Horse

Political Policy (IRE)

15yo gelding · Trainer Matthew J Smith

9 wins from 75 runs, placed in 29.

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Runs

Win rate

12%

9 wins

Placed

39%

29 of 75

Official rating

peak 130

Prize money

£139k

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Form over time finishing position and official rating

Feb 18 → Mar 20

Run history

Date	Course	Race	Dist	Going	Class	Draw	Pos	Beaten	Weight	OR	Jockey	Trainer	SP	BSP
11 Mar 20	Kempton Park	32Red Handicap	2m	Standard To Slow	C3	8	9/10	23¼L	8-4	73	Sean Davis	Matthew J Smith	26.0	30.0
14 Feb 20	Dundalk	Fundraise At Dundalk Stadium Handicap	1m 4f	Standard	—	4	9/10	7½L	9-2	73	Robbie Colgan	Matthew J Smith	17.0	—
28 Apr 19	Navan	Come To The Family Day May 18th Handicap	1m 5f	Yielding	—	5	15/20	27L	9-1	67	Ben Coen	Gavin Cromwell	12.0	20.0
14 Apr 19	Dundalk	Recruit Island Handicap	1m 4f	Standard	—	6	6/9	4¼L	9-8	76	Gavin Ryan	Gavin Cromwell	6.00	—
24 Feb 19	Naas	Paddy Power Onside App Novice Hurdle	2m	Good	G	—	4/6	5¾L	11-4	127	Ger Fox	Gavin Cromwell	26.0	32.0
15 Feb 19	Dundalk	Coral Download The App Handicap	1m 4f	Standard	—	9	3/10	½L	9-0	77	Gary Carroll	Gavin Cromwell	15.0	—
08 Feb 19	Dundalk	Bet 5Euros Get 30Euros For All New Customers At BetVictor Race	2m	Standard	—	3	3/7	5¾L	9-4	75	Gary Carroll	Gavin Cromwell	7.00	—
25 Jan 19	Dundalk	Irishinjuredjockeys.com Rated Race	1m 4f	Standard	—	9	5/9	6½L	9-6	77	Donagh OConnor	Gavin Cromwell	7.00	—
11 Jan 19	Dundalk	Get A Run For Your Money With BetVictor Handicap	2m	Standard	—	3	4/8	3¾L	9-3	78	Kevin Manning	Gavin Cromwell	5.00	—
22 Dec 18	Thurles	Jimmy Neville Memorial Handicap Hurdle	2m	Good	—	—	2/13	nk	11-3	123	Ger Fox	Gavin Cromwell	11.0	12.0
29 Sep 18	Market Rasen	Ferry Ales Brewery Prelude Handicap Hurdle ()	2m 110y	Good	G	—	3/12	11L	10-4	130	Robert Dunne	Gavin Cromwell	9.00	10.5
13 Sep 18	Listowel	Ladbrokes Ireland Listowel Handicap Hurdle	2m	Soft	G	—	7/14	10½L	10-3	124	A E Lynch	Gavin Cromwell	51.0	—
24 Aug 18	Killarney	At The Races Handicap Hurdle	2m 1f	Good To Yielding	G	—	4/12	9½L	10-10	124	A E Lynch	Gavin Cromwell	19.0	24.0
12 Aug 18	Downpatrick	Major William Brownlow Memorial Rated Hurdle	2m 3f	Good	—	—	4/7	9¼L	11-2	125	Ger Fox	Gavin Cromwell	6.50	—
05 Aug 18	Galway	JPK Fencing Handicap	1m 6f	Yielding	—	9	10/16	6½L	9-12	73	Gary Carroll	Gavin Cromwell	9.00	—
13 Jul 18	Downpatrick	BMG Insurance Hurdle	2m 1f 110y	Good	—	—	1/7	—	11-12	—	Ger Fox	Gavin Cromwell	3.75	—
07 Jul 18	Bellewstown	Peter Casey Memorial Maiden Hurdle	2m 110y	Good To Firm	—	—	1/16	—	11-12	—	Ger Fox	Gavin Cromwell	4.33	—
04 Jul 18	Bellewstown	Drogheda Traders Plate (Q.R.) Handicap	2m 1f	Good To Firm	—	3	2/10	6L	10-6	72	Conor Orr	Gavin Cromwell	4.50	—
22 Jun 18	Limerick	Limerick Racecourse Family Fun Day 8th July Handicap	2m 1f	Good To Firm	—	1	2/14	¾L	9-5	70	Gary Carroll	Gavin Cromwell	15.0	—
16 Feb 18	Dundalk	McGeoughs Bar & Restaurant Handicap	1m 4f	Standard	—	3	10/10	13L	9-8	83	Pat Smullen	Gavin Cromwell	5.50	—
09 Feb 18	Dundalk	ASM Chartered Accountants Race	2m	Standard	—	2	3/6	3½L	8-8	83	Conor Heavey	Gavin Cromwell	3.00	—
27 Jan 18	Fairyhouse	Easter Festival 1st-3rd April Maiden Hurdle	2m	Heavy	—	—	3/24	17L	11-7	—	J B Kane	Gavin Cromwell	15.0	—
12 Jan 18	Dundalk	Marshes Shopping Centre Handicap	2m	Standard	—	2	5/12	4¾L	9-7	83	Kevin Manning	Gavin Cromwell	9.00	—
08 Dec 17	Dundalk	Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap	2m	Standard	—	13	2/12	hd	8-10	81	Kevin Manning	Gavin Cromwell	17.0	—
17 Nov 17	Dundalk	Dundalk Stadium - Light Up Your Night Handicap	1m 2f 110y	Standard	—	2	8/9	5¾L	8-7	81	Killian Leonard	Gavin Cromwell	7.00	—
03 Nov 17	Dundalk	Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap	1m 4f	Standard	—	3	4/14	1½L	9-1	86	Killian Leonard	Gavin Cromwell	13.0	—
20 Oct 17	Dundalk	Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Handicap	1m 4f	Standard	—	7	7/12	6L	9-10	87	Ronan Whelan	Gavin Cromwell	15.0	—
29 Sep 17	Dundalk	Dundalk Stadium - Light Up Your Night Handicap	1m 4f	Standard	—	5	4/11	1½L	9-6	87	Pat Smullen	Gavin Cromwell	8.00	—
30 Aug 17	Bellewstown	Drogheda Traders Plate Handicap	1m 4f	Good	—	1	7/15	5¼L	9-0	73	Ronan Whelan	Gavin Cromwell	13.0	—
18 Aug 17	Dundalk	Irish Stallion Farms EBF Red God Handicap	1m 2f 110y	Standard	—	4	4/13	¾L	9-6	87	Ronan Whelan	Gavin Cromwell	13.0	—
29 Jul 17	Curragh	Irish Daily Mail Amateur Riders Derby (Q.R.) Handicap	1m 4f	Good To Firm	—	12	3/12	½L	11-4	72	Mr P W Mullins	Gavin Cromwell	11.0	—
23 Jul 17	Fairyhouse	Dublins Q102 Apprentice Handicap	1m 4f	Good	—	4	2/6	shd	9-2	68	Gary Halpin	Gavin Cromwell	5.50	—
14 Jul 17	Navan	Come Racing 2nd September Handicap	1m 5f	Good To Firm	—	13	1/16	—	9-12	62	Pat Smullen	Gavin Cromwell	10.0	13.1
07 Apr 17	Dundalk	Parkview Provisions Handicap	1m 4f	Standard	—	6	11/12	9L	9-8	88	Ronan Whelan	Gavin Cromwell	11.0	—
10 Mar 17	Dundalk	Weatherbys GSB Rated Race	1m 4f	Standard	—	1	5/10	2¾L	9-8	89	Kevin Manning	Gavin Cromwell	9.00	—
24 Feb 17	Dundalk	Anglo Printers Handicap	1m	Standard	—	5	5/7	3¾L	9-10	89	Ronan Whelan	Gavin Cromwell	7.00	—
17 Feb 17	Dundalk	Racing Post Handicap	1m 4f	Standard	—	4	3/13	1¼L	9-8	88	Pat Smullen	Gavin Cromwell	8.00	—
10 Feb 17	Dundalk	ASM Chartered Accountants Race	2m	Standard	—	9	3/9	1¼L	9-4	90	Ronan Whelan	Gavin Cromwell	8.00	—
03 Feb 17	Dundalk	iCopy - Office Equipment Specialists Handicap	1m 2f 110y	Standard	—	2	7/9	2½L	9-9	92	Colin Keane	Gavin Cromwell	9.00	—
13 Jan 17	Dundalk	Dundalk Racing Club Handicap	1m	Standard	—	5	7/10	6¾L	9-8	95	J B Kane	Gavin Cromwell	21.0	—
06 Jan 17	Dundalk	Cross Square Hotel Crossmaglen Handicap	1m 4f	Standard	—	5	8/9	11½L	9-9	96	J B Kane	Gavin Cromwell	11.0	—
23 Dec 16	Dundalk	Dundalk Stadium Racing Returns Friday 6th January 2017 Handicap	1m 2f 110y	Standard	—	5	9/14	8L	9-10	97	J B Kane	Gavin Cromwell	13.0	—
09 Dec 16	Dundalk	MSS - This Ones For You Hylo Handicap	1m	Standard	—	6	9/11	5¾L	9-4	97	Colin Keane	Gavin Cromwell	11.0	—
02 Dec 16	Dundalk	Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap	1m 4f	Standard	—	5	4/11	7½L	9-10	97	Colin Keane	Gavin Cromwell	8.00	—
18 Nov 16	Dundalk	New Years Eve Greyhound Racing At Dundalk Stadium Handicap	1m 2f 110y	Standard	—	8	2/11	1¼L	9-10	96	Ronan Whelan	Gavin Cromwell	11.0	—
21 Oct 16	Dundalk	Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Handicap	1m 4f	Standard	—	9	4/9	2¾L	9-10	98	J B Kane	Gavin Cromwell	9.00	—
10 Oct 16	Curragh	Guy And Anne - 50 Years Wed Today Handicap	1m 2f	Good	—	8	4/14	3½L	9-3	73	Ronan Whelan	Gavin Cromwell	6.50	—
05 Oct 16	Navan	Meath Handicap	1m 2f	Good To Yielding	—	5	8/19	7¾L	9-0	73	Conor McGovern	Gavin Cromwell	8.00	8.44
30 Sep 16	Dundalk	Paddy Power Phone Betting 24/7 On 1800 721 821 Handicap	1m 2f 110y	Standard	—	2	2/14	½L	9-7	97	Conor McGovern	Gavin Cromwell	26.0	—
24 Aug 16	Bellewstown	Drogheda Traders Plate Handicap	1m 4f	Yielding	—	1	5/8	4¼L	9-2	75	Ronan Whelan	Gavin Cromwell	17.0	—
14 Aug 16	Dundalk	Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Red God Handicap (Premier Handicap)	1m 2f 110y	Standard	—	3	12/14	22¼L	9-7	98	Donagh OConnor	Gavin Cromwell	11.0	—
07 Aug 16	Curragh	OBriens Wines Handicap	1m	Good To Firm	—	4	6/13	8½L	9-0	79	Ronan Whelan	Gavin Cromwell	17.0	—
26 Jun 16	Curragh	Troytown Grey Abbey Equine Hospital Handicap	1m 2f	Yielding	—	13	10/12	10¼L	8-8	80	Conor Hoban	Gavin Cromwell	17.0	—
25 Mar 16	Lingfield Park	Coral Easter Classic All-Weather Middle Distance Championships Conditions Stakes	1m 2f	Standard	C2	1	6/9	5½L	9-5	98	Ronan Whelan	Gavin Cromwell	34.0	153.4
04 Mar 16	Dundalk	Coral.ie Race (All-Weather Championships Fast-Track Qualifier)	1m 2f 110y	Standard	—	5	2/5	½L	9-2	98	Ronan Whelan	Gavin Cromwell	8.00	—
12 Feb 16	Dundalk	Ladbrokes Fast-Track Qualifier Race	1m	Standard	—	1	4/4	2L	8-9	98	Conor McGovern	Gavin Cromwell	3.50	—
05 Feb 16	Dundalk	Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Handicap	1m 2f 110y	Standard	—	5	3/6	½L	9-8	98	Sean Corby	Gavin Cromwell	4.00	—
08 Jan 16	Dundalk	Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Handicap	1m 4f	Standard	—	4	1/12	—	9-8	93	Sean Corby	Gavin Cromwell	7.00	—
18 Dec 15	Dundalk	Dundalk Stadium Racing Returns Friday 8th January 2016 Handicap	1m 2f 110y	Standard	—	2	1/13	—	9-4	84	Sean Corby	Gavin Cromwell	8.00	—
04 Dec 15	Dundalk	Christmas Race & Dine Packages Handicap	1m	Standard	—	5	6/11	2½L	8-7	84	Conor McGovern	Gavin Cromwell	5.00	—
25 Nov 15	Dundalk	Crowne Plaza Jockey & Trainer Awards Handicap	1m 2f 110y	Standard	—	9	1/11	—	9-3	80	Conor McGovern	Gavin Cromwell	8.00	—
20 Nov 15	Dundalk	Floodlit Friday Nights Rated Race	1m	Standard	—	11	1/11	—	9-2	75	Ronan Whelan	Gavin Cromwell	13.0	—
11 Nov 15	Dundalk	Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Handicap	1m	Standard	—	3	6/9	3½L	7-13	75	Tom Madden	Gavin Cromwell	10.0	—
06 Nov 15	Dundalk	Best Of Luck Dundalk FC In The FAI Cup Final On Sunday 8th November Handicap	1m	Standard	—	8	2/9	nse	9-9	74	Sean Corby	Gavin Cromwell	7.00	—
30 Oct 15	Dundalk	Hibernia Steel Handicap	1m	Standard	—	4	7/9	5¾L	9-3	75	Ronan Whelan	Gavin Cromwell	7.00	—
11 Oct 15	Curragh	Stephen Quirke Memorial Apprentice Handicap	1m	Good	—	12	4/13	3¼L	8-10	62	Gary Phillips	Gavin Cromwell	8.00	—
02 Oct 15	Dundalk	Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Apprentice Handicap	1m	Standard	—	10	1/14	—	10-0	70	Sean Corby	Gavin Cromwell	9.00	—
25 Sep 15	Dundalk	Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (Div I)	1m	Standard	—	8	1/14	—	10-0	64	Ronan Whelan	Gavin Cromwell	11.0	—
20 Sep 15	Gowran Park	Live Music After Racing Handicap (Div I)	1m	Yielding	—	9	6/16	2½L	9-7	58	Ronan Whelan	Gavin Cromwell	8.00	—
11 Sep 15	Down Royal	Daily Mirror Handicap	7f	Good	—	13	4/13	1½L	9-7	58	Ronan Whelan	Gavin Cromwell	10.0	—
06 Sep 15	Dundalk	Friday Horse Racing Returns 25th September Handicap (Div II)	1m	Standard	—	2	6/14	3L	10-0	65	Ronan Whelan	Gavin Cromwell	6.50	—
06 Feb 15	Dundalk	Floodlit Friday Nights Handicap	1m	Standard	—	4	3/7	3L	8-6	67	Conor Hoban	M Halford	9.00	—
30 Jan 15	Dundalk	Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Handicap	1m	Standard	—	7	8/14	5L	9-7	68	Conor Hoban	M Halford	13.0	—
09 Jan 15	Dundalk	www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap	1m	Standard	—	3	5/7	3½L	8-5	69	Conor Hoban	M Halford	4.50	—
02 Jan 15	Dundalk	Dundalk Stadium - Light Up Your Night Handicap	7f	Standard	—	2	3/9	1¼L	9-5	69	Shane B Kelly	M Halford	9.00	—