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Optima RacingHorses › Novello Lad (GB)

Novello Lad (GB)

5yo b g · Form & record 2023-06-30 to 2026-07-01 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Paul Midgley.
Pedigree Mehmas (IRE) × Last Frontier (FR) (by Kendargent)
OwnerMrs S Scott Flint
BreederLast Frontier Partnership
Ratings Official 89 · best RPR 95 · best TS 82
26
Runs
5
Wins
19.2%
Strike rate
57.7%
Place rate
1.0
Actual / Expected
-17.9%
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Full form — last 26 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
2026-07-01 26d Thirsk 6f Firm 3 8/10 2.25 David Nolan 141 89 95 82 9/2C
Flat Turf Weatherbys Global Stallions App Handicap Prominent - weakened quickly inside final furlong (jockey said gelding weakened quickly inside final furlong)(op 5/1)
2026-06-05 20d Doncaster 6f Firm 4 1/13 0 David Nolan 135 85 91 74 5/1
Flat Turf Join Us To Walk As One Handicap Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway and switched right over 1f out - ridden to lead inside final furlong - kept on well(op 4/1)
2026-05-16 23d Doncaster 6f Soft 4 1/12 0 Billy Garritty 127 77 88 54 5/1
Flat Turf Free Tips On attheraces.com Handicap Anticipated start - prominent in centre of group - led going best 2f out - soon shaken up and went clear - ridden out final 110yds - readily
2026-04-23 199d Beverley 5f Good 4 3/9 1.25 David Nolan 134 78 77 69 10/1
Flat Turf Happy Birthday Andy Hill Handicap Held up in rear - waiting for room 2f out - switched right and ran on inside final furlong - went third towards finish(op 12/1)
2025-10-06 20d Pontefract 6f Soft 3 9/10 2.25 David Nolan 129 79 44 22 14/1
Flat Turf Leslie Burton (Fisher) Handicap Always behind (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 9/1)
2025-09-16 31d Redcar 6f Good 4 2/14 0.3 David Nolan 137 77 86 66 11/2
Flat Turf Start Your Racing TV Free Trial Now Handicap In touch with leaders - headway and went second inside final furlong - hung left inside final 110yds - just failed(op 13/2)
2025-08-16 10d Ripon 6f Firm 4 11/15 0.3 David Nolan 135 77 64 52 4/1
Flat Turf William Hill Supporting MND Silver Cup Handicap Raced near side - in touch with leaders - weakened final 110yds - 6th of 8 in group (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet had nothing to report)
2025-08-06 13d Pontefract 6f Firm 4 1/10 0 David Nolan 130 75 83 69 4/1
Flat Turf Bet With Jayne - Your Local Bookmaker Handicap Midfield - ridden and headway over 1f out - led final 110yds - kept on(op 11/2)
2025-07-24 6d Doncaster 7f Good 5 7/11 2.5 David Nolan 136 73 67 15 7/2
Flat Turf Autism In Racing At Doncaster Today Handicap Took keen hold - midfield - steady headway final 110yds - never dangerous (inquiry held into running and riding; jockey and trainer were interviewed and shown recordings of race; vet had nothing to report; jockey said that his instructions were to get gelding settled and find cover early and to obtain best possible placing; he said he has ridden gelding on several occasions and as such knows gelding is a horse with one run and benefits from coming off a strong pace; he said that he jumped out and tried to get cover but it soon became apparent that race was being ran at a slow pace; this was a hindrance to gelding which is best suited by a true gallop; jockey added that due to slow pace of race gelding over-raced in early stages which left gelding flat footed and lose 3 to 4 lengths as tempo increased inside final 2f and he felt gelding was unable to make up this ground in concluding stages and had obtained best possible placing; trainer confirmed instructions were accurate and agreed that race was not run to suit gelding; their explanations were noted)(op 3/1 tchd 11/4)
2025-07-18 21d Nottingham 6f Good 5 1/6 0 David Nolan 135 68 77 63 11/10
Flat Turf pricedup.bet Handicap Bumped start - held up in rear - smooth headway and pressed leader over 1f out - nudged along to lead inside final furlong - soon hung right - cosily(op 11/8 tchd Evens)
2025-06-27 12d Doncaster 7f Firm 5 2/12 0.3 Oisin Murphy 134 67 73 64 11/8
Flat Turf Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Took keen hold - midfield - slightly hampered and switched right over 1f out - ridden and ran on well final furlong - edged left and went second final strides (jockey said gelding ran too free)
2025-06-15 27d Doncaster 7f Firm 5 2/10 0.5 David Nolan 128 68 75 57 7/2
Flat Turf Grace And Dotty Fedoras And Feathers Handicap (Div II) Bumped start - took keen hold - midfield - headway 2f out - soon pressed leader - kept on (jockey said gelding suffered interference when leaving stalls)(op 10/3)
2025-05-19 16d Redcar 6f Firm 5 3/8 1 David Nolan 135 67 68 45 13/8
Flat Turf Watch Racing TV In Stunning HD Handicap (Div II) In touch with leaders - going easily but short of room over 1f out - switched left 1f out - kept on(tchd 6/4 and tchd 7/4)
2025-05-03 228d Doncaster 6f Firm 5 5/8 0.3 Billy Garritty 135 68 70 39 11/4
Flat Summer Saturday Series At Doncaster Racecourse Handicap
2024-09-17 24d Redcar 6f Firm 4 10/10 3 Mark Winn 124 68 54 20 3/1
Flat Turf Start Your Racing TV Free Trial Now Handicap Took keen hold - in touch with leaders on outer - weakened over 1f out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet reported gelding lost his left hind shoe)(op 7/2 tchd 11/4)
2024-08-24 15d Redcar 6f Firm 5 2/14 1 David Nolan 129 67 75 63 7/2F
Flat Turf racingtv.com Handicap Midfield - headway and prominent halfway - went second and challenging when carried head awkwardly over 1f out - no extra final 110yds(op 10/3)
2024-08-09 42d Thirsk 6f Firm 6 3/13 0.75 David Nolan 137 67 75 62 3/1
Flat Turf Robert (Bob) Vickery Memorial Handicap Towards rear - going okay but waiting for room 2f out - switched left and headway over 1f out - went third inside final furlong - kept on (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run approx 2f out)(op 11/4)
2024-06-28 21d Doncaster 6f Firm 6 1/11 0 David Nolan 133 63 74 41 5/4F
Flat Turf Marie Mills Takepayments Handicap Held up in last - smooth headway over 2f out - ridden under 2f out - led 1f out - kept on well - comfortably(op 11/8)
2024-06-07 36d Thirsk 6f Firm 5 3/9 0.3 Mark Winn 120 63 70 54 6/1
Flat Turf Follow @vickersracing On X Handicap (Div II) Ducked right start and slowly into stride - took keen hold - in rear - rapid headway and led narrowly 3f out - edged left and headed over 1f out - hung left inside final furlong - no extra towards finish (jockey said gelding ran too free and hung left-handed)(op 5/1 tchd 9/2)
2024-05-02 173d Doncaster 6f Soft 5 3/8 3.75 David Nolan 129 64 58 49 6/1
Flat Turf At The Races App Market Movers Confined Handicap (Horses Which Have Not Won More Than One Race) Awkward start - took keen hold - prominent on inner - outpaced from over 1f out - no match for first two(op 7/1)
2023-11-11 11d Newcastle (AW) 6f Standard 4 9/10 3.75 Cam Hardie 120 68 40 19 11/1
Flat AW Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Nursery Handicap In touch with leaders - outpaced 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 12/1 tchd 10/1)
2023-10-31 46d Newcastle (AW) 7f Standard 5 5/8 3.75 Graham Lee 131 71 58 37 8/1
Flat AW BetMGM: Its Showtime Nursery Handicap Raced centre - took keen hold - in touch with leaders halfway - headway and pressed leaders over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 13/2)
2023-09-15 30d Doncaster 6f Soft 4 4/9 Tom Eaves 123 73 69 47 66/1
Hippo Clean Edge Masking Tape Confined Nursery Handicap (For horses With No More Than One Win)
2023-08-16 20d Beverley 7.5f Firm 4 5/13 Paul Mulrennan 133 49 33 40/1
All-Electric Porsche Taycan EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB/IRE Incentive Race)
2023-07-27 27d Doncaster 7f Soft 5 7/12 Paul Mulrennan 130 30 4 11/1
Simon Piggott Memorial Race EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
2023-06-30 DEB Doncaster 7f Good 4 2/8 Andrew Elliott 133 76 39 25/1
Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 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
Quick (under 2wk)5120.0%
Normal (2-4wk)13430.8%
Freshened (1-2m)400.0%
Layoff (2-6m)100.0%
Long break (6m+)200.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 3200.0%
Class 411327.3%
Class 51119.1%
Class 62150.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)19526.3%
Mile (7-9f)700.0%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Firm14321.4%
Soft5120.0%
Good5120.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Doncaster11327.3%
Redcar400.0%
Thirsk300.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2023-06-30–2026-07-01. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.