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Topper Thornton (IRE)

10yo gelding · Form & record 2015-05-16 to 2019-01-16 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Alex Hales.

Pedigree Double Eclipse (IRE) × ?

Ratings Official 124 · best RPR 136 · best TS 111

Runs

Wins

10.3%

Strike rate

31.0%

Place rate

0.94

Actual / Expected

-5.2%

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Full form — last 29 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.

Date	Off	Course	Dist	Going	Cl	Pos	Btn	Jockey	Wgt	OR	RPR	TS	SP
2019-01-16	32d	Plumpton	25.5f	Soft	3	99/9	–	Kielan Woods	166	124	–	–	10/1
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2018-12-15	24d	Hereford	25.5f	Soft	4	5/8	–	Kielan Woods	169	117	96	29	7/1
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2018-11-21	312d	Chepstow	23.5f	Soft	4	4/13	–	Kielan Woods	166	119	110	82	33/1
Angela Nettlefold Memorial Handicap Hurdle
2018-01-13	69d	Warwick	29f	Soft	1	99/13	–	Harry Bannister	158	131	–	–	18/1
Betfred Classic Handicap Chase
2017-11-05	188d	Carlisle	26f	Soft	3	2/15	–	Noel Fehily	162	126	136	77	22/1
Cumberland Handicap Chase
2017-05-01	36d	Down Royal	20f	Firm	–	8/11	–	Mr N McParlan p	145	117	89	26	7/2
Daily Mirror Handicap Chase
2017-03-26	9d	Downpatrick	28.5f	Good	–	9/12	–	Mr N McParlan	144	118	113	42	7/1
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2017-03-17	26d	Down Royal	26f	Soft	–	3/5	–	Mr N McParlan	151	118	126	18	9/1
Daily Mirror Chase
2017-02-19	49d	Navan	22.5f	Heavy	–	11/13	–	Dylan Robinson	143	106	78	–	25/1
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2017-01-01	28d	Fairyhouse	25f	Soft	–	99/12	–	Jonathan Moore p	162	121	–	–	25/1
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2016-12-04	15d	Fairyhouse	29f	Good	–	8/12	–	Sean Flanagan	146	123	52	–	25/1
Bar One Racing Porterstown Handicap Chase
2016-11-19	14d	Punchestown	22f	Soft	–	99/13	–	Paul Townend p	156	124	–	–	14/1
Irish Daily Mirror Handicap Chase
2016-11-05	42d	Down Royal	24f	Good	–	2/8	–	Paul Townend p	161	120	127	–	8/1
Rainbow Communications Handicap Chase
2016-09-24	18d	Navan	20f	Soft	–	99/13	–	Paul Townend	151	122	–	–	10/1
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2016-09-06	39d	Galway	21.5f	Soft	–	99/19	–	David Mullins	163	106	–	–	6/1
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2016-07-29	100d	Galway	22.5f	Good	–	10/20	–	A P Heskin	155	123	106	66	25/1
Guinness Galway Blazers Handicap Chase
2016-04-20	31d	Perth	24f	Good	3	4/8	–	Richard Johnson	159	130	126	55	7/2
Aberdeen Asset Management Handicap Chase
2016-03-20	46d	Downpatrick	28f	Good	–	4/11	–	David Mullins	153	124	119	87	13/2
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2016-02-03	20d	Down Royal	24f	Heavy	–	1/10	–	A P Heskin	166	116	127	22	8/1
St. Patricks Punter Pack Handicap Chase
2016-01-14	32d	Thurles	22f	Soft	–	99/11	–	David Mullins	166	118	–	–	8/1
Thurles Handicap Chase
2015-12-13	25d	Navan	20f	Heavy	–	5/8	–	A P Heskin	161	–	111	–	16/1
Prancer and Dancer Rated Novice Chase
2015-11-18	19d	Fairyhouse	16f	Heavy	–	4/12	–	A P Heskin	161	–	103	69	7/2
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2015-10-30	27d	Down Royal	20f	Soft	–	1/8	–	A P Heskin	166	–	124	111	14/1
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2015-10-03	36d	Gowran Park	18f	Good	–	3/6	–	A P Heskin	166	–	121	56	9/2
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2015-08-28	30d	Down Royal	22f	Soft	–	2/10	–	A P Heskin	163	106	114	53	10/1
SCA Group Handicap Hurdle
2015-07-29	27d	Galway	20.5f	Good	–	16/20	–	A P Heskin h	151	108	71	–	20/1
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2015-07-02	25d	Perth	20f	Good	4	5/7	–	Graham Watters	161	115	113	–	3/1
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2015-06-07	22d	Perth	20f	Good	4	1/9	–	Brian Hughes p	160	103	111	84	5/2
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2015-05-16	DEB	Punchestown	24f	Good	–	3/18	–	A P Heskin	166	97	114	42	16/1
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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 run	Runs	Wins	SR
Quick (under 2wk)	2	0	0.0%
Normal (2-4wk)	13	3	23.1%
Freshened (1-2m)	9	0	0.0%
Layoff (2-6m)	2	0	0.0%
Long break (6m+)	2	0	0.0%

Record by class

Class	Runs	Wins	SR
Class 3	3	0	0.0%
Class 4	4	1	25.0%

Record by distance

Trip	Runs	Wins	SR
Staying (13f+)	29	3	10.3%

Record by going

Going	Runs	Wins	SR
Soft	13	1	7.7%
Good	11	1	9.1%
Heavy	4	1	25.0%

Record by course

Course	Runs	Wins	SR
Down Royal	6	2	33.3%
Perth	3	1	33.3%
Fairyhouse	3	0	0.0%
Galway	3	0	0.0%
Navan	3	0	0.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2015-05-16–2019-01-16. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.