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Ireland 9yo

Russian Rumour (IRE)

T: Jonathan Portman · J: Donagh Murphy · O: Fillies First
By Make Believe (GB) out of Russian Rave (GB)
Form 531-1343337
  1. 7
  2. 3
  3. 3
  4. 3
  5. 4
  6. 3
Active
  • 63 runs
  • 10 wins
  • placed
  • 16% strike
  • 9 d off
  • 98 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 531-1343337 9 days off
At Nottingham 2/9 2 wins · 4 placed
On Good 2/12 2 wins · 5 placed
Over 1m6f 3/25 3 wins · 13 placed
Best RPR 98 Career peak
Best TS 80 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 28 runs · form score 0–100
17 Jul 2023 · Wolverhampton (AW) · 3rd/5 (btn 5) 27 Jul 2023 · Newbury · 5th/8 (btn 1) 8 Aug 2023 · Ffos Las · 2nd/8 (btn 27) 23 Aug 2023 · Bath · 9th/14 (btn .5) 16 Sep 2023 · Bath · 8th/14 (btn 1.25) 4 Oct 2023 · Nottingham · 4th/8 (btn 4.25) 11 May 2024 · Nottingham · 1st/7 (won 0) 7 Jun 2024 · Bath · 4th/11 (btn .75) 19 Jun 2024 · Nottingham · 6th/11 (btn 1) 6 Jul 2024 · Nottingham · 7th/10 (btn 0.3) 17 Jul 2024 · Bath · 7th/12 (btn 0.1) 23 Aug 2024 · Ffos Las · 2nd/7 (btn 1.5) 10 Oct 2024 · Bath · 1st/10 (won 0) 25 Oct 2024 · Newbury · 5th/7 (btn 1.5) 9 May 2025 · Ascot · 5th/8 (btn 2.5) 1 Jun 2025 · Nottingham · 2nd/8 (btn .75) 6 Jun 2025 · Bath · 5th/6 (btn .75) 18 Jun 2025 · Lingfield · 1st/3 (won 0) 12 Jul 2025 · York · 5th/10 (btn 2) 14 Sep 2025 · Bath · 3rd/12 (btn 2.5) 28 Sep 2025 · Ffos Las · 1st/7 (won 0) 9 May 2026 · Nottingham · 1st/4 (won 0) 26 May 2026 · Lingfield · 3rd/4 (btn .75) 7 Jun 2026 · Goodwood · 4th/6 (btn 5.5) 23 Jun 2026 · Newbury · 3rd/3 (btn 3.75) 4 Aug 2026 · Lingfield · 3rd/4 (btn .5) 29 Aug 2026 · Goodwood · 3rd/9 (btn 0.1) 7 Oct 2026 · Nottingham · 7th/7 (btn 1)
  • Win
  • Placed
  • Mid-pack
  • Rear
  • DNF
  • OR mark
Peak form
100
Mean
49
Win %
16%
Placed %
44%
Trend
Climbing

Course Record

21 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Lingfield, Ffos Las, Southwell (AW), Chepstow — well clear of the 44% career baseline.

  • Bath 54% 3-4-13
  • Nottingham 44% 2-2-9
  • Lingfield SPEC 71% 2-3-7
  • Newbury 40% 0-2-5
  • Ffos Las SPEC 75% 1-2-4
  • Southwell (AW) SPEC 75% 2-1-4
  • Chepstow SPEC 67% 0-2-3
  • Kempton (AW) 0% 0-0-3
  • Goodwood 50% 0-1-2
  • Salisbury 0% 0-0-2
  • Wolverhampton (AW) 100% 0-1-1
  • Ascot 0% 0-0-1
  • Chelmsford City (AW) 0% 0-0-1
  • Exeter 0% 0-0-1
  • Haydock 0% 0-0-1
  • Huntingdon 0% 0-0-1
  • Kempton 0% 0-0-1
  • Lingfield (AW) 0% 0-0-1
  • Pontefract 0% 0-0-1
  • Wincanton 0% 0-0-1
  • York 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

25 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

  • Olivia Tubb 50% 3-5-16
  • Rob Hornby 36% 0-4-11
  • Mr James Harding 100% 1-3-4
  • Tyler Saunders 25% 0-1-4
  • Donagh Murphy NOW 67% 1-1-3
  • Joe Leavy 100% 2-0-2
  • Richard Kingscote 100% 0-2-2
  • Jack Mitchell 50% 1-0-2
  • Finn Lambert 0% 0-0-2
  • Trevor Whelan 0% 0-0-2
  • Harry Bannister 100% 1-0-1
  • Hector Crouch 100% 0-1-1
  • Jack Callan 100% 0-1-1
  • Mr Simon Walker 100% 1-0-1
  • Alex Jary 0% 0-0-1
  • Archie Bellamy 0% 0-0-1
  • George Rooke 0% 0-0-1
  • Hollie Doyle 0% 0-0-1
  • Jonathan Burke 0% 0-0-1
  • Kevin Stott 0% 0-0-1
  • Megan Nicholls 0% 0-0-1
  • Miss Becky Smith 0% 0-0-1
  • Oliver Carmichael 0% 0-0-1
  • Rhys Clutterbuck 0% 0-0-1
  • Sam Twiston-Davies 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

  • Jonathan Portman NOW 44% 10-18-63

Race history

10 of 10 runs
Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds
7 Oct 2026 Racedays For £9 At Nottingham Racecourse Fillies' Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race) Nottingham Class 4 P 7th/7 1 Good To Soft 1m6f Donagh Murphy OR 78 28/1
29 Aug 2026 Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race) Goodwood Class 4 P 3rd/9 0.1 Soft 1m6f Olivia Tubb OR 78 25/1
4 Aug 2026 Trusted Betting Site Comparison gambling.com Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race) Lingfield Class 4 P 3rd/4 .5 Good To Firm 1m6f Olivia Tubb OR 78 10/1
23 Jun 2026 Pump Technology Performance Under Pressure Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Newbury Class 4 P 3rd/3 3.75 Good To Firm 2m Olivia Tubb OR 79 17/2
7 Jun 2026 Billy Vigar Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Goodwood Class 3 P 4th/6 5.5 Soft 2m Olivia Tubb OR 80 10/1
26 May 2026 Weatherbys Global Stallions App Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Lingfield Class 4 P 3rd/4 .75 Good 1m6f Donagh Murphy OR 80 2/1
9 May 2026 Safer Gambling With Betano Apprentice Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Nottingham Class 4 P 1st/4 +0 Good 1m6f Donagh Murphy OR 78 10/3
28 Sep 2025 Evo Ultra Handicap Ffos Las Class 5 P 1st/7 +0 Heavy 2m Joe Leavy OR 71 9/4
14 Sep 2025 BetWright All Bun & Games Bath Summer Stayers' Series Final Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Bath Class 2 P 3rd/12 2.5 Soft 1m6f Olivia Tubb OR 71 9/1
12 Jul 2025 John Smith's Stayers' Handicap (GBBPlus Race) York Class 4 P 5th/10 2 Good To Firm 2m56y Rob Hornby OR 71 12/1

Connections

Trainer
Jonathan Portman 13%
Jockey
Donagh Murphy 8%
Owner
Fillies First
Sire
Make Believe (GB)
Dam
Russian Rave (GB)
Dam sire
Danehill Dancer
Country
Ireland
Age
9yo

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