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Optima RacingHorses › Improved (IRE)

Improved (IRE)

8yo gelding · Form & record 2015-07-15 to 2018-05-13 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Philip Kirby.
Ratings Official 96 · best RPR 107 · best TS 91
15
Runs
2
Wins
13.3%
Strike rate
26.7%
Place rate
1.4
Actual / Expected
60.0%
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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
2018-05-13 438d Southwell 24f Good 5 99/14 Thomas Dowson p 162 96 25/1
mintbet.com Follow Us On Twitter Handicap Hurdle
2017-03-01 12d Musselburgh 24f Good 4 6/10 Thomas Dowson p 145 101 75 11 6/1
totequadpot At betfred.com Handicap Hurdle
2017-02-17 39d Fakenham 23.5f Soft 4 1/7 Thomas Dowson p 141 95 102 10/1
Download The At The Races App Novices Handicap Hurdle
2017-01-09 14d Doncaster 24.5f Good 5 99/12 Adam Nicol 166 95 6/1
1stsecuritysolutions.co.uk Handicap Hurdle
2016-12-26 25d Market Rasen 20.5f Soft 5 4/12 Grant Cockburn 158 95 94 25 12/1
Rand Farm Park Holiday Kids Club Novices Handicap Hurdle
2016-12-01 34d Market Rasen 23f Soft 5 99/8 Nathan Moscrop 161 100 10/1
Read Paddy Brennan At 32Red.com Handicap Hurdle
2016-10-28 16d Wetherby 21.5f Good 4 10/13 Lizzie Kelly 164 103 39 10/1
Watch Racing UK Today Just £10 Conditional Jockeys Novices Handicap Hurdle
2016-10-12 161d Wetherby 19.5f Good 4 6/9 Adam Nicol 152 110 81 31 10/1
Follow @Racing_UK On Twitter Novices Hurdle
2016-05-04 31d Wetherby 24f Good 4 5/7 Adam Nicol 153 114 75 64 20/1
Todays Racing Just £10 With Racing UK Novices Hurdle
2016-04-03 29d Carlisle 17f Soft 4 2/5 Adam Nicol 150 115 107 41 3/1
Pauline Phizacklea Memorial National Hunt Novices Hurdle
2016-03-05 9d Doncaster 19.5f Soft 4 2/4 James Reveley 158 104 91 7/1
BetBright Best For Festival Betting Novices Hurdle
2016-02-25 48d Huntingdon 20.5f Soft 5 9/12 Adam Nicol 155 87 66/1
Watch The Cheltenham Festival On RacingUK National Hunt Maiden Hurdle (Div I)
2016-01-08 42d Doncaster 19.5f Soft 5 99/9 Adam Nicol 157 25/1
1stsecuritysolutions.co.uk Maiden Hurdle (Div I)
2015-11-27 135d Doncaster 16.5f Good 6 6/9 Adam Nicol 162 104 43 8/1
Eden Farm Hulleys Standard National Hunt Flat Race (Conditional Jockeys and Amateur Riders Race)
2015-07-15 DEB Uttoxeter 16f Good 6 1/7 Adam Nicol 151 95 59 12/1
Smith Cooper Newcomers Standard Open National Hunt Flat 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 runRunsWinsSR
Quick (under 2wk)300.0%
Normal (2-4wk)300.0%
Freshened (1-2m)5120.0%
Layoff (2-6m)200.0%
Long break (6m+)100.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 47114.3%
Class 5600.0%
Class 62150.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Staying (13f+)15213.3%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Good8112.5%
Soft7114.3%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Doncaster400.0%
Wetherby300.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2015-07-15–2018-05-13. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.