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Valid Reason (GB)

10yo gelding · Form & record 2015-01-22 to 2017-04-19 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Noel C Kelly.

Ratings Official 94 · best RPR 79 · best TS 58

Runs

Wins

7.7%

Strike rate

23.1%

Place rate

1.03

Actual / Expected

61.5%

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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.

Date	Off	Course	Dist	Going	Cl	Pos	Btn	Jockey	Wgt	OR	RPR	TS	SP
2017-04-19	51d	Sedgefield	17f	Good	5	99/13	–	Derek Fox t	160	94	–	–	18/1
Macmillan Cancer Support Handicap Hurdle
2017-02-27	56d	Ayr	16f	Heavy	5	99/7	–	Steven Kelly tb	159	100	–	–	17/2
Racing UK Day Pass Just £10 Handicap Hurdle
2017-01-02	23d	Ayr	24.5f	Soft	4	7/9	–	Steven Kelly tb	151	105	53	33	25/1
racinguk.com Handicap Hurdle
2016-12-10	164d	Navan	22f	Soft	–	10/22	–	Derek Fox	159	102	79	21	33/1
Drogheda Handicap Hurdle
2016-06-29	21d	Fairyhouse	10f	Soft	–	14/16	–	Conor Maxwell	134	62	26	19	50/1
coral.ie Best Price Guaranteed on All Irish and UK Races Handicap
2016-06-08	386d	Fairyhouse	12f	Firm	–	13/14	–	Colin Keane	140	65	28	–	20/1
Next Racing At Fairyhouse June 29th Handicap
2015-05-19	17d	Nottingham	16f	Soft	5	6/11	–	Seb Sanders tb	132	71	56	22	25/1
Horse Racing Loyalty Bonus At winner.co.uk Handicap
2015-05-02	23d	Goodwood	14f	Good	5	5/12	–	Pat Cosgrave tb	134	73	70	54	11/1
Betfred Home of Goals Galore (Handicap)
2015-04-09	2d	Chelmsford (AW)	14f	Standard	6	2/10	–	Robert Winston tv	142	71	77	58	8/1
totetrifecta Pick The 1 2 3 Handicap
2015-04-07	22d	Lingfield (AW)	16f	Standard	5	1/11	–	Seb Sanders tb	133	65	72	53	20/1
Heart FM Handicap
2015-03-16	37d	Chelmsford (AW)	16f	Standard	5	5/6	–	Seb Sanders t	137	67	51	46	17/2
Madness Grandslam Tour 3rd June Handicap
2015-02-07	16d	Warwick	26f	Soft	4	99/11	–	Liam Treadwell t	161	115	–	–	14/1
Bet & Watch At titanbet.co.uk Handicap Hurdle
2015-01-22	DEB	Chelmsford (AW)	16f	Standard	5	3/7	–	Seb Sanders tp	137	66	72	44	7/2
chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap

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)	1	0	0.0%
Normal (2-4wk)	6	1	16.7%
Freshened (1-2m)	3	0	0.0%
Layoff (2-6m)	1	0	0.0%
Long break (6m+)	1	0	0.0%

Record by class

Class	Runs	Wins	SR
Class 4	2	0	0.0%
Class 5	7	1	14.3%

Record by distance

Trip	Runs	Wins	SR
Middle (10-12f)	2	0	0.0%
Staying (13f+)	11	1	9.1%

Record by going

Going	Runs	Wins	SR
Soft	5	0	0.0%
Standard	4	1	25.0%

Record by course

Course	Runs	Wins	SR
Chelmsford (AW)	3	0	0.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2015-01-22–2017-04-19. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.