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Horse profile

The Snappy Poet (GB)

7yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2016) · Last trainer Jeremy Scott · Last owner Jeremy Scott Racing Club
by Byron (GB) out of Runaway Star (GB) (Superlative)
19 runs · 9 courses · from Nov 2013
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Oct 2016 — 3,668 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2016 · 7th of 12 2 wins · Worcester & Uttoxeter Last raced off OR 110
KTB Profile

The Snappy Poet (GB) is 2 from 19. Hasn't won since Jun 2016.

Based on 19 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
Official rating110↓ 1lb off peak
110 102–111

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 2 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 118B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fontwell, 25 Aug 2016 Official rating 110 at the last run, 20 Oct 2016

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 18 figures · best 122B · median 106
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good11122B99—
Good to Soft2122B116—
Good to Firm2120A117—
Soft2103A99—
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f8122B103.5—
2m5f – 3m6118B102—
1m5f – 2m4111A109—

Of 19 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 19 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

Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 3,248 runs since Mar 2010 (225 horses).

Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 172.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3412.9%−6.5—
Good to Firm593549.1%−0.30 from 2
Good617538.6%−0.81 from 12
Good to Soft278227.9%−1.51 from 2
Soft300206.7%−2.70 from 2
Heavy69710.1%+0.7—
Standard (AW)1,35714710.8%+1.40 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f508509.8%+0.4—
6f – 7f1,47815510.5%+1.1—
1m – 1m1f590478%−1.4—
1m2f – 1m4f399328%−1.4—
1m5f – 2m17284.7%−4.70 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f841214.3%+4.92 from 9
2m5f – 3m1600%−9.40 from 6
Over 3m100%−9.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2010 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Runaway Star (GB) (Superlative)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Parkhill Star (GB)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 12 1 8% −4.00
Good to Soft 2 1 50% +7.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 14 1 7% −5.00
Class 5 3 1 33% +5.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newton Abbot 5 0 0% −5.00
Worcester 4 1 25% +5.00
Uttoxeter 3 1 33% +5.00
Wincanton 2 0 0% −2.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 9 2 22% +8.00
2m5f – 3m 6 0 0% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Matt Griffiths 16 2 13% +1.00
Nick Scholfield 3 0 0% −3.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood 9 2 22% +8.00
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00
Hood + cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 6 1 17% +3.00
2014 11 1 9% −3.00
2013 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 14 2 14% +3.00
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00

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
2016 · 6 runs
20 Oct 16+21d Newton Abbot Par Inn Support 'prostate Cancer Uk' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good · 12 ran 7/12 9 11-7 110119C96C Matt Griffiths 20/1
29 Sep 16+23d Warwick Lodders Solicitors Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-10 108—— Matt Griffiths 8/1
06 Sep 16+12d Worcester Worcester News Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 24 11-2 110—89A Matt Griffiths 9/1
25 Aug 16+34d Fontwell Ruby Townsley, Imogen Jones And Babyhill Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 3 11-6 110—118B Matt Griffiths 3/1
22 Jul 16+23d Uttoxeter Derby Telegraph Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 14 ran 6/14 7 11-4 110—104C Matt Griffiths 6/1
29 Jun 16+612d Worcester Bullring Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-6 102—122B Matt Griffiths 8/1
2014 · 11 runs
26 Oct 14+37d Wincanton Siparium Sporting Roving Syndicate Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 5/8 ½ 11-9 110—114A Matt Griffiths 10/1
19 Sep 14+11d Newton Abbot SIS At The Heart Of Betting Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 16 11-0 111—93C Matt Griffiths 5/2F
08 Sep 14+47d Newton Abbot At The Races Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 3¼ 11-9 111—108A Matt Griffiths 11/4
23 Jul 14+7d Worcester Civicare.co.uk Pick A Winner With Civicare Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 2/10 nk 10-9 105—120A Matt Griffiths 11/2
16 Jul 14+22d Uttoxeter All New 32RedSport.com Conditional Jockeys' Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 10-11 105—122B Matt Griffiths 7/1
24 Jun 14+26d Newton Abbot Triton Galleries Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m5½f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 33 10-11 109—87C Matt Griffiths 10/1
29 May 14+15d Worcester Charlie Wheelwright Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Soft · 10 ran 7/10 2¼ 11-8 109—103A Matt Griffiths 20/1
14 May 14+21d Uttoxeter 32Red Casino 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Good · 10 ran 4/10 3 10-11 ——108A Matt Griffiths 20/1
23 Apr 14+22d Taunton Bathwick Tyres Taunton Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3f · Good · 12 ran 3/12 37 10-10 ——89C Matt Griffiths 16/1
01 Apr 14+60d Newton Abbot Ladies Day 24 June Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1f · Soft · 15 ran 6/15 2¼ 10-11 ——95C Matt Griffiths 33/1
31 Jan 14+55d Kempton (AW) Dine In The Panoramic Standard Open NH Flat Race (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m · Standard To Slow · 16 ran 8/16 1¾ 11-4 ——111A Nick Scholfield 40/1
2013 · 2 runs
07 Dec 13+16d Chepstow Back Of The Net At BetVictor.com Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Good To Soft · 8 ran 6/8 1 11-2 ——110A Nick Scholfield 14/1
21 Nov 13 Wincanton Mary Williams Of Bridgwater 'Newcomers' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 1m6½f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 1½ 11-8 ——99B Nick Scholfield 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Snappy Poet won?
The Snappy Poet (GB) won 2 of 19 archived starts between 2013 and 2016, a strike rate of 10.5%. Placed 7 times in total (36.8% of starts).
Who trained The Snappy Poet?
The Snappy Poet (GB) was trained by Jeremy Scott on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 20 October 2016.
Who is The Snappy Poet's sire?
The Snappy Poet (GB) is by Byron (GB) out of Runaway Star (GB), whose sire is Superlative.
What going does The Snappy Poet prefer?
The Snappy Poet (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 12 starts (8.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is The Snappy Poet's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 110, from the run on 20 October 2016. The highest on record is 111.
What is The Snappy Poet's sire's record?
Byron (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 3,248 runs since Mar 2010 (225 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 172.
Who are The Snappy Poet's siblings?
Out of Runaway Star (GB), The Snappy Poet (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2013. 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.