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Short Takes (USA)

7yo gelding · Form & record 2015-02-09 to 2015-09-29 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Donald McCain.
Pedigree Lemon Drop Kid (USA) × ?
Ratings Official 94 · best RPR 112 · best TS 85
10
Runs
0
Wins
0.0%
Strike rate
30.0%
Place rate
0.0
Actual / Expected
-100.0%
Level-stake ROI

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Full form — last 10 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
2015-09-29 24d Sedgefield 16.5f Good 5 5/7 Brian Harding p 166 94 61 47 3/1
Chris Grant Racing Novices Handicap Chase
2015-09-05 7d Stratford 18.5f Good 5 4/9 James Cowley p 155 95 95 83 11/2
Katie Fallon Happy 40th Birthday Conditional Jockeys Selling Handicap Hurdle
2015-08-29 54d Cartmel 17f Soft 5 6/8 Theo Gillard b 163 100 84 54 8/1
EWGA Racing Excellence Hands And Heels Handicap Hurdle (for Conditional Jockeys & Amateur Riders)
2015-07-06 12d Worcester 16f Good 5 3/7 Noel Fehily b 152 105 93 47 11/2
High Habberley House Care Home Selling Hurdle
2015-06-24 28d Worcester 16f Firm 4 6/9 James Cowley b 158 108 91 78 16/1
Nicklin Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle
2015-05-27 26d Cartmel 17f Soft 4 6/8 James Cowley b 153 111 90 10/1
English Lakes Ice Cream Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle
2015-05-01 35d Bangor-on-Dee 16.5f Good 4 3/6 Wilson Renwick b 161 112 108 55 20/1
Nicol Hughes Handicap Hurdle
2015-03-27 26d Wetherby 16f Good 4 99/9 James Cowley b 151 112 112 25/1
wetherbyracing.co.uk Handicap Hurdle
2015-03-01 20d Huntingdon 16f Soft 4 3/5 A P McCoy b 166 114 104 85 7/2
Willie Or Wont He At 32RedSport.com Handicap Hurdle
2015-02-09 DEB Catterick 19.5f Soft 4 11/12 Jason Maguire b 166 115 91 76 11/1
yorkshire-outdoors.co.uk Handicap Hurdle

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)200.0%
Normal (2-4wk)500.0%
Freshened (1-2m)200.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 4600.0%
Class 5400.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Staying (13f+)1000.0%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Good500.0%
Soft400.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2015-02-09–2015-09-29. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.