Maximum Scepticism (IRE)
Maximum Scepticism won one of five starts on turf, the success coming in the Class 5 PricedUp EBF Maiden Stakes at Nottingham over 6f-7f on good ground in Jul 2025. The gelding, by Churchill out of a Holy Roman Emperor mare, raced three times at the Curragh without success. He finished 14 of 30 in the Goffs Million at the Curragh in Sep 2025, last raced off his career-high mark of 93.
- 1–5Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 1 (20%)Placed
- −3.47£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 1.18Fair A/E n=5 · 1.04 incl. margin
- 93Highest OR
- 32dAvg 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 99
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 | 4 | 99A | 87 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 99A | 82 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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 5 analysed runs since May 2025
- Mid-division 2 (40%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (40%) · 1 win
- Prominent 1 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 4,802 runs since Jan 2008 (459 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | +0.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 644 | 79 | 12.3% | +1.3 | — |
| Good | 1,376 | 165 | 12% | +1 | 1 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 533 | 51 | 9.6% | −1.4 | — |
| Soft | 712 | 63 | 8.8% | −2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 225 | 19 | 8.4% | −2.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,303 | 150 | 11.5% | +0.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 146 | 17 | 11.6% | +0.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,301 | 145 | 11.1% | +0.1 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,121 | 119 | 10.6% | −0.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,301 | 138 | 10.6% | −0.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 644 | 80 | 12.4% | +1.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 245 | 28 | 11.4% | +0.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 44 | 1 | 2.3% | −8.7 | — |
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
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Jaayiz (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Hoof It Hoof It (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaayiz (IRE) | 45 | 5 | 6f–1m2½f | Class 5 |
| Hoof It Hoof It (IRE) | 23 | 2 | 6f | Class 4 |
| Stardevote (IRE) | 10 | 1 | 6½f | — |
| True Blue Gent (IRE) | 14 | 0 | — | — |
| Finger Cross (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.47 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.53 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.53 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Scott McCullagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rob Hornby | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.53 |
| Declan McDonogh | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Sep 25+50d | Curragh | Goffs Million Held around midfield - pushed along with 2f left and unable to close the gap - stayed on same effort to finish 14th | 14/30 | ½ | 9-5 | 93 | 82C | 84A | Scott McCullagh | 125/1 |
| 08 Aug 25+21d | Tipperary | Coolmore Stud Churchill Stakes (Listed) Sat close up early - eased back through the field - 3rd at halfway - slipped to 4th approaching 2f out - eased right a furlong out - regained 3rd briefly - unable to threaten in front and faded back to 4th at the line | 4/6 | 1 | 9-5 | — | 40A | 89B | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 5/1 |
| 18 Jul 25+44d | Nottingham | PricedUp EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Bumped at the break - set the pace from the front - driven out over 1f from home - stayed on strongly to score with something in hand | 1/7 | 9-7 | — | 98B | 91A | Rob Hornby | 8/15F | |
| 04 Jun 25+11d | Curragh | Sky Bet For The Fans Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden Shared front spot on far rail - urged forward with 2f left - driven approaching final furlong and a half - overtaken close home - eased back to fifth with no more to give | 5/10 | shd | 9-7 | — | 99A | 85A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 9/1 |
| 24 May 25 | Curragh | Avenuebloodstock.com Irish European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden Settled midpack and 7th at halfway - driven into better position from 2f out to sit 4th with a furlong left - held that spot to the line without finding more finishing 4th | 4/9 | 2¼ | 9-5 | — | 76A | 80A | Declan McDonogh | 28/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Maximum Scepticism won?
- Maximum Scepticism (IRE) won 1 of 5 archived starts in 2025, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
- Who trained Maximum Scepticism?
- Maximum Scepticism (IRE) was trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Curragh on 27 September 2025.
- Who is Maximum Scepticism's sire?
- Maximum Scepticism (IRE) is by Churchill (IRE) out of So Devoted (IRE), whose sire is Holy Roman Emperor.
- What going does Maximum Scepticism prefer?
- Maximum Scepticism (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Maximum Scepticism's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 93, from the run on 27 September 2025. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Maximum Scepticism's sire's record?
- Churchill (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 4,802 runs since Jan 2008 (459 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Maximum Scepticism's siblings?
- Out of So Devoted (IRE), Maximum Scepticism (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Jaayiz (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Hoof It Hoof It (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m2½f. As at Oct 2026.