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Optima RacingHorses › Man Of Riddles (USA)

Man Of Riddles (USA)

8yo b/br g · Form & record 2021-03-15 to 2026-06-28 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Max Young.
Pedigree Temple City (USA) × Mien (USA) (by Nureyev)
OwnerD Broadhurst
BreederMonticule
Ratings Official 46 · best RPR 83 · best TS 73
35
Runs
4
Wins
11.4%
Strike rate
25.7%
Place rate
1.04
Actual / Expected
20.4%
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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
2026-06-28 49d Wolverhampton (AW) 16.5f Standard 6 6/8 7 Kieran O'Neill b 121 46 25 16 33/1
Flat AW Francesi Wins Again For SF Racing Club Handicap Handy with the pace - asked to go from 2f out - dropped back from over 1f out - faded
2026-05-10 53d Ludlow 21f Good 5 6/8 22 Charlie Hammond 142 74 25 21 40/1
Hurdle Turf Heartsease Farm Handicap Hurdle In rear - brief headway before 3 out - soon weakened(tchd 33/1 and tchd 50/1)
2026-03-18 7d Huntingdon 16f Good 4 8/12 3.25 Charlie Hammond 159 77 12 300/1
Hurdle Turf Weatherbys Design & Print Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Towards rear - jumped right and bumped 1st - some headway on outer when mistake 3 out - soon weakened(op 250/1)
2026-03-11 22d Huntingdon 16f Good 4 12/15 1.5 Ben Poste 160 69 8 300/1
Hurdle Turf Live Racing Streaming At CopyBet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Midfield - weakened after 3 out(op 250/1 tchd 500/1)
2026-02-17 73d Wolverhampton (AW) 14f Standard 6 10/10 6 Grace McEntee 127 47 34 4 33/1
Flat AW Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) (Div I) Prominent early - led after 2f - headed and weakened from over 2f out(op 40/1)
2025-12-06 33d Wolverhampton (AW) 16.5f Standard 6 8/11 1 Callum Hutchinson 129 49 47 28 33/1
Flat AW Midnite Building The Future Of Betting Handicap Always behind(tchd 40/1)
2025-11-03 168d Southwell (AW) 16.5f Standard 6 7/10 0.3 Callum Hutchinson 130 50 43 9 40/1
Flat AW Midnite: Built For 2025 Not 2005 Handicap Never better than midfield(op 50/1)
2025-05-19 23d Wolverhampton (AW) 16.5f Standard 6 10/12 2.75 Tyrese Cameron 129 52 36 21 18/1
Flat AW Weekend Winners On At The Races Apprentice Handicap Awkward start - slowly away - in rear throughout (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 20/1)
2025-04-26 12d Wolverhampton (AW) 16.5f Standard 6 4/8 1.5 Callum Hutchinson h 134 54 53 26 11/1
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2025-04-14 14d Pontefract 21.5f Good 6 4/5 28 Grace McEntee 130 55 30 12/1
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2025-03-31 24d Wolverhampton (AW) 14f Standard 6 3/7 Grace McEntee 129 56 59 59 33/1
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2025-03-07 8d Newcastle (AW) 16.5f Standard 6/10 Grace McEntee 138 59 52 48 14/1
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2025-02-27 19d Newcastle (AW) Standard 5/7 Sam James 133 59 58 33/1
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2025-02-08 285d Wolverhampton (AW) 12f Standard 5 11/11 Grace McEntee 129 61 53 26 100/1
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2024-04-29 9d Southwell (AW) 16.5f Standard 5 6/7 9.5 Grace McEntee 128 63 42 28 40/1
Flat AW Join Southwell Golf Handicap Towards rear but in touch with leaders - outpaced and lost ground 2f out - soon struggling(op 33/1)
2024-04-20 59d Nottingham 16f Soft 5 5/6 6.5 Grace McEntee 132 65 57 33/1
Flat Turf Follow Us On X @betrhino Handicap Took keen hold - in rear - headway over 3f out - soon no extra (jockey said gelding ran too freely)(op 18/1)
2024-02-21 32d Kempton (AW) 16f Standard 5 7/9 1 Grace McEntee 133 66 61 31 12/1
Flat AW Try Unibets Improved Bet Builder Handicap Took keen hold - towards rear - headway but raced wide from over 3f out - weakened over 1f out(op 10/1)
2024-01-20 7d Lingfield (AW) 16f Standard 5 4/10 1.25 Grace McEntee 133 66 71 46 7/1
Flat AW BetUK. Its Where The UK Bets Handicap Towards rear - steady headway from over 2f out - stayed on on near side of group inside final furlong - went fourth final stride - not reach leaders(op 15/2)
2024-01-13 17d Chelmsford (AW) 16f Standard 6 1/8 0 Grace McEntee 136 63 72 66 33/1
Flat AW Book Tickets Online At chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap Took keen hold - held up in rear - pushed along and headway 2f out - ridden when challenging inside final furlong - ran on and led towards finish - won going away (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding benefitted from a step up in trip - as well as having his second run after a wind operation)(op 20/1)
2023-12-27 40d Wolverhampton (AW) 14f Standard 5 7/12 1.75 Grace McEntee 134 67 54 31 150/1
Flat AW Always Gamble Responsibly With BetUK Handicap Midfield - soon in touch with leaders - weakened over 2f out(op 80/1 tchd 200/1)
2023-11-17 15d Wolverhampton (AW) 14f Standard 5 10/11 0.2 Grace McEntee 138 70 63 47 100/1
Flat AW Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap Took keen hold - prominent - briefly led over 3f out - lost position over 1f out - soon no impression(op 80/1)
2023-11-02 132d Wolverhampton (AW) 14f Standard 5 8/8 1 Dougie Costello 144 72 68 46 100/1
Flat AW BetUK. Its Where The UK Bets Handicap Dwelt start - in rear throughout(op 50/1)
2023-06-23 372d Market Rasen 23f Good 4 5/6 Charlie Hammond 158 40 14/1
ABP Novices Hurdle (GBB Race)
2022-06-16 28d Chelmsford (AW) 16f Standard 4 3/5 Louis Steward 133 77 66 57 10/3
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2022-05-19 34d Chelmsford (AW) 13.5f Standard 4 4/7 Jamie Spencer 132 77 76 49 11/2
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2022-04-15 13d Chelmsford (AW) 16f Standard 4 2/7 Callum Shepherd 134 76 83 57 5/1
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2022-04-02 28d Wolverhampton (AW) 16.5f Standard 5 1/4 Jamie Spencer 136 74 83 2/5
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2022-03-05 49d Southwell (AW) 16.5f Standard 5 1/9 Daniel Muscutt 134 71 81 73 9/4
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2022-01-15 147d Chelmsford (AW) 16f Standard 4 3/6 Jamie Spencer 126 72 75 44 11/8
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2021-08-21 16d Lingfield (AW) 16f Standard 5 3/3 Louis Steward 130 72 76 6 9/4
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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)800.0%
Normal (2-4wk)10220.0%
Freshened (1-2m)9111.1%
Layoff (2-6m)500.0%
Long break (6m+)200.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 3200.0%
Class 4700.0%
Class 513323.1%
Class 69111.1%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Middle (10-12f)6116.7%
Staying (13f+)28310.7%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Standard26415.4%
Good600.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Wolverhampton (AW)12216.7%
Chelmsford (AW)5120.0%
Newcastle (AW)300.0%
Southwell (AW)3133.3%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2021-03-15–2026-06-28. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.