Dunnet Head (IRE)
Dunnet Head is a gelding with two wins from 15 starts on turf, both at Class 4 level. He won a newcomers NH Flat race at Ayr in Oct 2022 over 1m5f – 2m on good to soft and a handicap hurdle at Carlisle in Nov 2023 over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft off an official rating of 106. He has raced four times at both Carlisle, Ayr and Kelso. His last run, at Musselburgh in Feb 2026, saw him finish eighth of eight in a Class 4 handicap hurdle off an official rating of 97, 13lb below his highest ever mark.
- 2–15Wins / Runs
- 13.3%Strike rate
- 4 (26.7%)Placed
- −8.50£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 0.74Fair A/E n=15 · 0.64 incl. margin
- 110Highest OR
- 85dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 113
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 7 | 115A | 102 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 6 | 114A | 85 | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 114A | 90 | 1 run · — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 110B | 79.5 | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 115A | 113 | — |
Of 15 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 15 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 9 analysed runs since Nov 2024
- Held up 4 (44%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 3 (33%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (22%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 4,260 runs since Jan 2008 (420 horses).
Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.9% from 157.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 99 | 14 | 14.1% | +1.6 | — |
| Good | 1,270 | 146 | 11.5% | −1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 815 | 110 | 13.5% | +1 | 1 from 8 |
| Soft | 1,304 | 169 | 13% | +0.5 | 1 from 7 |
| Heavy | 549 | 69 | 12.6% | +0.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 222 | 23 | 10.4% | −2.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 39 | 6 | 15.4% | +2.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 157 | 14 | 8.9% | −3.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 326 | 32 | 9.8% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,052 | 127 | 12.1% | −0.4 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,456 | 192 | 13.2% | +0.7 | 1 from 8 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 991 | 125 | 12.6% | +0.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Over 3m | 239 | 35 | 14.6% | +2.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Fenway Park (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Red Maple (IRE)).
Family form: Fenway Park (IRE) won at Limerick (IRE), 18 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fenway Park (IRE) | 19 | 3 | 2m½f–3m | — |
| Red Maple (IRE) | 16 | 3 | 2m–2m7f | Class 5 |
| Chernikova (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.75 |
| Soft | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.75 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 10 | 2 | 20% | −3.50 |
| Class 3 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.75 |
| Ayr | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.75 |
| Kelso | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Musselburgh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.75 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.25 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conor O'Farrell | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.75 |
| Patrick Wadge | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Craig Nichol | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.25 |
| Gregor Walkingshaw | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oscar Palmer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 7 | 2 | 29% | −0.50 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tongue tie | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.75 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.75 |
| Chase | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Feb 26+17d | Musselburgh | Bet Boost At bet365 Handicap Hurdle Held up at the back throughout - never able to challenge - finished well beaten in 8th | 8/8 | 13 | 10-7 | 97 | 81C | 74C | Gregor Walkingshaw | 20/1 |
| 15 Jan 26+38d | Newcastle | Border Minstrel Sunday Lunch Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled just off the pace - dropped to 7th and under pressure - pulled up after the 11th | PU/7 | — | 10-11 | 102 | — | — | Patrick Wadge | 40/1 |
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Dec 25+36d | Musselburgh | Edinburgh Rugby 1872 Cup Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Prominent early - fell back towards the back before the 5th - roused along with a lap to race - improved 4 out before soon under pressure and fading - blundered 3 out - well adrift shortly after - pulled up before the last | PU/4 | — | 11-3 | 102 | — | — | Patrick Wadge | 9/2 |
| 02 Nov 25+205d | Carlisle | Charemlou John Bowes Wright Memorial Handicap Hurdle Settled midfield early - slipped back and urged on after the 4th - under pressure and toiling before 4 out - well held at the finish | 9/13 | 6½ | 10-12 | 104 | 78B | 96A | Patrick Wadge | 16/5 |
| 11 Apr 25+80d | Ayr | Jardine Utilities Race To Repair 'Hands & Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals/Amateurs) Held up towards the back - urged forward after the 8th and losing touch - made no impact thereafter - finished well beaten in 12th | 12/13 | 1¾ | 11-0 | 106 | 75C | 98C | Oscar Palmer | 16/1 |
| 21 Jan 25+23d | Ayr | Try Racing TV For Free Now Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up in 5th - blundered 8th - improved into 3rd before 2 out - unable to land a blow on front pair late on | 3/6 | 3½ | 11-2 | 108 | 113A | 118B | Conor O'Farrell | 11/4 |
| 2024 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 24+21d | Kelso | Slainte Mhath Handicap Hurdle Settled among the pack early - stumbled two out and pushed for effort - unable to find more before the last then well held | 9/11 | 10 | 10-13 | 109 | 110B | 101A | Conor O'Farrell | 12/1 |
| 08 Dec 24+35d | Kelso | Schloss Roxburghe Hotel & Spa Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled at the rear - fluffed second last then pushed along - unable to close well beaten in 5th | 5/6 | 1¼ | 10-5 | 109 | 28A | 97B | Conor O'Farrell | 10/3 |
| 03 Nov 24+310d | Carlisle | Stephex Trucks UK Castletown Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Sat close to the front - went in front approaching 3 out - asked for effort and put to test - lost control before last - fought back to edge in front on the run-in - overtaken in the final 100 yards and held on for second | 2/9 | hd | 10-2 | 107 | 102A | 116A | Conor O'Farrell | 10/3F |
| 2023 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 23+18d | Kelso | Slainte Mhath Handicap Hurdle | 4/8 | 7 | 11-2 | 110 | 78A | 117A | Brian Hughes | 7/1 |
| 11 Dec 23+36d | Ayr | Coral Racing Bet Bundles Handicap Hurdle | 8/11 | 4¾ | 11-0 | 110 | 114A | 105A | Craig Nichol | 11/4F |
| 05 Nov 23+272d | Carlisle | Cumbria Cricket Over 50's Team Day Handicap Hurdle | 1/11 | 11-13 | 106 | 92A | 122A | Craig Nichol | 9/4F | |
| 06 Feb 23+64d | Carlisle | Eden Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/11 | 2 | 11-5 | — | 88A | 116A | Craig Nichol | 5/2 |
| 2022 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Dec 22+36d | Kelso | Visit Kelso Christmas Events 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/10 | nk | 11-4 | — | 115A | 118A | Conor O'Farrell | EvensF |
| 29 Oct 22 | Ayr | Marine & Lawn 'Newcomers' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 1/9 | 11-1 | — | 106C | 122A | Conor O'Farrell | 9/4J | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Dunnet Head won?
- Dunnet Head (IRE) won 2 of 15 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 13.3%. Placed 4 times in total (26.7% of starts).
- Who trains Dunnet Head?
- Dunnet Head (IRE) is trained by Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 February 2026.
- Who is Dunnet Head's sire?
- Dunnet Head (IRE) is by Sholokhov (IRE) out of Champagne Ruby (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
- What going does Dunnet Head prefer?
- Dunnet Head (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Dunnet Head's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 97, from the run on 1 February 2026. The highest on record is 110.
- What is Dunnet Head's sire's record?
- Sholokhov (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 4,260 runs since Jan 2008 (420 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.9% from 157.
- Who are Dunnet Head's siblings?
- Out of Champagne Ruby (IRE), Dunnet Head (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Fenway Park (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Red Maple (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Oct 2026.