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Optima RacingHorses › Shining Armor (GB)

Shining Armor (GB)

3yo gelding · Form & record 2018-07-11 to 2019-10-24 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by John Ryan.
Pedigree Morpheus (GB) × ?
Ratings Official 75 · best RPR 95 · best TS 80
16
Runs
4
Wins
25.0%
Strike rate
31.2%
Place rate
2.48
Actual / Expected
22.7%
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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
2019-10-24 10d Chelmsford (AW) 7f Standard 5 11/11 Darragh Keenan 133 75 42 22 28/1
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2019-10-14 34d Musselburgh 7f Soft 5 10/12 Cam Hardie 133 75 47 31 40/1
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2019-09-10 39d Catterick 7f Firm 4 8/8 Darragh Keenan 130 80 74 61 20/1
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2019-08-02 105d Musselburgh 5f Good 3 7/7 Darragh Keenan 121 83 59 41 20/1
Geoghegans Centenary Handicap
2019-04-19 9d Lingfield (AW) 6f Standard 2 9/12 Luke Morris 131 88 75 39 50/1
Ladbrokes 3 Year Old All-Weather Championships Conditions Stakes
2019-04-10 13d Nottingham 5f Firm 3 4/5 Silvestre De Sousa 124 88 73 54 14/1
Watch Racing TV Now Conditions Stakes (Plus 10 Race)
2019-03-28 5d Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Standard 3 7/9 Darragh Keenan 125 92 79 35 8/1
Betway Casino Handicap
2019-03-23 99d Lingfield (AW) 5f Standard 2 10/10 Darragh Keenan 110 92 81 36 10/1
Betway Casino Handicap
2018-12-14 6d Kempton (AW) 6f Standard 4 1/5 Darragh Keenan 128 81 86 39 13/8
ROA/Racing Post Owners Jackpot Nursery Handicap
2018-12-08 16d Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Standard 2 2/7 Franny Norton 128 81 95 80 10/1
Ladbrokes Conditions Stakes (Plus 10 Race) (All-Weather Championships Fast Track Qualifier)
2018-11-22 12d Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Standard 4 1/6 Darragh Keenan 119 76 80 66 4/1
Ladbrokes Home Of The Odds Boost Nursery Handicap
2018-11-10 26d Chelmsford (AW) 5f Standard 6 1/10 Franny Norton 133 65 76 68 5/2
Bet toteplacepot At totesport.com Nursery Handicap
2018-10-15 17d Yarmouth 7f Soft 5 1/10 Darragh Keenan 115 57 65 51 15/2
Injured Jockeys Fund Nursery Handicap (Div I)
2018-09-28 18d Newmarket 7f Firm 4 8/14 Tom Queally 126 49 29 100/1
Derrinstown British EBF Maiden Stakes (Plus 10 Race) (Colts & Geldings)
2018-09-10 61d Chelmsford (AW) 6f Standard 4 7/10 Brett Doyle 128 47 35 25/1
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2018-07-11 DEB Yarmouth 5f Firm 5 5/9 Aaron Jones 125 49 34 20/1
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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)6233.3%
Normal (2-4wk)4250.0%
Freshened (1-2m)200.0%
Layoff (2-6m)300.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 2300.0%
Class 3300.0%
Class 45240.0%
Class 54125.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)11327.3%
Mile (7-9f)5120.0%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Standard9333.3%
Firm400.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Chelmsford (AW)3133.3%
Wolverhampton (AW)3133.3%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2018-07-11–2019-10-24. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.