Horse Details

Sceptic (IRE)

28 Runs 4 Wins (14.3%) 3 Places (10.7%)
Owner: Ian Williams Racing Club Silks Ian Williams Racing Club Trainer: Ian Williams
5 years old b IRE
Sire: No Nay Never (USA)
Dam: Aljaazya (USA)
Damsire: Speightstown
Past Runs (28 Total)
Date/Time Course Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
25/11/25
16:30 		Wolverhampton (AW) 1m½f Mr James Hills Ian Williams 99 - - 60 10-9 6/1
Towards rear - badly hampered and unseated over 2f out(op 11/2 tchd 5/1)
20/11/25
15:05 		Lingfield (AW) 7f Ryan Kavanagh Ian Williams 4 1:25.38 0.3 60 9-2 10/1
Disputed lead - prominent over 4f out - led over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - no extra inside final 110yds - lost third final strides(op 11/1)
02/09/25
17:10 		Wolverhampton (AW) 7f Ryan Kavanagh Ian Williams 1st 1:29.40 Won 56 9-2 4/1
Prominent - ridden over 2f out - led over 1f out - kept on(op 11/2 tchd 7/2 and tchd 6/1)
17/07/25
15:00 		Leicester 1m4f David Probert Ian Williams 6 2:38.09 7.5 57 9-6 4/1
In rear - headway 3f out - weakened over 1f out(tchd 10/3)
16/06/25
14:30 		Chepstow 1m2f Mr Bradley Furniss Ian Williams 6 2:8.86 0.3 59 10-10 5/2F
Midfield - outpaced over 1f out - hung left and stayed on inside final furlong(op 3/1)
11/06/25
20:40 		Kempton (AW) 1m3f Luke Morris Ian Williams 6 2:23.99 0.2 59 9-8 7/2J
Midfield - headway on outer over 1f out - no extra final 110yds(op 6/1)
23/05/25
13:50 		Haydock 1m2f Billy Loughnane Ian Williams 3rd 2:13.35 0.1 59 9-0 4/1
In touch with leaders - ridden and disputing second 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 7/2)
26/04/25
15:10 		Leicester 1m2f Billy Loughnane Ian Williams 4 2:9.47 1 59 9-8 4/1
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway 2f out - soon led - lost three places from 1f out - weakened final 110yds(tchd 9/2)
22/03/25
19:30 		Wolverhampton (AW) 1m1½f Luke Morris Ian Williams 5 1:59.54 1.25 59 9-3 7/2F
In touch with leaders - outpaced over 2f out - some headway over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 10/3 tchd 11/4)
11/03/25
17:00 		Wolverhampton (AW) 1m1½f Luke Morris Ian Williams 1st 2:2.64 Won 57 9-6 3/1J
In touch with leaders - switched right over 2f out - headway from over 1f out - led inside final furlong - ran on (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding was particularly well handicapped on his best form and appreciated dropping into class 6 handicap company for the first time in his career and also benefitted from settling more prominently on this step up in trip to 1m 1 1/2f after a 72 day break)(op 5/2 tchd 7/2)
29/12/24
12:40 		Southwell (AW) 1m Luke Morris Ian Williams 10 1:44.29 2.25 62 8-10 50/1
Always behind(tchd 66/1)
19/12/24
14:20 		Southwell (AW) 1m Harry Burns Patrick Morris 12 1:44.16 .75 67 9-3 200/1
Always behind(op 125/1)
18/11/24
19:30 		Wolverhampton (AW) 7f Harry Burns Patrick Morris 11 1:30.55 11 72 9-2 200/1
Awkward start - towards rear - weakened from over 2f out(op 125/1)
26/10/24
17:00 		Doncaster 7f Kaiya Fraser Patrick Morris 12 1:48.92 66 77 9-10 125/1
Always behind - tailed off(op 66/1)
12/10/24
17:20 		Chelmsford (AW) 1m Liam Keniry Patrick Morris 12 1:42.86 24 82 9-11 200/1
Midfield - weakened quickly over 2f out(op 100/1 t)
28/09/24
13:30 		Haydock 1m James Sullivan Patrick Morris 8 1:57.65 24 87 9-4 200/1
In rear - towards near side 4f out - lost touch 3f out - eased over 1f out - tailed off(op 100/1)
15/03/24
13:10 		Fakenham 2m Charlie Todd Ian Williams 99 - - – 10-10 28/1
In touch with leaders - lost ground quickly after 4 out - pulled up after 3 out(op 14/1)
01/01/24
15:10 		Newcastle (AW) 1m2f Kieran O'Neill Ian Williams 13 2:15.96 7.5 89 8-11 125/1
Midfield - lost position over 2f out - dropped to last and weakened from over 1f out(op 66/1)
05/12/23
19:00 		Wolverhampton (AW) 1m½f Richard Kingscote Ian Williams 7 1:50.34 2.5 91 9-13 10/1
Awkward start - held up in rear - never dangerous (jockey said gelding jumped awkwardly from stalls)
20/09/23
16:20 		Yarmouth 1m1f Harry Davies Andrew Balding 8 1:55.52 1.25 92 9-8 11/1
In rear throughout(op 8/1)
02/09/23
14:45 		Kincsem Park (HUN) 1m Rebeka Gonczi Andrew Balding 2nd 1:34.57 4 – 9-2 31/10
Raced in behind leaders - improved 3f out - ridden to lead 2f out - drifted right over 1f out - headed 1f out - kept on but no match for winner
12/08/23
16:50 		Newmarket (July) 1m Callum Hutchinson Andrew Balding 3rd 1:38.92 2.5 92 9-8 6/1
Raced far side - pressed leaders - ridden 2f out - kept on until no extra final 110yds(tchd 7/1)
08/07/23
14:25 		Sandown 1m Hollie Doyle Andrew Balding 12 1:43.58 1 92 8-2 5/1J
Took keen hold - raced wide early - always behind (jockey said gelding ran in snatches)
23/06/23
20:05 		Goodwood 1m Callum Hutchinson Andrew Balding 1st 1:37.76 Won 86 9-6 9/2
In rear - headway and prominent when bumped 2f out - ridden and led 1f out - edged right but kept on well inside final furlong - won going away(op 11/2)
27/05/23
16:25 		York 1m Saffie Osborne Andrew Balding 4 1:38.20 1 87 9-7 14/1
Midfield on inner - outpaced and dropped to rear 3f out - ridden and wandered around over 2f out - rallied and keeping on over 1f out - went fourth inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 10/1)
05/05/23
15:45 		Goodwood 1m David Probert Andrew Balding 6 1:43.73 0.1 – 9-2 16/1
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - soon dropped to rear - pushed along 2f out - ridden and weakened over 1f out (jockey said gelding was restless in the stalls)(op 20/1)
31/03/23
15:00 		Lingfield (AW) 7f David Probert Andrew Balding 1st 1:24.51 Won – 9-1 15/8
Raced in second - pushed along 2f out - led 1f out - ridden and kept on well inside final furlong(op 7/4 tchd 13/8)
28/10/22
14:05 		Newmarket 7f Rob Hornby Andrew Balding 4 1:29.57 2.75 – 9-2 7/2
Midfield - headway going okay over 2f out - soon pushed along - ridden and weakened 1f out(op 4/1 tchd 3/1)