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Modern News (GB)

4yo gelding · Form & record 2020-07-04 to 2022-08-11 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Charlie Appleby.
Pedigree Shamardal (USA) × ?
Ratings Official 111 · best RPR 116 · best TS 105
11
Runs
5
Wins
45.5%
Strike rate
90.9%
Place rate
1.12
Actual / Expected
37.1%
Level-stake ROI

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Full form — last 11 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
2022-08-11 18d Salisbury 8f Firm 1 2/4 William Buick 131 111 114 41 11/10
Tattersalls Sovereign Stakes (Colts & Geldings)
2022-07-24 29d Pontefract 8f Good 1 3/6 William Buick 136 111 106 63 10/11
Sky Bet Go-Racing-In-Yorkshire Summer Festival Pomfret Stakes ()
2022-06-25 21d Windsor 8f Firm 1 2/4 Adam Kirby 137 111 116 105 11/10
Vickers.Bet Midsummer Stakes ()
2022-06-04 26d Epsom 8.5f Good 1 2/6 William Buick 134 111 114 100 3/1
Cazoo Diomed Stakes
2022-05-09 23d Windsor 8f Firm 1 1/4 William Buick 133 109 116 91 1/2
Fitzdares Royal Windsor Stakes () (Colts & Geldings)
2022-04-16 21d Newbury 8f Good 2 1/17 William Buick 135 105 114 88 5/1
Highclere Thoroughbred Racing 30th Anniversary Spring Cup Handicap
2022-03-26 149d Doncaster 8f Soft 2 7/22 Harry Davies t 126 105 106 87 5/1
SBK Lincoln (Heritage Handicap)
2021-10-28 49d Lingfield (AW) 7f Standard 2 1/4 William Buick 128 99 111 74 1/3
MansionBet Beaten By A Head Handicap
2021-09-09 40d Doncaster 7f Firm 2 1/7 William Buick 131 96 107 71 6/4
Cazoo Handicap
2021-07-31 392d Newmarket (July) 7f Good 3 1/8 James Doyle 133 90 101 83 11/4
Joyce And Charlie Guest Memorial Handicap
2020-07-04 DEB Epsom 6f Good 2 2/5 William Buick 131 89 67 9/4
Investec Woodcote EBF Stakes (Conditions Race) (Plus 10 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)6233.3%
Freshened (1-2m)22100.0%
Layoff (2-6m)100.0%
Long break (6m+)11100.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 15120.0%
Class 25360.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Mile (7-9f)10550.0%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Good5240.0%
Firm4250.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2020-07-04–2022-08-11. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.