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Bit Of A Quirke

10-year-old gelding with 1 win from 17 runs who runs best on mostly firm ground.
Quick facts
Age
10 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Monsieur Bond
Mother
Silk
Owner
A Quirke & Mrs G B Walford
Official rating
54

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
17
Career races
1
Wins
5.9%
Win rate
avg ~10%
35.3%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
1171 days
Since last race

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_firm ground: 1 wins from 6 starts (17%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Returning from a 945-day absence
⚠ Yet to win at Beverley in 12 attempts
⚠ Struggles on RH Undulating tracks: 0 wins from 12 starts

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Loves
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
1M3F – 1M4F
Unknown
1M6F – 2M
Unknown
1M1F – 1M2F
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
Class 6 (grassroots)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
27 Aug
4th
Beverley
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 10 runners
24 Jul
3rd
Beverley
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 8 runners
18 Jul
5th
Beverley
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 11 runners
10 Jun
6th
Beverley
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
31 May
6th
Beverley
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
12 May
3rd
Ripon
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 7 runners
27 Apr
3rd
Beverley
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 12 runners
28 Aug
7th
Beverley
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 10 runners
1 Aug
4th
Ripon
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 5 runners
26 Jul
3rd
Beverley
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
Dougie Costello Current jockey
0%
Win rate
0/4
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/3
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
100%
Win rate
1/1
Wins / rides
Paul Hanagan
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
Miss Natalya Irvine
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Beverley
Undulating
12 3 thirds, 9 other 27 Aug 0%
Ripon
Sharp
3 1 second, 1 third, 1 other 12 May 0%
Leicester
Sharp
1 1 win 20 Jul 100%
Pontefract
Undulating
1 1 other 6 Jun 0%