Ireland 4yo

Groundsman (IRE)

T: Mark Loughnane · J: Tom Kiely-Marshall · O: Northern Marking Ltd

By Acclamation (GB) out of Say It's Me (GB)

Form 8651363-858

33/1 Current odds

1/11 W/R

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11 runs
1 wins
placed
9% strike
9 d off
73 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 8651363-858 9 days off

8 5 8 3 6 3

At Catterick 0/1 0 wins · 0 placed

On Good to Firm 0/2 0 wins · 0 placed

Over 7f6y 0/1 0 wins · 0 placed

Best RPR 73 Career peak

Best TS 64 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 11 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 35
Win %: 9%
Placed %: 27%
Trend: Steady

Course Record

9 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Wolverhampton (AW) — well clear of the 27% career baseline.

Wolverhampton (AW) SPEC 100% 1-2-3
Carlisle 0% 0-0-1
Catterick 0% 0-0-1
Chelmsford (AW) 0% 0-0-1
Haydock 0% 0-0-1
Lingfield 0% 0-0-1
Lingfield (AW) 0% 0-0-1
Redcar 0% 0-0-1
Thirsk 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

8 jockeys · 2 trainers

Jockeys

Jack Garritty 33% 1-0-3
Billy Loughnane 100% 0-2-2
Alfie Redman(3) 0% 0-0-1
George Wood 0% 0-0-1
Mr Jack Loughnane 0% 0-0-1
Oisin Orr 0% 0-0-1
Tom Kiely-Marshall NOW 0% 0-0-1
Warren Fentiman(3) 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Mark Loughnane NOW 33% 0-2-6
Richard Fahey 20% 1-0-5

Going Record

11 classifiable runs

Allrounder Handles a range — peak 43% on Good, but no surface bias jumps out.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 0% 0-0-2
Good 43% 1-2-7
Good to Soft 0% 0-0-2
Soft — 0 runs
Heavy — 0 runs

Distance Record

11 classifiable runs

Mixed No standout trip — every bracket comes in around the same modest strike rate.

Sprint ≤ 6f 0% 0-0-2
Seven 6½ – 7f 33% 1-2-9
Mile 7f – 1m1f — 0 runs
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f — 0 runs
Staying ≥ 1m4f — 0 runs

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

8 Jul 2026 Pinker's Pond Apprentice Handicap Catterick Class 6 P 8th/9 1.25 Good To Firm 7f6y Tom Kiely-Marshall OR 59 28/1

9 Jun 2026 Racing TV Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Carlisle Class 6 P 5th/6 4 Good To Soft 6f Mr Jack Loughnane OR 61 22/1

19 May 2026 Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Handicap (Brighton Summer Sprint Series Qualifier) (Div II) Lingfield Class 6 P 8th/10 1.5 Good 7f George Wood OR 63 33/1

27 Dec 2025 Bet £10 Get £40 With BetMGM Handicap (Div II) Wolverhampton (AW) Class 6 P 3rd/10 .75 Standard 7f Billy Loughnane OR 63 10/1

2 Dec 2025 Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk "Hands And Heels" Apprentice Handicap (RE Series) Lingfield (AW) Class 6 P 6th/10 .75 Standard 7f Alfie Redman OR 64 18/1

20 Oct 2025 ARC All-Weather £1Million Bonus Returns Handicap Wolverhampton (AW) Class 6 P 3rd/10 1.25 Standard 7f Billy Loughnane OR 64 8/1

16 Sep 2025 Book Hotel And Conferencing At Wolverhampton Handicap Wolverhampton (AW) Class 6 P 1st/10 +0 Standard 7f Jack Garritty OR 60 5/1

28 Aug 2025 Paddy Power Handicap Chelmsford (AW) Class 6 P 5th/7 0.3 Standard 7f Jack Garritty OR 61 100/30

2 Aug 2025 JW 4x4 Northallerton Handicap (Div II) Thirsk Class 6 P 6th/10 0.2 Good To Firm 6f Jack Garritty OR 62 6/1

20 Jul 2025 Celebration Of Tanker Finally Retiring Apprentice Handicap Redcar Class 6 P 8th/10 .5 Good To Soft 7f Warren Fentiman OR 64 8/1

Connections

Trainer: Mark Loughnane 6%
Jockey: Tom Kiely-Marshall 5%
Owner: Northern Marking Ltd
Sire: Acclamation (GB)
Dam: Say It's Me (GB)
Dam sire: Shamardal
Country: Ireland
Age: 4yo

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