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Horse profile

Play The Knave (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2024) · Last trainer V T O'Brien · Last owner V T Obrien
by Scorpion (IRE) out of Dunsford Dream (IRE) (Mister Lord)
5 runs · 5 courses · from Dec 2020
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Mar 2024 — 951 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2024 · 11th of 14 Last raced off OR 81
KTB Profile

Play The Knave is a gelding by Scorpion out of a Mister Lord mare who failed to win in five starts on turf between Dec 2020 and Mar 2024. He raced over 2m1f to 2m4f on four of those starts and never placed. All five runs came on soft or heavier ground and he finished 11 of 14 at Cork in Mar 2024 when last raced off a career-high mark of 81.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 5 figures · best 90C · median 38
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Heavy2-17C-17.5—
Soft290C64—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f490C10.5—
1m5f – 2m1———

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 99C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fairyhouse, 3 Apr 2021 Official rating 81 at the last run, 21 Mar 2024

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 5 figures · best 99C · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Heavy296C94—
Soft299C90.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f499C94—
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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
Scorpion (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 6,314 runs since Jan 2008 (609 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 14.1% from 142.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1422014.1%+4.9—
Good2,30323910.4%+1.2—
Good to Soft1,1161009%−0.20 from 1
Soft1,8301397.6%−1.60 from 2
Heavy898778.6%−0.60 from 2
Standard (AW)25312%+2.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−9.2—
1m – 1m1f1400%−9.2—
1m2f – 1m4f38410.5%+1.3—
1m5f – 2m1,8531427.7%−1.50 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f2,2972249.8%+0.60 from 4
2m5f – 3m1,77618210.2%+1—
Over 3m333267.8%−1.4—

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
Dunsford Dream (IRE) (Mister Lord)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Stealadream (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

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

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00

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

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Hugh Morgan 2 0 0% −2.00
G B Noonan 1 0 0% −1.00
Adam Short 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr P J O'Neill 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 1 0 0% −1.00
2021 3 0 0% −3.00
2020 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2024 · 1 run
21 Mar 24+1083d Cork Follow Us On Social Media Maiden Hurdle 20f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran 11/14 74 11-7 81-18C92C G B Noonan 250/1
2021 · 3 runs
03 Apr 21+12d Fairyhouse Boomerang.ie Maiden Hurdle 20f · Yielding · 18 ran 17/18 7½ 12-0 —38C99C Adam Short 300/1
22 Mar 21+14d Navan Simonstown Maiden Hurdle 20f · Yielding · 17 ran 12/17 3½ 11-9 —90C82C Hugh Morgan 250/1
08 Mar 21+70d Leopardstown TRI Equestrian Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 16f · Good To Yielding · 17 ran 14/17 14 11-9 —49C88C Hugh Morgan 250/1
2020 · 1 run
28 Dec 20 Limerick Doherty Woodshavings Flat Race 18f · Heavy · 9 ran 8/9 14 11-9 —-17C96C Mr P J O'Neill 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Play The Knave won?
Play The Knave (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2020 and 2024.
Who trained Play The Knave?
Play The Knave (IRE) was trained by V T O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Cork on 21 March 2024.
Who is Play The Knave's sire?
Play The Knave (IRE) is by Scorpion (IRE) out of Dunsford Dream (IRE), whose sire is Mister Lord.
What is Play The Knave's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 81, from the run on 21 March 2024. That is also the highest on record.
What is Play The Knave's sire's record?
Scorpion (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 6,314 runs since Jan 2008 (609 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 14.1% from 142.
Who are Play The Knave's siblings?
Out of Dunsford Dream (IRE), Play The Knave (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2020. 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.