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Optima RacingHorses › Breaking Story (IRE)

Breaking Story (IRE)

6yo gelding · Form & record 2018-08-26 to 2022-11-04 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Richard John OBrien.
Pedigree Dandy Man (IRE) × ?
Ratings Official 82 · best RPR 99 · best TS 85
28
Runs
2
Wins
7.1%
Strike rate
21.4%
Place rate
0.74
Actual / Expected
33.9%
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Full form — last 28 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
2022-11-04 7d Dundalk (AW) 8f Standard 12/14 Nathan Crosse 122 82 73 35 66/1
William Hill Pick Your Places Handicap
2022-10-28 5d Dundalk (AW) 6f Standard 13/13 Nathan Crosse 123 83 59 12 25/1
William Hill Bet Boost Handicap
2022-10-23 167d Curragh 7f Heavy 11/18 Nathan Crosse 139 84 68 39 40/1
TRI Equestrian Handicap
2022-05-09 16d Roscommon 7.5f Heavy 15/15 Sean Davis 140 87 10/1
www.roscommonracecourse.ie Handicap
2022-04-23 7d Limerick 8f Good 1/9 Nathan Crosse 116 78 90 65 5/2
LimerickRaces.ie Handicap
2022-04-16 6d Cork 7f Soft 4/17 Nathan Crosse 117 78 81 58 7/2
Buy Annual Membership Today Handicap
2022-04-10 14d Curragh 6f Soft 5/22 Declan McDonogh t 121 79 82 61 11/2
Hollywoodbets Daily Boosts Handicap
2022-03-27 16d Naas 6f Good 3/11 Sean Davis t 135 80 83 55 17/2
Smooth Daddy At Compas Stallions Handicap
2022-03-11 7d Dundalk (AW) 8f Standard 8/14 Sean Davis t 136 81 83 39 33/1
Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap
2022-03-04 321d Dundalk (AW) 7f Standard 11/13 Sean Davis t 137 82 67 12 20/1
Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Handicap
2021-04-17 6d Curragh 8f Good 6/21 Robbie Colgan tp 128 88 89 68 22/1
Tesoro Vita Handicap
2021-04-11 21d Leopardstown 7f Good 8/16 Robbie Colgan t 130 90 87 61 12/1
Leopardstown Members Handicap
2021-03-21 156d Curragh 8f Heavy 14/24 Robbie Colgan 126 91 78 48 20/1
Paddy Power Irish Lincolnshire (Premier Handicap)
2020-10-16 6d Leopardstown 8f Soft 8/11 Mark Enright 139 94 93 67 9/1
Leopardstown Handicap
2020-10-10 14d Limerick 7f Heavy 3/9 Rory Cleary 135 95 88 37 7/2
LimerickRaces.ie Race
2020-09-26 14d Curragh 8f Good 7/14 Robbie Colgan 140 95 93 55 12/1
Manguard Plus Handicap
2020-09-12 15d Leopardstown 7f Good 9/18 Rory Cleary 134 95 91 77 15/2
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Sovereign Path Handicap (Premier Handicap)
2020-08-28 16d Curragh 8f Heavy 3/20 Robbie Colgan 131 95 99 54 16/1
Paddy Power Irish Cambridgeshire (Premier Handicap)
2020-08-12 10d Gowran Park 7f Good 8/14 Robbie Colgan 138 95 88 53 9/1
MansionBet Beaten By A Head Handicap
2020-08-02 226d Galway 7f Soft 6/16 Rory Cleary 135 95 95 70 40/1
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Ahonoora Handicap (Premier Handicap)
2019-12-20 35d Dundalk (AW) 10.5f Standard 3/13 Robbie Colgan t 125 86 92 85 12/1
Dundalk Stadium - Light Up Your Night Handicap
2019-11-15 40d Dundalk (AW) 10.5f Standard 4/14 Robbie Colgan t 131 86 91 47 16/1
Winter Series At Dundalk 2020 Handicap
2019-10-06 10d Tipperary 9f Heavy 7/11 Robbie Colgan 129 89 73 43 20/1
TheTote.com Handicap
2019-09-26 150d Gowran Park 8f Soft 5/5 Robbie Colgan 128 90 72 30 11/4
Listen To Beat Race
2019-04-29 191d Naas 8f Good 6/15 Robbie Colgan t 133 93 92 67 12/1
Blackwater Handicap (Premier Handicap)
2018-10-20 26d Leopardstown 7f Good 6/10 Robbie Colgan 129 90 77 16/1
Killavullan Stakes
2018-09-24 29d Fairyhouse 6f Good 7/10 Robbie Colgan 129 81 53 4/1
Ballyhane Blenheim Stakes ()
2018-08-26 DEB Curragh 7f Soft 1/23 Robbie Colgan 131 83 55 33/1
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10 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 runRunsWinsSR
Quick (under 2wk)1218.3%
Normal (2-4wk)700.0%
Freshened (1-2m)200.0%
Layoff (2-6m)300.0%
Long break (6m+)300.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)400.0%
Mile (7-9f)2229.1%
Middle (10-12f)200.0%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Good10110.0%
Soft6116.7%
Standard600.0%
Heavy600.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Curragh7114.3%
Dundalk (AW)600.0%
Leopardstown400.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2018-08-26–2022-11-04. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.