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Ireland 5yo

Captain Potter (GB)

T: Brian Ellison · O: Brian Ellison Racing Club

By Almanzor (FR) out of Astroglia (USA)

Form 4242131014

5/28 W/R

Resting

28 runs
5 wins
placed
18% strike
337 d off

Recent form

Form figures 4242131014 337 days off

4 1 0 1 3 1

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 28 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 47
Win %: 18%
Placed %: 39%
Trend: Climbing

Course Record

14 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Pontefract — well clear of the 39% career baseline.

Pontefract SPEC 67% 3-1-6
Newcastle (AW) 50% 0-3-6
Catterick 20% 1-0-5
Sedgefield 100% 1-0-1
Southwell (AW) 100% 0-1-1
Wolverhampton (AW) 100% 0-1-1
Bangor-on-Dee 0% 0-0-1
Beverley 0% 0-0-1
Carlisle 0% 0-0-1
Doncaster 0% 0-0-1
Market Rasen 0% 0-0-1
Nottingham 0% 0-0-1
Uttoxeter 0% 0-0-1
Wetherby 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

12 jockeys · 3 trainers

Jockeys

Ben Robinson NOW 55% 2-4-11
Joe Fanning 67% 0-2-3
Shay Farmer(3) 67% 2-0-3
Sean Quinlan 50% 1-0-2
Harry Russell 0% 0-0-2
Charlie Maggs(3) 0% 0-0-1
Craig Nichol 0% 0-0-1
Franny Norton 0% 0-0-1
Henry Brooke 0% 0-0-1
Richard Kingscote 0% 0-0-1
Ryan Sexton 0% 0-0-1
Tom Midgley 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Brian Ellison NOW 43% 5-4-21
Charlie Johnston 40% 0-2-5
Mark Walford 0% 0-0-2

Going Record

28 classifiable runs

Allrounder Handles a range — peak 60% on Good to Soft, but no surface bias jumps out.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 33% 1-0-3
Good 42% 1-4-12
Good to Soft 60% 1-2-5
Soft 25% 2-0-8
Heavy — 0 runs

Distance Record

28 classifiable runs

Allrounder Versatile — handles a range of trips with similar effectiveness.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f — 0 runs
Mile 7f – 1m1f — 0 runs
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f 29% 0-2-7
Staying ≥ 1m4f 43% 5-4-21

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

20 Oct 2025 Phil Bull Trophy Honouring Geoff Greetham Conditions Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Pontefract Class 2 P 4th/4 66 Soft 2m2f2y Ben Robinson OR 76 10/1

18 Sep 2025 Racing TV Handicap Pontefract Class 5 P 1st/7 +0 Good To Soft 2m1f27y Shay Farmer OR 70 10/11F

21 Aug 2025 Racing League Race 29 Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Newcastle (AW) Class 4 P 11th/14 17 Standard 2m56y Ben Robinson OR 70 10/1

6 Aug 2025 Napoleons Casino Bradford Handicap Pontefract Class 5 P 1st/7 +0 Good To Firm 2m1f27y Ben Robinson OR 66 18/5

13 Jul 2025 HighBet Acca Odds Boost Handicap Southwell (AW) Class 5 P 3rd/14 6.5 Standard To Slow 2m102y Ben Robinson OR 66 8/1

22 Jun 2025 Moor Top Farm Shop Hemsworth Pontefract Cup Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Pontefract Class 4 P 1st/5 +0 Good 2m2f2y Shay Farmer OR 60 6/5F

9 Jun 2025 Tony Bethell Memorial Handicap Pontefract Class 6 P 2nd/10 .75 Good 2m1f27y Ben Robinson OR 58 9/2

24 May 2025 Wishing Jill Metcalfe Happy 60th Birthday Handicap Catterick Class 6 P 4th/7 1.5 Good 1m7f189y Harry Russell OR 58 3/1

2 May 2025 quinnbet.com Handicap Newcastle (AW) Class 6 P 2nd/4 0.2 Standard 2m56y Ben Robinson OR 58 2/1

12 Apr 2025 Shipstones Best Turned Stout Handicap Nottingham Class 6 P 4th/5 6 Good 2m Ben Robinson OR 59 7/2

Connections

Trainer: Brian Ellison 10%
Owner: Brian Ellison Racing Club
Sire: Almanzor (FR)
Dam: Astroglia (USA)
Dam sire: Montjeu
Country: Ireland
Age: 5yo

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