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A Great Excuse (IRE)

6yo b/br g · Form & record 2024-12-12 to 2026-03-05 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Max Comley.

Pedigree Lucky Speed (IRE) × Banjo Finn (IRE) (by Fruits Of Love)

OwnerMrs Linda Johnson

BreederDixie Cotterell

Ratings Official 102 · best RPR 104 · best TS 89

Runs

Wins

12.5%

Strike rate

37.5%

Place rate

1.24

Actual / Expected

-37.5%

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Full form — last 8 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.

Date	Off	Course	Dist	Going	Cl	Pos	Btn	Jockey	Wgt	OR	RPR	TS	SP
2026-03-05	24d	Wincanton	15.5f	Soft	4	3/4	14	David Bass t	156	102	91	74	13/2
Chase Turf Horatio's Garden Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Pressed leader - awkward jump 8th - lost second before 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 5/1 tchd 9/2)
2026-02-09	58d	Catterick	19f	Soft	5	3/7	27	David Bass t	165	102	85	62	4/1
Chase Turf Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Chase In touch with leaders - prominent halfway - weakened after 3 out - left in remote third last(op 9/2)
2025-12-13	24d	Lingfield	16f	Soft	5	1/8	0	Jamie Brace	162	97	104	89	4/1
Chase Turf Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Chase In touch with leaders - not fluent 3rd - ridden and headway before 3 out - kept on and led inside final 110yds(op 5/1 tchd 11/2)
2025-11-19	274d	Ffos Las	19.5f	Soft	5	4/8	7.5	David Bass p	168	99	95	81	10/3
Chase Turf tigerbet.co.uk Online Betting Handicap Chase Led - clear with one other before 3rd - reduced lead before 4 out - headed 3 out - pecked on landing 2 out - soon weakened(op 7/2 tchd 3/1)
2025-02-18	17d	Taunton	19f	Soft	4	5/12	–	Liam Harrison	160	–	96	75	66/1
South West Rail Solutions Ltd Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
2025-02-01	21d	Wetherby	19.5f	Soft	4	7/14	–	Liam Harrison	158	–	95	71	125/1
Wilmot-Smith Memorial Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
2025-01-11	30d	Ffos Las	16f	Soft	4	5/11	–	Tom Broughton	155	–	95	74	300/1
DragonBet Supporting British Racing Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
2024-12-12	DEB	Warwick	16f	Soft	5	10/12	1.75	Tom Broughton	151	–	83	–	150/1
NH Flat Turf Wrights Of Campden Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race) In rear throughout(op 200/1)

Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.

Time since last run	Runs	Wins	SR
Normal (2-4wk)	5	1	20.0%
Freshened (1-2m)	1	0	0.0%
Long break (6m+)	1	0	0.0%

Record by class

Class	Runs	Wins	SR
Class 4	4	0	0.0%
Class 5	4	1	25.0%

Record by distance

Trip	Runs	Wins	SR
Staying (13f+)	8	1	12.5%

Record by going

Going	Runs	Wins	SR
Soft	8	1	12.5%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2024-12-12–2026-03-05. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.