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Horse profile

Skuna Bay (IRE)

7yo gelding · Trainer Donald McCain · Owner P Scott
by Mahler (GB) out of Miss Island (IRE) (Dr Massini)
7 runs · 5 courses · from Nov 2024
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Bangor-on-Dee Last run 26 Feb 2026 · 4th of 10 Last raced off OR 120
KTB Profile

Skuna Bay is a Mahler gelding who has won one of seven starts on turf, the success coming in a Class 4 novices hurdle over 2m5f to 3m on soft ground at Bangor-on-Dee in Nov 2025. He has four places from those seven runs. He led when finishing fourth of 10 in a Class 3 handicap hurdle at Wetherby in Feb 2026, last raced off a career-high mark of 120.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically led Win at Class 4 OR at career high
Official rating120At career-high mark
120 110–120

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 119 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wetherby, 26 Feb 2026

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 7 figures · best 119A · median 108
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft5119A1123 runs · 119 / 118
Heavy1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4112B1081 run · —
2m5f – 3m3119A1183 runs · 119 / 118

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 130B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leicester, 20 Jan 2026 Official rating 120 at the last run, 26 Feb 2026

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 →

Jumps 7 figures · best 137B · median 119
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft5137B1143 runs · 137 / 114
Heavy1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4130B122.51 run · —
2m5f – 3m3137B1143 runs · 137 / 114

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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 from 7 analysed runs since Nov 2024

  • Led 4 (57%) · 1 win
  • Prominent 3 (43%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,877 runs since Sep 2014 (787 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1191815.1%+4.3—
Good2,97437812.7%+1.9—
Good to Soft1,8181799.8%−10 from 1
Soft2,7422599.4%−1.41 from 5
Heavy1,21412410.2%−0.60 from 1
Standard (AW)10110%−0.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f500%−10.8—
1m2f – 1m4f1600%−10.8—
1m5f – 2m2,0491999.7%−1.1—
2m1f – 2m4f3,21232410.1%−0.70 from 4
2m5f – 3m2,82634112.1%+1.31 from 3
Over 3m7699512.4%+1.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Sep 2014 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Miss Island (IRE) (Dr Massini)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Bigbraveboy (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m5½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Bigbraveboy (IRE)1212m5½f—
Fame Valley (IRE)100——
Redbridge Rosie (IRE)140——
Island Glory (IRE)110——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 1 20% +0.50
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 1 25% +1.50
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wetherby 2 0 0% −2.00
Bangor-on-Dee 2 1 50% +3.50
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 3 1 33% +2.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Theo Gillard 5 1 20% +0.50
Brian Hughes 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 3 1 33% +2.50
2024 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 1 17% −0.50
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
26 Feb 26+37d Wetherby Join Racing TV Now Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 3m · Soft · 10 ran Set the pace early - lost front spot after the 9th then nudged back ahead for a moment - pushed along and overtaken again before 3 out - dropped away late to finish fourth 4/10 17 11-10 120119A114A Theo Gillard 13/2
20 Jan 26+44d Leicester Next Meeting At leicesterraces Wednesday 28th January Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4½f · Heavy · 8 ran Settled just behind the pace early - stumbled at 3 out - moved up on the near flank to lead just before 2 out - handed the advantage back soon after - lost ground to the winner approaching the last - lost momentum through the closing stages 2/8 9½ 11-12 117108B130B Theo Gillard 13/2
2025 · 3 runs
07 Dec 25+25d Kelso Paxtons For Kverneland Parts And Genuine Spares Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m7½f · Soft · 5 ran Sent clear early - lost the advantage 3rd - slipped to the back 4 out and pushed along without response - well beaten before 2 out 5/5 11 11-3 12087C101C Theo Gillard 9/2
12 Nov 25+284d Bangor-on-Dee Crest Environmental Services 25th Anniversary Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m7f · Soft · 5 ran Set the pace from the off - brushed the 5th - urged forward around the home bend - driven out after the second last - hit the final fence - won going away under sustained pressure without ever facing a serious threat 1/5 11-0 115118C137B Theo Gillard 9/2
01 Feb 25+50d Wetherby Wilmot-Smith Memorial Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m3½f · Soft · 14 ran Sat close up early - hit front after 3rd then dropped back near final obstacle - fought back to reclaim second on run-in 2/14 3 11-4 110112B126A Theo Gillard 12/1
2024 · 2 runs
13 Dec 24+24d Bangor-on-Dee Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m3½f · Soft · 10 ran Shared front spot early - jumped a little untidy over the 2nd - lost command before the 4th - pushed along before two out and faded up the run-in 4/10 2¾ 11-5 —84B111A Brian Hughes 5/1
19 Nov 24 Carlisle My Pension Expert: Your Trusted Advisers Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Sat behind the front group - driven from 3 out but unable to close - beaten before the final fence 3/11 ½ 11-4 —108A119A Brian Hughes 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Skuna Bay won?
Skuna Bay (IRE) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 4 times in total (57.1% of starts).
Who trains Skuna Bay?
Skuna Bay (IRE) is trained by Donald McCain, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 26 February 2026.
Who is Skuna Bay's sire?
Skuna Bay (IRE) is by Mahler (GB) out of Miss Island (IRE), whose sire is Dr Massini.
What going does Skuna Bay prefer?
Skuna Bay (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Skuna Bay's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 120, from the run on 26 February 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Skuna Bay's sire's record?
Mahler (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,877 runs since Sep 2014 (787 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.
Who are Skuna Bay's siblings?
Out of Miss Island (IRE), Skuna Bay (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Bigbraveboy (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m5½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2024. 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.