Ventura Express
14yo · Trainer Paul Midgley
Ventura Express
Ideal conditions, worked out from its 26 runs on record.
- Best goingStandard0 wins, 2 placed from 2Low confidence
- Best trip5–6f1 win, 6 placed from 26High confidence
- Best courseBeverley1 win from 4Medium confidence
- Best directionLeft-handed0 wins, 1 placed from 8High confidence
- Best classClass 41 win, 3 placed from 11High confidence
- Best gap between runs2–4 weeks1 win, 2 placed from 10High confidence
High 6+ runs · Medium 4–5 · Low 2–3 · faded = not enough data
Built from its own race record (positions, going, trip, course, class, gaps between runs). A guide to conditions, not a prediction.
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Form & profile
- Age / sex
- 14yo G
- Breeding
- Mayson (GB) – Mail Express (IRE)
- Owner
- Buist Crowther Shields
- Trainer
- Paul Midgley
- Jockey
- David Nolan
- Headgear
- None
Career
We only hold some of this horse's runs, so career totals aren't shown until its full record has been fetched (next time it's declared).
Some past runs not a full record
Runs abroad (e.g. in France) are not included.
| Date | Course | Type | Dist | Going | Cl | Pos | Btn | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sept 26 | Redcar | Flat | 5f | Good | 5 | 5th/6 | 3¾l | David Nolan | 3/1 |
| 13 Aug 26 | Beverley | Flat | 5f | Good To Firm | 5 | 5th/10 | 4¼l | David Nolan | 5/2 |
| 25 Jul 26 | York | Flat | 5f | Good To Firm | 4 | 4th/17 | 1l | Tristan Durrell | 14/1 |
| 4 May 26 | Beverley | Flat | 5f | Good To Soft | 4 | 4th/7 | 1¼l | Paul Mulrennan | 12/1 |
| 23 Apr 26 | Beverley | Flat | 5f | Good | 4 | 5th/9 | 3¾l | Jason Hart | 6/1 |
| 19 Mar 26 | Newcastle (AW) | Flat | 5f | Standard | 4 | 3rd/6 | nk | David Nolan | 11/4 |
| 4 Oct 25 | Redcar | Flat | 5f | Good To Soft | 4 | 10th/10 | 10l | Cam Hardie | 16/1 |
| 20 Sept 25 | Chester | Flat | 5½f | Soft | 4 | 5th/9 | 3½l | Aiden Brookes | 14/1 |
| 17 Aug 25 | Pontefract | Flat | 5f | Good To Firm | 3 | 3rd/6 | 2l | David Nolan | 4/1 |
| 7 Jun 25 | Doncaster | Flat | 5f | Good | 3 | 12th/14 | 4¾l | Barry McHugh | 25/1 |
| 15 May 25 | York | Flat | 5f | Good To Firm | 2 | 13th/17 | 8l | Mark Winn | 28/1 |
| 26 Apr 25 | Ripon | Flat | 5f | Good | 2 | 4th/7 | 2¼l | Kieran O'Neill | 5/1 |
| 8 Apr 25 | Pontefract | Flat | 5f | Good | 2 | 5th/10 | 3l | Jason Hart | 5/2F |
| 20 Mar 25 | Newcastle (AW) | Flat | 5f | Standard To Slow | 2 | 2nd/7 | ¾l | Warren Fentiman | 14/1 |
| 22 Oct 24 | Newcastle (AW) | Flat | 5f | Standard | 3 | 3rd/14 | 1¼l | David Nolan | 80/1 |
| 30 Sept 24 | Hamilton | Flat | 5f | Soft | 3 | 6th/8 | 3½l | David Nolan | 14/1 |
| 19 Jul 24 | Pontefract | Flat | 5f | Good | 3 | 6th/8 | 4¼l | David Nolan | 11/1 |
| 7 Oct 23 | Redcar | Flat | 5f | Good | 4 | 3rd/13 | 1l | Graham Lee | 4/1F |
| 23 Sept 23 | York | Flat | 5f | Good To Soft | 2 | 9th/19 | 4¼l | Graham Lee | 25/1 |
| 9 Sept 23 | Haydock | Flat | 5f | Good | 2 | 6th/12 | 1¾l | Laura Coughlan | 13/2 |
| 2 Jun 23 | Doncaster | Flat | 6f | Good To Firm | 4 | 2nd/8 | ½l | David Nolan | 3/1F |
| 2 Mar 23 | Newcastle (AW) | Flat | 5f | Standard To Slow | 4 | 4th/9 | 1l | Graham Lee | 14/1 |
| 15 Jul 22 | Pontefract | Flat | 5f | Good To Firm | 3 | 7th/7 | 4¾l | Graham Lee | 7/1 |
| 2 Jul 22 | Beverley | Flat | 5f | Good | 4 | 1st/10 | Won | Graham Lee | 7/2 |
| 11 Jun 22 | York | Flat | 6f | Good | 4 | 6th/21 | 5¾l | Paul Mulrennan | 10/1 |
| 17 Sept 21 | Ayr | Flat | 6f | Good To Firm | 2 | 21st/22 | 11½l | Ben Robinson | 14/1 |
Likely targets Our view, not confirmed plans
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