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Optima RacingHorses › Plough Boy (IRE)

Plough Boy (IRE)

10yo gelding · Form & record 2015-01-09 to 2021-08-24 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Garvan Donnelly.
Pedigree Dandy Man (IRE) × ?
Ratings Official 47 · best RPR 89 · best TS 84
84
Runs
12
Wins
14.3%
Strike rate
28.6%
Place rate
1.43
Actual / Expected
9.8%
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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
2021-08-24 22d Bellewstown 8f Good 14/15 Dylan Browne McMonagle t 121 47 20 20/1
Gerry Hughes Memorial Handicap (Div I)
2021-08-02 9d Naas 6f Good 20/24 Ben Coen 128 49 12 20/1
Naas Business Club Handicap
2021-07-24 35d Gowran Park 7f Good 11/15 Dylan Browne McMonagle 128 50 44 12 12/1
Thomastown Apprentice Handicap
2021-06-19 7d Down Royal 7f Good 2/11 Ben Coen 130 50 54 9/2
Metcollect Handicap (Div I)
2021-06-12 15d Limerick 6.5f Good 5/12 Ben Coen 126 52 42 18 40/1
Limerick Racecourse Handicap
2021-05-28 193d Fairyhouse 6f Heavy 12/16 Ben Coen 132 53 23 33/1
Fairyhouse Racing From Home Handicap (Div I)
2020-11-16 17d Dundalk (AW) 5f Standard 10/14 Mikey Sheehy b 128 60 44 33 14/1
Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap
2020-10-30 7d Dundalk (AW) 5f Standard 5/12 Mikey Sheehy p 133 63 53 46 22/1
Hollywoodbets Handicap
2020-10-23 32d Dundalk (AW) 6f Standard 8/14 Mikey Sheehy t 135 65 52 46 12/1
Irishinjuredjockeysfund.com Handicap
2020-09-21 43d Fairyhouse 7f Good 16/16 Donagh OConnor t 135 66 25 20/1
Fairyhouse Apprentice Handicap
2020-08-09 21d Curragh 5f Good 12/17 Dylan Browne McMonagle t 134 69 54 47 20/1
TRM Excellence In Equine Nutrition Handicap
2020-07-19 24d Curragh 5f Good 8/14 Shane Crosse t 129 69 64 42 16/1
Big Picture Communications Handicap
2020-06-25 7d Fairyhouse 6f Good 5/14 Shane Crosse t 143 69 61 17 6/1
Thanks To All Our Frontline Workers From Fairyhouse Handicap
2020-06-18 97d Fairyhouse 6f Firm 1/12 Shane Crosse t 132 63 72 53 9/1
Sobac Soil.ie Handicap
2020-03-13 28d Dundalk (AW) 5f Standard 7/11 Shane Crosse p 133 66 65 51 14/1
Crowne Plaza Dundalk Race & Stay Handicap
2020-02-14 14d Dundalk (AW) 5f Standard 4/11 Shane Crosse 136 67 70 48 7/1
Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap
2020-01-31 14d Dundalk (AW) 5f Standard 10/12 Shane Crosse 131 70 58 18 33/1
Winter Series Awards At Dundalk Stadium Handicap
2020-01-17 14d Dundalk (AW) 6f Standard 11/14 Shane Crosse 128 73 64 51 33/1
Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Handicap
2020-01-03 28d Dundalk (AW) 5f Standard 6/13 Seamie Heffernan 129 75 69 34 25/1
Happy New Year From Dundalk Stadium Handicap
2019-12-06 35d Dundalk (AW) 5f Standard 11/12 Shane Crosse 134 77 65 49 40/1
Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Handicap
2019-11-01 42d Dundalk (AW) 6f Standard 10/13 Conor Hoban 116 78 54 24 33/1
Dundalk Stadium - Light Up Your Night Handicap
2019-09-20 9d Dundalk (AW) 5f Standard 9/14 Shane Crosse 133 78 72 63 14/1
Recruit Island Handicap
2019-09-11 4d Laytown 6f Standard 1/10 Shane Crosse 149 75 83 7/1
Bohan Hyland & Associates Handicap
2019-09-07 30d Navan 5f Firm 12/12 Joe Doyle 116 78 64 53 25/1
Troytown Bar Handicap
2019-08-08 13d Leopardstown 6f Firm 4/11 Shane Crosse 127 77 78 70 16/1
Fitzers Catering Handicap
2019-07-26 22d Down Royal 5f Good 4/12 Oisin Orr 126 78 80 61 20/1
Magners Irish Cider Handicap
2019-07-04 34d Bellewstown 5f Good 7/8 Donagh OConnor 128 78 69 46 10/1
Indaver Ireland Handicap
2019-05-31 20d Down Royal 5f Good 11/12 Shane Crosse 140 80 52 33 12/1
Armagh GAA Apprentice Handicap
2019-05-11 16d Naas 5f Good 1/17 Shane Crosse 135 75 83 59 14/1
Caragh Nurseries Handicap
2019-04-25 48d Tipperary 5f Soft 6/13 Oisin Orr 123 76 77 56 25/1
Tipperary Racecourse Handicap

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)3239.4%
Normal (2-4wk)34617.6%
Freshened (1-2m)10110.0%
Layoff (2-6m)5240.0%
Long break (6m+)200.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 33133.3%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)45715.6%
Mile (7-9f)39512.8%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Standard34411.8%
Good2926.9%
Firm13646.2%
Soft700.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Dundalk (AW)3339.1%
Curragh1317.7%
Leopardstown800.0%
Fairyhouse6116.7%
Down Royal4125.0%
Tipperary3133.3%
Naas3133.3%
Bellewstown3133.3%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2015-01-09–2021-08-24. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.