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Optima RacingHorses › Midnight Shadow (GB)

Midnight Shadow (GB)

9yo gelding · Form & record 2016-12-17 to 2022-01-29 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Sue Smith.
Pedigree Midnight Legend (GB) × ?
Ratings Official 155 · best RPR 160 · best TS 150
27
Runs
7
Wins
25.9%
Strike rate
63.0%
Place rate
1.38
Actual / Expected
192.6%
Level-stake ROI

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Full form — last 27 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
2022-01-29 49d Doncaster 24f Good 1 99/16 Ryan Mania 166 155 9/1
Sky Bet Handicap Chase () (GBB Race)
2021-12-11 28d Cheltenham 20.5f Soft 1 3/13 Ryan Mania 163 154 160 150 11/2
Racing Post Gold Cup Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
2021-11-13 20d Cheltenham 20f Good 1 1/19 Ryan Mania 159 147 160 143 9/1
Paddy Power Gold Cup Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
2021-10-24 249d Aintree 20f Good 1 3/8 Ryan Mania 150 146 149 112 12/1
Jewson Monets Garden Old Roan Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
2021-02-17 67d Wetherby 19.5f Soft 2 99/9 Ryan Mania 166 149 7/1
racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
2020-12-12 48d Cheltenham 20.5f Soft 1 2/17 Ryan Mania 157 148 154 141 12/1
Caspian Caviar Gold Cup Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
2020-10-25 227d Aintree 20f Soft 1 10/12 Sean Quinlan 158 149 125 84 7/1
Monets Garden Old Roan Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
2020-03-12 71d Cheltenham 20f Soft 1 6/12 Danny Cook 158 150 154 131 22/1
Marsh Novices Chase (Registered As The Golden Miller)
2020-01-01 39d Cheltenham 20.5f Soft 1 1/6 Danny Cook 154 150 151 126 4/1
Paddy Power Broken Resolutions Already Dipper Novices Chase
2019-11-23 12d Haydock 21.5f Soft 2 2/5 Danny Cook 151 155 144 84 15/8
Racing Only Bettor Betfair Podcast Graduation Chase
2019-11-11 18d Carlisle 16f Soft 2 99/6 Danny Cook 152 155 144 2/1
Weatherbys Hamilton Graduation Chase
2019-10-24 271d Carlisle 16f Soft 3 3/5 Danny Cook 156 155 142 113 9/1
Dianne Sayer Racing Beginners Chase
2019-01-26 25d Cheltenham 24f Soft 1 11/12 Danny Cook 160 158 144 17/2
galliardhomes.com Cleeve Hurdle
2019-01-01 24d Cheltenham 20.5f Soft 1 1/6 Danny Cook 160 146 153 134 8/1
Dornan Engineering Relkeel Hurdle
2018-12-08 20d Aintree 20f Soft 2 1/11 Danny Cook 164 141 148 121 4/1
Merseyrail Handicap Hurdle
2018-11-18 32d Cheltenham 16.5f Good 1 14/18 Danny Cook 155 141 131 123 10/1
Unibet Greatwood Handicap Hurdle
2018-10-17 179d Wetherby 16f Good 3 2/6 Danny Cook 166 140 138 131 5/4
Watch Racing UK Anywhere Handicap Hurdle
2018-04-21 8d Ayr 16f Good 1 1/16 Danny Cook 144 134 139 135 25/1
QTS Scottish Champion Hurdle (A Limited Handicap)
2018-04-13 23d Aintree 16.5f Soft 1 7/13 Danny Cook 158 134 139 118 25/1
Betway Top Novices Hurdle
2018-03-21 60d Haydock 15.5f Soft 3 99/4 Danny Cook 160 134 1/4
Howdens Joinery Novices Hurdle (Novices Championship Hurdle Series Qualifier)
2018-01-20 42d Haydock 15.5f Heavy 1 2/6 Danny Cook 158 134 137 125 5/1
Sky Bet Supreme Trial Rossington Main Novices Hurdle
2017-12-09 14d Aintree 17f Heavy 3 2/3 Danny Cook 158 134 138 123 13/8
Free Spins At 188Bet Casino Novices Hurdle (Novices Championship Hurdle Series Qualifier)
2017-11-25 37d Haydock 15.5f Heavy 1 2/7 Danny Cook 154 131 121 4/1
Read Paul Nicholls Exclusively At Betfair Newton Novices Hurdle ()
2017-10-19 208d Uttoxeter 16f Soft 4 1/14 Danny Cook 152 119 98 11/1
British Stallion Studs EBF National Hunt Novices Hurdle (Qualifier)
2017-03-25 21d Newbury 16.5f Soft 2 7/20 Robert Hogg 144 106 81 16/1
Goffs UK Spring Sales Bumper (A Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race)
2017-03-04 77d Doncaster 16.5f Soft 6 2/4 Robert Hogg 147 105 11/10
BetBright Recall Standard National Hunt Flat Race (Conditional Jockeys And Amateur Riders Race)
2016-12-17 DEB Newcastle 14.5f Soft 6 1/14 Robert Hogg 142 97 62 11/1
Perfect Partnerships Junior 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)3133.3%
Normal (2-4wk)8337.5%
Freshened (1-2m)7114.3%
Layoff (2-6m)400.0%
Long break (6m+)4125.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 115426.7%
Class 25120.0%
Class 3400.0%
Class 62150.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Staying (13f+)27725.9%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Soft18527.8%
Good6233.3%
Heavy300.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Cheltenham8337.5%
Aintree5120.0%
Haydock400.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2016-12-17–2022-01-29. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.