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Optima RacingHorses › African Blessing (GB)

African Blessing (GB)

6yo gelding · Form & record 2016-03-30 to 2019-03-06 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by John Best.
Pedigree Mount Nelson (GB) × ?
Ratings Official 60 · best RPR 76 · best TS 71
28
Runs
4
Wins
14.3%
Strike rate
25.0%
Place rate
0.88
Actual / Expected
-19.6%
Level-stake ROI

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Full form — last 28 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.
DateOffCourseDistGoingCl PosBtnJockeyWgt ORRPRTSSP
2019-03-06 12d Kempton (AW) 6f Standard 6 5/7 Jamie Spencer 128 60 53 43 7/2
Matchbook Betting Podcast Handicap (Div II)
2019-02-22 27d Lingfield (AW) 6f Standard 6 4/9 Kieren Fox 133 60 63 42 5/1
Betway Handicap
2019-01-26 16d Chelmsford (AW) 7f Standard 6 8/10 Kieren Fox 128 60 53 31 4/1
totepool Cashback Club At totesport.com Handicap
2019-01-10 7d Chelmsford (AW) 7f Standard 6 2/11 Kieren Fox 135 59 64 57 3/1
Millionaire Maker This Saturdays Scoop6 Handicap
2019-01-03 105d Chelmsford (AW) 7f Standard 6 1/11 Kieren Fox 132 53 63 52 6/1
Bet totescoop6 At totesport.com Handicap
2018-09-20 35d Chelmsford (AW) 8f Standard 6 9/12 Joshua Bryan 128 57 41 12 6/1
Cunningtons Handicap
2018-08-16 47d Wolverhampton (AW) 7f Standard 6 10/11 William Carson p 128 60 36 28/1
sportnation.bet Home Of Rewards Handicap
2018-06-30 7d Lingfield 7f Firm 6 11/13 William Carson 138 63 33 18 16/1
Racing Welfare Racing Staff Week Handicap
2018-06-23 204d Lingfield 7f Firm 6 7/7 William Carson 133 65 46 31 6/1
East Surrey Masters Handicap
2017-12-01 15d Southwell (AW) 6f Standard 6 4/10 Rossa Ryan 129 67 59 47 7/2
Betway Sprint Handicap
2017-11-16 30d Chelmsford (AW) 7f Standard 5 5/12 Ben Curtis 126 68 62 49 6/1
totescoop6 Results At totepoolliveinfo.com Handicap
2017-10-17 8d Kempton (AW) 8f Standard 5 4/13 David Egan 129 69 72 47 14/1
32Red Casino Handicap
2017-10-09 3d Kempton (AW) 8f Standard 5 4/14 Joshua Bryan 124 66 71 51 5/1
Matchbook Betting Podcast Handicap
2017-10-06 23d Chelmsford (AW) 8f Standard 6 2/10 Ben Curtis 135 66 71 61 12/1
Bet toteWIN At betfred.com Handicap (Div I)
2017-09-13 17d Kempton (AW) 7f Standard 5 6/13 Joshua Bryan 129 68 68 54 20/1
32Red Casino Handicap
2017-08-27 14d Yarmouth 7f Firm 5 5/8 Luke Morris 140 70 62 54 10/1
Bet totePLACE At betfred.com Handicap
2017-08-13 18d Leicester 7f Soft 5 1/8 Ben Curtis 133 70 71 59 2/1
Heineken Selling Stakes
2017-07-26 5d Leicester 7f Soft 4 5/11 Ben Curtis 134 71 66 49 8/1
Thistleton Gap Handicap
2017-07-21 32d Newmarket (July) 7f Good 5 4/10 Jamie Spencer 131 71 73 57 7/2
Fly London Southend Airport To Venice Handicap
2017-06-19 28d Carlisle 8f Good 5 7/11 Ben Curtis 136 72 52 35 4/1
Racing UK Handicap
2017-05-22 24d Carlisle 7f Firm 5 5/10 Phillip Makin 130 72 69 62 5/2
racinguk.com Handicap
2017-04-28 6d Doncaster 7f Firm 5 1/12 Phillip Makin 131 68 76 71 4/1
£188 First Goals Wins At 188Bet Handicap (Div I)
2017-04-22 32d Thirsk 6f Firm 5 4/11 Phillip Makin 127 68 71 53 5/1
Book At thirskracecourse.net For Discounted Entry Handicap (Div I)
2017-03-21 213d Southwell (AW) 6f Standard 5 7/10 Phillip Makin 133 70 58 39 9/2
Betway Sprint Handicap
2016-08-20 12d Chester 5.5f Good 4 5/10 David Probert 119 71 67 52 13/2
Controlled Event Solutions Handicap
2016-08-08 10d Ayr 6f Soft 5 3/10 Graham Gibbons 131 71 73 64 7/2
Racing UK Profits Returned To Racing Handicap
2016-07-29 121d Newmarket (July) 6f Firm 5 4/9 Graham Gibbons 131 71 64 41 5/1
discovernewmarket.co.uk Handicap
2016-03-30 DEB Southwell (AW) 6f Standard 5 1/13 Graham Gibbons 127 72 56 13/2
Southwellgolfglub.com Maiden Stakes

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 runRunsWinsSR
Quick (under 2wk)10110.0%
Normal (2-4wk)9111.1%
Freshened (1-2m)400.0%
Layoff (2-6m)2150.0%
Long break (6m+)200.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 4200.0%
Class 515320.0%
Class 61119.1%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)9111.1%
Mile (7-9f)19315.8%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Standard15213.3%
Firm7114.3%
Soft3133.3%
Good300.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Chelmsford (AW)6116.7%
Kempton (AW)400.0%
Southwell (AW)3133.3%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2016-03-30–2019-03-06. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.