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Optima RacingHorses › Middle Earth (GB)

Middle Earth (GB)

4yo colt · Form & record 2023-07-12 to 2024-07-27 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by John & Thady Gosden.
Pedigree Roaring Lion (USA) × Roheryn (IRE) (by Galileo)
OwnerQatar Bloodstock Ciaron Maher
Ratings Official 114 · best RPR 117 · best TS 96
8
Runs
4
Wins
50.0%
Strike rate
75.0%
Place rate
2.24
Actual / Expected
113.5%
Level-stake ROI

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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.
DateOffCourseDistGoingCl PosBtnJockeyWgt ORRPRTSSP
2024-07-27 35d Ascot 12f Firm 1 8/9 75 Oisin Murphy 135 114 12/1
Group 1 Flat Turf King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes (British Champions Series) Raced wide - struggling over 4f out - eased over 3f out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 11/1 tchd 9/1)
2024-06-22 35d Ascot 12f Firm 1 3/9 0.75 Oisin Murphy 129 115 113 66 9/4
Group 2 Flat Turf Hardwicke Stakes Slowly into stride - towards rear on outer - pushed along 3f out - ridden and stayed on from over 1f out - went third towards finish
2024-05-18 225d Newbury 12f Good 1 1/8 0 Oisin Murphy 128 108 117 62 100/30
Group 3 Flat Turf Sky Sports Racing Aston Park Stakes Slowly into stride - held up in last - headway on inner over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - went second and 2 lengths down inside final furlong - kept on well - led post(op 9/2)
2023-10-06 20d Ascot 14f Good 1 1/6 Oisin Murphy 129 102 110 96 9/4
Troy Asset Management Noel Murless Stakes ()
2023-09-16 21d Doncaster 14.5f Soft 1 7/9 Oisin Murphy 129 102 98 79 7/1
Betfred St Leger Stakes (British Champions Series) (No Geldings)
2023-08-26 29d York 14f Firm 2 1/13 Oisin Murphy 129 93 107 96 9/2
Sky Bet Melrose Handicap (Heritage Handicap)
2023-07-28 16d Newmarket (July) 12f Soft 2 1/7 Cieren Fallon 130 95 76 3/1
British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
2023-07-12 DEB Kempton (AW) 11f Standard 2 2/5 Cieren Fallon 133 89 45 9/4
Unibet 3 Uniboosts Per Day EBF Novice Stakes (GBB 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
Normal (2-4wk)4375.0%
Freshened (1-2m)200.0%
Long break (6m+)11100.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 15240.0%
Class 23266.7%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Middle (10-12f)5240.0%
Staying (13f+)3266.7%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Firm3133.3%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Ascot3133.3%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2023-07-12–2024-07-27. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.