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Take The Helm (GB)

6yo gelding · Form & record 2015-05-09 to 2019-03-13 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Brian Meehan.

Pedigree Monsieur Bond (IRE) × ?

Ratings Official 95 · best RPR 100 · best TS 87

Runs

Wins

16.7%

Strike rate

46.7%

Place rate

1.22

Actual / Expected

11.7%

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Full form — last 30 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
2019-03-13	61d	Lingfield (AW)	7f	Standard	2	7/7	–	Martin Dwyer	123	95	75	49	20/1
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2019-01-11	6d	Lingfield (AW)	7f	Standard	2	8/8	–	Liam Keniry	133	96	92	63	11/2
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2019-01-05	240d	Lingfield (AW)	8f	Standard	2	3/5	–	Liam Keniry	129	96	100	76	9/2
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2018-05-10	41d	Chelmsford (AW)	7f	Standard	2	2/8	–	James Doyle	132	96	100	87	7/2
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2018-03-30	18d	Lingfield (AW)	7f	Standard	2	1/13	–	Adam McNamara	129	92	100	78	8/1
Sunbets All-Weather Championships Apprentice Handicap
2018-03-12	320d	Chelmsford (AW)	8f	Standard	3	4/10	–	Edward Greatrex	133	92	93	71	25/1
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2017-04-26	12d	Lingfield (AW)	8f	Standard	3	2/7	–	Sean Levey	131	92	97	74	11/2
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2017-04-14	6d	Lingfield (AW)	7f	Standard	2	4/14	–	Jordan Uys	124	93	97	79	8/1
Sunbets All-Weather Championships Apprentice Handicap
2017-04-08	26d	Lingfield (AW)	7f	Standard	3	1/9	–	Kieren Fox	128	87	96	61	9/2
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2017-03-13	17d	Chelmsford (AW)	8f	Standard	3	2/8	–	Kieren Fox	125	85	92	41	4/1
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2017-02-24	37d	Lingfield (AW)	7f	Standard	3	1/12	–	Kieren Fox	126	83	91	69	9/2
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2017-01-18	13d	Lingfield (AW)	7f	Standard	4	2/13	–	Paul Mulrennan p	130	82	88	82	5/1
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2017-01-05	29d	Chelmsford (AW)	7f	Standard	4	7/9	–	Martin Dwyer	131	83	81	54	5/2
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2016-12-07	26d	Lingfield (AW)	8f	Standard	4	6/11	–	Tom Queally	130	83	89	66	5/1
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2016-11-11	21d	Lingfield (AW)	8f	Standard	4	8/12	–	Jimmy Fortune	129	83	85	56	7/1
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2016-10-21	21d	Newbury	8f	Soft	4	9/11	–	Jimmy Fortune	133	85	66	48	25/1
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2016-09-30	23d	Ascot	7f	Good	3	8/11	–	Jimmy Fortune	124	86	69	45	25/1
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2016-09-07	39d	Doncaster	7f	Soft	2	5/6	–	Jimmy Fortune	126	87	88	42	10/1
Howcroft Industrial Supplies Handicap
2016-07-30	28d	Newmarket (July)	7f	Good	3	3/7	–	Jimmy Fortune	131	87	89	72	25/1
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2016-07-02	49d	Haydock	6f	Soft	2	7/9	–	Jordan Uys	114	88	73	35	16/1
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2016-05-14	14d	Newmarket	6f	Firm	2	10/11	–	Jordan Uys	115	91	81	66	16/1
Betfair Price Rush Sprint Trophy (Handicap)
2016-04-30	56d	Newmarket	6f	Soft	2	7/10	–	Jimmy Fortune	129	93	88	66	25/1
Harbour Watch Champion Two-Year-Old Handicap
2016-03-05	29d	Lingfield (AW)	7f	Standard	1	5/11	–	Paul Mulrennan	127	89	96	81	33/1
32Red Spring Cup Stakes (All-Weather Championship Fast-Track Qualifier) ()
2016-02-05	13d	Lingfield (AW)	7f	Standard	3	2/6	–	Jordan Uys	126	88	91	52	2/1
Ladbrokes Apprentice Handicap
2016-01-23	28d	Lingfield (AW)	7f	Standard	3	2/6	–	Paul Mulrennan	133	84	89	75	3/1
32Red Casino Handicap
2015-12-26	8d	Wolverhampton (AW)	8.5f	Standard	3	3/7	–	Paul Mulrennan	133	83	84	63	9/4
32Red.com Nursery Handicap (Tapeta)
2015-12-18	14d	Wolverhampton (AW)	7f	Standard	4	1/8	–	Paul Mulrennan	133	79	84	71	3/1
32RedSport.com Nursery Handicap (Tapeta)
2015-12-04	42d	Wolverhampton (AW)	7f	Standard	6	1/9	–	Paul Mulrennan	131	–	81	74	17/2
32Red.com Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Tapeta) (Div II)
2015-10-23	167d	Newbury	6.5f	Soft	4	5/9	–	Jimmy Fortune	131	–	68	46	9/1
New Hot To Trot Syndicate EBF Stallions Maiden Stakes (Div II) (Plus 10 Race)
2015-05-09	DEB	Ascot	5f	Firm	3	5/9	–	Jimmy Fortune	131	–	71	52	25/1
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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
Quick (under 2wk)	8	1	12.5%
Normal (2-4wk)	11	2	18.2%
Freshened (1-2m)	6	2	33.3%
Layoff (2-6m)	2	0	0.0%
Long break (6m+)	2	0	0.0%

Record by class

Class	Runs	Wins	SR
Class 2	10	1	10.0%
Class 3	11	2	18.2%
Class 4	7	1	14.3%

Record by distance

Trip	Runs	Wins	SR
Sprint (5-6f)	5	0	0.0%
Mile (7-9f)	25	5	20.0%

Record by going

Going	Runs	Wins	SR
Standard	21	5	23.8%
Soft	5	0	0.0%

Record by course

Course	Runs	Wins	SR
Lingfield (AW)	14	3	21.4%
Chelmsford (AW)	4	0	0.0%
Wolverhampton (AW)	3	2	66.7%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2015-05-09–2019-03-13. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.