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Ancient Capital (GB)

5yo gelding · Form & record 2021-12-15 to 2024-09-05 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Robbie Llewellyn.

Pedigree Frankel (GB) × Spirit Of Xian (IRE) (by Kodiac)

OwnerM Duthie

Ratings Official 58 · best RPR 70 · best TS 62

Runs

Wins

9.1%

Strike rate

27.3%

Place rate

0.75

Actual / Expected

-9.1%

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Full form — last 11 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
2024-09-05	329d	Newbury	12f	Soft	5	8/8	18	George Rooke t	125	58	11	–	28/1
Flat Turf LOCALiQ Handicap Towards rear - headway and in touch with leaders after 3f - switched right and towards near side home straight - weakened from under 2f out - finished 8th - placed 7th(op 33/1)
2023-10-12	28d	Exeter	18.5f	Firm	4	99/7	–	Sean Houlihan	154	–	–	–	14/1
Hurdle Turf Exeter Season Opener Novices Hurdle (GBB Race) Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - not fluent 1st - jumped left 2nd - prominent in chasing group after 2nd - awkward jump 5th - dropped to rear when not fluent 6th - struggling when jumped badly left 7th - pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding jumped poorly)(op 22/1)
2023-09-14	43d	Ffos Las	12f	Soft	5	5/5	–	Kevin Stott	130	61	26	5	10/3
Bloomfields Race Line Horseboxes Handicap
2023-08-02	20d	Leicester	12f	Soft	6	6/9	–	Andrea Atzeni	141	62	58	4	9/2
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2023-07-13	337d	Newbury	13.5f	Good	5	3/10	–	Darragh Keenan	134	62	70	6	18/1
Lee Sanitation Handicap
2022-08-10	30d	Ffos Las	12f	Good	6	2/5	–	Finley Marsh	131	63	52	35	11/8
Wales & West Horseboxes Apprentice Handicap
2022-07-11	86d	Ffos Las	12f	Firm	5	1/7	–	David Probert	124	59	67	62	9/1
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2022-04-16	30d	Nottingham	10f	Good	6	9/11	–	Jack Mitchell	130	62	35	24	8/1
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2022-03-17	15d	Southwell (AW)	8f	Standard	5	6/10	–	Darragh Keenan	128	–	59	–	28/1
Watch Racing Free Online At Coral Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
2022-03-02	77d	Kempton (AW)	8f	Standard	5	5/12	–	Darragh Keenan	131	–	58	18	22/1
Unibet Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
2021-12-15	DEB	Kempton (AW)	7f	Standard	4	6/9	–	Hollie Doyle	128	–	51	23	18/1
Unibet/British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

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
Normal (2-4wk)	5	0	0.0%
Freshened (1-2m)	1	0	0.0%
Layoff (2-6m)	2	1	50.0%
Long break (6m+)	2	0	0.0%

Record by class

Class	Runs	Wins	SR
Class 4	2	0	0.0%
Class 5	6	1	16.7%
Class 6	3	0	0.0%

Record by distance

Trip	Runs	Wins	SR
Mile (7-9f)	3	0	0.0%
Middle (10-12f)	6	1	16.7%
Staying (13f+)	2	0	0.0%

Record by going

Going	Runs	SR
Standard	3	0.0%
Soft	3	0.0%
Good	3	0.0%

Record by course

Course	Runs	Wins	SR
Ffos Las	3	1	33.3%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2021-12-15–2024-09-05. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.