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Out Of The Loop (GB)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2020) · Last trainer Padraig Roche · Last owner John P Mcmanus
by Shantou (USA) out of Sparron Hawk (FR) (Hawker's News)
11 runs · 7 courses · from Apr 2017
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Jan 2020 — 2,496 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2020 · 7th of 7 3 wins · Fairyhouse & Downpatrick Last raced off OR 127
KTB Profile

Out Of The Loop (GB) is 3 from 11. Hasn't won since Feb 2018. All 3 wins have come over 2m1f – 2m4f. Last raced off 127, 11lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 11lb off peak
Official rating127↓ 11lb off peak
127 118–138

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 59 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Roscommon, 6 Aug 2019

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 9 figures · best 147A · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft6147A114—
Heavy386C82—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m4103B70.5—
2m1f – 2m4f4147A126.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 11 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 111C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Naas, 16 Dec 2019 Official rating 127 at the last run, 5 Jan 2020

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 10 figures · best 138A · median 112.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft7138A119—
Heavy3113A109—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5138A127—
1m5f – 2m4119A110.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 11 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 11 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
Shantou (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,831 runs since Feb 2008 (539 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2150%+36.4—
Good to Firm1583220.3%+6.7—
Good2,29231113.6%0—
Good to Soft1,43317612.3%−1.30 from 1
Soft2,61236313.9%+0.33 from 7
Heavy1,28317813.9%+0.30 from 3
Standard (AW)5159.8%−3.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−13.6—
1m – 1m1f1100%−13.6—
1m2f – 1m4f6269.7%−3.9—
1m5f – 2m2,03127613.6%00 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f2,71337813.9%+0.33 from 6
2m5f – 3m2,34233414.3%+0.70 from 1
Over 3m6697210.8%−2.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Feb 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sparron Hawk (FR) (Hawker's News)

7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Uptake (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m½f–2m6f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Russian Hawk (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Uptake (GB)2222m4f–2m6f—
Russian Hawk (GB)512m5½fClass 4
Some Hawk (GB)1112m6f—
Arms Park (GB)512m½fClass 5
Formel Park (GB)1512m½fClass 5
Storm Born (GB)30——
Dolly Bird (GB)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 3 43% +10.25
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Roscommon 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 2 2 100% +7.25
Downpatrick 2 1 50% +6.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 3 50% +11.25
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jody McGarvey 5 0 0% −5.00
Mark Walsh 4 3 75% +13.25
Donagh Meyler 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark Enright 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 1 0 0% −1.00
2019 4 0 0% −4.00
2018 1 1 100% +6.00
2017 5 2 40% +5.25

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 3 43% +10.25
Chase 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
2020 · 1 run
05 Jan 20+20d Naas Eastcoast Seafood & Gouldings Hardware Handicap Chase 2m · Yielding · 7 ran 7/7 ½ 11-7 12730A92A Jody McGarvey 7/1
2019 · 4 runs
16 Dec 19+77d Naas Kildare Post & Kildare Now Beginners Chase 2m3f · Soft · 17 ran 10/17 15 11-12 ——111C Jody McGarvey 33/1
30 Sep 19+55d Roscommon Castlerea Beginners Chase 2m5f · Heavy · 16 ran 6/16 11 11-12 —50B106A Jody McGarvey 6/1
06 Aug 19+94d Roscommon J.F. Hanley Beginners Chase 2m · Soft · 10 ran 4/10 ¾ 11-12 —59B112A Jody McGarvey 7/2
04 May 19+434d Punchestown Ballymore Handicap Hurdle (Grade B) 2m4f · Good To Yielding · 25 ran PU/25 — 10-12 138—— Donagh Meyler 16/1
2018 · 1 run
24 Feb 18+84d Fairyhouse Tommy Carberry Handicap Hurdle 2m4f · Soft · 12 ran 1/12 10-13 127147A138A Mark Walsh 6/1
2017 · 5 runs
02 Dec 17+28d Fairyhouse Kettles Country House Hotel Supporting Fingal Ravens Gaa Handicap Hurdle (81-130) 2m4f · Soft · 14 ran 1/14 11-1 118125B127A Mark Walsh 5/4F
04 Nov 17+22d Down Royal Billecart-Salmon Handicap Hurdle (0-150) (Grade B) 2m · Soft · 13 ran 5/13 2½ 9-10 118103B119A Mark Enright 7/1
13 Oct 17+21d Downpatrick Can You Believe It's October Maiden Hurdle 2m3f · Yielding · 13 ran 1/13 11-8 —128B129A Mark Walsh 7/1
22 Sep 17+174d Downpatrick Molson Coors Maiden Hurdle 2m3f · Soft To Heavy · 9 ran 3/9 4¾ 11-3 —86C113A Mark Walsh 11/2
01 Apr 17 Navan Annual Family Day 20th May (c & G) Maiden Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 20 ran 5/20 3¾ 11-2 —82B109A Jody McGarvey 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Out Of The Loop won?
Out Of The Loop (GB) won 3 of 11 archived starts between 2017 and 2020, a strike rate of 27.3%. Placed 4 times in total (36.4% of starts).
Who trained Out Of The Loop?
Out Of The Loop (GB) was trained by Padraig Roche on the most recent run on record, at Naas on 5 January 2020.
Who is Out Of The Loop's sire?
Out Of The Loop (GB) is by Shantou (USA) out of Sparron Hawk (FR), whose sire is Hawker's News.
What going does Out Of The Loop prefer?
Out Of The Loop (GB) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 7 starts (42.9%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Out Of The Loop's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 127, from the run on 5 January 2020. The highest on record is 138.
What is Out Of The Loop's sire's record?
Shantou (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,831 runs since Feb 2008 (539 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
Who are Out Of The Loop's siblings?
Out of Sparron Hawk (FR), Out Of The Loop (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Uptake (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Russian Hawk (GB)). The wins came over 2m½f–2m6f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2017. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.