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Optima RacingHorses › Straight Ahead (GB)

Straight Ahead (GB)

3yo b g · Form & record 2025-05-24 to 2026-07-16 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Craig Lidster.
Pedigree Dream Ahead (USA) × Mahale (GB) (by Kodiac)
OwnerPeter Onslow
BreederPeter Onslow
Ratings Official 72 · best RPR 81 · best TS 74
11
Runs
2
Wins
18.2%
Strike rate
45.5%
Place rate
1.27
Actual / Expected
-29.5%
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Full form — last 11 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
2026-07-16 34d Thirsk 5f Firm 5 2/9 0.3 William Pyle 135 72 77 74 3/1
Flat Turf Sell Your Business With Anderson Barrowcliff Handicap Stakes Towards rear - hung left when headway over 1f out - pressed winner inside final 110yds - just held(op 11/4)
2026-06-12 12d York 5f Good 4 8/14 0.1 Sam James 129 74 76 60 15/2
Flat Turf Dawson Williamson Architects Handicap Tracked the leaders on the near side - pushed along 3f out - faded inside final furlong
2026-05-31 162d Thirsk 5f Good 4 4/12 0.3 Sam James 124 74 81 71 28/1
Flat Turf Flutter Proud To Support Young Lives Vs Cancer Handicap Midfield - headway over 1f out - went fourth inside final 110yds - kept on(tchd 25/1)
2025-12-20 28d Newcastle (AW) 5f Standard 4 1/4 0 Sam James 122 72 70 32 11/4
Flat AW Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Nursery Handicap Started quickly - led early - headed after 1f - led again over 2f out - soon faced challenge - ridden and kept on well inside final furlong - comfortably(op 3/1 tchd 5/2)
2025-11-22 49d Newcastle (AW) 5f Standard 5 1/7 0 William Pyle 126 69 70 50 3/1
Flat AW Set Deposit Limits At BetMGM Nursery Handicap Raced in last - soon outpaced - headway against far rail 2f out - squeezed through and pressed leaders 1f out - ridden to lead final 110yds - kept on towards finish(op 11/4)
2025-10-04 39d Redcar 6f Soft 1 14/15 0.3 Sean Kirrane 123 69 62 37 200/1
Listed Flat Turf William Hill Two Year Old Trophy () Held up in rear - outpaced over 2f out - always behind(tchd 150/1 and tchd 250/1)
2025-08-26 25d Ripon 5f Firm 5 2/7 2 Sam James 134 69 67 52 10/3
Flat Turf 21 Engineer Regiment Sapper Nursery Handicap Prominent on outer - ridden over 1f out - kept on but no match for winner(op 5/2)
2025-08-01 30d Musselburgh 5f Good 5 2/5 2.5 Sam James 130 69 66 41 5/1
Flat Turf Bernard Hunter Mobile Cranes Nursery Handicap Led - headed over 1f out - soon hung badly right - outpaced final 110yds - no match for winner (jockey said colt hung badly right-handed)(op 4/1)
2025-07-02 18d Thirsk 6f Good 5 5/9 1.25 Sam James 130 58 45 9/2
Flat Turf British EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (Bands C And D) (EBF Restricted Qual') (GBB/IRE Incentive Race) In touch with leaders - weakened from over 1f out(op 15/2)
2025-06-14 21d Chester 6f Soft 2 6/10 1 Sean Kirrane 131 60 55 18/1
Flat Turf British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (Bands B C And D) (Qual') (GBB/IRE Incentive) In touch with leaders - disputing fourth over 1f out - soon weakened(op 14/1 tchd 12/1)
2025-05-24 DEB Beverley 5f Good 2 6/6 0.75 David Allan 125 67 21 66/1
Flat Turf bet365 Two Year Old Trophy EBF Conditions Stakes (Colts & Geldings) In touch with leaders - no extra final furlong(op 80/1)

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)100.0%
Normal (2-4wk)5120.0%
Freshened (1-2m)3133.3%
Layoff (2-6m)100.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 2200.0%
Class 43133.3%
Class 55120.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)11218.2%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Good500.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Thirsk300.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2025-05-24–2026-07-16. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.