King's Scholar (2021) Horse

Foal Date

06-Apr-21

Colour

bay

Sire

Awtaad

Dam

Scholarly

Prize Money

81917

Trainer

O Murphy

Owners

Paddy Brennan Racing Syndicate King S

About

King's Scholar is a five-year-old bay gelding whose sire is Awtaad and dam is Scholarly. He races for trainer O Murphy and belongs to Paddy Brennan Racing Syndicate King S. Out of 19 starts he has recorded five victories and placed second four times, with total earnings of $81,917. His most recent outing took place at Chepstow on 9 October 2026, where he finished 4th out of 10 runners. The last time he won was at Worcester on 28 May 2026.

Race Record

Event Summary Runner Stats Rank
Chepstow 09-Oct-26 3233m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 2/1 Wore earplugs to post, prominent, in touch with leaders 3 out, briefly chased winner approaching 2 out, ridden and kept on same pace before last, no extra and lost third run-in Tom Hutsby 75.3kg 3 3/4l 4 (10)
Stratford 06-Sep-26 3283m GOOD R2 CL4 NvH $4,718 (of $18,499), Winning Time: 03:54.900, SP: 4.33 1st Pioneer Pete ( J O Jr 166 ) 2nd King's Scholar ( T Hutsby 166 , Cd 156 ) 1.50L 3rd Northwest Passage ( W Shanahan 152 , Cd 147 ) 30.50L See full results T Hutsby 75.3kg, Cd 70.8kg 1.50L 2 (7)
Worcester 28-May-26 3219m GOOD R3 CL4 NvH $9,927 (of $9,927), Winning Time: 03:57.160, SP: 1.29 1st King's Scholar ( S Bowen 164 ) 2nd Arbitration ( B Powell 151 ) 0.15L 3rd So Proud ( J O Jr 157 ) 2.00L See full results S Bowen 74.4kg 1 (6)
Southwell 11-May-26 3184m GOOD R6 CL4 MdH $10,237 (of $10,630), Winning Time: 03:52.440, SP: 4.50 1st King's Scholar ( S Bowen 158 ) 2nd Louis Veron ( H Skelton 158 ) 3.25L 3rd Provision ( J Best 152 ) 16.00L See full results S Bowen 71.7kg 1 (7)
Ludlow 31-Mar-26 3172m GOOD R1 CL4 NvH $1,210 (of $10,494), Winning Time: 03:46.760, SP: 4.33 1st Jimbo Sport ( C Pritchard 161 ) 2nd Current Edition ( S Twiston-davies 154 ) 0.00L 3rd Scarlet Moon ( B Poste 151 ) 10.00L 4th King's Scholar ( S Bowen 154 ) 11.85L See full results S Bowen 69.9kg 11.85L 4 (8)
Ffos Las 10-Sep-25 2820m HEAVY R6 CL4 Hcp $1,285 (of $20,600) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 03:29.820, SP: 5.00 1st Maxident ( D Egan 136 ) 2nd Mighty Bandit ( E Greatrex 139 ) 2.25L 3rd Gnomon ( H Crouch 135 ) 20.25L 4th King's Scholar ( J Leavy 141 ) 41.25L See full results J Leavy 64kg 41.25L 4 (6)
Newcastle 21-Aug-25 2504m STANDARD CL3 Flat, SP: 14/1 In rear, niggled along halfway, ridden 3f out, kept on from over 2f out, never threatened leaders William Carver 61.2kg 4 1/4l 4 (13)
Yarmouth 24-Jul-25 2832m SOFT CL3 Flat, SP: 5/1 Prominent, ridden and lost place over 2f out Saffie Osborne 59.4kg 4 3/4l 5 (9)
Hamilton 15-Jun-25 2630m GOOD TO SOFT CL3 Flat, SP: 2/1 Midfield, outpaced when hampered over 2f out, ridden and rallied from over 1f out, kept on C Lee 60.3kg 2 1/4l 6 (11)
Hamilton 28-May-25 2630m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 2/1 In touch, outpaced and carried head high over 2f out, ridden and rallied from over 1f out, led towards finish C Lee 61.7kg 1 (13)
Southwell 01-May-25 2427m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 9/4 Chased leaders, pushed along 4f out, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, pressed leader 1f out, bumped over 110 yards out, kept on well to lead closing stages Jack Doughty 61.7kg 1 (9)
Redcar 05-Nov-24 2815m SOFT CL5 Flat, SP: 8/15 Held up in rear, steady headway on outer over 4f out, pushed along well over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd 110 yards out, not trouble winner Billy Loughnane 62.1kg 1 1/2 length 2 (7)
Catterick 29-Oct-24 2426m SOFT CL4 Flat, SP: 6/4 Held up towards rear, headway under pressure 2f out, led approaching final furlong, soon clear, ridden out Joe Leavy 56.2kg 1 (7)
York 12-Oct-24 2063m SOFT CL4 Flat, SP: 13/2 Held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, never a danger Saffie Osborne 55.8kg 1/2 length 7 (14)
Kempton 20-Aug-24 2212m STANDARD / SLOW CL4 Flat, SP: 5/1 Held up in 5th on inside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken inside final 2f, plugged on in modest 5th over 1f out Daniel Muscutt 58.5kg 3/4 length 5 (7)
Ffos Las 10-Jul-24 1609m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 4/1 Held up in rear, shaken up 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headway when not much room and switched right over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner Finley Marsh 61.2kg 3 1/4l 2 (5)
Leicester 04-Jun-24 1658m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 5/2 In touch, pushed along and headway 2f out, kept on same pace Tom Marquand 59.4kg 1 1/2 length 5 (13)
Salisbury 05-May-24 1402m HEAVY CL4 Flat, SP: 6/1 Held up in last, driven and headway over 2f out, stayed on for 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner Saffie Osborne 59kg 2 1/2l 2 (7)
Kempton 17-Apr-24 1408m STANDARD / SLOW CL5 Flat, SP: 80/1 Slowly away, in rear, never on terms Callum Hutchinson 58.5kg 1 1/2 length 10 (13)