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Think First (IRE)

4yo gelding · Form & record 2022-08-02 to 2024-06-26 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Neil Mulholland.
Pedigree Kessaar (IRE) × Willow Beck (GB) (by Shamardal)
OwnerR Flower
Ratings Official 90 · best RPR 100 · best TS 84
15
Runs
2
Wins
13.3%
Strike rate
26.7%
Place rate
1.62
Actual / Expected
0.0%
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Full form — last 15 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
2024-06-26 25d Worcester 16f Good 4 99/10 Richie McLernon 153 11/4F
Hurdle Turf Stepway Charity Maiden Hurdle (ARC Summer Novices Brush Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) (Div I) Took keen hold - midfield - bad mistake 4th - headway 4 out - 3 1/2 lengths third and going okay when fell 3 out - fatally injured(op 3/1 tchd 9/4)
2024-06-01 21d Epsom 12f Soft 2 14/14 3.75 Ben Coen 123 90 25 28/1
Flat Turf Long Shot Northern Dancer Handicap Led - headed and raced in second after 1f - lost second over 3f out - short of room over 2f out - soon weakened(op 25/1 tchd 33/1)
2024-05-11 18d Ascot 12f Good 3 8/14 2.75 Neil Callan h 136 91 89 73 9/1
Flat Turf Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0% Handicap Took keen hold - midfield - headway over 2f out - edged right and no extra from over 1f out(tchd 10/1)
2024-04-23 158d Epsom 12f Good 3 2/13 5.5 Neil Callan 132 92 97 65 40/1
Flat Turf Weatherbys Global Stallions App Great Metropolitan Handicap Took keen hold - midfield - good headway on outer 3f out - soon pressed leader - kept on but no match for winner(op 28/1 tchd 50/1)
2023-11-17 111d Doncaster 16.5f Good 4 2/3 0.5 Richie McLernon 156 96 84 4/1
Hurdle Turf Use Safer Gambling Tools At BetMGM Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Raced in last - not fluent 3 out - headway and went second just before last - not fluent last - ridden and kept on run-in - flashed tail towards finish(op 9/4)
2023-07-29 16d Newcastle (AW) 12.5f Standard 3 7/7 Connor Beasley 135 95 95 58 12/1
Above Newcastle Handicap
2023-07-13 22d Newmarket (July) 13f Firm 1 6/6 Neil Callan 129 95 86 17 100/1
Bahrain Trophy Stakes
2023-06-21 18d Ascot 14f Good 1 9/14 Neil Callan 128 95 99 78 125/1
Queens Vase
2023-06-03 21d Doncaster 14.5f Good 2 5/8 Rossa Ryan 135 96 100 73 20/1
Chris Shaws 60th Birthday CMT Ltd Handicap
2023-05-13 18d Lingfield (AW) 12f Standard 1 5/8 Marco Ghiani 128 92 97 82 66/1
Fitzdares Lingfield Derby Trial Stakes () (Colts & Geldings)
2023-04-25 190d Epsom 10f Soft 1 4/5 Rossa Ryan 129 92 88 74 25/1
Weatherbys Digital Solutions Blue Riband Trial ()
2022-10-17 18d Pontefract 8f Soft 1 6/9 Rossa Ryan 131 93 77 51 66/1
British Stallion Studs EBF Silver Tankard Stakes ()
2022-09-29 40d Chelmsford (AW) 10f Standard 4 1/4 Neil Callan 137 91 36 11/2
Paul Sabini 60th Birthday EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
2022-08-20 18d Chelmsford (AW) 8f Standard 4 1/6 Marco Ghiani 133 79 18 15/2
Ire-Incentive It Pays To Buy Irish Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (IRE Incentive Race)
2022-08-02 DEB Catterick 7f Soft 5 5/10 P J McDonald 133 63 25 7/1
British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

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
Normal (2-4wk)10110.0%
Freshened (1-2m)11100.0%
Layoff (2-6m)200.0%
Long break (6m+)100.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 1500.0%
Class 2200.0%
Class 3300.0%
Class 44250.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Mile (7-9f)3133.3%
Middle (10-12f)7114.3%
Staying (13f+)500.0%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Good600.0%
Soft400.0%
Standard4250.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Epsom300.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2022-08-02–2024-06-26. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.