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Optima RacingHorses › Trick Of The Tail (IRE)

Trick Of The Tail (IRE)

6yo gelding · Form & record 2022-04-09 to 2024-05-18 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Donald McCain.
Pedigree Shantou (USA) × Nova Cyngi (USA) (by Kris S)
OwnerDavid Carol Shaw
Ratings Official 97 · best RPR 101 · best TS 93
13
Runs
0
Wins
0.0%
Strike rate
38.5%
Place rate
0.0
Actual / Expected
-100.0%
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Full form — last 13 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
2024-05-18 28d Bangor-on-Dee 19.5f Good 5 3/10 0.3 William Maggs t 161 97 101 93 13/2
Hurdle Turf Bangor Supporting Mental Health Awareness Week Novices Handicap Hurdle Held up in rear - steady headway after 3 out - went fourth after 2 out - kept on run-in - went third final strides (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(tchd 6/1)
2024-04-20 151d Bangor-on-Dee 16.5f Soft 4 5/10 10 Peter Kavanagh t 152 97 73 62 40/1
Hurdle Turf Camden Stout Novices Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up in rear - detached 3rd - joined main group 4th - outpaced 3 out - rallied 2 out - stayed on approaching last - never on terms(op 33/1)
2023-11-21 41d Hereford 21.5f Good 5 7/10 0.3 Theo Gillard p 164 99 76 47 28/1
Hurdle Turf Racing Specials Every Day At PlanetSportBet Novices Handicap Hurdle Midfield on inner - not fluent 6th - briefly disputed lead before 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 12/1)
2023-10-11 46d Sedgefield 17f Good 4 4/11 5.5 Brian Hughes p 158 99 96 66 9/2
Hurdle Turf Best Odds Guaranteed Daily With Vickers.Bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Disputed lead - outpaced 2 out - weakened from last(op 4/1)
2023-08-26 22d Cartmel 17f Soft 4 6/12 Brian Hughes p 158 99 80 44 4/1
Hadwins Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
2023-08-04 19d Bangor-on-Dee 16.5f Good 5 3/8 Brian Hughes p 162 99 97 82 4/1
SG Estates Handicap Hurdle (Div I)
2023-07-16 12d Stratford 16.5f Good 4 3/11 Brian Hughes p 158 103 100 49 11/2
Hook Norton Veterinary Group National Hunt Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
2023-07-04 24d Stratford 16.5f Good 4 4/8 Brian Hughes 158 104 94 73 10/3
Royal Equestrian Racing Club Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div I)
2023-06-10 24d Bangor-on-Dee 16.5f Good 4 2/12 Brian Hughes 158 100 43 10/3
tote.co.uk Bet £5 Get £20 National Hunt Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
2023-05-17 204d Worcester 16f Good 4 7/9 Theo Gillard 158 50 10/3
FBC Manby Bowdler Maiden Hurdle (Arc Summer Novices Brush Hurdle Qualifier) (GBB Race) (Div I)
2022-10-25 27d Bangor-on-Dee 16.5f Soft 3 99/13 Brian Hughes 153 10/1
Nightingale House Hospice Novices Hurdle (GBB Race)
2022-09-28 172d Bangor-on-Dee 16.5f Good 4 4/8 Brian Hughes 156 87 76 5/4
Portal Construction Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race (Category 3 Elimination) (GBB Race)
2022-04-09 DEB Bangor-on-Dee 16.5f Good 5 3/13 Theo Gillard 149 87 75 17/2
Watch The Grand National @ 5.15 Junior National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (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
Quick (under 2wk)100.0%
Normal (2-4wk)600.0%
Freshened (1-2m)200.0%
Layoff (2-6m)200.0%
Long break (6m+)100.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 4800.0%
Class 5400.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Staying (13f+)1300.0%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Good1000.0%
Soft300.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Bangor-on-Dee700.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2022-04-09–2024-05-18. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.