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Optima RacingHorses › City Of Poets (IRE)

City Of Poets (IRE)

4yo ch c · Form & record 2025-04-12 to 2026-07-04 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by James Tate.
Pedigree Ghaiyyath (IRE) × Populist (IRE) (by Shamardal)
OwnerSaeed Manana
BreederRabbah Bloodstock Limited
Ratings Official 92 · best RPR 110 · best TS 100
11
Runs
4
Wins
36.4%
Strike rate
63.6%
Place rate
1.44
Actual / Expected
20.5%
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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
2026-07-04 15d Sandown 8f Firm 2 10/14 0.5 Rob Hornby 120 92 110 86 25/1
Flat Turf Coral Challenge (Handicap) Dwelt start - towards rear - short of room against rail over 1f out - no impression(op 20/1)
2026-06-19 34d Redcar 8f Good 3 1/11 0 Connor Beasley 143 91 103 100 7/2
Flat Turf Marske Fabrications & Engineering Handicap Drifted left at start - settled in mid-division - moved through on the outside 2f out - disputed lead inside final furlong - briefly headed near the line - held on in a tight finish
2026-05-16 14d Thirsk 8f Good 3 4/14 0.3 P J McDonald 137 92 96 54 4/1F
Flat Turf Sky Bet Club Handicap In touch with leaders - headway up the centre 2f out - went third over 1f out - no extra when lost third towards finish(op 9/2)
2026-05-02 43d Thirsk 8f Firm 2 9/13 0.5 Dylan Hogan 128 93 94 60 11/2
Flat Turf Sky Bet Thirsk Hunt Cup Handicap Towards rear - carried left when headway over 1f out - eased when no chance inside final 110yds(op 6/1)
2026-03-20 132d Wolverhampton (AW) 8.5f Standard 3 3/12 0.1 Rossa Ryan 131 91 99 61 4/1
Flat AW SBK: Dont Settle For Less Handicap Ducked right start - towards rear - midfield over 5f out - headway from 2f out - pressed leaders inside final 110yds - kept on(tchd 7/2)
2025-11-08 46d Wolverhampton (AW) 8.5f Standard 3 1/12 0 Shane Foley 135 88 98 74 5/2
Flat AW Win £250 000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Midfield - bit short of room then ridden and ran on from over 1f out - kept on well and led final stride(op 11/4)
2025-09-23 80d Lingfield (AW) 8f Standard 4 2/10 0.3 Billy Loughnane 136 86 93 58 7/4
Flat AW At The Races App Expert Tips Handicap Reluctant to load - led - flashed tail repeatedly when ridden inside final furlong - headed and no extra towards finish(tchd 15/8)
2025-07-05 16d Sandown 7f Firm 3 6/9 0.1 Ryan Moore 131 86 70 58 4/1
Flat Turf Coral Celebrating 50 Year Eclipse Sponsorship Handicap Pulled hard - towards rear - edged right and weakened over 1f out (jockey said colt ran too free)(tchd 7/2 and tchd 9/2)
2025-06-19 52d Wetherby 7f Firm 5 1/13 0 Lewis Edmunds 137 87 83 1/2
Flat Turf Hold Your Next Event Here Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Raced in second - led over 2f out - ridden clear over 1f out - kept on well(op 8/15 tchd 4/6)
2025-04-28 16d Lingfield (AW) 7f Standard 5 1/7 0 Rossa Ryan 128 88 66 11/4
Flat Get Raceday Ready Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)
2025-04-12 DEB Thirsk 7f Good 5 2/15 2 Connor Beasley 128 84 72 9/2
Flat George Sewell 70th Birthday Celebration Maiden Stakes (GBB 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)100.0%
Normal (2-4wk)3133.3%
Freshened (1-2m)4375.0%
Layoff (2-6m)200.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 2200.0%
Class 35240.0%
Class 53266.7%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Mile (7-9f)11436.4%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Standard4250.0%
Firm4125.0%
Good3133.3%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Thirsk300.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2025-04-12–2026-07-04. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.