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Optima RacingHorses › Merlins Beard (GB)

Merlins Beard (GB)

4yo gelding · Form & record 2021-01-13 to 2022-09-01 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Richard Hughes.
Pedigree Dark Angel (IRE) × ?
Ratings Official 90 · best RPR 95 · best TS 80
16
Runs
6
Wins
37.5%
Strike rate
62.5%
Place rate
2.4
Actual / Expected
181.5%
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Full form — last 16 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
2022-09-01 21d Windsor 11.5f Good 3 7/10 Dylan Browne McMonagle 138 90 87 46 8/1
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2022-08-11 20d Lingfield (AW) 12f Standard 3 1/13 Rossa Ryan 133 85 95 80 18/1
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2022-07-22 41d Ascot 12f Firm 2 3/6 George Rooke 129 86 73 29 5/1
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2022-06-11 11d Chester 16f Good 2 3/7 George Rooke 116 86 93 48 8/1
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2022-05-31 10d Newbury 12f Soft 4 2/13 George Rooke 134 82 93 66 8/1
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2022-05-21 36d Lingfield (AW) 12f Standard 4 1/6 George Rooke 128 76 87 72 11/1
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2022-04-15 209d Chelmsford (AW) 16f Standard 4 5/7 Ryan Moore 135 77 75 49 3/1
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2021-09-18 6d Wolverhampton (AW) 14f Standard 5 1/4 George Rooke 127 66 83 70 10/11
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2021-09-12 37d Bath 14f Firm 2 1/8 George Rooke 109 60 70 63 5/1
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2021-08-06 7d Brighton 12f Good 6 1/9 George Rooke 124 56 67 59 15/8
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2021-07-30 17d Bath 11.5f Soft 6 1/12 George Rooke 117 50 62 54 9/4
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2021-07-13 13d Bath 11.5f Good 6 3/12 William Buick 121 48 55 39 13/2
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2021-06-30 14d Bath 11.5f Firm 6 5/13 David Egan h 118 48 53 34 40/1
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2021-06-16 137d Chelmsford (AW) 7f Standard 5 8/14 George Rooke 128 33 11 50/1
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2021-01-30 17d Lingfield (AW) 7f Standard 5 7/8 Shane Kelly 122 41 16 40/1
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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)6233.3%
Normal (2-4wk)4250.0%
Freshened (1-2m)3266.7%
Layoff (2-6m)100.0%
Long break (6m+)100.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 23133.3%
Class 32150.0%
Class 43133.3%
Class 54125.0%
Class 64250.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Mile (7-9f)300.0%
Middle (10-12f)9444.4%
Staying (13f+)4250.0%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Standard7342.9%
Good4125.0%
Firm3133.3%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Bath4250.0%
Lingfield (AW)3266.7%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2021-01-13–2022-09-01. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.