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Ireland 3yo

Farabove The Limit (IRE)

T: Phillip Makin · J: Sam James · O: P J Makin
By Far Above (IRE) out of Ivor's Magic (IRE)
Form 67038-49111
  1. 1
  2. 1
  3. 1
  4. 9
  5. 4
  6. 8
3/1 Current odds
3/11 W/R
66 RPR
60 TS
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Running today
  • 11 runs
  • 3 wins
  • placed
  • 27% strike
  • 0 d off
  • 66 best RPR
Running today

quinnbet.com Handicap Stakes

16:08 · Newcastle (AW) · 1m4f98y · Good · Class 5
#8 No.
9-5 Weight
Sam James Jockey
3/1 FCST 11/4 View racecard →

Recent form

Form figures 67038-49111 0 days off
1 16 Oct 2026 quinnbet.com Handicap Stakes Newcastle (AW) 1 25 Sep 2026 Northumbrian Wateraid Handicap Stak… Newcastle (AW) 1 27 Aug 2026 Racing Again Wednesday 9th Sept Han… Carlisle 9 10 Aug 2026 Ladbrokes 'Free Rewards With Instan… Ayr 4 4 Feb 2026 Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.c… Newcastle (AW) 8 19 Dec 2025 Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.c… Southwell (AW)
At Newcastle (AW) 2/4 2 wins · 3 placed
On Good 1/2 1 win · 1 placed
Best RPR 66 Career peak
Best TS 62 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 11 runs · form score 0–100
20 Jun 2025 · Down Royal · 11th/14 (btn 1.25) 28 Jul 2025 · Galway · 6th/8 (btn 0.2) 3 Aug 2025 · Galway · 7th/9 (btn 8) 2 Oct 2025 · Bellewstown · 11th/11 (btn 2.75) 17 Nov 2025 · Newcastle (AW) · 3rd/7 (btn 1.25) 19 Dec 2025 · Southwell (AW) · 8th/9 (btn 0.05) 4 Feb 2026 · Newcastle (AW) · 4th/9 (btn 0.3) 10 Aug 2026 · Ayr · 9th/11 (btn 0.05) 27 Aug 2026 · Carlisle · 1st/9 (won 0) 25 Sep 2026 · Newcastle (AW) · 1st/12 (won 0) 16 Oct 2026 · Newcastle (AW) · 1st/12 (won 0)
  • Win
  • Placed
  • Mid-pack
  • Rear
  • DNF
  • OR mark
Peak form
100
Mean
50
Win %
27%
Placed %
36%
Trend
Climbing

Course Record

7 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Newcastle (AW) — well clear of the 36% career baseline.

  • Newcastle (AW) SPEC 75% 2-1-4
  • Galway 0% 0-0-2
  • Carlisle 100% 1-0-1
  • Ayr 0% 0-0-1
  • Bellewstown 0% 0-0-1
  • Down Royal 0% 0-0-1
  • Southwell (AW) 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

6 jockeys · 2 trainers

Jockeys

  • Sam James NOW 50% 2-0-4
  • Andrew Elliott 50% 0-1-2
  • Declan McDonogh 0% 0-0-2
  • Paul Mulrennan 100% 1-0-1
  • Chris Hayes 0% 0-0-1
  • Gavin Ryan 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

  • Phillip Makin NOW 57% 3-1-7
  • Gordon Elliott 0% 0-0-4

Race history

10 of 10 runs
Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds
16 Oct 2026 quinnbet.com Handicap Stakes Newcastle (AW) Class 5 1st/12 +0 Standard 1m4½f Sam James OR 65 3/1
25 Sep 2026 Northumbrian Wateraid Handicap Stakes Newcastle (AW) Class 6 1st/12 +0 Standard 1m4½f Paul Mulrennan OR 62 4/1
27 Aug 2026 Racing Again Wednesday 9th Sept Handicap Stakes (Div II) Carlisle Class 6 1st/9 +0 Good 1m3f Sam James OR 59 17/2
10 Aug 2026 Ladbrokes 'Free Rewards With Instant Spins' Handicap Stakes (Div II) Ayr Class 6 9th/11 0.05 Good To Soft 1m2f Sam James OR 60 40/1
4 Feb 2026 Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Newcastle (AW) Class 6 4th/9 0.3 Standard 1m2f Sam James OR 62 9/1
19 Dec 2025 Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Nursery Southwell (AW) Class 5 8th/9 0.05 Standard 1m13y Andrew Elliott OR 62 14/1
17 Nov 2025 Take Time Out During SGWEEK25! Nursery Newcastle (AW) Class 6 3rd/7 1.25 Standard 1m5y Andrew Elliott OR 63 6/1
2 Oct 2025 KC Shipping Nursery Handicap Bellewstown B 11th/11 2.75 Soft 7f195y Chris Hayes OR 68 28/1
3 Aug 2025 Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden Galway 7th/9 8 Soft 7f Declan McDonogh 33/1
28 Jul 2025 Eventus Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden Galway 6th/8 0.2 Yielding 7f Declan McDonogh 100/1

Connections

Trainer
Phillip Makin 12%
Jockey
Sam James 14%
Owner
P J Makin
Sire
Far Above (IRE)
Dam
Ivor's Magic (IRE)
Dam sire
Zebedee
Country
Ireland
Age
3yo

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