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Optima RacingHorses › Follow Your Heart (IRE)

Follow Your Heart (IRE)

8yo b g · Form & record 2020-09-28 to 2026-07-14 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Mark Loughnane.
Pedigree Estidhkaar (IRE) × Al Gharrafa (GB) (by Dutch Art)
OwnerS A Mares
BreederDeal Gharrafa Syndicate
Ratings Official 70 · best RPR 95 · best TS 77
67
Runs
12
Wins
17.9%
Strike rate
37.3%
Place rate
1.3
Actual / Expected
8.0%
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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
2026-07-14 30d Ffos Las 7.5f Good 5 7/9 7 George Wood t 135 70 52 60 12/1
Flat Turf Preventapest Handicap Stakes Raced in the pack - was asked for effort three furlongs out - faded steadily thereafter
2026-06-14 22d Doncaster 7f Good 5 11/12 1.75 Tom Eaves tp 132 72 55 42 33/1
Flat Turf Grace And Dotty Fedoras And Feathers Handicap (Div 2) In the chasing pack throughout - pressed along over 2f out - fell away from over 1f out
2026-05-23 99d York 7f Good 4 19/22 1.25 Warren Fentiman t 125 73 50 42 80/1
Flat Turf William Hill Boosts Every Day Handicap Midfield - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 66/1)
2026-02-13 9d Wolverhampton (AW) 7f Standard 4 4/4 7 Warren Fentiman t 128 81 63 21 4/1
Flat AW Win £250 000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap In touch with leaders - weakened from 2f out(op 7/2)
2026-02-04 29d Kempton (AW) 7f Standard 4 6/10 1 Luke Morris t 132 81 78 47 11/1
Flat AW Unibet Support Safer Gambling Handicap Took keen hold - prominent - dropped to midfield after 1f - no extra inside final furlong(op 9/1)
2026-01-06 17d Wolverhampton (AW) 7f Standard 4 4/8 0.5 Cieren Fallon t 131 81 84 48 10/3
Flat AW Win £250 000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Prominent - no extra inside final 110yds(op 7/2)
2025-12-20 19d Wolverhampton (AW) 7f Standard 4 1/12 0 Billy Loughnane t 134 79 88 48 9/1
Flat AW Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Ducked sharply left start - prominent - no impression over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - led final strides(op 8/1)
2025-12-01 26d Kempton (AW) 7f Standard 4 7/11 0.2 Billy Loughnane t 135 80 81 70 18/1
Flat AW Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap In rear - ran on final furlong - nearest finish(op 25/1 tchd 28/1)
2025-11-05 28d Kempton (AW) 7f Standard 4 13/14 0.2 Billy Loughnane t 134 81 71 44 28/1
Flat AW Unibet 40 000+ Live Streamed Events Handicap Ducked left start - in touch with leaders - weakened from over 1f out(op 25/1 tchd 33/1)
2025-10-08 74d Kempton (AW) 7f Standard 4 6/14 0.3 Billy Loughnane t 130 82 85 56 18/1
Flat AW Ted Palmer Memorial Handicap In touch with leaders - headway over 1f out - no extra inside final 110yds(op 22/1)
2025-07-26 32d Chester 7.5f Good 4 11/13 2.75 Finley Marsh t 140 75 63 54 22/1
Flat Turf Denise McCallum Birthday Celebration Handicap Raced wide - prominent - weakened over 1f out(op 18/1 tchd 14/1 and tchd 20/1)
2025-06-24 9d Newbury 7f Firm 5 3/11 0.2 William Buick t 135 75 81 46 6/1
Flat Turf Grosvenor Sport New Customers Double Odds Handicap Towards rear - headway on near side of group halfway - outpaced over 1f out - rallied inside final furlong - keeping on when slightly hampered inside final 110yds - went third towards finish(op 11/2)
2025-06-15 25d Doncaster 7f Firm 5 1/10 0 Billy Loughnane t 131 71 79 62 9/1
Flat Turf Grace And Dotty Fedoras And Feathers Handicap (Div II) In touch with leaders - headway to lead over 1f out - ridden and hung left inside final furlong - kept on(op 8/1)
2025-05-21 11d Kempton (AW) 7f Standard 4 5/13 0.2 Billy Loughnane t 133 83 84 60 11/1
Flat AW Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap (A Jockey Club Grassroots Mile Series Qualifier) Towards rear - headway from 2f out - not clear run then ran on inside final furlong(op 9/1)
2025-05-10 19d Haydock 7f Firm 4 7/12 0.5 Luke Morris t 129 74 72 60 20/1
Flat Pertemps Handicap
2025-04-21 44d Kempton (AW) 7f Standard 3 5/11 0.5 William Buick t 128 83 81 56 17/2
Flat Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Handicap
2025-03-08 10d Wolverhampton (AW) 7f Standard 1/9 Billy Loughnane t 135 80 89 58 7/2
Flat AW Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap
2025-02-26 14d Kempton (AW) 7f Standard 4 4/9 Billy Loughnane t 130 80 83 67 4/1
Free Bet With Unibets Betbuilder Rebound Handicap
2025-02-12 18d Kempton (AW) 7f Standard 4 1/9 Warren Fentiman t 132 78 86 56 7/2
Try Unibets New Improved Acca Boosts Apprentice Handicap
2025-01-25 30d Wolverhampton (AW) 7f Standard 4 2/10 Luke Morris t 132 77 82 56 15/2
Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap
2024-12-26 55d Wolverhampton (AW) 7f Standard 3 7/11 1.5 Luke Morris t 125 78 76 41 28/1
Flat AW BetMGM: Its Showtime Handicap Slowly into stride - in rear - not clear run 2f out - ran on inside final furlong(tchd 33/1)
2024-11-01 18d Newcastle (AW) 7f Standard 4 5/9 0.5 Luke Morris t 138 78 78 35 9/2
Flat AW BetMGM: Its Showtime Handicap (Div I) Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - no impression over 1f out - hung left and weakened inside final furlong(op 11/2)
2024-10-14 19d Kempton (AW) 7f Standard 5 1/10 0 Billy Loughnane t 135 76 85 60 4/1
Flat AW Unibet More Boosts In More Races Handicap In touch with leaders - shaken up and went second under 2f out - led then sustained duel with runner-up inside final furlong - gamely(op 11/2)
2024-09-25 36d Kempton (AW) 7f Standard 4 8/12 0.5 Daniel Muscutt t 136 78 76 55 33/1
Flat AW Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap In rear - some headway from over 1f out - not pace to challenge(op 28/1)
2024-08-20 11d Kempton (AW) 7f Standard 4 6/9 2.25 Edward Greatrex t 129 79 76 63 10/1
Flat AW Try Unibets New Acca Boosts Handicap Ducked left start - took keen hold - in rear - plenty to do but some headway over 1f out - no telling impression (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 15/2)
2024-08-09 15d Haydock 7f Firm 5 8/10 1.5 Saffie Osborne t 132 72 65 59 11/1
Flat Turf Betfred Supports Jack Berry House Handicap Towards rear throughout(tchd 12/1)
2024-07-25 113d Doncaster 7f Firm 5 5/13 0.5 Tom Marquand t 144 74 75 66 18/1
Flat Turf Aalberts IPS Pegler Xpress Handicap Midfield - outpaced 2f out - switched right over 1f out - kept on - not reach leaders(op 14/1)
2024-04-03 18d Kempton (AW) 7f Standard 3 8/9 2 Billy Loughnane t 128 85 78 55 17/2
Flat AW Try Unibets Improved Bet Builder Handicap In touch with leaders - outpaced over 2f out - weakened from over 1f out
2024-03-16 28d Wolverhampton (AW) 7f Standard 3 4/11 2.5 Hollie Doyle t 133 86 83 76 12/1
Flat AW Win £2 000 000 With BetMGMs Golden Goals Handicap Took keen hold - raced wide early - in touch with leaders - outpaced over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 10/1)
2024-02-17 29d Wolverhampton (AW) 7f Standard 2 5/8 1.75 David Probert t 121 87 83 62 8/1
Flat AW Stay Golden With BetMGM Safer Gambling Handicap Ducked left start - held up in rear - headway over 2f out - soon outpaced - rallied over 1f out - no impression inside final furlong - weakened final 110yds(op 17/2)

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)1317.7%
Normal (2-4wk)34720.6%
Freshened (1-2m)12325.0%
Layoff (2-6m)7114.3%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 2300.0%
Class 3600.0%
Class 434617.6%
Class 522418.2%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)11218.2%
Mile (7-9f)561017.9%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Standard481020.8%
Good800.0%
Soft500.0%
Firm5120.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Kempton (AW)23417.4%
Wolverhampton (AW)18633.3%
Doncaster4250.0%
Haydock300.0%
Southwell (AW)300.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2020-09-28–2026-07-14. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.