What does SCR stand for?
| Full form | Scratched |
|---|---|
| Category | Sports & recreation |
| Type | Abbreviation |
SCR is an abbreviation for scratched in sporting entry and result records: an entry has been withdrawn. Roster Athletics describes scratch as withdrawal of an entry, and TrackMaster uses SCR for a scratched horse in its race records.
Read SCR as a status in the result provider’s own notation, rather than as a performance. In TrackMaster’s example fields, SCR and DNF are separate: a scratched horse and a horse that did not finish are not the same recorded status. Roster’s glossary also distinguishes scratch from its other event codes. The letters alone give neither a finishing time nor the reason for withdrawal. An entry might have an earlier seed mark or a quoted price elsewhere on the sheet; that number does not become a result for a withdrawn entry. Our practice rows therefore keep the status column separate from the performance and reason columns. Use the meet or race provider’s legend when checking a real sheet because notation can vary. This page explains withdrawal labels in track and horse-racing contexts; it does not infer an injury, disqualification, betting settlement or refund from SCR.
Meaning in context
- Scratch or scratched
- Withdrawal of an entry in the cited athletics and horse-racing provider contexts.
- Status and performance
- TrackMaster distinguishes SCR from DNF; the code does not supply a time or a reason for withdrawal.
Practical examples
Do not turn a seed mark into a result
- Before
Invented track row: seed mark 12.40; event status SCR; result blank. Draft: The athlete ran 12.40 in this event.
- After
The fictional entry is marked SCR. Its 12.40 seed mark is not a finishing time for this event.
The draft copied a number from an earlier-performance field into the current-result field.
Keep a reason unknown
- Before
Invented race record: status SCR; reason not supplied. Draft: The horse withdrew because of an injury.
- After
The fictional record identifies a withdrawal and gives no reason for it.
The status does not establish a particular cause, even when that cause could occur in another case.
Original illustrative examples, not quotations or reports of actual events.
Interpret a sporting status row
What does this SCR status tell me, and which result fields are still empty?
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Read the legend
Use the result provider’s definition of its status code.
TrackMaster uses SCR for a scratched entry.
Read the result field
Look for an actual result rather than borrowing the seed mark.
The fictional result field is blank.
Explain a withdrawal
Preserve any stated reason; leave an absent reason unspecified.
The record gives SCR and no cause.
Keep a withdrawal status separate from a finishing result, a did-not-finish status and an unrecorded reason.
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