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The Character (IRE)

8yo gelding · Form & record 2015-04-20 to 2019-06-04 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Donald McCain.

Ratings Official 97 · best RPR 118 · best TS 110

Runs

Wins

15.2%

Strike rate

27.3%

Place rate

1.13

Actual / Expected

-22.0%

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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
2019-06-04	14d	Bangor-on-Dee	16.5f	Soft	5	1/9	–	Lorcan Murtagh tb	161	97	98	44	3/1
bangorBET Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle
2019-05-21	7d	Hexham	16f	Good	5	5/10	–	Theo Gillard tp	162	102	95	64	9/1
Discover Northumberland Handicap Hurdle
2019-05-14	18d	Sedgefield	17f	Good	5	7/11	–	Brian Hughes tp	168	102	90	60	14/1
Paxtons No.1 For CaseIH Market Share Handicap Hurdle
2019-04-26	58d	Chepstow	16f	Good	4	8/10	–	Wayne Hutchinson	163	107	75	47	16/1
Sun Trade Windows Handicap Hurdle
2019-02-27	39d	Musselburgh	16.5f	Good	4	9/9	–	Brian Hughes	157	110	69	55	7/2
Introducing Racing TV Handicap Hurdle
2019-01-19	59d	Haydock	15.5f	Soft	4	4/9	–	Lorcan Murtagh	158	112	113	108	14/1
Jockey Club Haydock Park Racing Club Handicap Hurdle (Northern Lights Two Mile Hurdle Qualifier)
2018-11-21	593d	Hexham	16f	Soft	4	6/14	–	Brian Hughes	159	113	99	95	33/1
Heineken Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier For The Northern Lights Two Mile Hurdle Series)
2017-04-07	111d	Sedgefield	17f	Good	3	1/6	–	Adrian Lane	156	113	118	110	9/1
LJJ Contractors Handicap Hurdle
2016-12-17	15d	Haydock	15.5f	Soft	3	10/13	–	James Cowley	153	115	93	84	10/1
32Red Casino Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle
2016-12-02	30d	Sedgefield	17f	Soft	4	3/8	–	William Kennedy	165	115	111	56	5/1
Banks Amber Handicap Hurdle
2016-11-02	35d	Musselburgh	15.5f	Good	4	1/8	–	William Kennedy	159	109	115	102	3/1
Watch Racing UK In HD Novices Hurdle
2016-09-28	40d	Bangor-on-Dee	16.5f	Good	4	1/7	–	William Kennedy	152	–	106	84	11/4
Barringtons Cleaning Ltd Novices Hurdle
2016-08-19	34d	Bangor-on-Dee	16.5f	Good	5	4/7	–	William Kennedy	154	–	92	74	8/1
Exterion Media Maiden Hurdle
2016-07-16	7d	Haydock	10f	Soft	5	6/8	–	Richard Kingscote p	126	68	61	24	11/4
ApolloBet Cashback If 2nd Handicap
2016-07-09	14d	Chester	10.5f	Soft	4	5/9	–	Liam Jones p	122	69	65	17	7/1
Manor Car Hire Handicap
2016-06-25	16d	Chester	12.5f	Good	4	3/10	–	Richard Kingscote p	131	69	74	63	7/1
Woodford Reserve Handicap
2016-06-09	13d	Haydock	10f	Firm	4	7/7	–	Richard Kingscote	125	72	68	28	11/2
Mogs On Yet Another Stag Do Handicap
2016-05-27	21d	Haydock	10f	Soft	5	7/9	–	Richard Kingscote tp	133	75	62	24	9/2
ApolloBet Daily Racing Refunds Handicap
2016-05-06	1d	Chester	12.5f	Good	4	11/11	–	Paddy Vaughan p	122	79	60	9	13/2
TCC 10th Birthday Apprentice Handicap
2016-05-05	32d	Chester	10.5f	Good	3	8/13	–	Liam Jones p	123	79	72	45	16/1
T&L Leasing Handicap
2016-04-03	169d	Doncaster	10f	Soft	4	13/15	–	Paddy Vaughan	121	80	36	21	20/1
Betfred Lotto Handicap
2015-10-17	31d	Wolverhampton (AW)	12f	Standard	3	7/10	–	Richard Kingscote p	126	82	84	44	20/1
bet365 Handicap (Tapeta)
2015-09-16	39d	Yarmouth	10f	Firm	3	7/10	–	Hayley Turner p	130	82	63	18	12/1
Parklands Leisure Holiday Caravan Distributors Handicap (for The Golden Jubilee Trophy)
2015-08-08	6d	Haydock	10.5f	Firm	2	2/11	–	Richard Kingscote p	119	82	88	81	11/1
Betfred Goals Galore Handicap
2015-08-02	15d	Chester	12.5f	Good	4	6/10	–	Richard Kingscote p	137	82	85	59	15/2
Veuve Clicquot Handicap
2015-07-18	7d	Chester	10.5f	Good	3	2/9	–	Richard Kingscote p	127	79	87	80	7/1
Budweiser Handicap
2015-07-11	20d	Chester	10.5f	Firm	4	4/8	–	Richard Kingscote	133	80	83	76	7/2
Stella Artois Handicap
2015-06-21	10d	Pontefract	10f	Good	3	5/7	–	Richard Kingscote	131	80	76	66	15/2
totequadpot Four Places In Four Races Handicap
2015-06-11	13d	Haydock	10f	Firm	4	1/6	–	Richard Kingscote	128	74	84	51	3/1
Tonights Top Tip - Silk Mill Handicap
2015-05-29	21d	Haydock	11.5f	Soft	4	6/11	–	Richard Kingscote	126	77	77	38	14/1
Smart ForFour Engineered By Mercedes-Benz Handicap

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)	11	2	18.2%
Normal (2-4wk)	9	0	0.0%
Freshened (1-2m)	9	2	22.2%
Layoff (2-6m)	2	1	50.0%
Long break (6m+)	1	0	0.0%

Record by class

Class	Runs	Wins	SR
Class 3	8	1	12.5%
Class 4	18	3	16.7%
Class 5	6	1	16.7%

Record by distance

Trip	Runs	Wins	SR
Middle (10-12f)	19	1	5.3%
Staying (13f+)	13	4	30.8%

Record by going

Going	Runs	Wins	SR
Good	15	3	20.0%
Soft	12	1	8.3%
Firm	5	1	20.0%

Record by course

Course	Runs	Wins	SR
Chester	9	0	0.0%
Haydock	8	1	12.5%
Bangor-on-Dee	3	2	66.7%
Sedgefield	3	1	33.3%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2015-04-20–2019-06-04. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.