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Optima Racing › Horses › Black Minstrel (IRE)

Black Minstrel (IRE)

7yo gelding · Form & record 2015-12-20 to 2016-03-07 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by John OShea.
Pedigree Dylan Thomas (IRE) × ?
Ratings Official 65 · best RPR 69 · best TS 53
6
Runs
1
Wins
16.7%
Strike rate
50.0%
Place rate
1.17
Actual / Expected
-33.3%
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Full form — last 6 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
2016-03-07 11d Wolverhampton (AW) 9.5f Standard 6 10/13 – Paddy Vaughan 126 65 46 22 7/1
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2016-02-25 12d Chelmsford (AW) 10f Standard 5 3/7 – Ciaran Mckee p 118 65 69 39 12/1
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2016-02-13 8d Wolverhampton (AW) 9.5f Standard 6 6/10 – Ciaran Mckee p 133 65 43 19 9/4
Coral Connect Handicap (Div I)
2016-02-05 20d Wolverhampton (AW) 9.5f Standard 6 1/10 – Paddy Vaughan p 130 60 67 53 3/1
Coral Connect Apprentice Handicap
2016-01-16 27d Lingfield (AW) 10f Standard 6 3/12 – Ciaran Mckee p 128 60 63 46 20/1
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2015-12-20 DEB Lingfield (AW) 12f Standard 6 6/8 – Ciaran Mckee 128 62 56 44 20/1
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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)2150.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 65120.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Mile (7-9f)3133.3%
Middle (10-12f)300.0%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Standard6116.7%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Wolverhampton (AW)3133.3%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2015-12-20–2016-03-07. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.