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Optima RacingHorses › Hows My Friend (GB)

Hows My Friend (GB)

14yo gelding · Form & record 2017-01-08 to 2019-12-05 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Grant Cann.
Ratings Official 93 · best RPR 101 · best TS 97
15
Runs
3
Wins
20.0%
Strike rate
40.0%
Place rate
1.9
Actual / Expected
-3.3%
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Full form — last 15 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
2019-12-05 240d Wincanton 26.5f Good 5 99/10 Nick Scholfield 159 93 40/1
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2019-04-09 15d Exeter 24f Good 4 99/13 Nick Scholfield 158 97 33/1
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2019-03-25 18d Wincanton 26.5f Good 5 4/7 Nick Scholfield 166 100 97 38 20/1
SJH Carpets Handicap Chase
2019-03-07 87d Wincanton 25f Soft 3 4/8 James Bowen 145 102 78 53 40/1
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2018-12-10 270d Lingfield 23.5f Heavy 4 8/9 Nick Scholfield 166 103 41 25/1
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2018-03-15 29d Towcester 24.5f Heavy 5 1/5 Nick Scholfield 166 97 100 24 5/2
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2018-02-14 13d Towcester 21.5f Soft 5 1/8 Nick Scholfield 163 94 100 97 4/1
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2018-02-01 56d Towcester 24.5f Soft 5 1/14 James Bowen 151 87 96 66 5/1
Star Sports Daily Specials Handicap Chase
2017-12-07 14d Wincanton 26.5f Soft 5 2/12 Nick Scholfield 160 87 95 70 5/1
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2017-11-23 17d Wincanton 25f Soft 4 2/8 Bryony Frost 136 83 101 66 4/1
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2017-11-06 30d Southwell 24f Good 5 6/11 Nick Scholfield 155 87 73 50 16/1
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2017-10-07 195d Fontwell 26f Good 5 99/12 Nick Scholfield t 155 87 10/1
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2017-03-26 11d Wincanton 26.5f Soft 5 2/6 Nick Scholfield t 158 87 95 93 8/1
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2017-03-15 66d Huntingdon 23.5f Soft 5 5/9 Harry Cobden 156 90 68 66 9/1
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2017-01-08 DEB Fontwell 25.5f Soft 4 4/7 Nick Scholfield t 146 95 82 40 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)3133.3%
Normal (2-4wk)5120.0%
Freshened (1-2m)11100.0%
Layoff (2-6m)200.0%
Long break (6m+)300.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 4400.0%
Class 510330.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Staying (13f+)15320.0%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Soft8225.0%
Good500.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Wincanton600.0%
Towcester33100.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2017-01-08–2019-12-05. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.