88 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 16 | 7 | 44% | +9.63 |
| Class 4 | 14 | 1 | 7% | −4.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hexham | 3 | 2 | 67% | +7.50 |
| Cartmel | 2 | 2 | 100% | +10.50 |
| Sedgefield | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 2 | 2 | 100% | +3.38 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Nottingham | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 12 | 2 | 17% | −1.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 8 | 2 | 25% | −0.75 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 2 | 33% | −0.62 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 2 | 100% | +10.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Scott | 10 | 5 | 50% | +13.38 |
| David Probert | 6 | 2 | 33% | +1.25 |
| Philip Armson | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| Tom Bellamy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| A P Heskin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tom Cannon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Charles Bishop | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hood | 24 | 7 | 29% | +1.63 |
| None | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 1 | 50% | +8.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +9.00 |
| 2025 | 12 | 5 | 42% | +6.38 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2021 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +1.25 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 20 | 6 | 30% | +8.38 |
| Flat | 11 | 2 | 18% | −3.75 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 26+197d | Cartmel | Traffic Management Handicap Hurdle Held up at back - made steady progress 3 out - boxed in and eased back before last - fourth soon after jumping it - driven up to hit front 110 yards out and asserted for the win | 1/9 | 11-2 | 110 | 110B | 119A | Luke Scott | 9/1 | |
| 11 Nov 25+12d | Huntingdon | Bet On PricedUp Selling Handicap Hurdle Held third early - driven when slipping back approaching 2 out then found little at the last - faded through the run-in to finish fourth | 4/6 | 5 | 11-8 | 113 | 105A | 108B | Luke Scott | 5/2 |
| 30 Oct 25+11d | Stratford | Claire Dyson Supporting Midlands Air Ambulance Selling Hurdle Held up early - made ground into contention 4 out - up to second 2 out - driven approaching home turn - stayed on run-in but unable to peg back winner | 2/5 | 2½ | 11-9 | 115 | 125C | 129B | Luke Scott | EvensF |
| 19 Oct 25+11d | Sedgefield | NE3 Limited Handicap Hurdle Settled in third early keeping tabs on the pace-setter - fought the bridle a touch - hit the fourth from home - dropped back on the home turn - rallied under encouragement before another error at the last - always held by the runaway winner and finished second | 2/4 | 13 | 11-1 | 116 | 91C | 119B | Luke Scott | 5/2 |
| 08 Oct 25+9d | Sedgefield | Jodie Standing's Point-To-Point Recruits Handicap Hurdle Settled at back early - improved into 4th and up with the leading two - went after the pacesetter approaching four out - clipped the fence three out and moved into command - driven out after two out - jumped awkwardly at the last - overtaken close home under pressure - unable to find more and beaten into second | 2/5 | 5½ | 11-11 | 109 | 116C | 122B | Luke Scott | 11/8F |
| 29 Sep 25+10d | Newton Abbot | Le Dorney Villas Cornwall Golf Holidays Conditional Jockeys' Selling Handicap Hurdle Held up at the back early - hit the 4th - made ground wide before 3 out - still only 5th entering straight - improved into 2nd 2 out - hit the front between the last two and drew away | 1/9 | 12-0 | 109 | 114B | 123B | Luke Scott | 2/1F | |
| 19 Sep 25+23d | Newton Abbot | Dartmoor Magazine Handicap Hurdle Settled at back early - moved into third turning for home - shifted wide approaching two out - up to second there - pushed along between final two flights - drew level with pacesetter on the run-in - edged ahead close home - just prevailed at the finish | 1/6 | 11-10 | 104 | — | 121B | Luke Scott | 11/8F | |
| 27 Aug 25+59d | Hexham | Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle Settled at the back early - made ground into contention 3 out - up on the pace after - pushed along into 3rd before the last - eased left - poor blunder at the final fence - fought back on the run-in to grab 3rd close home | 3/7 | ½ | 11-7 | 104 | — | 111A | Luke Scott | 8/11F |
| 29 Jun 25+7d | Cartmel | Burlington Stone Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back early - improved smoothly into contention three out - upped alongside the pace before the final furlong - kicked clear late to score | 1/8 | 11-7 | 95 | 94A | 116B | Luke Scott | 6/4F | |
| 22 Jun 25+47d | Hexham | L & R Pest Control Services Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Settled at the back early - moved through the field with plenty in hand though stumbled 4 out and again shortly after 2 out - pushed to the front approaching the last - drew away for the win | 1/9 | 12-0 | 95 | 115B | 133B | Luke Scott | 9/2 | |
| 06 May 25+15d | Ffos Las | Backing Welsh Racing - DragonBet Handicap Hurdle Settled towards rear early - improved on the inner approaching two out - kept going up the run-in to take third late | 3/11 | 1¾ | 11-7 | 96 | 107B | 116A | Philip Armson | 8/1 |
| 21 Apr 25+39d | Plumpton | BetGoodwin Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back early - nudged along and improved into the home turn before losing ground quickly - rallied late to finish 5th | 5/10 | ¾ | 10-11 | 96 | 104B | 103A | Philip Armson | 4/1F |
| 13 Mar 25+72d | Hexham | Welcome To Britain's Most Scenic Racecourse Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back early - made smooth progress on the inner into contention before 3 out - moved up to 2nd on the home turn - hit the front straightening for home and soon put daylight between - stumbled at the final fence - pressed on well to the line | 1/13 | 11-5 | 89 | 99B | 125A | Philip Armson | 4/1 | |
| 31 Dec 24+63d | Uttoxeter | Winter Ladies Raceday Saturday 25th January Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back - clipped the first - improved into contention around the home bend before coming down 3 out while still holding a share of third | F/11 | — | 11-0 | 89 | — | — | Philip Armson | 18/5 |
| 29 Oct 24+530d | Chepstow | Cambria Consulting Handicap Hurdle Pulled hard towards the back - made smooth progress moving into contention approaching 3 out - found no passage before the following fence - closed again with effort approaching the last - flattened out and had no more to give in the closing stages | 5/14 | 1½ | 11-3 | 89 | 67B | 119A | Tom Cannon | 11/1 |
| 18 May 23+50d | Fontwell | Download Fitzdares For Free Race Streaming Handicap Hurdle | 4/12 | 2¼ | 11-10 | 93 | 105A | 120A | Tom Bellamy | 12/1 |
| 29 Mar 23+27d | Market Rasen | Rhino.Bet Handicap Hurdle | 3/6 | 2 | 11-5 | 95 | 85A | 111B | Tom Bellamy | 18/5 |
| 02 Mar 23+16d | Ludlow | Flowfit Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/12 | ¾ | 11-0 | — | 93A | 106A | Tom Bellamy | 10/1 |
| 14 Feb 23+83d | Lingfield | Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 8/12 | 7½ | 11-5 | — | 70B | 100A | A P Heskin | 28/1 |
| 23 Nov 22+160d | Wetherby | Watch Race Replay At Racing TV Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/8 | 16 | 11-0 | — | — | 98C | A P Heskin | 33/1 |
| 16 Jun 22+76d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Ministry Of Sound Disco 20th August Handicap | 6/7 | 4¾ | 9-3 | 79 | 79A | 59A | Charles Bishop | 12/1 |
| 01 Apr 22+198d | Leicester | Bet At Racingtv.com Handicap | 10/10 | nk | 9-7 | 79 | 48A | 66A | David Probert | 6/1 |
| 15 Sep 21+29d | Sandown | Land Force & Cable Bay Highclere Handicap | 6/8 | 3¼ | 9-7 | 80 | 108A | 76A | David Probert | 9/1 |
| 17 Aug 21+32d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Cazoo Handicap | 1/6 | 9-7 | 75 | 98A | 84B | David Probert | 3/1 | |
| 16 Jul 21+22d | Newmarket | Rich Club With Rich Energy Handicap | 3/3 | 5 | 8-12 | 75 | 94C | 66C | Tom Marquand | 5/2 |
| 24 Jun 21+23d | Nottingham | Racing Tv Profits Returned To Racing Handicap | 1/9 | 9-5 | 72 | 80A | 87A | David Probert | 9/4F | |
| 01 Jun 21+19d | Yarmouth | Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Handicap | 2/12 | 2¼ | 9-3 | 71 | 97A | 89A | David Probert | 11/2 |
| 13 May 21+228d | Newmarket | Better Odds On The Betfair Exchange Handicap | 4/10 | 1 | 8-13 | 72 | 110A | 81A | David Probert | 28/1 |
| 27 Sep 20+24d | Nottingham | Download The Star Sports App Nursery | 9/9 | 4¼ | 9-0 | 75 | 70A | 53A | Tom Marquand | 11/1 |
| 03 Sep 20+18d | Salisbury | Shadwell Novice Stakes (Plus 10) | 3/9 | 5½ | 9-5 | — | 65A | 73A | Tom Marquand | 17/2 |
| 16 Aug 20 | Newbury | Unibet EBF Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) (Div 1) (Str) | 5/10 | ¾ | 9-5 | — | 67A | 77A | Oisin Murphy | 7/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Dickens (IRE) won?
- Dickens (IRE) won 8 of 31 archived starts between 2020 and 2026, a strike rate of 25.8%. Placed 13 times in total (41.9% of starts).
- Who trains Dickens (IRE)?
- Dickens (IRE) is trained by Jennie Candlish, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 27 May 2026.
- Who is Dickens (IRE)'s sire?
- Dickens (IRE) is by Excelebration (IRE) out of Open Book (GB), whose sire is Mark Of Esteem.
- What going does Dickens (IRE) prefer?
- Dickens (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 3 wins from 8 starts (37.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Dickens (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 110, from the run on 27 May 2026. The highest on record is 116.
- What is Dickens (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Excelebration (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 3,605 runs since Jan 2008 (244 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Dickens (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Open Book (GB), Dickens (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Sir Psycho (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Sir Psycho (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m3f. As at Oct 2026.