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Get today's free pick on Telegram →| Date | Off | Course | Dist | Going | Cl | Pos | Btn | Jockey | Wgt | OR | RPR | TS | SP |
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| 2025-10-26 | 18d | Aintree | 25f | Good | 2 | 4/7 | 0.5 | Sean Houlihan p | 147 | 122 | 115 | 110 | 17/2 |
| Chase Turf William Hill Vieux Lion Rouge Veterans' Handicap Chase (Leg 7 of Stayers' Veterans' Chase Series) Prominent - hit 5th - lost position and not fluent 12th - lost touch 4 out - kept on from 2 out(op 8/1 tchd 9/1) | |||||||||||||
| 2025-10-08 | 189d | Ludlow | 24f | Firm | 3 | 2/5 | 25 | Sean Houlihan p | 168 | 123 | 117 | 105 | 6/1 |
| Chase Turf Ludlow Brewing Company Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Pressed leaders - hit 6th - soon lost ground - headway 12th - went second 13th - not fluent 5 out - hit 4 out - weakened 2 out - 14 lengths down when bad mistake last(op 5/1) | |||||||||||||
| 2025-04-02 | 54d | Ludlow | 24f | Good | 3 | 1/3 | – | Sean Houlihan p | 153 | 122 | 127 | 71 | 11/2 |
| Chase Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Boyne Cup (A Handicap Chase) (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2025-02-07 | 55d | Kempton | 20.5f | Soft | 3 | 99/10 | – | Sean Houlihan p | 158 | 130 | – | – | 12/1 |
| trustatrader.com Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2024-12-14 | 28d | Doncaster | 24f | Soft | 2 | 9/14 | 6 | Sean Houlihan p | 153 | 134 | 105 | 74 | 20/1 |
| Chase Turf bet365 Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Prominent - bad mistake and midfield 2nd - in touch with leaders 10th - hit 14th - weakened and not fluent 4 out - tailed off(tchd 18/1 and tchd 22/1) | |||||||||||||
| 2024-11-16 | 247d | Cheltenham | 20f | Good | 1 | 8/15 | 6.5 | Sean Houlihan p | 142 | 141 | 121 | 108 | 40/1 |
| Chase Turf Paddy Power Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Midfield - not fluent and towards rear 8th - some headway 12th - lost ground when short of room just after 4 out - weakened after 3 out | |||||||||||||
| 2024-03-14 | 47d | Cheltenham | 20.5f | Soft | 1 | 3/21 | 0.3 | Sean Houlihan p | 149 | 133 | 140 | 98 | 28/1 |
| Chase Turf TrustATrader Plate Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Prominent on inner - not fluent and lost position 12th - outpaced on turn before 2 out - rallied and disputing second inside final 110yds - kept on(op 40/1) | |||||||||||||
| 2024-01-27 | 35d | Cheltenham | 20.5f | Soft | 1 | 10/13 | 1.25 | Sean Houlihan | 149 | 137 | 120 | 88 | 22/1 |
| Chase Turf Paddy Power Cheltenham Countdown Podcast Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) In touch with leaders on inner - pushed along briefly when midfield 6th - struggling in rear 5 out(tchd 20/1) | |||||||||||||
| 2023-12-23 | 28d | Ascot | 21f | Good | 2 | 3/3 | 31 | Sean Houlihan | 164 | 140 | 122 | 89 | 3/1 |
| Chase Turf Howden Graduation Chase (GBB Race) Raced in second - not fluent 3rd - dropped to last 6th - soon lost ground and niggled along briefly - not fluent and outpaced 11th - reminders after 12th - struggling when mistake 4 out - soon weakened(tchd 10/3) | |||||||||||||
| 2023-11-25 | 226d | Ascot | 21f | Good | 1 | 2/4 | 16 | Sean Houlihan | 158 | 141 | 142 | 110 | 40/1 |
| Grade 2 Chase Turf Nirvana Spa 1965 Chase (GBB Race) Prominent - pressed winner 3 out - outpaced before 2 out - weakened approaching last(tchd 50/1) | |||||||||||||
| 2023-04-13 | 30d | Aintree | 20f | Soft | 1 | 4/5 | – | Sean Houlihan | 161 | 141 | 148 | 119 | 28/1 |
| Racehorse Lotto Manifesto Novices Chase (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2023-03-14 | 109d | Cheltenham | 16f | Soft | 1 | 4/9 | – | Sean Houlihan | 161 | 141 | 142 | 122 | 50/1 |
| Sporting Life Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices Chase (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2022-11-25 | 35d | Newbury | 16.5f | Good | 3 | 4/6 | – | Sean Houlihan | 159 | 142 | 147 | 139 | 8/1 |
| Coral Racing Club Novices Limited Handicap Chase (For The Fulke Walwyn Trophy) (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2022-10-21 | 12d | Cheltenham | 16f | Good | 2 | 1/7 | – | Sean Houlihan | 163 | 128 | 147 | 117 | 5/2 |
| squareintheair.com Novices Chase (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2022-10-09 | 179d | Ffos Las | 16f | Good | 3 | 1/5 | – | Sean Houlihan | 160 | 128 | 138 | 96 | 3/1 |
| dragonbet.co.uk Nortons Coin Trophy Novices Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2022-04-13 | 12d | Cheltenham | 20.5f | Good | 2 | 7/9 | – | Sean Houlihan | 159 | 130 | 129 | 109 | 6/1 |
| Kingston Stud Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2022-04-01 | 27d | Newbury | 16.5f | Soft | 3 | 4/6 | – | Sean Houlihan | 166 | 131 | 125 | 93 | 11/2 |
| BetVictor Gamble Responsibly Handicap Hurdle | |||||||||||||
| 2022-03-05 | 14d | Newbury | 16.5f | Soft | 3 | 2/6 | – | Sean Houlihan | 161 | 128 | 132 | 52 | 11/1 |
| Make Your Best Bet At BetVictor Handicap Hurdle | |||||||||||||
| 2022-02-19 | 77d | Ascot | 19.5f | Soft | 2 | 99/11 | – | Sean Houlihan p | 153 | 131 | – | – | 18/1 |
| Dingleys Promise Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2021-12-04 | 20d | Aintree | 20f | Soft | 2 | 6/13 | – | Aidan Coleman | 159 | 133 | 129 | 17 | 7/1 |
| Unibet - 2021 Horserace Betting Operator Of The Year Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2021-11-14 | 22d | Cheltenham | 16.5f | Good | 1 | 11/19 | – | Sean Houlihan | 150 | 134 | 129 | 114 | 16/1 |
| Unibet Greatwood Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2021-10-23 | 196d | Cheltenham | 16.5f | Good | 3 | 2/12 | – | Sean Houlihan | 166 | 132 | 134 | 103 | 8/1 |
| NHS Vaccinating Heroes Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Two Mile Series Qualifier) | |||||||||||||
| 2021-04-10 | 21d | Aintree | 20f | Soft | 1 | 6/12 | – | Ben Jones | 158 | 134 | 110 | 91 | 40/1 |
| Betway Mersey Novices Hurdle (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2021-03-20 | 105d | Kempton | 16f | Good | 4 | 2/6 | – | Ben Jones | 163 | 138 | 135 | 119 | 2/1 |
| Virgin Bet Novices Hurdle (Novices Championship Hurdle Qualifier) (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2020-12-05 | 35d | Aintree | 17f | Soft | 3 | 1/6 | – | Richard Johnson | 158 | 123 | 137 | 121 | 15/2 |
| William Hill Extra Place Races Daily Novices Hurdle (Novices Championship Hurdle Series Qualifier) | |||||||||||||
| 2020-10-31 | 18d | Ascot | 19.5f | Soft | 4 | 2/11 | – | Sean Houlihan | 165 | 118 | 125 | 74 | 10/1 |
| tote.co.uk Conditional Jockeys Novices Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div II) | |||||||||||||
| 2020-10-13 | 13d | Hereford | 19.5f | Firm | 4 | 1/10 | – | Sean Houlihan | 149 | 107 | 113 | 86 | 25/1 |
| Mental Health Matters Novices Hurdle (GBB Race) | |||||||||||||
| 2020-09-30 | 293d | Bangor-on-Dee | 16.5f | Soft | 4 | 99/9 | – | Sean Houlihan | 151 | – | 102 | – | 33/1 |
| Betsafe Leading Over The Last Free Bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div II) | |||||||||||||
| 2019-12-12 | 30d | Warwick | 21f | Heavy | 4 | 99/15 | – | Sean Houlihan | 151 | – | – | – | 66/1 |
| Bethan-Megan-Elin Maiden Hurdle | |||||||||||||
| 2019-11-12 | 20d | Hereford | 16f | Soft | 4 | 4/12 | – | Sean Houlihan | 149 | – | 106 | 77 | 66/1 |
| Rewarding Ownership With The ROA EBF National Hunt Novices Hurdle (Qualifier) | |||||||||||||
| Time since last run | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quick (under 2wk) | 4 | 2 | 50.0% |
| Normal (2-4wk) | 11 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Freshened (1-2m) | 6 | 2 | 33.3% |
| Layoff (2-6m) | 4 | 1 | 25.0% |
| Long break (6m+) | 5 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Class 2 | 7 | 1 | 14.3% |
| Class 3 | 9 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Class 4 | 6 | 1 | 16.7% |
| Trip | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staying (13f+) | 31 | 5 | 16.1% |
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 16 | 1 | 6.2% |
| Good | 12 | 3 | 25.0% |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 8 | 1 | 12.5% |
| Aintree | 5 | 1 | 20.0% |
| Ascot | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Newbury | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
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