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Ideal Guest (FR)

7yo b g · Form & record 2021-07-14 to 2026-06-29 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Harriet Bethell.
Pedigree Shalaa (IRE) × Rue Renan (IRE) (by Lope De Vega)
OwnerW A Bethell
BreederWilgerbosdrift Ltd
Ratings Official 56 · best RPR 79 · best TS 70
44
Runs
6
Wins
13.6%
Strike rate
38.6%
Place rate
0.82
Actual / Expected
-20.8%
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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
2026-06-29 8d Pontefract 6f Good 6 1/8 0 Ethan Tindall h 133 56 59 51 13/8F
Flat Turf Wilfred Underwood Memorial Handicap Keen pace-setter - led throughout under early challenge - kicked on over 1f out - held on final 110yds
2026-06-21 13d Pontefract 6f Good 6 4/11 0.3 Sean D Bowen h 131 56 59 52 10/1
Flat Turf Anna Woolley Memorial Handicap Set the pace and kicked on to go two lengths clear 2f out - reduced advantage approaching final furlong - headed inside the final 110yds - weakened from there
2026-06-08 18d Carlisle 7f Soft 6 10/10 2.25 Rowan Scott h 132 57 59 15 7/1
Flat Turf Join Racing TV Now Handicap Took keen hold - never better than midfield(tchd 13/2 and tchd 15/2)
2026-05-21 254d Catterick 7f Good 6 3/11 1.25 Ethan Tindall h 127 57 63 54 11/1
Flat Turf Bet At racingtv.com Handicap Took keen hold - led - headed 1f out - weakened gradually final 110yds(op 8/1)
2025-09-09 34d Carlisle 6f Soft 6 11/11 8.5 Aiden Brookes p 131 57 67 3/1
Flat Turf Jigtech Change Handicap Pressed leaders - weakened over 1f out (jockey said geldign weakened quickly)(op 7/2)
2025-08-06 18d Brighton 7f Good 6 5/8 2 Daniel Muscutt hv 138 58 53 31 13/8
Flat Turf starsportsbet.co.uk 'Confined' Handicap (For horses Which Have Not Won A Race In 2025) In touch with leaders - headway 2f out - soon wandered around - weakened inside final furlong(op 9/4 tchd 5/2)
2025-07-19 10d Ripon 6f Soft 6 3/10 4.25 Joe Fanning hv 138 59 52 49 3/1
Flat Turf Aldwark Manor Estate Luxury Yorkshire Hotel "Confined" Handicap (No Race Won In 2025) In rear - bit short of room soon after start - headway and went third inside final furlong - kept on(op 7/2 tchd 9/2)
2025-07-09 9d Catterick 7f Firm 6 2/9 0.75 Oisin McSweeney hp 134 59 66 61 7/2
Flat Turf Pinker's Pond Apprentice Handicap Dwelt start - towards rear - headway over 2f out - went second final strides(op 9/2)
2025-06-30 35d Pontefract 6f Firm 6 4/9 0.5 P J McDonald h 139 59 61 48 10/3
Flat Turf Racing TV Handicap In touch with leaders - headway on outer over 1f out - no extra inside final 110yds(op 10/3 tchd 3/1)
2025-05-26 16d Redcar 7f Firm 6 5/11 2.5 Warren Fentiman h 130 60 53 46 3/1
Flat Turf In Memory Of Billy Higgins Handicap (Div I) Pressed leader - briefly led under 3f out - weakened gradually from 2f out(op 7/2)
2025-05-10 14d Leicester 6f Firm 6 5/14 0.1 Alistair Rawlinson h 135 60 62 54 4/1
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2025-04-26 19d Leicester 6f Good 6 2/11 1 Jack Doughty h 132 60 67 59 5/1
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2025-04-07 111d Redcar 7f Good 5 12/13 Joe Fanning p 127 62 4 1 14/1
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2024-12-17 35d Newcastle (AW) 7f Standard 6 11/12 9 Daniel Muscutt p 135 65 30 13 28/1
Flat AW BetMGM: Its Showtime Handicap Taken down early - led at fast pace - headed over 2f out - weakened quickly over 1f out(op 40/1)
2024-11-12 42d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 5 10/10 0.2 Joe Fanning 134 67 12 1 5/1
Flat AW Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Took keen hold - prominent - lost position over 2f out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding weakened quickly in home straight; vet said a post-race examination revealed no abnormalities)(op 8/1)
2024-10-01 351d Newcastle (AW) 7f Standard 5 8/10 0.3 Oisin McSweeney 131 68 44 11/1
Flat AW Get Raceday Ready Apprentice Handicap Took keen hold - led - soon clear - 10 lengths ahead halfway - reduced lead 2f out - headed and weakened quickly over 1f out(op 17/2 tchd 7/1)
2023-10-16 38d Yarmouth 7f Soft 5 1/10 0 Mikkel Mortensen p 130 67 77 61 5/1
Flat Turf Regular Offers On bresbet.com Handicap Prominent - ridden to lead over 1f out - kept on well final furlong - always doing enough (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding benefitted from the return to Yarmouth where gelding had previously won before and the drop in class)(op 11/2)
2023-09-08 9d Ascot 8f Good 4 11/11 Miss Rosie Margarson p 136 67 16/1
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2023-08-30 14d Lingfield (AW) 7f Standard 5 3/13 Tom Queally p 137 67 76 70 8/1
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2023-08-16 6d Yarmouth 7f Firm 6 1/8 Mikkel Mortensen p 127 60 74 64 5/1
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2023-08-10 9d Yarmouth 6f Firm 6 3/4 Mikkel Mortensen p 129 61 65 1 6/5
At The Races App Form Study Confined Apprentice Handicap (For horses Which Have Not Won In 2023)
2023-08-01 13d Yarmouth 7f Soft 6 3/7 Mikkel Mortensen p 132 61 65 49 10/3
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2023-07-19 22d Yarmouth 7f Good 4 4/12 Mikkel Mortensen p 120 63 63 55 50/1
Freederm Apprentice Handicap
2023-06-27 19d Brighton 7f Firm 4 7/8 David Probert v 121 66 30 4 11/1
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2023-06-08 15d Yarmouth 7f Firm 5 5/7 Tom Queally v 133 68 49 37 15/2
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2023-05-24 27d Yarmouth 7f Firm 5 8/9 Robert Havlin v 130 70 51 41 10/1
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2023-04-27 199d Chelmsford (AW) 7f Standard 5 7/7 Tom Queally v 132 72 42 17 14/1
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2022-10-10 38d Yarmouth 7f Soft 5 6/9 Tom Queally v 140 72 60 53 6/1
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2022-09-02 22d Ascot 7f Good 4 1/10 J F Egan v 120 70 79 65 11/1
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2022-08-11 4d Lingfield (AW) 7f Standard 3 2/11 Hayley Turner v 116 68 76 62 18/1
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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)15320.0%
Normal (2-4wk)15213.3%
Freshened (1-2m)8112.5%
Layoff (2-6m)200.0%
Long break (6m+)300.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 46116.7%
Class 517211.8%
Class 620315.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)1616.2%
Mile (7-9f)28517.9%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Firm17317.6%
Good11218.2%
Standard900.0%
Soft7114.3%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Yarmouth12216.7%
Brighton4250.0%
Leicester300.0%
Ascot3133.3%
Lingfield (AW)300.0%
Pontefract3133.3%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2021-07-14–2026-06-29. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.