Horse

Some Nightmare (IRE)

9yo gelding · by Dream Ahead out of Isolde's Return (Avonbridge) · Trainer John O'Shea · Owner Mrs S M Maine & Roger Gould & Partner

9 wins from 78 runs, placed in 33.

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Runs

Win rate

12%

9 wins

Placed

42%

33 of 78

Official rating

peak 79

Prize money

£68k

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Form over time finishing position and official rating

Nov 25 → Sep 26

Run history

Date	Course	Race	Dist	Going	Class	Draw	Pos	Beaten	Weight	OR	Jockey	Trainer	SP	BSP
27 Sep 26	Ffos Las	Bridge, Family Run And Proud Handicap	5f	Soft	C6	1	4/4	14½L	9-8	49	William Carson	John O'Shea	4.33	5.00
12 Sep 26	Bath	Andersons Drainage Serving The South West Handicap	5f 160y	Good	C6	4	3/8	½L	8-12	49	Alexandra Egan	John O'Shea	3.75	4.50
31 Aug 26	Chepstow	Tom's Big Bike Ride Handicap	5f 16y	Good To Soft	C5	2	2/7	¾L	8-9	49	William Carson	John O'Shea	8.00	7.68
18 Aug 26	Chepstow	Saxon Automobiles Handicap	6f 16y	Good To Firm	C6	6	2/10	4L	8-8	49	Gina Mangan	John O'Shea	12.0	15.5
09 Aug 26	Chepstow	Happy 100th Birthday Chepstow Racecourse "Training Series" Apprentice Handicap (RE Series)	6f 16y	Good To Firm	C6	2	3/7	2¾L	9-1	49	Jude Fernandes	John O'Shea	7.50	7.48
31 Jul 26	Bath	Bath Rum And Reggae Race Night 15th August Classified Stakes (Bath Summer Sprint Series Qualifier)	5f 160y	Firm	C6	5	7/9	2½L	9-9	50	William Carson	John O'Shea	4.33	5.08
16 Jul 26	Chepstow	DragonBet Welsh Racing Festival 9TH-11th Ooctober Handicap	6f 16y	Good To Firm	C5	7	3/7	½L	8-5	50	Luke Morris	John O'Shea	17.0	17.3
27 Jun 26	Chepstow	DragonBet Welsh Racing Festival 9th-11th October Handicap	5f 16y	Good To Firm	C6	4	3/6	1¾L	9-5	51	William Carson	John O'Shea	3.50	3.40
15 Jun 26	Chepstow	Tom Malone Bloodstock Supports Jamie's Farm Handicap	5f 16y	Good	C5	5	4/7	2½L	8-8	52	Myla Coppins	John O'Shea	19.0	24.0
06 Jun 26	Chepstow	Michael Maine Memorial Cup Handicap	5f 16y	Soft	C6	5	5/9	4½L	9-2	53	David Probert	John O'Shea	10.0	10.9
12 May 26	Bath	Bath Mind Charity Confined Handicap (No Win Since The 2025 Flat Turf Season)	5f 110y	Firm	C5	2	3/7	1½L	8-9	54	Gina Mangan	John O'Shea	9.00	9.80
29 Apr 26	Bath	Watch Live Racing On fairplaybet.co.uk Confined Handicap (No Win Since The 2025 Flat Turf Season)	5f	Firm	C5	5	4/6	5¼L	8-4	56	Tyler Heard	John O'Shea	26.0	38.7
09 Apr 26	Wolverhampton	Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Handicap	5f	Standard	C6	2	8/9	4½L	9-2	52	Ryan Kavanagh	John O'Shea	10.0	11.5
17 Feb 26	Wolverhampton	Midnite Building The Future Of Betting Handicap (Rider Restricted Race)	5f	Standard	C6	8	3/9	1¾L	9-3	53	Ryan Kavanagh	John O'Shea	6.50	6.88
09 Feb 26	Wolverhampton	Make The Move To Midnite Handicap (Div II)	6f	Standard	C6	1	6/8	4L	9-8	53	William Carson	John O'Shea	4.33	5.10
02 Feb 26	Wolverhampton	Make The Move To Midnite Handicap	5f	Standard	C6	8	3/9	2½L	9-9	54	William Carson	John O'Shea	4.50	5.24
27 Jan 26	Wolverhampton	Join The Midnite Movement Handicap (Div I)	5f	Standard	C6	6	4/8	1L	9-3	54	William Carson	John O'Shea	9.00	10.9
16 Jan 26	Wolverhampton	Join The Midnite Movement Handicap	6f	Standard	C6	4	3/9	3¼L	9-9	55	William Carson	John O'Shea	7.50	9.70
13 Dec 25	Wolverhampton	Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap	5f	Standard	C6	6	3/10	¾L	9-4	55	William Carson	John O'Shea	41.0	60.1
29 Nov 25	Wolverhampton	Join The Midnite Movement Handicap	6f	Standard	C6	13	9/13	3½L	9-8	59	Gina Mangan	John O'Shea	81.0	310.0
08 Nov 25	Wolverhampton	Midnite Building The Future Of Betting Handicap	5f	Standard	C6	8	7/11	9L	9-9	60	Jack Doughty	John O'Shea	26.0	34.0
02 Sep 25	Chepstow	David Lucas Wales Leading Independent Bookmaker Handicap	5f	Soft	C6	7	8/8	22¾L	9-13	59	William Carson	John O'Shea	4.33	4.84
25 Aug 25	Chepstow	Toms Big Bike Ride Handicap	5f	Good	C6	5	1/7	—	9-4	55	William Carson	John O'Shea	8.00	9.56
14 Aug 25	Chepstow	dragonbet.co.uk Training Series Apprentice Handicap (Part Of The Racing Excellence Series)	6f	Good	C6	5	2/7	½L	9-5	54	Elizabeth Gale	John O'Shea	5.00	6.63
16 Jul 25	Bath	Novacast Dont Come Last Handicap (Bath Summer Sprint Series Qualifier)	5f 110y	Firm	C6	12	5/13	6¼L	9-4	55	Elizabeth Gale	John O'Shea	7.50	9.63
02 Jul 25	Chepstow	NetBet £20 Free Bet Welcome Apprentice Handicap	5f	Good To Firm	C6	8	4/7	3L	9-1	56	Taryn Langley	John O'Shea	9.00	8.36
23 Jun 25	Chepstow	Betting.Bet Free Bets Handicap	5f	Good To Firm	C5	3	6/6	6L	8-5	56	Saffie Osborne	John O'Shea	13.0	17.2
07 Jun 25	Chepstow	Michael Maine Memorial Cup Handicap	5f	Good To Soft	C6	6	5/8	2½L	9-6	57	Gina Mangan	John O'Shea	3.75	4.13
30 May 25	Chepstow	Dragonbet Born From The Betting Ring Handicap	5f	Good	C5	4	1/7	—	8-6	55	Gina Mangan	John O'Shea	6.00	6.53
12 May 25	Windsor	Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap	5f	Good To Firm	C5	4	5/6	5L	8-11	56	William Carson	John O'Shea	13.0	18.1
28 Apr 25	Windsor	Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap	5f	Good To Firm	C5	5	3/11	1L	8-11	56	Saffie Osborne	John O'Shea	13.0	18.0
07 Apr 25	Wolverhampton	Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap	6f	Standard	C6	11	12/13	8¾L	9-7	58	Darragh Keenan	John O'Shea	41.0	61.5
03 Mar 25	Wolverhampton	£30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap	5f	Standard	C6	8	6/9	2¼L	9-7	60	William Carson	John O'Shea	41.0	63.9
01 Oct 24	Bath	Silvershine Turf Services Handicap	5f	Heavy	C6	3	6/10	7½L	9-9	60	William Carson	John O'Shea	11.0	14.5
04 Sep 24	Bath	DragonBet Proud Sponsors Of Bath Racing Handicap	5f 110y	Good	C6	6	5/9	2¼L	9-9	62	Sean D Bowen	John O'Shea	4.33	4.40
03 Sep 24	Chepstow	David Lucas Wales Leading Independent Bookmaker Handicap	5f	Good	C6	6	1/6	—	9-9	58	William Carson	John O'Shea	4.50	5.20
26 Aug 24	Chepstow	Funding Available At The Eco Scheme Handicap	5f	Good To Soft	C6	4	5/8	¾L	9-2	58	Millie Wonnacott	John O'Shea	4.33	4.95
17 Aug 24	Bath	Weatherbys Stallion Book Handicap	5f 110y	Good To Firm	C6	4	4/8	½L	9-4	58	Gina Mangan	John O'Shea	4.50	4.90
02 Aug 24	Bath	Betting.Bet Handicap	5f 110y	Firm	C6	4	3/8	2¾L	9-0	59	Gina Mangan	John O'Shea	10.0	11.6
10 Jul 24	Ffos Las	Pembrokeshire Hunt Handicap	5f	Good To Soft	C6	7	7/7	8L	9-10	61	Rossa Ryan	John O'Shea	3.50	3.92
26 Jun 24	Ffos Las	C R J Electrical (South Wales) Handicap	6f	Good	C6	1	3/7	2¼L	9-1	62	Jack Doughty	John O'Shea	6.00	7.20
31 May 24	Chepstow	Bailey Family Handicap	5f	Good To Soft	C5	3	6/9	3¾L	8-9	64	Gina Mangan	John O'Shea	7.00	7.40
14 May 24	Chepstow	Blake Morgan Handicap	6f	Soft	C5	9	5/9	5¼L	9-4	65	Rossa Ryan	John O'Shea	5.00	5.12
28 Apr 24	Bath	Betting.bet Betting Offers Handicap	5f 110y	Soft	C5	12	5/13	3L	9-4	67	Rossa Ryan	John O'Shea	12.0	14.2
07 Apr 24	Bath	Download The Racing App Now Handicap (Div I)	5f	Heavy	C5	4	6/9	6L	9-8	69	Luke Morris	John O'Shea	23.0	28.0
02 Mar 24	Kempton Park	Happy 6th Birthday Alexandra Ford Apprentice Handicap	6f	Standard To Slow	C5	7	9/10	6½L	9-11	71	Connor Planas	John O'Shea	26.0	40.1
07 Oct 23	Wolverhampton	Price Promise At bet365 Handicap	6f	Standard	C5	6	7/11	6L	9-11	73	Charlie Bennett	John O'Shea	23.0	39.4
05 Sep 23	Goodwood	William Hill Presents Up Front Handicap	5f	Good	C4	1	4/6	1¾L	9-2	75	Kevin Stott	John O'Shea	8.50	10.3
27 Jul 23	Great Yarmouth	William Hill Epic Value Racing League Race 2 Handicap (Racing League)	6f	Good To Soft	C4	11	11/11	10L	9-4	77	Trevor Whelan	John O'Shea	34.0	62.4
20 Jul 23	Chepstow	Vickers Bet Apprentice Handicap	5f	Good	C5	3	3/8	1¾L	10-2	77	Ryan Sexton	John O'Shea	6.50	9.29
16 Jun 23	Chepstow	iStadia Solutions Outdoor LED Screens Supports Handicap	6f	Good To Firm	C5	4	2/6	¾L	9-12	76	Taylor Fisher	John O'Shea	4.50	5.52
02 Jun 23	Chepstow	Sell Your Car Today Handicap	5f	Good To Firm	C5	3	4/8	1½L	9-6	77	Connor Planas	John O'Shea	3.75	4.30
26 May 23	Pontefract	Kim Wilde Performing Live After Racing Handicap	5f	Good To Firm	C4	3	2/6	3¼L	9-7	77	O J Orr	John O'Shea	11.0	13.5
24 Apr 23	Windsor	Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Handicap	5f	Soft	C4	4	7/8	13L	9-8	79	Richard Kingscote	John O'Shea	9.50	11.0
06 Oct 22	Ayr	Virgin Bet Handicap	6f	Heavy	C4	1	10/11	12½L	9-0	78	Gina Mangan	John O'Shea	19.0	28.0
26 Sep 22	Ffos Las	Follow Vickers.Bet On Twitter Handicap	5f	Good To Soft	C5	3	1/5	—	9-6	74	Gina Mangan	John O'Shea	2.00	2.09
21 Sep 22	Goodwood	Golf At Goodwood Handicap	6f	Good To Soft	C4	7	4/14	2¾L	9-3	74	Gina Mangan	John O'Shea	15.0	16.5
06 Sep 22	Goodwood	William Hill Pick Your Places Handicap	6f	Soft	C4	11	3/8	5L	9-2	75	Gina Mangan	John O'Shea	5.50	6.16
10 Jun 22	Chepstow	Michael Maine Memorial Handicap	6f	Good	C5	10	10/12	9¼L	10-2	75	Andrea Atzeni	John O'Shea	4.00	4.37
28 Apr 22	Chepstow	Capital Windscreens 08000 269126 Replacement Service Handicap	6f	Good To Firm	C5	9	1/9	—	9-7	70	Richard Kingscote	John O'Shea	1.67	1.78
11 Apr 22	Pontefract	Join Racing TV Now Handicap	5f	Good To Soft	C5	3	2/14	nk	9-6	69	Adam McNamara	John O'Shea	3.00	3.29
07 Mar 22	Wolverhampton	Betways 1000th Race Sponsored At Wolverhampton Handicap	6f	Standard	C5	5	2/12	2½L	9-1	69	Adam McNamara	John O'Shea	7.00	7.72
11 Dec 21	Wolverhampton	Betway Casino Handicap	6f	Standard	C5	4	4/13	2L	9-1	69	Adam McNamara	John O'Shea	4.00	4.40
27 Nov 21	Wolverhampton	Betway Handicap	5f	Standard	C5	6	2/10	1½L	9-1	69	Adam McNamara	John O'Shea	7.00	8.57
05 Oct 21	Leicester	Follow Us On Twitter @leicesterraces Handicap (Div II)	6f	Heavy	C5	2	3/9	1¼L	9-9	69	R Havlin	John O'Shea	3.50	3.65
22 Sep 21	Goodwood	Inkerman Handicap	6f	Good	C4	4	1/6	—	8-13	67	W Buick	John O'Shea	2.25	2.35
09 Sep 21	Chepstow	Casumo Horse Racing And Sports Betting Handicap (Div II)	6f	Soft	C6	1	1/9	—	9-7	60	Rossa Ryan	John O'Shea	3.75	4.00
15 Jul 21	Chepstow	Secure IT Handicap	6f	Good	C6	4	5/13	2L	9-10	60	Luke Morris	John O'Shea	4.50	5.14
29 Jun 21	Chepstow	Floyds Turfcare Handicap	6f	Good To Firm	C6	15	1/17	—	9-6	54	Luke Morris	John O'Shea	6.00	7.28
04 May 21	Wolverhampton	Free Betting Offers At freebetting.co.uk Handicap	7f	Standard	C6	10	5/9	4L	9-1	54	Adam McNamara	John O'Shea	4.33	5.04
20 Apr 21	Wolverhampton	Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Handicap (Div II)	6f	Standard	C6	8	1/9	—	8-12	45	Adam McNamara	John O'Shea	6.00	6.36
26 Jan 21	Wolverhampton	Penkridge Handicap	6f	Standard	C6	8	7/13	4¼L	8-12	46	Adam McNamara	John O'Shea	26.0	32.0
14 Aug 20	Chepstow	hopeeden.co.uk Contact Us Today Classified Stakes	6f	Good To Soft	C6	5	4/10	3½L	8-11	46	William Cox	John O'Shea	3.25	3.37
30 Jun 20	Doncaster	Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap	6f	Good To Firm	C6	4	3/10	1¾L	8-12	46	Luke Morris	John O'Shea	4.00	3.74
15 Jun 20	Chepstow	Low Cost Vans Handicap	5f	Good	C6	5	4/10	1½L	8-6	46	William Cox	John O'Shea	17.0	23.8
29 Sep 19	Curragh	Anglesey Lodge Equine Hospital Irish EBF Maiden (Plus 10 Race)	7f	Heavy	—	12	19/19	30¾L	9-5	—	Chris Hayes	Gordon Elliott	101.0	—
09 Sep 19	Listowel	Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10 Race)	6f 110y	Soft	—	3	9/11	10L	9-5	—	Chris Hayes	Gordon Elliott	26.0	—
28 Aug 19	Bellewstown	Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction Maiden (Plus 10 Race)	1m	Good	—	11	11/15	14¼L	8-11	—	Chris Hayes	Gordon Elliott	9.00	—