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Optima RacingHorses › Thurso (GB)

Thurso (GB)

4yo b g · Form & record 2024-11-21 to 2026-07-11 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Gerard Edmund O'Leary.
Pedigree Dutch Art (GB) × Rebecca Rocks (GB) (by Exceed And Excel)
OwnerG E Oleary
BreederHunscote Stud Limited
Ratings Official 72 · best RPR 94 · best TS 68
24
Runs
4
Wins
16.7%
Strike rate
29.2%
Place rate
1.41
Actual / Expected
-36.5%
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Full form — last 24 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
2026-07-11 34d Navan 6f Good 15/15 1 Sam Coen 137 72 57 55 15/2
Flat Turf Newgrange Hotel Handicap Racing in the pack - asked for effort 2f out and found nothing more
2026-06-07 26d Navan 5f Good 4/21 1.5 Seamie Heffernan 142 72 94 62 22/1
Flat Turf Book Your Hospitality Now For Navan Racing Festival Handicap In touch with leaders - headway over 1f out - briefly went third inside final 110yds(tchd 25/1)
2026-05-12 13d Bath 5.5f Firm 5 1/7 0 Finley Marsh 135 68 76 42 13/8F
Flat Turf Bath Mind Charity "Confined" Handicap (No Win Since The 2025 Flat Turf Season) In touch with leaders - pushed along 2f out - headway over 1f out - led 1f out - kept on and always doing enough(op 7/4 tchd 15/8)
2026-04-29 39d Southwell (AW) 6f Standard 5 8/8 0.3 Oliver Hoodless p 126 71 66 35 28/1
Flat AW Ladies Day Sunday 16th August Handicap Slightly awkward start - in rear - raced wide from over 3f out - weakened from 2f out
2026-03-21 14d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 5 8/12 1 Ashley Lewis p 128 73 65 50 33/1
Flat AW Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Never better than midfield(op 28/1 tchd 25/1)
2026-03-07 23d Chelmsford (AW) 6f Standard 5 5/5 1.5 Finley Marsh p 135 75 68 44 9/2
Flat AW Fairwood Brasserie Handicap Anticipated start then reared start - lost many lengths start - raced in last - no impression (jockey said gelding anticipated the start and was slowly away as a result)(op 4/1)
2026-02-12 37d Chelmsford (AW) 6f Standard 4 5/6 1.75 Rob Hornby p 127 77 73 49 12/1
Flat AW Cupid's Arrow Handicap Squeezed out start - in rear - some headway inside final furlong(op 16/1)
2026-01-06 17d Wolverhampton (AW) 7f Standard 4 8/8 1.25 Finley Marsh p 128 78 67 32 14/1
Flat AW Win £250 000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Midfield on outer - lost position 4f out - raced in last when raced wide under 2f out - soon weakened(op 16/1)
2025-12-20 24d Wolverhampton (AW) 7f Standard 4 4/12 1.25 Donagh Murphy p 127 79 82 43 25/1
Flat AW Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap In touch with leaders - some headway from over 1f out - no impression final 110yds(op 20/1)
2025-11-26 53d Southwell (AW) 6f Standard 4 6/7 1.75 Finley Marsh p 137 80 75 44 13/2
Flat AW Midnite Building The Future Of Betting Selling Stakes In touch with leaders - some headway over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 8/1 tchd 6/1)
2025-10-04 18d Wolverhampton (AW) 7f Standard 5 1/9 0 Finley Marsh p 137 74 83 68 11/4
Flat AW Racing Value At bet365 Handicap (Div II) Midfield - headway on outer under 2f out - led over 1f out - ridden and kept on well inside final 110yds(op 10/3)
2025-09-16 19d Yarmouth 7f Soft 5 6/12 1.25 Finley Marsh p 135 75 73 68 4/1
Flat Turf SSP Signs & Graphics Handicap In rear - headway over 1f out - stayed on final furlong
2025-08-28 34d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 4 5/13 0.5 Finley Marsh p 123 75 78 60 18/1
Flat AW Racing League Race 37 Handicap (For horses In The Care Of Trainers Registered To Racing League) Midfield - some headway inside final furlong(tchd 14/1)
2025-07-25 32d Ascot 7f Good 4 3/12 0.75 Finley Marsh p 128 75 80 63 11/2
Flat Turf Chapel Down Handicap In rear - switched right and headway on far side of group 2f out - disputing second inside final furlong - no extra final 110yds (jockey said gelding hung left-handed)
2025-06-23 32d Chepstow 6f Firm 5 1/8 0 Finley Marsh p 132 72 82 64 15/8
Flat Turf Betting.Bet Betting Tips Handicap Raced in last - niggled along over 3f out - pushed along over 2f out - switched left and headway over 1f out - ridden inside final furlong - ran on to lead final strides(op 6/4)
2025-05-22 15d Haydock 6f Firm 5 1/11 0 Finley Marsh p 131 64 81 65 5/1
Flat Turf Betfred "Nifty 50" Handicap (A Jockey Club Grassroots Sprint Series Qualifier) Towards rear - in touch with leaders halfway - headway from 2f out - went second over 1f out - ran on well and led narrowly inside final 110yds(op 4/1)
2025-05-07 9d Kempton (AW) 6f Standard 6 3/11 0.3 Finley Marsh 133 63 68 64 9/2
Flat Unibets Zero% Mission Handicap
2025-04-28 40d Windsor 6f Firm 5 2/15 1.75 Finley Marsh 126 63 65 36 10/1
Flat Thames Hospice Handicap
2025-03-19 50d Southwell (AW) 5f Standard 7/8 Finley Marsh 122 66 53 41 12/1
Win £1M With BetMGMs Golden Goals Handicap
2025-01-28 13d Wolverhampton (AW) 7f Standard 5 7/9 David Probert p 132 69 57 43 40/1
Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap (Div I)
2025-01-15 19d Kempton (AW) 6f Standard 5 7/9 Finley Marsh p 133 53 10 33/1
Unibet Supports Safer Gambling Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
2024-12-27 17d Wolverhampton (AW) 7f Standard 5 8/12 4.25 Finley Marsh 133 46 4 33/1
Flat AW Gamble Responsibly With BetMGM EBF Confined Novice Stakes (No More Than 3 Runs) (GBB) (Div II) Visibility reduced by fog - prominent on outer early - lost position and midfield halfway - ridden and slightly hampered over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong (jockey said colt suffered interference in the back straight)(op 28/1)
2024-12-10 19d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 5 7/9 0.75 Finley Marsh 133 67 16/1
Flat AW Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div I) In rear throughout(op 14/1)
2024-11-21 DEB Lingfield (AW) 7f Standard 5 7/10 0.3 Finley Marsh 133 60 39 16/1
Flat AW Gamble Responsible At BetMGM EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Ran green throughout - towards rear - some headway on inner over 1f out - short of room inside final furlong (jockey said colt was denied a clear run for an extended period approximately 1f out)(tchd 14/1 and tchd 18/1)

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)4125.0%
Normal (2-4wk)10220.0%
Freshened (1-2m)9111.1%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 4600.0%
Class 514428.6%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)13323.1%
Mile (7-9f)1119.1%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Standard1616.2%
Firm4375.0%
Good300.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Southwell (AW)600.0%
Wolverhampton (AW)5120.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2024-11-21–2026-07-11. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.