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Face Like Thunder (GB)

5yo gelding · Form & record 2017-09-23 to 2020-01-30 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by John Butler.
Pedigree Passing Glance (GB) × ?
Ratings Official 46 · best RPR 77 · best TS 65
24
Runs
1
Wins
4.2%
Strike rate
29.2%
Place rate
0.35
Actual / Expected
-84.4%
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Full form — last 24 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
2020-01-30 23d Southwell (AW) 12f Standard 6 3/13 Dylan Hogan eb 121 46 45 33 22/1
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2020-01-07 2d Southwell (AW) 8f Standard 6 3/8 Dylan Hogan eb 131 46 41 11 7/1
Bombardier March To Your Drum Classified Stakes
2020-01-05 17d Southwell (AW) 8f Standard 6 4/10 Dylan Hogan eb 121 46 31 3/1
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2019-12-19 20d Southwell (AW) 8f Standard 6 3/13 Danny Brock eb 127 46 47 10 10/1
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2019-11-29 20d Southwell (AW) 8f Standard 6 3/14 Danny Brock eb 126 47 36 5 25/1
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2019-11-09 26d Southwell (AW) 8f Standard 6 4/14 Danny Brock eb 128 48 36 5 33/1
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2019-10-14 7d Yarmouth 7f Heavy 6 7/11 Danny Brock 125 55 31 11 33/1
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2019-10-07 7d Windsor 10f Soft 6 9/11 Darragh Keenan 120 57 24 15 50/1
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2019-09-30 151d Bath 8f Soft 6 10/10 Joey Haynes p 131 57 25/1
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2019-05-02 24d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 6 10/12 Danny Brock b 128 60 17 66/1
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2019-04-08 67d Windsor 10f Good 5 11/15 Liam Keniry 128 65 28 9 16/1
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2019-01-31 16d Southwell (AW) 8f Standard 5 11/11 Tim Clark e/s 125 65 66/1
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2019-01-15 32d Kempton (AW) 8f Standard 5 6/7 Liam Keniry 131 68 32 50/1
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2018-12-14 49d Kempton (AW) 7f Standard 5 9/9 Liam Keniry 129 71 45 17 14/1
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2018-10-26 26d Newbury 7f Soft 4 6/20 David Probert 118 72 62 30 10/1
West Berkshire Racing Club Handicap
2018-09-30 17d Epsom 8.5f Good 5 11/12 Jason Watson 128 73 35 6 11/4
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2018-09-13 13d Ffos Las 8f Good 5 3/8 Jason Watson 127 73 75 47 5/2
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2018-08-31 16d Thirsk 8f Good 5 1/8 Jason Watson 133 65 77 60 11/4
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2018-08-15 35d Salisbury 7f Good 5 5/10 William Carver 125 66 58 43 9/4
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2018-07-11 15d Kempton (AW) 8f Standard 5 5/12 Oisin Murphy 131 68 67 44 9/2
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2018-06-26 57d Newbury 8f Firm 5 6/11 Oisin Murphy 133 70 68 62 11/2
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2018-04-30 202d Southwell (AW) 8f Standard 5 5/10 Liam Keniry 126 46 7 6/1
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2017-10-10 17d Leicester 7f Soft 2 3/8 Rob Hornby 120 70 65 3/1
TBA Small Breeders Conditions Stakes (Plus 10 Race) (Colts & Geldings)
2017-09-23 DEB Newbury 7f Good 4 8/16 David Probert 128 64 38 16/1
Wedgewood Estates EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10 Race) (Div I)

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)400.0%
Normal (2-4wk)1218.3%
Freshened (1-2m)400.0%
Layoff (2-6m)200.0%
Long break (6m+)100.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 4200.0%
Class 51119.1%
Class 61000.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Mile (7-9f)2114.8%
Middle (10-12f)300.0%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Standard1200.0%
Good6116.7%
Soft400.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Southwell (AW)900.0%
Newbury300.0%
Kempton (AW)300.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2017-09-23–2020-01-30. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.