============================================================================== RACE: Plumpton ? · 2026-05-26 Kalm Club @ Welborne Cafe Handicap Hurdle Good · Hurdle · Turf ============================================================================== Status FINISHED ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. EARTH KING (IRE) (#1) 10yo G · p Connections Jockey Conor O'Farrell Trainer Neil Mulholland Owner R M Penny Pedigree Sire Shirocco (GER) Dam Beach Beauty (IRE) Damsire Winged Love Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 14:41 3.25 (Bet365) 17:42 3.50 (Bet365) 21:21 3.75 (Bet365) 00:31 4.00 (Midnite) 06:20 4.33 (Bet365) 06:36 4.50 (Midnite) 06:55 5.00 (William Hill) 07:15 5.50 (Midnite) 07:30 5.00 (William Hill) 07:32 5.50 (Midnite) 09:45 5.00 (Bet365) 09:56 5.50 (Midnite) 10:12 5.00 (Bet365) 12:14 5.50 (Bet365) 13:34 6.00 (Bet365) 13:41 5.50 (Bet365) 14:24 6.00 (Bet365) 14:30 5.50 (Bet365) 17:09 5.00 (Bet365) 18:01 5.50 (Bet365) 18:22 5.00 (Bet365) 18:24 5.50 (Bet365) 18:34 6.00 (Spreadex) ELO Horse 1585.0 (23 runs, 5 wins, 21.7%) Jockey 1565.3 (2748 runs, 275 wins, 10.0%) Trainer 1594.1 (4850 runs, 655 wins, 13.5%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 3m1f no data Jockey @ 3m1f no data Jockey @ Plumpton 50r 7w 14% A/E 0.82 (negative) Jockey × trainer 306r 44w 14% A/E 0.93 (fair) Trainer @ 3m1f no data Trainer @ Plumpton 301r 40w 13% A/E 0.80 (negative) Sire progeny @ 3m1f no data Sire progeny in Class 4 1989r 274w 14% A/E 0.99 (fair) Dam progeny @ 3m1f no data Dam progeny in Class 4 17r 3w 18% A/E 1.13 (value) Damsire grand @ 3m1f no data Damsire grand in Class 4 410r 56w 14% A/E 1.00 (fair) Past form (last 20 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-26 Plumpton 3m1f Good Cla 2/5 9/2 2.75L 120 122 Conor O'Farrell Pressed leader - led 4 out - faced challenge 3 out - headed 2 out - no extra run-in(op 4/1) 2026-05-05 Hereford 3m1½f Good Cla 1/5 2/1 won 116 120 Jack Tudor Raced in third - detached 9th - pushed along and headway 2 out - challenging when bumped approaching last - soon led - stayed on - ridden out(op 5/2 tchd 15/8) 2026-04-09 Taunton 3m Good Cla 4/4 13/2 0.05L 118 118 Conor O'Farrell Prominent - disputing second after 3 out - lost second when bumped before 2 out - kept on but lost third final strides(op 7/1) 2025-09-04 Sedgefield 3m3f Good Cla 5/8 13/2 9.50L 120 109 Conor O'Farrell Prominent - weakened from 2 out - not fluent last (vet said gelding was struck into on his right hind)(op 11/2) 2025-07-27 Uttoxeter 2m7½f Good Cla 6/6 5/1 0.75L 120 117 Conor O'Farrell In touch with leaders - headway after 3 out - pressed leaders when not fluent 2 out - outpaced approaching last - edged left run-in(op 9/2 tchd 4/1) 2025-07-08 Uttoxeter 2m7½f Good Cla 1/8 10/1 won 116 122 Conor O'Farrell Raced in second - led after omitted 3 out - pushed along and kept on well after omitted 2 out(op 11/1 tchd 17/2) 2025-05-06 Worcester 2m7f Good Cla UR/9 5/1 — 116 115 Harry Cobden Held up in rear - headway 8th - 2 lengths third and pushed along when bad mistake and unseated rider 2 out(op 9/2) 2024-10-22 Exeter 2m7f Good To S Cla 1/13 7/2F won 110 115 Harry Cobden Towards rear - headway 7th - pressed leaders home turn - pushed along and disputed lead after 3 out - ridden after 2 out - stayed on and led clearly towards finish(op 16/5) 2024-09-16 Worcester 2m7f Good Cla 8/14 5/1 10.00L 111 94 Dylan Johnston In touch with leaders - hit 4 out - weakened 2 out(op 13/2) 2024-06-30 Uttoxeter 2m7½f Good To S Cla 5/13 8/1 1.00L 112 110 Dylan Johnston Prominent - kept on from 2 out - not pace to challenge(op 11/1 tchd 12/1) 2024-06-12 Fontwell 3m2f Good Cla 4/6 2/1 1.50L 112 109 Harry Cobden In touch with leaders - towards rear 5th - some headway after 3 out - outpaced 2 out - rallied last - stayed on run-in - never dangerous(op 5/2) 2024-05-16 Fontwell 3m2f Good To S Cla 1/5 9/2 won 107 115 Harry Cobden Prominent - reminder after 2nd - ridden after 3 out - pressed leaders 2 out - led narrowly last - went clear run-in - ridden out(tchd 7/2) 2024-04-21 Wincanton 3m1f Good Cla PU/8 3/1 — 110 — Harry Cobden Prominent early - dropped to last 5th - detached from 14th - pulled up after 17th - never going well(op 10/3) 2024-02-14 Fontwell 3m2f Heavy Cla PU/9 4/1F — 112 — Harry Cobden Towards rear - headway on outer 11th - slow jump and lost ground 4 out - pulled up home turn(op 5/1) 2024-01-23 Newbury 2m6½f Good To S Cla 5/13 17/2 18.00L 114 98 Harry Cobden Didn't jump with fluency - in rear - some headway after 12th - outpaced 5 out - headway after last - never on terms(op 12/1) 2023-12-26 Wincanton 2m4f Good To S Cla 3/7 12/1 1.50L 115 122 Bryan Carver Prominent - hit 4 out - went third after 3 out - stayed on 2023-12-06 Ludlow 2m Soft Cla 5/5 13/2 2.00L 118 94 Richie McLernon Raced in second - lost second 4th - dropped to last 5 out - soon weakened(tchd 8/1) 2023-11-13 Kempton 2m4½f Good Cla PU/11 20/1 — 120 — Richie McLernon In touch with leaders - prominent in chasing group after 4th - dropped to midfield after 7th - in rear when mistake 10th - pulled up after 11th(op 22/1 tchd 18/1) 2023-03-30 Taunton 2m3f Heavy Cla 2/6 13/2 1.25L 118 122 A P Heskin Held up in rear - headway 3 out - went second and pushed along before 2 out - ridden run-in - kept on but always held(op 9/1) 2023-02-24 Exeter 2m2½f Good Cla 1/4 4/1 won — 120 Danny McMenamin Made all - nudged along 2 out - ridden briefly run-in - pushed out towards finish - comfortably (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding was suited by drop back in trip to 2m2f and today's contest being a weaker race - which was noted)(op 9/2) Comment Pressed leader - led 4 out - faced challenge 3 out - headed 2 out - no extra run-in(op 4/1) Finishing result Position 2 SP 9/2 (5.500) Beaten (L) 2.75 Total beaten 2.75 OR after 120 In-running comment Pressed leader - led 4 out - faced challenge 3 out - headed 2 out - no extra run-in(op 4/1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. ESCAPOLOGIST (FR) (#2) 7yo G Connections Jockey Sean Bowen Trainer Nick Scholfield Owner K N Waite Construction Limited Pedigree Sire It's Gino (GER) Dam Comohio (FR) Damsire Comte Du Bourg Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 14:41 5.00 (Bet365) 21:00 4.50 (Bet365) 21:21 4.33 (Bet365) 00:31 4.00 (Bet365) 05:53 3.75 (Bet365) 05:57 3.50 (Bet365) 06:26 3.25 (Bet365) 06:36 3.50 (Bet365) 07:32 3.75 (Bet365) 09:52 4.00 (Bet365) 10:02 3.75 (Bet365) 10:43 4.00 (Bet365) 13:41 4.33 (Bet365) 15:28 4.50 (Bet365) 15:41 4.33 (Bet365) 15:47 4.50 (Bet365) ELO Horse 1622.5 (14 runs, 2 wins, 14.3%) Jockey 1548.2 (5822 runs, 1092 wins, 18.8%) Trainer 1499.2 (124 runs, 21 wins, 16.9%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 3m1f no data Jockey @ 3m1f no data Jockey @ Plumpton 99r 18w 18% A/E 0.89 (fair) Jockey × trainer 16r 7w 44% A/E 1.48 (value) Trainer @ 3m1f no data Trainer @ Plumpton 3r 2w 67% A/E 2.16 (value) Sire progeny @ 3m1f no data Sire progeny in Class 4 115r 21w 18% A/E 0.93 (fair) Dam progeny @ 3m1f no data Dam progeny in Class 4 7r 2w 29% A/E 1.18 (value) Damsire grand @ 3m1f no data Damsire grand in Class 4 45r 8w 18% A/E 0.93 (fair) Past form (last 15 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-26 Plumpton 3m1f Good Cla 3/5 5/2F 2.00L 116 120 Sean Bowen In touch with leaders on inner - went third after 3 out - no impression 2 out(op 7/2) 2026-05-08 Market Rasen 2m7f Good Cla 6/8 15/8J 2.75L 116 121 Jonathan Burke Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear - headway before 3 out - weakened before 2 out (jockey said gelding never travelled)(op 5/2 tchd 11/4) 2026-03-27 Wetherby 3m Good Cla 4/6 9/4F 0.20L 118 116 Jonathan Burke Soon raced in fourth towards rear - lost position before 3 out - soon hung left - headway before last - briefly went third run-in - soon no extra(op 5/2 tchd 2/1) 2026-03-15 Market Rasen 2m7f Good To S Cla 1/6 100/30 won 111 114 Jonathan Burke In rear - headway and ridden before 2 out - pressed leaders before last - led run-in - kept on(op 7/2) 2026-02-25 Wincanton 2m4f Good To S Cla 5/15 15/2 0.30L 111 112 Sam Twiston-Davies Prominent - went second 2nd - outpaced when pecked on landing and lost position last(op 17/2 tchd 7/1) 2026-01-22 Huntingdon 2m4½f Soft Cla 4/15 16/1 0.50L 113 110 Alex Chadwick In touch with leaders - headway and pressed leaders before 2 out - weakening when lost third towards finish(op 18/1) 2025-05-28 Newton Abbot 2m5½f Good Cla 4/7 2/1F 2.75L 115 109 Alex Chadwick Pressed leader - led narrowly before 3rd - headed before 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 9/4 and tchd 5/2) 2025-05-10 Haydock 3m½f Good Cla 9/13 11/1 0.20L 117 110 Sam Twiston-Davies Midfield - in touch with leaders when not fluent 3 out (usual 4 out) - weakened gradually from 2 out(op 12/1) 2025-04-21 Plumpton 2m4½f Good Cla 4/10 12/1 11.00L 119 109 Sam Twiston-Davies Held up in rear - hit 3rd - outpaced but went fourth after 2 out (usual 3 out) - no impression approaching last(op 16/1) 2025-03-17 Southwell 2m4½f Good To S Cla 2/7 5/2 12.00L 121 108 Alex Chadwick Prominent - lost ground after 8th - outpaced after 4 out - soon rallied - went third approaching last - no chance with winner but kept on and went second final strides(op 9/4) 2025-02-14 Fakenham 2m4f Good Cla 2/5 7/2 0.75L — 117 Alex Chadwick Raced in second - pressed winner before last - kept on final 110yds(tchd 4/1) 2025-01-19 Fakenham 2m4f Good Cla 1/8 5/4J won — 112 Alex Chadwick Prominent - raced in third behind clear leaders 6th - pushed along before 8th - good headway 3 out - challenging 2 out - ridden to lead approaching last - kept on well run-in - just did enough(op 11/8 tchd 6/5) 2024-11-28 Taunton 2m½f Good To S Cla 3/8 8/1 1.25L — 98 Charlie Hammond Led - clear after 3f - headed and raced in second after 5f - led again over 2f out - joined over 1f out - lost position and no extra final 110yds(op 13/2 tchd 11/1) 2024-10-16 Worcester 2m Soft Cla 4/12 125/1 3.00L — 98 Charlie Hammond Disputed lead - led clearly 3f out - headed 1f out - soon no extra(tchd 100/1 and tchd 150/1) 2024-05-16 Fontwell 2m1½f Good To S Cla 7/12 66/1 2.75L — 63 Charlie Hammond Always behind(op 80/1) Comment In touch with leaders on inner - went third after 3 out - no impression 2 out(op 7/2) Finishing result Position 3 SP 5/2F (3.500) Beaten (L) 2.00 Total beaten 4.75 OR after 116 In-running comment In touch with leaders on inner - went third after 3 out - no impression 2 out(op 7/2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. JUBILANT (FR) (#3) 7yo G Connections Jockey Jonathan Burke Trainer James Owen Owner Mr Mrs R Sage Pedigree Sire Doctor Dino (FR) Dam A Merveille (FR) Damsire Network Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 14:41 9.00 (Bet365) 17:42 7.00 (BetTom) 18:00 6.00 (Virgin Bet) 21:21 5.50 (Bet365) 01:31 6.50 (Bet365) 06:49 6.00 (Bet365) 07:03 5.50 (Bet365) 07:30 6.00 (BetTom) 07:32 5.00 (Bet365) 07:58 4.50 (Bet365) 09:52 5.00 (Bet365) 11:02 4.50 (Bet365) 11:08 5.00 (Bet365) 12:14 4.50 (Bet365) 13:24 4.33 (Bet365) 16:14 4.00 (Bet365) 17:09 3.75 (Bet365) 17:46 4.00 (Bet365) 17:55 3.75 (Bet365) 18:30 4.00 (Bet365) 18:34 3.75 (Bet365) ELO Horse 1606.1 (19 runs, 5 wins, 26.3%) Jockey 1639.3 (4146 runs, 501 wins, 12.1%) Trainer 1698.4 (2204 runs, 420 wins, 19.1%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 3m1f no data Jockey @ 3m1f no data Jockey @ Plumpton 46r 12w 26% A/E 1.46 (value) Jockey × trainer 26r 7w 27% A/E 1.48 (value) Trainer @ 3m1f no data Trainer @ Plumpton 44r 11w 25% A/E 1.21 (value) Sire progeny @ 3m1f no data Sire progeny in Class 4 320r 68w 21% A/E 1.01 (fair) Dam progeny @ 3m1f no data Dam progeny in Class 4 13r 3w 23% A/E 0.77 (negative) Damsire grand @ 3m1f no data Damsire grand in Class 4 183r 35w 19% A/E 0.93 (fair) Past form (last 20 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-26 Plumpton 3m1f Good Cla 1/5 11/4 won 115 118 Jonathan Burke In touch with leaders on outer 2nd - went second after 4 out - challenging when not fluent 3 out - led 2 out - ridden run-in - comfortably(tchd 5/2) 2026-04-01 Southwell 3m½f Good Cla PU/8 15/2 — 118 — Jonathan Burke In touch with leaders - dropped to last before 4 out - pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(tchd 8/1) 2026-03-08 Warwick 3m5f Good To S Cla 6/8 10/1 14.00L 124 92 Jonathan Burke Pressed leader - led before 7th - not fluent 4 out - not fluent 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 12/1) 2025-12-15 Plumpton 3m1½f Good To S Cla 1/5 4/1 won 119 127 Jonathan Burke Led narrowly or disputed lead - led clearly 6th - went clear 2 out - ridden out(op 5/1 and tchd 11/2) 2025-11-21 Ascot 3m Good Cla 5/9 5/1 0.30L 120 127 Sean Bowen In rear - mistake 11th - not fluent 14th - headway after 3 out - no impression run-in(tchd 9/2) 2025-10-19 Kempton 3m Good Cla 3/6 100/30 16.00L 122 114 Caoilin Quinn Prominent - lost second and in touch with leaders halfway - hit 13th - mistake 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 4/1 tchd 9/2) 2025-09-23 Warwick 3m Good Cla 3/6 5/2J 5.50L 122 126 Sean Bowen Raced in third - not fluent 6th - headway before 2 out - weakening when not fluent last(op 7/2) 2025-07-17 Worcester 2m7f Good Cla 1/3 5/4F won 118 126 Sean Bowen Raced in third - went second 8th - briefly disputed lead with one circuit to go - not fluent 10th - hit 5 out - pushed along before 4 out - challenging when not fluent 2 out - soon led - ridden clear run-in(op 11/8 tchd 13/8) 2025-07-02 Worcester 2m7f Good Cla 3/8 11/4 3.25L 118 123 Sam Twiston-Davies In rear - headway 5 out - went third 4 out - kept on but no extra run-in(op 7/2) 2025-05-20 Southwell 3m2f Good Cla 1/4 7/4 won 115 121 Sean Bowen In touch with leaders - dropped to rear 4th - not fluent 8th - went third again 16th - outpaced 4 out - rallied home turn - pressed leader 3 out - ridden and hung left before 2 out - kept on well run-in - led towards finish - won going away(op 9/4) 2025-04-06 Plumpton 3m1f Good Cla 5/5 9/4F 0.05L 116 96 Alex Chadwick In touch with leaders - headway before 3 out - weakened approaching last(op 3/1 tchd 85/40) 2025-03-21 Newbury 3m Good To S Cla 3/6 15/2 8.00L 118 111 Sam Twiston-Davies Towards rear but in touch with leaders - headway on inner 3 out - weakened gradually from 2 out(tchd 13/2 and 8/1) 2025-03-04 Market Rasen 2m7f Good To S Cla 5/6 9/4J 3.50L 118 114 Alex Chadwick Held up in last - outpaced 2 out - some headway approaching last - no impression run-in(op 2/1) 2025-02-20 Huntingdon 3m1f Good To S Cla 1/6 2/1F won 108 118 Alex Chadwick Travelled strongly - held up in rear - good jump and smooth headway 8th - pressed leader when not fluent 3 out - soon led going easily - went clear 2 out - pushed along approaching last - went further clear run-in - eased run-in - readily 2024-12-08 Huntingdon 2m4½f Soft Cla PU/8 2/1F — 108 — Callum Pritchard In touch with leaders - lost position after 7th - weakened 3 out - pulled up last (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the going - which was officially described as soft on this occasion - and would prefer a quicker surface)(op 9/4) 2024-11-17 Fontwell 2m1½f Good Cla 3/8 11/8 4.50L — 95 James Bowen Prominent - outpaced from 2 out(op 5/4 tchd 11/10) 2024-10-30 Fakenham 2m Good Cla 3/5 5/6F 22.00L — 80 Sam Twiston-Davies Led - not fluent and headed 3 out - soon lost second - weakened 2 out(op 4/5 tchd 10/11) 2024-05-16 Fontwell 2m1½f Good To S Cla 2/12 10/11F 2.50L — 110 Caoilin Quinn Held up in rear - midfield after 5f - headway from 5f out - went second over 3f out - hung right home straight - ridden when challenging 2f out - kept on final furlong (jockey said gelding hung right-handed in straight)(op 11/10 tchd 6/5) 2024-04-25 Huntingdon 2m Good Cla 1/13 16/5 won — 109 Caoilin Quinn Held up in rear - smooth headway 5f out - joined leaders and going best home turn - soon led - shaken up and went well clear from over 1f out - easily(op 7/2 tchd 11/4) 2024-03-31 Market Rasen 2m½f Good To S Cla 3/6 5/1 0.30L — 106 Jonjo O'Neill Jr Prominent - led after 2f - increased tempo over 3f out - pushed along over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - no extra final 110yds - weakened and lost second towards finish(op 4/1 tchd 7/2) Comment In touch with leaders on outer 2nd - went second after 4 out - challenging when not fluent 3 out - led 2 out - ridden run-in - comfortably(tchd 5/2) Finishing result Position 1 SP 11/4 (3.750) Beaten (L) 0.00 Total beaten 0.00 OR after 115 In-running comment In touch with leaders on outer 2nd - went second after 4 out - challenging when not fluent 3 out - led 2 out - ridden run-in - comfortably(tchd 5/2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. SEA INVASION (IRE) (#4) 8yo G · tv Connections Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies Trainer Anthony Honeyball Owner Richard Mrs Carol Cheshire Pedigree Sire Sea Moon (GB) Dam Aloha Iwanaga (GER) Damsire Samum Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 14:41 2.88 (Bet365) 16:01 3.50 (CopyBet) 16:40 3.25 (William Hill) 17:42 3.50 (William Hill) 20:01 3.25 (Bet365) 21:21 3.50 (Bet365) 01:31 3.25 (Bet365) 05:57 3.50 (Bet365) 06:42 3.25 (Bet365) 06:49 3.50 (Bet365) 06:55 3.25 (Bet365) 07:58 3.50 (Bet365) 13:49 3.25 (Bet365) 16:07 3.50 (Bet365) 17:01 3.75 (Bet365) 18:30 3.50 (Bet365) 18:34 3.75 (Spreadex) ELO Horse 1642.7 (18 runs, 4 wins, 22.2%) Jockey 1569.9 (6500 runs, 985 wins, 15.2%) Trainer 1588.3 (1768 runs, 324 wins, 18.3%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 3m1f no data Jockey @ 3m1f no data Jockey @ Plumpton 146r 32w 22% A/E 1.04 (fair) Jockey × trainer 263r 50w 19% A/E 0.94 (fair) Trainer @ 3m1f no data Trainer @ Plumpton 191r 47w 25% A/E 1.01 (fair) Sire progeny @ 3m1f no data Sire progeny in Class 4 125r 21w 17% A/E 0.95 (fair) Dam progeny @ 3m1f no data Dam progeny in Class 4 9r 4w 44% A/E 1.85 (value) Damsire grand @ 3m1f no data Damsire grand in Class 4 181r 31w 17% A/E 1.04 (fair) Past form (last 19 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-26 Plumpton 3m1f Good Cla 4/5 11/4 16.00L 114 120 Sam Twiston-Davies Raced lazily - prominent on inner - lost position and slow jump 3rd - jumped left 4th - weakened before 3 out(op 5/2) 2026-04-19 Plumpton 3m1½f Good Cla 1/6 9/4F won 113 119 Sam Twiston-Davies Prominent - outpaced and pushed along after 13th - ridden before 4 out - still plenty to do approaching last - ridden and kept on well run-in - led towards finish(tchd 2/1 and tchd 5/2) 2026-04-06 Plumpton 3m4½f Good Cla 5/10 4/1 1.25L 115 108 Sam Twiston-Davies Led - headed 5th - lost position gradually after 10th - dropped to rear 14th - rallied 3 out - kept on from 2 out(op 10/3 tchd 16/5) 2026-02-14 Ascot 2m7½f Good To S Cla 8/18 33/1 3.75L 117 105 Rex Dingle Prominent - weakened after 2 out(op 25/1) 2026-01-10 Kempton 3m Good Cla 3/5 7/2 1.25L 117 119 Ben Godfrey Pressed leaders - lost position briefly 5th - briefly led 3 out - hit 2 out - soon outpaced - stayed on run-in(op 4/1) 2025-12-04 Wincanton 2m4f Good To S Cla 6/7 11/2 20.00L 115 82 Rex Dingle Towards rear - struggling 4 out - tailed off 2025-05-11 Plumpton 3m1½f Good Cla 1/4 2/1 won 113 118 Rex Dingle Prominent - lost ground before 3rd - not fluent 6th - headway and went second before 13th - niggled along before 4 out - ridden approaching last - led run-in - kept on(tchd 7/4) 2025-04-21 Plumpton 3m1½f Good Cla 1/4 6/5F won 110 118 Sam Twiston-Davies Prominent - pressed leader briefly 3rd - not fluent 5th - slow jump 3 out - pressed leader 2 out - ridden to lead approaching last - drifted left but kept on well run-in - stayed on(op 6/4) 2025-03-18 Exeter 2m3f Good Cla 2/6 EvensF 8.00L 111 114 Chad Bament Held up in rear - outpaced before 4 out - kept on from 2 out - stayed on and went remote second run-in - no match for winner(op 11/10) 2025-02-07 Kempton 3m Good To S Cla 3/7 15/2 23.00L 113 102 Rex Dingle Disputed lead - lost position 4th - prominent when not fluent 5th - mistake 9th - lost ground before 13th - outpaced before 3 out - rallied 2 out - went modest third run-in(op 13/2 tchd 6/1) 2024-12-28 Newbury 2m6½f Good To S Cla 6/8 9/1 4.25L 116 88 Sam Twiston-Davies In touch with leaders - headway after 12th - weakened gradually from 4 out(op 8/1) 2024-12-14 Doncaster 2m3f Good To S Cla 3/9 10/1 10.00L 119 109 Rex Dingle Prominent - chased clear leader 2nd - lost second 9th - not fluent 11th - lost position 4 out - badly hampered by faller 3 out - left in modest third 2 out - no impression approaching last(op 8/1 tchd 15/2) 2024-11-18 Plumpton 2m3½f Good Cla 2/3 EvensF 11.00L 120 116 Rex Dingle Led - not fluent 9th - joined 4 out - headed after 3 out - mistake 2 out - weakened approaching last(tchd 10/11 and tchd 11/10) 2024-04-17 Cheltenham 2m4½f Good Cla 3/15 9/2 0.30L 119 119 Freddie Gingell Prominent - bit short of room and outpaced approaching last - rallied run-in - stayed on final 110yds - not pace to challenge(tchd 5/1) 2024-03-31 Plumpton 2m4½f Good Cla 1/10 7/2F won 112 117 Freddie Gordon Jumped well - prominent - led going easily before 3 out - pushed along home turn - good jump 2 out - ridden and went clear approaching last - kept on well run-in - eased towards finish - readily(op 10/3) 2023-12-26 Kempton 2m Good Cla 4/10 16/1 2.25L — 114 Bryony Frost Midfield - headway after 3 out - bumped home turn - outpaced before 2 out - kept on run-in(tchd 12/1) 2023-12-01 Newbury 2m½f Good To S Cla 3/8 40/1 2.00L — 99 Freddie Gordon In rear - headway into midfield 2nd - mistake 3 out - soon hung left - pressed leaders 2 out - hung left and outpaced run-in(op 33/1) 2023-11-19 Cheltenham 2m½f Soft Cla 5/7 40/1 6.00L — 94 Tom Cannon Prominent - lost position and in rear 4 out - lost touch 3 out(op 33/1) 2023-10-07 Fontwell 2m1½f Good Cla 3/7 13/8F 11.00L — 87 Rex Dingle Prominent - outpaced over 4f out - soon lost ground - ran green home straight - weakening when lost second inside final furlong(op 7/4) Comment Raced lazily - prominent on inner - lost position and slow jump 3rd - jumped left 4th - weakened before 3 out(op 5/2) Finishing result Position 4 SP 11/4 (3.750) Beaten (L) 16.00 Total beaten 20.75 OR after 114 In-running comment Raced lazily - prominent on inner - lost position and slow jump 3rd - jumped left 4th - weakened before 3 out(op 5/2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. STRIKING A POSE (IRE) (#5) 10yo G · p Connections Jockey Freddie Gingell Trainer Joe Tizzard Owner S Clare G Kennington C Knowles Pedigree Sire Getaway (GER) Dam Clonsingle Native (IRE) Damsire Be My Native Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 14:41 5.50 (Bet365) 16:01 7.00 (CopyBet) 16:40 6.50 (William Hill) 17:42 7.00 (William Hill) 00:31 6.50 (Bet365) 06:49 7.00 (William Hill) 07:42 7.50 (William Hill) 07:58 7.00 (Bet365) 09:06 7.50 (Unibet) 10:49 7.00 (Bet365) 11:02 6.50 (Bet365) 16:14 7.00 (Bet365) 17:16 6.50 (Bet365) 18:01 7.00 (Bet365) 18:15 6.50 (Bet365) 18:22 7.00 (Bet365) 18:30 7.50 (Bet365) ELO Horse 1556.3 (44 runs, 7 wins, 15.9%) Jockey 1653.8 (607 runs, 113 wins, 18.6%) Trainer 1617.2 (1502 runs, 225 wins, 15.0%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 3m1f no data Jockey @ 3m1f no data Jockey @ Plumpton 27r 6w 22% A/E 1.19 (value) Jockey × trainer 254r 48w 19% A/E 1.11 (value) Trainer @ 3m1f no data Trainer @ Plumpton 92r 21w 23% A/E 1.12 (value) Sire progeny @ 3m1f no data Sire progeny in Class 4 2835r 408w 14% A/E 0.93 (fair) Dam progeny @ 3m1f no data Dam progeny in Class 4 42r 7w 17% A/E 0.92 (fair) Damsire grand @ 3m1f no data Damsire grand in Class 4 4172r 527w 13% A/E 0.92 (fair) Past form (last 20 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-26 Plumpton 3m1f Good Cla 5/5 8/1 1.00L 107 121 Freddie Gingell Led but pestered - headed 4 out - weakened after 3 out(op 6/1) 2026-05-06 Newton Abbot 3m2½f Good Cla 4/8 3/1C 0.75L 107 118 Freddie Gingell Prominent - led after 3 out - headway 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 7/2 tchd 11/4) 2026-04-14 Newton Abbot 3m2½f Good Cla 1/6 4/1 won 103 108 Freddie Gingell Made all - ridden after 2 out - stayed on(op 5/1) 2026-04-04 Newton Abbot 3m2½f Good Cla 5/7 16/1 4.00L 106 93 Harry Kimber Pressed leader - lost position 7th - outpaced 3 out - rallied 2 out - weakened last 2026-03-23 Wincanton 3m½f Good Cla 9/10 9/1 0.30L 109 91 Mr Richard Upton Prominent - led after 1st - faced challenges before 8th - headed after 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 10/1 tchd 9/1) 2026-02-14 Ascot 2m7½f Good To S Cla 6/18 50/1 0.10L 110 102 Jack Tudor Prominent - weakened after 2 out 2025-12-26 Fontwell 3m2f Good To S Cla PU/6 10/1 — 112 — James Robottom Pressed leader - led after 6th - headed after 7th - soon pressed leader - weakened before 3 out - pulled up before last(op 9/1 tchd 11/1) 2025-12-10 Hereford 3m1f Good To S Cla PU/6 13/2 — 113 — Freddie Gingell Led - headed and reminder 11th - soon dropped to rear - pulled up 14th(op 8/1 tchd 6/1) 2025-11-07 Exeter 2m7f Good Cla 3/14 12/1 0.30L 113 110 Freddie Gingell Led - disputed lead before 6th - headed before 2 out - lost second when no extra run-in(tchd 14/1) 2025-10-18 Newton Abbot 2m5½f Good To S Cla 8/9 7/1 2.00L 114 89 Brendan Powell Prominent - lost position after 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 12/1) 2025-09-29 Newton Abbot 2m5½f Good Cla 2/5 7/1 0.50L 114 115 Brendan Powell Prominent - led before 2 out - headed last - no extra run-in(op 11/2) 2025-05-28 Newton Abbot 2m5½f Good Cla 6/7 15/2 26.00L 114 80 Freddie Gingell Prominent - not fluent 4 out - weakened on turn after 3 out(tchd 7/1 and tchd 17/2) 2025-05-10 Warwick 3m1f Good Cla 1/3 11/4 won 112 116 Freddie Gingell Made all - ridden briefly after 3 out - ridden after 2 out - faced challenge towards finish - always doing enough(op 5/2) 2025-04-19 Newton Abbot 3m2½f Heavy Cla 4/8 16/1 0.50L 112 107 Adam Wedge Prominent - briefly led 8th - led again 3 out - headed then lost second before 2 out - weakening when lost third last(op 8/1) 2025-03-18 Exeter 2m5½f Good Cla 3/6 9/2 7.50L 114 109 Brendan Powell Pressed leader - prominent 3rd - outpaced 2 out - kept on run-in - no match for first two(op 11/2) 2025-02-15 Ascot 2m7½f Good Cla 6/17 33/1 2.25L 116 106 Brendan Powell Prominent - weakened after 2 out (vet said gelding lost his right fore shoe)(op 28/1) 2024-12-30 Taunton 3m Good To S Cla 5/6 11/1 6.00L 118 112 Freddie Gingell Prominent - went second after 2nd - lost position but in touch with leaders 9th - rallied before 2 out - weakened last(op 10/1 tchd 12/1) 2024-12-05 Wincanton 3m1f Soft Cla PU/6 5/1 — 121 — Freddie Gingell Prominent - lost position 16th - weakened after 17th - pulled up after 4 out(op 6/1 tchd 13/2) 2024-11-08 Exeter 3m Good Cla 4/6 100/30 5.50L 122 120 Brendan Powell Led - raced in second after 3rd - lost two places from 4 out - not fluent 2 out - soon weakened(op 18/5 tchd 3/1) 2024-10-22 Exeter 2m7f Good To S Cla 3/13 17/2 11.00L 122 116 Freddie Gingell Disputed lead - lost position but prominent 2nd - weakened before last(op 13/2) Comment Led but pestered - headed 4 out - weakened after 3 out(op 6/1) Finishing result Position 5 SP 8/1 (9.000) Beaten (L) 1.00 Total beaten 21.75 OR after 107 In-running comment Led but pestered - headed 4 out - weakened after 3 out(op 6/1) ============================================================================== HEAD-TO-HEAD (5 past meetings between today's runners) ============================================================================== 2026-05-26 · Plumpton · 3m1f · Class 4 · Good Kalm Club @ Welborne Cafe Handicap Hurdle 1 Jubilant (FR) won SP 11/4 2 Earth King (IRE) 2.75L SP 9/2 3 Escapologist (FR) 2.00L SP 5/2F 4 Sea Invasion (IRE) 16.00L SP 11/4 5 Striking A Pose (IRE) 1.00L SP 8/1 2026-02-14 · Ascot · 2m7½f · Class 3 · Good To Soft Betfair Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Stayers Hurdle Series Qualifier) 6 Striking A Pose (IRE) 0.10L SP 50/1 8 Sea Invasion (IRE) 3.75L SP 33/1 2025-05-28 · Newton Abbot · 2m5½f · Class 4 · Good Chris Wills Memorial Handicap Hurdle 4 Escapologist (FR) 2.75L SP 2/1F 6 Striking A Pose (IRE) 26.00L SP 15/2 2024-10-22 · Exeter · 2m7f · Class 3 · Good To Soft Weatherbys & Birdie Calendars Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Stayers' Hurdle Series Qualifier) 1 Earth King (IRE) won SP 7/2F 3 Striking A Pose (IRE) 11.00L SP 17/2 2024-05-16 · Fontwell · 2m1½f · Class 5 · Good To Soft Watch Live Racing At starsports.bet Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race) 2 Jubilant (FR) 2.50L SP 10/11F 7 Escapologist (FR) 2.75L SP 66/1 ============================================================================== AI RACE VERDICT ============================================================================== Pace scenario: No obvious front-runner profile; likely a steadily-run staying test on a sound surface, which should suit hold-up types like Earth King and Striking A Pose who can pick up off a moderate gallop. Narrative: Small competitive 5-runner handicap hurdle where Earth King returns as last-time-out winner off top OFR 120 and looks the form pick. Striking A Pose is the wild card — running off his lowest mark for ages with the highest RPR (129) in the line-up and from a red-hot Tizzard yard (3/8 in last 14 days). Sea Invasion adds visor to tongue-tie after a respectable LTO win two starts back, while Escapologist has the second-best RPR but his trainer is out of form. Jubilant pulled up last time, has no recent RPR and the longest layoff. Recommended: Earth King Last-time-out winner off the top OFR with the freshest positive form figure in the race, reasonable 21-day turnaround, and a trainer ticking over. Alternative: Striking A Pose Carries the highest RPR (129) off his lowest mark in some time, with cheekpieces back on and the Tizzard yard firing — the each-way value angle if Earth King's penalty bites. ============================================================================== Generated 2026-05-27 19:23 UTC · HorseRacingValue.com · race rac_11970673