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Horse profile

What's The Scoop (IRE)

12yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2022) · Last trainer Sue Smith · Last owner Mrs S Smith
by Presenting (GB) out of Dame D'harvard (USA) (Quest For Fame)
16 runs · 11 courses · from Nov 2015
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Apr 2022 — 1,664 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2022 · 12th of 12 Won at Newcastle Last raced off OR 98
KTB Profile

What's The Scoop won one of 16 starts, the success coming in the Ramside Hall Handicap Chase at Class 4 level at Newcastle in Jan 2020 on soft ground over 1m5f – 2m. All wins came at Class 4. The gelding, who raced on turf throughout, was last seen finishing 12 of 12 at Carlisle in Apr 2022 in a Class 4 handicap hurdle when last raced off OR 98, 31lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 16 archived runs · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4 OR ↓ 31lb off peak
Official rating98↓ 31lb off peak
98 98–129

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 93 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Carlisle, 16 Apr 2022

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 9 figures · best 109C · median 77
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Good393A85—
Good to Soft3109C54—
Soft291B81—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5109C85—
1m5f – 2m491B64—

Of 12 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 123B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle, 28 Jan 2020 Official rating 98 at the last run, 16 Apr 2022

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 15 figures · best 123B · median 103
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Soft5123B116—
Good to Soft4113B99—
Good398C87—
Heavy3114A103—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f8121B97.5—
1m5f – 2m6123B108.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 16 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 · 15 figures from 16 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
Presenting (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,052 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm621321%+10—
Good to Firm1,24017113.8%+2.8—
Good7,02484012%+10 from 3
Good to Soft3,5033219.2%−1.80 from 4
Soft5,32754510.2%−0.81 from 6
Heavy2,7602749.9%−1.10 from 3
Standard (AW)1363324.3%+13.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f500%−11—
1m – 1m1f400%−11—
1m2f – 1m4f6269.7%−1.3—
1m5f – 2m4,72751710.9%−0.11 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f6,69772210.8%−0.20 from 8
2m5f – 3m6,53974211.3%+0.30 from 1
Over 3m2,01821010.4%−0.6—

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
Dame D'harvard (USA) (Quest For Fame)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Harchibald (FR) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m4f–2m1f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Harchibald (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Harchibald (FR)2251m4f–2m1fGrade 1
In The Picture (IRE)20——
Harchie (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 1 17% +0.50
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 10 1 10% −3.50
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Carlisle 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle 2 1 50% +4.50
Catterick 2 0 0% −2.00
Sandown 2 0 0% −2.00
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 8 0 0% −8.00
1m5f – 2m 7 1 14% −0.50
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Danny Cook 8 1 13% −1.50
Barry Geraghty 2 0 0% −2.00
Joe Williamson 1 0 0% −1.00
Ryan Mania 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Hugo Hunt 1 0 0% −1.00
Aidan Coleman 1 0 0% −1.00
Nico de Boinville 1 0 0% −1.00
Peter Carberry 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 1 0 0% −1.00
2021 1 0 0% −1.00
2020 2 1 50% +4.50
2019 5 0 0% −5.00
2018 1 0 0% −1.00
2017 1 0 0% −1.00
2016 4 0 0% −4.00
2015 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 0 0% −9.00
Chase 7 1 14% −0.50

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
2022 · 1 run
16 Apr 22+258d Carlisle Join Racing TV Now Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1f · Good · 12 ran 12/12 3¾ 11-5 9893A87A Joe Williamson 150/1
2021 · 1 run
01 Aug 21+551d Market Rasen Singleton Birch Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 2m2½f · Good · 13 ran 13/13 20 12-0 10285C98C Ryan Mania 40/1
2020 · 2 runs
28 Jan 20+24d Newcastle Ramside Hall Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m½f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 11-12 10071A123B Danny Cook 11/2
04 Jan 20+7d Newcastle Sky Sports Racing On Virgin 535 Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m4f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 2¾ 11-10 98—121B Danny Cook 11/4F
2019 · 5 runs
28 Dec 19+13d Catterick Steve 'Pinky' Newland Retirement Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 1m7½f · Soft · 9 ran 4/9 2¼ 11-8 10091B116A Danny Cook 3/1J
15 Dec 19+32d Carlisle Watch Racing Tv Now Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m · Heavy · 11 ran 4/11 4½ 11-12 102—114A Danny Cook 12/1
13 Nov 19+32d Bangor-on-Dee Friends Of Tarporley War Memorial Hospital Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m4½f · Heavy · 7 ran 4/7 13 11-0 10777B95B Danny Cook 33/1
12 Oct 19+184d Hexham Campbell & Rowley Sporting Event Specialists Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-12 113—— Danny Cook 28/1
11 Apr 19+433d Wetherby Join Racing TV Now Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Good · 16 ran 12/16 ½ 11-2 11857C87C Danny Cook 14/1
2018 · 1 run
02 Feb 18+328d Catterick racinguk.com/freetrial Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 3/5 1¾ 11-4 123109C113B Danny Cook 6/1
2017 · 1 run
11 Mar 17+106d Sandown Matchbook Betting Podcast Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 4/6 99 11-1 127-1C97C Mr Hugo Hunt 10/1
2016 · 4 runs
25 Nov 16+236d Newbury bet365 Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) (For The Fulke Walwyn Trophy) Class 3 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 10/12 5 10-11 12954C101C Aidan Coleman 12/1
03 Apr 16+23d Ascot David Brownlow Charitable Foundation Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 5/13 22 11-2 ——94A Nico de Boinville 10/11F
11 Mar 16+28d Sandown Ollie McPhail's 1000th Racing To School 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Heavy · 4 ran 2/4 6 11-1 ——103C Barry Geraghty 7/2
12 Feb 16+84d Kempton racinguk.com/winterseasonticket Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Soft · 13 ran 5/13 2¾ 11-4 ——112A Barry Geraghty 9/2
2015 · 1 run
20 Nov 15 Ascot Geotech Soil Stabilisation 'national Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 3 · 2m3½f · Soft · 8 ran 3/8 1 11-0 ——109A Peter Carberry 15/8F

Quick answers

How many races has What's The Scoop won?
What's The Scoop (IRE) won 1 of 16 archived starts between 2015 and 2022, a strike rate of 6.3%. Placed 3 times in total (18.8% of starts).
Who trained What's The Scoop?
What's The Scoop (IRE) was trained by Sue Smith on the most recent run on record, at Carlisle on 16 April 2022.
Who is What's The Scoop's sire?
What's The Scoop (IRE) is by Presenting (GB) out of Dame D'harvard (USA), whose sire is Quest For Fame.
What going does What's The Scoop prefer?
What's The Scoop (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is What's The Scoop's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 16 April 2022. The highest on record is 129.
What is What's The Scoop's sire's record?
Presenting (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,052 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.
Who are What's The Scoop's siblings?
Out of Dame D'harvard (USA), What's The Scoop (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Harchibald (FR) (5). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Harchibald (FR)). The wins came over 1m4f–2m1f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2015. 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.