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Horse profile

Flash Scan (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2009) · Last trainer Roger Joseph McGrath · Last owner Mrs H Mcgrath
by Needle Gun (IRE) out of Laurel Walk (GB) (Buckskin)
3 runs · 1 course · from Feb 2009
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Jul 2009 — 6,305 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2009 · 7th of 18 Won at Limerick
KTB Profile

Flash Scan (IRE) is 1 from 3. Hasn't won since Jul 2009.

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 123A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Limerick, 5 Jul 2009

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 3 figures · best 123A · median 119
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good1———
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m2123A121—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Needle Gun (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 5% of 1,228 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1100%−5—
Good to Firm14964%−11 from 1
Good407256.1%+1.10 from 1
Good to Soft18863.2%−1.8—
Soft278134.7%−0.3—
Heavy190126.3%+1.30 from 1
Standard (AW)500%−5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f800%−5—
1m5f – 2m402194.7%−0.31 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f442245.4%+0.40 from 1
2m5f – 3m321185.6%+0.6—
Over 3m5511.8%−3.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Laurel Walk (GB) (Buckskin)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Bricketstown King (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 1 100% +10.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 2 1 50% +9.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kieran Norris 2 1 50% +9.00
Mr R J Kiely 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
NH Flat 2 1 50% +9.00
Hurdle 1 0 0% −1.00

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 KTB Jockey SP
2009 · 3 runs
23 Jul 09+18d Limerick Irish Daily Mirror Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good · 18 ran 7/18 2½ 11-7 94C Mr R J Kiely 9/2J
05 Jul 09+154d Limerick Greenmount Summer Fun Flat Race 16f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 1/17 11-7 123A Kieran Norris 10/1
01 Feb 09 Limerick Kevin Frost Memorial (pro/am) Flat Race 16f · Heavy · 13 ran 3/13 8 11-6 119A Kieran Norris 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Flash Scan won?
Flash Scan (IRE) won 1 of 3 archived starts in 2009, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 2 times in total (66.7% of starts).
Who trained Flash Scan?
Flash Scan (IRE) was trained by Roger Joseph McGrath on the most recent run on record, at Limerick on 23 July 2009.
Who is Flash Scan's sire?
Flash Scan (IRE) is by Needle Gun (IRE) out of Laurel Walk (GB), whose sire is Buckskin.
What is Flash Scan's sire's record?
Needle Gun (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 5% of 1,228 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Flash Scan's siblings?
Out of Laurel Walk (GB), Flash Scan (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2009. 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.