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Horse profile

Scotland Forever (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2013) · Last trainer John Patrick Shanahan · Last owner Thistle Bloodstock Limited
by Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) out of Wee Mad Snout (IRE) (Soviet Star)
10 runs · 6 courses · from May 2012
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Sep 2013 — 4,800 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2013 · 13th of 13 Won at Curragh Last raced off OR 89
KTB Profile

Scotland Forever (IRE) is 1 from 10. Hasn't won since May 2013.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
Official rating89↓ 2lb off peak
89 79–91

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 73A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Curragh, 29 Jun 2013 Official rating 89 at the last run, 14 Sep 2013

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 10 figures · best 98A · median 71
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good373A60—
Soft398A95—
Good to Firm262A61.5—
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
6f – 7f1098A71—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 11,567 runs since Jan 2008 (872 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm901112.2%+2.4—
Good to Firm1,83920110.9%+1.10 from 2
Good2,76227710%+0.20 from 3
Good to Soft1,3751359.8%00 from 1
Soft1,8531839.9%+0.11 from 3
Heavy710689.6%−0.20 from 1
Standard (AW)2,9382588.8%−1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f6326310%+0.2—
6f – 7f2,5822419.3%−0.51 from 10
1m – 1m1f2,7852729.8%0—
1m2f – 1m4f3,10835011.3%+1.5—
1m5f – 2m1,5471318.5%−1.3—
2m1f – 2m4f692598.5%−1.3—
2m5f – 3m197147.1%−2.7—
Over 3m24312.5%+2.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Wee Mad Snout (IRE) (Soviet Star)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Wee Jock (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m1f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Wee Jock (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Wee Jock (IRE)825fClass 6
Colliding Worlds (IRE)411m1f—
Mrs Happy (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 3 1 33% +7.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 3 1 33% +7.00
Gowran Park 3 0 0% −3.00
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Epsom Downs 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tadhg O'Shea 5 1 20% +5.00
Ronan Whelan 3 0 0% −3.00
Colm O'Donoghue 1 0 0% −1.00
Michael Hussey 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 1 11% +1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 7 1 14% +3.00
2012 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2013 · 7 runs
14 Sep 13+57d Curragh Newbridge Grassroots Festival Renaissance Stakes (Group 3) 6f · Good · 13 ran 13/13 ½ 9-3 8950A Ronan Whelan 40/1
19 Jul 13+20d Hamilton John Smith's Scottish Stewards' Cup (Handicap) Class 2 · 6f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 13/14 ¾ 9-4 9061A Tadhg O'Shea 20/1
29 Jun 13+45d Curragh Paddy Power Sprint (Premier Handicap) 6½f · Good · 30 ran 19/30 hd 8-5 9173A Tadhg O'Shea 16/1
15 May 13+9d Naas Woodlands 100 Club Handicap 6f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 3/18 ½ 9-1 9195A Ronan Whelan 10/1
06 May 13+8d Curragh P.G.Duffy & Sons Citroen Maiden 6f · Yielding · 12 ran 1/12 9-5 7998A Tadhg O'Shea 9/1
28 Apr 13+20d Gowran Park Fabulous Fillies Packages Maiden 7f · Soft · 16 ran 3/16 nk 9-5 —82A Tadhg O'Shea 5/1
08 Apr 13+196d Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden 7f · Good · 14 ran 7/14 2½ 9-5 —60A Tadhg O'Shea 20/1
2012 · 3 runs
24 Sep 12+114d Fairyhouse Yearling Bonus Scheme E.B.F. Maiden 6f · Heavy · 16 ran 5/16 shd 9-2 —72A Ronan Whelan 12/1
02 Jun 12+16d Epsom Downs Investec Woodcote Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 6f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 6/7 1¾ 9-0 —62A Colm O'Donoghue 33/1
17 May 12 Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden 7f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 6/6 nk 9-5 —70B Michael Hussey 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Scotland Forever won?
Scotland Forever (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2012 and 2013, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 3 times in total (30% of starts).
Who trained Scotland Forever?
Scotland Forever (IRE) was trained by John Patrick Shanahan on the most recent run on record, at Curragh on 14 September 2013.
Who is Scotland Forever's sire?
Scotland Forever (IRE) is by Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) out of Wee Mad Snout (IRE), whose sire is Soviet Star.
What going does Scotland Forever prefer?
Scotland Forever (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 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 Scotland Forever's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 14 September 2013. The highest on record is 91.
What is Scotland Forever's sire's record?
Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 11,567 runs since Jan 2008 (872 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Scotland Forever's siblings?
Out of Wee Mad Snout (IRE), Scotland Forever (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Wee Jock (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Wee Jock (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m1f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2012. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.