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Groundworker (IRE)

9yo gelding · Form & record 2015-04-20 to 2020-09-22 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Paul Midgley.

Pedigree Tagula (IRE) × ?

Ratings Official 50 · best RPR 81 · best TS 72

Runs

Wins

7.9%

Strike rate

30.2%

Place rate

0.59

Actual / Expected

-11.5%

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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.

Date	Off	Course	Dist	Going	Cl	Pos	Btn	Jockey	Wgt	OR	RPR	TS	SP
2020-09-22	22d	Beverley	5f	Good	6	10/17	–	Ben Robinson	121	50	35	–	50/1
Churchill Tyres Handicap
2020-08-31	336d	Southwell (AW)	5f	Standard	6	9/14	–	Luke Morris	126	53	33	19	40/1
Kentucky Derby On Sky Sports Racing Handicap
2019-09-30	13d	Hamilton	5f	Heavy	5	2/7	–	Barry McHugh	123	57	59	46	5/1
Members Of Hamilton Park Racecourse Handicap
2019-09-17	18d	Newcastle (AW)	5f	Standard	6	7/13	–	Barry McHugh	132	58	52	47	22/1
Gainford Group Handicap
2019-08-30	38d	Hamilton	5f	Heavy	6	1/12	–	Barry McHugh	123	51	62	54	25/1
Patersons Of Greenoakhill Handicap
2019-07-23	7d	Musselburgh	5f	Good	6	11/11	–	Paul Mulrennan	127	53	32	–	25/1
racingtv.com Handicap
2019-07-16	24d	Beverley	5f	Firm	6	12/14	–	David Nolan	129	53	29	–	16/1
Malcolm Greenslade Doncaster LVA Stalwart Memorial Handicap
2019-06-22	10d	Redcar	5f	Good	6	7/14	–	Hollie Doyle	129	53	51	46	3/1
Racing TV Free For A Month Handicap
2019-06-12	14d	Hamilton	5f	Good	6	1/12	–	Paul Mulrennan	126	48	56	52	7/1
Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap
2019-05-29	16d	Beverley	5f	Soft	6	3/15	–	Ben Robinson	120	47	53	43	12/1
Racing TV Now In HD Handicap
2019-05-13	14d	Musselburgh	5f	Firm	6	5/13	–	Paul Mulrennan t	126	48	47	42	18/1
Racing Welfare Mental Health First Aid Training Handicap
2019-04-29	25d	Newcastle (AW)	5f	Standard	6	3/10	–	David Nolan t	129	50	49	44	12/1
missnewcastle.com Handicap
2019-04-04	186d	Southwell (AW)	5f	Standard	7	9/11	–	Paul Mulrennan t	137	52	31	19	8/1
Betway Live Casino Handicap
2018-09-30	30d	Musselburgh	5f	Firm	6	5/6	–	Connor Murtagh t	125	51	40	–	10/3
Western Toyota Land Cruiser Cup Apprentice Handicap
2018-08-31	25d	Newcastle (AW)	5f	Standard	6	8/14	–	Luke Morris t	133	54	43	36	3/1
Capital Allowances Consultants Handicap
2018-08-06	20d	Carlisle	5f	Firm	6	3/14	–	Nicola Currie t	136	51	51	32	9/1
Smarkets Handicap (Pro-Am Lady Riders Race)
2018-07-17	9d	Beverley	5f	Firm	6	6/10	–	Graham Lee t	126	52	52	25	13/2
Racing UK Handicap (Div I)
2018-07-08	19d	Ayr	5f	Firm	6	3/10	–	Tom Midgley t	136	52	57	49	7/2
Last Minute Luxury Hot Tub Breaks Amateur Riders Handicap
2018-06-19	20d	Thirsk	5f	Firm	6	7/12	–	Graham Lee t	128	53	47	42	5/1
Racing To School Handicap
2018-05-30	18d	Beverley	5f	Firm	6	2/14	–	Paul Mulrennan t	131	53	56	41	6/1
Racing UK Now In HD Handicap (Div II)
2018-05-12	11d	Thirsk	5f	Firm	6	3/14	–	Luke Morris tb	126	53	57	47	10/1
Subscribe To Racing UK On Youtube Handicap
2018-05-01	27d	Newcastle (AW)	5f	Standard	6	6/10	–	Paul Mulrennan t	135	57	50	45	12/1
Dissington Dash Handicap
2018-04-04	152d	Southwell (AW)	5f	Standard	6	2/8	–	David Probert t	133	58	60	25	12/1
Grand National Free Bets At freebetting.co.uk Handicap
2017-11-03	25d	Newcastle (AW)	5f	Standard	5	10/14	–	Josephine Gordon t	121	58	41	33	16/1
Betway Casino Handicap
2017-10-09	17d	Musselburgh	5f	Soft	6	11/11	–	Paul Mulrennan t	126	58	45	28	8/1
Wise Betting At racinguk.com Handicap
2017-09-22	10d	Newcastle (AW)	5f	Standard	6	13/13	–	Connor Murtagh t	126	60	38	27	11/2
DSE Handicap
2017-09-12	12d	Newcastle (AW)	5f	Standard	6	1/12	–	Paul Mulrennan t	129	54	61	48	5/1
KFE & CF Capital Finance Fish & Chips Handicap
2017-08-31	47d	Musselburgh	5f	Firm	6	4/10	–	Paul Mulrennan t	127	54	56	46	4/1
Scott Coppola Electrical Distributors Handicap
2017-07-15	8d	Hamilton	5f	Soft	5	5/8	–	Joe Fanning t	123	55	48	43	9/2
SAS The Power To Know Handicap
2017-07-07	17d	Beverley	5f	Firm	6	5/14	–	Joe Fanning t	133	57	47	30	9/1
Ferguson Fawsitt Arms Handicap

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 run	Runs	Wins	SR
Quick (under 2wk)	19	2	10.5%
Normal (2-4wk)	33	2	6.1%
Freshened (1-2m)	5	1	20.0%
Layoff (2-6m)	3	0	0.0%
Long break (6m+)	2	0	0.0%

Record by class

Class	Runs	Wins	SR
Class 4	6	0	0.0%
Class 5	21	1	4.8%
Class 6	35	4	11.4%

Record by distance

Trip	Runs	Wins	SR
Sprint (5-6f)	63	5	7.9%

Record by going

Going	Runs	Wins	SR
Firm	26	0	0.0%
Standard	16	2	12.5%
Good	10	2	20.0%
Soft	9	0	0.0%

Record by course

Course	Runs	Wins	SR
Newcastle (AW)	11	2	18.2%
Beverley	8	0	0.0%
Hamilton	6	2	33.3%
Musselburgh	5	0	0.0%
Pontefract	4	0	0.0%
Thirsk	4	0	0.0%
Newbury	3	1	33.3%
Southwell (AW)	3	0	0.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2015-04-20–2020-09-22. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.