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Optima RacingHorses › Upper Hand (IRE)

Upper Hand (IRE)

4yo b g · Form & record 2023-08-17 to 2025-10-08 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole.
Pedigree Camacho (GB) × Proud Maria (IRE) (by Medicean)
OwnerUrloxhey Racing
BreederR Galway
Ratings Official 46 · best RPR 62 · best TS 43
18
Runs
0
Wins
0.0%
Strike rate
27.8%
Place rate
0.0
Actual / Expected
-100.0%
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Full form — last 18 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
2025-10-08 9d Nottingham 6f Soft 6 6/13 0.5 Lloyd Applegate p 119 46 43 39 20/1
Flat Turf PricedUp The Flat Apprentice Handicap Prominent - outpaced 2f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 16/1 tchd 22/1)
2025-09-29 29d Brighton 6f Firm 6 4/10 1.5 Hollie Doyle p 124 45 40 32 4/1
Flat Turf Get Raceday Ready Handicap Took keen hold - prominent - lost position then hampered 3f out - outpaced when short of room over 1f out - in the clear and rallied inside final furlong - went fourth inside final 110yds(op 9/2)
2025-08-31 33d Brighton 5.5f Good 6 2/8 3 Billy Loughnane p 126 46 46 18 11/2
Flat Turf Mockingbird Handicap In touch with leaders - prominent 1f out - kept on but no impression inside final furlong(op 13/2 tchd 7/1)
2025-07-29 206d Ripon 5f Good 6 4/9 0.3 Elizabeth Gale p 124 46 51 42 33/1
Flat Turf David Chapman Memorial Handicap In rear - headway on outer from over 2f out - bumped over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 28/1 tchd 40/1)
2025-01-04 22d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 6 9/11 0.75 Gina Mangan tb 135 48 39 19 25/1
Flat AW Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Classified Stakes (Div I) Dwelt start - took keen hold - soon midfield on outer - headway and prominent 3f out - weakened final furlong(Mkt1: op 18/1; Mkt2 tchd 22/1)
2024-12-13 43d Southwell (AW) 8f Standard 6 9/11 0.75 Kieran Shoemark tb 131 51 43 18/1
Flat AW Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Slowly away - in rear - no telling impression(op 12/1)
2024-10-31 29d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 6 3/11 2.75 Sean D Bowen tb 130 52 51 41 25/1
Flat AW Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap Towards rear - hung left over 1f out - headway inside final furlong - went third inside final 110yds - kept on(tchd 28/1)
2024-10-02 197d Catterick 6f Soft 6 8/10 3.75 Gina Mangan 133 54 27 25/1
Flat Turf racingtv.com Handicap Switched to near side home straight - in rear throughout(op 22/1 tchd 28/1)
2024-03-19 15d Wolverhampton (AW) 7f Standard 6 9/10 0.5 Grace McEntee tb 123 56 45 15 33/1
Flat AW Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) Slowly away - towards rear - not clear run over 2f out - no impression from over 1f out(op 28/1)
2024-03-04 24d Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Standard 6 7/10 0.3 Rossa Ryan tp 128 58 51 17 17/2
Flat AW Best Racing Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Towards rear - some headway over 1f out - no impression inside final furlong(op 15/2)
2024-02-09 66d Chelmsford (AW) 7f Standard 6 6/6 1.5 Tom Marquand 134 59 48 30 9/2
Flat AW Betsi Handicap Awkward start - took keen hold - held up in rear - switched right under 2f out - soon hung left - no impression(tchd 4/1)
2023-12-05 18d Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Standard 6 2/11 3 Ryan Sexton 131 59 60 43 5/1
Flat AW Win £2 000 000 With BetMGMs Golden Goals Nursery Handicap Slowly into stride - in rear - short of room on inner 2f out - headway and went third over 1f out - kept on and went second final stride - no match for winner(tchd 11/2)
2023-11-17 15d Newcastle (AW) 7f Standard 6 8/11 0.1 Luke Morris 135 60 53 6 11/2
Flat AW Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Nursery Handicap Bumped start - towards rear - steady headway over 2f out - no impression from over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 7/2)
2023-11-02 17d Chelmsford (AW) 6f Standard 6 3/8 1.75 Darragh Keenan 135 60 53 33 4/1
Flat AW CCR Nursery Handicap Raced wide - midfield - lost position over 2f out - some headway over 1f out - hung left but ran on inside final furlong - eyecatcher (jockey said colt ran too free)(op 3/1 tchd 11/4 and tchd 9/2)
2023-10-16 25d Yarmouth 7f Soft 6 2/8 2 Darragh Keenan 135 60 62 29 9/1
Flat Turf Download The Bresbet App Nursery Handicap Held up in last but in touch with leaders - headway 2f out - pressed leaders 1f out - kept on(op 17/2 tchd 8/1)
2023-09-21 21d Chelmsford (AW) 8f Standard 5 6/9 Dylan Hogan 133 45 13 33/1
Racing Welfare Restricted Maiden Stakes (For horses In Bands C And D) (GBB Race)
2023-08-31 14d Chelmsford (AW) 7f Standard 4 7/16 Dylan Hogan 133 60 23 150/1
Ire-Incentive It Pays To Buy Irish Novice Stakes (GBB/IRE Incentive Race)
2023-08-17 DEB Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Standard 5 4/5 Darragh Keenan 133 42 80/1
Racing League On Sky Sports Racing Restricted Maiden Stakes (For horses In Bands C And D) (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)200.0%
Normal (2-4wk)1000.0%
Freshened (1-2m)200.0%
Layoff (2-6m)100.0%
Long break (6m+)200.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 5200.0%
Class 61500.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)900.0%
Mile (7-9f)900.0%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Standard1200.0%
Soft300.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Wolverhampton (AW)400.0%
Chelmsford (AW)400.0%
Southwell (AW)300.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2023-08-17–2025-10-08. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.