Scepticism (USA)
Scepticism (USA) is 1 from 17, the win coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Oct 2013. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 8 on turf.
- 1–17Wins / Runs
- 5.9%Strike rate
- 5 (29.4%)Placed
- −12.00£1 level staken=17 at SP
- 0.35Fair A/E n=17 · 0.31 incl. margin
- 63Highest OR
- 26dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 3,387 runs since Jan 2008 (333 horses).
Weakest on good to soft going: 7.9% from 280. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 319.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 25 | 3 | 12% | −0.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 591 | 69 | 11.7% | −0.6 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 720 | 90 | 12.5% | +0.2 | — |
| Good to Soft | 280 | 22 | 7.9% | −4.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 377 | 38 | 10.1% | −2.2 | — |
| Heavy | 91 | 7 | 7.7% | −4.6 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,303 | 188 | 14.4% | +2.1 | 1 from 9 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 319 | 51 | 16% | +3.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,333 | 162 | 12.2% | −0.1 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 942 | 121 | 12.8% | +0.5 | 1 from 9 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 540 | 58 | 10.7% | −1.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 149 | 19 | 12.8% | +0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 75 | 3 | 4% | −8.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 29 | 3 | 10.3% | −2 | — |
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
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.00 |
| Class 4 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Fanning | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Josh Baudains | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Noel Fehily | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Franny Norton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mark Grant | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Matthew Hopkins | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Michael J M Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −7.00 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 14 | 1 | 7% | −9.00 |
| Hurdle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 · 12 runs | |||||||||
| 01 Nov 13+20d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Coral App Download From The App Store Handicap (Div 2) | 9/9 | 53 | 9-0 | 58 | 43C | Josh Baudains | 11/1 |
| 12 Oct 13+7d | Wolverhampton (AW) | 32RedBet.com Handicap | 8/12 | 3¼ | 9-1 | 58 | 48A | Josh Baudains | 7/2 |
| 05 Oct 13+13d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Stuart Evans 50th Birthday Celebration Handicap (Div 2) | 1/9 | 9-0 | 55 | 68A | Josh Baudains | 4/1 | |
| 22 Sep 13+50d | Plumpton | Evie And Lois At marathonbet_uk Juvenile Hurdle | 5/9 | 7 | 10-12 | — | 72B | Mark Grant | 6/1 |
| 03 Aug 13+20d | Newton Abbot | Totepool.com The Home Of Pool Betting Juvenile Hurdle | 4/5 | 66 | 10-12 | — | 76C | Noel Fehily | 3/1 |
| 14 Jul 13+76d | Stratford | John Lorriman 70th Birthday Juvenile Hurdle | BD/12 | — | 10-12 | — | — | Noel Fehily | 13/2 |
| 29 Apr 13+6d | Lingfield (AW) | Aurora Fireworks Handicap | 7/10 | 1¼ | 9-1 | 54 | 55A | Silvestre De Sousa | 3/1 |
| 23 Apr 13+15d | Wolverhampton (AW) | 32redbet.com Handicap | 2/9 | ¾ | 9-3 | 54 | 70A | Joe Fanning | 11/4 |
| 08 Apr 13+20d | Wolverhampton (AW) | 32red Casino Apprentice Handicap | 2/6 | 2¼ | 8-7 | 54 | 63B | Matthew Hopkins | 6/1 |
| 19 Mar 13+18d | Southwell (AW) | 32redbet.com Apprentice Handicap | 4/7 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 56 | 62A | Michael J M Murphy | 5/2 |
| 01 Mar 13+16d | Lingfield (AW) | lingfieldpark.co.uk Handicap | 7/7 | 4½ | 9-0 | 58 | 41A | Joe Fanning | 5/1 |
| 13 Feb 13+114d | Kempton (AW) | Racing Plus Chase Day 23.02.13 Handicap | 6/6 | 2½ | 9-2 | 60 | 51B | Franny Norton | 5/4F |
| 2012 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 22 Oct 12+13d | Pontefract | Bet toteplacepot Text Tote To 89660 Nursery | 3/8 | 3 | 8-10 | 63 | 65A | Joe Fanning | 7/1 |
| 09 Oct 12+18d | Brighton | hardingscatering.co.uk Nursery | 3/9 | 5 | 8-12 | 63 | 65A | Franny Norton | 4/1 |
| 21 Sep 12+7d | Ayr | City Refrigeration Holdings (UK) Limited/E.B.F. Maiden Stakes | 3/5 | 8 | 9-3 | — | 56B | Joe Fanning | 15/2 |
| 14 Sep 12+8d | Chester | icelolly.com E.B.F. Maiden Stakes | 4/5 | 1¾ | 9-0 | — | 60B | Joe Fanning | 5/1 |
| 06 Sep 12 | Haydock | Betfred Mobile Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden Stakes | 14/14 | 9 | 9-0 | — | 40C | Joe Fanning | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Scepticism won?
- Scepticism (USA) won 1 of 17 archived starts between 2012 and 2013, a strike rate of 5.9%. Placed 5 times in total (29.4% of starts).
- Who trained Scepticism?
- Scepticism (USA) was trained by Charlie Mann on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 1 November 2013.
- Who is Scepticism's sire?
- Scepticism (USA) is by Elusive Quality (USA) out of Never Is a Promise (USA), whose sire is Capote.
- What going does Scepticism prefer?
- Scepticism (USA) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 9 starts (11.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Scepticism's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 58, from the run on 1 November 2013. The highest on record is 63.
- What is Scepticism's sire's record?
- Elusive Quality (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 3,387 runs since Jan 2008 (333 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 7.9% from 280. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 319.