Grand Scheme: horse profile, stats, records and next races
Grand Scheme is an 8-year-old gelding by Territories, trained by Sam England. He has won 4 of 30 starts and placed in 5 more, for £26,726 in prize money. His best trip is 1m, where 1 win from 4 is a 25% strike rate against 12% at every other distance. He runs next in the 3:04 at Sedgefield on 3 November. His best performance rating is 98, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.
- Runs 30
- Wins 4
- Placed 9
- Strike rate 13%
- Prize money £26,726
- Best rating 98
- Official rating 76
Where Grand Scheme runs next
| Time | Course | Race | Best price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:04 | Sedgefield | Canine Premier Flex Plus Joint Supplement Etc Handicap Hurdle Race (Go North Sea Pigeon Series Qualifier) | — |
Grand Scheme form and race record
| Date | Course | Race | Dist | Going | Pos | Beaten | SP | Jockey | OR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 25 | Hexham | Happy Retirement Charlo Handicap Hurdle Class 5 | 2m | Good | 4 | 5 | 11/10F | Jonathan England | 76 |
| 12 May 25 | Southwell | Grace And Dotty Fedoras And Feathers Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 | 2m | Good | 1 | — | 5/1 | Jonathan England | 76 |
| 20 Mar 25 | Sedgefield | Paxtons No1 CaseIH Dealer In UK&Ireland Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 | 2m 4f | Good | 5 | 62.5 | 10/1 | Jonathan England | 79 |
| 7 Mar 25 | Newcastle (AW) | Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap Class 6 | 2m 0.5f | Standard | 5 | 11 | 25/1 | Jonathan England | 57 |
| 18 Feb 25 | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetUK: Where The UK Bets Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) (Div 2) Class 6 | 1m 6f | Standard | 6 | 15.25 | 18/1 | Jonathan England | 60 |
| 18 Oct 24 | Newcastle (AW) | Coopers Marquees Handicap Class 6 | 2m 0.5f | Standard | 6 | 51.25 | 28/1 | Billy Loughnane | 64 |
| 9 Aug 24 | Haydock | Cheshire Life And Lancashire Life Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Class 5 | 1m 6f | Good To Firm | 8 | 13.25 | 20/1 | Miss Becky Smith | 68 |
| 24 Jul 24 | Catterick | Sky Bet Go-Racing-In-Yorkshire Summer Festival Handicap Class 4 | 1m 4f | Good To Firm | 5 | 6.25 | 12/1 | Joe Fanning | 72 |
| 12 Jul 24 | York | William Hill Bet In Running Apprentice Handicap Class 4 | 1m 4f | Good To Soft | 10 | 4.5 | 50/1 | Ethan Tindall | 76 |
| 15 Aug 23 | Nottingham | Weatherbys Digital Solutions Colwick Cup Handicap Class 4 | 2m | Good | 12 | 19.25 | 125/1 | Jack Garritty | 81 |
| 29 Jul 23 | York | Betting Better With Sky Bet Handicap Class 4 | 1m 4f | Good | 7 | 9.5 | 50/1 | Jack Garritty | 83 |
| 18 Jul 23 | Southwell | Vickers.Bet App Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 | 2m | Good To Soft | 5 | 41.75 | 13/2 | Jonathan England | – |
| 17 Jun 23 | Hexham | Northumberland Yfc 90th Anniversary Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 | 2m | Good | 4 | 18.25 | 22/1 | Jonathan England | – |
| 31 May 23 | Cartmel | Racing Welfare Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 | 2m 1f | Good | 5 | 49.25 | 13/2 | Jonathan England | – |
| 28 Sep 22 | Nottingham | Fairfax Saddles Grassroots Series Stayers' Final Handicap Class 2 | 1m 6f | Good To Firm | 16 | 24.75 | 15/2 | Sean Levey | 85 |
| 27 Aug 22 | Goodwood | William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Class 4 | 1m 6f | Good To Soft | 4 | 4 | 15/2 | Pat Dobbs | 85 |
| 21 Jun 22 | Newbury | Greenshields JCB Handicap Class 4 | 1m 4f | Good | 5 | 5.75 | 13/2 | Pat Dobbs | 85 |
| 31 May 22 | Newbury | Follow BetVictor On Twitter Handicap Class 4 | 1m 4f | Good To Soft | 1 | — | 9/1 | Pat Dobbs | 79 |
| 7 May 22 | Nottingham | racingtv.com Handicap Class 5 | 1m 6f | Good | 1 | — | 4/1 | Pat Dobbs | 75 |
| 20 Apr 22 | Salisbury | Larasian Handicap Class 4 | 1m 4f | Good To Firm | 2 | 3.75 | 12/1 | Pat Dobbs | 75 |
| 30 Sep 21 | Salisbury | William Hill Build Your Odds 'Season Finale' Handicap Class 4 | 1m 6f | Soft | 10 | 15.5 | 17/2 | Pat Dobbs | 77 |
| 20 Aug 21 | Salisbury | Highclere Castle Gin 'International Award Winning' Handicap Class 4 | 1m 6f | Good | 4 | 3 | 5/1 | Thore Hammer Hansen | 77 |
| 7 Aug 21 | Lingfield (AW) | whichbookie.co.uk Free Bets Handicap Class 5 | 1m 5f | Standard To Slow | 2 | .25 | 3/1 | Thore Hammer Hansen | 75 |
| 26 Jun 21 | Newmarket | Close Brothers Handicap Class 4 | 1m 2f | Good To Firm | 7 | 4.5 | 11/1 | Pat Dobbs | 77 |
| 27 May 21 | Sandown | Coral 'supporting Prostate Cancer' Handicap Class 4 | 1m | Soft | 9 | 7.75 | 10/1 | Pat Dobbs | 78 |
| 13 May 21 | Newmarket | Betfair Exchange Handicap Class 4 | 1m 2f | Good | 3 | 4.75 | 9/2 | Pat Dobbs | 77 |
| 30 Apr 21 | Chepstow | Download The Casumo App Today Handicap Class 5 | 1m | Soft | 1 | — | 7/2 | Richard Kingscote | 72 |
| 14 Sep 20 | Bath | EBF Novice Auction Stakes Class 5 | 1m | Firm | 2 | 4 | 5/2 | Pat Dobbs | 72 |
| 30 Aug 20 | Goodwood | Ladbrokes Watch Racing Online For Free Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 | 1m | Good To Soft | 2 | 1.5 | 5/1 | Pat Dobbs | – |
| 9 Aug 20 | Salisbury | AJN Steelstock Kentford British EBF Novice Stakes Class 5 | 6f | Good To Firm | 5 | 6.75 | 22/1 | Rossa Ryan | – |
Last time out
Finished 4 in the Happy Retirement Charlo Handicap Hurdle at Hexham on 20 May 2025. Held a middle berth through the early stages - hit the second-last and driven on then rallied to fight for third only to blunder approaching the final fence - stayed on at one gear up the run-in to finish 4th.
Grand Scheme by distance
| Split | Runs | Wins | Strike rate | Level stakes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14f | 7 | 1 | 14% | — |
| 12f | 6 | 1 | 17% | — |
| 16f | 5 | 1 | 20% | — |
| 8f | 4 | 1 | 25% | — |
| 16.5f | 2 | 0 | 0% | — |
| 10f | 2 | 0 | 0% | — |
| 20f | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| 17f | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| 13f | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
Grand Scheme by going
| Split | Runs | Wins | Strike rate | Level stakes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 11 | 2 | 18% | — |
| Good To Firm | 6 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Good To Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | — |
| Standard | 3 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | — |
| Standard To Slow | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
Grand Scheme by course
| Split | Runs | Wins | Strike rate | Level stakes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salisbury | 4 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Nottingham | 3 | 1 | 33% | — |
| Hexham | 2 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Southwell | 2 | 1 | 50% | — |
| Newcastle (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | — |
| York | 2 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Goodwood | 2 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Newbury | 2 | 1 | 50% | — |
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
Grand Scheme breeding
- Sire Territories (IRE)
- Dam Antillia (GB)
- Damsire Red Ransom (USA)
- Breeder Glashare House Stud
- Foaled 15 April 2018
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