Horse profile
Scorsese (IRE)
by Shirocco (GER) out of Nova Destiny (GB) (Definite Article)
19 runs · 15 courses · from Jul 2023
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Sedgefield & Perth
Last run 17 Oct 2026
Last raced off OR 122
KTB Profile
Scorsese is a gelding who has won three of 19 starts on turf. All three wins came in handicaps over 2m1f – 2m4f on good or good to soft going, two of them at Sedgefield. He led in half of the races where his run style could be identified. His last run, at Market Rasen in Oct 2026, was off a mark of 122, which matched his highest ever rating.
Based on 19 archived runs · run-style from 13 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR at career high
- 3–19Wins / Runs
- 15.8%Strike rate
- 6 (31.6%)Placed
- −11.04£1 level staken=19 at SP
- 1.10Fair A/E n=19 · 0.94 incl. margin
- 122Highest OR
- 66dAvg 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 rating122At career-high mark
122
90–122
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 107
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 158C | 67.5 | 2 runs · 61 / 42 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 110B | 88 | 3 runs · 107 / 88 |
| Soft | 3 | 88A | 73 | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 158C | 88 | 6 runs · 107 / 74.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 82B | 73 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 102A | 81 | — |
Of 19 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 19 runs · as at 25 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 13 analysed runs since Sep 2024
- Led 6 (46%) · 1 win
- Prominent 3 (23%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 3 (23%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (8%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,171 runs since Jan 2008 (921 horses).
Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 15 | 3 | 20% | +8.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 343 | 30 | 8.7% | −2.5 | — |
| Good | 2,735 | 316 | 11.6% | +0.4 | 1 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 1,809 | 218 | 12.1% | +0.9 | 2 from 6 |
| Soft | 2,473 | 258 | 10.4% | −0.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 1,030 | 123 | 11.9% | +0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 766 | 76 | 9.9% | −1.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 20 | 0 | 0% | −11.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 203 | 15 | 7.4% | −3.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 401 | 34 | 8.5% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,091 | 107 | 9.8% | −1.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,699 | 284 | 10.5% | −0.7 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,688 | 316 | 11.8% | +0.6 | 3 from 13 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,664 | 223 | 13.4% | +2.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Over 3m | 405 | 45 | 11.1% | −0.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Nova Destiny (GB) (Definite Article)
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Ar Nos Na Gaoithe (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m3f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ar Nos Na Gaoithe (IRE) | 20 | 1 | 2m3f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 1 | 11% | −7.17 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 2 | 33% | +0.13 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.12 |
| Class 5 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +0.08 |
| Class 3 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sedgefield | 2 | 2 | 100% | +2.71 |
| Fontwell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 13 | 3 | 23% | −5.04 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie McLernon | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Conor O'Farrell | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.17 |
| Harry Atkins | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.12 |
| Brian Hayes | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| James Bowen | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 9 | 1 | 11% | −6.12 |
| None | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Blinkers | 3 | 2 | 67% | +2.08 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3 | 43% | +0.96 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 11 | 2 | 18% | −5.92 |
| Chase | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.12 |
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 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Oct 26+194d | Market Rasen | Pertemps Network Jean & Paul Lucas Memorial Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race) Prompted up with the front group early - dropped from third place at the 9th and faded quickly - eased and pulled up before 3 out | PU/5 | — | 11-10 | 122 | — | — | Conor O'Farrell | 5/1 |
| 06 Apr 26+37d | Plumpton | BetGoodwin Sussex Champion Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Set the pace early - lost the front and pressed the new pacesetter into the straight before being pushed along four out - lost touch three out and finished well held | 5/5 | 18 | 9-9 | 121 | 23C | 87C | Harry Atkins | 11/4 |
| 28 Feb 26+35d | Newbury | BetVictor Now Non Runner No Bet Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Went straight to front - baulked by loose horse before 7th and edged in front only for a moment - pushed along and drawn level 3 out - overtaken 2 out - dropped to third near last - kept up effort to the finish | 3/8 | 2½ | 10-10 | 122 | 88A | 117A | Harry Atkins | 4/1 |
| 24 Jan 26+29d | Cheltenham | Timeform Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held clear advantage until overtaken approaching final two flights - stayed on same speed to the line finishing third | 3/9 | 2½ | 10-11 | 120 | 88A | 121A | Conor O'Farrell | 16/1 |
| 2025 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 25+22d | Sedgefield | SprayClad UK NE Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Set the pace throughout - scratchy over the second-last - asked for effort soon after - opened daylight approaching the final fence and held on strongly to the line | 1/9 | 11-7 | 115 | 107A | 131B | Harry Atkins | 15/8F | |
| 04 Dec 25+18d | Wincanton | Weatherbys & Birdie Calendars Silver Buck Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Set the pace early - pushed along and challenged approaching 3 out - battled on gamely up the run-in before being caught close to the line | 2/7 | nk | 11-5 | 114 | 58A | 127B | Conor O'Farrell | 7/2 |
| 16 Nov 25+22d | Fontwell | BetGoodwin Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Went straight to front - kicked clear and holding advantage - came down two out | F/4 | — | 11-13 | 113 | — | — | Conor O'Farrell | 5/2 |
| 25 Oct 25+183d | Cheltenham | William Hill Each Way Extra Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled in the pack early - improved position approaching 3 out - dropped away before 2 out - well beaten at the finish | 8/14 | 15 | 10-5 | 115 | 61C | 93C | Richie McLernon | 33/1 |
| 25 Apr 25+36d | Perth | Simon Dunning Novices' Handicap Hurdle Held a wide berth from the off - fighting for its head early - went to the front at the 1st - stayed there setting the pace - powered further ahead before 2 out and ran out an easy winner | 1/12 | 11-11 | 100 | 110B | 136A | James Bowen | 9/4J | |
| 20 Mar 25+13d | Sedgefield | Paxtons No1 CaseIH Dealer In UK&Ireland Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Settled handy early - moved into second three out - urged forward to close in two out - hit the front soon after - drew away on the run-in - kept finding more to the line | 1/9 | 11-8 | 90 | 158C | 122B | Conor O'Farrell | 5/6F | |
| 07 Mar 25+112d | Exeter | Exe Trak Ltd Ground Protection Mats Novices' Handicap Hurdle Pulled hard in the pack - swept wide into the front after the 5th - held a big advantage until it shrank from 4 out - caught entering the straight - hung sharply left at the final three fences - slipped to third at the last and faded into fourth on the run-in | 4/12 | 10 | 10-13 | 90 | 102A | 102A | James Bowen | 9/2 |
| 2024 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Nov 24+28d | Southwell | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Held up at the back - nudged into a small improvement before 2 out - dropped away approaching the last - finished sixth beaten 16½ lengths | 6/8 | hd | 11-11 | 94 | 94A | 100B | Richie McLernon | 18/1 |
| 18 Oct 24+37d | Uttoxeter | Beer Festival Raceday Saturday 16th November Handicap Hurdle Handy early - fumbled two out and dropped away rapidly - faded on the run-in to finish well beaten | 9/14 | 3½ | 11-9 | 100 | 82B | 96A | Richie McLernon | 33/1 |
| 11 Sep 24+145d | Worcester | FBC Manby Bowdler Handicap Hurdle Held up in the pack early - failed to improve position through the race - well held at the finish | 13/13 | 13 | 11-7 | 107 | 56C | 102C | Richie McLernon | 33/1 |
| 19 Apr 24+34d | Fontwell | Download The Yeeehaaa.bet App Handicap Hurdle | 9/11 | 20 | 11-11 | 112 | 74C | 104C | Richie McLernon | 33/1 |
| 16 Mar 24+81d | Uttoxeter | Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap Hurdle | 8/8 | 36 | 10-13 | 115 | — | 97C | Richie McLernon | 20/1 |
| 2023 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 23+24d | Leopardstown | Thorntons Recycling Maiden Hurdle | 8/23 | 5½ | 11-12 | — | 73B | 112A | Brian Hayes | 150/1 |
| 02 Dec 23+142d | Fairyhouse | Kettles Country House Hotel Supporting Fingal Ravens GFC Raceday Maiden Hurdle | 12/24 | shd | 11-12 | — | 58B | 110A | Brian Hayes | 100/1 |
| 13 Jul 23 | Downpatrick | Plus 2 Print Remembering Tony Oakes Mbe Maiden Hurdle | 4/8 | 5 | 11-4 | — | 60A | 108B | Brian Hayes | 7/4 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Scorsese won?
- Scorsese (IRE) won 3 of 19 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 15.8%. Placed 6 times in total (31.6% of starts).
- Who trains Scorsese?
- Scorsese (IRE) is trained by Neil Mulholland, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 October 2026.
- Who is Scorsese's sire?
- Scorsese (IRE) is by Shirocco (GER) out of Nova Destiny (GB), whose sire is Definite Article.
- What going does Scorsese prefer?
- Scorsese (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Scorsese's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 122, from the run on 17 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Scorsese's sire's record?
- Shirocco (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,171 runs since Jan 2008 (921 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
- Who are Scorsese's siblings?
- Out of Nova Destiny (GB), Scorsese (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Ar Nos Na Gaoithe (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m3f. As at Oct 2026.