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Career Trajectory

last 13 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 52
Win %: 23%
Placed %: 46%
Trend: Climbing

Course Record

10 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Lingfield (AW) — well clear of the 46% career baseline.

Lingfield (AW) SPEC 67% 1-1-3
Wolverhampton (AW) 50% 1-0-2
Chelmsford (AW) 100% 0-1-1
Ffos Las 100% 0-1-1
Salisbury 100% 1-0-1
Beverley 0% 0-0-1
Brighton 0% 0-0-1
Chepstow 0% 0-0-1
Kempton (AW) 0% 0-0-1
Leicester 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

6 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

Luke Morris NOW 60% 2-1-5
Edward Greatrex 75% 1-2-4
Daniel Tudhope 0% 0-0-1
Jack Doughty 0% 0-0-1
Rossa Ryan 0% 0-0-1
William Cox 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

John Gallagher NOW 46% 3-3-13

Going Record

13 classifiable runs

Allrounder Handles a range — peak 67% on Good, but no surface bias jumps out.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 33% 1-0-3
Good 67% 2-2-6
Good to Soft 0% 0-0-2
Soft 0% 0-0-1
Heavy 100% 0-1-1

Distance Record

13 classifiable runs

Leaning Best at mile trips (50% itm) but capable elsewhere.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f 100% 0-1-1
Mile 7f – 1m1f 50% 3-2-10
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f 0% 0-0-2
Staying ≥ 1m4f — 0 runs

Recent Runs

last 10 races · newest first

6th/11 30 Mar 2026 63 days ago

Wolverhampton (AW)
- 1m½f
- Standard
- Class 6
- Blinkers
btn 1 OR 51 +2

Luke Morris

Took keen hold - prominent - bit short of room and no extra final 110yds(tchd 6/1 and tchd 7/1)
1st/8 25 Feb 2026 96 days ago

Lingfield (AW)
- 1m
- Standard
- Class 6
- Blinkers
won 0 OR 49

Luke Morris

Took keen hold - prominent - led going easily 2f out - pushed along over 1f out - ridden final 110yds - reduced lead towards finish -…
2nd/7 10 Feb 2026 111 days ago

Lingfield (AW)
- 1m
- Standard
- Class 6
- Blinkers
btn 0.3 OR 49 +1

Luke Morris

Took keen hold - prominent - pressed leader from 2f out - led over 1f out - kept on but headed towards finish
1st/10 30 Jan 2026 122 days ago

Wolverhampton (AW)
- 1m½f
- Standard
- Class 6
- Blinkers
won 0 OR 48 -1

Luke Morris

Took keen hold - prominent - led over 2f out - faced challenge final 110yds - kept on well(op 11/2)
6th/11 14 Jan 2026 138 days ago

Kempton (AW)
- 1m
- Standard To Slow
- Class 6
- Visor
btn 0.3 OR 49 -3

Edward Greatrex

Prominent - led over 2f out - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 7/1)
4th/11 8 Dec 2025 175 days ago

Lingfield (AW)
- 1m
- Standard
- Class 6
- Visor
btn 1 OR 52

Rossa Ryan

Led early - headed and prominent after 2f - no extra inside final 110yds (jockey said gelding hung left-handed)(op 10/3 tchd 4/1)
2nd/8 27 Nov 2025 186 days ago

Chelmsford (AW)
- 1m
- Standard
- Class 6
- Blinkers
btn 2 OR 52 -1

Edward Greatrex

Led - headed and no extra inside final furlong(op 6/1)
10th/10 7 Oct 2025 237 days ago

Brighton
- 1m2f
- Good To Soft
- Class 6
- Visor
btn 12 OR 53 -1

Jack Doughty

Prominent - lost ground quickly 2f out - soon weakened - tailed off(op 5/1)
7th/12 17 Sep 2025 257 days ago

Beverley
- 1m½f
- Soft
- Class 6
- Blinkers
btn 3.5 OR 54

Luke Morris

Prominent - weakened over 1f out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than commenting that gelding appeared…
3rd/6 9 Sep 2025 265 days ago

Ffos Las
- 7½f
- Heavy
- Class 6
- Blinkers
btn .5 OR 54

Edward Greatrex

Taken down early - towards rear - headway from over 2f out - stayed on inside final furlong (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op…