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Optima RacingHorses › Feel The Need (GB)

Feel The Need (GB)

6yo b g · Form & record 2022-07-04 to 2026-06-12 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Michael Herrington.
Pedigree Ribchester (IRE) × Patterned (GB) (by Dansili)
OwnerK Nicholls N Baines Partners
BreederD J And Mrs Deer
Ratings Official 73 · best RPR 90 · best TS 78
44
Runs
4
Wins
9.1%
Strike rate
31.8%
Place rate
0.82
Actual / Expected
-34.1%
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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
2026-06-12 20d York 7f Good 4 13/21 0.3 Mason Paetel 125 73 84 56 14/1
Flat Turf Andy Thornton Hospitality Furniture Apprentice Handicap Settled in the chasing group - angled left and nudged forward 2f out - pushed along - emptied inside the final furlong
2026-05-23 120d York 7f Good 4 21/22 6.5 Shane Gray 129 74 23 14 16/1
Flat Turf William Hill Boosts Every Day Handicap In rear throughout
2026-01-23 90d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 4 2/8 0.75 Jason Hart 128 73 78 26 7/2
Flat AW BetMGM Supports Safer Gambling Handicap (Div II) Towards rear - headway from 2f out - kept on inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(tchd 11/4 and tchd 4/1)
2025-10-25 15d Doncaster 7f Heavy 4 11/15 1.25 Tom Eaves 135 75 56 30 14/1
Flat Turf Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Handicap (Div I) Dwelt start - in rear - not clear run over 2f out - headway when bit short of room over 1f out - never dangerous(op 16/1)
2025-10-10 12d York 7f Good 4 16/22 0.1 Zak Wheatley 134 77 63 47 11/1
Flat Turf PJ Staffing Group Apprentice Handicap Slightly awkward start - towards rear throughout(op 10/1 tchd 12/1)
2025-09-28 21d Newcastle (AW) 8f Standard 4 4/13 0.1 Billy Loughnane 132 77 82 70 12/1
Flat AW Mini Golf At High Gosforth Park Handicap Took keen hold - in rear - headway over 1f out - kept on final 110yds(tchd 11/1)
2025-09-07 31d York 8f Good 4 6/16 0.5 Andrea Pinna 130 78 80 78 12/1
Flat Turf Sky Bet For The Fans Mile Apprentice Handicap Midfield - headway on far side of group and prominent over 1f out - no extra final 110yds(op 11/1)
2025-08-07 13d Chepstow 7f Soft 4 12/14 3.75 Kaiya Fraser 136 78 41 34 11/2
Flat Turf Racing League 18 Handicap (For horses In The Care Of Trainers Registered To Racing League) Raced centre - in rear throughout (vet said gelding bled from the nose)(op 13/2)
2025-07-25 14d York 7f Soft 4 3/22 0.75 Tom Eaves 132 77 84 69 10/1
Flat Turf eventmasters.co.uk Handicap In rear - waiting for room from 3f out - in the clear and ran on well inside final furlong - went third final strides - eyecatcher(op 11/1)
2025-07-11 16d York 7f Good 3 8/15 0.1 Rowan Scott 118 78 80 50 10/1
Flat Turf William Hill Extra Place Races Daily Handicap Midfield - outpaced 2f out - headway inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(op 12/1)
2025-06-25 12d Carlisle 8f Soft 4 8/16 0.5 Andrea Pinna 130 78 79 65 10/1
Flat Turf Lady Dacre Bell Handicap Held up in midfield - headway on near side of group over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 12/1 tchd 11/1)
2025-06-13 13d York 7f Firm 4 1/13 0 Andrea Pinna 122 74 84 63 13/2
Flat Turf Andy Thornton Hospitality Furniture 50th Anniversary Apprentice Handicap Towards rear on outer - headway over 2f out - ridden and challenging inside final furlong - led narrowly inside final 110yds - kept on(Mkt1: op 10/1 tchd 15/2; Mkt2 op 7/1)
2025-05-31 15d York 7f Good 4 7/21 0.3 Benoit De La Sayette 131 76 73 64 28/1
Flat Turf William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Towards rear - headway over 1f out - switched left when not clear run inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(tchd 25/1)
2025-05-16 19d York 7f Firm 4 18/22 1.75 Tom Eaves 128 78 48 35 14/1
Flat Turf Yorkshire Equine Practice Handicap Midfield - headway 2f out - weakened final furlong(tchd 16/1)
2025-04-27 23d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 4 7/14 0.05 Tom Eaves 134 79 73 46 16/1
Flat Grace & Dotty Fedoras And Feathers Handicap
2025-04-04 21d Southwell (AW) 8f Standard 4 4/12 Tom Eaves 135 80 85 46 14/1
Flat Win £1M With BetMGMs Golden Goals Handicap
2025-03-14 20d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 7/8 Lewis Edmunds 130 80 70 52 10/3
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2025-02-22 36d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 4 3/12 Tom Eaves 135 80 87 60 9/2
BetMGM: Its Showtime Handicap (Div I)
2025-01-17 19d Newcastle (AW) 8f Standard 2 11/12 Hollie Doyle 115 80 78 19 11/1
BetMGM: Its Showtime Handicap
2024-12-29 15d Southwell (AW) 8f Standard 4 3/10 0.2 Tom Eaves 140 80 88 31 100/30
Flat AW BetMGM: Its Showtime Handicap (Div I) Held up in rear - headway over 2f out - went third inside final furlong - stayed on(op 3/1 tchd 5/2)
2024-12-14 28d Southwell (AW) 8f Standard 4 1/10 0 Tom Eaves 132 76 89 56 7/2
Flat AW Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Towards rear - headway going easily over 2f out - pressed leader over 1f out - ridden to lead inside final furlong - idled towards finish - kept on(op 9/2)
2024-11-16 21d Newcastle (AW) 7f Standard 4 5/12 1.25 Tom Eaves 135 77 80 60 17/2
Flat AW Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Handicap Squeezed out start - raced in last - going easily against near rail but still plenty to do 2f out - soon not clear run - switched left and kept on well inside final furlong - nearest finish - did well in the circumstances(op 10/1)
2024-10-26 15d Doncaster 7f Soft 4 5/12 1.5 Tom Eaves 140 78 75 39 9/1
Flat Turf Thank You To Doncaster Annual Members Handicap (Div I) Took keen hold - midfield - headway over 2f out - weakened final 110yds(op 10/1)
2024-10-11 14d York 7f Soft 4 5/18 0.2 Sam Feilden 134 79 80 55 8/1
Flat Turf Ire Incentive It Pays To Buy Irish Apprentice Handicap In rear - headway on near side of group 2f out - edged left and kept on final 110yds - not pace to challenge(op 7/1 tchd 17/2)
2024-09-27 105d Haydock 7f Heavy 3 4/9 1 Joanna Mason 128 80 83 78 11/1
Flat Turf Smooth Radio Always The Best Music Handicap (Div I) Dwelt start - held up in rear - headway up the centre over 2f out - edged left 1f out - kept on(op 10/1)
2024-06-14 20d York 7f Soft 4 2/16 2 Ben Sanderson 128 78 86 64 5/1F
Flat Turf Andy Thornton Hospitality Furniture Apprentice Handicap In rear - switched left and headway on far side of group from 2f out - ridden over 1f out - went second inside final furlong - kept on
2024-05-25 22d York 7f Soft 4 1/18 0 Lewis Edmunds 129 74 86 65 12/1
Flat Turf Alf Duffield Memorial Handicap Dwelt start - towards rear - good headway from over 2f out - switched left 2f out - switched right and led 1f out - ridden inside final furlong - kept on well(op 10/1)
2024-05-03 17d Newcastle (AW) 7f Standard 4 2/10 0.5 Tom Eaves 123 73 82 52 10/1
Flat AW Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Handicap In rear - good headway up the centre over 1f out - briefly led when edged right final 110yds - kept on(op 7/1)
2024-04-16 25d Newcastle (AW) 7f Standard 4 6/14 0.75 Daniel Tudhope 128 73 74 55 5/1
Flat AW quinnbet.com Handicap Towards rear - some headway over 3f out - waiting for room over 2f out - some headway then not clear run over 1f out - not clear run inside final furlong - ran on towards finish - eyecatcher (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run from 2f out)
2024-03-22 177d Newcastle (AW) 7f Standard 4 5/9 1 Tom Eaves 131 74 76 11 25/1
Flat AW BetMGM: Its Showtime Handicap Dwelt start - in rear - not clear run over 2f out - short of room 1f out - headway final 110yds - eyecatcher (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run 1f out)(op 22/1)

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)9222.2%
Normal (2-4wk)2627.7%
Freshened (1-2m)300.0%
Layoff (2-6m)400.0%
Long break (6m+)100.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 3600.0%
Class 435411.4%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Mile (7-9f)38410.5%
Middle (10-12f)600.0%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Standard1317.7%
Good1218.3%
Soft1119.1%
Firm6116.7%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
York16212.5%
Southwell (AW)7114.3%
Newcastle (AW)600.0%
Ayr4125.0%
Haydock300.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2022-07-04–2026-06-12. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.