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Distant Applause (IRE)

5yo gelding · Form & record 2018-07-06 to 2020-03-11 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Dominic Ffrench Davis.

Pedigree Acclamation (GB) × ?

Ratings Official 49 · best RPR 59 · best TS 48

Runs

Wins

10.0%

Strike rate

40.0%

Place rate

0.87

Actual / Expected

50.0%

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Full form — last 10 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.

Date	Off	Course	Dist	Going	Cl	Pos	Btn	Jockey	Wgt	OR	RPR	TS	SP
2020-03-11	33d	Lingfield (AW)	6f	Standard	6	11/11	–	Rob Hornby b	127	49	42	32	7/1
Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap
2020-02-07	9d	Chelmsford (AW)	6f	Standard	6	3/11	–	Rob Hornby	128	50	53	40	5/1
Book Online At chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap (Div II)
2020-01-29	67d	Kempton (AW)	7f	Standard	6	7/12	–	Rob Hornby	128	50	41	34	13/2
racingtv.com Handicap
2019-11-23	303d	Wolverhampton (AW)	6f	Standard	6	12/12	–	Ben Curtis	129	53	22	–	15/2
Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap
2019-01-24	20d	Chelmsford (AW)	6f	Standard	6	5/11	–	Fergus Sweeney	128	55	53	47	4/1
Bet toteswinger At totesport.com Handicap
2019-01-04	15d	Kempton (AW)	6f	Standard	6	2/10	–	Fergus Sweeney	131	53	59	47	7/2
Wise Betting At racingtv.com Handicap
2018-12-20	107d	Chelmsford (AW)	6f	Standard	7	1/12	–	Fergus Sweeney	133	50	56	48	14/1
Merry Christmas From Chelmsford City Racecourse Handicap
2018-09-04	19d	Kempton (AW)	6f	Standard	5	6/12	–	Liam Keniry	128	–	41	14	33/1
32Red Casino Novice Stakes
2018-08-16	41d	Salisbury	7f	Soft	5	10/11	–	Rob Hornby	126	–	–	–	16/1
M J Church Novice Stakes
2018-07-06	DEB	Chelmsford (AW)	7f	Standard	5	3/9	–	Rob Hornby	128	–	53	23	33/1
Bet totequadpot At totesport.com Confined Novice Stakes (No More Than Four Runs) (Div II)

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 run	Runs	Wins	SR
Quick (under 2wk)	1	0	0.0%
Normal (2-4wk)	3	0	0.0%
Freshened (1-2m)	2	0	0.0%
Layoff (2-6m)	2	1	50.0%
Long break (6m+)	1	0	0.0%

Record by class

Class	Runs	Wins	SR
Class 5	3	0	0.0%
Class 6	6	0	0.0%

Record by distance

Trip	Runs	Wins	SR
Sprint (5-6f)	7	1	14.3%
Mile (7-9f)	3	0	0.0%

Record by going

Going	Runs	Wins	SR
Standard	9	1	11.1%

Record by course

Course	Runs	Wins	SR
Chelmsford (AW)	4	1	25.0%
Kempton (AW)	3	0	0.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2018-07-06–2020-03-11. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.