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Optima RacingHorses › Birkenhead (GB)

Birkenhead (GB)

9yo b g · Form & record 2019-03-30 to 2026-05-09 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Paul Midgley.
Pedigree Captain Gerrard (IRE) × Vilnius (GB) (by Imperial Dancer)
OwnerGed Shields Sandfield Racing
BreederMike Channon Bloodstock Limited
Ratings Official 63 · best RPR 84 · best TS 75
85
Runs
11
Wins
12.9%
Strike rate
42.4%
Place rate
0.85
Actual / Expected
12.7%
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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
2026-05-09 17d Lingfield 5f Firm 5 7/8 1.5 Daniel Muscutt p 128 63 52 6 4/1
Flat Turf William Hill Price Boosts Every Day Handicap Prominent - pressed leader 2f out - weakened quickly inside final furlong(op 9/2)
2026-04-22 43d Catterick 5f Good 6 3/9 3.5 Rhys Elliott p 136 64 58 49 9/2
Flat Turf racingtv.com Apprentice Handicap Led - headed inside final furlong - weakened final 110yds(Mkt1: op 6/1)
2026-03-10 31d Southwell (AW) 5f Standard 5 11/12 2.25 David Nolan p 130 65 34 19 10/1
Flat AW Create Your Bet Builders At Midnite Handicap Taken down early - led - briefly headed over 2f out - headed over 1f out - soon weakened (vet said gelding bled from the nose)(op 17/2)
2026-02-07 25d Southwell (AW) 5f Standard 5 7/9 1.25 Barry McHugh p 126 66 57 36 11/1
Flat AW Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap Taken down early - led - headed over 1f out - soon weakened(op 10/1)
2026-01-13 108d Southwell (AW) 5f Standard 5 2/6 3.25 Oisin McSweeney p 131 66 63 54 9/1
Flat AW Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Apprentice Handicap Taken down early - led - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 17/2)
2025-09-27 18d Southwell (AW) 5f Standard 6 2/8 1.25 Barry McHugh p 138 65 70 60 11/2
Flat AW Free Race Replays On attheraces.com Handicap Taken down early - led - headed but pressed leader from over 2f out - kept on but no extra inside final furlong(tchd 6/1)
2025-09-09 22d Catterick 5f Good 5 4/13 0.5 David Nolan p 129 66 69 53 8/1
Flat Turf ROA Supporting Racing To School's Milestone Handicap Taken down early - prominent on near side of group - kept on final 110yds(op 9/1)
2025-08-18 23d Catterick 5f Firm 5 3/8 0.3 David Nolan p 136 66 71 48 11/4
Flat Turf Constant Security Services Handicap Disputed lead - lost position inside final furlong - kept on(op 3/1 tchd 10/3)
2025-07-26 19d York 5f Good 4 5/19 0.1 Jonathan England v 152 66 65 54 14/1
Flat Turf Sky Bet 'Jump Jockeys' Nunthorpe' Handicap (To Be Ridden By Professional Jump Jockeys) Taken down early - led - headed over 1f out - weakened gradually inside final 110yds(op 16/1)
2025-07-07 20d Ripon 5f Good 4 3/9 0.75 Barry McHugh p 129 67 70 43 6/1
Flat Turf City Of Ripon Handicap Led narrowly - hung right inside final furlong - headed final 110yds - soon no extra(op 17/2 tchd 9/1)
2025-06-17 18d Thirsk 5f Firm 5 4/7 0.75 Barry McHugh p 129 69 65 61 12/1
Flat Turf Download The New BresBet App Handicap Took keen hold - pressed leader - led narrowly over 1f out - headed 1f out - soon no extra(op 11/1)
2025-05-30 21d Catterick 5f Soft 5 5/8 0.2 Barry McHugh p 132 69 63 45 8/1
Flat Turf Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap Took keen hold - disputed lead - lost position over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 9/1)
2025-05-09 16d Ripon 5f Good 5 2/8 1.5 David Nolan p 129 68 74 67 18/1
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2025-04-23 27d Catterick 5f Firm 6 1/13 0 Oisin McSweeney p 139 64 76 68 18/1
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2025-03-27 16d Chelmsford (AW) 5f Standard 5 8/9 Joe Fanning p 132 66 58 50 16/1
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2025-03-11 25d Southwell (AW) 5f Standard 5/9 David Nolan p 130 67 66 25 14/1
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2025-02-14 157d Newcastle (AW) 5f Standard 5 8/10 David Nolan p 135 68 59 51 22/1
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2024-09-10 22d Catterick 5f Soft 5 3/9 1.5 David Nolan v 132 69 72 49 18/1
Flat Turf Best Odds Guaranteed At Vickers.Bet Handicap Taken down early - raced far side and led overall early - switched right and towards near side from over 2f out - against near rail when headed 1f out - no extra inside final 110yds - 3rd of 5 in group(op 12/1)
2024-08-19 23d Catterick 5f Firm 5 1/6 0 David Nolan p 135 67 76 47 9/4J
Flat Turf Constant Security Services Handicap Prominent - edged right and towards near side 2f out - against near rail when led inside final furlong - soon ridden - faced challenge inside final 110yds - kept on(op 3/1 and tchd 10/3)
2024-07-27 25d York 5f Firm 4 16/18 2.5 Jonathan England v 152 67 42 38 14/1
Flat Turf Sky Bet Jump Jockeys Nunthorpe Handicap (To Be Ridden By Professional Jump Jockeys) Towards rear on near side of group - weakened over 1f out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet said a post-race examination revealed no abnormalities)(op 10/1)
2024-07-02 14d Lingfield 5f Firm 6 1/5 0 Oisin Murphy v 139 63 72 67 11/10F
Flat Turf Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap Made all - edged right and kept on well inside final furlong(op 11/8)
2024-06-18 26d Catterick 5f Soft 6 2/9 0.75 David Nolan v 138 61 71 54 9/2C
Flat Turf Start Your RacingTV Free Trial Now Handicap Started quickly - led - switched to near side 3f out - headed final 110yds - kept on(op 4/1)
2024-05-23 10d Catterick 5f Soft 6 1/7 0 David Nolan v 131 56 72 59 5/1
Flat Turf Hillcrest Who Cares Wins Handicap Taken down early - made all - switched to near side soon after start - ridden when clear over 1f out - kept on well - eased towards finish(op 3/1)
2024-05-13 12d Catterick 5f Good 6 3/13 1.5 David Nolan p 136 56 59 52 7/2F
Flat Turf Get Raceday Ready Handicap Led but pestered - headed over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 4/1 tchd 10/3)
2024-05-01 22d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 6 5/7 0.2 Ryan Sexton v 130 57 55 34 4/1C
Flat AW Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap Soon led - took keen hold after 1f - headed inside final furlong - no extra and lost position inside final 110yds (jockey said gelding was tiring and hung right in closing stages)(op 7/2)
2024-04-09 15d Southwell (AW) 5f Standard 5 3/6 0.5 Ryan Sexton b 124 58 61 54 9/2
Flat AW Race By Race Southwell Specials @planetsportbet Handicap Prominent - some headway but hung right from over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung right-handed throughout)(op 5/1 tchd 11/2)
2024-03-25 32d Newcastle (AW) 5f Standard 6 3/13 0.2 David Nolan b 134 57 64 54 13/2
Flat AW Build Your Acca With BetUK Handicap Took keen hold - led - 2 lengths ahead 2f out - much reduced lead final 110yds - kept on but headed final strides - just failed(op 8/1)
2024-02-22 14d Newcastle (AW) 5f Standard 6 5/10 1.5 Ryan Sexton 129 57 43 20 12/1
Flat AW Boost Your Acca-Fenwa With BetUK Handicap Took keen hold - pressed leader - lost second over 1f out - weakened and eased inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung badly right-handed inside final furlong - thereby meaning he was unable to ride out as he wished - causing him to lose fourth place; he felt it prudent to ease gelding as he thought something was amiss)
2024-02-08 12d Newcastle (AW) 5f Standard 6 3/8 2 Ryan Sexton 131 58 58 48 17/2
Flat AW Always Gamble Responsibly With BetUK Handicap Prominent - kept on but not pace to challenge(op 15/2 tchd 6/1 and tchd 8/1)
2024-01-27 12d Newcastle (AW) 5f Standard 5 8/8 0.5 Ryan Sexton p 123 60 47 19 9/1
Flat AW BetUK. Its Where The UK Bets Handicap Midfield on near side of group - ridden over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung right-handed throughout)(tchd 17/2 and tchd 10/1)

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)24312.5%
Normal (2-4wk)38410.5%
Freshened (1-2m)12216.7%
Layoff (2-6m)10220.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 34125.0%
Class 41616.2%
Class 53937.7%
Class 624625.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)851112.9%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Standard38410.5%
Firm21523.8%
Good1616.2%
Soft9111.1%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Southwell (AW)15213.3%
Catterick12433.3%
Newcastle (AW)1119.1%
Ripon700.0%
Wolverhampton (AW)700.0%
Beverley6116.7%
York4125.0%
Musselburgh300.0%
Thirsk300.0%
Lingfield (AW)3133.3%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2019-03-30–2026-05-09. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.