Horse profile
Flying Scotsman (IRE)
by Galileo (IRE) out of Iveagh Gardens (IRE) (Mastercraftsman)
43 runs · 22 courses · from Oct 2019
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Sep 2025 — 394 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2025 · 8th of 8
6 wins · 5 courses
Last raced off OR 57
KTB Profile
Flying Scotsman won six of 43 starts. Three of those wins came over 1m2f – 1m4f, including a Class 6 handicap at Newcastle on Standard going in Jan 2025 and a handicap at Listowel on Soft ground in Sep 2022 off a mark of 78. He also won twice at Galway on Soft turf. The gelding, who reached an official rating of 124, last ran at Newcastle in Sep 2025 when he finished eighth of eight off 57.
Based on 43 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 67lb off peak
- 6–43Wins / Runs
- 14%Strike rate
- 9 (20.9%)Placed
- −11.35£1 level staken=43 at SP
- 1.33Fair A/E n=43 · 1.10 incl. margin
- 124Highest OR
- 52dAvg 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 rating57↓ 67lb off peak
57
56–124
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 75
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 96A | 78 | — |
| Soft | 7 | 122A | 75 | — |
| Good | 4 | 78A | 74 | — |
| Heavy | 4 | 130C | 81 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 96A | 85 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 17 | 122A | 83 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 130C | 78 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 78A | 70.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 100A | 66.5 | — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 128B | 123 | — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 124A | 103.5 | — |
| Heavy | 3 | 82A | 71 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 123B | 89 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 128B | 123 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 106B | 86 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 124C | 112 | — |
Of 43 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 42 figures from 43 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 10 analysed runs since Sep 2024
- Held up 5 (50%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 4 (40%) · 1 win
- Prominent 1 (10%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Galileo (IRE)
Progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,192 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses).
Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 72 | 14 | 19.4% | +4.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2,765 | 442 | 16% | +1.5 | — |
| Good | 5,308 | 790 | 14.9% | +0.4 | 2 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 2,342 | 328 | 14% | −0.5 | 0 from 7 |
| Soft | 3,844 | 575 | 15% | +0.5 | 3 from 9 |
| Heavy | 1,378 | 190 | 13.8% | −0.7 | 0 from 7 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,482 | 304 | 12.2% | −2.3 | 1 from 10 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −7.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,383 | 252 | 18.2% | +3.7 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,021 | 517 | 17.1% | +2.6 | 1 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6,848 | 1,051 | 15.3% | +0.8 | 3 from 17 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,237 | 554 | 13.1% | −1.4 | 1 from 11 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,650 | 170 | 10.3% | −4.2 | 1 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 889 | 83 | 9.3% | −5.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Over 3m | 150 | 16 | 10.7% | −3.8 | — |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Comfort Zone (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 7f–2m1f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Comfort Zone (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comfort Zone (IRE) | 35 | 6 | 1m4f–2m1f | Grade 2 |
| Expensive Rose (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 7f | Class 4 |
| The Hidden Garden (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 1 | 10% | −4.50 |
| Good | 10 | 2 | 20% | −3.80 |
| Soft | 9 | 3 | 33% | +10.95 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Heavy | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.50 |
| Class 4 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 5 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle (AW) | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.50 |
| Galway | 5 | 2 | 40% | +1.95 |
| Hamilton | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Pontefract | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Killarney | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Listowel | 2 | 1 | 50% | +11.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.20 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cartmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 17 | 3 | 18% | +5.83 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 11 | 1 | 9% | −8.80 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.62 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Mulrennan | 14 | 1 | 7% | −8.50 |
| Wayne Lordan | 7 | 3 | 43% | +12.95 |
| Mark Walsh | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.00 |
| Richie McLernon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ben Robinson | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| J J Slevin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| P B Beggy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Andrew Mullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jody McGarvey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aidan Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mikey Sheehy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Simon Torrens | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| L P Dempsey | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.20 |
| Keith Donoghue | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 14 | 3 | 21% | −5.18 |
| None | 14 | 1 | 7% | −9.67 |
| Blinkers | 12 | 2 | 17% | +6.50 |
| Visor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.50 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +7.00 |
| 2021 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +0.20 |
| 2020 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +0.95 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 28 | 4 | 14% | −2.55 |
| Hurdle | 15 | 2 | 13% | −8.80 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Sep 25+120d | Newcastle (AW) | Download The QuinnBet App Handicap Settled with the pack early - pushed for effort with over 2f remaining - drifted left and dropped away inside the final furlong - finished eighth | 8/8 | 2¼ | 9-8 | 57 | 25A | 50A | Paul Mulrennan | 22/1 |
| 28 May 25+30d | Cartmel | Traffic Management Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Settled towards the back - clipped a fence 5 out - pressed for effort after 2 out - dropped away before the last and finished a distant 7th | 7/10 | 26 | 12-0 | 120 | 95C | 111C | Richie McLernon | 66/1 |
| 28 Apr 25+19d | Ayr | Coral Handicap Slow to break - settled in mid-division - urged forward 3f out and struggled to lower head 2f out - unable to find further response late finishing 8th | 8/10 | 1 | 9-8 | 58 | 75A | 68A | Paul Mulrennan | 7/2 |
| 09 Apr 25+30d | Catterick | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Settled towards the back - moved up and shifted right approaching final 2f - stayed on to snatch 3rd near the line | 3/8 | 2¼ | 9-3 | 59 | 73A | 75A | Paul Mulrennan | 3/1F |
| 10 Mar 25+6d | Newcastle (AW) | BetUK: It's Where The UK Bets Handicap Settled with the pack early - pushed into contention over 2f out - driven approaching the last furlong - moved into third close home and stayed on at an unchanged clip | 3/5 | ½ | 9-9 | 60 | 57C | 74B | Paul Mulrennan | 3/1 |
| 04 Mar 25+32d | Newcastle (AW) | Weekly 5 Free Bet With BetUK Handicap Sat handy behind the front group - moved into second with 11f left - hit the front over 3f out before being overtaken inside the final furlong - stayed on at one speed to finish 4th beaten 4.5 lengths | 4/6 | ½ | 9-10 | 60 | 88A | 72B | Paul Mulrennan | 9/2 |
| 31 Jan 25+95d | Newcastle (AW) | Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap Settled with plenty in hand mid-pack - given a squeeze approaching 2f out - improved to the front inside the final furlong - opened up a decisive advantage before the line - always in command at the finish | 1/9 | 9-11 | 56 | 83A | 82A | Paul Mulrennan | 9/2 | |
| 2024 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Oct 24+13d | Newcastle (AW) | Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap Settled at the back early - urged forward with 3f left - stayed on late but never a threat - finished fourth | 4/9 | 7½ | 9-6 | 58 | 96A | 63A | Paul Mulrennan | 15/2 |
| 15 Oct 24+15d | Newcastle (AW) | Get Raceday Ready Handicap Settled towards the back - pressed for effort with 2f left - improved into 4th inside the final furlong but not troubling those ahead | 4/12 | 2¼ | 9-9 | 59 | 94A | 73A | Andrew Mullen | 25/1 |
| 30 Sep 24+64d | Hamilton | Book Your 2025 Race Day At Hamilton Park Handicap Settled at the back early - pushed for effort with over 3f left but couldn't find extra pace - dropped away in the closing two furlongs to finish sixth | 6/7 | 2 | 10-0 | 62 | 62A | 60A | Paul Mulrennan | 6/5F |
| 28 Jul 24+88d | Uttoxeter | QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle | PU/10 | — | 12-2 | 122 | — | — | Richie McLernon | 28/1 |
| 01 May 24+29d | Pontefract | National Horseracing College Handicap | 4/9 | 3¼ | 9-1 | 64 | 75A | 69A | Paul Mulrennan | 25/1 |
| 02 Apr 24+84d | Pontefract | Edie, Linda & Philip Grundy April Birthdays Handicap | 5/6 | 8 | 9-3 | 69 | 35C | 54C | Paul Mulrennan | 14/1 |
| 09 Jan 24+55d | Southwell (AW) | BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets Handicap (Div 2) | 7/10 | 1¾ | 9-9 | 72 | 89A | 76A | Paul Mulrennan | 66/1 |
| 2023 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Nov 23+29d | Newcastle (AW) | BetUK Take Time Out During SGWeek23! Handicap | 11/12 | 5 | 9-5 | 75 | 60A | 57A | Paul Mulrennan | 100/1 |
| 17 Oct 23+26d | Newcastle (AW) | BetUK. Home Of The Acca-Fenwa Handicap | 11/12 | 5½ | 9-13 | 79 | 73C | 62C | Paul Mulrennan | 100/1 |
| 21 Sep 23+47d | Pontefract | Ben And Mary Hibbert Memorial Handicap | 6/8 | ¾ | 10-3 | 81 | 96A | 81A | Ben Robinson | 80/1 |
| 05 Aug 23+32d | Hamilton | Gas Call Services Handicap | 7/7 | 25 | 10-1 | 84 | 78C | 70C | Ben Robinson | 33/1 |
| 04 Jul 23+50d | Hamilton | Aspire At Hamilton-Park Handicap | 5/5 | 13 | 10-3 | 86 | 85C | 68C | Paul Mulrennan | 16/1 |
| 15 May 23+36d | Killarney | M.D. O'Shea & Sons Handicap Hurdle | 9/16 | 16 | 11-4 | 122 | 123B | 109A | J J Slevin | 9/2J |
| 09 Apr 23+50d | Cork | Bar One Racing Price Boosts Everyday Easter Handicap Hurdle (0-145) (grade B) | 8/14 | ½ | 10-7 | 123 | 123B | 121A | Jody McGarvey | 14/1 |
| 18 Feb 23+77d | Gowran Park | Tote Fantasy Handicap Hurdle | 5/19 | 1 | 11-5 | 123 | 71B | 130A | Aidan Kelly | 15/2 |
| 2022 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Dec 22+27d | Fairyhouse | Kevin Sheedy Bowel Cancer Raceday 17th December Handicap Hurdle (80-130) | 2/12 | 3 | 11-7 | 122 | 124A | 132A | J J Slevin | 15/2 |
| 06 Nov 22+45d | Naas | Colm White Bookmaker November Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 12/20 | hd | 8-9 | 86 | 130C | 71C | Mikey Sheehy | 20/1 |
| 22 Sep 22+33d | Listowel | Listowel Printing Works Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 1/11 | 8-7 | 78 | 122A | 93A | Wayne Lordan | 12/1 | |
| 20 Aug 22+24d | Killarney | Failte Hotel, Bar, Restaurant Handicap Hurdle | 9/13 | 6½ | 10-12 | 123 | 112B | 110A | Mark Walsh | 7/1 |
| 27 Jul 22+68d | Galway | Sp Or Better Guaranteed With Tote Handicap Hurdle | 5/17 | 2½ | 11-12 | 123 | 124C | 130A | Mark Walsh | 12/1 |
| 20 May 22+207d | Curragh | William Hill Scratch Of The Day Handicap | 12/16 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 81 | 49C | 68A | Declan McDonogh | 20/1 |
| 2021 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Oct 21+35d | Galway | Galway Handicap | 7/13 | 2 | 10-0 | 85 | 84C | 79C | Wayne Lordan | 16/1 |
| 20 Sep 21+21d | Listowel | Liam Healy Memorial Lartigue Hurdle (Handicap) (Grade B) | 10/18 | 3¼ | 11-8 | 124 | 86B | 116A | Mark Walsh | 7/1 |
| 30 Aug 21+7d | Roscommon | Class Grass Handicap | 9/10 | 2½ | 9-12 | 83 | 78A | 69A | Wayne Lordan | 17/2 |
| 23 Aug 21+24d | Ballinrobe | Hollymount Nursing Home Handicap Hurdle | 1/13 | 11-2 | 117 | 128B | 130A | Mark Walsh | 3/1F | |
| 30 Jul 21+44d | Galway | Guinness Galway Tribes Handicap Hurdle | 9/17 | shd | 9-9 | 117 | 106B | 110A | Simon Torrens | 4/1F |
| 16 Jun 21+171d | Navan | Navan Welcomes Back Racehorse Owners Maiden Hurdle | 1/13 | 11-9 | 109 | 99B | 133A | L P Dempsey | 6/5F | |
| 2020 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 20+21d | Leopardstown | Paddy Power 'only 4 More Days Until 2021' 3-y-o Maiden Hurdle | 5/18 | 5½ | 11-2 | — | 55C | 109C | Mark Walsh | 11/2 |
| 06 Dec 20+22d | Cork | Galtee 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 3/9 | 11 | 11-2 | — | 82A | 113A | Keith Donoghue | 3/1 |
| 14 Nov 20+109d | Punchestown | Osprey Hotel 3-y-o Hurdle | 5/8 | 9½ | 11-2 | — | 61C | 99C | Mark Walsh | 7/1 |
| 28 Jul 20+1d | Galway | caulfieldindustrial.com Handicap | 1/8 | 9-3 | 73 | 100A | 83A | Wayne Lordan | 13/8F | |
| 27 Jul 20+43d | Galway | Eventus Handicap (60-90) | 1/9 | 9-3 | 73 | 105A | 90A | Wayne Lordan | 10/3F | |
| 14 Jun 20+228d | Leopardstown | Leopardstown Handicap (50-80) | 13/15 | ½ | 9-8 | 74 | 71C | 61A | Wayne Lordan | 20/1 |
| 2019 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Oct 19+8d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10) | 9/14 | 1 | 9-5 | — | 60B | 62A | P B Beggy | 20/1 |
| 22 Oct 19+13d | Curragh | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10) | 9/14 | 1¼ | 9-5 | — | 70C | 76A | P B Beggy | 12/1 |
| 09 Oct 19 | Navan | Welcome To Navan Racecourse Maiden (Plus 10) | 11/17 | 2¾ | 9-5 | — | 33C | 62A | Wayne Lordan | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Flying Scotsman won?
- Flying Scotsman (IRE) won 6 of 43 archived starts between 2019 and 2025, a strike rate of 14%. Placed 9 times in total (20.9% of starts).
- Who trained Flying Scotsman?
- Flying Scotsman (IRE) was trained by Ben Haslam on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle (AW) on 25 September 2025.
- Who is Flying Scotsman's sire?
- Flying Scotsman (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Iveagh Gardens (IRE), whose sire is Mastercraftsman.
- What going does Flying Scotsman prefer?
- Flying Scotsman (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 9 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Flying Scotsman's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 57, from the run on 25 September 2025. The highest on record is 124.
- What is Flying Scotsman's sire's record?
- Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,192 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.
- Who are Flying Scotsman's siblings?
- Out of Iveagh Gardens (IRE), Flying Scotsman (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Comfort Zone (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Comfort Zone (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m1f. As at Oct 2026.