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Optima RacingHorses › Speed Merchant (IRE)

Speed Merchant (IRE)

3yo gelding · Form & record 2019-07-04 to 2020-06-30 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Michael Appleby.
Pedigree Zebedee (GB) × ?
Ratings Official 70 · best RPR 76 · best TS 65
16
Runs
3
Wins
18.8%
Strike rate
37.5%
Place rate
1.31
Actual / Expected
56.2%
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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
2020-06-30 111d Chepstow 7f Good 5 8/11 Alistair Rawlinson p 128 70 49 19 33/1
Blackwood Engineering Handicap
2020-03-11 12d Lingfield (AW) 7f Standard 5 4/10 Mark Crehan p 125 72 69 60 12/1
Ladbrokes Where The Nation Plays Handicap
2020-02-28 29d Newcastle (AW) 6f Standard 5 3/6 Alistair Rawlinson p 131 73 66 35 3/1
Ladbrokes Home Of The Odds Boost Handicap
2020-01-30 8d Southwell (AW) 6f Standard 4 2/4 George Rooke p 115 73 76 62 11/4
Ladbrokes Football Acca Boosty Handicap
2020-01-22 22d Kempton (AW) 7f Standard 5 4/8 Alistair Rawlinson p 131 73 68 62 11/1
32Red Casino Handicap
2019-12-31 12d Lingfield (AW) 8f Standard 5 5/7 Alistair Rawlinson p 131 73 69 64 9/2
Ladbrokes Where The Nation Plays Nursery Handicap
2019-12-19 21d Southwell (AW) 6f Standard 5 1/7 Alistair Rawlinson p 133 69 75 59 5/2
Ladbrokes Home Of The Odds Boost Nursery Handicap
2019-11-28 8d Chelmsford (AW) 6f Standard 6 6/11 Alistair Rawlinson p 137 69 67 65 13/8
Bet toteexacta At totesport.com Nursery Handicap
2019-11-20 39d Kempton (AW) 7f Standard 6 1/12 Alistair Rawlinson p 131 63 69 57 14/1
Close Brothers Business Finance Nursery Handicap
2019-10-12 16d Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Standard 5 1/11 Thomas Greatrex p 119 60 63 52 11/2
Black Country Chamber Of Commerce Selling Stakes
2019-09-26 15d Southwell (AW) 8f Standard 6 4/10 Liam Keniry 137 62 51 4 11/2
Follow At The Races On Twitter Nursery Handicap
2019-09-11 19d Kempton (AW) 7f Standard 6 11/14 Angus Villiers b 124 63 31 11 12/1
Wise Betting At racingtv.com Nursery Handicap
2019-08-23 28d Ffos Las 7.5f Good 6 3/12 Martin Dwyer 131 63 60 49 5/1
R J Financial Planning Nursery Handicap
2019-07-26 13d Newmarket (July) 6f Firm 4 5/9 Dane ONeill 131 61 43 28/1
32Red Novice Median Auction Stakes (Plus 10 Race)
2019-07-13 9d Ascot 7f Firm 3 9/12 Jim Crowley 131 50 42 33/1
Ruddy Novice Auction Stakes (Plus 10 Race)
2019-07-04 DEB Newbury 6f Firm 4 8/9 Oisin Murphy 126 62 15 20/1
Compton Beauchamp Estates Ltd Novice Stakes (Plus 10 Race) (Colts & Geldings)

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)600.0%
Normal (2-4wk)7228.6%
Freshened (1-2m)11100.0%
Layoff (2-6m)100.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 4300.0%
Class 57228.6%
Class 65120.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)7228.6%
Mile (7-9f)9111.1%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Standard11327.3%
Firm300.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Kempton (AW)3133.3%
Southwell (AW)3133.3%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2019-07-04–2020-06-30. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.