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Horse profile

Pencil House (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2008) · Last trainer Donald McCain · Last owner Sandicroft Stud
by Carroll House (IRE) out of Pencil (IRE) (Crash Course)
12 runs · 10 courses · from Mar 2006
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Mar 2008 — 6,790 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2008 · 7th of 9 Last raced off OR 94
KTB Profile

Pencil House (IRE) is yet to win from 12 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 7 at Sedgefield (Nov 2007).

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
Official rating94↓ 4lb off peak
94 94–98

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 100A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bangor-on-Dee, 2 Mar 2008 Official rating 94 at the last run, 26 Mar 2008

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 11 figures · best 111C · median 96
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good4100A91—
Good to Soft2111C107.5—
Good to Firm2106C101—
Heavy296C93.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f7111C96—
1m5f – 2m296C91.5—
2m5f – 3m1———
Over 3m1———

Of 12 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 · 11 figures from 12 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
Carroll House (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.2% of 1,033 runs since Jan 2008 (133 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1317.7%+1.5—
Good to Firm11376.2%00 from 2
Good293155.1%−1.10 from 5
Good to Soft10943.7%−2.50 from 2
Soft282217.4%+1.20 from 1
Heavy218167.3%+1.10 from 2
Standard (AW)500%−6.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f10110%+3.8—
1m5f – 2m236145.9%−0.30 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f398266.5%+0.30 from 8
2m5f – 3m328226.7%+0.50 from 1
Over 3m6111.6%−4.60 from 1

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
Pencil (IRE) (Crash Course)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Corlea (IRE)40——
Raleagh House (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 11 0 0% −11.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wetherby 3 0 0% −3.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 8 0 0% −8.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jason Maguire 6 0 0% −6.00
Stephen Craine 2 0 0% −2.00
P J Benson 1 0 0% −1.00
Graham Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Gerard Tumelty 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Moore 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 0 0% −10.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 3 0 0% −3.00
2007 6 0 0% −6.00
2006 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 6 0 0% −6.00
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2008 · 3 runs
26 Mar 08+24d Newcastle interskygroup.com Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23.5f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 9 10-7 9471A P J Benson 9/2
02 Mar 08+18d Bangor-on-Dee Peggy Hargreaves-Jones Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 15 ran 5/15 5 11-7 97100A Jason Maguire 16/1
13 Feb 08+49d Musselburgh Anderson Strathern 20Yrs Sponsorship Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 5 11-10 9895A Jason Maguire 2/1F
2007 · 6 runs
26 Dec 07+43d Wetherby New Bramham Hall For Conferences Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 25f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 5/11 2 11-9 98104C Stephen Craine 14/1
13 Nov 07+34d Sedgefield Party Packages From sunderlanddogs.com Maiden Chase Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 2/7 9 11-2 98106C Graham Lee 5/1
10 Oct 07+28d Towcester Dalepak Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 2½ 11-3 —87C Jason Maguire 16/1
12 Sep 07+149d Uttoxeter Begbies Traynor Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 6/15 ½ 10-12 —96C Stephen Craine 40/1
16 Apr 07+95d Wetherby Wetherby Races Family Sunday 29th April 'NH' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-0 —— Jason Maguire 12/1
11 Jan 07+16d Hereford E.B.F. 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) (Div 1) Class 4 · 19.5f · Heavy · 11 ran 9/11 14 11-6 —91C Jason Maguire 50/1
2006 · 3 runs
26 Dec 06+65d Market Rasen Grange & Links Hotel Sandilands Golf Club 'NH' Nov Hdl (D1) Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 11 ran 4/11 10 10-7 —91C Gerard Tumelty 7/1
22 Oct 06+218d Aintree bonusprint.com Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 4 · 17f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 2/11 7 10-11 —111C Jason Maguire 25/1
18 Mar 06 Wetherby Wetherby Family Sunday 30th April Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16f · Heavy · 14 ran 11/14 10 11-4 —96C Jamie Moore 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Pencil House won?
Pencil House (IRE) has yet to win, from 12 archived starts between 2006 and 2008. Placed 2 times in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Pencil House?
Pencil House (IRE) was trained by Donald McCain on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle on 26 March 2008.
Who is Pencil House's sire?
Pencil House (IRE) is by Carroll House (IRE) out of Pencil (IRE), whose sire is Crash Course.
What is Pencil House's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 94, from the run on 26 March 2008. The highest on record is 98.
What is Pencil House's sire's record?
Carroll House (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.2% of 1,033 runs since Jan 2008 (133 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Pencil House's siblings?
Out of Pencil (IRE), Pencil House (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2006. 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.