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Optima RacingHorses › Gurkha Friend (GB)

Gurkha Friend (GB)

7yo gelding · Form & record 2015-04-10 to 2019-11-22 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Karen McLintock.
Pedigree Showcasing (GB) × ?
Ratings Official 94 · best RPR 101 · best TS 93
38
Runs
7
Wins
18.4%
Strike rate
39.5%
Place rate
1.62
Actual / Expected
20.7%
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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
2019-11-22 187d Catterick 15.5f Soft 4 99/16 Thomas Dowson 152 12/1
Project Management (Scotland) Ltd Novices Hurdle
2019-05-19 20d Ripon 9f Good 2 99/10 Jason Hart 125 94 11/2
Wilmot-Smith Memorial Handicap
2019-04-29 44d Newcastle (AW) 8f Standard 3 7/8 Ben Robinson 126 90 85 49 10/1
masterdebonair.com Handicap
2019-03-16 17d Wolverhampton (AW) 8.5f Standard 3 3/10 Jason Hart 128 89 95 54 25/1
sunracing.co.uk Handicap
2019-02-27 151d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 2 9/9 Jason Hart 133 95 54 27 33/1
sunracing.co.uk Handicap
2018-09-29 22d Haydock 8f Soft 2 2/9 Jamie Gormley 123 93 101 81 10/1
Smarkets Betting Exchange Handicap
2018-09-07 11d Ascot 8f Good 2 5/9 Andrea Atzeni 127 92 95 81 8/1
Weatherbys Handicap
2018-08-27 81d Ripon 8f Soft 2 2/9 Silvestre De Sousa 131 92 99 93 9/2
Ripon Rowels Handicap
2018-06-07 18d Ripon 8f Good 3 1/7 Silvestre De Sousa 133 91 96 79 11/8
Weatherbys General Stud Book Handicap
2018-05-20 16d Ripon 9f Firm 2 1/7 Silvestre De Sousa 121 83 95 47 6/1
Wilmot-Smith Memorial Handicap
2018-05-04 162d Newcastle (AW) 7f Standard 3 7/10 Tom Eaves 134 85 55 41 28/1
Newcastle United Foundation Handicap
2017-11-23 12d Newcastle (AW) 12.5f Standard 2 7/7 Tom Eaves 128 87 77 19 50/1
Betway Live Casino Handicap
2017-11-11 12d Doncaster 7f Soft 2 15/19 Barry McHugh 120 89 78 47 50/1
Betfred Supports Jack Berry House Handicap
2017-10-30 21d Leicester 8f Soft 2 10/10 David Nolan 127 91 76 29 25/1
Hoby Handicap
2017-10-09 42d Musselburgh 7f Soft 3 8/11 Tom Eaves 135 93 76 13 11/1
Isnt It Wiser To Bet At racinguk.com Handicap
2017-08-28 72d Ripon 8f Good 2 6/10 Silvestre De Sousa 134 94 79 56 7/2
Ripon Rowels Handicap
2017-06-17 9d York 7f Firm 2 8/18 Daniel Tudhope 130 94 85 68 10/1
JCB Handicap
2017-06-08 18d Ripon 8f Soft 3 3/10 Tom Eaves 132 93 98 93 6/1
Weatherbys General Stud Book Online Handicap
2017-05-21 22d Ripon 9f Good 2 1/9 Silvestre De Sousa 121 90 97 67 2/1
Ripon Yorkshires Garden Racecourse Handicap
2017-04-29 14d Ripon 8f Good 3 1/13 Tom Eaves 131 86 95 54 11/2
RiponBET Place6 Lucky Dip Handicap
2017-04-15 185d Musselburgh 7f Firm 3 3/12 Tom Eaves 127 87 86 76 11/1
toteplacepot Easter Saturday Handicap
2016-10-12 25d Nottingham 10f Soft 3 10/12 David Nolan 129 88 68 24 16/1
Kier Living Handicap
2016-09-17 10d Ayr 7f Soft 3 8/12 Graham Lee 126 88 79 59 8/1
Microtech Group Handicap
2016-09-07 32d Carlisle 8f Soft 3 2/11 David Nolan 127 86 93 78 9/1
North Associates Handicap
2016-08-06 22d Haydock 10.5f Firm 2 4/5 Tom Queally 124 86 82 65 14/1
Betfred Mobile Handicap
2016-07-15 13d Pontefract 8f Good 3 1/7 Graham Lee 129 84 91 21 7/1
Colstrope Cup Handicap
2016-07-02 10d Carlisle 8f Soft 4 5/8 David Nolan 139 84 87 78 3/1
Lloyd Motor Group Handicap
2016-06-22 12d Carlisle 8f Firm 4 1/16 David Nolan 132 77 87 81 11/1
bookies.com Carlisle Bell Consolation (Handicap)
2016-06-10 6d York 7f Good 3 8/18 Paul Hanagan 121 78 71 36 25/1
Jigsaw Sports Branding (Handicap)
2016-06-04 18d Newcastle (AW) 8f Standard 4 10/13 Jack Garritty 133 78 64 58 10/1
LRB Plumbing & Heating 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 runRunsWinsSR
Quick (under 2wk)12325.0%
Normal (2-4wk)13323.1%
Freshened (1-2m)400.0%
Layoff (2-6m)600.0%
Long break (6m+)200.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 213215.4%
Class 318422.2%
Class 47114.3%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)4125.0%
Mile (7-9f)30620.0%
Middle (10-12f)300.0%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Soft1516.7%
Good9444.4%
Standard800.0%
Firm6233.3%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Ripon8450.0%
Newcastle (AW)500.0%
Leicester3133.3%
Haydock300.0%
Carlisle3133.3%
York300.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2015-04-10–2019-11-22. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.