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Before Midnight (GB)

12yo g · Form & record 2018-01-04 to 2025-04-01 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by S Loxton.
Pedigree Midnight Legend (GB) × Lady Samantha (GB) (by Fraam)
OwnerN Sutton
Ratings Official 122 · best RPR 154 · best TS 137
34
Runs
7
Wins
20.6%
Strike rate
58.8%
Place rate
0.91
Actual / Expected
-44.7%
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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
2025-04-01 207d Kempton 20.5f Good 5 3/6 Mr Ben Sutton 166 122 103 82 9/2
Chase Nick Luck Daily Podcast Pointing Pointers Open Hunters Chase
2024-09-06 61d Bangor-on-Dee 20.5f Good 3 5/8 25 Mr Ben Sutton p 157 125 81 66 20/1
Chase Turf Kronospan Supporting CSRC Handicap Chase Prominent - not fluent and lost position 2nd - went second 9th - lost second 3 out - soon weakened - tailed off(op 14/1)
2024-07-07 96d Market Rasen 21.5f Good 3 6/7 18 Mr Ben Sutton 158 127 86 63 8/1
Chase Turf Lives Handicap Chase Midfield - outpaced after 4 out - weakened before 3 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 15/2 tchd 7/1)
2024-04-02 92d Ludlow 20f Soft 4 2/5 1 Mr Ben Sutton 163 129 127 108 11/4
Chase Turf weatherbysshop.co.uk Open Hunters Chase Prominent - disputed lead 8th - led clearly 11th - going best before 4 out - mistake 2 out - 2 lengths ahead last - headed towards finish(tchd 3/1)
2024-01-01 35d Musselburgh 20.5f Soft 2 5/9 2 Mr Ben Sutton 152 131 121 86 10/1
Chase Turf tote.co.uk Auld Reekie Handicap Chase (GBB Race) In touch with leaders on outer - went second after 10th - pressed leader before 4 out - no extra from 3 out - lost second 2 out - weakened quickly approaching last(op 17/2)
2023-11-27 30d Kempton 20.5f Soft 3 3/6 1 Mr Ben Sutton 154 132 134 87 10/1
Chase Turf racingtv.com Handicap Chase Took keen hold - raced in second - briefly led 4th - disputing second approaching last - no extra run-in(op 8/1)
2023-10-28 15d Cheltenham 16f Good 2 9/11 13 Mr Ben Sutton 144 135 111 79 7/1
Chase Turf Epic Value At William Hill Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up in rear - struggling 6th - weakened after 3 out(op 11/2 tchd 15/2)
2023-10-13 165d Chepstow 16f Heavy 3 4/12 4.5 Mr Ben Sutton 161 130 124 9/1
Hurdle Turf Professor Caroline Tisdall Supports Heroic Jumpers Seniors Handicap Hurdle Towards rear of midfield - headway and prominent after 4 out - went second after 3 out - mistake and lost position 2 out - weakened and lost third run-in(op 7/1)
2023-05-01 18d Kempton 18f Good 2 5/7 Sam Twiston-Davies 164 137 117 98 5/1
Racing TV Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
2023-04-13 29d Aintree 16f Soft 1 6/13 Charlie Deutsch 160 140 141 120 16/1
Close Brothers Red Rum Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
2023-03-15 47d Cheltenham 16f Soft 1 99/19 Sam Twiston-Davies tp 156 143 25/1
Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
2023-01-27 69d Doncaster 16.5f Good 2 4/11 Sam Twiston-Davies 167 144 147 133 13/2
Sky Bet Extra Places Every Day Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
2022-11-19 21d Ascot 17f Good 2 3/7 Adam Wedge 153 146 148 99 16/1
Jim Barry Wines Hurst Park Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
2022-10-29 205d Ascot 17f Good 1 3/8 Sam Twiston-Davies 165 147 143 70 13/2
Byrne Group Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
2022-04-07 69d Aintree 16f Soft 1 6/16 Sam Twiston-Davies 161 148 135 100 6/1
Close Brothers Red Rum Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
2022-01-28 32d Doncaster 16.5f Good 2 2/7 James Bowen 162 148 154 137 7/2
Sky Bet Extra Places Every Day Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
2021-12-27 37d Kempton 16f Soft 1 4/4 Sam Twiston-Davies 154 148 152 111 12/1
Ladbrokes Desert Orchid Chase (GBB Race)
2021-11-20 28d Ascot 17f Good 2 1/7 Sam Twiston-Davies 151 144 147 102 11/4
Gerard Bertrand Hurst Park Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
2021-10-23 201d Cheltenham 16f Good 2 1/7 Sam Twiston-Davies 143 136 144 112 2/1
888Sport Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
2021-04-05 53d Chepstow 16f Good 2 1/7 Sam Twiston-Davies 149 129 140 128 6/4
Vic And Lynn Taylor Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
2021-02-11 98d Kempton 16f Standard 4 1/13 Sam Twiston-Davies 158 120 7/2
Vbet Jumpers Bumper National Hunt Flat Race (Div II) (AW)
2020-11-05 40d Newbury 20f Good 3 3/11 Robbie Power 161 129 138 128 7/1
Indzine Handicap Chase (Challenger Middle Distance Chase Series Qualifier)
2020-09-26 24d Market Rasen 21.5f Good 3 2/15 James Bowen 163 127 130 122 9/1
Thank You Ferry Ales Brewery Handicap Chase
2020-09-02 224d Uttoxeter 20f Soft 3 2/9 James Bowen 158 126 135 82 10/1
Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Chase
2020-01-22 42d Catterick 19f Soft 3 4/6 Nico de Boinville 155 128 108 92 10/3
Kingmaker Racedays Celebrates Mary Harles 100th Birthday Chase (A Novices Limited Handicap)
2019-12-11 243d Leicester 22.5f Soft 3 6/7 Nico de Boinville 159 128 128 105 4/1
Yuletide Novices Handicap Chase
2019-04-12 83d Ayr 24.5f Good 3 2/7 Nico de Boinville 158 127 128 75 5/1
Seko Logistics Scotland Novices Handicap Hurdle
2019-01-19 68d Taunton 19f Soft 4 1/6 Aidan Coleman 156 128 124 93 4/9
British EBF National Hunt Novices Hurdle (Qualifier)
2018-11-12 13d Kempton 21f Good 4 2/12 James Bowen 152 125 71 15/8
One Stop. One Stelrad. Novices Hurdle
2018-10-30 14d Chepstow 19.5f Good 4 99/15 Nico de Boinville 152 121 4/5
Faucets & Rada For Commercial Washrooms Maiden Hurdle

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)200.0%
Normal (2-4wk)7114.3%
Freshened (1-2m)9222.2%
Layoff (2-6m)9222.2%
Long break (6m+)6116.7%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 1500.0%
Class 29333.3%
Class 31000.0%
Class 46233.3%
Class 54250.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Staying (13f+)34720.6%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Good18316.7%
Soft13215.4%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Kempton6116.7%
Doncaster300.0%
Chepstow3133.3%
Ascot3133.3%
Cheltenham3133.3%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2018-01-04–2025-04-01. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.