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Ireland 9yo

Some Nightmare (IRE)

T: John O'Shea · J: William Carson · O: Mrs S M Maine Roger Gould Partner
By Dream Ahead (USA) out of Isolde's Return (GB)
Form 5433732234
  1. 4
  2. 3
  3. 2
  4. 2
  5. 3
  6. 7
3/1 Current odds
9/78 W/R
60 RPR
62 TS
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Active
  • 78 runs
  • 9 wins
  • placed
  • 12% strike
  • 19 d off
  • 76 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 5433732234 19 days off
4 27 Sep 2026 Bridge, Family Run And Proud Handic… Ffos Las 3 12 Sep 2026 Andersons Drainage Serving The Sout… Bath 2 31 Aug 2026 Tom's Big Bike Ride Handicap Stakes Chepstow 2 18 Aug 2026 Saxon Automobiles Handicap Stakes Chepstow 3 9 Aug 2026 Happy 100th Birthday Chepstow Racec… Chepstow 7 31 Jul 2026 Bath Rum And Reggae Race Night 15th… Bath
At Ffos Las 1/4 1 win · 2 placed
On Soft 1/9 1 win · 2 placed
Over 5f 1/7 1 win · 3 placed
Best RPR 76 Career peak
Best TS 68 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 28 runs · form score 0–100
7 Jun 2025 · Chepstow · 5th/8 (btn 0.3) 23 Jun 2025 · Chepstow · 6th/6 (btn 0.05) 2 Jul 2025 · Chepstow · 4th/7 (btn .75) 16 Jul 2025 · Bath · 5th/13 (btn 1.25) 14 Aug 2025 · Chepstow · 2nd/7 (btn .5) 25 Aug 2025 · Chepstow · 1st/7 (won 0) 2 Sep 2025 · Chepstow · 8th/8 (btn 8) 8 Nov 2025 · Wolverhampton (AW) · 7th/11 (btn 1) 29 Nov 2025 · Wolverhampton (AW) · 9th/13 (btn .5) 13 Dec 2025 · Wolverhampton (AW) · 3rd/10 (btn 0.05) 16 Jan 2026 · Wolverhampton (AW) · 3rd/9 (btn 1.25) 27 Jan 2026 · Wolverhampton (AW) · 4th/8 (btn 0.3) 2 Feb 2026 · Wolverhampton (AW) · 3rd/9 (btn .75) 9 Feb 2026 · Wolverhampton (AW) · 6th/8 (btn 0.3) 17 Feb 2026 · Wolverhampton (AW) · 3rd/9 (btn .75) 9 Apr 2026 · Wolverhampton (AW) · 8th/9 (btn .5) 29 Apr 2026 · Bath · 4th/6 (btn 3) 12 May 2026 · Bath · 3rd/7 (btn .5) 6 Jun 2026 · Chepstow · 5th/9 (btn 1.25) 15 Jun 2026 · Chepstow · 4th/7 (btn 0.2) 27 Jun 2026 · Chepstow · 3rd/6 (btn 1.25) 16 Jul 2026 · Chepstow · 3rd/7 (btn 0.3) 31 Jul 2026 · Bath · 7th/9 (btn 0.3) 9 Aug 2026 · Chepstow · 3rd/7 (btn .5) 18 Aug 2026 · Chepstow · 2nd/10 (btn 4) 31 Aug 2026 · Chepstow · 2nd/7 (btn .75) 12 Sep 2026 · Bath · 3rd/8 (btn 0.3) 27 Sep 2026 · Ffos Las · 4th/4 (btn 9.5)
  • Win
  • Placed
  • Mid-pack
  • Rear
  • DNF
  • OR mark
Peak form
100
Mean
43
Win %
12%
Placed %
42%
Trend
Climbing

Course Record

15 venues

Career strike 42%; best at Pontefract (100% from 2 runs).

  • Chepstow 50% 6-8-28
  • Wolverhampton (AW) 39% 1-6-18
  • Bath 27% 0-3-11
  • Ffos Las 50% 1-1-4
  • Goodwood 50% 1-1-4
  • Windsor 33% 0-1-3
  • Pontefract 100% 0-2-2
  • Doncaster 100% 0-1-1
  • Leicester 100% 0-1-1
  • Ayr 0% 0-0-1
  • Bellewstown 0% 0-0-1
  • Curragh 0% 0-0-1
  • Kempton (AW) 0% 0-0-1
  • Listowel 0% 0-0-1
  • Yarmouth 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

31 jockeys · 2 trainers

Jockeys

  • William Carson NOW 47% 2-5-15
  • Gina Mangan 50% 2-4-12
  • Adam McNamara 57% 1-3-7
  • Luke Morris 60% 1-2-5
  • Rossa Ryan 25% 1-0-4
  • Chris Hayes 0% 0-0-3
  • Elizabeth Gale 50% 0-1-2
  • Jack Doughty 50% 0-1-2
  • Richard Kingscote 50% 1-0-2
  • Ryan Kavanagh 50% 0-1-2
  • Saffie Osborne 50% 0-1-2
  • Connor Planas 0% 0-0-2
  • William Cox 0% 0-0-2
  • Alexandra Egan 100% 0-1-1
  • Mr Jude Fernandes 100% 0-1-1
  • Oisin Orr 100% 0-1-1
  • Robert Havlin 100% 0-1-1
  • Ryan Sexton 100% 0-1-1
  • Taylor Fisher 100% 0-1-1
  • William Buick 100% 1-0-1
  • Andrea Atzeni 0% 0-0-1
  • Charlie Bennett 0% 0-0-1
  • Darragh Keenan 0% 0-0-1
  • David Probert 0% 0-0-1
  • Kevin Stott 0% 0-0-1
  • Millie Wonnacott(5) 0% 0-0-1
  • Myla Coppins 0% 0-0-1
  • Sean Dylan Bowen 0% 0-0-1
  • Taryn Langley 0% 0-0-1
  • Trevor Whelan 0% 0-0-1
  • Tyler Heard 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

  • John O'Shea NOW 44% 9-24-75
  • Gordon Elliott 0% 0-0-3

Race history

10 of 10 runs
Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds
27 Sep 2026 Bridge, Family Run And Proud Handicap Stakes Ffos Las Class 6 B 4th/4 9.5 Soft 5f William Carson OR 49 100/30
12 Sep 2026 Andersons Drainage Serving The South West Handicap Stakes Bath Class 6 P 3rd/8 0.3 Good 5½f Alexandra Egan OR 49 11/4
31 Aug 2026 Tom's Big Bike Ride Handicap Stakes Chepstow Class 5 P 2nd/7 .75 Good To Soft 5f William Carson OR 48 7/1
18 Aug 2026 Saxon Automobiles Handicap Stakes Chepstow Class 6 P 2nd/10 4 Good To Firm 6f Gina Mangan OR 49 11/1
9 Aug 2026 Happy 100th Birthday Chepstow Racecourse 'Training Series' Apprentice Handicap Stakes (Apprentice Training Race - Part Of The Racing Excellence Series) Chepstow Class 6 P 3rd/7 .5 Good To Firm 6f Jude Fernandes OR 49 13/2
31 Jul 2026 Bath Rum And Reggae Race Night 15th August Classified Stakes (Bath Summer Sprint Series Qualifier) Bath Class 6 B 7th/9 0.3 Firm 5½f William Carson OR 50 100/30
16 Jul 2026 Dragonbet Welsh Racing Festival 9th-11th October Handicap Stakes Chepstow Class 5 B 3rd/7 0.3 Good To Firm 6f Luke Morris OR 50 16/1
27 Jun 2026 DragonBet Welsh Racing Festival 9th-11th October Handicap Chepstow Class 6 B 3rd/6 1.25 Good To Firm 5f16y William Carson OR 51 5/2
15 Jun 2026 Tom Malone Bloodstock Supports Jamie's Farm Handicap Chepstow Class 5 P 4th/7 0.2 Good 5f16y Myla Coppins OR 52 18/1
6 Jun 2026 Michael Maine Memorial Cup Handicap Chepstow Class 6 P 5th/9 1.25 Soft 5f David Probert OR 53 9/1

Connections

Trainer
John O'Shea 9%
Jockey
William Carson 10%
Owner
Mrs S M Maine Roger Gould Partner
Sire
Dream Ahead (USA)
Dam
Isolde's Return (GB)
Dam sire
Avonbridge
Country
Ireland
Age
9yo

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