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Optima RacingHorses › Play The Ace (IRE)

Play The Ace (IRE)

10yo gelding · Form & record 2015-05-15 to 2019-09-07 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Peter Bowen.
Pedigree Scorpion (IRE) × ?
Ratings Official 112 · best RPR 137 · best TS 127
41
Runs
10
Wins
24.4%
Strike rate
58.5%
Place rate
1.21
Actual / Expected
27.0%
Level-stake ROI

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Full form — last 30 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
2019-09-07 8d Stratford 22.5f Good 3 3/5 James Bowen tb 146 112 116 100 5/1
Pragnell Gold Cup Handicap Chase
2019-08-30 47d Bangor-on-Dee 20.5f Good 4 3/8 James Bowen tb 168 112 116 108 15/2
Genesis Wealth Management Handicap Chase
2019-07-14 14d Perth 20f Soft 3 4/5 James Bowen tb 159 115 110 73 4/1
Favourite Handicap Chase
2019-06-30 12d Cartmel 21f Good 2 3/9 James Bowen tb 140 116 112 82 16/1
Oakmere Homes Handicap Chase
2019-06-18 20d Stratford 22.5f Soft 4 2/4 James Bowen tb 166 117 116 45 9/2
Amadeus Official Caterers At Stratford Racecourse Handicap Chase
2019-05-29 13d Cartmel 25.5f Soft 5 3/6 Mr James King tp 166 122 39 8/1
Sir Cliff Richard At Cartmel Racecourse Open Hunters Chase
2019-05-16 21d Fontwell 21.5f Firm 6 99/4 Miss Jodie Hughes tp 158 127 2/1
Peter Mendoza Memorial Placepot Pete Open Hunters Chase (For The Stuart Adamson Memorial Trophy)
2019-04-25 173d Perth 24f Good 4 4/6 Mr Peter Bryan tp 161 133 101 14 3/1
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Creevytennant Open Hunters Chase
2018-11-03 14d Ascot 24f Good 1 9/9 Sean Bowen tp 151 134 61 18/1
Sodexo Gold Cup Handicap Chase
2018-10-20 16d Market Rasen 21.5f Good 2 2/7 James Bowen tp 149 134 134 85 20/1
Elixir Bathrooms Prelude Handicap Chase
2018-10-04 8d Warwick 21f Good 3 6/8 James Bowen tp 166 125 108 83 6/1
Ignite Incentives Handicap Hurdle
2018-09-26 21d Perth 24f Good 2 7/9 James Bowen tp 161 134 134 12/1
David Whitaker Handicap Chase
2018-09-05 41d Southwell 24f Good 4 1/4 James Bowen tp 159 127 119 34 5/2
mintbet.com Home Of Refreshing Odds Novices Hurdle (ARC Summer Novices Brush Hurdle Series Qual)
2018-07-26 17d Worcester 20f Good 4 2/6 James Bowen tp 159 130 118 71 9/4
Jenny Lee Harris Memorial Novices Hurdle (Arc Summer Novices Brush Hurdle Series Qualifier)
2018-07-09 24d Worcester 20f Good 4 1/5 James Bowen tp 152 130 115 83 17/2
Audley Ellerslie Luxury Retirement Village Novices Hurdle (ARC Summer Novices Brush Hurdle Series)
2018-06-15 28d Newton Abbot 21.5f Good 4 4/7 Sean Bowen tp 153 86 52 4/1
Thank You Helen Enright Novices Hurdle
2018-05-18 9d Aintree 20f Good 3 99/10 James Bowen tp 163 139 12/1
smarkets.com Handicap Chase
2018-05-09 123d Newton Abbot 21f Good 2 6/8 James Bowen tp 152 139 106 92 16/1
Racing Partnership TRP Handicap Chase
2018-01-06 28d Chepstow 19.5f Heavy 2 99/6 James Bowen tp 158 139 9/4
Coral Bet And Get Club Handicap Chase
2017-12-09 12d Aintree 20f Heavy 3 1/7 Sean Bowen tp 166 134 137 127 6/1
Premier League Derby Betting At 188Bet Handicap Chase (Challenger Middle Distance Chase Series Qual)
2017-11-27 16d Kempton 20.5f Soft 3 1/9 Sean Bowen tp 161 129 137 109 6/1
racinguk.com/join Handicap Chase (Qualifier For The Challenger Middle Distance Chase Series Final)
2017-11-11 9d Wincanton 20f Soft 4 1/10 James Bowen tp 165 122 130 126 9/2
Banz Carewear For Kids Conditional Jockeys Handicap Chase
2017-11-02 13d Stratford 22.5f Good 4 1/7 James Bowen tp 157 118 125 87 6/4
J.H. Rowe Memorial Handicap Chase
2017-10-20 20d Wincanton 20f Good 3 3/9 Sean Bowen tp 158 119 127 118 5/1
Wessex Waste Disposal Handicap Chase (Qual For The Challenger Middle Distance Chase Series Final)
2017-09-30 21d Market Rasen 21.5f Soft 1 4/13 James Bowen tp 133 120 120 108 14/1
188bet.co.uk Prelude Handicap Chase ()
2017-09-09 2d Stratford 22.5f Good 3 1/7 Sean Bowen tp 146 114 123 79 9/4
George Pragnell Gold Cup Handicap Chase
2017-09-07 53d Sedgefield 21f Good 4 3/5 Sean Bowen tp 166 114 117 85 5/4
Self-Build Plots At Wynyard Park Handicap Chase (Northern Lights Middle Distance Series Qualifier)
2017-07-16 26d Stratford 22.5f Good 3 2/9 Sean Bowen tp 154 114 120 86 7/2
Angels Solicitors Handicap Chase
2017-06-20 24d Stratford 22.5f Good 4 1/7 Sean Bowen t 158 111 120 79 11/2
John Smiths Handicap Chase
2017-05-27 124d Cartmel 25.5f Good 4 99/5 James Bowen tp 152 113 7/1
Unsworths Yard Brewery Intermediate Handicap Chase (Qualifier)

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)14428.6%
Normal (2-4wk)15426.7%
Freshened (1-2m)6116.7%
Layoff (2-6m)400.0%
Long break (6m+)11100.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 1200.0%
Class 2500.0%
Class 311327.3%
Class 419631.6%
Class 63133.3%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Staying (13f+)411024.4%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Good26623.1%
Soft12325.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Stratford8450.0%
Aintree3133.3%
Market Rasen300.0%
Perth300.0%
Fontwell300.0%
Worcester3133.3%
Cartmel300.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2015-05-15–2019-09-07. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.