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Optima RacingHorses › African Friend (IRE)

African Friend (IRE)

6yo gelding · Form & record 2016-04-15 to 2019-07-04 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Richard John OBrien.
Pedigree Equiano (FR) × ?
Ratings Official 72 · best RPR 83 · best TS 78
9
Runs
1
Wins
11.1%
Strike rate
33.3%
Place rate
0.58
Actual / Expected
-61.1%
Level-stake ROI

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Full form — last 9 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
2019-07-04 378d Bellewstown 5f Good 8/8 Gary Halpin 125 72 2 14/1
Indaver Ireland Handicap
2018-06-21 21d Ripon 5f Good 5 2/6 Ben Curtis h 138 72 73 49 10/1
mintbet.com Home Of Refreshing Odds Handicap
2018-05-31 34d Hamilton 5f Firm 5 7/7 Barry McHugh 133 75 25 12 14/1
Macroberts LLP Handicap
2018-04-27 191d Doncaster 5f Soft 4 9/16 Barry McHugh 125 77 58 30 25/1
Bet At k8.com Handicap
2017-10-18 40d Nottingham 5f Soft 4 13/15 Dane ONeill 126 78 42 28 9/2
Kier Central Supporting Casy Handicap
2017-09-08 18d Ascot 6f Soft 4 9/11 Dane ONeill 130 77 52 36 9/2
Bibendum Wine Handicap
2017-08-21 51d Thirsk 5f Good 4 3/19 Ben Curtis 131 77 74 61 3/1
Racing UK Club Day Here Today Handicap
2017-07-01 442d Windsor 5f Soft 5 1/6 Fergus Sweeney 138 83 78 5/2
MPM Flooring Ltd Maiden Stakes
2016-04-15 DEB Bath 5.5f Soft 5 4/10 Dane ONeill 128 40 22 4/5
Racs Group Specialists 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
Normal (2-4wk)200.0%
Freshened (1-2m)300.0%
Long break (6m+)3133.3%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 4400.0%
Class 54125.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)9111.1%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Soft5120.0%
Good300.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2016-04-15–2019-07-04. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.