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Optima RacingHorses › Grimsthorpe Castle (GB)

Grimsthorpe Castle (GB)

4yo gelding · Form & record 2019-08-06 to 2021-11-02 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Michael Appleby.
Pedigree Dawn Approach (IRE) × ?
Ratings Official 54 · best RPR 66 · best TS 60
28
Runs
3
Wins
10.7%
Strike rate
32.1%
Place rate
0.78
Actual / Expected
-47.0%
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Full form — last 28 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
2021-11-02 5d Lingfield (AW) 13f Standard 6 9/9 Mr Matthew Ennis v 140 54 47 15 18/1
Betway Amateur Jockeys Handicap
2021-10-28 9d Chelmsford (AW) 14f Standard 6 7/8 Frederick Larson p 127 56 47 14/1
Chelmsford City Racecourse Membership Available Now Handicap
2021-10-19 22d Yarmouth 11.5f Soft 6 13/15 Frederick Larson p 121 50 47 20 33/1
Cazoo Handicap
2021-09-27 160d Newcastle (AW) 10f Standard 6 13/14 Ben Curtis p 132 58 43 30 28/1
Arc Weekend On Sky Sports Racing Handicap
2021-04-20 8d Southwell (AW) 12f Standard 6 7/9 George Rooke p 130 60 46 13 7/1
29th And 30th May Antiques Fair Handicap
2021-04-12 76d Redcar 10f Good 5 9/11 Alistair Rawlinson v 124 60 39 12 40/1
Watch Race Replays At racingtv.com Handicap (Div II)
2021-01-26 9d Southwell (AW) 12f Standard 6 5/6 Andrew Mullen v 133 62 33 1 10/1
Betway Handicap
2021-01-17 10d Southwell (AW) 8f Standard 6 4/6 Andrew Mullen v 137 62 53 32 10/1
Bombardier British Hopped Amber Beer Handicap
2021-01-07 21d Southwell (AW) 12f Standard 5 4/6 Andrew Mullen p 124 62 42 9 6/1
Play 4 To Win At Betway Handicap
2020-12-17 11d Southwell (AW) 11f Standard 6 3/10 Andrew Mullen p 132 62 65 46 13/8
Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap
2020-12-06 10d Southwell (AW) 12f Standard 6 3/11 Andrew Mullen p 134 62 66 59 9/4
Betway Handicap
2020-11-26 9d Southwell (AW) 11f Standard 6 1/13 Andrew Mullen p 127 58 65 60 7/2
Betway Casino Handicap
2020-11-17 2d Southwell (AW) 11f Standard 6 1/8 Ben Curtis p 126 51 59 55 4/5
#BetYourWay At Betway Handicap
2020-11-15 6d Southwell (AW) 12f Standard 6 2/11 Andrew Mullen p 124 51 62 54 11/4
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2020-11-09 13d Southwell (AW) 12f Standard 6 1/13 Andrew Mullen p 114 46 54 46 15/2
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2020-10-27 14d Southwell (AW) 14f Standard 6 3/10 Luke Morris 114 46 37 19 8/1
Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap
2020-10-13 21d Wolverhampton (AW) 12f Standard 6 7/12 Alistair Rawlinson p 126 46 42 3 33/1
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2020-09-22 14d Newcastle (AW) 10f Standard 6 12/14 Alistair Rawlinson p 126 48 34 20/1
attheraces.com Handicap (Div II)
2020-09-08 35d Catterick 14f Soft 6 5/7 David Nolan p 126 48 30 9/1
Racing TV Handicap
2020-08-04 20d Catterick 12f Good 6 7/13 Sean Davis p 118 50 23 10/1
Follow @catterickraces Handicap (Div II)
2020-07-15 13d Catterick 14f Good 6 2/7 Shane Gray p 117 48 52 18 11/2
Join Racing TV Now Handicap
2020-07-02 22d Catterick 12f Soft 6 2/11 Shane Gray 121 47 52 34 8/1
Hipswell Classified Stakes (Div II)
2020-06-10 244d Yarmouth 7f Firm 6 6/10 Alistair Rawlinson 124 49 42 32 7/2
Follow At The Races On Twitter Handicap
2019-10-10 17d Kempton (AW) 8f Standard 6 10/13 Harry Bentley 121 53 46 15 25/1
Wise Betting At Racingtv.com Nursery Handicap
2019-09-23 19d Kempton (AW) 8f Standard 6 11/13 Oisin Murphy 130 56 18 2/1
Bet At racingtv.com Nursery Handicap
2019-09-04 12d Chelmsford (AW) 7f Standard 4 8/11 Liam Keniry 131 44 37 50/1
Bet At totesport.com Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Plus 10 Race)
2019-08-23 17d Ffos Las 7.5f Good 5 8/11 Liam Keniry 131 50 13 33/1
Fly Tui From Cardiff Airport/EBF Novice Stakes
2019-08-06 DEB Newbury 7f Good 5 9/10 Liam Keniry 130 41 1 25/1
Mildmay Farm And Stud Novice Median Auction Stakes (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)15320.0%
Normal (2-4wk)800.0%
Freshened (1-2m)100.0%
Layoff (2-6m)200.0%
Long break (6m+)100.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 5400.0%
Class 623313.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Mile (7-9f)700.0%
Middle (10-12f)16318.8%
Staying (13f+)500.0%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Standard19315.8%
Good500.0%
Soft300.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Southwell (AW)11327.3%
Catterick400.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2019-08-06–2021-11-02. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.