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Optima RacingHorses › Thistlecrack (GB)

Thistlecrack (GB)

11yo gelding · Form & record 2015-01-15 to 2019-11-29 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Colin Tizzard.
Pedigree Kayf Tara (GB) × ?
Ratings Official 167 · best RPR 178 · best TS 165
21
Runs
12
Wins
57.1%
Strike rate
81.0%
Place rate
1.47
Actual / Expected
141.4%
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Full form — last 21 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
2019-11-29 259d Newbury 24f Soft 1 2/5 Tom Scudamore 154 167 154 91 9/2
Ladbrokes Long Distance Hurdle
2019-03-15 79d Cheltenham 26.5f Soft 1 99/16 Tom Scudamore 164 170 12/1
Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase
2018-12-26 32d Kempton 24f Soft 1 2/10 Tom Scudamore 164 165 174 165 15/2
32Red King George VI Chase
2018-11-24 333d Haydock 25.5f Good 1 3/5 Tom Scudamore 161 165 170 160 10/1
Betfair Chase (Registered As The Lancashire Chase)
2017-12-26 25d Kempton 24f Soft 1 4/8 Tom Scudamore 164 170 161 142 5/1
32Red King George VI Chase
2017-12-01 307d Newbury 24f Soft 1 5/6 Tom Scudamore 154 170 144 87 11/10
Ladbrokes Long Distance Hurdle
2017-01-28 33d Cheltenham 25.5f Soft 1 2/7 Tom Scudamore 164 171 174 159 4/9
BetBright Trial Cotswold Chase
2016-12-26 30d Kempton 24f Good 1 1/5 Tom Scudamore 164 174 141 11/10
32Red King George VI Chase
2016-11-26 14d Newbury 23.5f Soft 1 1/5 Tom Scudamore 163 165 129 1/8
bet365 Novices Chase (Registered As The Worcester Novices Chase)
2016-11-12 18d Cheltenham 24.5f Soft 2 1/4 Tom Scudamore 159 164 77 1/7
mallardjewellers.com Novices Chase
2016-10-25 199d Chepstow 23.5f Soft 3 1/5 Tom Scudamore 154 158 74 1/6
Aspen Waite Complete Business Growth Service Novices Chase
2016-04-09 23d Aintree 24.5f Soft 1 1/6 Tom Scudamore 161 174 171 63 2/7
Liverpool Stayers Hurdle
2016-03-17 47d Cheltenham 24f Good 1 1/12 Tom Scudamore 164 168 178 165 EVS
Ryanair World Hurdle
2016-01-30 42d Cheltenham 24f Heavy 1 1/7 Tom Scudamore 162 168 172 128 4/5
galliardhomes.com Cleeve Hurdle
2015-12-19 21d Ascot 24.5f Soft 1 1/8 Tom Scudamore 161 161 171 117 2/1
JLT Long Walk Hurdle
2015-11-28 213d Newbury 24f Soft 1 1/5 Tom Scudamore 158 150 161 120 7/2
bet365 Long Distance Hurdle
2015-04-29 19d Punchestown 24f Good 2/10 Tom Scudamore 164 148 156 121 8/1
Irish Daily Mirror Novice Hurdle
2015-04-10 55d Aintree 24.5f Soft 1 1/16 Tom Scudamore 158 135 156 139 25/1
Doom Bar Sefton Novices Hurdle
2015-02-14 21d Ascot 15.5f Soft 2 1/5 R Walsh 161 139 125 10/3
Racing UK Profits Returned To Racing National Hunt Novices Hurdle (£5K Field Size Bonus)
2015-01-24 9d Cheltenham 20.5f Soft 1 7/9 Mr Michael Legg 163 83 59 25/1
Neptune Investment Management Novices Hurdle (Registered as The Classic Novices Hurdle)
2015-01-15 DEB Wincanton 15.5f Heavy 4 1/12 Mr Michael Legg 152 133 118 5/4
Higos Insurance Services Crewkerne National Hunt Novices Hurdle

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)2150.0%
Normal (2-4wk)7571.4%
Freshened (1-2m)5360.0%
Layoff (2-6m)100.0%
Long break (6m+)5240.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 116850.0%
Class 222100.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Staying (13f+)211257.1%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Soft15853.3%
Good4250.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Cheltenham6350.0%
Newbury4250.0%
Kempton3133.3%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2015-01-15–2019-11-29. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.