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Optima RacingHorses › Freak Encounter (IRE)

Freak Encounter (IRE)

4yo b g · Form & record 2024-06-06 to 2026-07-05 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Donald Whillans.
Pedigree Dandy Man (IRE) × Le Freak (IRE) (by Born To Sea)
OwnerThe Adbrokes Partnership
BreederA McMullan & M O'Grady
Ratings Official 44 · best RPR 51 · best TS 50
27
Runs
1
Wins
3.7%
Strike rate
18.5%
Place rate
0.36
Actual / Expected
-81.5%
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Full form — last 27 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
2026-07-05 16d Ayr 8f Good 6 9/10 0.2 Rowan Scott t 135 44 35 44 40/1
Flat Turf Book The Sounds Of Summer Racenight Classified Stakes Eager and settled in mid-division - under pressure from 3f out - tired from over 1f out
2026-06-19 13d Ayr 13f Soft 6 5/9 16 Oisin McSweeney t 135 44 30 8 100/1
Flat Turf Good Luck Scotland Classified Stakes Towards the rear throughout - ridden to respond 3f out - made no ground - placed fifth after inquiry
2026-06-06 111d Musselburgh 8f Good 6 11/12 2.25 Sean Kirrane t 127 45 38 27 28/1
Flat Turf Edinburgh Gin Cannonball Handicap Led but pestered - headed 2f out - weakened quickly from over 1f out - eased final 110yds(op 33/1)
2026-02-15 36d Newcastle (AW) 10f Standard 6 6/12 5.5 Greg Fairley t 126 46 27 17 25/1
Flat AW Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) Towards rear - headway from over 1f out - no impression inside final furlong(tchd 28/1)
2026-01-10 22d Newcastle (AW) 8f Standard 6 9/10 2.5 Jason Hart t 135 45 32 23 14/1
Flat AW Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Classified Stakes (Div II) Prominent - weakened over 1f out(op 16/1 and tchd 18/1)
2025-12-19 3d Newcastle (AW) 7f Standard 6 10/13 0.75 Cam Hardie t 121 46 34 10 16/1
Flat AW Win £250 000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Never better than midfield(op 14/1)
2025-12-16 19d Newcastle (AW) 8f Standard 6 5/13 1.75 Rowan Scott t 125 46 45 33 40/1
Flat AW Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Midfield - headway on near side of group 1f out - kept on final 110yds - not pace to challenge
2025-11-27 9d Newcastle (AW) 7f Standard 6 13/13 0.5 Aiden Brookes 125 46 24 8 25/1
Flat AW Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Apprentice Handicap Never better than midfield(op 18/1 tchd 28/1)
2025-11-18 12d Newcastle (AW) 7f Standard 6 4/11 0.1 Tyler Heard 121 46 49 18 66/1
Flat AW Use Safer Gambling Tools At BetMGM Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) Midfield - switched right and some headway over 1f out - stayed on inside final furlong
2025-11-06 24d Newcastle (AW) 6f Standard 6 13/14 8 Jason Hart 126 46 33/1
Flat AW Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap (Div II) Prominent - weakened from over 1f out(op 22/1)
2025-10-13 136d Musselburgh 7f Good 6 7/8 3.75 Cam Hardie 119 45 17 50 33/1
Flat Turf Melissa Arabella And Oriana Hawthorne Handicap (Div II) Took keen hold - prominent on inner - hampered and lost position after 1f - weakened over 2f out(op 20/1)
2025-05-30 11d Carlisle 6f Soft 6 3/12 2.75 Dougie Costello 126 46 44 30 12/1
Flat Turf Andersons - Cumbria's Premier Decking Specialist Handicap Towards rear on inner - headway over 1f out - kept on final 110yds(op 11/1)
2025-05-19 62d Carlisle 8f Firm 6 6/11 0.1 Jason Hart 124 46 45 4 10/1
Flat Turf PricedUp Daily Sports Boosts Handicap (A Jockey Club Grassroots Mile Series Qualifier) Led - faced challenge from 2f out - headed then weakened inside final furlong(op 12/1)
2025-03-18 20d Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Standard 7/11 Saffie Osborne b 129 49 45 36 11/2
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2025-02-26 13d Kempton (AW) 7f Standard 6 5/9 Saffie Osborne b 128 50 44 38 9/4
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2025-02-13 12d Chelmsford (AW) 7f Standard 6 3/10 Saffie Osborne b 132 51 49 49 4/1
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2025-02-01 10d Wolverhampton (AW) 8.5f Standard 6 8/9 William Carver b 132 52 30 30 2/1
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2025-01-22 9d Lingfield (AW) 8f Standard 6 5/11 William Carver b 126 51 46 43 10/3
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2025-01-13 67d Lingfield (AW) 8f Standard 6 1/8 William Carver b 123 46 51 37 4/1
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2024-11-07 23d Chelmsford (AW) 10f Standard 6 7/8 5.5 Saffie Osborne 121 45 24 13 11/4F
Flat AW betting.betfair.com Nursery Handicap Carried right start - took keen hold - in rear throughout(op 9/4 tchd 3/1)
2024-10-15 16d Leicester 8f Heavy 6 4/10 3 Saffie Osborne 126 45 38 3 100/30
Flat Turf Every Race Live On Racing TV Nursery Handicap Raced wide - prominent - challenging 2f out - edged right over 1f out - no extra when lost third then hampered inside final 110yds(op 7/2 tchd 3/1)
2024-09-29 10d Southwell (AW) 8f Standard 6 3/10 0.3 Saffie Osborne 120 45 45 30 8/1
Flat AW Download The At The Races App Nursery Handicap Reared in stalls before start - in touch with leaders on outer - lost ground 2f out - soon rallied - kept on well inside final furlong - went third towards finish(op 17/2 tchd 13/2 and tchd 9/1)
2024-09-19 17d Yarmouth 8f Firm 6 3/9 1.5 Saffie Osborne 120 45 44 25 25/1
Flat Turf Local Favourite By The Imperial Hotel Nursery Handicap Pressed leader - briefly led over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - weakened towards finish(op 18/1)
2024-09-02 65d Chepstow 7f Firm 6 5/8 1.25 Saffie Osborne 121 45 38 23 8/1
Flat Turf AK Bets Home Of Free Bets Nursery Handicap In rear on outer - outpaced over 2f out - headway inside final furlong - not reach leaders(op 9/1 tchd 15/2)
2024-06-29 14d Windsor 6f Firm 5 9/9 7 William Carver 127 28 150/1
Flat Turf Houdinis Final Escape Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Held up in rear - weakened 2f out - soon lost touch(tchd 200/1)
2024-06-15 9d Leicester 7f Soft 5 8/8 1.75 William Carver 130 27 50/1
Flat Turf Lawman Commercials 30th Anniversary EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (Qual) (GBB/IRE Incentive)(Div II) Dwelt start - in touch with leaders - outpaced from 3f out
2024-06-06 DEB Chelmsford (AW) 6f Standard 5 9/10 2 Saffie Osborne 133 41 24 33/1
Flat AW Ire-Incentive It Pays To Buy Irish Restricted Maiden Stakes (Band D) (GBB/IRE Inc Race) (Div II) Dwelt start - in rear - ran green from over 1f out - no telling impression(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)1200.0%
Normal (2-4wk)800.0%
Freshened (1-2m)100.0%
Layoff (2-6m)5120.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 5300.0%
Class 62314.3%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)500.0%
Mile (7-9f)1915.3%
Middle (10-12f)200.0%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Standard1616.2%
Firm400.0%
Soft300.0%
Good300.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Newcastle (AW)700.0%
Chelmsford (AW)300.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2024-06-06–2026-07-05. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.