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Optima RacingHorses › Venetian Lad (GB)

Venetian Lad (GB)

12yo gelding · Form & record 2015-03-09 to 2017-12-04 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Lydia Richards.
Pedigree Midnight Legend (GB) × ?
Ratings Official 99 · best RPR 115 · best TS 88
24
Runs
3
Wins
12.5%
Strike rate
41.7%
Place rate
1.42
Actual / Expected
16.7%
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Full form — last 24 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
2017-12-04 42d Plumpton 25.5f Soft 4 6/9 Marc Goldstein 156 99 74 19 11/1
Tysers Handicap Chase
2017-10-23 16d Plumpton 19.5f Soft 5 3/7 Marc Goldstein 166 99 107 73 9/1
Jeremy Kyle Josh Gifford Memorial Handicap Chase (For The Josh Gifford Memorial Trophy)
2017-10-07 132d Fontwell 21.5f Good 5 4/8 Ned Curtis 166 100 101 78 12/1
RaceBets Money-Back Second Conditional Jockeys Handicap Chase
2017-05-28 46d Fontwell 25.5f Good 5 3/7 Marc Goldstein 170 101 86 16/1
RaceBets.com Racing From 40 Countries Handicap Chase
2017-04-12 30d Fontwell 25.5f Good 4 99/8 Marc Goldstein 166 101 12/1
Star Sports The Gentlemans Bookmaker Handicap Chase
2017-03-13 43d Plumpton 25.5f Soft 5 2/9 Andrew Glassonbury 166 100 107 73 14/1
Aspen Finpro Handicap Chase
2017-01-29 27d Fontwell 17.5f Soft 5 4/9 Marc Goldstein 168 101 64 32 6/1
Chancellor Of The Formchecker Handicap Chase
2017-01-02 7d Plumpton 19.5f Soft 4 4/7 Marc Goldstein 162 104 107 19 16/1
Visit attheraces.com Handicap Chase
2016-12-26 42d Fontwell 17.5f Soft 4 4/5 Marc Goldstein 160 104 82 52 5/1
Winterfields Farm Handicap Chase
2016-11-14 26d Plumpton 19.5f Good 4 3/8 Marc Goldstein 152 106 107 72 25/1
Extech Handicap Chase
2016-10-19 140d Fontwell 21f Soft 4 6/8 Marc Goldstein 154 108 84 75 25/1
Bryan Skinners Happy 80th Birthday Handicap Chase
2016-06-01 33d Fontwell 21f Good 4 4/8 Marc Goldstein 161 110 80 27 16/1
starsportsbet.co.uk Handicap Chase
2016-04-29 28d Fontwell 21f Good 4 99/9 Marc Goldstein 156 110 8/1
Bennetts Removals & Deliveries Handicap Chase
2016-04-01 33d Fontwell 21f Soft 4 1/6 Marc Goldstein 157 105 107 74 8/1
Chancellor of the FormChecker Handicap Chase
2016-02-28 74d Fontwell 21f Soft 4 2/8 Marc Goldstein 157 106 97 58 12/1
totequadpot Handicap Chase (for the Certain Justice Challenge Trophy)
2015-12-16 30d Newbury 16.5f Soft 4 4/7 Marc Goldstein 156 110 99 87 25/1
Powersolve Electronics Greatwood Charity Handicap Chase
2015-11-16 26d Plumpton 19.5f Soft 4 5/8 Leighton Aspell 164 113 99 34 16/1
188Bet.co.uk Handicap Chase
2015-10-21 18d Fontwell 21f Soft 4 3/4 Marc Goldstein 163 114 103 88 13/2
Society Of St James Handicap Chase
2015-10-03 122d Fontwell 21f Good 3 7/8 Marc Goldstein 154 115 82 23 10/1
Southern Water Water Efficiency Handicap Chase
2015-06-03 24d Fontwell 21f Soft 4 1/6 Marc Goldstein 160 109 115 66 11/1
GTR (Global Technologies Racing) Ltd Handicap Chase
2015-05-10 30d Plumpton 19.5f Good 4 1/5 Marc Goldstein 159 105 111 52 6/1
Anise Catering Handicap Chase
2015-04-10 11d Fontwell 21f Good 4 4/6 Marc Goldstein 156 109 73 31 8/1
bet365 Handicap Chase
2015-03-30 21d Kempton 20.5f Good 4 5/6 Marc Goldstein 155 109 72 61 25/1
Watch On 3 Devices racinguk.com Handicap Chase
2015-03-09 DEB Plumpton 17f Soft 4 3/5 Marc Goldstein 165 109 87 71 6/1
Aspen Insurance 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 runRunsWinsSR
Quick (under 2wk)200.0%
Normal (2-4wk)11218.2%
Freshened (1-2m)6116.7%
Layoff (2-6m)400.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 418316.7%
Class 5500.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Staying (13f+)24312.5%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Soft14214.3%
Good10110.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Fontwell14214.3%
Plumpton8112.5%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2015-03-09–2017-12-04. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.