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Highstakesplayer (IRE)

9yo g · Form & record 2020-11-30 to 2025-05-02 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Tom Lacey.
Pedigree Ocovango (GB) × Elivette (FR) (by Arvico)
OwnerJerry Hinds Ashley Head
Ratings Official 130 · best RPR 141 · best TS 121
19
Runs
6
Wins
31.6%
Strike rate
57.9%
Place rate
1.52
Actual / Expected
35.9%
Level-stake ROI

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Full form — last 19 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
2025-05-02 76d Cheltenham 20.5f Good 5 2/10 1.75 Mr Sean O'Connor 167 130 129 84 11/4
Chase Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Open Hunters Chase
2025-02-15 50d Ascot 24f Good 1 9/11 David Bass 148 133 132 91 9/1
Betfair Swinley Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
2024-12-27 27d Kempton 24f Soft 3 6/11 8 Tom Cannon 168 135 127 85 7/2
Chase Turf Ladbrokes Get Rewarded With Ladbucks Handicap Chase In touch with leaders - not fluent 5th - headway 4 out - outpaced 3 out - weakened approaching last(tchd 18/5)
2024-11-30 28d Newbury 22.5f Soft 2 5/11 Stan Sheppard 159 136 121 107 7/1
Coral Sir Peter OSullevan Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
2024-11-02 194d Ascot 24f Good 1 2/10 3 Stan Sheppard 151 135 141 97 9/2
Chase Turf Sodexo Live! Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Prominent - disputing second 2 out - pressed winner approaching last - kept on(op 5/1)
2024-04-22 51d Kempton 24f Good 3 1/11 0 Stan Sheppard 163 130 139 99 4/1
Chase Turf Sri Lanka Paradise Island Handicap Chase Disputed lead - pushed along 2 out - led clearly approaching last - good jump last - pushed out run-in - always doing enough(op 9/2)
2024-03-02 22d Newbury 20f Heavy 1 99/9 Stan Sheppard 149 130 9/2C
Chase Turf BetVictor Greatwood Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Prominent - weakened quickly 4 out - pulled up before 2 out (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that race may have come too soon for gelding having ran 22 days previously)(tchd 4/1)
2024-02-09 458d Kempton 24f Soft 3 1/7 0 Stan Sheppard 160 127 135 121 6/1
Chase Turf Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Chase Prominent - led 3 out - faced challenge and pushed along 2 out - 1 length ahead and good jump last - ridden out(tchd 13/2)
2022-11-08 8d Hereford 21f Soft 4 1/8 Stan Sheppard 169 121 135 105 6/5
Black Mountain Botanicals Handicap Chase
2022-10-31 227d Hereford 21f Good 4 1/6 Stan Sheppard 162 114 132 104 3/1
Central Roofing Novices Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
2022-03-18 4d Doncaster 24.5f Soft 4 2/7 Dylan Kitts 161 115 118 98 6/4
Searching For The Yorkshire Wonder Horse Novices Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
2022-03-14 7d Taunton 19f Soft 5 1/10 Dylan Kitts 159 108 118 104 13/8
William Hill Champion Hurdle Top Price Guarantee Handicap Hurdle
2022-03-07 28d Southwell 20.5f Soft 5 1/12 Stan Sheppard 162 101 110 77 4/1
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2022-02-07 43d Fontwell 17.5f Soft 5 3/9 Stan Sheppard 164 102 104 59 7/2
Cazoo Handicap Hurdle (Div I)
2021-12-26 15d Kempton 16f Soft 2 4/5 Stan Sheppard 154 98 62 50/1
Play Ladbrokes 5-A-Side On Football Novices Hurdle (GBB Race)
2021-12-11 42d Hereford 19.5f Good 4 8/16 Stan Sheppard 152 63 46 9/1
Save The Children Christmas Jumpers Novices Hurdle (GBB Race)
2021-10-30 307d Ascot 15.5f Soft 3 7/10 Stan Sheppard 152 106 84 40/1
Stella Artois Novices Hurdle (GBB Race)
2020-12-27 27d Wetherby 16f Heavy 5 5/9 Stan Sheppard 154 44 3/1
William Hill Racing Radio Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race (GBB Race)
2020-11-30 DEB Ayr 16f Heavy 5 2/8 Mr Tommie M OBrien 155 114 9 7/2
William Hill Lengthen #yourodds Standard National Hunt Flat Race (Conditional Jockeys And Amateurs)

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)3266.7%
Normal (2-4wk)6116.7%
Freshened (1-2m)4125.0%
Layoff (2-6m)100.0%
Long break (6m+)4250.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 1300.0%
Class 2200.0%
Class 34250.0%
Class 44250.0%
Class 56233.3%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Staying (13f+)19631.6%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Soft10440.0%
Good6233.3%
Heavy300.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Kempton4250.0%
Ascot300.0%
Hereford3266.7%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2020-11-30–2025-05-02. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.