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Horse profile

Microscope (GB)

7yo gelding · Trainer Peter Buchanan · Owner I Buchanan
by Telescope (IRE) out of Midnight Silver (GB) (Midnight Legend)
7 runs · 4 courses · from May 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Off 148 days · 9th of 10 Last raced off OR 100
KTB Profile

Microscope is a Telescope gelding who is yet to win from seven starts on turf. He showed his best effort when fourth of 14 at Kilbeggan in Apr 2026 and has since run four times at Downpatrick without placing. He last ran at Downpatrick in May 2026 where he finished ninth of 10 in the Tote Guarantee Never Beaten By SP Handicap Hurdle off an official rating of 100.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 147 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Kilbeggan, 24 Apr 2026

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 7 figures · best 147B · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft392C493 · 92 / 49
Good to Soft2147B122.52 · 147 / 122.5
Good2107A88—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4107A83.52 · 98 / 66
1m5f – 2m2147B982 · 147 / 98
2m5f – 3m1——1 · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 113A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kilbeggan, 24 Apr 2026 Official rating 100 at the last run, 22 May 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 7 figures · best 113A · median 98
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft3101C983 · 101 / 98
Good to Soft2113A1002 · 113 / 100
Good298A93.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4101C93.52 · 101 / 94
1m5f – 2m2113A105.52 · 113 / 105.5
2m5f – 3m1——1 · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Telescope (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 1,890 runs since Jan 2008 (295 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 1.9% from 104. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13.3% from 279.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−8.4—
Good to Firm56916.1%+7.7—
Good701689.7%+1.30 from 2
Good to Soft471326.8%−1.60 from 2
Soft410327.8%−0.60 from 3
Heavy1471510.2%+1.8—
Standard (AW)10421.9%−6.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−8.4—
6f – 7f2514%−4.4—
1m – 1m1f6534.6%−3.8—
1m2f – 1m4f1251310.4%+2—
1m5f – 2m723506.9%−1.50 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f589478%−0.40 from 4
2m5f – 3m2793713.3%+4.90 from 1
Over 3m8378.4%0—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Midnight Silver (GB) (Midnight Legend)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Midnight Venture (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Downpatrick 4 0 0% −4.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Michael Kenneally 4 0 0% −4.00
Eoin Staples 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr D McGill 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr O McGill 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 5 0 0% −5.00
2024 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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
22 May 26+28d Downpatrick Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Handicap Hurdle 19f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran Sat close to pace early - 6th at halfway - blundered 3 out then 8th after another error 2 out - dropped away soon after and beaten a long way home 9/10 14 10-11 10098C87C Michael Kenneally 12/1
24 Apr 26+26d Kilbeggan Aguiar Racing Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran Sat just off front group early - 5th at halfway - moved into 4th before the last on inner - pushed along and stayed on same stride to finish 4/14 10 11-7 —147B113A Michael Kenneally 150/1
29 Mar 26+8d Downpatrick Tote Every Day's A Money Back Day Maiden Hurdle 22f · Yielding To Soft · 13 ran Settled towards the back - pushed along into 5th approaching the final fence - stayed on without gaining further ground 5/13 11 10-13 —92C98C Michael Kenneally 200/1
21 Mar 26+60d Navan Mongey Communications Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 23 ran Held up at the back - still going nowhere three out - shaped up late but well held throughout 11/23 nse 11-7 —49C98C Michael Kenneally 250/1
20 Jan 26+584d Down Royal Molson Coors Beverage Company Maiden Hurdle 17f · Yielding To Soft · 20 ran Struggled to get involved from the off - trailed the field throughout - finished well held in 16th 16/20 3¼ 10-13 —34C101C Eoin Staples 150/1
15 Jun 24+22d Downpatrick Download The New Tote App (Pro/Am) Flat Race 19f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 2¾ 11-7 —107A98A Mr D McGill 50/1
24 May 24 Downpatrick Dennison Rentals Point-To-Point Flat Race 18f · Good · 11 ran 5/11 10 11-7 —69C89C Mr O McGill 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Microscope (GB) won?
Microscope (GB) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2024 and 2026.
Who trains Microscope (GB)?
Microscope (GB) is trained by Peter Buchanan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 May 2026.
Who is Microscope (GB)'s sire?
Microscope (GB) is by Telescope (IRE) out of Midnight Silver (GB), whose sire is Midnight Legend.
What is Microscope (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 22 May 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Microscope (GB)'s sire's record?
Telescope (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 1,890 runs since Jan 2008 (295 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 1.9% from 104. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13.3% from 279.
Who are Microscope (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Midnight Silver (GB), Microscope (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2024. 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.