Horse

Very Excellent (IRE)

10yo gelding · Trainer Mike Sowersby

4 wins from 39 runs, placed in 12.

Follow this horse · Pro

Runs

Win rate

10%

4 wins

Placed

31%

12 of 39

Official rating

101

peak 120

Prize money

£49k

What suits Very Excellent (IRE) is Pro The going, trip, track and class that suit this horse, and the analyst's past views on it. Start free trial

Form over time finishing position and official rating

Mar 22 → Jul 24

Run history

Date	Course	Race	Dist	Going	Class	Draw	Pos	Beaten	Weight	OR	Jockey	Trainer	SP	BSP
07 Jul 24	Market Rasen	info@lives.org.uk Handicap Hurdle	2m 110y	Good	C4	—	PU	—	11-3	101	Aaron Anderson	Mike Sowersby	29.0	40.0
20 Jun 24	Ripon	Kirby Thomas Grand Finale Classic Handicap	1m 2f	Good To Soft	C5	6	4/7	2½L	9-10	69	J P Sullivan	Mike Sowersby	29.0	40.3
03 Jun 24	Wetherby	Vickers.Bet Handicap	1m 2f	Good To Firm	C4	16	13/16	15½L	8-12	71	Cam Hardie	Mike Sowersby	126.0	369.4
12 Mar 24	Sedgefield	Betting.bet New Betting Sites Handicap Hurdle (Go North Sea Pigeon Series Qualifier)	2m 1f	Soft	C4	—	5/6	44¾L	11-0	103	Aaron Anderson	Mike Sowersby	26.0	48.0
12 Feb 24	Catterick	Best Odds Guaranteed At Vickers.Bet Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Two Mile Hurdle Series Qualifier)	1m 7f 110y	Heavy	C3	—	6/7	38¾L	10-4	104	Aaron Anderson	Mike Sowersby	17.0	22.6
11 Jan 24	Catterick	Racing Again 24th January Handicap Hurdle (Go North Sea Pigeon Series Qualifier)	1m 7f 110y	Soft	C4	—	2/7	½L	11-2	103	Conor Rabbitt	Mike Sowersby	21.0	24.3
07 Dec 23	Market Rasen	Discover Whats Trending At Rhino.Bet Casino Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle	2m 110y	Soft	C4	—	6/6	91¼L	11-4	105	Conor Rabbitt	Mike Sowersby	26.0	34.5
26 Aug 23	Cartmel	Fitzdares Cartmel Cup Handicap Hurdle	2m 1f	Soft	C3	—	2/10	1L	9-13	104	Aaron Anderson	Mike Sowersby	41.0	50.7
07 Aug 23	Ripon	Queen Ethelburgas Collegiate Handicap	1m 2f	Soft	C4	6	6/7	11½L	9-9	73	Cam Hardie	Mike Sowersby	34.0	54.5
24 Jul 23	Beverley	Churchill Tyres Handicap	1m 2f	Heavy	C5	1	1/5	—	9-12	71	Cam Hardie	Mike Sowersby	21.0	28.0
01 Jul 23	Newcastle	Racing Welfare Handicap	1m 4f 110y	Standard To Slow	C5	5	7/11	9¾L	9-8	74	Cam Hardie	Mike Sowersby	67.0	170.0
29 May 23	Redcar	Jacks Coaches Handicap	1m 2f	Good To Firm	C4	6	8/8	11½L	9-1	75	Graham Lee	Mike Sowersby	29.0	46.8
16 May 23	Wetherby	wetherbyracing.co.uk Handicap	1m 2f	Good	C4	9	3/14	3¼L	9-7	76	A Mullen	Mike Sowersby	151.0	510.5
04 Mar 23	Doncaster	Virgin Bet Fives Handicap Hurdle (Go North Sea Pigeon Series Qualifier)	2m 110y	Good	C4	—	6/7	39L	11-2	110	Ross Chapman	Mike Sowersby	126.0	315.9
28 Dec 22	Catterick	Sky Bet Extra Places Every Day Handicap Hurdle	2m 3f 110y	Soft	C4	—	PU	—	11-9	115	Aaron Anderson	Mike Sowersby	126.0	300.0
29 Sep 22	Clonmel	Slievenamon Claiming Hurdle	2m 4f	Good To Yielding	—	—	6/12	43½L	11-7	115	Aidan Kelly	Andrew McNamara	7.00	9.40
16 Sep 22	Dundalk	William Hill Bet Boost Apprentice Handicap	1m 4f	Standard	—	7	10/14	10¾L	9-10	77	Jack Kearney	Andrew McNamara	10.0	13.5
01 Aug 22	Cork	Fermoy Handicap Hurdle	2m 1f	Good To Yielding	—	—	8/12	29¾L	11-0	116	P J OHanlon	Andrew McNamara	23.0	29.0
12 Jun 22	Downpatrick	Tote Jackpot Is Back Opportunity Handicap Hurdle	2m 1f 110y	Good To Yielding	—	—	5/6	44½L	11-5	118	P J OHanlon	Andrew McNamara	3.25	3.54
23 Mar 22	Dundalk	Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap	1m 2f 110y	Standard	—	15	1/14	—	9-4	74	Wesley Joyce	Andrew McNamara	5.50	6.80
16 Feb 22	Dundalk	Book Online @ DundalkStadium.com Handicap	1m 2f 110y	Standard	—	2	3/14	5½L	9-8	74	Daniel King	Andrew McNamara	6.50	9.98
01 Dec 21	Dundalk	Crowne Plaza Hotel Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Handicap	1m 2f 110y	Standard	—	12	4/14	2½L	9-1	74	Daniel King	Andrew McNamara	4.00	4.52
12 Nov 21	Dundalk	View Restaurant @ Dundalk Maiden	1m 2f 110y	Standard	—	7	1/14	—	9-3	73	Jake Coen	Andrew McNamara	6.00	7.79
23 Oct 21	Leopardstown	Ardilea Handicap	1m 2f	Good	—	9	7/20	5¾L	9-10	74	Emmet McNamara	Andrew McNamara	23.0	27.0
10 Oct 21	Curragh	Bord Na Mona Recycling Apprentice Handicap	1m	Yielding To Soft	—	14	9/18	6½L	9-6	74	Cian MacRedmond	Andrew McNamara	6.50	8.48
23 Sep 21	Listowel	Tote Ireland Handicap	1m 1f	Yielding	—	1	4/15	1½L	9-11	74	Emmet McNamara	Andrew McNamara	6.50	7.64
07 Sep 21	Galway	James P. Cunningham Electrical Handicap	1m 110y	Good	—	2	2/15	nk	9-11	70	Emmet McNamara	Andrew McNamara	15.0	21.0
22 Aug 21	Naas	Treo Eile Retraining Racehorses Apprentice Handicap	1m 2f	Yielding To Soft	—	4	9/16	5½L	9-10	73	Wesley Joyce	Andrew McNamara	17.0	26.0
07 Aug 21	Cork	Newmarket Maiden	1m 4f	Soft	—	6	12/15	22¼L	10-3	73	Emmet McNamara	Andrew McNamara	51.0	130.0
30 Jul 20	Galway	Guinness Novice Hurdle	2m	Yielding To Soft	—	—	5/9	8¼L	11-9	120	B J Cooper	Andrew McNamara	4.33	—
04 Jul 20	Bellewstown	Consistently The Best @ Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale Maiden Hurdle	2m 110y	Good	—	—	1/14	—	11-9	118	B J Cooper	Andrew McNamara	4.20	—
27 Dec 19	Leopardstown	Paddy Power Only 364 Days Till Christmas 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle	2m	Soft	—	—	7/22	11¼L	10-7	—	Dillon Maxwell	Andrew McNamara	8.00	—
23 Nov 19	Gowran Park	Timmy Maher Memorial 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle	2m	Heavy	—	—	2/16	1¼L	10-7	—	Dillon Maxwell	Andrew McNamara	6.00	—
26 Oct 19	Galway	Renvyle House Hotel 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle	2m 110y	Soft	—	—	2/18	½L	10-7	—	Dillon Maxwell	Andrew McNamara	51.0	—
05 Oct 19	Gowran Park	Jack Duggan Memorial 3-Y-O Hurdle	2m	Good	—	—	F	—	10-1	—	Dillon Maxwell	Andrew McNamara	21.0	—
20 Sep 19	Ballinrobe	Portwest 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle	2m 2f	Good	—	—	7/12	32½L	10-12	—	Robbie Power	Andrew McNamara	7.00	—
18 Apr 19	Clonmel	Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden	1m 1f 110y	Yielding	—	14	2/15	½L	9-5	—	Colin Keane	Andrew McNamara	15.0	—
22 Mar 19	Dundalk	Anglo Printers Maiden	1m 2f 110y	Standard	—	5	4/8	3¾L	9-5	—	Declan McDonogh	Andrew McNamara	7.00	—
01 Feb 19	Dundalk	Valentines Weekend Special At Dundalk Stadium Maiden (Plus 10 Race)	1m	Standard	—	11	4/13	¾L	9-5	—	Declan McDonogh	Andrew McNamara	26.0	—