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Optima RacingHorses › Top Guy (IRE)

Top Guy (IRE)

6yo b g · Form & record 2025-01-24 to 2026-04-19 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Dan Skelton.
Pedigree Court Cave (IRE) × Matt Wood (IRE) (by Woodborough)
OwnerJdj Racing
BreederM Kinsella
Ratings Official 118 · best RPR 114 · best TS 96
12
Runs
2
Wins
16.7%
Strike rate
41.7%
Place rate
1.23
Actual / Expected
-37.5%
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Full form — last 12 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
2026-04-19 15d Plumpton 25f Good 2 6/10 3 Tristan Durrell 150 118 114 96 10/1
Hurdle Turf BetGoodwin Sussex Stayers' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up in rear - headway on outer after 4 out - ridden before 2 out - no telling impression(tchd 11/1)
2026-04-04 20d Newton Abbot 26.5f Good 4 1/7 0 Tristan Durrell 157 108 114 93 3/1
Hurdle Turf South West Rail Solutions Ltd. Handicap Hurdle Held up in rear - not fluent 4th - headway 8th - smooth headway to lead 2 out - pushed along approaching last - ridden and ran on well run-in - readily(op 11/4)
2026-03-15 29d Market Rasen 23f Soft 4 2/6 1.5 Tristan Durrell 164 106 109 70 7/1
Hurdle Turf Live Racing Streaming At CopyBet Handicap Hurdle Raced in last - headway and hung left after last - kept on and went second inside final 110yds(op 15/2)
2026-02-14 31d Ascot 23.5f Soft 3 10/18 0.5 Tristan Durrell 149 106 93 77 6/1
Hurdle Turf Betfair Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Stayers Hurdle Series Qualifier) In touch with leaders - weakened just before 2 out(op 11/2 tchd 5/1)
2026-01-14 39d Newbury 24.5f Soft 4 2/17 5.5 Harry Skelton 151 103 106 85 10/3
Hurdle Turf Wendigo Wins The Brown Advisory Handicap Hurdle Took keen hold - towards rear - steady headway from 4 out - went second last - kept on
2025-12-06 22d Aintree 24.5f Soft 4 1/8 0 Tristan Durrell 154 98 105 80 5/2
Hurdle Turf William Hill Each Way Extra Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBBRace) In rear - headway after 3 out - ridden run-in - led towards finish - kept on(op 7/2)
2025-11-14 40d Southwell 20.5f Soft 5 2/8 0.3 Charlie Todd 166 95 98 80 14/1
Hurdle Turf Golf And Gallop Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle In rear - headway before 4 out - went second before last - kept on run-in - just failed(tchd 18/1)
2025-10-05 16d Uttoxeter 16f Good 5 12/14 21 Harry Skelton 166 98 80 18/1
Hurdle Turf QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle In touch with leaders - weakened after 4 out(op 12/1)
2025-09-19 205d Newton Abbot 17f Soft 5 5/6 15 Harry Skelton 164 101 72 53 10/3
Hurdle Turf Dartmoor Magazine Handicap Hurdle Prominent - lost position after 4 out - slow jump 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 7/2 tchd 11/4)
2025-02-26 17d Wetherby 19.5f Soft 4 4/5 Harry Skelton 156 96 78 22/1
Racing TV 100% Profits Returned To Racing Novices Hurdle (GBB Race)
2025-02-09 16d Exeter 18.5f Soft 2 5/6 Harry Skelton 156 77 50 50/1
TrustATrader Approved And Reviewed Trades People EBF National Hunt Novices Hurdle (Qual) (GBB)
2025-01-24 DEB Doncaster 16.5f Soft 3 5/8 Harry Skelton 156 93 11/1
Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Novices Hurdle (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)7228.6%
Freshened (1-2m)300.0%
Long break (6m+)100.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 2200.0%
Class 3200.0%
Class 45240.0%
Class 5300.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Staying (13f+)12216.7%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Soft9111.1%
Good3133.3%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2025-01-24–2026-04-19. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.