5
Ireland 8yo

Dickens (IRE)

T: Jennie Candlish · J: Luke Scott · O: S Sowray Alan Okeeffe
By Excelebration (IRE) out of Open Book (GB)
Form 113112224-1
  1. 1
  2. 4
  3. 2
  4. 2
  5. 2
  6. 1
9/1 Current odds
8/31 W/R
124 RPR
118 TS
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Resting
  • 31 runs
  • 8 wins
  • placed
  • 26% strike
  • 118 d off
  • 124 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 113112224-1 118 days off
1 27 May 2026 Traffic Management Handicap Hurdle Cartmel 4 11 Nov 2025 Bet On PricedUp Selling Handicap Hu… Huntingdon 2 30 Oct 2025 Claire Dyson Supporting Midlands Ai… Stratford 2 19 Oct 2025 NE3 Limited Handicap Hurdle Sedgefield 2 8 Oct 2025 Jodie Standing's Point-To-Point Rec… Sedgefield 1 29 Sep 2025 Le Dorney Villas Cornwall Golf Holi… Newton Abbot
At Cartmel 2/2 2 wins · 2 placed
On Good 4/14 4 wins · 8 placed
Over 2m6f31y 2/2 2 wins · 2 placed
Best RPR 124 Career peak
Best TS 118 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 28 runs · form score 0–100
13 May 2021 · Newmarket · 4th/10 (btn 1) 1 Jun 2021 · Yarmouth · 2nd/12 (btn 2.25) 24 Jun 2021 · Nottingham · 1st/9 (won 0) 16 Jul 2021 · Newmarket · 3rd/3 (btn 5) 17 Aug 2021 · Wolverhampton (AW) · 1st/6 (won 0) 15 Sep 2021 · Sandown · 6th/8 (btn 3.25) 1 Apr 2022 · Leicester · 10th/10 (btn 0.3) 16 Jun 2022 · Chelmsford City (AW) · 6th/7 (btn 4.75) 23 Nov 2022 · Wetherby · 4th/8 (btn 16) 14 Feb 2023 · Lingfield · 8th/12 (btn 7.5) 2 Mar 2023 · Ludlow · 5th/12 (btn .75) 29 Mar 2023 · Market Rasen · 3rd/6 (btn 2) 18 May 2023 · Fontwell · 4th/12 (btn 2.25) 29 Oct 2024 · Chepstow · 5th/14 (btn 1.5) 31 Dec 2024 · Uttoxeter · F () 13 Mar 2025 · Hexham · 1st/13 (won 0) 21 Apr 2025 · Plumpton · 5th/10 (btn .75) 6 May 2025 · Ffos Las · 3rd/11 (btn 1.75) 22 Jun 2025 · Hexham · 1st/9 (won 0) 29 Jun 2025 · Cartmel · 1st/8 (won 0) 27 Aug 2025 · Hexham · 3rd/7 (btn .5) 19 Sep 2025 · Newton Abbot · 1st/6 (won 0) 29 Sep 2025 · Newton Abbot · 1st/9 (won 0) 8 Oct 2025 · Sedgefield · 2nd/5 (btn 5.5) 19 Oct 2025 · Sedgefield · 2nd/4 (btn 13) 30 Oct 2025 · Stratford · 2nd/5 (btn 2.5) 11 Nov 2025 · Huntingdon · 4th/6 (btn 5) 27 May 2026 · Cartmel · 1st/9 (won 0)
  • Win
  • Placed
  • Mid-pack
  • Rear
  • DNF
  • OR mark
Peak form
100
Mean
57
Win %
26%
Placed %
55%
Trend
Climbing

Course Record

24 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Hexham — well clear of the 55% career baseline.

  • Hexham SPEC 100% 2-1-3
  • Cartmel 100% 2-0-2
  • Newton Abbot 100% 2-0-2
  • Sedgefield 100% 0-2-2
  • Newmarket 50% 0-1-2
  • Nottingham 50% 1-0-2
  • Ffos Las 100% 0-1-1
  • Market Rasen 100% 0-1-1
  • Salisbury 100% 0-1-1
  • Stratford 100% 0-1-1
  • Wolverhampton (AW) 100% 1-0-1
  • Yarmouth 100% 0-1-1
  • Chelmsford City (AW) 0% 0-0-1
  • Chepstow 0% 0-0-1
  • Fontwell 0% 0-0-1
  • Huntingdon 0% 0-0-1
  • Leicester 0% 0-0-1
  • Lingfield 0% 0-0-1
  • Ludlow 0% 0-0-1
  • Newbury 0% 0-0-1
  • Plumpton 0% 0-0-1
  • Sandown 0% 0-0-1
  • Uttoxeter 0% 0-0-1
  • Wetherby 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

9 jockeys · 2 trainers

Jockeys

  • Luke Scott NOW 90% 5-4-10
  • David Probert 50% 2-1-6
  • Philip Armson 50% 1-1-4
  • Tom Marquand 67% 0-2-3
  • Tom Bellamy 33% 0-1-3
  • A P Heskin 0% 0-0-2
  • Charles Bishop 0% 0-0-1
  • Oisin Murphy 0% 0-0-1
  • Tom Cannon 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

  • Alan King 38% 3-5-21
  • Jennie Candlish NOW 90% 5-4-10

Race history

10 of 10 runs
Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds
27 May 2026 Traffic Management Handicap Hurdle Cartmel Class 4 T 1st/9 +0 Good 2m6f31y Luke Scott OR 110 9/1
11 Nov 2025 Bet On PricedUp Selling Handicap Hurdle Huntingdon Class 5 T 4th/6 5 Good 1m7f171y Luke Scott OR 113 5/2
30 Oct 2025 Claire Dyson Supporting Midlands Air Ambulance Selling Hurdle Stratford Class 5 H 2nd/5 2.5 Good To Soft 2m2f148y Luke Scott OR 115 EvensF
19 Oct 2025 NE3 Limited Handicap Hurdle Sedgefield Class 3 H 2nd/4 13 Good 2m3f188y Luke Scott OR 116 5/2
8 Oct 2025 Jodie Standing's Point-To-Point Recruits Handicap Hurdle Sedgefield Class 4 H 2nd/5 5.5 Good To Firm 2m3f188y Luke Scott OR 109 11/8F
29 Sep 2025 Le Dorney Villas Cornwall Golf Holidays Conditional Jockeys' Selling Handicap Hurdle Newton Abbot Class 5 H 1st/9 +0 Good 2m2f110y Luke Scott OR 109 2/1F
19 Sep 2025 Dartmoor Magazine Handicap Hurdle Newton Abbot Class 5 H 1st/6 +0 Good To Soft 2m1f Luke Scott OR 104 11/8F
27 Aug 2025 Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle Hexham Class 4 H 3rd/7 .5 Good 2m48y Luke Scott OR 104 8/11F
29 Jun 2025 Burlington Stone Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Cartmel Class 5 H 1st/8 +0 Good To Soft 2m6f31y Luke Scott OR 95 6/4F
22 Jun 2025 L & R Pest Control Services Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Hexham Class 5 H 1st/9 +0 Good 2m48y Luke Scott OR 95 9/2

Connections

Trainer
Jennie Candlish 17%
Jockey
Luke Scott 16%
Owner
S Sowray Alan Okeeffe
Sire
Excelebration (IRE)
Dam
Open Book (GB)
Dam sire
Mark Of Esteem
Country
Ireland
Age
8yo

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