5
Ireland 9yo

Ventura Express

T: Paul Midgley · J: David Nolan · O: Buist Crowther Shields
By Mayson out of Mail Express
Form 50-63544645
  1. 5
  2. 4
  3. 6
  4. 4
  5. 4
  6. 5
- Current odds
0/15 W/R
79 RPR
79 TS
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Active
  • 15 runs
  • 0 wins
  • placed
  • 0% strike
  • 18 d off
  • 86 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 50-63544645 18 days off
5 13 Aug 2026 Connexin Super Fast Sprint Handicap… Beverley 4 25 Jul 2026 Sky Bet "Jump Jockeys' Nunthorpe" H… York 6 21 Jun 2026 Ponte Premiership Points Mean Prize… Pontefract 4 22 May 2026 FBS Chartered Accountants Handicap Pontefract 4 4 May 2026 New Whistlejackets Guinness Bar Han… Beverley 5 23 Apr 2026 Happy Birthday Andy Hill Handicap Beverley
At Beverley 0/4 0 wins · 1 placed
On Soft 0/1 0 wins · 0 placed
Best RPR 86 Career peak
Best TS 79 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 15 runs · form score 0–100
15 May 2025 · York · 13th/17 (btn 1) 7 Jun 2025 · Doncaster · 12th/14 (btn .5) 4 Jul 2025 · Beverley · 2nd/8 (btn 1.5) 27 Jul 2025 · Pontefract · 2nd/6 (btn 0.05) 17 Aug 2025 · Pontefract · 3rd/6 (btn 1.25) 20 Sep 2025 · Chester · 5th/9 (btn 1) 4 Oct 2025 · Redcar · 10th/10 (btn 1.75) 22 Jan 2026 · Newcastle (AW) · 6th/8 (btn 0.3) 19 Mar 2026 · Newcastle (AW) · 3rd/6 (btn 0.3) 23 Apr 2026 · Beverley · 5th/9 (btn 1) 4 May 2026 · Beverley · 4th/7 (btn 0.3) 22 May 2026 · Pontefract · 4th/10 (btn 1.25) 21 Jun 2026 · Pontefract · 6th/9 (btn 0.2) 25 Jul 2026 · York · 4th/17 (btn 0.1) 13 Aug 2026 · Beverley · 5th/10 (btn 1)
  • Win
  • Placed
  • Mid-pack
  • Rear
  • DNF
  • OR mark
Peak form
85
Mean
39
Win %
0%
Placed %
27%
Trend
Fading

Course Record

7 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Pontefract — well clear of the 27% career baseline.

  • Pontefract SPEC 50% 0-2-4
  • Beverley 25% 0-1-4
  • Newcastle (AW) 50% 0-1-2
  • York 0% 0-0-2
  • Chester 0% 0-0-1
  • Doncaster 0% 0-0-1
  • Redcar 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

8 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

  • David Nolan NOW 80% 0-4-5
  • Paul Mulrennan 0% 0-0-4
  • Aiden Brookes 0% 0-0-1
  • Barry McHugh 0% 0-0-1
  • Cam Hardie 0% 0-0-1
  • Jason Hart 0% 0-0-1
  • Mark Winn 0% 0-0-1
  • Tristan Durrell 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

  • Paul Midgley NOW 27% 0-4-15

Race history

10 of 10 runs
Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds
13 Aug 2026 Connexin Super Fast Sprint Handicap Stakes Beverley Class 5 5th/10 1 Good To Firm 5f David Nolan OR 71 5/2
25 Jul 2026 Sky Bet "Jump Jockeys' Nunthorpe" Handicap Stakes (To Be Ridden By Professional Jump Jockeys) York Class 4 4th/17 0.1 Good To Firm 5f Tristan Durrell OR 71 14/1
21 Jun 2026 Ponte Premiership Points Mean Prizes Handicap Pontefract Class 4 6th/9 0.2 Good 5f Paul Mulrennan OR 73 8/1
22 May 2026 FBS Chartered Accountants Handicap Pontefract Class 5 4th/10 1.25 Good To Soft 5f Paul Mulrennan OR 75 5/1
4 May 2026 New Whistlejackets Guinness Bar Handicap Beverley Class 4 4th/7 0.3 Good To Soft 5f Paul Mulrennan OR 76 12/1
23 Apr 2026 Happy Birthday Andy Hill Handicap Beverley Class 4 5th/9 1 Good 5f Jason Hart OR 77 6/1
19 Mar 2026 Midnite Ain't Your Grandad's Bookie Handicap Newcastle (AW) Class 4 3rd/6 0.3 Standard 5f David Nolan OR 77 11/4
22 Jan 2026 Midnite Ain't Your Grandad's Bookie Handicap Newcastle (AW) Class 4 6th/8 0.3 Standard 5f Paul Mulrennan OR 79 18/1
4 Oct 2025 Watch Race Replays On racingtv.com Handicap Redcar Class 4 10th/10 1.75 Good To Soft 5f Cam Hardie OR 81 16/1
20 Sep 2025 Racing Welfare Handicap Chester Class 4 5th/9 1 Soft 5½f Aiden Brookes OR 82 14/1

Connections

Trainer
Paul Midgley 10%
Jockey
David Nolan 10%
Owner
Buist Crowther Shields
Sire
Mayson
Dam
Mail Express
Dam sire
Cape Cross
Country
Ireland
Age
9yo

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