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Horse profile

Scholarship (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2024) · Last trainer Gerard O'Leary · Last owner Purosangue Racing Syndicate
by Profitable (IRE) out of Thakerah (IRE) (New Approach)
17 runs · 10 courses · from May 2022
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Oct 2024 — 731 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2024 · 2nd of 11 2 wins · Newbury & Haydock Last raced off OR 85
KTB Profile

Scholarship won two of 17 starts on turf, both over 6f – 7f. He took a Class 4 maiden at Haydock on good to soft in May 2022 and a Class 2 handicap at Newbury on soft in Apr 2023 off an official rating of 86. The gelding, who reached a highest ever mark of 93, last ran when second of 11 in a handicap at Leopardstown in Oct 2024 off 85.

Based on 17 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating85↓ 8lb off peak
85 84–93

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 107 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Listowel, 23 Sep 2024

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 →

Flat 17 figures · best 109A · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft5109A76—
Heavy4105A101—
Good4107A75—
Good to Soft294A89.5—
Good to Firm274C73—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
6f – 7f9109A85—
1m2f – 1m4f5107A79—
1m – 1m1f3105C72—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 17 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 98A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Listowel, 23 Sep 2024 Official rating 85 at the last run, 20 Oct 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 →

Flat 17 figures · best 105A · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft5100A88—
Heavy499A86.5—
Good498A74.5—
Good to Soft2105A84.5—
Good to Firm279A71.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
6f – 7f9105A79—
1m2f – 1m4f599A88—
1m – 1m1f383A82—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 17 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 from 3 analysed runs since Sep 2024

  • Held up 3 (100%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Profitable (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 4,417 runs since Jan 2008 (357 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm20210%+0.5—
Good to Firm646609.3%−0.20 from 2
Good1,01611010.8%+1.30 from 4
Good to Soft413317.5%−21 from 2
Soft549498.9%−0.61 from 5
Heavy153117.2%−2.30 from 4
Standard (AW)1,6201579.7%+0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,13313511.9%+2.4—
6f – 7f2,2702109.3%−0.22 from 9
1m – 1m1f703557.8%−1.70 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f256176.6%−2.90 from 5
1m5f – 2m4436.8%−2.7—
2m1f – 2m4f1100%−9.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Thakerah (IRE) (New Approach)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Propagation (IRE)340——
Lex Maxima (IRE)120——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 1 20% +5.00
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 2 1 50% +9.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 5 1 20% +5.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 1 100% +10.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 4 0 0% −4.00
Newbury 3 1 33% +7.00
Haydock 2 1 50% +9.00
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 9 2 22% +12.00
1m2f – 1m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Adam Kirby 3 1 33% +8.00
Declan McDonogh 2 0 0% −2.00
Scott McCullagh 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom Marquand 2 1 50% +8.00
Nicola Burns 1 0 0% −1.00
Ronan Whelan 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss Georgie Benson 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Cleary 1 0 0% −1.00
Callum Shepherd 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Kingscote 1 0 0% −1.00
Rossa Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00
Clifford Lee 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 2 20% +11.00
Blinkers 5 0 0% −5.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 8 0 0% −8.00
2023 6 1 17% +4.00
2022 3 1 33% +8.00

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
20 Oct 24+3d Leopardstown Bahrain Turf Club October Handicap (Premier Handicap) 12f · Heavy · 11 ran Towards the back of the pack - 5th at halfway - ridden to make progress into the straight - tight for space over 1f out - angled to the inner and moved into 3rd before going 2nd in the final strides - just held for second 2/11 1¼ 8-3 85102A83A Nicola Burns 9/2
17 Oct 24+24d Curragh TRM - Excellence In Equine Nutrition Handicap 10f · Yielding · 6 ran Held up towards the back early - slipped further down the field after the first furlong - made headway into 3rd inside the final furlong - finished without threatening the winner 3/6 3 9-9 8576A88B Declan McDonogh 11/4
23 Sep 24+55d Listowel John McGuire Handicap (Premier Handicap) 12f · Good · 9 ran Held up towards the back early - slipped to 8th by halfway - progress into 4th entering the straight - eased across to challenge in 2nd inside the final furlong - stayed on to finish second without threatening the winner 2/9 2¾ 9-2 85107A98A Declan McDonogh 10/1
30 Jul 24+31d Galway COLM QUINN BMW Mile Handicap (Premier Handicap) 8.5f · Yielding · 18 ran 10/18 shd 8-12 87105C82A Ronan Whelan 20/1
29 Jun 24+35d Curragh Kildare Village Ladies Derby Handicap 10f · Yielding To Soft · 11 ran 2/11 ½ 9-7 8434A99A Miss Georgie Benson 7/2
25 May 24+35d Curragh Infinite Energy Handicap (Premier Handicap) 10f · Good · 12 ran 7/12 nk 8-6 8579A71A Jack Cleary 18/1
20 Apr 24+21d Curragh Hytech EQ Ultra Handicap 8f · Heavy · 16 ran 9/16 nk 9-3 8671C83A Scott McCullagh 11/1
30 Mar 24+189d Cork Book Tickets Online At CorkRacecourse.ie Handicap 7f · Heavy · 9 ran 2/9 ½ 9-8 84105A90A Scott McCullagh 13/2
23 Sep 23+35d Newbury Conundrum Consulting Handicap Class 3 · 7f · Heavy · 11 ran 2/11 1¼ 9-5 84100A99A Callum Shepherd 11/1
19 Aug 23+42d Newbury Heart Bingo Summer Sizzler Handicap Class 2 · 7f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 9/11 5 8-10 8785A64A Richard Kingscote 18/1
08 Jul 23+42d Sandown Coral Racing Club Handicap Class 3 · 7f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 4 9-9 9071A78A Rossa Ryan 22/1
27 May 23+15d Haydock Betfred Silver Bowl Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 8f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 11/11 1¼ 8-13 9272C64C Clifford Lee 33/1
12 May 23+21d Ascot Peroni Nastro Azzurro Handicap Class 2 · 7f · Soft · 4 ran 3/4 6 9-9 9347C78B Tom Marquand 2/1
21 Apr 23+246d Newbury Dubai Duty Free Full Of Surprises Handicap (Str) Class 2 · 7f · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 9-2 86109A100A Tom Marquand 9/1
18 Aug 22+65d York OR8Wellness EBF Stallions Nursery Class 2 · 7f · Good · 14 ran 12/14 ½ 9-4 8860C66A Adam Kirby 15/2
14 Jun 22+19d Ascot Coventry Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 6f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 13/17 ½ 9-3 —74C79A Adam Kirby 25/1
26 May 22 Haydock Betfred Passionate About Sport EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 6f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 1/10 9-7 —94A105A Adam Kirby 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Scholarship (IRE) won?
Scholarship (IRE) won 2 of 17 archived starts between 2022 and 2024, a strike rate of 11.8%. Placed 7 times in total (41.2% of starts).
Who trained Scholarship (IRE)?
Scholarship (IRE) was trained by Gerard O'Leary on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 20 October 2024.
Who is Scholarship (IRE)'s sire?
Scholarship (IRE) is by Profitable (IRE) out of Thakerah (IRE), whose sire is New Approach.
What going does Scholarship (IRE) prefer?
Scholarship (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Scholarship (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 20 October 2024. The highest on record is 93.
What is Scholarship (IRE)'s sire's record?
Profitable (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 4,417 runs since Jan 2008 (357 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Scholarship (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Thakerah (IRE), Scholarship (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 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.