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Strong Pursuit (IRE)

11yo gelding · Form & record 2016-11-19 to 2021-03-06 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Philip Hobbs.

Pedigree Flemensfirth (USA) × ?

Ratings Official 130 · best RPR 145 · best TS 116

Runs

Wins

30.0%

Strike rate

50.0%

Place rate

1.45

Actual / Expected

54.4%

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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.

Date	Off	Course	Dist	Going	Cl	Pos	Btn	Jockey	Wgt	OR	RPR	TS	SP
2021-03-06	108d	Newbury	26f	Good	2	99/9	–	Tom OBrien	151	130	–	–	8/1
BetVictor Veterans Handicap Chase (Leg 3 Of The Veterans Chase Series)
2020-11-18	326d	Warwick	24f	Soft	2	3/7	–	Richard Johnson	150	132	132	50	9/2
racingtv.com Veterans Handicap Chase (Leg 10 Of The Veterans Chase Series)
2019-12-28	280d	Newbury	26f	Soft	3	6/10	–	Richard Johnson	166	135	109	102	10/1
Betway Mandarin Handicap Chase
2019-03-23	499d	Newbury	26f	Soft	3	99/11	–	Richard Johnson t	162	136	–	–	7/2
Insure With Be Wiser Handicap Chase
2017-11-09	230d	Newbury	22.5f	Soft	3	1/4	–	Richard Johnson	159	139	145	116	4/1
KKA-Highpoint Beginners Chase
2017-03-24	55d	Newbury	20.5f	Soft	3	2/4	–	Richard Johnson	166	139	138	98	11/4
Be Wiser Insurance Novices Hurdle
2017-01-28	24d	Doncaster	24.5f	Good	1	99/9	–	Tom OBrien	156	139	–	–	7/1
Albert Bartlett River Don Novices Hurdle
2017-01-04	22d	Hereford	19.5f	Soft	4	1/14	–	Richard Johnson	158	–	138	59	4/9
Weatherbys General Stud Book Novices Hurdle (Div II)
2016-12-13	24d	Wincanton	20f	Soft	5	1/16	–	Richard Johnson	162	–	133	56	8/1
Jockey Club Ownership Syndicate Maiden Hurdle
2016-11-19	DEB	Ascot	21.5f	Soft	2	6/8	–	Tom OBrien	152	–	105	75	14/1
Mitie Events & Leisure Novices 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 run	Runs	Wins	SR
Normal (2-4wk)	3	2	66.7%
Freshened (1-2m)	1	0	0.0%
Layoff (2-6m)	1	0	0.0%
Long break (6m+)	4	1	25.0%

Record by class

Class	Runs	Wins	SR
Class 2	3	0	0.0%
Class 3	4	1	25.0%

Record by distance

Trip	Runs	Wins	SR
Staying (13f+)	10	3	30.0%

Record by going

Going	Runs	Wins	SR
Soft	8	3	37.5%

Record by course

Course	Runs	Wins	SR
Newbury	5	1	20.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2016-11-19–2021-03-06. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.