Grant Wood (IRE) — Horse Explorer | Saturday Racing

Career Trajectory

last 28 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 44
Win %: 17%
Placed %: 36%
Trend: Steady

Course Record

18 venues

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

Newcastle (AW) SPEC 83% 3-2-6
Haydock 40% 1-1-5
Ripon 40% 1-1-5
Southwell (AW) 33% 1-0-3
Wolverhampton (AW) 50% 0-1-2
Pontefract 0% 0-0-2
Thirsk 0% 0-0-2
Leicester 100% 0-1-1
Leopardstown (IRE) 100% 0-1-1
Ayr 0% 0-0-1
Carlisle 0% 0-0-1
Doncaster 0% 0-0-1
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Fairyhouse (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Gowran Park (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Navan (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Redcar 0% 0-0-1
York 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

11 jockeys · 3 trainers

Jockeys

David Nolan 42% 4-4-19
Jason Hart 67% 1-1-3
Ben Coen 33% 0-1-3
Tom Eaves NOW 50% 0-1-2
Graham Lee 0% 0-0-2
Shane B Kelly 0% 0-0-2
Oisin Murphy 100% 1-0-1
Aiden Brookes 0% 0-0-1
Barry McHugh 0% 0-0-1
Cam Hardie 0% 0-0-1
Harrison Shaw 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Paul Midgley NOW 38% 6-5-29
J P Murtagh 20% 0-1-5
Eric Alston 50% 0-1-2

Going Record

36 classifiable runs

Allrounder Handles a range — peak 50% on Good, but no surface bias jumps out.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 29% 1-1-7
Good 50% 5-6-22
Good to Soft 0% 0-0-4
Soft 0% 0-0-1
Heavy 0% 0-0-2

Distance Record

36 classifiable runs

Allrounder Versatile — handles a range of trips with similar effectiveness.

Sprint ≤ 6f 38% 5-5-26
Seven 6½ – 7f 29% 1-1-7
Mile 7f – 1m1f 33% 0-1-3
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f — 0 runs
Staying ≥ 1m4f — 0 runs

Recent Runs

last 10 races · newest first

10th/14 30 May 2026 2 days ago

Carlisle
- 6f
- Good To Firm
- Class 3
btn 4.25 OR 82

Tom Eaves

Midfield on inner - weakened from over 1f out(op 16/1)
3rd/9 8 May 2026 24 days ago

Ripon
- 6f
- Good
- Class 4
btn 0.3 OR 82 -2

David Nolan

Started quickly - disputed lead - led overall halfway - faced challenges from over 1f out - keeping on against near rail inside final…
8th/10 13 Apr 2026 49 days ago

Newcastle (AW)
- 6f
- Standard
- Class 3
btn 0.3 OR 84 +4

Jason Hart

In touch with leaders - weakened from over 1f out(tchd 6/1)
4th/11 20 Mar 2026 73 days ago

Wolverhampton (AW)
- 6f
- Standard
- Class 4
btn 1.5 OR 80 +4

David Nolan

Midfield - not clear run over 2f out - hung left then switched right over 1f out - ran on inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung…
1st/10 12 Mar 2026 81 days ago

Newcastle (AW)
- 6f
- Standard
- Class 4
won 0 OR 76 +2

David Nolan

Midfield - some headway and shaken up 1f out - led inside final 110yds - ran on well - comfortably(op 11/4 tchd 3/1)
1st/12 24 Feb 2026 97 days ago

Newcastle (AW)
- 6f
- Standard
- Class 5
won 0 OR 74 -3

David Nolan

Midfield - headway against far rail 2f out - ridden and led narrowly final 110yds - kept on(op 9/2 tchd 5/1)
10th/10 6 Oct 2025 238 days ago

Pontefract
- 6f
- Soft
- Class 3
btn 7.5 OR 77 -2

Barry McHugh

Slowly into stride - raced wide - always behind(op 33/1)
9th/12 27 Sep 2025 247 days ago

Haydock
- 6f
- Good To Soft
- Class 3
btn .5 OR 79 -2

David Nolan

In rear - hampered over 1f out - soon no impression(op 14/1 tchd 18/1)
7th/10 2 Sep 2025 272 days ago

Southwell (AW)
- 6f
- Standard
- Class 4
btn 0.2 OR 81 -3

David Nolan

Took keen hold - midfield - headway over 2f out - pressed leader 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 9/2 tchd 18/5)
10th/17 16 Aug 2025 289 days ago

Ripon
- 6f
- Good To Firm
- Class 2
btn 0.3 OR 84

Aiden Brookes

Raced far side - prominent - weakened inside final furlong - 4th of 8 in group(tchd 14/1)