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Optima RacingHorses › Dion Baker (IRE)

Dion Baker (IRE)

7yo b g · Form & record 2021-10-22 to 2026-07-15 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Michael Wigham.
Pedigree Ribchester (IRE) × Tiga Tuan (FR) (by Le Havre)
OwnerCarl Appleton Peter Edwards
BreederT A Rahman
Ratings Official 63 · best RPR 80 · best TS 92
70
Runs
9
Wins
12.9%
Strike rate
38.6%
Place rate
0.9
Actual / Expected
-48.0%
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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
2026-07-15 8d Yarmouth 7f Firm 4 3/6 1.25 Darragh Keenan p 129 63 58 92 4/1
Flat Turf 4-head Handicap Stakes broke quickly to command the early stages - pushed along over 2f out and overtaken 2f out - showed only one gear from over 1f out
2026-07-07 5d Brighton 7f Firm 6 1/7 0 Darragh Keenan p 144 59 74 54 11/8
Flat Turf Watch Live Racing On fairplaybet.co.uk Handicap Set the pace from the outset - shaken up over 1f out - responded strongly inside the final furlong to score
2026-07-02 2d Yarmouth 7f Firm 6 1/9 0 Darragh Keenan p 139 59 70 72 100/30
Flat Turf Branfords Handicap Sent straight into the lead - driven along with 2f to race - ridden out and kept on well inside the final furlong - not seriously tested
2026-06-30 8d Brighton 7f Firm 6 3/11 0.3 J F Egan p 139 59 63 42 5/2
Flat Turf fairplaybet.co.uk Bet 20 Get 20 Free Bets Handicap Prominent - outpaced 1f out - edged left and kept on final 110yds
2026-06-22 17d Brighton 7f Firm 6 1/9 0 Darragh Keenan p 135 55 64 50 9/4F
Flat Turf fairplaybet.co.uk Bet 20 Get 20 Free Bets Handicap Made all - ridden over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - always doing enough(op 2/1)
2026-06-05 7d Bath 5.5f Good 6 1/9 0 Darragh Keenan p 139 47 67 41 85/40F
Flat Turf Mitchell & Co Classified Stakes (Div I) Prominent - ridden 2f out - led 1f out - comfortably(op 13/8 tchd 9/4)
2026-05-29 13d Brighton 7f Firm 6 1/7 0 Darragh Keenan p 122 47 51 58 100/30
Flat Turf Fairplay Daily Price Boosts Handicap Made all - pushed along 2f out - soon went clear - ridden inside final furlong - readily(op 3/1)
2026-05-16 18d Doncaster 7f Soft 6 4/13 0.5 William Carson p 128 48 49 35 13/2
Flat Turf Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap (Div I) Alone against far rail - led - clear 3f out - hung badly right from 2f out - soon much reduced lead - faced challenge 1f out - headed inside final furlong - weakened final 110yds(op 8/1 tchd 17/2)
2026-04-28 89d Yarmouth 6f Good 6 4/8 2.25 Neil Callan 131 50 43 40 15/2
Flat Turf Get Raceday Ready Handicap Pressed leader - briefly led over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 9/1 tchd 7/1)
2026-01-29 21d Lingfield (AW) 8f Standard 6 7/9 6.5 Darragh Keenan b 135 52 28 8 5/1
Flat AW Win £250 000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Led - headed over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 9/2)
2026-01-08 17d Chelmsford (AW) 6f Standard 6 5/7 0.3 J F Egan p 134 54 46 29 4/1
Flat AW 7th March UK Garage Raceday Handicap Led - headed over 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(op 5/1 tchd 7/2)
2025-12-22 26d Lingfield (AW) 7f Standard 6 6/12 0.5 Kieran Shoemark b 135 55 54 34 4/1
Flat AW Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap (Div II) Led - headed 2f out - weakened inside final 110yds(op 5/1)
2025-11-26 36d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 6 8/11 1.25 Kieran Shoemark p 133 58 28 17 6/1
Flat AW Read Meg Nicholls Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap (Div I) Led - headed over 1f out - soon weakened(op 13/2 tchd 5/1)
2025-10-21 15d Yarmouth 6f Soft 6 4/16 1.25 Kieran Shoemark p 135 60 60 43 9/1
Flat Turf tigerbet.co.uk Bet Online Handicap Pressed leader - weakened gradually from over 1f out(op 8/1)
2025-10-06 18d Yarmouth 8f Good 4 9/13 2.75 Darragh Keenan p 122 62 47 12 50/1
Flat Turf winningpost.co.uk Racing Tips Handicap Led - headed 3f out - weakened 2f out(op 33/1)
2025-09-18 18d Yarmouth 7f Soft 6 7/10 3 Kieran Shoemark p 138 63 46 36 9/2
Flat Turf White Swan Fishermans Fortune Handicap Led - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong
2025-08-31 171d Brighton 7f Good 4 4/9 1 Darragh Keenan 125 64 64 24 11/1
Flat Turf Supported Loggings Handicap Led - faced challenge from over 1f out - headed and weakened inside final furlong(Mkt1: op 12/1)
2025-03-13 19d Chelmsford (AW) 6f Standard 2/6 Hector Crouch 135 65 63 53 15/2
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2025-02-22 17d Chelmsford (AW) 6f Standard 5 8/9 Darragh Keenan p 135 68 56 46 6/1
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2025-02-05 16d Kempton (AW) 7f Standard 5 5/8 Darragh Keenan p 134 70 55 52 18/1
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2025-01-20 20d Kempton (AW) 7f Standard 5 7/9 Trevor Whelan p 131 72 71 68 33/1
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2024-12-31 26d Lingfield (AW) 7f Standard 4 7/11 1 Darragh Keenan p 128 73 70 58 80/1
Flat AW Win £1M With BetMGMs Golden Goals Handicap Led - headed over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - weakened inside final 110yds(op 66/1)
2024-12-05 31d Chelmsford (AW) 7f Standard 4 9/13 2 Kieran Shoemark p 131 74 64 41 50/1
Flat AW Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap Led - headed over 1f out - weakening when short of room inside final furlong
2024-11-04 12d Kempton (AW) 7f Standard 5 10/11 0.3 Taylor Fisher p 135 75 64 49 16/1
Flat AW SIG Building Solutions Handicap Pressed leader - weakened over 1f out(op 18/1 tchd 14/1)
2024-10-23 21d Kempton (AW) 6f Standard 5 2/8 0.3 Taylor Fisher p 130 75 78 52 8/1
Flat AW Unibet Zero% Mission Classified Claiming Stakes Led but pestered - rallied when headed inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(tchd 9/1)
2024-10-02 30d Kempton (AW) 7f Standard 4 7/14 1.5 Taylor Fisher p 131 75 70 50 40/1
Flat AW Relaxation Awaits With The Nirvana Collection Handicap Prominent - led after 1f - faced challenge from over 2f out - headed over 1f out - weakened gradually final furlong(op 33/1)
2024-09-02 8d Brighton 7f Firm 5 2/7 0.3 Darragh Keenan b 139 72 79 63 7/2J
Flat Turf Ian Carnaby Handicap Took keen hold - raced in second - led under 4f out - faced challenge from 2f out - kept on but headed towards finish(op 18/5 tchd 4/1)
2024-08-25 5d Yarmouth 7f Soft 6 1/4 0 Darragh Keenan b 142 67 80 54 EvensF
Flat Turf Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Handicap Made all - led against near rail - pushed along 2f out - ridden and went clear when groups merged inside final furlong - easily(Mkt1: op 6/4; Mkt2 op 10/11 tchd 5/6)
2024-08-20 9d Brighton 7f Firm 5 4/8 0.75 Darragh Keenan p 135 67 68 47 4/1
Flat Turf New Customer Offers Soon At Vickers.Bet Handicap Disputed lead - lost position and raced in second after 2f - disputed lead over 1f out - lost position and no extra inside final furlong(tchd 9/2)
2024-08-11 17d Leicester 7f Firm 6 1/10 0 Darragh Keenan p 140 62 73 58 7/1
Flat Turf Leicester Racecourse Ideal Party Venue Handicap Prominent on far side of group - led 3f out - ridden 2f out - kept on well inside final furlong (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding had benefitted from a drop down in grade from a Class 4 to a Class 6)(tchd 15/2)

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)26519.2%
Normal (2-4wk)32412.5%
Freshened (1-2m)600.0%
Layoff (2-6m)500.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 41000.0%
Class 53300.0%
Class 626934.6%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)10110.0%
Mile (7-9f)59813.6%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Standard3000.0%
Firm20630.0%
Good13215.4%
Soft7114.3%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Yarmouth18316.7%
Brighton9444.4%
Kempton (AW)700.0%
Wolverhampton (AW)700.0%
Chelmsford (AW)600.0%
Lingfield (AW)500.0%
Newmarket (July)400.0%
Doncaster300.0%
Southwell (AW)300.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2021-10-22–2026-07-15. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.