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A Likely Story (IRE)

7yo gelding · Form & record 2015-09-06 to 2020-08-26 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by T G McCourt.

Pedigree Exceed And Excel (AUS) × ?

Ratings Official 49 · best RPR 83 · best TS 68

Runs

Wins

3.5%

Strike rate

42.1%

Place rate

0.25

Actual / Expected

-64.9%

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Full form — last 30 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
2020-08-26	52d	Bellewstown	5f	Heavy	–	13/14	–	Danny Sheehy v	121	49	11	–	14/1
Fast Shipping Hill Sprint Handicap
2020-07-05	10d	Fairyhouse	6f	Good	–	11/11	–	Rory Cleary v	118	50	1	–	6/1
Ratoath Pharmacy Handicap
2020-06-25	7d	Fairyhouse	6f	Good	–	3/14	–	Andrew Slattery v	122	50	54	12	11/2
Thanks To All Our Frontline Workers From Fairyhouse Handicap
2020-06-18	146d	Fairyhouse	7f	Good	5	3/12	–	Andrew Slattery v	123	50	49	39	10/1
Sobac Soil.ie Thank You To All Our Customers Handicap (Div II)
2020-01-24	14d	Dundalk (AW)	7f	Standard	–	14/14	–	Danny Sheehy v	121	50	28	15	14/1
Valentines Weekend Special At Dundalk Stadium Handicap
2020-01-10	23d	Dundalk (AW)	7f	Standard	–	13/14	–	Danny Sheehy v	120	50	33	24	11/2
Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (Div II)
2019-12-18	5d	Dundalk (AW)	7f	Standard	–	2/14	–	Danny Sheehy v	115	45	53	42	5/1
www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap (Div II)
2019-12-13	35d	Dundalk (AW)	6f	Standard	–	2/14	–	Danny Sheehy v	115	45	54	47	11/2
Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Handicap
2019-11-08	26d	Dundalk (AW)	7f	Standard	–	9/14	–	N G McCullagh v	122	45	45	35	20/1
Lengthen The Odds with BetVictor Handicap (Div I)
2019-10-13	4d	Curragh	6f	Heavy	–	14/28	–	Karen Kenny v	109	50	24	2	33/1
Curragh Community Race Day Handicap
2019-10-09	16d	Navan	5f	Soft	–	14/23	–	Siobhan Rutledge p	116	46	32	20	14/1
Bective Restaurant Apprentice Handicap
2019-09-23	37d	Fairyhouse	6f	Soft	–	3/17	–	J M Sheridan p	116	47	50	29	8/1
BetVictor Bet EUR 5 Get EUR 40 Offer Handicap
2019-08-17	31d	Cork	6f	Good	–	20/24	–	Andrew Slattery p	118	48	17	–	33/1
Matchbook Betting Exchange App Handicap
2019-07-17	14d	Fairyhouse	6f	Good	–	8/18	–	N G McCullagh v	125	49	40	33	12/1
Fairyhouse For Fundraisers Handicap
2019-07-03	18d	Bellewstown	8f	Good	–	10/14	–	Nathan Crosse v	122	50	7	–	8/1
Tote Handicap (Div I)
2019-06-15	8d	Limerick	6.5f	Soft	–	3/14	–	Killian Leonard v	119	52	57	49	16/1
Tiny Giants Play Live At Limerick Racecourse On June 21st Handicap
2019-06-07	17d	Curragh	6.5f	Good	–	10/24	–	Colin Keane v	127	56	44	35	25/1
TRMs Kurasyn Handicap
2019-05-21	15d	Sligo	6f	Good	–	7/9	–	Danny Sheehy p	114	59	36	19	14/1
Kilcawley Construction Handicap
2019-05-06	19d	Curragh	6f	Soft	–	29/30	–	Colin Keane v	132	61	–	–	20/1
Curragh Where Champions Are Made Handicap
2019-04-17	185d	Dundalk (AW)	7f	Standard	–	5/12	–	Colin Keane p	134	61	55	48	14/1
LMFM Dual Race Night Friday 3rd May Handicap
2018-10-14	20d	Navan	5.5f	Soft	–	10/23	–	Colin Keane	138	62	47	21	12/1
Meath Ladies Football Handicap
2018-09-24	20d	Fairyhouse	6f	Good	–	6/18	–	Danny Sheehy v	125	62	64	47	12/1
2019 Fairyhouse Membership Now On Sale Apprentice Handicap (Div I)
2018-09-04	18d	Naas	5.5f	Good	–	5/19	–	Colin Keane v	139	64	65	55	6/1
Naasracecourse.com Handicap
2018-08-17	11d	Dundalk (AW)	6f	Standard	–	3/14	–	Colin Keane v	136	61	65	51	3/1
Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Handicap (Div II)
2018-08-06	10d	Curragh	6f	Firm	–	1/30	–	Colin Keane v	128	57	67	60	8/1
Curragh Where Champions Are Made Handicap
2018-07-27	19d	Down Royal	7f	Firm	–	4/13	–	Colin Keane p	128	57	62	32	7/1
Magners Light Handicap
2018-07-08	11d	Fairyhouse	6f	Firm	–	2/13	–	Danny Sheehy v	124	56	65	51	7/1
Fairyhouse Family Funday Handicap
2018-06-27	16d	Naas	6f	Firm	–	3/20	–	Colin Keane v	134	56	65	58	8/1
BBQ & Music Evenings Handicap
2018-06-11	13d	Roscommon	7f	Firm	–	5/14	–	Colin Keane	131	56	59	41	8/1
Ladies Day At Roscommon On Monday 9th July 2018 Handicap (Div II)
2018-05-29	24d	Gowran Park	7f	Firm	–	3/15	–	Colin Keane v	132	56	65	46	7/1
Buy Tickets Online Handicap (Div II)

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
Quick (under 2wk)	23	1	4.3%
Normal (2-4wk)	23	1	4.3%
Freshened (1-2m)	4	0	0.0%
Layoff (2-6m)	3	0	0.0%
Long break (6m+)	3	0	0.0%

Record by distance

Trip	Runs	Wins	SR
Sprint (5-6f)	40	1	2.5%
Mile (7-9f)	17	1	5.9%

Record by going

Going	Runs	Wins	SR
Good	16	0	0.0%
Standard	15	1	6.7%
Soft	10	0	0.0%
Firm	8	1	12.5%
Heavy	8	0	0.0%

Record by course

Course	Runs	Wins	SR
Dundalk (AW)	15	1	6.7%
Fairyhouse	8	0	0.0%
Curragh	7	1	14.3%
Navan	7	0	0.0%
Bellewstown	4	0	0.0%
Cork	3	0	0.0%
Tipperary	3	0	0.0%
Naas	3	0	0.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2015-09-06–2020-08-26. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.