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Optima RacingHorses › Rather Be (IRE)

Rather Be (IRE)

8yo gelding · Form & record 2015-05-10 to 2019-04-17 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Nicky Henderson.
Pedigree Gleneagles (IRE) × ?
Ratings Official 140 · best RPR 153 · best TS 138
16
Runs
6
Wins
37.5%
Strike rate
50.0%
Place rate
1.07
Actual / Expected
22.0%
Level-stake ROI

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Full form — last 16 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
2019-04-17 53d Cheltenham 20.5f Good 2 99/15 Jeremiah McGrath t 160 140 8/1
Kingston Stud Handicap Hurdle
2019-02-23 70d Kempton 24f Good 1 9/10 Jeremiah McGrath 160 148 131 102 13/2
888Sport Handicap Chase
2018-12-15 28d Cheltenham 20.5f Good 1 5/12 Jeremiah McGrath 151 149 139 110 7/2
Caspian Caviar Gold Cup Handicap Chase
2018-11-17 249d Cheltenham 20f Good 1 99/18 Jeremiah McGrath 154 149 7/1
BetVictor Gold Cup Handicap Chase
2018-03-13 25d Cheltenham 20.5f Soft 1 2/19 Jeremiah McGrath 162 143 153 88 12/1
Close Brothers Novices Handicap Chase ()
2018-02-16 40d Fakenham 16.5f Soft 3 1/5 Jeremiah McGrath 157 143 122 56 2/7
Lycetts Farm And Estate Insurance Brokers Novices Chase
2018-01-07 17d Plumpton 17f Heavy 3 99/3 Jeremiah McGrath 159 143 1/7
Read Barry Geraghtys Blog On attheraces.com Novices Chase
2017-12-21 258d Towcester 16f Soft 3 1/4 Nico de Boinville 154 143 150 105 8/11
toteexacta Novices Chase
2017-04-07 21d Aintree 20f Good 1 1/22 Jeremiah McGrath 156 136 143 138 10/1
Alder Hey Childrens Charity Handicap Hurdle
2017-03-17 81d Cheltenham 20.5f Good 2 99/23 Charlie Deutsch 155 136 10/1
Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle
2016-12-26 81d Huntingdon 19.5f Soft 4 1/12 Jeremiah McGrath 159 134 81 1/2
Lettergold Asset Management Ltd Novices Hurdle
2016-10-06 204d Hereford 16f Good 4 1/9 Andrew Tinkler 152 121 77 1/2
bet365/British Stallion Studs EBF National Hunt Novices Hurdle (Qualifier)
2016-03-16 21d Cheltenham 16.5f Good 1 9/23 Andrew Tinkler 159 127 128 99 50/1
Weatherbys Champion Bumper (A Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race)
2016-02-24 70d Doncaster 16.5f Good 6 2/9 Andrew Tinkler h 163 128 71 11/8
BetBright Casino Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race (Div II)
2015-12-16 220d Ludlow 14f Soft 4 1/8 Andrew Tinkler h 156 120 73 6/4
Tanners Claret Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
2015-05-10 DEB Ludlow 16f Good 5 99/9 Andrew Tinkler 154 7/4
Ann Esp Memorial Newcomers 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
Normal (2-4wk)5120.0%
Freshened (1-2m)2150.0%
Layoff (2-6m)4125.0%
Long break (6m+)4375.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 16116.7%
Class 2200.0%
Class 33266.7%
Class 433100.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Staying (13f+)16637.5%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Good10220.0%
Soft5480.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Cheltenham600.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2015-05-10–2019-04-17. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.