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Horse profile

Whitechurch (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2022) · Last trainer Donald McCain · Last owner D Mccain Jnr
by Scorpion (IRE) out of Flying Flame (IRE) (Flying Legend)
10 runs · 7 courses · from Feb 2020
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Jan 2022 — 1,755 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2022 Last raced off OR 86
KTB Profile

Whitechurch (IRE) is yet to win from 10 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 8 at Ludlow (Nov 2021).

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
Official rating86↓ 7lb off peak
86 86–93

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 91 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Catterick, 2 Mar 2021

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 5 figures · best 91B · median 60
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good259A54—
Heavy275C67.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f291B83—
2m5f – 3m1———
Over 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 10 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 · 5 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 92C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kelso, 3 Oct 2021 Official rating 86 at the last run, 1 Jan 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 92C · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good392C89—
Good to Soft292A91.5—
Heavy291C87.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f392A91—
2m5f – 3m292C90.5—
Over 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 10 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 9.2% of 6,313 runs since Jan 2008 (609 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 141.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1412014.2%+5—
Good2,30323910.4%+1.20 from 4
Good to Soft1,1161009%−0.20 from 3
Soft1,8301397.6%−1.60 from 1
Heavy898778.6%−0.60 from 2
Standard (AW)25312%+2.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−9.2—
1m – 1m1f1400%−9.2—
1m2f – 1m4f38410.5%+1.3—
1m5f – 2m1,8531427.7%−1.50 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f2,2972249.8%+0.60 from 4
2m5f – 3m1,77618210.2%+10 from 2
Over 3m332267.8%−1.40 from 3

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
Flying Flame (IRE) (Flying Legend)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Battle Of Actium (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m4f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Battle Of Actium (IRE)1512m4f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Catterick 3 0 0% −3.00
Sedgefield 2 0 0% −2.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
Over 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Theo Gillard 4 0 0% −4.00
Abbie McCain 2 0 0% −2.00
Brian Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell 1 0 0% −1.00
Callum Bewley 1 0 0% −1.00
Lorcan Murtagh 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 1 0 0% −1.00
2021 7 0 0% −7.00
2020 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
Chase 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 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
01 Jan 22+18d Catterick Racingtv.com Handicap Chase Class 5 · 25f · Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-0 86—— Theo Gillard 16/1
14 Dec 21+22d Catterick Clare Newnam Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19f · Good To Soft · 12 ran UR/12 — 10-8 87—— Brian Hughes 8/1
22 Nov 21+11d Ludlow Marsh Commercial Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 1 10-6 8749B89C Theo Gillard 5/1
11 Nov 21+10d Sedgefield Sprayclad Handicap Chase Class 5 · 27f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 13 11-0 8959A85B Theo Gillard 16/1
01 Nov 21+29d Hereford Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditional & Amateur Jockeys) Class 5 · 25.5f · Good · 11 ran UR/11 — 10-5 89—— Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell 40/1
03 Oct 21+215d Kelso Watch On Racing Tv Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21f · Good · 12 ran 12/12 nk 11-1 93—92C Theo Gillard 14/1
02 Mar 21+14d Catterick Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 5/13 2¼ 10-11 —91B92A Abbie McCain 66/1
16 Feb 21+96d Carlisle Watch Irish Racing On Racing TV Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 17f · Heavy · 11 ran 6/11 18 10-11 —75C91C Abbie McCain 100/1
12 Nov 20+257d Sedgefield Cavellos Book Now For New Years Eve Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 7/10 12 11-0 ——91C Callum Bewley 18/1
29 Feb 20 Doncaster 888Sport Standard NH Flat Race (Conditionals And Amateurs) Class 5 · 16.5f · Heavy · 5 ran 4/5 42 11-1 —60C84C Lorcan Murtagh 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has Whitechurch (IRE) won?
Whitechurch (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2020 and 2022. Placed 1 time in total (10% of starts).
Who trained Whitechurch (IRE)?
Whitechurch (IRE) was trained by Donald McCain on the most recent run on record, at Catterick on 1 January 2022.
Who is Whitechurch (IRE)'s sire?
Whitechurch (IRE) is by Scorpion (IRE) out of Flying Flame (IRE), whose sire is Flying Legend.
What is Whitechurch (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 1 January 2022. The highest on record is 93.
What is Whitechurch (IRE)'s sire's record?
Scorpion (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 6,313 runs since Jan 2008 (609 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 141.
Who are Whitechurch (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Flying Flame (IRE), Whitechurch (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Battle Of Actium (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2020. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.