Birkenhead (GB)

Sprint · Soft · 11 wins

Breeding Captain Gerrard (IRE) × Vilnius (GB)

88 Runs
11 Wins
12% Strike
76 Peak RPR
23 Days off
→ Steady
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Career Trajectory

last 28 runs · form score 0–100
22 Feb 2024 · Newcastle (AW) · 5th/10 () 25 Mar 2024 · Newcastle (AW) · 3rd/13 () 9 Apr 2024 · Southwell (AW) · 3rd/6 () 1 May 2024 · Wolverhampton (AW) · 5th/7 () 13 May 2024 · Catterick · 3rd/13 () 23 May 2024 · Catterick · 1st/7 (won) 18 Jun 2024 · Catterick · 2nd/9 () 2 Jul 2024 · Lingfield · 1st/5 (won) 27 Jul 2024 · York · 16th/18 () 19 Aug 2024 · Catterick · 1st/6 (won) 10 Sep 2024 · Catterick · 3rd/9 () 14 Feb 2025 · Newcastle (AW) · 8th/10 () 11 Mar 2025 · Southwell (AW) · 5th/9 () 27 Mar 2025 · Chelmsford (AW) · 8th/9 () 23 Apr 2025 · Catterick · 1st/13 (won) 9 May 2025 · Ripon · 2nd/8 () 30 May 2025 · Catterick · 5th/8 (btn 0.2) 17 Jun 2025 · Thirsk · 4th/7 (btn .75) 7 Jul 2025 · Ripon · 3rd/9 (btn .75) 26 Jul 2025 · York · 5th/19 (btn 0.1) 18 Aug 2025 · Catterick · 3rd/8 (btn 0.3) 9 Sep 2025 · Catterick · 4th/13 (btn .5) 27 Sep 2025 · Southwell (AW) · 2nd/8 (btn 1.25) 13 Jan 2026 · Southwell (AW) · 2nd/6 (btn 3.25) 7 Feb 2026 · Southwell (AW) · 7th/9 (btn 1.25) 10 Mar 2026 · Southwell (AW) · 11th/12 (btn 2.25) 22 Apr 2026 · Catterick · 3rd/8 (btn 3.5) 9 May 2026 · Lingfield · 7th/8 (btn 1.5)
  • Win
  • Placed
  • Mid-pack
  • Rear
  • DNF
  • OR mark
Peak form
100
Mean
46
Win %
12%
Placed %
42%
Trend
Steady

Course Record

20 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Catterick, Ripon, Lingfield (AW) — well clear of the 42% career baseline.

  • Southwell (AW) 53% 2-6-15
  • Catterick SPEC 75% 4-5-12
  • Newcastle (AW) 36% 1-3-11
  • Ripon SPEC 86% 0-6-7
  • Wolverhampton (AW) 29% 0-2-7
  • Beverley 33% 1-1-6
  • York 25% 1-0-4
  • Lingfield (AW) SPEC 67% 1-1-3
  • Redcar 33% 0-1-3
  • Thirsk 33% 0-1-3
  • Haydock 0% 0-0-3
  • Musselburgh 0% 0-0-3
  • Lingfield 50% 1-0-2
  • Chester 0% 0-0-2
  • Pontefract 0% 0-0-2
  • Chelmsford (AW) 0% 0-0-1
  • Doncaster 0% 0-0-1
  • Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
  • Hamilton 0% 0-0-1
  • Nottingham 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

24 jockeys · 3 trainers

Jockeys

  • David Nolan 56% 3-7-18
  • Lewis Edmunds 31% 1-4-16
  • Ryan Sexton 42% 1-4-12
  • Callum Shepherd 80% 1-3-5
  • Barry McHugh 40% 0-2-5
  • Alex Fielding 20% 0-1-5
  • Jonathan England 50% 1-1-4
  • Graham Lee 0% 0-0-3
  • Oisin McSweeney 100% 1-1-2
  • Billy Loughnane 50% 0-1-2
  • David Allan 50% 1-0-2
  • Ben Robinson 0% 0-0-2
  • David Probert 100% 0-1-1
  • Hollie Doyle 100% 1-0-1
  • Oisin Murphy 100% 1-0-1
  • Rhys Elliott(5) 100% 0-1-1
  • Andrew Breslin 0% 0-0-1
  • Daniel Muscutt NOW 0% 0-0-1
  • Faye McManoman 0% 0-0-1
  • Jane Elliott 0% 0-0-1
  • Joe Fanning 0% 0-0-1
  • Ronan Whelan 0% 0-0-1
  • Saffie Osborne 0% 0-0-1
  • William Carver 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

  • Paul Midgley NOW 43% 7-18-58
  • Les Eyre 29% 3-4-24
  • Mick Channon 83% 1-4-6

Recent Runs

last 10 races · newest first
  1. 7th/8 9 May 2026 23 days ago

    Lingfield

    • 5f
    • Good To Firm
    • Class 5
    • Cheekpieces
    btn 1.5 OR 63 -1

    Daniel Muscutt

    Prominent - pressed leader 2f out - weakened quickly inside final furlong(op 9/2)

  2. 3rd/8 22 Apr 2026 40 days ago

    Catterick

    • 5f
    • Good
    • Class 6
    • Cheekpieces
    btn 3.5 OR 64 -1

    Rhys Elliott

    Led - headed inside final furlong - weakened final 110yds(Mkt1: op 6/1)

  3. 11th/12 10 Mar 2026 83 days ago

    Southwell (AW)

    • 5f
    • Standard
    • Class 5
    • Cheekpieces
    btn 2.25 OR 65 -1

    David Nolan

    Taken down early - led - briefly headed over 2f out - headed over 1f out - soon weakened (vet said gelding bled from the nose)(op 17/2)

  4. 7th/9 7 Feb 2026 114 days ago

    Southwell (AW)

    • 5f
    • Standard
    • Class 5
    • Cheekpieces
    btn 1.25 OR 66

    Barry McHugh

    Taken down early - led - headed over 1f out - soon weakened(op 10/1)

  5. 2nd/6 13 Jan 2026 139 days ago

    Southwell (AW)

    • 5f
    • Standard
    • Class 5
    • Cheekpieces
    btn 3.25 OR 66 +1

    Oisin McSweeney

    Taken down early - led - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 17/2)

  6. 2nd/8 27 Sep 2025 247 days ago

    Southwell (AW)

    • 5f
    • Standard
    • Class 6
    • Cheekpieces
    btn 1.25 OR 65 -1

    Barry McHugh

    Taken down early - led - headed but pressed leader from over 2f out - kept on but no extra inside final furlong(tchd 6/1)

  7. 4th/13 9 Sep 2025 265 days ago

    Catterick

    • 5f
    • Good
    • Class 5
    • Cheekpieces
    btn .5 OR 66

    David Nolan

    Taken down early - prominent on near side of group - kept on final 110yds(op 9/1)

  8. 3rd/8 18 Aug 2025 287 days ago

    Catterick

    • 5f
    • Good To Firm
    • Class 5
    • Cheekpieces
    btn 0.3 OR 66

    David Nolan

    Disputed lead - lost position inside final furlong - kept on(op 3/1 tchd 10/3)

  9. 5th/19 26 Jul 2025 310 days ago

    York

    • 5f
    • Good
    • Class 4
    • Visor
    btn 0.1 OR 66 -1

    Jonathan England

    Taken down early - led - headed over 1f out - weakened gradually inside final 110yds(op 16/1)

  10. 3rd/9 7 Jul 2025 329 days ago

    Ripon

    • 5f
    • Good
    • Class 4
    • Cheekpieces
    btn .75 OR 67

    Barry McHugh

    Led narrowly - hung right inside final furlong - headed final 110yds - soon no extra(op 17/2 tchd 9/1)