Horse profile
Scruffy Skip (IRE)
6yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2011) · Last trainer Christine Dunnett · Last owner C Dunnett D Cooper R Clarke
by Diktat (GB) out of Capoeira (USA) (Nureyev)
63 runs · 16 courses · from Jun 2007
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Dec 2011 — 5,432 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2011 · 12th of 13
5 wins · Southwell (AW), Brighton & Chelmsford (AW)
Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile
Scruffy Skip (IRE) is 5 from 63, all wins coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since May 2010. All 5 wins have come over 6f – 7f. Last raced off 45, 24lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 63 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins at Class 6
OR ↓ 24lb off peak
- 5–63Wins / Runs
- 7.9%Strike rate
- 11 (17.5%)Placed
- −28.50£1 level staken=63 at SP
- 1.24Fair A/E n=63 · 1.03 incl. margin
- 69Highest OR
- 26dAvg 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 rating45↓ 24lb off peak
45
45–69
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
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
Diktat (GB)
Progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 4,931 runs since Jan 2008 (337 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.4% from 431. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 5.1% from 156.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 62 | 8 | 12.9% | +4.7 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Firm | 860 | 62 | 7.2% | −1 | 0 from 13 |
| Good | 1,124 | 83 | 7.4% | −0.8 | 0 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 567 | 54 | 9.5% | +1.3 | 0 from 5 |
| Soft | 643 | 60 | 9.3% | +1.1 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 233 | 20 | 8.6% | +0.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,442 | 117 | 8.1% | −0.1 | 4 from 33 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 431 | 49 | 11.4% | +3.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,442 | 140 | 9.7% | +1.5 | 5 from 56 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,037 | 81 | 7.8% | −0.4 | 0 from 6 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 864 | 58 | 6.7% | −1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 594 | 34 | 5.7% | −2.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 387 | 33 | 8.5% | +0.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 156 | 8 | 5.1% | −3.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 20 | 1 | 5% | −3.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Capoeira (USA) (Nureyev)
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Candyland (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Candyland (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candyland (IRE) | 14 | 1 | 7f | Class 6 |
| Fairy Fantasy (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 33 | 4 | 12% | −9.50 |
| Good to Firm | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Good | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Firm | 3 | 1 | 33% | +8.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 54 | 5 | 9% | −19.50 |
| Class 5 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell (AW) | 19 | 3 | 16% | −6.50 |
| Yarmouth | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Brighton | 8 | 1 | 13% | +3.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Lingfield | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Redcar | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chelmsford (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 56 | 5 | 9% | −21.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom McLaughlin | 21 | 5 | 24% | +13.50 |
| Dale Gibson | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Jerry O'Dwyer | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Liam Jones | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| William Carson | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Seb Sanders | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kieren Fox | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Saleem Golam | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Marc Halford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Adam Beschizza | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Duern | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel Harris | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Cosgrave | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Probert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Winston | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Elliott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tony Culhane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cathy Gannon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jimmy Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Vince Slattery | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hayley Turner | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Matthew Davies | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P J McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Hanagan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Eaves | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 27 | 3 | 11% | −14.50 |
| None | 24 | 2 | 8% | −2.00 |
| Blinkers | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Visor | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2010 | 16 | 3 | 19% | −3.50 |
| 2009 | 17 | 1 | 6% | −6.00 |
| 2008 | 15 | 1 | 7% | −4.00 |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Dec 11+14d | Kempton (AW) | Book Winter Festival Tickets Now Handicap (Div 2) | 12/13 | 2¾ | 8-4 | 45 | 32A | Adam Beschizza | 25/1 |
| 23 Nov 11+20d | Lingfield (AW) | Ladbrokes Game On! All-Weather 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Series Handicap | 12/13 | 5 | 8-7 | 46 | 30A | Jack Duern | 14/1 |
| 03 Nov 11+10d | Southwell (AW) | 60% And Still Smiling Handicap (Div 2) | 4/12 | nk | 8-12 | 48 | 67A | Tom McLaughlin | 20/1 |
| 24 Oct 11+55d | Southwell (AW) | Phruit's Phinest Phurlongs Apprentice Handicap | 6/12 | nk | 8-4 | 48 | 56A | Daniel Harris | 25/1 |
| 30 Aug 11+2d | Southwell (AW) | Brand New Atr Predictor Handicap | 8/14 | 4½ | 9-0 | 50 | 43C | William Carson | 20/1 |
| 28 Aug 11+10d | Yarmouth | Toteexacta The Better Value Forecast Handicap | 14/15 | 16 | 8-10 | 45 | 40C | Pat Cosgrave | 40/1 |
| 18 Aug 11+16d | Southwell (AW) | Tickets On Line At Southwell-racecourse.co.uk Handicap | 12/13 | 1 | 9-2 | 52 | 42C | James Doyle | 14/1 |
| 02 Aug 11+187d | Southwell (AW) | 32RedPoker.com Handicap | 14/14 | 87 | 8-13 | 52 | 51C | Seb Sanders | 8/1 |
| 27 Jan 11+6d | Kempton (AW) | Betdaq On 0870 178 1221 Handicap | 7/11 | 1½ | 9-4 | 57 | 61A | William Carson | 33/1 |
| 21 Jan 11+38d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Great Offers At wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk Handicap | 6/9 | nse | 9-3 | 57 | 56A | Kieren Fox | 25/1 |
| 14 Dec 10+48d | Southwell (AW) | Tony Mccoy For Bbc Sports Personality Handicap | 11/12 | 3½ | 9-2 | 60 | 52C | David Probert | 25/1 |
| 27 Oct 10+8d | Kempton (AW) | Book Now For Boxing Day Handicap | 13/13 | 6 | 9-4 | 64 | 36C | Saleem Golam | 25/1 |
| 19 Oct 10+14d | Yarmouth | Space Marketing Advertising Design Handicap | 6/12 | 2¾ | 9-0 | 53 | 57A | Seb Sanders | 14/1 |
| 05 Oct 10+20d | Southwell (AW) | attheraces.com/breederscup Handicap | 9/12 | 3 | 8-11 | 66 | 43C | Kieren Fox | 7/1 |
| 15 Sep 10+15d | Yarmouth | Vauxhall Holiday Park Handicap | 9/11 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 58 | 58A | Marc Halford | 16/1 |
| 31 Aug 10+7d | Southwell (AW) | Play Roulette At Totesport.com Handicap | 4/13 | 1¾ | 8-13 | 67 | 77A | Robert Winston | 25/1 |
| 24 Aug 10+15d | Yarmouth | Avenue Pub Handicap | 10/10 | 3¾ | 9-8 | 65 | 49C | Tom McLaughlin | 18/1 |
| 09 Aug 10+65d | Southwell (AW) | Joan Robinson's Birthday Handicap | 4/10 | 2½ | 9-10 | 68 | 70A | Marc Halford | 11/2 |
| 05 Jun 10+8d | Lingfield | Premier Pensions Management Ltd Handicap | 7/10 | 2¼ | 9-6 | 69 | 63A | Tom McLaughlin | 14/1 |
| 28 May 10+8d | Brighton | Bet Totepool At Totesport.com Handicap | 7/8 | 2¾ | 9-10 | 65 | 62A | Tom McLaughlin | 6/1 |
| 20 May 10+9d | Southwell (AW) | Bet Heineken Cup Final - Betdaq Handicap (Div 1) | 1/11 | 9-9 | 59 | 92A | Tom McLaughlin | 5/2F | |
| 11 May 10+21d | Southwell (AW) | Southwell Golf Club Handicap | 1/12 | 9-3 | 59 | 91A | Tom McLaughlin | 7/2F | |
| 20 Apr 10+14d | Brighton | Brighton Racecourse Handicap | 2/15 | 2¼ | 9-2 | 58 | 82A | Tom McLaughlin | 6/1J |
| 06 Apr 10+20d | Southwell (AW) | Play Poker At ladbrokes.com Handicap (Div 2) | 1/11 | 8-11 | 51 | 83A | Tom McLaughlin | 7/2 | |
| 17 Mar 10+8d | Southwell (AW) | Casino At 32red.com Handicap | 2/11 | shd | 8-5 | 47 | 76A | Andrew Elliott | 4/1J |
| 09 Mar 10+140d | Southwell (AW) | Hospitality At Southwell Racecourse Handicap | 2/13 | ¾ | 8-9 | 47 | 79A | Jerry O'Dwyer | 66/1 |
| 20 Oct 09+6d | Yarmouth | Scroby Sands Wind Farm Handicap | 13/15 | 5 | 8-11 | 52 | 31A | Tom McLaughlin | 25/1 |
| 14 Oct 09+13d | Kempton (AW) | Racing UK Handicap | 7/10 | 2 | 9-0 | 46 | 50A | Tom McLaughlin | 16/1 |
| 01 Oct 09+3d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betdaq.co.uk Handicap | 9/11 | nk | 9-0 | 52 | 56A | Tom McLaughlin | 10/1 |
| 28 Sep 09+11d | Brighton | Crabbies Alcoholic Ginger Beer Handicap (Div 2) | 7/11 | nk | 8-13 | 52 | 62A | Jerry O'Dwyer | 7/1 |
| 17 Sep 09+15d | Yarmouth | Reeve Property Restoration Handicap (Div 1) | 7/11 | nk | 9-0 | 54 | 62A | Tom McLaughlin | 9/1 |
| 02 Sep 09+26d | Brighton | Ian Carnaby Selling Stakes | 1/7 | 9-0 | 54 | 74A | Tom McLaughlin | 10/1 | |
| 07 Aug 09+17d | Brighton | 180poker.com Selling Stakes | 7/8 | nk | 9-2 | 50 | 36A | Tom McLaughlin | 12/1 |
| 21 Jul 09+3d | Yarmouth | Freebets.co.uk For Football & Racing Freebets Handicap | 6/16 | ½ | 9-1 | 52 | 74A | Liam Jones | 20/1 |
| 18 Jul 09+12d | Lingfield | John Scholes 80th Birthday Handicap | 12/16 | ¾ | 9-0 | 52 | 52A | Saleem Golam | 16/1 |
| 06 Jul 09+6d | Brighton | Bet365 Handicap | 2/13 | 2 | 9-3 | 52 | 78A | Tom McLaughlin | 40/1 |
| 30 Jun 09+14d | Brighton | C & S Rubbish Clearance Handicap | 5/12 | ½ | 9-3 | 52 | 62A | Tom McLaughlin | 40/1 |
| 16 Jun 09+3d | Yarmouth | Iglu Gel Handicap | 10/11 | 3¼ | 9-5 | 54 | 39C | Tony Culhane | 28/1 |
| 13 Jun 09+44d | Lingfield | Betdaq.co.uk Handicap | 9/10 | hd | 9-2 | 54 | 53A | Jerry O'Dwyer | 33/1 |
| 30 Apr 09+4d | Yarmouth | Premier Racing Services - Bet With Independents Handicap | 10/11 | 4 | 8-4 | 45 | 35C | Cathy Gannon | 12/1 |
| 26 Apr 09+33d | Brighton | Moving Your Game On - Littlewoodsgameon.com Selling Stakes | 5/10 | ¾ | 9-12 | 45 | 70A | Tom McLaughlin | 50/1 |
| 24 Mar 09+21d | Lingfield (AW) | Hindleap Walk Handicap | 11/12 | 1 | 8-6 | 48 | 42A | Jimmy Quinn | 20/1 |
| 03 Mar 09+84d | Southwell (AW) | Southwell Racecourse For Conferences Handicap | 6/13 | 2½ | 8-12 | 50 | 49A | Vince Slattery | 33/1 |
| 09 Dec 08+7d | Southwell (AW) | Hospitality At Southwell Racecourse Handicap (Div I) | 8/13 | hd | 8-11 | 53 | 51A | Tom McLaughlin | 33/1 |
| 02 Dec 08+13d | Lingfield (AW) | Fred & Ron Gibson Memorial Handicap (Div 1) | 8/12 | hd | 8-11 | 53 | 44A | Jerry O'Dwyer | 20/1 |
| 19 Nov 08+5d | Kempton (AW) | Digibet Casino Handicap (Div 2) | 10/11 | ½ | 9-0 | 54 | 51A | Tom McLaughlin | 20/1 |
| 14 Nov 08+15d | Southwell (AW) | Southwell-racecourse.co.uk Handicap (Div 1) | 12/13 | 30 | 8-13 | 54 | 36C | Hayley Turner | 7/1 |
| 30 Oct 08+18d | Lingfield (AW) | Bet At ladbrokes.com Apprentice Handicap | 3/12 | 1 | 8-10 | 54 | 59A | Matthew Davies | 8/1 |
| 12 Oct 08+24d | Chelmsford (AW) | Clare Louise Memorial Handicap (Div II) | 1/12 | 9-0 | 53 | 78A | Tom McLaughlin | 10/1 | |
| 18 Sep 08+13d | Yarmouth | Nelson's County Handicap | 6/12 | ½ | 9-0 | 54 | 60A | Tom McLaughlin | 14/1 |
| 05 Sep 08+94d | Lingfield (AW) | Colemans Hatch Handicap | 7/14 | ½ | 9-0 | 55 | 53A | Jack Mitchell | 16/1 |
| 03 Jun 08+8d | Southwell (AW) | Bet In Play At ladbrokes.com Handicap | 2/13 | hd | 8-9 | 53 | 74A | P J McDonald | 12/1 |
| 26 May 08+14d | Redcar | Subscribe To Racing UK Selling Stakes | 9/20 | ½ | 8-10 | 53 | 41A | Paul Hanagan | 8/1 |
| 12 May 08+5d | Redcar | Boddingtons Redcar Straight-Mile Championship Handicap | 6/19 | 1½ | 9-0 | 56 | 56A | Paul Mulrennan | 20/1 |
| 07 May 08+15d | Beverley | White Rabbit Handicap | 5/16 | 2¼ | 9-0 | 56 | 60A | Tom Eaves | 20/1 |
| 22 Apr 08+50d | Southwell | Southwell Golf Club Handicap | 10/14 | 3½ | 9-2 | 58 | 48C | Liam Jones | 11/1 |
| 03 Mar 08+10d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Make Easter Egg-Stra Special At Pontin's Handicap | 9/9 | 7 | 9-3 | 64 | 35C | Dale Gibson | 7/2 |
| 22 Feb 08+125d | Southwell (AW) | Bet Carling Cup Final - Betdaq Handicap | 3/6 | 5 | 9-4 | 64 | 61B | Liam Jones | 14/1 |
| 20 Oct 07+16d | Catterick | totesport 0800 221221 Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 11/12 | 8 | 9-3 | 67 | 26C | Dale Gibson | 25/1 |
| 04 Oct 07+41d | Ayr | Ben Nursery Handicap | 10/14 | 1¾ | 9-1 | 67 | 35C | Dale Gibson | 8/1 |
| 24 Aug 07+21d | Newcastle | Wor Sylvies Great North Air Ambulance Novice Auction Stakes | 5/7 | nk | 8-11 | — | 72C | Dale Gibson | 33/1 |
| 03 Aug 07+46d | Haydock | rivabingo.com Maiden Auction Stakes | 4/13 | 1¾ | 8-11 | — | 73C | Dale Gibson | 33/1 |
| 18 Jun 07 | Carlisle | Edinburgh Woollen Mill Maiden Auction Stakes | 7/10 | hd | 8-11 | — | 31C | Dale Gibson | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Scruffy Skip (IRE) won?
- Scruffy Skip (IRE) won 5 of 63 archived starts between 2007 and 2011, a strike rate of 7.9%. Placed 11 times in total (17.5% of starts).
- Who trained Scruffy Skip (IRE)?
- Scruffy Skip (IRE) was trained by Christine Dunnett on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 7 December 2011.
- Who is Scruffy Skip (IRE)'s sire?
- Scruffy Skip (IRE) is by Diktat (GB) out of Capoeira (USA), whose sire is Nureyev.
- What going does Scruffy Skip (IRE) prefer?
- Scruffy Skip (IRE) has the best record on firm 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 Scruffy Skip (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 7 December 2011. The highest on record is 69.
- What is Scruffy Skip (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Diktat (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 4,931 runs since Jan 2008 (337 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.4% from 431. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 5.1% from 156.
- Who are Scruffy Skip (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Capoeira (USA), Scruffy Skip (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Candyland (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Candyland (IRE)). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.