Horse

Ventura Express

9yo gelding · by Mayson out of Mail Express (Cape Cross) · Trainer Paul Midgley · Owner Buist, Crowther & Shields

6 wins from 63 runs, placed in 25.

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Runs

Win rate

10%

6 wins

Placed

40%

25 of 63

Official rating

peak 89

Prize money

£90k

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Form over time finishing position and official rating

Oct 24 → Sep 26

Run history

Date	Course	Race	Dist	Going	Class	Draw	Pos	Beaten	Weight	OR	Jockey	Trainer	SP	BSP
23 Sep 26	Redcar	racingtv/freetrial Handicap	5f	Good	C5	1	5/6	3¾L	9-11	70	D Nolan	Paul Midgley	4.00	5.30
13 Aug 26	Beverley	Connexin Super Fast Sprint Handicap	5f	Good To Firm	C5	3	5/10	4¼L	9-5	71	D Nolan	Paul Midgley	3.50	3.99
25 Jul 26	York	Sky Bet 'Jump Jockeys' Nunthorpe' Handicap (To Be Ridden By Professional Jump Jockeys)	5f	Good To Firm	C4	3	4/17	1L	11-3	71	Tristan Durrell	Paul Midgley	15.0	21.0
21 Jun 26	Pontefract	Ponte Premiership Points Mean Prizes Handicap	5f 3y	Good	C4	6	6/9	2L	9-2	73	P Mulrennan	Paul Midgley	9.00	9.43
22 May 26	Pontefract	FBS Chartered Accountants Handicap	5f	Good To Soft	C5	10	4/10	3½L	9-9	75	P Mulrennan	Paul Midgley	6.00	7.20
04 May 26	Beverley	New Whistlejackets Guinness Bar Handicap	5f	Good To Soft	C4	6	4/7	1¼L	9-0	76	P Mulrennan	Paul Midgley	13.0	17.1
23 Apr 26	Beverley	Happy Birthday Andy Hill Handicap	5f	Good	C4	1	5/9	3¾L	9-7	77	Jason Hart	Paul Midgley	7.00	9.11
19 Mar 26	Newcastle	Midnite Aint Your Grandads Bookie Handicap	5f	Standard	C4	6	3/6	nk	9-4	77	D Nolan	Paul Midgley	3.75	3.53
22 Jan 26	Newcastle	Midnite Aint Your Grandads Bookie Handicap	5f	Standard	C4	3	6/8	3¼L	9-3	79	P Mulrennan	Paul Midgley	19.0	30.0
04 Oct 25	Redcar	Watch Race Replays On racingtv.com Handicap	5f	Good To Soft	C4	6	10/10	10L	9-6	81	Cam Hardie	Paul Midgley	17.0	18.3
20 Sep 25	Chester	Racing Welfare Handicap	5f 110y	Soft	C4	6	5/9	3½L	9-13	82	Aiden Brookes	Paul Midgley	15.0	18.5
17 Aug 25	Pontefract	Topsy Memorial Handicap	5f	Good To Firm	C3	4	3/6	2L	9-6	82	D Nolan	Paul Midgley	5.00	6.20
27 Jul 25	Pontefract	Always Trying Racing Syndicate Handicap	5f	Good	C4	5	2/6	nse	9-12	80	D Nolan	Paul Midgley	3.75	4.51
04 Jul 25	Beverley	Wellocks Part Of The William Jackson Food Group Handicap	5f	Good To Firm	C4	8	2/8	1½L	9-8	79	D Nolan	Paul Midgley	4.50	5.78
07 Jun 25	Doncaster	Daniel Jones Handicap	5f	Good	C3	4	12/14	4¾L	9-1	82	Barry McHugh	Paul Midgley	26.0	40.0
15 May 25	York	Lindum York Handicap	5f	Good To Firm	C2	1	13/17	8L	8-9	84	Mark Winn	Paul Midgley	29.0	47.2
26 Apr 25	Ripon	Ripon Silver Sprint Trophy Handicap	5f	Good	C2	2	4/7	2¼L	8-6	85	Kieran O'Neill	Paul Midgley	6.00	7.22
08 Apr 25	Pontefract	Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap	5f	Good	C2	1	5/10	3L	8-11	85	Jason Hart	Paul Midgley	3.50	4.35
20 Mar 25	Newcastle	BetUK: Its Where The UK Bets Handicap	5f	Standard To Slow	C2	3	2/7	¾L	8-1	85	Warren Fentiman	Paul Midgley	15.0	21.7
22 Oct 24	Newcastle	Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap	5f	Standard	C3	1	3/14	1¼L	9-7	86	D Nolan	Paul Midgley	81.0	131.6
30 Sep 24	Hamilton Park	Barbara Ann Letham And Son Johnathan Memorial Handicap	5f	Soft	C3	6	6/8	3½L	9-10	88	D Nolan	Paul Midgley	15.0	21.0
30 Aug 24	Thirsk	Happy 18th Birthday Myles Handicap	6f	Good To Firm	C3	2	7/9	10¾L	9-12	89	D Nolan	Paul Midgley	10.0	12.7
08 Aug 24	Chepstow	tote On The Go At tote.co.uk Racing League 18 Handicap (Trainers Reg To Racing League)	5f	Good To Soft	C3	2	3/8	2¾L	9-12	89	O J Orr	Paul Midgley	10.0	11.0
19 Jul 24	Pontefract	Always Trying Racing Syndicate Handicap	5f	Good	C3	8	6/8	4¼L	9-12	89	D Nolan	Paul Midgley	12.0	15.5
05 Jul 24	Beverley	Belazu Part Of The William Jackson Food Group Handicap	5f	Good To Firm	C4	2	1/11	—	9-13	84	P Mulrennan	Paul Midgley	5.00	5.70
16 Jun 24	Thirsk	Sky Bet Request A Bet Handicap	5f	Good To Soft	C2	13	9/16	6L	8-10	85	Aiden Brookes	Paul Midgley	26.0	48.0
24 May 24	Pontefract	FBS Chartered Accountants Handicap	5f	Good	C4	1	1/6	—	9-8	82	D Nolan	Paul Midgley	3.50	3.77
07 Oct 23	Redcar	Watch Race Replays On racingtv.com Handicap	5f	Good	C4	7	3/13	1L	9-9	82	Graham Lee	Paul Midgley	5.00	6.00
23 Sep 23	York	Vickers.Bet Handicap	5f	Good To Soft	C2	19	9/19	4¼L	8-10	84	Graham Lee	Paul Midgley	26.0	45.0
09 Sep 23	Haydock Park	Betfair Be Friendly Handicap	5f	Good	C2	4	6/12	1¾L	8-2	86	Laura Coughlan	Paul Midgley	7.50	8.60
23 Aug 23	York	Sky Bet And Symphony Group Handicap (Heritage Handicap)	5f 110y	Good To Firm	C2	16	12/20	4¾L	8-7	86	Graham Lee	Paul Midgley	23.0	36.3
12 Aug 23	Redcar	Best Prices Guaranteed Daily At Vickers.Bet Handicap	6f	Good	C3	3	4/11	1¾L	9-12	86	Graham Lee	Paul Midgley	6.50	8.40
14 Jul 23	York	Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Handicap	5f	Good To Soft	C4	20	2/18	nk	10-0	84	D Nolan	Paul Midgley	9.50	10.5
17 Jun 23	Chester	Edinburgh Gin Classic Handicap	6f	Good	C4	5	7/10	2¾L	9-9	85	Graham Lee	Paul Midgley	8.00	10.6
02 Jun 23	Doncaster	Hallam Fm Fighting Cancer With WPCC Handicap	6f	Good To Firm	C4	3	2/8	½L	9-11	84	D Nolan	Paul Midgley	4.00	4.60
26 May 23	Pontefract	Kim Wilde Performing Live After Racing Handicap	5f	Good To Firm	C4	2	1/6	—	9-9	79	D Nolan	Paul Midgley	4.50	5.40
25 Mar 23	Wolverhampton	BetUK Over 40 000 Live Streamed Races Handicap	6f	Standard	C4	12	8/13	5L	9-4	80	Graham Lee	Paul Midgley	26.0	36.3
02 Mar 23	Newcastle	Huge Daily Boosts Only At BetUK Handicap	5f	Standard To Slow	C4	7	4/9	1L	9-4	80	Graham Lee	Paul Midgley	15.0	15.0
22 Sep 22	Pontefract	Baby Dylans First Day At The Races Handicap	5f	Good	C3	9	7/9	3L	9-4	82	Graham Lee	Paul Midgley	8.00	9.55
02 Sep 22	Haydock Park	The Tin Man Handicap	6f	Good To Firm	C2	5	5/6	2½L	8-12	83	Graham Lee	Paul Midgley	11.0	11.3
13 Aug 22	Ripon	William Hill Great St Wilfrid Handicap	6f	Good To Firm	C2	4	8/14	3¾L	8-2	85	Cam Hardie	Paul Midgley	67.0	121.9
04 Aug 22	Great Yarmouth	Follow @attheraces On Twitter Handicap	1m 2f	Good To Firm	C6	7	4/4	3¼L	9-7	81	Kevin Stott	Paul Midgley	4.50	—
15 Jul 22	Pontefract	Catherine Beaumont 50th Birthday Celebration Handicap	5f	Good To Firm	C3	6	7/7	4¾L	9-9	83	Graham Lee	Paul Midgley	8.00	9.07
02 Jul 22	Beverley	Eileen And Michael 85th Birthdays Handicap	5f	Good	C4	1	1/10	—	10-0	80	Graham Lee	Paul Midgley	4.50	4.90
11 Jun 22	York	Clean Up With PPS Handicap	6f	Good	C4	16	6/21	5¾L	9-11	80	P Mulrennan	Paul Midgley	11.0	12.5
27 May 22	Pontefract	Northern Commercials Iveco Daily Range Handicap	5f	Good To Firm	C4	2	2/8	½L	9-8	79	Paul Hanagan	Paul Midgley	3.00	3.21
17 Sep 21	Ayr	Virgin Bet Ayr Bronze Cup Handicap	6f	Good To Firm	C2	23	21/22	11½L	9-6	82	Ben Robinson	Paul Midgley	15.0	21.1
03 Sep 21	Pontefract	Engagement Of Adrian And Julia Handicap	5f	Good To Firm	C3	6	3/7	3¼L	8-11	82	Kevin Stott	Paul Midgley	3.50	3.58
14 Aug 21	Ripon	William Hill Silver Trophy Handicap (Consolation Race For The William Hill Great St Wilfrid Stakes)	6f	Good	C2	1	2/16	1L	9-7	82	Kevin Stott	Paul Midgley	11.0	16.6
24 Jul 21	York	Sky Bet Jump Jockeys Nunthorpe Handicap (To Be Ridden By Professional Jump Jockeys)	5f	Good To Firm	C3	7	3/10	2¾L	11-7	83	Daryl Jacob	Paul Midgley	8.00	9.00
10 Jul 21	York	John Smiths Sprint Handicap	6f	Good	C4	1	6/19	3L	9-6	84	P Mulrennan	Paul Midgley	19.0	30.0
02 Jul 21	Haydock Park	Follow @RacingTV On Twitter Handicap	6f	Good	C4	5	5/7	2¼L	9-7	85	D Tudhope	Paul Midgley	6.50	7.67
10 Jun 21	Haydock Park	Join Racing TV Now Handicap	5f	Good To Firm	C4	7	2/7	1L	9-10	79	Kevin Stott	Paul Midgley	1.83	1.85
07 Jun 21	Pontefract	Racing On 6th July Handicap	5f	Good To Firm	C5	1	1/9	—	9-6	74	Kevin Stott	Paul Midgley	2.25	2.38
28 May 21	Pontefract	Constant Security Services Handicap	5f	Soft	C4	6	5/6	13½L	9-1	74	Ben Robinson	Paul Midgley	4.00	3.88
28 Apr 21	Pontefract	Go Racing In Yorkshire Future Stars Apprentice Handicap (Round 3)	5f	Good To Firm	C5	2	2/6	1¼L	9-8	70	Billy Garritty	Paul Midgley	2.00	2.12
19 Apr 21	Pontefract	Join Racing TV Now Handicap	5f	Good To Firm	C5	1	1/6	—	9-3	65	Kevin Stott	Paul Midgley	6.00	7.93
06 Oct 20	Leicester	Doom Bar Handicap (Div I)	6f	Heavy	C5	5	6/8	19¾L	8-13	63	Connor Murtagh	Richard Fahey	3.75	4.00
03 Oct 20	Wolverhampton	Each Way Extra At bet365 Handicap	6f	Standard	C5	8	2/11	nk	8-8	63	Connor Murtagh	Richard Fahey	15.0	19.0
20 Sep 20	Hamilton Park	Fraser Tool Hire Tool & Plant Specialists Handicap	6f	Good To Soft	C6	4	3/11	3½L	9-7	65	Paul Hanagan	Richard Fahey	3.75	4.60
08 Sep 20	Catterick	Millbry Hill Handicap	5f	Soft	C6	1	3/11	3¾L	9-5	66	Connor Murtagh	Richard Fahey	10.0	13.5
09 Jun 20	Chelmsford City	Bannister Green Novice Median Auction Stakes	6f	Standard	C5	7	6/10	5¾L	9-0	—	Connor Murtagh	Richard Fahey	19.0	—
24 Aug 19	Redcar	Best Flat Races Live On Racing TV Novice Auction Stakes	6f	Good To Firm	C5	2	10/12	8½L	9-2	—	Sean Davis	Richard Fahey	9.00	12.5