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Expert Opinion (GB)

5yo gelding · Form & record 2020-09-23 to 2023-03-01 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Michael Appleby.

Pedigree Worthadd (IRE) × ?

Ratings Official 60 · best RPR 78 · best TS 66

Runs

Wins

5.6%

Strike rate

38.9%

Place rate

0.5

Actual / Expected

-47.2%

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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.

Date	Off	Course	Dist	Going	Cl	Pos	Btn	Jockey	Wgt	OR	RPR	TS	SP
2023-03-01	13d	Lingfield (AW)	6f	Standard	6	7/7	–	Oisin Murphy hp	130	60	49	36	11/2
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2023-02-16	44d	Chelmsford (AW)	5f	Standard	5	3/8	–	Alec Voikhansky hp	130	62	61	34	7/2
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2023-01-03	14d	Chelmsford (AW)	6f	Standard	6	6/8	–	Frederick Larson b	131	64	51	40	5/1
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2022-12-20	33d	Southwell (AW)	5f	Standard	5	9/10	–	Luke Morris b	125	65	53	22	25/1
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2022-11-17	14d	Chelmsford (AW)	5f	Standard	5	3/11	–	Luke Morris p	131	65	71	65	10/3
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2022-11-03	14d	Chelmsford (AW)	5f	Standard	5	3/10	–	Luke Morris p	130	65	71	63	12/1
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2022-10-20	78d	Southwell (AW)	5f	Standard	4	8/11	–	Luke Morris	122	67	60	7	12/1
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2022-08-03	26d	Yarmouth	5f	Firm	5	6/8	–	Ray Dawson p	139	69	63	43	11/2
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2022-07-08	22d	Newmarket (July)	5f	Firm	3	10/12	–	Ray Dawson p	118	70	66	49	28/1
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2022-06-16	34d	Chelmsford (AW)	5f	Standard	5	2/6	–	Cieren Fallon p	130	70	72	64	5/2
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2022-05-13	24d	Newmarket	6f	Good	5	2/6	–	Sam Feilden p	133	70	77	64	14/1
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2022-04-19	19d	Yarmouth	5f	Firm	5	7/9	–	Stevie Donohoe tp	134	71	64	47	17/2
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2022-03-31	42d	Chelmsford (AW)	5f	Standard	4	6/11	–	Stevie Donohoe tp	125	72	60	45	14/1
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2022-02-17	43d	Chelmsford (AW)	6f	Standard	5	2/12	–	Stevie Donohoe tp	133	70	78	63	16/1
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2022-01-05	34d	Wolverhampton (AW)	5f	Standard	5	5/8	–	Stevie Donohoe p	131	72	68	46	11/1
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2021-12-02	26d	Chelmsford (AW)	5f	Standard	4	3/8	–	Stevie Donohoe p	127	72	74	57	10/3
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2021-11-06	30d	Chelmsford (AW)	6f	Standard	5	2/10	–	Stevie Donohoe p	131	72	78	66	12/1
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2021-10-07	17d	Chelmsford (AW)	5f	Standard	4	4/8	–	Hayley Turner p	126	72	76	48	15/2
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2021-09-20	47d	Wolverhampton (AW)	5f	Standard	5	6/10	–	Hayley Turner p	133	73	71	58	20/1
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2021-08-04	8d	Yarmouth	5f	Good	5	6/7	–	Sebastian Woods p	134	74	54	34	11/4
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2021-07-27	13d	Yarmouth	5f	Firm	5	1/7	–	Hayley Turner p	127	68	73	55	8/1
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2021-07-14	19d	Yarmouth	5f	Firm	5	2/5	–	Hayley Turner p	131	67	71	49	11/1
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2021-06-25	25d	Newcastle (AW)	5f	Standard	5	7/12	–	Tom Marquand p	126	67	64	25	8/1
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2021-05-31	28d	Chelmsford (AW)	5f	Standard	6	1/11	–	Hayley Turner p	132	59	72	62	9/1
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2021-05-03	11d	Bath	5.5f	Firm	6	7/9	–	Hayley Turner	133	60	48	23	6/1
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2021-04-22	21d	Chelmsford (AW)	6f	Standard	6	3/10	–	Oisin Murphy	133	60	66	59	5/1
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2021-04-01	19d	Chelmsford (AW)	6f	Standard	6	4/14	–	Hayley Turner	135	61	62	51	40/1
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2021-03-13	15d	Wolverhampton (AW)	5f	Standard	4	7/7	–	David Probert v	117	61	44	33	16/1
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2021-02-26	10d	Lingfield (AW)	5f	Standard	6	2/7	–	David Probert v	133	60	66	58	13/2
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2021-02-16	18d	Newcastle (AW)	5f	Standard	5	4/5	–	David Probert	122	60	58	38	11/1
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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)	11	1	9.1%
Normal (2-4wk)	15	1	6.7%
Freshened (1-2m)	8	0	0.0%
Layoff (2-6m)	1	0	0.0%

Record by class

Class	Runs	Wins	SR
Class 4	5	0	0.0%
Class 5	22	1	4.5%
Class 6	8	1	12.5%

Record by distance

Trip	Runs	Wins	SR
Sprint (5-6f)	36	2	5.6%

Record by going

Going	Runs	Wins	SR
Standard	28	1	3.6%
Firm	6	1	16.7%

Record by course

Course	Runs	Wins	SR
Chelmsford (AW)	13	1	7.7%
Yarmouth	5	1	20.0%
Lingfield (AW)	4	0	0.0%
Wolverhampton (AW)	4	0	0.0%
Southwell (AW)	4	0	0.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2020-09-23–2023-03-01. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.