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Verne Castle (GB)

8yo gelding · Form & record 2015-08-17 to 2021-01-27 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Michael Wigham.

Ratings Official 82 · best RPR 102 · best TS 89

Runs

Wins

14.8%

Strike rate

40.7%

Place rate

1.04

Actual / Expected

-34.5%

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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
2021-01-27	16d	Lingfield (AW)	5f	Standard	4	3/5	–	Nicky Mackay hb	130	82	87	67	10/3
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2021-01-11	7d	Wolverhampton (AW)	5f	Standard	4	2/8	–	Nicky Mackay hb	128	80	87	76	7/1
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2021-01-04	13d	Lingfield (AW)	5f	Standard	3	2/6	–	Nicky Mackay hb	121	80	87	50	10/1
Betway Handicap
2020-12-22	19d	Lingfield (AW)	5f	Standard	3	6/7	–	Hollie Doyle hb	120	82	80	49	14/1
Betway Handicap
2020-12-03	12d	Chelmsford (AW)	5f	Standard	3	8/9	–	Hollie Doyle hb	127	84	61	44	14/1
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2020-11-21	254d	Lingfield (AW)	5f	Standard	4	6/9	–	Nicky Mackay hb	133	85	86	66	33/1
Betway Handicap
2020-03-12	12d	Chelmsford (AW)	5f	Standard	3	4/5	–	Franny Norton hb	129	86	79	54	9/2
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2020-02-29	7d	Lingfield (AW)	5f	Standard	2	2/6	–	Hollie Doyle hb	118	85	91	67	7/1
Betway Casino Handicap
2020-02-22	16d	Chelmsford (AW)	5f	Standard	4	4/5	–	P J McDonald h	136	86	83	68	9/2
Peter Andre Ladies Day Handicap
2020-02-06	7d	Chelmsford (AW)	5f	Standard	3	1/8	–	Hollie Doyle h	126	83	90	59	7/2
Ministry of Sound and Light Extravaganza Handicap
2020-01-30	28d	Chelmsford (AW)	5f	Standard	4	2/7	–	P J McDonald h	133	83	89	64	6/1
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2020-01-02	20d	Chelmsford (AW)	5f	Standard	2	3/7	–	Hollie Doyle h	115	85	89	71	12/1
Bet totetrifecta At totesport.com Handicap
2019-12-13	22d	Chelmsford (AW)	5f	Standard	4	7/9	–	Franny Norton h	135	87	77	56	7/1
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2019-11-21	182d	Chelmsford (AW)	6f	Standard	2	9/13	–	Liam Jones h	120	89	76	36	50/1
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2019-05-23	61d	Lingfield	5f	Firm	5	9/9	–	Connor Beasley h	134	76	40	26	5/1
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2019-03-23	8d	Lingfield (AW)	5f	Standard	2	9/10	–	Franny Norton b	126	91	88	45	16/1
Betway Casino Handicap
2019-03-15	13d	Chelmsford (AW)	5f	Standard	3	3/8	–	Franny Norton b	133	91	95	60	11/1
Bet totequadpot At totesport.com Handicap
2019-03-02	58d	Lingfield (AW)	5f	Standard	2	7/7	–	Franny Norton h	121	93	89	58	8/1
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2019-01-03	30d	Chelmsford (AW)	5f	Standard	2	5/7	–	Darragh Keenan h	119	94	91	59	4/1
Bet totetrifecta At totesport.com Handicap
2018-12-04	28d	Lingfield (AW)	5f	Standard	2	4/9	–	Franny Norton h	123	95	92	67	12/1
Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap
2018-11-06	38d	Wolverhampton (AW)	5f	Standard	3	3/7	–	J F Egan h	135	96	93	76	8/1
Betway Sprint Handicap
2018-09-29	43d	Chelmsford (AW)	5f	Standard	3	1/7	–	James Doyle h	136	91	100	73	7/2
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2018-08-17	7d	Chelmsford (AW)	5f	Standard	2	1/7	–	Josephine Gordon h	117	86	97	72	6/1
Bet totetrifecta At totesport.com Handicap
2018-08-10	6d	Chelmsford (AW)	5f	Standard	3	5/7	–	David Probert h	135	87	87	72	9/2
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2018-08-04	35d	Chelmsford (AW)	5f	Standard	3	4/9	–	Franny Norton h	131	87	87	52	5/1
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2018-06-30	10d	Chester	5f	Firm	4	6/10	–	David Probert h	125	77	66	37	5/1
Jim Beam Handicap
2018-06-20	7d	Chelmsford (AW)	5f	Standard	2	4/10	–	David Probert h	122	87	89	56	12/1
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2018-06-13	11d	Chelmsford (AW)	5f	Standard	2	2/9	–	David Probert h	120	87	90	65	33/1
Bet toteswinger At totesport.com Essex Sprint Handicap
2018-06-02	14d	Epsom	5f	Good	2	16/20	–	Hayley Turner h	113	84	64	52	33/1
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2018-05-19	65d	Newmarket	5f	Firm	4	5/8	–	Josephine Gordon h	133	84	74	63	25/1
Betway Sprint 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)	21	5	23.8%
Normal (2-4wk)	18	2	11.1%
Freshened (1-2m)	6	1	16.7%
Layoff (2-6m)	5	0	0.0%
Long break (6m+)	3	0	0.0%

Record by class

Class	Runs	Wins	SR
Class 2	16	1	6.2%
Class 3	12	2	16.7%
Class 4	14	3	21.4%
Class 5	10	2	20.0%

Record by distance

Trip	Runs	Wins	SR
Sprint (5-6f)	54	8	14.8%

Record by going

Going	Runs	Wins	SR
Standard	40	8	20.0%
Firm	8	0	0.0%
Good	4	0	0.0%

Record by course

Course	Runs	Wins	SR
Chelmsford (AW)	21	6	28.6%
Lingfield (AW)	14	2	14.3%
Bath	3	0	0.0%
Wolverhampton (AW)	3	0	0.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2015-08-17–2021-01-27. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.