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Optima RacingHorses › The Big Short (GB)

The Big Short (GB)

4yo gelding · Form & record 2016-05-27 to 2018-09-15 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Milton Bradley.
Ratings Official 58 · best RPR 73 · best TS 65
20
Runs
1
Wins
5.0%
Strike rate
35.0%
Place rate
0.31
Actual / Expected
-82.5%
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Full form — last 20 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
2018-09-15 38d Bath 5.5f Firm 6 10/10 Jack Mitchell p 132 58 50/1
Sun Racing Handicap (Div II)
2018-08-08 12d Chepstow 5f Good 6 7/7 Ryan Tate b 136 60 26 15 16/1
Best Odds Guaranteed At 188Bet Handicap (Bath Summer Sprint Series Qualifier)
2018-07-27 14d Chepstow 5f Firm 5 6/7 Jack Mitchell p 131 63 61 50 25/1
New Betting Sites At bettingsites.ltd.uk Handicap
2018-07-13 13d Chepstow 5f Firm 5 6/6 Martin Dwyer 134 66 52 28 28/1
Follow Sun Bets On Instagram Handicap
2018-06-30 249d Lingfield 5f Firm 5 6/7 Liam Keniry 138 69 38 27 20/1
Ron Pearce 100th Handicap
2017-10-24 27d Newcastle (AW) 5f Standard 5 8/10 P J McDonald 129 70 60 28 14/1
Betway Dash Handicap (Div I)
2017-09-27 9d Goodwood 5f Soft 5 5/5 Cameron Noble 123 66 40 30 7/2
Daily Racing Specials At 188Bet Apprentice Handicap
2017-09-18 22d Brighton 5.5f Good 5 2/8 Silvestre De Sousa 128 66 73 58 13/8
Santa Fun Run November 25th Handicap
2017-08-27 9d Goodwood 5f Good 5 2/13 Jim Crowley 127 63 71 65 9/2
Molecomb Blue Handicap
2017-08-18 48d Nottingham 5f Soft 6 3/9 Jim Crowley 131 62 65 62 8/1
Burton Handicap
2017-07-01 14d Lingfield 5f Good 5 5/8 David Probert 126 63 35 25 7/2
Betfair Supporting Racing Handicap
2017-06-17 45d Leicester 5f Firm 6 1/10 Jim Crowley 132 58 65 62 5/2
Asfordby Handicap
2017-05-03 11d Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Standard 6 8/8 Ben Curtis 129 59 43 26 5/2
BRC Roofings Sprint Spectacular Handicap
2017-04-22 178d Nottingham 5f Firm 5 5/8 Franny Norton 118 60 54 30 13/2
Partypoker Powerfest Handicap
2016-10-26 27d Kempton (AW) 6f Standard 6 3/9 Michael J M Murphy 132 60 61 60 13/2
Racing UK HD Nursery Handicap
2016-09-29 21d Chelmsford (AW) 6f Standard 6 5/7 James Doyle 133 60 33 15/8
toteplacepot Nursery Handicap (Div II)
2016-09-08 63d Chepstow 5f Soft 6 3/9 Michael J M Murphy 133 60 60 60 11/4
Stablesoft-Europe Equestrian Surfaces Nursery Handicap
2016-07-07 25d Epsom 6f Good 5 3/6 Michael J M Murphy 131 56 39 7/1
British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes
2016-06-12 16d Salisbury 6f Good 3 7/9 William Buick 128 24 6/1
Toby Balding Memorial Novice Stakes (Plus 10 Race)
2016-05-27 DEB Haydock 6f Soft 4 10/13 James Doyle 128 33 15 10/1
British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10 Race) (Div I)

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)700.0%
Normal (2-4wk)600.0%
Freshened (1-2m)3133.3%
Layoff (2-6m)200.0%
Long break (6m+)100.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 51000.0%
Class 68112.5%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)2015.0%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Good600.0%
Firm6116.7%
Soft400.0%
Standard400.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Chepstow400.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2016-05-27–2018-09-15. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.