National Question — Horse Explorer | Saturday Racing

Career Trajectory

last 28 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF

Peak form: 100
Mean: 38
Win %: 15%
Placed %: 30%
Trend: Climbing

Course Record

15 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Sedgefield, Newcastle — well clear of the 30% career baseline.

Musselburgh 33% 1-1-6
Sedgefield SPEC 75% 1-2-4
Hamilton 25% 0-1-4
Newcastle SPEC 67% 1-1-3
Carlisle 33% 1-0-3
Hexham 50% 1-0-2
Kelso 0% 0-0-2
Newcastle (AW) 0% 0-0-2
Catterick 0% 0-0-1
Cork (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Leopardstown (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Perth 0% 0-0-1
Pontefract 0% 0-0-1
Roscommon (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Tipperary (IRE) 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

12 jockeys · 2 trainers

Jockeys

Derek Fox 25% 1-1-8
Rhys Elliott 20% 1-0-5
Joshua Thompson 50% 2-0-4
Ben Robinson 25% 0-1-4
Charlie Maggs 67% 1-1-3
Sam James 50% 0-1-2
Kyanna Van Buuren 0% 0-0-2
David Noonan 100% 0-1-1
David Nolan 0% 0-0-1
Luke McAteer 0% 0-0-1
Rory Cleary 0% 0-0-1
Ryan Mania NOW 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Adam Nicol NOW 34% 5-5-29
J S Bolger 0% 0-0-4

Going Record

31 classifiable runs

Allrounder Handles a range — peak 44% on Good, but no surface bias jumps out.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 0% 0-0-2
Good 44% 3-4-16
Good to Soft 33% 2-0-6
Soft 14% 0-1-7
Heavy — 0 runs

Distance Record

33 classifiable runs

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

Sprint ≤ 6f 0% 0-0-2
Seven 6½ – 7f 0% 0-0-2
Mile 7f – 1m1f 40% 0-2-5
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f 14% 1-0-7
Staying ≥ 1m4f 41% 4-3-17

Recent Runs

last 10 races · newest first

6th/12 11 Apr 2026 41 days ago

Newcastle
- 2m4½f
- Good
Ryan Mania

Midfield - steady headway before 3 out - keeping on 2 out - weakened from last(op 9/2)
1st/11 22 Mar 2026 61 days ago

Carlisle
- 2m1f
- Good To Soft
won

Joshua Thompson

Towards rear - steady headway before 2 out - ridden before last - challenging run-in - kept on to lead final 110yds - soon hung right -…
5th/5 15 Feb 2026 96 days ago

Musselburgh
- 2m4f
- Soft
Joshua Thompson

In touch with leaders - weakened before 3 out(op 4/1)
1st/6 25 Jan 2026 117 days ago

Sedgefield
- 2m4f
- Good To Soft
won

Joshua Thompson

Raced wide - in touch with leaders - ridden before 2 out - headway and pressed leaders before last - not fluent last - led inside final…
5th/11 22 Dec 2025 151 days ago

Musselburgh
- 1m7½f
- Good To Soft
Charlie Maggs

Midfield - no impression from 3 out - some headway run-in(op 11/8 tchd 5/4)
2nd/10 13 Nov 2025 190 days ago

Sedgefield
- 2m1f
- Soft
Charlie Maggs

In touch with leaders - headway before 2 out - kept on and went second after last(op 7/4)
1st/11 30 Oct 2025 204 days ago

Newcastle
- 2m1f
- Good
won

Charlie Maggs

Midfield - towards rear 5th - smooth headway in centre of group before 3 out - pressed leaders when not fluent 2 out - ridden to lead…
8th/11 1 Jul 2025 325 days ago

Musselburgh
- 1m4½f
- Good
Rhys Elliott

In touch with leaders - brief headway 3f out - bit short of room over 2f out - weakened 1f out(op 8/1)
5th/9 22 Jun 2025 334 days ago

Hexham
- 2m
- Good
Joshua Thompson

Towards rear - outpaced after 3 out - headway on turn after 2 out - weakened run-in(op 7/2 tchd 5/2)
4th/8 23 May 2025 364 days ago

Pontefract
- 1m4f
- Good To Firm
Rhys Elliott

Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - weakened inside final furlong(op 18/1 tchd 25/1)