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Hold Fast (IRE)

5yo mare · Form & record 2019-08-01 to 2022-03-19 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Andrew Balding.
Pedigree Fastnet Rock (AUS) × ?
Ratings Official 68 · best RPR 77 · best TS 72
24
Runs
5
Wins
20.8%
Strike rate
37.5%
Place rate
1.59
Actual / Expected
39.6%
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Full form — last 24 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
2022-03-19 5d Wolverhampton (AW) 7f Standard 3 6/6 Joey Haynes h 114 68 61 39 14/1
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2022-03-14 26d Wolverhampton (AW) 7f Standard 5 9/10 Harry Davies h 124 68 27 15 11/1
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2022-02-16 11d Kempton (AW) 8f Standard 5 3/7 Harry Davies h 124 68 72 21 7/2
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2022-02-05 10d Kempton (AW) 8f Standard 5 1/5 Harry Davies h 121 66 70 45 7/1
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2022-01-26 18d Kempton (AW) 8f Standard 5 11/12 William Cox p 128 68 56 21 6/1
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2022-01-08 47d Kempton (AW) 8f Standard 4 4/9 William Cox p 118 70 66 37 11/1
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2021-11-22 21d Chelmsford (AW) 8f Standard 4 7/9 William Cox p 121 71 71 55 8/1
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2021-11-01 19d Kempton (AW) 8f Standard 4 7/12 David Probert p 130 72 71 53 17/2
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2021-10-13 39d Kempton (AW) 8f Standard 4 3/13 William Cox p 127 72 77 62 66/1
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2021-09-04 119d Kempton (AW) 8f Standard 2 14/14 Oisin Murphy p 118 73 42 11 11/1
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2021-05-08 29d Ascot 8f Soft 2 7/7 Silvestre De Sousa p 114 72 19 10/1
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2021-04-09 21d Kempton (AW) 8f Standard 5 1/11 David Probert p 132 69 72 52 5/2
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2021-03-19 15d Lingfield (AW) 8f Standard 5 4/7 David Probert p 132 69 73 52 2/1
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2021-03-04 15d Chelmsford (AW) 8f Standard 5 1/6 David Probert p 127 66 74 70 7/2
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2021-02-17 22d Kempton (AW) 8f Standard 5 1/8 David Probert p 128 60 69 63 17/2
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2021-01-26 12d Wolverhampton (AW) 9.5f Standard 5 8/11 Hayley Turner v 123 63 42 2 22/1
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2021-01-14 73d Chelmsford (AW) 10f Standard 4 5/8 David Probert v 120 65 32 20 8/1
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2020-11-02 24d Kempton (AW) 11f Standard 4 5/9 Rob Hornby v 120 66 66 30 10/1
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2020-10-09 30d Kempton (AW) 12f Standard 4 9/12 William Carver 114 68 65 50 9/1
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2020-09-09 28d Wolverhampton (AW) 12f Standard 5 3/6 David Probert 128 68 70 63 10/3
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2020-08-12 71d Wolverhampton (AW) 9.5f Standard 5 5/11 David Probert 128 71 71 45 13/2
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2020-06-02 284d Kempton (AW) 10f Standard 5 1/10 David Probert 122 74 72 7/1
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2019-08-23 22d Goodwood 8f Good 4 2/8 David Probert 126 67 35 4/1
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2019-08-01 DEB Goodwood 7f Good 2 7/15 David Probert 126 63 32 25/1
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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)4125.0%
Normal (2-4wk)13323.1%
Freshened (1-2m)200.0%
Layoff (2-6m)300.0%
Long break (6m+)11100.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 2300.0%
Class 4800.0%
Class 512541.7%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Mile (7-9f)19421.1%
Middle (10-12f)5120.0%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Standard21523.8%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Kempton (AW)12433.3%
Wolverhampton (AW)500.0%
Chelmsford (AW)3133.3%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2019-08-01–2022-03-19. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.