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Optima RacingHorses › Ancient Astronaut (GB)

Ancient Astronaut (GB)

8yo gelding · Form & record 2015-05-20 to 2021-03-27 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Stephen Michael Hanlon.
Pedigree Kodiac (GB) × ?
Ratings Official 48 · best RPR 81 · best TS 69
47
Runs
4
Wins
8.5%
Strike rate
21.3%
Place rate
0.73
Actual / Expected
-62.8%
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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.
DateOffCourseDistGoingCl PosBtnJockeyWgt ORRPRTSSP
2021-03-27 15d Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Standard 6 3/12 Phil Dennis p 121 48 52 38 5/1
Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap (Div I)
2021-03-12 23d Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Standard 6 9/9 Phil Dennis p 126 49 30 1 9/4
Betway Classified Stakes (Div II)
2021-02-17 502d Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Standard 6 2/8 Phil Dennis p 124 46 55 48 16/1
Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap (Div II)
2019-10-04 8d Dundalk (AW) 8f Standard 14/14 Sean Bird 114 45 30 15 40/1
Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Apprentice Handicap (Div I)
2019-09-26 22d Gowran Park 8f Soft 14/16 Ben Coen b 121 45 14 25/1
Jumps Racing Returns To Gowran Park October 4th Apprentice Handicap (Div I)
2019-09-04 7d Gowran Park 8f Soft 6/16 Alan Persse 116 45 35 25/1
Get Your Tickets On gowranpark.ie Apprentice Handicap (Div II)
2019-08-28 18d Bellewstown 5f Good 14/14 Conor Hoban 122 45 16 25/1
Holcroft Motors Drogheda Hill Sprint Handicap
2019-08-10 112d Ayr 6f Heavy 6 6/8 Connor Beasley h 123 45 29 15 9/2
Stagecoach West Scotland Handicap
2019-04-20 11d Cork 7f Good 16/17 Mark Gallagher 126 49 24 40/1
corkracecourse.ie Handicap
2019-04-09 4d Gowran Park 7f Soft 14/16 Mark Gallagher 120 50 20 33/1
BetVictor Bet 5 Euros Get 30 Euros Offer Handicap (Div II)
2019-04-05 31d Dundalk (AW) 6f Standard 12/14 Ben Coen h 119 47 18 3 50/1
LMFM Dual Race Night Friday 3rd May Handicap
2019-03-05 104d Wolverhampton (AW) 7f Standard 6 8/12 Luke Morris h 132 48 42 31 8/1
Follow Top Tipster Templegate At Sun Racing Handicap
2018-11-21 35d Dundalk (AW) 6f Standard 14/14 Robbie Colgan h 125 50 31 9 16/1
Crowne Plaza Hotel Race & Stay Handicap (Div II)
2018-10-17 23d Newcastle (AW) 6f Standard 6 13/14 Ray Dawson 121 50 23 5 13/2
Bet & Watch At 188bet.co.uk Apprentice Handicap
2018-09-24 24d Hamilton 6f Soft 6 4/10 Ray Dawson h 116 53 54 2 7/2
Watch Race Replays At racinguk.com Handicap (Div I)
2018-08-31 14d Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Standard 6 1/10 Ray Dawson h 117 45 56 39 7/4
Renault Clio Handicap
2018-08-17 11d Dundalk (AW) 6f Standard 5/14 Ben Coen h 114 46 43 28 12/1
Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Handicap (Div II)
2018-08-06 31d Curragh 6f Firm 24/30 Robbie Colgan 129 58 28 6 20/1
Curragh Where Champions Are Made Handicap
2018-07-06 8d Bellewstown 5f Firm 7/15 Robbie Colgan 135 59 60 43 10/1
Meath Farm Machinery Handicap
2018-06-28 17d Tipperary 7.5f Firm 5/10 Robbie Colgan h 140 62 59 13 10/1
Racing Again @ TipperaryRaces July 5th Handicap
2018-06-11 13d Roscommon 7f Firm 9/14 Robbie Colgan ht 139 64 48 32 12/1
Ladies Day At Roscommon On Monday 9th July 2018 Handicap (Div I)
2018-05-29 11d Gowran Park 7f Firm 5/15 Robbie Colgan h 140 65 68 42 50/1
Buy Tickets Online Handicap (Div I)
2018-05-18 16d Cork 6.5f Good 10/13 Conor Hoban 140 70 60 16 16/1
Cork Racecourse Handicap (Div I)
2018-05-02 22d Dundalk (AW) 6f Standard 14/14 Conor Hoban 136 61 42 25 12/1
LMFM Family Fun Day Sunday 6th May Handicap
2018-04-10 25d Dundalk (AW) 5f Standard 7/10 Conor Hoban 136 61 47 37 50/1
Racing Again Wednesday April 11th & 18th Handicap
2018-03-16 7d Dundalk (AW) 7f Standard 10/11 Derek McCormack 120 65 43 33/1
Hydroscand Ireland Ltd. Handicap
2018-03-09 14d Dundalk (AW) 6f Standard 6/7 Conor Hoban 137 72 49 27 25/1
32Red.com Claiming Race
2018-02-23 136d Dundalk (AW) 10.5f Standard 13/13 Colin Keane 138 73 33/1
Kentucky Derby Qualifier at Dundalk March 2nd Handicap
2017-10-10 17d Newcastle (AW) 5f Standard 4 13/14 Jason Hart v 128 75 53 44 14/1
ROA/Racing Post Owners Jackpot Handicap (Div II)
2017-09-23 59d Newmarket 6f Good 4 6/12 David Egan v 122 77 66 37 8/1
Wingate Signs WSG Handicap

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)1218.3%
Normal (2-4wk)2100.0%
Freshened (1-2m)6116.7%
Layoff (2-6m)5120.0%
Long break (6m+)200.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 3300.0%
Class 48112.5%
Class 56233.3%
Class 69111.1%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)32412.5%
Mile (7-9f)1400.0%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Standard1715.9%
Soft1218.3%
Firm8112.5%
Good8112.5%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Dundalk (AW)900.0%
Wolverhampton (AW)5120.0%
Gowran Park400.0%
Newmarket300.0%
Newcastle (AW)300.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2015-05-20–2021-03-27. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.