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Optima RacingHorses › The Great Heir (FR)

The Great Heir (FR)

5yo gelding · Form & record 2018-04-21 to 2021-05-10 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Adrian Nicholls.
Pedigree Pedro The Great (USA) × ?
Ratings Official 74 · best RPR 93 · best TS 80
26
Runs
3
Wins
11.5%
Strike rate
42.3%
Place rate
0.76
Actual / Expected
51.4%
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Full form — last 26 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
2021-05-10 43d Catterick 7f Soft 5 5/9 Laura Coughlan p 134 74 61 28 7/2
Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Apprentice Handicap
2021-03-28 26d Doncaster 7f Good 4 10/18 Barry McHugh 128 75 70 58 18/1
32red.com Handicap
2021-03-02 14d Newcastle (AW) 7f Standard 4 8/9 Oisin McSweeney p 117 75 61 25 11/4
Bombardier Handicap
2021-02-16 28d Newcastle (AW) 7f Standard 5 2/10 Oisin McSweeney p 125 74 81 58 8/1
Bombardier Handicap
2021-01-19 19d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 4 6/7 Shane Gray p 130 75 72 51 13/2
Bombardier British Hopped Amber Beer Handicap
2020-12-31 10d Newcastle (AW) 7f Standard 4 2/9 Shane Gray 124 74 80 25 10/3
Bombardier British Hopped Amber Beer Handicap
2020-12-21 10d Newcastle (AW) 7f Standard 5 2/9 Kevin Stott 130 72 80 67 3/1
Bombardier British-Hopped Amber Beer Handicap
2020-12-11 15d Southwell (AW) 8f Standard 5 4/10 Kevin Stott p 136 75 59 36 12/1
Bombardier March To Your Own Drum Handicap
2020-11-26 33d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 4 7/10 Kevin Stott p 134 78 54 31 9/2
Bombardier British-Hopped Amber Beer Handicap
2020-10-24 7d Doncaster 7f Heavy 4 11/14 Kevin Stott p 140 80 59 7/2
Breeders Cup On Sky Sports Handicap (Div II)
2020-10-17 30d Catterick 7f Soft 4 5/13 Kevin Stott p 136 81 80 43 6/1
William Hill Play Responsibly Handicap
2020-09-17 10d Ayr 7f Soft 4 3/13 Kevin Stott p 134 82 86 67 5/1
Ayrshire Cancer Support Handicap (Div I)
2020-09-07 37d Leicester 7f Soft 3 3/12 Tom Eaves p 132 82 86 71 14/1
Join Racing TV Now Handicap
2020-08-01 32d Hamilton 6f Soft 4 8/12 Shane Gray 137 84 79 53 12/1
Thank You Hamilton Park Operations Team Handicap
2020-06-30 292d Doncaster 6f Firm 3 11/13 Tom Eaves 129 88 70 34 10/1
attheraces.com Handicap
2019-09-12 33d Doncaster 7f Firm 2 2/4 Shane Gray 122 86 93 50 13/2
DFS Handicap
2019-08-10 63d Haydock 7f Heavy 3 3/8 Shane Gray 124 85 89 50 20/1
racingtv.com Handicap
2019-06-08 24d Newmarket (July) 7f Firm 2 12/12 Shane Gray 122 88 59 29 20/1
Bentley Cambridge Handicap
2019-05-15 244d York 7f Firm 3 16/19 Andrew Mullen 130 90 62 42 33/1
Conundrum Rowing For Christian Hobbs Gym Handicap
2018-09-13 22d Doncaster 6.5f Good 2 1/22 Andrew Mullen 121 87 89 62 33/1
Weatherbys Racing Bank £300 000 2-Y-O Stakes
2018-08-22 19d York 6f Firm 2 5/18 Shane Gray 130 88 86 80 16/1
Sky Bet Nursery Handicap
2018-08-03 20d Goodwood 6f Firm 2 9/14 Harrison Shaw 124 90 76 63 6/1
Unibet Nursery Handicap
2018-07-14 47d York 6f Firm 2 1/4 Shane Gray 128 77 86 74 6/4
John Smiths Nursery Handicap
2018-05-28 21d Redcar 5f Firm 5 1/15 Shane Gray 128 73 63 15/8
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2018-05-07 16d Beverley 5f Firm 6 2/10 Shane Gray 128 74 58 4/1
Kiplingcotes Novice Median Auction Stakes (Div I)
2018-04-21 DEB Thirsk 5f Soft 5 4/9 Shane Gray 131 58 43 7/2
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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 runRunsWinsSR
Quick (under 2wk)500.0%
Normal (2-4wk)11218.2%
Freshened (1-2m)6116.7%
Layoff (2-6m)100.0%
Long break (6m+)200.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 26233.3%
Class 3400.0%
Class 4900.0%
Class 56116.7%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)9333.3%
Mile (7-9f)1700.0%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Firm9222.2%
Standard700.0%
Soft600.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Doncaster5120.0%
Newcastle (AW)400.0%
York3133.3%
Southwell (AW)300.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2018-04-21–2021-05-10. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.