Horse profile
Scottish Dancer (IRE)
35 runs · 24 courses · from Apr 2022
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · 5 courses
Ran 6 days ago · 2nd of 8
Last raced off OR 103
KTB Profile
Scottish Dancer is 5 from 35 with all wins on turf. He has won three times over 1m5f – 2m and twice over 2m5f – 3m, all on good or good to firm. The gelding won a Class 5 handicap hurdle at Bangor-on-Dee in Sep 2026 off an official rating of 94 and finished second of eight, having led, at Wetherby in Oct 2026 off 103. He is usually held up.
Based on 35 archived runs · run-style from 13 commented runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
Wins on good or faster
OR at career high
- 5–35Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 16 (45.7%)Placed
- +23.20£1 level staken=35 at SP
- 1.32Fair A/E n=35 · 1.13 incl. margin
- 103Highest OR
- 48dAvg 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 rating103At career-high mark
103
62–103
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 137
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 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 123B | 90 | 3 · 114 / 90 |
| Soft | 5 | 63C | 44 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 124B | 115 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 137A | 114 | 3 · 137 / 114 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 63C | 53 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 90B | 78.5 | 1 · — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 112A | 92 | 2 · 112 / 102 |
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 100A | 92 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 114C | 91 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 118A | 107 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 118A | 107 | 2 · 112 / 90 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 7 | 96C | 90 | 1 · — |
Of 35 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 30 figures from 35 runs · as at 21 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
- Led 6 (46%) · 2 wins
- Prominent 4 (31%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (15%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 1 (8%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,507 runs since Jan 2008 (161 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 10.4% from 144.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −7.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 144 | 15 | 10.4% | +3.2 | 2 from 3 |
| Good | 458 | 37 | 8.1% | +0.9 | 3 from 13 |
| Good to Soft | 194 | 10 | 5.2% | −2 | 0 from 6 |
| Soft | 268 | 22 | 8.2% | +1 | 0 from 7 |
| Heavy | 67 | 5 | 7.5% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 374 | 20 | 5.3% | −1.9 | 0 from 5 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | +0.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 199 | 10 | 5% | −2.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 310 | 22 | 7.1% | −0.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 409 | 26 | 6.4% | −0.8 | 0 from 7 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 346 | 30 | 8.7% | +1.5 | 3 from 13 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 178 | 14 | 7.9% | +0.7 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 46 | 6 | 13% | +5.8 | 2 from 11 |
| Over 3m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −7.2 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Union Flag (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m7½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Union Flag (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Flag (IRE) | 15 | 1 | 1m7½f | Class 2 |
| Perthshire (IRE) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Destiny Calls (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 13 | 3 | 23% | +9.00 |
| Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 2 | 67% | +33.20 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 15 | 4 | 27% | +33.70 |
| Class 6 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tramore | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Ripon | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Thirsk | 3 | 1 | 33% | +31.00 |
| Downpatrick | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.50 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hexham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.20 |
| Chester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 13 | 3 | 23% | +28.70 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 11 | 2 | 18% | +5.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Garritty | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Shane O'Callaghan | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Harry Reed | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.00 |
| Hugh Morgan | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.50 |
| Millie Wonnacott | 3 | 1 | 33% | +31.00 |
| Billy Garritty | 3 | 2 | 67% | +4.70 |
| Paddy Cody | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cian Quirke | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Barry McHugh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| J J Slevin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Finian Maguire | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Donagh Meyler | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Graham Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 12 | 4 | 33% | +36.70 |
| None | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Blinkers | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.50 |
| Visor | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +34.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +2.50 |
| 2023 | 8 | 2 | 25% | −0.30 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 20 | 2 | 10% | −3.50 |
| Flat | 15 | 3 | 20% | +26.70 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 26+12d | Wetherby | Ginetta Clothing British Menswear Handicap Hurdle Race (Go North Brindisi Breeze Series Qualifier) Made all the running until niggled after 3 out - overhauled and stumbled at the last then no extra on the run-in to finish 2nd | 2/8 | 2¾ | 11-12 | 103 | 137A | 123A | Harry Reed | 5/2 |
| 02 Oct 26+24d | Hexham | Heath RUFC A-Safe Handicap Hurdle Race (Go North Brindisi Breeze Series Qualifier) Made the running - clipped the 3 out fence - shaken up after 2 out - upsides at the last - collared late and went down by 1.25 lengths after a gutsy effort | 2/5 | 1¼ | 12-0 | 100 | 114C | 124B | Harry Reed | 100/30 |
| 08 Sep 26+83d | Bangor-on-Dee | Bangor-on-dee Handicap Hurdle Race Disputed front spot early - hit the front four out then pressed and put back before two out - fought back to go up again at the last - kept finding through the finish to score | 1/8 | 11-8 | 94 | 87B | 122A | Harry Reed | 6/1 | |
| 17 Jun 26+20d | Ripon | Lloyd Land Rover Ripon Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Hesitant loading up - travelled close to front and shared advantage before 3f - driven approaching 4f out - lost placing soon after - dropped away fast inside final furlong | 5/6 | 1 | 8-13 | 76 | 92B | 62B | Millie Wonnacott | 9/1 |
| 28 May 26+11d | Worcester | CopyBet Overnight Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle Went in front early and dictated a modest gallop - lost the advantage by a whisker approaching the 4th - urged on after two out - stayed on into the straight without matching the front two - held on for third at the finish | 3/9 | 4¾ | 11-8 | 94 | 90B | 116A | Harry Reed | 4/1 |
| 17 May 26+15d | Ripon | Anglo Stainless Supporting Yorkshire Wooden Spoon Apprentice Handicap Went straight to front - lost that spot after 2f - regained advantage after 4f - challenged from 3f out - driven along with 2f left - drifted left inside final furlong - overtaken close home but battled to the line | 2/6 | nk | 9-11 | 74 | 112A | 80B | Millie Wonnacott | 3/1 |
| 02 May 26+196d | Thirsk | Sky Bet Sunday At Thirsk 31st May Book Now Handicap Broke straight to front and dictated a gentle gallop - pushed along with 2f remaining - came under pressure inside final furlong - found extra to hold on at the line | 1/5 | 9-1 | 72 | 68C | 72B | Millie Wonnacott | 33/1 | |
| 18 Oct 25+16d | Limerick | Master Chefs Golden Vale Cup Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up at the back - no impression made through the contest - well held at the finish | 13/16 | 2 | 10-10 | 89 | 44C | 79C | Paddy Cody | 28/1 |
| 02 Oct 25+58d | Clonmel | Glenary Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Sat close to the front pair early - 3rd at halfway - dropped away after 3 out and faded to finish well held | 8/14 | 22 | 10-13 | 92 | 8C | 88C | Paddy Cody | 18/1 |
| 05 Aug 25+14d | Roscommon | DNG Ivan Connaughton Handicap Hurdle Sat close to the pace early - 6th at halfway - lost touch after 4 out and dropped away well behind before 2 out | 14/16 | ½ | 10-10 | 94 | 115C | 88C | Cian Quirke | 22/1 |
| 22 Jul 25+307d | Ballinrobe | Sweeney Oil Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) Held up towards the back - clipped the first and stumbled again 4 out under pressure - found nothing more and was pulled up before the following fence | PU/15 | — | 11-12 | 94 | — | — | J J Slevin | 14/1 |
| 18 Sep 24+33d | Tramore | Tote, Never Beaten By SP Handicap Hurdle (80-95) Settled early - moved into contention after 4th - up to 4th by 6th - back to 5th approaching 3 out - edged into command 2 out - slight mistake at last - battled on up the run-in - overhauled right on the line | 2/16 | nse | 11-13 | 94 | 123B | 121A | Hugh Morgan | 4/1F |
| 16 Aug 24+1d | Tramore | Comeragh Veterinary Kilmachthomas Handicap Hurdle (80-109) Sat behind the front pack early - 4th at halfway - moved through to hit the front after 3 out - pushed clear before 2 out - pegged back close home before last - error at final fence and unable to quicken - held on for second | 2/15 | 3¼ | 10-12 | 92 | 124B | 113A | Hugh Morgan | 5/1 |
| 15 Aug 24+31d | Tramore | Walsh Butler Ltd Electrical Services Handicap Hurdle (80-95) Settled in the pack - pushed along in 7th two out - moved into third at the last and stayed on to finish 3rd | 3/16 | 1¼ | 11-11 | 92 | — | 115A | Hugh Morgan | 10/1 |
| 15 Jul 24+30d | Downpatrick | Margaret & Shaun Harte Welcome Sidharth & Rashmi Singh From The Marwari Horse Society Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 1/14 | 11-5 | 86 | 90B | 112A | Hugh Morgan | 17/2 | |
| 15 Jun 24+13d | Downpatrick | Randox (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) | UR/14 | — | 11-11 | 86 | — | — | Mr Finian Maguire | 14/1 |
| 02 Jun 24+12d | Kilbeggan | Joe Quinn Transport Longford Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 9/15 | 4¾ | 11-8 | 88 | 90B | 94A | Donagh Meyler | 14/1 |
| 21 May 24+235d | Punchestown | Thank You To Our Track Team Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) | 9/16 | 4½ | 11-4 | 90 | 67B | 92A | Shane O'Callaghan | 28/1 |
| 29 Sep 23+6d | Gowran Park | Golf At Gowran Park Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | PU/15 | — | 11-5 | 92 | — | — | Shane O'Callaghan | 14/1 |
| 23 Sep 23+22d | Listowel | John Lynch Memorial Maiden Hurdle | 10/16 | 6 | 11-2 | — | 63C | 87C | Shane O'Callaghan | 125/1 |
| 01 Sep 23+6d | Wexford | Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle | 7/11 | 1 | 11-5 | — | 53C | 107C | Cian Quirke | 50/1 |
| 26 Aug 23+6d | Killarney | Killarney Park Hotel Maiden Hurdle | BD/14 | — | 11-2 | — | — | — | Shane O'Callaghan | 25/1 |
| 20 Aug 23+79d | Tramore | Frank King Memorial Maiden Hurdle | 5/8 | 8½ | 11-2 | — | 34C | 98C | Shane O'Callaghan | 9/1 |
| 02 Jun 23+6d | Catterick | Netherfield FC Team Of 1990 Reunion Handicap | 1/5 | 10-0 | 68 | 114C | 85B | Billy Garritty | 6/5F | |
| 27 May 23+21d | Chester | Net World Sports Handicap | 1/8 | 9-4 | 68 | 110A | 77A | Billy Garritty | 9/2 | |
| 06 May 23+197d | Thirsk | Best Prices Guaranteed Daily At Vickers.Bet Handicap | 2/8 | 1 | 9-6 | 67 | 104A | 72A | Billy Garritty | 3/1F |
| 21 Oct 22+24d | Newcastle (AW) | Huge Daily Boosts Only At BetUK Handicap | 3/11 | hd | 9-4 | 66 | 97A | 72A | Jack Garritty | 15/2 |
| 27 Sep 22+39d | Ayr | Virgin Bet Fives Handicap | 2/9 | nse | 9-8 | 65 | 118A | 72A | Jack Garritty | 4/1F |
| 19 Aug 22+5d | Newcastle (AW) | Vickers.Bet Proud To Support British Racing Handicap | 2/6 | nk | 9-11 | 62 | 100A | 76B | Jack Garritty | 6/4F |
| 14 Aug 22+15d | Southwell (AW) | Coopers Marquees Handicap | 5/11 | 3 | 8-12 | 62 | 90A | 60A | Barry McHugh | 14/1 |
| 30 Jul 22+29d | Thirsk | William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap | 8/9 | 2 | 8-9 | 65 | 96C | 42C | Graham Lee | 12/1 |
| 01 Jul 22+38d | Beverley | Happy 40th Birthday Harry Handicap | 5/9 | 1¾ | 9-9 | 67 | 80B | 70A | Jack Garritty | 3/1 |
| 24 May 22+14d | Newcastle (AW) | Gainford Group Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 6/14 | 4¼ | 9-2 | — | 92B | 63A | Jack Garritty | 250/1 |
| 10 May 22+17d | Newcastle (AW) | Cazoo Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 10/14 | 11 | 9-7 | — | 61C | 53C | Jack Garritty | 250/1 |
| 23 Apr 22 | Ripon | Happy 40th Birthday Paul Mulrennan EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 6/7 | 24 | 8-11 | — | 25C | 50C | Barry McHugh | 28/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Scottish Dancer (IRE) won?
- Scottish Dancer (IRE) won 5 of 35 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 16 times in total (45.7% of starts).
- Who trains Scottish Dancer (IRE)?
- Scottish Dancer (IRE) is trained by Tim Reed, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 14 October 2026.
- Who is Scottish Dancer (IRE)'s sire?
- Scottish Dancer (IRE) is by Highland Reel (IRE) out of Destalink (GB), whose sire is Rail Link.
- What going does Scottish Dancer (IRE) prefer?
- Scottish Dancer (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Scottish Dancer (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 103, from the run on 14 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Scottish Dancer (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Highland Reel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,507 runs since Jan 2008 (161 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 10.4% from 144.
- Who are Scottish Dancer (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Destalink (GB), Scottish Dancer (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Union Flag (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Union Flag (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f. As at Oct 2026.