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Optima RacingHorses › Captain Cess (IRE)

Captain Cess (IRE)

4yo b g · Form & record 2024-05-25 to 2026-07-16 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Declan Carroll.
Pedigree Profitable (IRE) × Artisanne (IRE) (by Mastercraftsman)
OwnerMrs P Goodwin
BreederDenis McDonnell
Ratings Official 55 · best RPR 62 · best TS 56
11
Runs
1
Wins
9.1%
Strike rate
54.5%
Place rate
0.72
Actual / Expected
-63.6%
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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.
DateOffCourseDistGoingCl PosBtnJockeyWgt ORRPRTSSP
2026-07-16 31d Thirsk 7f Firm 6 1/9 0 Zak Wheatley 138 55 60 51 3/1
Flat Turf Meijer Celebration Cup Handicap Stakes Prominent - ridden to lead over 1f out - hung left inside final furlong - kept on(op 10/3 tchd 7/2)
2026-06-15 25d Wetherby 5.5f Firm 6 3/9 0.1 Zak Wheatley 132 55 59 37 11/8F
Flat Turf William Hill Extra Places Every Day Handicap (Div 1) At the back but moving adequately over 2f out - short of a gap over 1f out - angled to the right into clear air inside the final furlong - plugged on - third in the dying strides
2026-05-21 210d Chepstow 6f Soft 6 2/12 0.1 Taryn Langley 123 53 61 56 11/1
Flat Turf Get Raceday Ready With Lucas Bookies Handicap Took keen hold - prominent - led over 1f out - faced challenge final 110yds - kept on but headed towards finish(op 14/1)
2025-10-23 52d Chelmsford (AW) 8f Standard 6 6/12 0.5 Cieren Fallon p 133 55 40 26 18/1
Flat AW Betfair Safer Gambling Tools Handicap Slowly away - in rear - headway from over 2f out - weakened inside final furlong (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(tchd 16/1 and tchd 20/1)
2025-09-01 44d Windsor 8f Soft 6 12/12 7.5 Tyler Heard 128 58 55 18/1
Flat Turf Windsor Fireworks Night Handicap Took keen hold - midfield - weakened from over 2f out(op 20/1 tchd 16/1)
2025-07-19 48d Ripon 8f Soft 6 4/7 1 Joe Leavy p 134 59 46 49 10/3
Flat Turf Kevin Kai 20th Anniversary Handicap Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - steady headway and went second when hung right over 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 3/1)
2025-06-01 42d Nottingham 8.5f Good 6 3/10 0.3 Daniel Tudhope 132 59 62 41 4/1
Flat Turf Jimmys Killer Mountain Of Prawns Handicap (Div I) Prominent early - soon dropped to midfield - headway over 2f out - soon hung left - led over 1f out - headed towards finish - lost second final strides (jockey said gelding hung persistently left-handed in home straight and became unresponsive to his corrective efforts in concluding stages which rendered him unable to the ride gelding out fully to line)(op 10/3 tchd 3/1)
2025-04-20 254d Bath 8f Firm 6 3/9 0.1 Tom Marquand 129 59 62 43 16/1
Flat Whitsbury Manor Stud Handicap
2024-08-09 28d Newmarket (July) 7f Good 4 3/7 2 Finley Marsh 127 59 54 100/1
Flat Turf Maritime Cargo Services Ocean Freight Frenzy Selling Stakes Held up in rear - headway on near side of group over 1f out - went third inside final furlong - soon no extra(op 50/1)
2024-07-12 48d Chepstow 6f Soft 5 7/9 1.75 Jack Doughty 128 25 66/1
Flat Turf Hi-Tech Event Restricted Maiden Stakes (For Horses In Band D) (GBB/IRE Incentive Race) Dwelt start - soon midfield - dropped to rear 3f out - hung left from under 2f out (jockey said colt hung left-handed)(tchd 50/1)
2024-05-25 DEB Windsor 6f Good 5 9/11 4.25 Grace McEntee 126 31 17 150/1
Flat Turf Sri Lanka The Wonder Of Asia Restricted Novice Stakes (For Horses In Bands B C And D) (GBB Race) Midfield - lost position and dropped to rear halfway - weakened over 1f out(op 100/1)

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

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 5200.0%
Class 68112.5%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)400.0%
Mile (7-9f)7114.3%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Soft400.0%
Firm3133.3%
Good300.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2024-05-25–2026-07-16. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.