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Im Always Trying (IRE)

5yo gelding · Form & record 2017-11-24 to 2018-10-03 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Dan Skelton.

Pedigree Westerner (GB) × ?

Ratings Official 117 · best RPR 122 · best TS 113

Runs

Wins

12.5%

Strike rate

37.5%

Place rate

0.54

Actual / Expected

-50.0%

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Full form — last 8 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.

Date	Off	Course	Dist	Going	Cl	Pos	Btn	Jockey	Wgt	OR	RPR	TS	SP
2018-10-03	41d	Bangor-on-Dee	24f	Good	4	4/6	–	Harry Skelton tp	159	117	110	53	11/2
Nicol Hughes Food Service Chase (A Novices Limited Handicap)
2018-08-23	36d	Fontwell	21.5f	Good	4	4/7	–	Harry Skelton tp	165	119	113	87	EVS
Yeomans Honda Handicap Hurdle
2018-07-18	32d	Uttoxeter	23.5f	Good	4	5/9	–	Harry Skelton tp	166	119	111	73	10/11
Browns Trade Waste Collections Handicap Hurdle (For The Ken Boulton Memorial Trophy)
2018-06-16	70d	Fontwell	26f	Good	4	1/12	–	Harry Skelton tp	158	107	122	113	3/1
Netbet Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle
2018-04-07	66d	Uttoxeter	23.5f	Heavy	4	99/12	–	Tom Scudamore p	165	109	–	–	20/1
Betfred Home Of Goals Galore Handicap Hurdle
2018-01-31	44d	Leicester	20.5f	Heavy	3	2/2	–	Tom Scudamore	156	–	94	23	8/1
EBF British Stallion Studs National Hunt Novices Hurdle (Qualifier)
2017-12-18	24d	Ffos Las	16f	Heavy	4	3/6	–	Tom Scudamore	152	–	96	87	5/1
Davies Chemists Novices Hurdle
2017-11-24	DEB	Ffos Las	16f	Heavy	5	5/8	–	Michael Heard	147	–	96	71	9/1
West Coast Haulage Standard National Hunt Flat Race (Conditional Jockeys And Amateur Riders Race)

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 run	Runs	Wins	SR
Normal (2-4wk)	1	0	0.0%
Freshened (1-2m)	4	0	0.0%
Layoff (2-6m)	2	1	50.0%

Record by class

Class	Runs	Wins	SR
Class 4	6	1	16.7%

Record by distance

Trip	Runs	Wins	SR
Staying (13f+)	8	1	12.5%

Record by going

Going	Runs	Wins	SR
Heavy	4	0	0.0%
Good	4	1	25.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2017-11-24–2018-10-03. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.