Horse profile
Schoolboy Error (IRE)
by Roderic O'connor (IRE) out of La Grande Zoa (IRE) (Fantastic Light)
42 runs · 15 courses · from Sep 2015
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Jan 2020 — 2,483 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2020 · 12th of 14
5 wins · Dundalk (AW), Fairyhouse & Chelmsford City (AW)
Headgear returns LTO
Last raced off OR 53
KTB Profile
Schoolboy Error (IRE) is 5 from 42. Hasn't won since Sep 2018. All 5 wins have come over 1m2f – 1m4f. Last raced off 53, 19lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 42 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 19lb off peak
- 5–42Wins / Runs
- 11.9%Strike rate
- 14 (33.3%)Placed
- −15.25£1 level staken=42 at SP
- 1.03Fair A/E n=42 · 0.85 incl. margin
- 72Highest 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 rating53↓ 19lb off peak
53
53–72
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 91
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 16 | 122B | 91.5 | — |
| Good | 6 | 127C | 99.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 120C | 101 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 23 | 127C | 98 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 25 figures from 25 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 2,341 runs since Jan 2008 (166 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 13.5% from 126. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.7% from 224. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 6.3% from 143.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 9 | 3 | 33.3% | +23.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 341 | 27 | 7.9% | −2.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 496 | 41 | 8.3% | −1.8 | 1 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 279 | 32 | 11.5% | +1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 353 | 44 | 12.5% | +2.4 | — |
| Heavy | 126 | 17 | 13.5% | +3.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 737 | 73 | 9.9% | −0.2 | 4 from 29 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 224 | 33 | 14.7% | +4.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 888 | 80 | 9% | −1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 556 | 67 | 12.1% | +2 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 421 | 42 | 10% | −0.1 | 5 from 32 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 143 | 9 | 6.3% | −3.8 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 92 | 6 | 6.5% | −3.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 16 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
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
La Grande Zoa (IRE) (Fantastic Light)
6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Trip To Paris (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 5f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Trip To Paris (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trip To Paris (IRE) | 23 | 6 | 7f–2m4f | Group 1 |
| Majestic Sands (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 5f | Class 4 |
| Radar Days (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Red Czar (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Angelus Griseo (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Trip To Venice (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 29 | 4 | 14% | −5.00 |
| Good | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.25 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −7.50 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 16 | 3 | 19% | +4.50 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.50 |
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.75 |
| Roscommon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 32 | 5 | 16% | −5.25 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Hayes | 10 | 4 | 40% | +13.25 |
| Robbie Colgan | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| William Carson | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.50 |
| Timmy Murphy | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Conor Hoban | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Robbie Downey | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Emmet McNamara | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| George Baker | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lucy K Barry | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ger O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rory Cleary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killian Leonard | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor O'Farrell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Kirby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 33 | 5 | 15% | −6.25 |
| Blinkers | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2018 | 16 | 4 | 25% | +7.25 |
| 2016 | 14 | 1 | 7% | −10.50 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 40 | 5 | 13% | −13.25 |
| Hurdle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Jan 20+21d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant January Special Claiming Race | 12/14 | 1 | 9-8 | 53 | 70C | 51C | Robbie Colgan | 20/1 |
| 13 Dec 19+63d | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Handicap (45-65) | 6/14 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 54 | 83B | 65A | Robbie Colgan | 7/1 |
| 11 Oct 19+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) | 7/13 | nk | 9-12 | 58 | 91B | 72A | Robbie Colgan | 5/1J |
| 20 Sep 19+23d | Dundalk (AW) | Servisource Occupational Healthcare Handicap (45-65) | 5/14 | ¾ | 9-12 | 59 | 81B | 77A | Robbie Colgan | 8/1 |
| 28 Aug 19+62d | Bellewstown | BetVictor Handicap (45-70) | 6/14 | nk | 9-7 | 62 | 78C | 65A | Robbie Colgan | 25/1 |
| 27 Jun 19+13d | Curragh | Curragh Supporting County Kildare Twinning Apprentice Derby | 18/19 | 23 | 9-4 | 65 | 59C | 66C | Ger O'Neill | 40/1 |
| 14 Jun 19+32d | Fairyhouse | Bet With Tote At Fairyhouse Racecourse Handicap | 4/9 | 1¼ | 9-1 | 67 | 118A | 71A | Robbie Colgan | 8/1 |
| 13 May 19+129d | Roscommon | Roscommon Handicap | 10/10 | ½ | 9-3 | 69 | 74C | 54A | Chris Hayes | 7/1 |
| 04 Jan 19+28d | Dundalk (AW) | BetVictor Handicap | 7/12 | 3 | 8-8 | 72 | 98A | 69A | Rory Cleary | 14/1 |
| 07 Dec 18+7d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap | 9/11 | nk | 8-7 | 72 | 85A | 61A | Conor Hoban | 8/1 |
| 30 Nov 18+42d | Dundalk (AW) | irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap | 9/13 | 1 | 8-4 | 72 | 104B | 72A | Conor Hoban | 12/1 |
| 19 Oct 18+16d | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Handicap | 3/6 | shd | 9-1 | 71 | 99A | 72B | Chris Hayes | 7/1 |
| 03 Oct 18+5d | Cork | Buy Online And Save On Admission Tickets Handicap (45-65) | 3/16 | ½ | 10-5 | 64 | 127C | 90A | Chris Hayes | 6/1 |
| 28 Sep 18+24d | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship 2018 Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) | 1/14 | 10-0 | 64 | 106B | 94A | Chris Hayes | 4/1F | |
| 04 Sep 18+67d | Naas | Circle Bar Handicap (50-80) | 6/11 | 2½ | 9-4 | 66 | 121A | 72A | Chris Hayes | 12/1 |
| 29 Jun 18+14d | Curragh | Her.ie Apprentice Derby | 11/15 | 4¾ | 9-4 | 67 | 82C | 63C | Robbie Downey | 12/1 |
| 15 Jun 18+4d | Fairyhouse | Follow Fairyhouse On Social Media Handicap (45-65) | 1/18 | 10-0 | 63 | 121C | 90A | Chris Hayes | 7/4F | |
| 11 Jun 18+54d | Roscommon | Roscommon Racecourse Handicap (45-70) | 3/14 | shd | 9-7 | 63 | 120C | 83A | Chris Hayes | 9/2J |
| 18 Apr 18+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium - Light Up Your Night Handicap (45-65) | 1/11 | 9-6 | 57 | 92A | 86A | Chris Hayes | 9/2 | |
| 28 Mar 18+16d | Dundalk (AW) | irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (45-65) | 1/14 | 9-4 | 54 | 122B | 79A | Chris Hayes | 9/1 | |
| 12 Mar 18+17d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (45-65) | 7/14 | ½ | 9-3 | 55 | 88B | 63A | Robbie Downey | 9/2 |
| 23 Feb 18+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Kentucky Derby Qualifier At Dundalk March 2nd Handicap | 5/13 | 2¼ | 8-6 | 56 | 99B | 62A | Killian Leonard | 12/1 |
| 09 Feb 18+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Visitcarlingford.com Handicap (45-65) | 3/14 | 2¼ | 9-5 | 56 | 106B | 82A | Chris Hayes | 12/1 |
| 19 Jan 18+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Matthews.ie Trip To Cheltenham 2018 Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) | 7/14 | 1¾ | 9-9 | 59 | 85B | 70A | Emmet McNamara | 50/1 |
| 05 Jan 18+522d | Dundalk (AW) | www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) | 11/14 | hd | 9-10 | 60 | 59B | 60A | Emmet McNamara | 25/1 |
| 01 Aug 16+15d | Kempton (AW) | Apollobet Bet Through Your Mobile Handicap | 8/12 | 3 | 9-5 | 63 | — | 55A | William Carson | 9/2 |
| 17 Jul 16+7d | Newton Abbot | Sis Stream Juvenile Hurdle | 3/7 | 6 | 10-12 | — | — | 116A | Richard Johnson | 11/8F |
| 10 Jul 16+15d | Stratford | Coventry Telegraph Juvenile Hurdle | 2/10 | 5 | 10-12 | — | — | 115A | Conor O'Farrell | 5/1 |
| 25 Jun 16+16d | Lingfield (AW) | 188bet Handicap | 3/11 | 2 | 9-2 | 62 | — | 74A | Timmy Murphy | 8/1 |
| 09 Jun 16+22d | Haydock | Ripponden Silk Mill Are Back Again Handicap | 2/6 | 1½ | 9-0 | 62 | — | 71B | William Carson | 11/4 |
| 18 May 16+23d | Bath | Gregg Latchams Solicitors Handicap | 5/13 | nk | 9-4 | 62 | — | 72A | William Carson | 12/1 |
| 25 Apr 16+6d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Book Tickets At Chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap | 1/9 | 9-7 | 58 | — | 74A | William Carson | 5/2F | |
| 19 Apr 16+26d | Wolverhampton (AW) | ARC Long Service Awards Handicap | 3/13 | nk | 9-5 | 58 | — | 72A | George Baker | 3/1F |
| 24 Mar 16+27d | Wolverhampton (AW) | 32RedSport.com Handicap | 4/11 | 1 | 9-4 | 59 | — | 68A | Adam Kirby | 15/2 |
| 26 Feb 16+16d | Lingfield (AW) | Coral Handicap | 8/9 | 1 | 8-6 | 59 | — | 50A | William Carson | 20/1 |
| 10 Feb 16+12d | Kempton (AW) | 10 Free Bet At 32redsport.com Handicap | 2/7 | 1 | 9-3 | 58 | — | 61A | George Baker | 7/2 |
| 29 Jan 16+8d | Lingfield (AW) | 32red.com Handicap | 5/11 | nse | 9-0 | 58 | — | 61A | Timmy Murphy | 4/1F |
| 21 Jan 16+10d | Chelmsford City (AW) | toteplacepot Racing's Favourite Bet Handicap | 3/7 | 1½ | 9-2 | 55 | — | 65A | Timmy Murphy | 15/8F |
| 11 Jan 16+38d | Wolverhampton (AW) | 10 Free At 32red.com Handicap | 2/8 | ½ | 9-2 | 55 | — | 69A | Timmy Murphy | 11/2 |
| 04 Dec 15+14d | Wolverhampton (AW) | 32Red.com Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Div 1) | 7/11 | 1¾ | 9-0 | — | — | 45A | Lucy K Barry | 50/1 |
| 20 Nov 15+78d | Wolverhampton (AW) | 32Red.com Maiden Auction Stakes (Div 2) | 9/11 | ¾ | 9-0 | — | — | 45A | Lucy K Barry | 16/1 |
| 03 Sep 15 | Chelmsford City (AW) | toteexacta Pick The 1st And 2nd Maiden Auction Stakes | 8/14 | 1½ | 9-1 | — | — | 47A | William Carson | 8/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Schoolboy Error (IRE) won?
- Schoolboy Error (IRE) won 5 of 42 archived starts between 2015 and 2020, a strike rate of 11.9%. Placed 14 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained Schoolboy Error (IRE)?
- Schoolboy Error (IRE) was trained by Shane Nolan on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 3 January 2020.
- Who is Schoolboy Error (IRE)'s sire?
- Schoolboy Error (IRE) is by Roderic O'connor (IRE) out of La Grande Zoa (IRE), whose sire is Fantastic Light.
- What going does Schoolboy Error (IRE) prefer?
- Schoolboy Error (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 4 wins from 29 starts (13.8%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Schoolboy Error (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 53, from the run on 3 January 2020. The highest on record is 72.
- What is Schoolboy Error (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Roderic O'connor (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 2,341 runs since Jan 2008 (166 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 13.5% from 126. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.7% from 224. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 6.3% from 143.
- Who are Schoolboy Error (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of La Grande Zoa (IRE), Schoolboy Error (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Trip To Paris (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Trip To Paris (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.