Horse profile
School For Scandal (FR)
by Doctor Dino (FR) out of School Of Thought (FR) (Turgeon)
43 runs · 15 courses · from Feb 2022
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · 4 courses
Last run 16 Jul 2026 · 6th of 8
Last raced off OR 78
KTB Profile
School For Scandal is a gelding with five wins from 43 starts on turf, all at Class 5 level. Four of those wins came over 2m5f – 3m, including on good to soft at Windsor in Nov 2025 off an official rating of 79, on good at Worcester in Jun 2025 off 76, on good to firm at Taunton in Nov 2024 off 76 and on good at Wincanton in Oct 2024 off 73. He has won twice from 10 starts at Taunton. He last ran at Worcester in Jul 2026, finishing 6 of 8 off an official rating of 78.
Based on 43 archived runs · run-style from 18 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically prominent
All wins at Class 5
- 5–43Wins / Runs
- 11.6%Strike rate
- 14 (32.6%)Placed
- +6.50£1 level staken=43 at SP
- 1.15Fair A/E n=43 · 0.99 incl. margin
- 85Highest OR
- 39dAvg 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.
Official rating78↓ 7lb off peak
78
64–85
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 100
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 12 | 103A | 73 | 2 runs · 100 / 86 |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 89B | 68 | 2 runs · 89 / 78.5 |
| Soft | 6 | 80B | 51.5 | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 2 | 99C | 88 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 61B | 54.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 15 | 100A | 72 | 5 runs · 100 / 89 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 90B | 67 | — |
| Over 3m | 5 | 74A | 59 | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 103A | 81 | — |
Of 43 runs looked at, 13 have no figure: did not complete (8) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (5).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 30 figures from 43 runs · as at 3 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 18 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 10 (56%) · 2 wins
- Led 7 (39%) · 1 win
- Held up 1 (6%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 16% of 3,210 runs since Jul 2013 (495 horses).
Strongest on good going: 19.9% from 559. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.5% from 211. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19.8% from 693. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.7% from 138.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −16 | — |
| Good to Firm | 24 | 6 | 25% | +9 | 1 from 2 |
| Good | 559 | 111 | 19.9% | +3.9 | 2 from 18 |
| Good to Soft | 481 | 92 | 19.1% | +3.1 | 1 from 11 |
| Soft | 1,223 | 187 | 15.3% | −0.7 | 1 from 9 |
| Heavy | 711 | 96 | 13.5% | −2.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 211 | 20 | 9.5% | −6.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −16 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 50 | 3 | 6% | −10 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 138 | 12 | 8.7% | −7.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 303 | 45 | 14.9% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 693 | 137 | 19.8% | +3.8 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,519 | 240 | 15.8% | −0.2 | 0 from 8 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 418 | 61 | 14.6% | −1.4 | 4 from 20 |
| Over 3m | 86 | 14 | 16.3% | +0.3 | 1 from 9 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2013 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
School Of Thought (FR) (Turgeon)
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law Of Attraction (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Le Bon Vivant (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 18 | 2 | 11% | +12.50 |
| Good to Soft | 11 | 1 | 9% | −1.50 |
| Soft | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 40 | 5 | 13% | +9.50 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taunton | 10 | 2 | 20% | −0.50 |
| Hereford | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Worcester | 5 | 1 | 20% | +18.00 |
| Warwick | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Wincanton | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.50 |
| Exeter | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Fakenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.50 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 20 | 4 | 20% | +22.00 |
| Over 3m | 9 | 1 | 11% | −1.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Fisher | 11 | 2 | 18% | +1.00 |
| Ben Jones | 10 | 2 | 20% | +18.00 |
| David Noonan | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Callum Pritchard | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.50 |
| James Best | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kieren Buckley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dylan Johnston | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Andrews | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Cobden | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Micheal Nolan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ellis Collier | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 34 | 5 | 15% | +15.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hood | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tongue tie | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +24.50 |
| 2024 | 13 | 2 | 15% | −1.00 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.00 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 40 | 5 | 13% | +9.50 |
| 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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Jul 26+68d | Worcester | CopyBet Pay First Past The Post Handicap Steeple Chase (ARC Summer Chase Series Qualifier) up with the pace early - driven and faded meekly after the 10th | 6/8 | 44 | 10-8 | 78 | 72C | 79C | Callum Pritchard | 16/1 |
| 09 May 26+30d | Warwick | SVE Services Ltd Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Set the pace early - came under pressure 7th - lost front spot after 11th - sat in behind chasing pack - faded before 13th - pulled up after the following fence | PU/8 | — | 10-9 | 78 | — | — | Dylan Johnston | 15/2 |
| 09 Apr 26+24d | Taunton | Mike's Seventieth Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase Went straight to front - overtaken before 4th - shared advantage 5th - edged back in front 8th before regaining command 12th - pressed for effort 3 out - dropped away before 2 out - surrendered second spot approaching last - faded on run-in | 3/7 | 4½ | 10-5 | 80 | 100A | 95B | Callum Pritchard | 10/1 |
| 16 Mar 26+32d | Plumpton | Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Handicap Chase Raced up with the pace early - lost ground into mid-division before the 8th and stumbled at the 14th - soon pulled up before the 15th | PU/7 | — | 10-10 | 80 | — | — | Taylor Fisher | 11/1 |
| 12 Feb 26+26d | Taunton | Paul Barber Memorial Handicap Chase Settled early behind the front runner - scrappy over the tenth and again next - hit the front four out - pushed along and overtaken before three out - dropped away soon after - well held at the finish | 5/10 | ¾ | 10-5 | 82 | 99C | 82C | Taylor Fisher | 25/1 |
| 17 Jan 26+32d | Taunton | Support Retraining Of Racehorses (RoR) Handicap Chase Settled handy in the pack early - hit front 4 out - knocked back and lost advantage 3 out - pushed along but weakened 2 out to finish 4th | 4/14 | 7 | 10-13 | 83 | 89B | 104A | Taylor Fisher | 22/1 |
| 2025 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Dec 25+23d | Wincanton | PricedUp.Bet Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Settled just behind the pace early - hit the front at the 8th before being overtaken approaching 4 out - dropped away rapidly after that - well beaten by the last two flights | 7/10 | 24 | 10-13 | 85 | 48C | 82C | Jack Andrews | 11/1 |
| 23 Nov 25+121d | Windsor | Fitzdares Extra Places Every Day Handicap Chase Tucked up front early - hit the front 3rd - lost command 8th but stayed in touch - regained command 14th - asked for effort before 4 out - powered clear 3 out - driven out approaching last - edged clear late but had to fight - prevailed by the narrowest of margins | 1/7 | 9-11 | 79 | 68A | 88B | Callum Pritchard | 17/2 | |
| 25 Jul 25+30d | Uttoxeter | Peter Stott Plant And Haulage Handicap Chase Just in front early - lost the advantage approaching 3 out - blundered 2 out and dropped away - finished 4th | 4/10 | 26 | 10-8 | 80 | 74A | 82A | James Bowen | 12/1 |
| 25 Jun 25+31d | Worcester | John & Hazel 65th Wedding Anniversary Handicap Chase Sent forward early - set the pace throughout - kicked clear four out - given a push two out - drifted left at the last - dug in under pressure on the run-in to hold on | 1/14 | 10-7 | 76 | — | 101A | Ben Jones | 22/1 | |
| 25 May 25+46d | Fontwell | Download The nrg.bet App Handicap Chase Set the pace early - handed up front spot at the 6th and sat second - dropped back before the 13th - rallied back into contention - faltered after 4 out and was pulled up | PU/8 | — | 10-6 | 78 | — | — | Sam Twiston-Davies | 12/1 |
| 09 Apr 25+28d | Taunton | Lucia Stevens Handicap Chase Handy early behind the pacesetter - blundered at the 8th - pushed along and faded from 3 out - dropped to fourth 2 out and held on for the frame | 4/6 | 14 | 11-7 | 80 | 48A | 75B | Taylor Fisher | 7/2 |
| 12 Mar 25+53d | Huntingdon | Barry Girling Memorial Handicap Chase Set the pace under pressure - lost the advantage 13th and dropped away quickly - eased out of contention | PU/12 | — | 10-10 | 80 | — | — | Taylor Fisher | 12/1 |
| 18 Jan 25+19d | Taunton | Join Racing TV Now Handicap Chase Cleared fences fluently - in front briefly before dropping to second after the 3rd - back at the head of affairs at the 6th - disputed at 3 out and surrendered the advantage before the following fence - 2 lengths adrift at the last - kept on at one speed on the run-in to finish second | 2/14 | 2¼ | 10-6 | 78 | 85B | 101A | Taylor Fisher | 12/1 |
| 2024 · 13 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Dec 24+25d | Taunton | In The Mix Handicap Chase Sat close to leaders early - moved into second at the 15th - urged forward four out - lost ground before three out and beaten well home | 6/10 | 5 | 10-10 | 79 | 59A | 82A | Taylor Fisher | 8/1 |
| 05 Dec 24+21d | Wincanton | Patricia Chacksfield 70th Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase Set the pace early - driven up front before losing the advantage 4 out - pressed for effort ahead of 3 out - faded steadily to finish third | 3/10 | 19 | 10-8 | 80 | 61C | 80C | Taylor Fisher | 4/1 |
| 14 Nov 24+28d | Taunton | South West Rail Solutions Ltd Handicap Chase Settled just behind the front pair on the rail - shifted wide approaching the 6th - hit the front 12th and dictated from there - given a squeeze before 3 out - clipped the fence after - driven out approaching the last - met it well - kept finding under pressure to the line | 1/6 | 10-6 | 76 | 61B | 99B | Taylor Fisher | 7/2 | |
| 17 Oct 24+23d | Wincanton | fitzdares.com Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Went straight to front - shaken up and lost the advantage 4 out before regaining it soon after - edged back in command when uncontested 2 out and just held on | 1/9 | 10-1 | 73 | 53A | 98B | Taylor Fisher | 13/2 | |
| 24 Sep 24+27d | Warwick | Hazelton Mountford Insurance Brokers Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Up with the pace early - hit front 2nd - given a squeeze approaching 2 out - driven and disputed lead before last - stayed on well - caught by a nose close home | 2/13 | shd | 9-13 | 69 | 68B | 99A | Taylor Fisher | 6/1 |
| 28 Aug 24+54d | Worcester | Forge Cattery, Fernhill Heath, Worcester Handicap Chase Held up at the back - unable to make an impression - well held throughout | 7/13 | 1¾ | 10-3 | 75 | 55C | 73C | David Noonan | 22/1 |
| 05 Jul 24+36d | Newton Abbot | William Hill Leading Racecourse Bookmaker Handicap Chase | PU/10 | — | 10-5 | 75 | — | — | Ben Jones | 14/1 |
| 30 May 24+23d | Warwick | EHB Residential Handicap Chase | 8/10 | 8½ | 10-4 | 76 | 47C | 71C | Ben Jones | 12/1 |
| 07 May 24+41d | Fakenham | Greene King Handicap Chase | 5/6 | 7½ | 10-7 | 77 | 61B | 75B | Harry Cobden | 11/4F |
| 27 Mar 24+42d | Hereford | Daily Racing Special's At PlanetSportBet Handicap Chase | 4/8 | 7 | 10-10 | 78 | 80B | 94A | Ben Jones | 7/2 |
| 14 Feb 24+15d | Hereford | Vickers.Bet Weekly Free Bet Club Handicap Chase | 2/10 | 4¼ | 10-5 | 77 | — | 99A | Ben Jones | 7/1 |
| 30 Jan 24+29d | Chepstow | Chepstow Summer Sessions Handicap Chase | 7/13 | 12 | 10-2 | 77 | 77C | 74C | David Noonan | 66/1 |
| 01 Jan 24+16d | Exeter | Lou Years Day Birthday Stakes Handicap Chase | PU/10 | — | 10-3 | 80 | — | — | Micheal Nolan | 14/1 |
| 2023 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Dec 23+25d | Hereford | Bet 10 Get 10 At PlanetSportBet Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase | 9/13 | 3¾ | 10-6 | 81 | — | 77C | Ellis Collier | 14/1 |
| 21 Nov 23+208d | Fakenham | Weatherbys Hamilton Novices' Handicap Chase | 2/5 | 4½ | 10-11 | 81 | 84C | 100B | Ben Jones | 5/1 |
| 27 Apr 23+34d | Taunton | Rowcliffes Handicap Chase | 1/7 | 10-8 | 77 | 55B | 97B | Ben Jones | 4/1 | |
| 24 Mar 23+11d | Hereford | Follow BresBet On Twitter Novices' Handicap Chase | PU/11 | — | 10-6 | 77 | — | — | James Best | 25/1 |
| 13 Mar 23+12d | Taunton | WilliamHill Cheltenham Extra Places Every Day Handicap Chase | PU/10 | — | 10-2 | 77 | — | — | James Best | 7/1 |
| 01 Mar 23+22d | Wincanton | PIB Insurance Brokers Handicap Chase | 3/6 | 2¾ | 10-13 | 77 | 67A | 91B | Ben Jones | 6/4F |
| 07 Feb 23+22d | Taunton | Stables Business Park Novices' Handicap Chase | 3/10 | 2 | 10-7 | 78 | 89A | 102A | Ben Jones | 8/1 |
| 16 Jan 23+16d | Hereford | Download The Vickers.bet App Novices' Handicap Chase | PU/11 | — | 10-7 | 79 | — | — | David Noonan | 6/1 |
| 2022 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Dec 22+38d | Warwick | Poundland - Proud To Support Warwick Racecourse Handicap Chase | 8/13 | 6 | 10-8 | 80 | -28C | 84C | Ben Jones | 7/2F |
| 23 Nov 22+162d | Hereford | Central Roofing Novices' Handicap Chase | 2/7 | nk | 10-2 | 69 | — | 113A | David Noonan | 9/1 |
| 14 Jun 22+25d | Stratford | Join RacingTV Now Novices' Handicap Chase | 3/6 | 17 | 10-2 | 69 | 90B | 83B | David Noonan | 3/1 |
| 20 May 22+15d | Worcester | Colin Nelson Memorial Handicap Chase | 2/8 | 13 | 10-2 | 69 | 103A | 94B | David Noonan | 10/3 |
| 05 May 22+44d | Worcester | Download The At The Races App Handicap Chase | 2/9 | 13 | 10-2 | 64 | 81A | 99A | David Noonan | 33/1 |
| 22 Mar 22+25d | Exeter | Watch Irish Racing On RacingTV Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/7 | 82 | 11-0 | — | 55C | 84C | David Noonan | 200/1 |
| 25 Feb 22+23d | Exeter | Virgin Bet Free Bets For Winners Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/6 | 14 | 11-0 | — | 19C | 88C | Kieren Buckley | 40/1 |
| 02 Feb 22 | Exeter | Virgin Bet Fives Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 10/12 | 15 | 11-2 | — | 12C | 96C | Kieren Buckley | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has School For Scandal won?
- School For Scandal (FR) won 5 of 43 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 11.6%. Placed 14 times in total (32.6% of starts).
- Who trains School For Scandal?
- School For Scandal (FR) is trained by Joe Tickle, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 July 2026.
- Who is School For Scandal's sire?
- School For Scandal (FR) is by Doctor Dino (FR) out of School Of Thought (FR), whose sire is Turgeon.
- What going does School For Scandal prefer?
- School For Scandal (FR) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 18 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 School For Scandal's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 16 July 2026. The highest on record is 85.
- What is School For Scandal's sire's record?
- Doctor Dino (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 16% of 3,210 runs since Jul 2013 (495 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 19.9% from 559. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.5% from 211. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19.8% from 693. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.7% from 138.
- Who are School For Scandal's siblings?
- Out of School Of Thought (FR), School For Scandal (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.