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Horse profile

Heads Or Harps (GB)

9yo gelding · Trainer Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore · Owner Mark Blandford
by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Dametori (FR) (Vettori)
13 runs · 9 courses · from Oct 2022
As at 29 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Ayr Last run 15 Oct 2026 · 7th of 8 Last raced off OR 109
KTB Profile

Heads Or Harps is 1 from 13, the win coming at Class 4 level in the Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Handicap Chase at Ayr in Mar 2025 over 1m5f – 2m on soft. All wins at Class 4. He has raced nine times over 2m1f – 2m4f without success. His last run, at Perth in Oct 2026, was his first for Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore and he finished 7 of 8 off an official rating of 109. Aged 9 at his last run in Oct 2026.

Based on 13 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs since Jan 2025 · updated 29 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up Win at Class 4
Official rating109↓ 4lb off peak
109 95–113

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 113 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ayr, 8 Mar 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 10 figures · best 114B · median 76.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 29 Oct 2025
Soft5113B773 runs · 84 / 76
Good to Soft369C652 runs · 69 / 64.5
Heavy1——1 run · —
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 29 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f7114B764 runs · 84 / 71
1m5f – 2m3113B952 runs · 95 / 82

Of 13 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 13 runs · as at 23 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 121B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ayr, 10 Feb 2026 Official rating 109 at the last run, 15 Oct 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 10 figures · best 129B · median 117
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 29 Oct 2025
Soft5129B1213 runs · 121 / 119
Good to Soft3117A1072 runs · 107 / 106
Heavy1——1 run · —
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 29 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f7128A1174 runs · 121 / 113
1m5f – 2m3129B1172 runs · 117 / 111

Of 13 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 13 runs · as at 23 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 Jan 2025

  • Held up 7 (78%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (11%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (11%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Flemensfirth (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 17,282 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3800%−11.9—
Good to Firm522509.6%−2.3—
Good4,05444210.9%−10 from 2
Good to Soft2,93335412.1%+0.20 from 4
Soft5,87675112.8%+0.91 from 6
Heavy3,81744911.8%−0.10 from 1
Standard (AW)4224.8%−7.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−11.9—
1m2f – 1m4f2514%−7.9—
1m5f – 2m4,48454712.2%+0.31 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f6,08172411.9%00 from 9
2m5f – 3m5,25862311.8%−0.10 from 1
Over 3m1,43215310.7%−1.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Dametori (FR) (Vettori)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Joy Neville (GB)110——
Niamh's Wish (GB)70——
Mr Stan (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 1 17% −3.62
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 11 1 9% −8.62
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ayr 4 1 25% −1.62
Southwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 9 0 0% −9.00
1m5f – 2m 3 1 33% −0.62
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Derek Fox 9 1 11% −6.62
Tom Scudamore 2 0 0% −2.00
Luca Morgan 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Patrick 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 1 10% −7.62
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 6 1 17% −3.62
2023 2 0 0% −2.00
2022 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 9 1 11% −6.62
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
2026 · 3 runs
15 Oct 26+223d Perth RacingTV, Home Of Live Racing Handicap Steeple Chase (Div I) (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 8 ran rear throughout - jumping lacked rhythm before the 11th - finished 7th and well beaten 7/8 25 11-3 10976C95C Derek Fox 25/1
06 Mar 26+24d Ayr Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Guide Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 3 ran Settled towards the back - jumping errors early including 12th - improved into second 4 out - pressed for effort but unable to find more approaching last 2/3 9 12-0 11084C119C Derek Fox 11/4
10 Feb 26+45d Ayr Watch On Racing TV Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 4 ran Settled at rear early - moved into second three out - pressed for effort after next but unable to close on leader up the run-in 2/4 8 12-0 11166C121B Derek Fox 9/2
2025 · 6 runs
27 Dec 25+26d Chepstow Coral Racing Club 'Join For Free' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 5 ran Settled at the back early - improved into 3rd by the 6th and driven on approaching 8th - found a bit more 3 out - lost ground before the last to finish third 3/5 16 11-6 11269C105B Derek Fox 7/1
01 Dec 25+23d Ayr Ayr Racecourse Racing Club Only 50 Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Heavy · 6 ran Settled at the back early - made progress 4 out - close to the front group 3 out - pressed for the lead before the last but unable to overhaul winner on the run-in 2/6 6 11-8 11295A117B Derek Fox 11/4
08 Nov 25+245d Kelso Ian Anderson Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Held third early - moved up to second after 4 out - dropped away turning for home and faded after the last 6/7 6 11-7 11360A107A Derek Fox 5/4F
08 Mar 25+10d Ayr Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 7 ran Settled with the pack showing plenty of enthusiasm - moved through the field with ease approaching 4 out - hit the front 3 out and quickly opened up - lost fluency at the second last - asked for extra on the run to the line - strolled home unchallenged 1/7 10-12 101113B129B Derek Fox 11/8F
26 Feb 25+41d Wetherby Entertain In Style At Wetherby Racecourse Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 9 ran Settled towards back early - made ground strongly 4 out - up to dispute lead 3 out - edged left to hit front 2 out - hung slightly at the last - overtaken on the run-in and unable to reel in winner 2/9 3 11-2 9777A128A Derek Fox 9/2
16 Jan 25+668d Newcastle Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Settled at back of field early - squeezed for space and improved into 8th before hampered two out - moved into 4th late and kept on to finish 4th 4/9 1 11-11 9565A117A Derek Fox 14/1
2023 · 2 runs
20 Mar 23+50d Southwell Discover What's Trending At Rhino.Bet Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran PU/7 — 12-1 101—— Luca Morgan 9/2
29 Jan 23+31d Southwell Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 11 ran 4/11 6½ 11-10 —114B108A Richard Patrick 50/1
2022 · 2 runs
29 Dec 22+63d Doncaster bet365 British EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-0 ——— Tom Scudamore 33/1
27 Oct 22 Worcester FBC Manby Bowdler Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-4 ——— Tom Scudamore 5/2F

Quick answers

How many races has Heads Or Harps won?
Heads Or Harps (GB) won 1 of 13 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 3 times in total (23.1% of starts).
Who trains Heads Or Harps?
Heads Or Harps (GB) is trained by Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 15 October 2026.
Who is Heads Or Harps's sire?
Heads Or Harps (GB) is by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Dametori (FR), whose sire is Vettori.
What going does Heads Or Harps prefer?
Heads Or Harps (GB) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Heads Or Harps's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 109, from the run on 15 October 2026. The highest on record is 113.
What is Heads Or Harps's sire's record?
Flemensfirth (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 17,282 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Heads Or Harps's siblings?
Out of Dametori (FR), Heads Or Harps (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2022. 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.