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Ireland 5yo

A Great Excuse (IRE)

T: Max Comley · O: Mrs Linda Johnson
By Lucky Speed (IRE) out of Banjo Finn (IRE)
Form 0-57541-F33
  1. 3
  2. 3
  3. F
  4. 1
  5. 4
  6. 5
1/9 W/R
Resting
  • 9 runs
  • 1 wins
  • placed
  • 11% strike
  • 212 d off

Recent form

Form figures 0-57541-F33 212 days off
3 5 Mar 2026 Horatio's Garden Novices' Handicap … Wincanton 3 9 Feb 2026 Racing TV Profits Returned To Racin… Catterick F 22 Jan 2026 Pertemps Network Novices' Handicap … Huntingdon 1 13 Dec 2025 Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com H… Lingfield 4 19 Nov 2025 tigerbet.co.uk Online Betting Handi… Ffos Las 5 18 Feb 2025 South West Rail Solutions Ltd Maide… Taunton

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 9 runs · form score 0–100
12 Dec 2024 · Warwick · 10th/12 (btn 1.75) 11 Jan 2025 · Ffos Las · 5th/11 (btn 3.5) 1 Feb 2025 · Wetherby · 7th/14 (btn 6) 18 Feb 2025 · Taunton · 5th/12 (btn .5) 19 Nov 2025 · Ffos Las · 4th/8 (btn 7.5) 13 Dec 2025 · Lingfield · 1st/8 (won 0) 22 Jan 2026 · Huntingdon · F () 9 Feb 2026 · Catterick · 3rd/7 (btn 27) 5 Mar 2026 · Wincanton · 3rd/4 (btn 14)
  • Win
  • Placed
  • Mid-pack
  • Rear
  • DNF
  • OR mark
Peak form
100
Mean
35
Win %
11%
Placed %
33%
Trend
Steady

Course Record

8 venues

Career strike 33%; best at Ffos Las (0% from 2 runs).

  • Ffos Las 0% 0-0-2
  • Catterick 100% 0-1-1
  • Lingfield 100% 1-0-1
  • Wincanton 100% 0-1-1
  • Huntingdon 0% 0-0-1
  • Taunton 0% 0-0-1
  • Warwick 0% 0-0-1
  • Wetherby 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

4 jockeys · 2 trainers

Jockeys

  • David Bass NOW 67% 0-2-3
  • Tom Broughton 0% 0-0-3
  • Liam Harrison 0% 0-0-2
  • Jamie Brace 100% 1-0-1

Trainers

  • Max Comley NOW 60% 1-2-5
  • Barry Brennan 0% 0-0-4

Race history

9 of 9 runs
Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds
5 Mar 2026 Horatio's Garden Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Wincanton Class 4 T 3rd/4 14 Good To Soft 2m David Bass OR 102 13/2
9 Feb 2026 Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Chase Catterick Class 5 T 3rd/7 27 Soft 2m3f51y David Bass OR 102 4/1
22 Jan 2026 Pertemps Network Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Huntingdon Class 4 T F - Soft 2m104y Tom Broughton OR 102 2/1F
13 Dec 2025 Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Chase Lingfield Class 5 1st/8 +0 Good To Soft 2m Jamie Brace OR 97 4/1
19 Nov 2025 tigerbet.co.uk Online Betting Handicap Chase Ffos Las Class 5 P 4th/8 7.5 Soft 2m3f83y David Bass OR 99 16/5
18 Feb 2025 South West Rail Solutions Ltd Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Taunton Class 4 5th/12 .5 Good To Soft 2m3f1y Liam Harrison 66/1
1 Feb 2025 Wilmot-Smith Memorial Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Wetherby Class 4 7th/14 6 Soft 2m3f154y Liam Harrison 125/1
11 Jan 2025 DragonBet Supporting British Racing Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Ffos Las Class 4 5th/11 3.5 Soft 1m7f182y Tom Broughton 300/1
12 Dec 2024 Wrights Of Campden Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Warwick Class 5 10th/12 1.75 Good To Soft 2m Tom Broughton 150/1

Connections

Trainer
Max Comley 12%
Owner
Mrs Linda Johnson
Sire
Lucky Speed (IRE)
Dam
Banjo Finn (IRE)
Dam sire
Fruits Of Love
Country
Ireland
Age
5yo

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