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Horse profile

Noble Scholar (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2013) · Last trainer Philip Kirby · Last owner The Kwick Syndicate
by Anabaa (USA) out of Lisieux Rose (IRE) (Generous)
19 runs · 8 courses · from Mar 2010
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Apr 2013 — 4,936 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2013 2 wins · Hexham & Sedgefield Last raced off OR 89
KTB Profile

Noble Scholar (IRE) is 2 from 19, both wins coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Jun 2010. Last raced off 89, 20lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 19 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 6 OR ↓ 20lb off peak
Official rating89↓ 20lb off peak
89 80–109

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 99A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hexham, 21 Nov 2012 Official rating 89 at the last run, 22 Apr 2013

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 14 figures · best 133A · median 103
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft4133A113—
Soft4116A99.5—
Heavy3120A99—
Standard (AW)2121A104.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f7120A99—
1m5f – 2m6133A120.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 19 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 19 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
Anabaa (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 2,519 runs since Jan 2008 (256 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 14.8% from 243. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.3% from 255.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm20210%−1—
Good to Firm2433614.8%+3.81 from 1
Good6317211.4%+0.40 from 1
Good to Soft3554312.1%+1.11 from 6
Soft519438.3%−2.70 from 5
Heavy192189.4%−1.60 from 4
Standard (AW)5596411.4%+0.40 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f741013.5%+2.5—
6f – 7f5456812.5%+1.5—
1m – 1m1f6958712.5%+1.5—
1m2f – 1m4f5226011.5%+0.5—
1m5f – 2m3293510.6%−0.41 from 8
2m1f – 2m4f255166.3%−4.71 from 8
2m5f – 3m8322.4%−8.60 from 3
Over 3m1600%−11—

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
Lisieux Rose (IRE) (Generous)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Burren Rose (USA) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m2f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Burren Rose (USA)621m–1m2f—
Market Euphoria (IRE)417f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 6 1 17% −1.00
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 1 100% +2.75

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 9 0 0% −9.00
Class 5 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 6 4 2 50% +4.75

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hexham 5 1 20% +0.00
Kelso 3 0 0% −3.00
Carlisle 3 0 0% −3.00
Sedgefield 2 1 50% +1.75
Catterick 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 8 1 13% −4.25
1m5f – 2m 8 1 13% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Brian Hughes 9 2 22% −0.25
Adam Nicol 5 0 0% −5.00
Barry Keniry 2 0 0% −2.00
Henry Brooke 1 0 0% −1.00
Richie McGrath 1 0 0% −1.00
Joe Cosgrove 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 1 8% −8.00
Visor 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie 2 1 50% +1.75
Tongue tie + visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 3 0 0% −3.00
2012 8 0 0% −8.00
2010 8 2 25% +0.75

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 0 0% −11.00
NH Flat 6 2 33% +2.75
Chase 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2013 · 3 runs
22 Apr 13+21d Hexham Cohort Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good · 18 ran PU/18 — 10-13 89— Adam Nicol 18/1
01 Apr 13+78d Newcastle Anglo Scottish Finance Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 18 ran PU/18 — 10-10 84— Henry Brooke 16/1
13 Jan 13+53d Kelso 'Live At The Bar' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 22.5f · Heavy · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-4 84— Richie McGrath 9/2C
2012 · 8 runs
21 Nov 12+32d Hexham Northumbria Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Heavy · 11 ran 2/11 6 9-13 8099A Adam Nicol 9/1
20 Oct 12+13d Kelso Edinburgh City F.c. Conditional Jockeys' Training Series Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 22.5f · Heavy · 14 ran 9/14 36 11-4 9083C Adam Nicol 16/1
07 Oct 12+119d Kelso John & Liz Elliot Ruby Wedding Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 18f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 10/13 4 11-5 9590C Adam Nicol 6/1
10 Jun 12+68d Perth ETPM 5th Birthday Novices' Handicap Hurdle (For The Silver Cup) Class 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-0 100— Adam Nicol 14/1
03 Apr 12+27d Sedgefield O'brien Waste Recycling Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 8 11-1 10598B Brian Hughes 12/1
07 Mar 12+16d Catterick Boundary Mill Maiden Chase Class 4 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran F/6 — 11-0 —— Brian Hughes 7/2
20 Feb 12+39d Carlisle Cumbrian Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 12 ran 12/12 23 11-3 109101C Brian Hughes 28/1
12 Jan 12+380d Catterick Catterickbridge.co.uk Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 3/16 14 11-5 109105A Brian Hughes 22/1
2010 · 8 runs
28 Dec 10+6d Southwell (AW) totequadpot 'Jumpers' Bumper' NH Flat Race Class 4 · 16f · Standard To Slow · 10 ran 10/10 13 11-0 —88C Barry Keniry 12/1
22 Dec 10+35d Southwell (AW) Bet totepool At totesport.com 'Jumpers' Bumper' NH Flat Race Class 4 · 16f · Standard To Slow · 8 ran 3/8 5 11-0 —121A Barry Keniry 5/1
17 Nov 10+17d Hexham E.B.F. D Squadron The Royal Dragoon Guards 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 11 ran 3/11 4½ 10-12 —120A Brian Hughes 3/1
31 Oct 10+141d Carlisle Northern Racing Club 30th Anniversary Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 17 ran 4/17 shd 10-12 —116A Brian Hughes 10/1
12 Jun 10+17d Hexham Hadrian Health Care Standard Open NH Flat Race (Div 1) Class 6 · 16f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 1/11 11-10 —133A Brian Hughes 4/1
26 May 10+37d Sedgefield Buy TV Brackets At Ebay McGow123 Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 17f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 1/11 11-4 —120A Brian Hughes 11/4
19 Apr 10+29d Hexham Durham C.C.C. Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 3/12 nk 11-2 —121A Brian Hughes 8/1
21 Mar 10 Carlisle Carlisle-races.co.uk Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 17f · Soft · 17 ran 10/17 1¼ 10-8 —88C Joe Cosgrove 22/1

Quick answers

How many races has Noble Scholar won?
Noble Scholar (IRE) won 2 of 19 archived starts between 2010 and 2013, a strike rate of 10.5%. Placed 7 times in total (36.8% of starts).
Who trained Noble Scholar?
Noble Scholar (IRE) was trained by Philip Kirby on the most recent run on record, at Hexham on 22 April 2013.
Who is Noble Scholar's sire?
Noble Scholar (IRE) is by Anabaa (USA) out of Lisieux Rose (IRE), whose sire is Generous.
What going does Noble Scholar prefer?
Noble Scholar (IRE) has the best record on good to 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 Noble Scholar's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 22 April 2013. The highest on record is 109.
What is Noble Scholar's sire's record?
Anabaa (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 2,519 runs since Jan 2008 (256 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 14.8% from 243. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.3% from 255.
Who are Noble Scholar's siblings?
Out of Lisieux Rose (IRE), Noble Scholar (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Burren Rose (USA) (2). The wins came over 7f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2010. 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.