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b gelding · by Sottsass (FR) out of Fuse (FR)

★ Career record

11
Runs
2
Wins
18%
Win %
6
Placed
55%
Place %
£21,879
Earnings
Recent form 161144281 most recent on right

★ Peak ratings achieved

85
Peak OR
1
Best finish

OR = Official Rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed

★ Performance breakdowns

By course

course Runs Wins Placed Win %
Catterick 2 1 1 50%
Newbury 2 0 0 0%
Chelmsford City (AW) 2 0 2 0%
Windsor 1 0 0 0%
Taunton 1 0 1 0%
Doncaster 1 0 0 0%

By going

going Runs Wins Placed Win %
Good To Soft 3 1 1 33%
Good To Firm 2 1 1 50%
Good 2 0 1 0%
Standard 2 0 2 0%
Soft 1 0 0 0%
Standard To Slow 1 0 1 0%

By distance

distance Runs Wins Placed Win %
1m1f–1m2f 4 1 2 25%
1m3f–1m4f 2 1 1 50%
2m1f–2m4f 2 0 1 0%
1m 2 0 2 0%
2m 1 0 0 0%

★ Recent form analyst notes

  • Pos 1 22 Jul Catterick

    tracked the front-runner and closed up 3f out - driven into the front 2f out - stayed on well in the final furlong

  • Pos 8 29 Jun Windsor

    Sluggish start settling last - moved into the front group by the 1f mark - shared control 3f out - pressed for effort 2f out then overtaken inside the final furlong - faded quickly to finish 8th

  • Pos 2 8 Jan Taunton

    Settled in second early - pressed the front-runner three out - narrowly behind with two to go - lost momentum after the last and dropped away

  • Pos 4 17 Dec Newbury

    Sent straight to the front and opened a big advantage - margin maintained approaching four out - lost fluency three out - driven and gap narrowed approaching last - overtaken inside final furlong and lost place - finished fourth

Per-race notes from official racing analyst commentary.

⏱ Race history

1
22 Jul
Catterick — Sky Bet Go-Racing-In-Yorkshire Summer Festival Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race)
1m 4f · Good To Firm · Class 4 · Clifford Lee
15/8J
SP
8
29 Jun
Windsor — Download The Fitzdares App Now Handicap (GBBPlus Race)
1m 2f · Good To Firm · Class 3 · Sean Levey
33/1
SP
2
8 Jan
Taunton — 3 February Sporting Clubs Day Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2)
2m 0.5f · Good · Class 4 · Harry Cobden
13/8
SP
4
17 Dec
Newbury — Odds Boost Tokens Live At BetVictor Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)
2m 0.5f · Good To Soft · Class 3 · Sean Bowen
3/1J
SP
4
21 Nov
Catterick — racingtv.com/freetrial Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)
1m 7.5f · Good · Class 4 · James Bowen
9/4
SP
11
25 Oct
Newbury — Tony Penny 50th Birthday Handicap (GBBPlus Race)
1m 2f · Soft · Class 3 · Edward Greatrex
3/1F
SP
6
11 Sep
Doncaster — Winners Wear Skopes Menswear Handicap (GBBPlus Race)
1m 4f · Good To Soft · Class 3 · Oisin Murphy
10/3
SP
1
29 Aug
Salisbury — Cara Glass British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
1m 2f · Good To Soft · Class 4 · Daniel Muscutt
8/11F
SP
2
12 Jun
Chelmsford City (AW) — bet365 'Confined' Maiden Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race)
1m 2f · Standard · Class 4 · Oisin Murphy
4/6F
SP
2
22 May
Chelmsford City (AW) — Watch Live Racing At bet365 Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1)
1m · Standard · Class 4 · Oisin Murphy
5/2
SP
3
7 Apr
Kempton (AW) — Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2)
1m · Standard To Slow · Class 5 · Oisin Murphy
18/1
SP

★ Breeding

Date of birth
8 Apr
Sire
Sottsass (FR)
Dam
Fuse (FR)
Damsire
Teofilo (IRE)
Breeder
Comte Guillaume De Saint-Seine

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