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Optima RacingHorses › Emerald Army (IRE)

Emerald Army (IRE)

5yo b g · Form & record 2023-08-20 to 2026-07-16 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Ruth Carr.
Pedigree Invincible Army (IRE) × Sonnet (IRE) (by Kyllachy)
OwnerP Blyth And C Marwood
BreederCon Marnane
Ratings Official 54 · best RPR 67 · best TS 70
30
Runs
3
Wins
10.0%
Strike rate
40.0%
Place rate
0.58
Actual / Expected
-33.3%
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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
2026-07-16 24d Thirsk 7f Firm 6 6/9 2.25 James Sullivan 137 54 58 56 11/2
Flat Turf Meijer Celebration Cup Handicap Stakes Towards rear - not clear run over 1f out - headway inside final furlong - no impression (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run on several occasion between the 2f and 1f markers)(op 5/1)
2026-06-22 6d Catterick 7f Firm 6 6/8 0.3 J P Sullivan 135 55 58 51 9/2
Flat Turf Racing Again 8th July Handicap Towards rear - headway up the centre 2f out - kept on final 110yds(tchd 4/1)
2026-06-16 18d Beverley 7.5f Good 6 8/14 1.5 James Sullivan 138 55 40 33 9/2
Flat Turf Biffa North Handicap Pulled keenly, held up in rear - made ground 3f out - driven 2f out - beaten final furlong
2026-05-29 8d Carlisle 7f Good 6 2/8 1 James Sullivan 123 53 53 70 100/30J
Flat Turf Hoover - Performance That Lasts Handicap (Div II) Towards rear - headway on outer over 2f out - keeping on towards near side over 1f out - hung right inside final furlong - pressed winner final 110yds - no extra towards finish(op 11/4)
2026-05-21 14d Catterick 7f Good 6 2/11 0.3 Warren Fentiman 125 53 62 53 10/1
Flat Turf Bet At racingtv.com Handicap Towards rear - wandered around but steady headway on outer from over 1f out - ran on final 110yds - not pace to challenge(op 17/2)
2026-05-07 19d Redcar 6f Good 6 4/11 2.75 James Sullivan 134 54 49 47 7/2
Flat Turf Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap (Div II) Midfield - outpaced halfway - rallied from over 1f out - went fourth towards finish - not pace to challenge(op 4/1)
2026-04-18 164d Thirsk 6f Good 6 5/17 0 James Sullivan 135 55 50 22 9/2
Flat Turf Hunt Cup Next Meeting Saturday 2nd May Handicap In rear on far side of group - outpaced halfway - soon carried left - rallied and headway from over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 5/1)
2025-11-05 8d Musselburgh 7f Soft 6 10/11 2.75 Zak Wheatley t 127 56 19 1 11/2
Flat Turf Musselburgh Annual Membership 2026 Handicap Towards rear - some headway over 3f out - weakened over 2f out (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 13/2 tchd 7/1)
2025-10-28 11d Catterick 6f Soft 6 3/10 0.3 Zak Wheatley t 128 56 60 32 4/1
Flat Turf Jump Season Starts 21st November Handicap In touch with leaders - edged right 2f out - headway on far side of group final 110yds - went third final strides(op 13/2)
2025-10-17 20d Redcar 7f Good 6 7/11 2.5 Zak Wheatley b 130 58 51 37 13/2
Flat Turf Champions Full Gallop Tonight On ITV Handicap (Div I) In touch with leaders - headway on near side of group over 2f out - weakened gradually under 2f out(op 8/1 tchd 6/1)
2025-09-27 18d Southwell (AW) 8f Standard 6 9/12 0.5 Zak Wheatley 131 59 46 37 9/2
Flat AW Golf And Gallop Handicap Never better than midfield
2025-09-09 22d Catterick 7f Good 6 7/11 0.3 David Nolan 133 60 55 48 5/2
Flat Turf Racing Again 1st October Handicap Towards rear throughout(op 11/4 and tchd 3/1)
2025-08-18 26d Catterick 7f Firm 6 3/10 1.25 Zak Wheatley 132 60 63 56 4/1
Flat Turf Happy Birthday Mark Blair Handicap Held up in rear - headway over 2f out - went third inside final furlong - keeping on when bit short of room against rail towards finish(op 3/1)
2025-07-23 3d Catterick 7f Soft 6 1/10 0 Zak Wheatley 132 58 67 40 9/2
Flat Turf Sky Bet Extra Places Daily Handicap Nudged along early - soon prominent on inner - ridden briefly then jockey dropped whip under 2f out - led narrowly 1f out - drifted right but ran on inside final furlong (trainer could offer no explanation for the apparent improvement in form)(tchd 4/1)
2025-07-20 24d Redcar 6f Soft 6 5/8 0.3 Zak Wheatley v 138 58 41 32 13/8
Flat Turf Racing TV Apprentice Handicap Towards rear on outer - some headway final 110yds - never dangerous(op 2/1)
2025-06-26 20d Leicester 7f Firm 6 3/8 2.75 Zak Wheatley 137 59 60 53 11/4
Flat Turf Mark Wright - Ladies' Day DJ @leicesterraces Handicap Prominent - pressed leaders 2f out - outpaced inside final furlong(op 9/4 tchd 11/5)
2025-06-06 15d Thirsk 6f Good 6 5/12 0.5 Zak Wheatley 127 60 63 54 10/3
Flat Turf Saddle Room Deliciously Casual Cafe Dining Handicap In touch with leaders - outpaced over 1f out - drifted left and no impression inside final furlong(op 4/1)
2025-05-22 30d Wolverhampton (AW) 7f Standard 6 2/9 0.5 Zak Wheatley 130 58 65 60 7/4
Flat AW Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap (Div I) Took keen hold - pressed leader - led 4f out - kept on but headed towards finish(op 7/4 tchd 13/8 and tchd 15/8)
2025-04-22 10d Thirsk 7f Firm 6 3/13 0.05 Zak Wheatley 129 57 65 57 7/4
Flat Next Meeting Saturday 3rd May Book Now Handicap
2025-04-12 147d Thirsk 6f Good 6 1/17 0 Conor Orr 131 54 65 50 11/2
Flat Barstewards Enquiry Racing Podcast Handicap
2024-11-16 23d Wolverhampton (AW) 7f Standard 6 2/12 0.5 Zak Wheatley b 130 52 61 54 7/2
Flat AW Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway over 2f out - led inside final furlong - headed inside final 110yds - kept on(tchd 10/3)
2024-10-24 39d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 6 1/12 0 Zak Wheatley b 128 50 58 53 7/1
Flat AW Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Handicap Raced in second - ridden over 2f out - led over 1f out - faced challenge inside final 110yds - kept on - always doing enough(op 17/2)
2024-09-15 37d Musselburgh 7f Good 6 3/8 1 Zak Wheatley b 125 51 54 49 14/1
Flat Turf Radio Forth Supervan Handicap Took keen hold - led - headed over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 10/1)
2024-08-09 62d Thirsk 6f Firm 6 4/13 5.5 Zak Wheatley 120 53 43 33 10/1
Flat Turf Robert (Bob) Vickery Memorial Handicap Prominent - weakened final furlong(op 25/1 tchd 11/1)
2024-06-08 26d Catterick 5f Firm 6 11/14 1.5 Zak Wheatley 123 56 41 17 22/1
Flat Turf W G Spink Memorial Handicap In rear - outpaced after 1f - some headway inside final 110yds - no impression(op 16/1)
2024-05-13 23d Catterick 5f Good 5 7/10 1.5 Zak Wheatley 120 59 45 30 28/1
Flat Turf Bet At racingtv.com Handicap Prominent - hampered and lost position soon after start - in rear after 1f - some headway from under 2f out - no telling impression(op 20/1)
2024-04-20 207d Nottingham 5f Soft 6 5/6 1.75 Zak Wheatley 126 61 43 34 11/1
Flat Turf Discover Whats Trending At Rhino.Bet Casino Handicap Slowly away - always behind(tchd 9/1 and tchd 12/1)
2023-09-26 7d Beverley 5f Soft 5 8/12 Lewis Edmunds 130 44 22/1
McCabe 20th Wedding Anniversary Restricted Novice Stakes (Bands B C And D) (GBB Race)
2023-09-19 30d Redcar 5f Good 5 7/13 Barry McHugh 133 63 47 150/1
Celebrating The Life Of Edward Hide Restricted Novice Stakes (Bands B C And D) (GBB Race)
2023-08-20 DEB Pontefract 5f Firm 4 4/5 Zak Wheatley 123 36 5/1
Trevor Woods Memorial British EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (Bands A B C & D) Qualifier) (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)8112.5%
Normal (2-4wk)1500.0%
Freshened (1-2m)2150.0%
Layoff (2-6m)3133.3%
Long break (6m+)100.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 5300.0%
Class 626311.5%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)1317.7%
Mile (7-9f)17211.8%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Good1218.3%
Firm800.0%
Soft6116.7%
Standard4125.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Catterick8112.5%
Thirsk6116.7%
Redcar400.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2023-08-20–2026-07-16. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.