The Very Thing
9-year-old gelding with 1 win from 14 runs who runs best on slightly soft ground.
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_soft ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Returning from a 1042-day absence
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to soft (some give)
Loves
Good (a little give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
22 May
DNF
Market Rasen
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
23 Feb
DNF
Sedgefield
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
1 Jan
DNF
Catterick Bridge
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 9 runners
18 Nov
3rd
Catterick Bridge
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 7 runners
16 Jul
DNF
Cartmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
19 May
6th
Market Rasen
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
17 Apr
2nd
Market Rasen
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
24 Mar
5th
Sedgefield
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
7 Mar
DNF
Wetherby
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 10 runners
13 Jan
🏆 Won
Catterick Bridge
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
4 |
1 win, 1 third, 2 other |
1 Jan |
25% |
| Wetherby Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
7 Mar |
0% |
| Market Rasen Sharp |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
22 May |
0% |
| Sedgefield Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
23 Feb |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
18 Nov |
0% |
| Cartmel Tight |
1 |
1 other |
16 Jul |
0% |
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