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Optima RacingHorses › American Bay (GB)

American Bay (GB)

5yo ch g · Form & record 2023-07-22 to 2026-07-11 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Paul Midgley.
Pedigree New Bay (GB) × All I Need (IRE) (by Peintre Celebre)
OwnerMike Taylor Partner
BreederD J And Mrs Deer
Ratings Official 76 · best RPR 86 · best TS 87
25
Runs
2
Wins
8.0%
Strike rate
36.0%
Place rate
0.47
Actual / Expected
-42.8%
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Full form — last 25 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
2026-07-11 21d York 6f Firm 4 13/19 0.2 Jason Hart 131 76 71 75 17/2
Flat Turf John Smith's Sprint Handicap Well placed early - came under the whip 2f out and lost touch with the pace
2026-06-20 20d Redcar 5f Good 3 2/9 1.25 Aiden Brookes 116 76 80 48 11/1
Flat Turf Start Your Racing TV Free Trial Handicap Hood to post - prominent on the far side - chivvied along from 2f out - rallied and ran on well inside the final furlong - took second in the closing strides - held by the winner
2026-05-31 29d Thirsk 5f Good 4 7/17 1 Mark Winn p 127 77 79 87 12/1
Flat Turf Sky Bet Club Handicap Towards rear - headway inside final furlong - not pace to challenge
2026-05-02 39d Thirsk 5f Firm 3 5/10 0.5 Barry McHugh 123 78 81 70 12/1
Flat Turf Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Prominent - outpaced over 1f out - soon hung left - rallied final 110yds - bit short of room final strides(op 10/1)
2026-03-24 15d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 4 2/6 0.1 Billy Loughnane 133 77 84 69 2/1
Flat AW Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Handicap Prominent - pressed leader from over 2f out - led then hung left from over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - headed towards finish(op 15/8)
2026-03-09 167d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 4 3/7 0.2 Billy Loughnane 132 77 81 72 9/2
Flat AW Midnite Building The Future Of Betting Handicap In touch with leaders - headway and pressed leader from 1f out - no extra final 110yds(op 5/1)
2025-09-23 46d Southwell (AW) 5f Standard 4 6/9 0.75 David Nolan 130 77 72 50 11/1
Flat AW Golf And Gallop Handicap (Div II) In touch with leaders - weakened from over 1f out(tchd 10/1)
2025-08-08 13d Thirsk 5f Firm 5 2/10 0.2 David Nolan 140 75 83 74 7/2
Flat Turf New William Hill Market Place Thirsk Handicap Pressed leader - led inside final furlong - headed final strides - just held(op 4/1)
2025-07-26 21d York 5f Good 4 7/19 0.3 Sam Twiston-Davies 162 76 71 60 28/1
Flat Turf Sky Bet 'Jump Jockeys' Nunthorpe' Handicap (To Be Ridden By Professional Jump Jockeys) Towards rear - headway over 1f out - not pace to challenge(tchd 25/1)
2025-07-05 18d Haydock 6f Good 4 11/15 4.75 Paul Mulrennan 131 76 51 36 11/1
Flat Turf Eachway Extra At bet365 Handicap Pressed leader - hung left 2f out - weakening when bit short of room over 1f out(op 12/1)
2025-06-17 38d Thirsk 5f Firm 5 1/7 0 Jason Hart 133 73 81 74 12/1
Flat Turf Download The New BresBet App Handicap In touch with leaders - short of room and switched left over 1f out - ridden and kept on well final furlong - led towards finish(op 15/2)
2025-05-10 10d Haydock 7f Firm 4 8/12 3.5 Joe Fanning 130 75 64 52 28/1
Flat Pertemps Handicap
2025-04-30 13d Pontefract 6f Good 4 6/7 5.5 David Nolan 134 77 42 19 18/1
Flat Tuffa Boots Supports The NHC Handicap
2025-04-17 24d Ripon 6f Good 4 13/13 4.25 David Nolan 128 78 34 19 13/2
Flat Armstrong Memorial Handicap
2025-03-24 163d Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Standard 4 6/9 David Nolan 129 79 79 60 28/1
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2024-10-12 25d Chelmsford (AW) 6f Standard 4 5/9 0.3 Finley Marsh 137 80 86 71 9/4
Flat AW Betfair Exchange Beacons Handicap (Div II) Towards rear - switched right and ridden over 1f out - kept on inside final 110yds - not reach leaders(op 2/1)
2024-09-17 19d Redcar 6f Firm 5 1/8 0 Callum Rodriguez 133 80 84 12 30/100F
Flat Turf Watch Racing TV Free For 31 Days Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Made all - ridden and edged left inside final furlong - kept on(tchd 2/7)
2024-08-29 69d Newbury 7f Firm 4 4/16 1.5 Pat Dobbs 136 81 85 79 8/1
Flat Turf Play The BetVictor Predictor Now Handicap Took keen hold - midfield - going okay when headway from over 1f out - soon not clear run - kept on when in the clear inside final furlong(op 6/1 tchd 11/2 and tchd 15/2)
2024-06-21 42d Goodwood 8f Good 4 5/7 1.5 Trevor Whelan 133 82 75 41 3/1F
Flat Turf Degen Distillery X Jaspercool Handicap Took keen hold - prominent early - led after 1f - ridden and headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 7/2)
2024-05-10 21d Ascot 7f Good 2 4/5 0.3 Callum Shepherd 122 83 81 21 2/1J
Flat Turf Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0% Style Handicap Awkward start - took keen hold - held up in rear but in touch with leaders - switched left over 2f out - ridden and some headway over 1f out - no telling impression(op 9/4 tchd 15/8)
2024-04-19 186d Newbury 7f Soft 2 4/8 1.75 David Probert 125 83 84 69 9/2
Flat Turf Dubai Duty Free Full Of Surprises Handicap Held up in rear - headway over 2f out - not clear run over 1f out - ran on when in the clear inside final furlong - not reach leaders (jockey said colt was denied a clear run for a sustained period inside final furlong)(tchd 5/1)
2023-10-16 37d Kempton (AW) 7f Standard 5 2/11 0.3 Kevin Stott 133 81 84 69 15/8F
Flat AW Unibet/British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div I) Took keen hold - prominent - went second over 1f out - ridden and kept on well final furlong - just held(op 2/1 tchd 7/4)
2023-09-09 30d Ascot 7f Firm 2 3/9 Daniel Muscutt 130 76 72 10/3
RoR horses For Courses British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
2023-08-10 19d Salisbury 6f Good 4 2/9 David Probert 128 82 40 22/1
Rumble Inthejungle Standing At Norman Court Stud British EBF Novice Stakes (Div II) (C & G)
2023-07-22 DEB Newbury 6f Good 4 9/10 David Probert 128 54 35 14/1
bet365 EBF Novice Stakes (IRE Incentive Race) (Colts & Geldings) (Div I)

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)300.0%
Normal (2-4wk)1218.3%
Freshened (1-2m)5120.0%
Layoff (2-6m)300.0%
Long break (6m+)100.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 2300.0%
Class 3200.0%
Class 41600.0%
Class 54250.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)18211.1%
Mile (7-9f)700.0%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Good1000.0%
Firm8225.0%
Standard600.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Thirsk4125.0%
Newbury300.0%
Wolverhampton (AW)300.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2023-07-22–2026-07-11. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.