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Turtle Cask (IRE)

10yo gelding · Form & record 2015-01-01 to 2019-03-14 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Mike Sowersby.

Ratings Official 84 · best RPR 101 · best TS 88

Runs

Wins

7.0%

Strike rate

32.6%

Place rate

0.56

Actual / Expected

-53.5%

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Full form — last 30 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
2019-03-14	24d	Hexham	23.5f	Heavy	5	3/8	–	Danny McMenamin p	143	84	78	17	7/2
Follow Hexham Racecourse On Facebook & Twitter Handicap Hurdle
2019-02-18	48d	Carlisle	25f	Soft	4	99/13	–	Ryan Day p	147	86	–	–	25/1
Racing TV Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier For The Northern Lights Stayers Hurdle Series)
2019-01-01	12d	Catterick	25.5f	Good	5	4/9	–	Ryan Day p	153	87	79	80	25/1
Racing Again 10th January Handicap Hurdle
2018-12-20	8d	Hexham	23.5f	Heavy	5	2/9	–	Danny McMenamin p	140	81	93	49	8/1
Seasons Greetings From Racecourse Executive Handicap Hurdle
2018-12-12	7d	Hexham	23.5f	Soft	4	9/11	–	Ryan Day p	148	86	58	47	28/1
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2018-12-05	36d	Haydock	23f	Soft	4	8/9	–	Ross Turner p	141	86	10	–	22/1
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2018-10-30	37d	Bangor-on-Dee	23f	Good	4	99/12	–	Ryan Day p	146	88	–	–	20/1
starsports.bet Handicap Hurdle
2018-09-23	184d	Uttoxeter	23.5f	Soft	5	11/13	–	Ryan Day p	153	90	73	24	25/1
Sentinel May Un Mar Lady Handicap Hurdle (Div II)
2018-03-23	8d	Sedgefield	27f	Soft	5	5/7	–	Lorcan Murtagh b	155	90	47	–	11/2
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2018-03-15	8d	Hexham	23.5f	Heavy	5	2/8	–	Lorcan Murtagh b	155	90	92	84	7/1
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2018-03-07	52d	Catterick	25.5f	Soft	5	7/8	–	Ryan Day p	155	90	25	–	10/1
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2018-01-14	18d	Kelso	26f	Soft	5	4/14	–	Ryan Day p	154	89	90	68	16/1
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2017-12-27	20d	Wetherby	24f	Soft	5	11/16	–	Ryan Day p	153	90	27	–	20/1
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2017-12-07	42d	Market Rasen	23f	Soft	5	3/7	–	Ryan Day p	161	92	50	50	14/1
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2017-10-26	20d	Carlisle	19.5f	Heavy	4	8/11	–	Brian Hughes p	156	94	70	49	9/2
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2017-10-06	22d	Hexham	23.5f	Soft	5	6/12	–	Ryan Day p	158	95	93	73	13/2
Follow Hexham On Twitter And Facebook Handicap Hurdle
2017-09-14	7d	Hexham	23.5f	Heavy	5	1/11	–	Ryan Day p	151	88	95	29	12/1
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2017-09-07	53d	Sedgefield	27f	Good	5	5/10	–	Brian Hughes p	158	88	79	27	14/1
NE Security Race Handicap Hurdle
2017-07-16	14d	Southwell	24f	Good	5	9/10	–	Brian Hughes p	157	91	39	–	14/1
Nottingham City Transport Handicap Hurdle (Div I)
2017-07-02	93d	Cartmel	25.5f	Good	4	5/9	–	Brian Hughes	149	93	58	31	9/2
Smooth FM Handicap Hurdle
2017-03-31	23d	Wetherby	21.5f	Soft	4	3/12	–	Colm McCormack v	141	93	94	43	33/1
racinguk.com Handicap Hurdle
2017-03-08	8d	Catterick	25.5f	Soft	5	7/9	–	Colm McCormack b	156	93	62	32	4/1
Bedale Hunt Masters Handicap Hurdle
2017-02-28	30d	Catterick	25.5f	Soft	4	2/7	–	Brian Hughes b	151	93	95	58	11/2
Racing Again 8th March Handicap Hurdle (Northern Lights Stayers Hurdle Qualifier)
2017-01-29	27d	Sedgefield	21f	Soft	4	7/10	–	Colm McCormack p	143	96	50	–	14/1
SIS Dylan Meale Memorial Handicap Hurdle
2017-01-02	26d	Ayr	24.5f	Soft	4	5/9	–	Harry Challoner p	150	97	61	40	14/1
racinguk.com Handicap Hurdle
2016-12-07	28d	Hexham	23.5f	Heavy	4	4/13	–	Brian Hughes p	158	97	67	19	10/3
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2016-11-09	27d	Ayr	24.5f	Soft	4	4/9	–	Brian Hughes p	149	97	93	88	4/1
Racing UK Free For A Month Handicap Hurdle
2016-10-13	188d	Carlisle	24.5f	Soft	4	4/10	–	Colm McCormack	142	98	80	–	12/1
Nations Favourite Handicap Hurdle
2016-04-08	10d	Newcastle	20.5f	Soft	5	2/10	–	Colm McCormack p	159	96	100	63	17/2
United Carlton Handicap Hurdle (Div I)
2016-03-29	28d	Hexham	20f	Soft	5	99/9	–	Brian Hughes p	159	93	–	–	10/1
Hexham Bookmakers Handicap Chase

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)	11	1	9.1%
Normal (2-4wk)	19	2	10.5%
Freshened (1-2m)	7	0	0.0%
Layoff (2-6m)	3	0	0.0%
Long break (6m+)	2	0	0.0%

Record by class

Class	Runs	Wins	SR
Class 4	23	2	8.7%
Class 5	20	1	5.0%

Record by distance

Trip	Runs	Wins	SR
Staying (13f+)	43	3	7.0%

Record by going

Going	Runs	Wins	SR
Soft	28	2	7.1%
Heavy	8	1	12.5%
Good	7	0	0.0%

Record by course

Course	Runs	Wins	SR
Hexham	9	1	11.1%
Catterick	8	1	12.5%
Sedgefield	6	1	16.7%
Wetherby	4	0	0.0%
Carlisle	4	0	0.0%
Ayr	3	0	0.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2015-01-01–2019-03-14. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.