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Horse profile

Scamallach Liath (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2024) · Last trainer Harry Derham · Last owner Mr Mrs Norman
by Shantou (USA) out of Lady Cloudings (IRE) (Cloudings)
8 runs · 5 courses · from Nov 2022
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Nov 2024 — 723 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2024 Won at Ascot Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 123
KTB Profile

Scamallach Liath won the Not Forgotten Novices Handicap Hurdle at Ascot in Nov 2023 at Class 4 level off an official rating of 112. The gelding, by Shantou out of Lady Cloudings, has six places from eight starts on turf. All wins at Class 4. He last ran at Plumpton in Nov 2024, beaten favourite and last raced off OR 123. Aged 7 at his last run in Nov 2024.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run since Nov 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 4 OR at career high
Official rating123At career-high mark
123 109–123

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 148 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ascot, 23 Dec 2023

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 148B · median 119
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft3131A119—
Good3148B133—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5148B131—
2m1f – 2m4f2119A110.5—

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 135A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ascot, 23 Dec 2023 Official rating 123 at the last run, 4 Nov 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 7 figures · best 135A · median 128
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft3130A124—
Good3135A133—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5135A130—
2m1f – 2m4f2128A126—

Of 8 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 · 7 figures from 8 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
Shantou (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,824 runs since Jan 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—
Good2,28931113.6%01 from 4
Good to Soft1,43017612.3%−1.30 from 3
Soft2,61136313.9%+0.30 from 1
Heavy1,28317813.9%+0.3—
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 – 2m2,03027613.6%0—
2m1f – 2m4f2,71137813.9%+0.30 from 2
2m5f – 3m2,33933414.3%+0.71 from 5
Over 3m6687210.8%−2.80 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
Lady Cloudings (IRE) (Cloudings)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lucy Rocco (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 1 25% −1.38
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 1 17% −3.38
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ascot 3 1 33% −0.38
Plumpton 2 0 0% −2.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 5 1 20% −2.38
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Paul O'Brien 4 1 25% −1.38
Jonathan Burke 2 0 0% −2.00
Brendan Powell 1 0 0% −1.00
Daryl Jacob 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 1 20% −2.38
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 2 0 0% −2.00
2023 4 1 25% −1.38
2022 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 1 14% −4.38
Chase 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 · 2 runs
04 Nov 24+275d Plumpton Tie The Knot Wedding Catering Handicap Chase Class 3 · 25.5f · Good · 6 ran Settled with the pack early - drifted right at fences - pushed into contention to loom up second before falling 2 out F/6 — 11-13 123—— Paul O'Brien 10/11F
03 Feb 24+42d Sandown Virgin Bet Heroes Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 7/14 2¼ 10-8 123112B120A Paul O'Brien 7/2F
2023 · 4 runs
23 Dec 23+29d Ascot Ascot Racecourse Supports Schools Photography Competition Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 23.5f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 hd 12-0 118148B135A Paul O'Brien 13/8F
24 Nov 23+236d Ascot Not Forgotten Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 24.5f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 11-12 112133A133A Paul O'Brien 13/8F
02 Apr 23+23d Ascot Colts And Fillies Club Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 2/10 1½ 12-0 109131A130A Brendan Powell 9/2
10 Mar 23+93d Exeter Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 23f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 7½ 12-0 10994B126A Jonathan Burke 4/1
2022 · 2 runs
07 Dec 22+23d Leicester William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 11 ran 3/11 3 11-0 —102B128A Jonathan Burke 7/2C
14 Nov 22 Plumpton Download The At The Races App Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 3/12 4 11-0 —119A124A Daryl Jacob 9/2

Quick answers

How many races has Scamallach Liath won?
Scamallach Liath (IRE) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2022 and 2024, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 6 times in total (75% of starts).
Who trained Scamallach Liath?
Scamallach Liath (IRE) was trained by Harry Derham on the most recent run on record, at Plumpton on 4 November 2024.
Who is Scamallach Liath's sire?
Scamallach Liath (IRE) is by Shantou (USA) out of Lady Cloudings (IRE), whose sire is Cloudings.
What going does Scamallach Liath prefer?
Scamallach Liath (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Scamallach Liath's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 123, from the run on 4 November 2024. That is also the highest on record.
What is Scamallach Liath's sire's record?
Shantou (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,824 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
Who are Scamallach Liath's siblings?
Out of Lady Cloudings (IRE), Scamallach Liath (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2022. 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.