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Jockey:
Harry Russell
Trainer:
Harvey Bastiman
Form:
038010070
Owner:
Harvey Bastiman Racing
Age:
13
Sex:
Gelding
Colour:
Bay
Official Rating:
72
Last Ran:
1682 days ago
Sire:
PASTORAL PURSUITS
Dam:
OH SO SAUCY
Dam's Sire:
Imperial Ballet
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Records (since 2009)
Race Type
Starts
Wins
2nds
3rds
Flat Turf
68
9
3
5
Form
DATE
COURSE
DIST.
GOING
CL.
TYPE
POS.
BEATEN
JOCKEY
SP
OR
REPLAY
26 Oct 2021
Cat
5f 212y
Soft
4
F
10/10
16.65
Harry Russell
25/1
72
-
16 Oct 2021
Cat
5f 212y
Gd/Sft
4
F
7/11
6.27
Oliver Stammers
25/1
73
04 Oct 2021
Pon
6f
Heavy
5
F
15/17
23.07
Sam James
25/1
74
Change of Owner: Rebecca Bastiman Racing to Harvey Bastiman Racing
Change of Owner: Rebecca Bastiman Racing to Harvey Bastiman Racing
17 Aug 2021
Ham
6f 6y
Good
4
F
11/11
8.07
Andrew Mullen
25/1
74
04 Aug 2021
Pon
6f
Heavy
4
F
1/8
0.75
Sam James
22/1
70
10 Jul 2021
Yor
6f
Good
4
F
17/19
11.77
Dylan Hogan
125/1
73
28 May 2021
Hay
6f
Gd/Sft
5
F
8/8
4.42
Louis Steward
8/1
74
01 May 2021
Thi
6f
Good
4
F
16/16
16.32
Sam James
33/1
76
15 Apr 2021
Rip
6f
Gd/Frm
4
F
12/14
9.25
J Fanning
10/1
77
163 day break
Change of Stable: Rebecca Bastiman to Harvey Bastiman
163 day breakChange of Stable: Rebecca Bastiman to Harvey Bastiman
03 Nov 2020
Red
7f
Heavy
4
F
10/12
15.25
J Fanning
33/1
78
17 Oct 2020
Cat
5f 212y
Heavy
4
F
4/11
2.80
Sam James
8/1
79
29 Sep 2020
Ayr
6f
Good
4
F
9/11
3.70
J Fanning
9/1
80
18 Sep 2020
Ayr
6f
Gd/Sft
2
F
2/23
1.00
J Fanning
40/1
79
04 Sep 2020
Thi
6f
Gd/Sft
4
F
11/20
8.75
Sam James
40/1
79
13 Aug 2020
Ham
6f 6y
Gd/Sft
4
F
8/10
9.75
Daniel Tudhope
18/1
81
24 Jul 2020
Rip
6f
Gd/Frm
3
F
3/12
2.25
Sam James
22/1
81
03 Jul 2020
Ham
6f 6y
Soft
4
F
5/11
9.00
J Fanning
5/1
82
19 Jun 2020
Nmj
6f
Good
4
F
1/7
0.20
Rowan Scott
17/2
78
234 day break
234 day break
29 Oct 2019
Cat
7f 6y
Heavy
4
F
7/8
6.72
David Allan
14/1
80
11 Oct 2019
Yor
5f
Soft
3
F
15/22
9.85
Phil Dennis
22/1
82
20 Sep 2019
Ayr
6f
Gd/Frm
2
F
10/24
3.32
J Fanning
40/1
83
54 day break
54 day break
28 Jul 2019
Pon
6f
Soft
3
F
6/9
7.70
Daniel Tudhope
7/1
85
19 Jul 2019
Ham
6f 6y
Soft
2
F
7/13
8.05
Rowan Scott
33/1
87
03 Jul 2019
Thi
6f
Gd/Frm
3
F
7/9
6.75
Lewis Edmunds
16/1
88
08 Jun 2019
Hay
6f
Heavy
3
F
9/15
9.15
David Probert
14/1
89
10 May 2019
Rip
6f
Gd/Sft
4
F
1/9
3.00
Daniel Tudhope
9/2
83
-
29 Apr 2019
Thi
6f
Gd/Frm
4
F
5/14
3.75
Rowan Scott
33/1
83
220 day break
Change of Owner: Prestige Thoroughbred Racing to Rebecca Bastiman Racing
Change of Stable: Keith Dalgleish to Rebecca Bastiman
220 day breakChange of Owner: Prestige Thoroughbred Racing to Rebecca Bastiman RacingChange of Stable: Keith Dalgleish to Rebecca Bastiman
21 Sep 2018
Ayr
6f
Heavy
2
F
15/23
5.90
Rowan Scott
25/1
84
21 Aug 2018
Ham
6f 6y
Gd/Sft
4
F
1/13
0.20
Jason Hart
14/1
79
07 Aug 2018
Ayr
5f
Good
4
F
3/7
3.25
J Fanning
2/1
80
30 Jul 2018
Ayr
6f
Good
4
F
4/10
1.05
Phillip Makin
9/1
80
20 Jul 2018
Ham
6f 6y
Gd/Frm
2
F
10/10
15.27
Rowan Scott
22/1
83
22 Jun 2018
Ayr
6f
Good
3
F
8/8
5.35
Rowan Scott
12/1
85
22 May 2018
Ayr
6f
Firm
3
F
4/7
1.45
Rowan Scott
4/1
87
16 May 2018
Yor
6f
Gd/Frm
2
F
14/19
12.30
Luke Morris
33/1
87
30 Apr 2018
Thi
6f
Gd/Sft
4
F
6/15
1.85
Rowan Scott
8/1
87
25 Mar 2018
Don
6f 2y
Heavy
3
F
3/14
1.25
Rowan Scott
25/1
87
-
134 day break
134 day break
11 Nov 2017
Don
6f 2y
Gd/Sft
1
F
11/14
11.99
Andrew Mullen
100/1
-
-
30 Sep 2017
Hay
6f
Heavy
3
F
8/15
7.95
Rowan Scott
25/1
88
Change of Stable: K Dalgleish to Keith Dalgleish
Change of Stable: K Dalgleish to Keith Dalgleish
09 Sep 2017
Asc
5f
Heavy
3
F
5/10
2.45
Rowan Scott
7/1
89
05 Aug 2017
Ham
5f 7y
Soft
3
F
5/6
8.75
Rowan Scott
9/2
-
21 Jul 2017
Ham
6f 6y
Good
2
F
2/14
1.25
Rowan Scott
28/1
88
10 Jul 2017
Ayr
6f
Soft
4
F
1/13
1.25
Rowan Scott
15/2
82
01 Jul 2017
Don
6f 2y
Gd/Sft
4
F
4/13
1.27
Rowan Scott
7/1
82
-
24 Jun 2017
Ayr
6f
Good
4
F
3/7
1.35
Rowan Scott
13/2
82
12 Jun 2017
Ayr
5f
Soft
4
F
2/7
1.50
D C Costello
17/2
82
10 May 2017
Chs
7f 1y
Gd/Frm
4
F
12/13
24.95
Jim Crowley
11/1
84
19 Apr 2017
Nmj
6f
Gd/Frm
2
F
7/8
10.60
L Morris
16/1
85
26 Mar 2017
Naa
6f
Heavy
F
9/18
5.80
Connor Beasley
12/1
86
163 day break
163 day break
14 Oct 2016
Hay
6f
Gd/Frm
3
F
15/15
21.47
J Fanning
16/1
88
16 Sep 2016
Ayr
6f
Soft
2
F
20/24
14.22
Jim Crowley
8/1
90
04 Sep 2016
Yor
6f
Gd/Sft
3
F
1/9
0.50
Jim Crowley
9/2
85
20 Aug 2016
Chs
5f 110y
Good
4
F
4/10
1.80
P Makin
5/1
85
06 Aug 2016
Ayr
5f
Good
4
F
3/10
0.60
Jason Hart
4/1
85
23 Jul 2016
Nwc
6f
Std
4
F
9/13
7.55
P Makin
8/1
85
-
04 Jul 2016
Ayr
5f
Soft
3
F
1/8
2.00
J Fanning
10/3
78
28 Jun 2016
Ham
6f 6y
Good
4
F
4/9
2.30
P Makin
5/1
78
18 Jun 2016
Ayr
6f
Good
4
F
4/9
7.25
R Winston
5/2
79
27 May 2016
Hay
6f
Gd/Frm
4
F
6/14
2.55
T P Queally
15/2
80
14 May 2016
Nmj
6f
Good
2
F
7/11
4.85
J Fanning
14/1
82
224 day break
224 day break
03 Oct 2015
Red
6f
Good
1
F
9/20
8.80
Kieron Fallon
25/1
-
20 Sep 2015
Ham
5f 4y
Gd/Frm
5
F
4/4
2.70
P Makin
5/4
85
06 Sep 2015
Yor
7f
Good
4
F
6/9
4.30
P Makin
10/3
85
19 Aug 2015
Yor
6f
Good
2
F
8/18
9.35
P Makin
17/2
86
24 Jul 2015
Thi
6f
Good
3
F
5/7
4.50
P Makin
9/4
86
11 Jul 2015
Yor
6f
Gd/Frm
2
F
1/8
0.20
P Makin
7/1
-
08 Jun 2015
Ayr
6f
Gd/Sft
5
F
1/7
1.25
P Makin
14/1
-
28 May 2015
Hay
6f
Good
5
F
6/10
8.70
P Makin
33/1
-
2297 day break
Change of Owner: Rebecca Bastiman Racing to Prestige Thoroughbred Racing
Change of Stable: Harvey Bastiman to K Dalgleish
2297 day breakChange of Owner: Rebecca Bastiman Racing to Prestige Thoroughbred RacingChange of Stable: Harvey Bastiman to K Dalgleish
11 Feb 2009
Mus
4
3/0
Billy Garritty
12/1
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