Ireland 3yo

Surgeon Commander (IRE)

T: Craig Lidster · J: Billy Garritty · O: Mike Brennan

By Cotai Glory (GB) out of Very Good (IRE)

Form 61-71364166

7/1 Current odds

3/14 W/R

66 RPR

57 TS

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Active

14 runs
3 wins
placed
21% strike
3 d off
66 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 61-71364166 3 days off

6 6 1 4 6 3

At Newcastle (AW) 3/7 3 wins · 4 placed

On Good 0/2 0 wins · 0 placed

Over 6f 0/6 0 wins · 1 placed

Best RPR 66 Career peak

Best TS 58 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 14 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 41
Win %: 21%
Placed %: 29%
Trend: Climbing

Course Record

8 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Newcastle (AW) — well clear of the 29% career baseline.

Newcastle (AW) SPEC 57% 3-1-7
Carlisle 0% 0-0-1
Doncaster 0% 0-0-1
Redcar 0% 0-0-1
Southwell (AW) 0% 0-0-1
Thirsk 0% 0-0-1
Wetherby 0% 0-0-1
Wolverhampton (AW) 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

10 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

Sam James 33% 1-0-3
Jason Hart 50% 1-0-2
Billy Loughnane 0% 0-0-2
David Allan 100% 1-0-1
Shane Gray 100% 0-1-1
Billy Garritty NOW 0% 0-0-1
Cam Hardie 0% 0-0-1
Sean Kirrane 0% 0-0-1
Tom Eaves 0% 0-0-1
William Pyle 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Craig Lidster NOW 29% 3-1-14

Going Record

14 classifiable runs

Allrounder Handles a range — peak 50% on Good to Soft, but no surface bias jumps out.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 0% 0-0-2
Good 30% 2-1-10
Good to Soft 50% 1-0-2
Soft — 0 runs
Heavy — 0 runs

Distance Record

14 classifiable runs

Specialist Pure seven horse — 60% in-the-money at 6½ – 7f.

Sprint ≤ 6f 11% 0-1-9
Seven 6½ – 7f 60% 3-0-5
Mile 7f – 1m1f — 0 runs
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f — 0 runs
Staying ≥ 1m4f — 0 runs

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

19 Sep 2026 Happy Birthday Dave Miller From Probio energy.com Handicap Stakes (Div II) Newcastle (AW) Class 6 B 6th/9 .75 Standard 6f Billy Garritty OR 60 5/1

31 Aug 2026 Celebrate With Sponsorship At Southwell Racecourse Handicap Stakes Southwell (AW) Class 6 B 6th/12 1 Standard 6f Billy Loughnane OR 60 4/1

25 Jun 2026 JenningsBet In North Shields Handicap Newcastle (AW) Class 6 B 1st/13 +0 Standard To Slow 7f14y David Allan OR 57 9/2

14 Jun 2026 Summer Saturday Series At Doncaster Racecourse Handicap Doncaster Class 6 B 4th/15 .5 Good 7f6y Sam James OR 57 28/1

4 Jun 2026 Book Tickets Online At wetherbyracing.co.uk Handicap Wetherby Class 6 B 6th/8 .75 Good To Firm 5f110y Jason Hart OR 59 12/1

31 Jan 2026 Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Newcastle (AW) Class 6 B 3rd/8 .75 Standard 6f Shane Gray OR 58 6/1

22 Jan 2026 Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Newcastle (AW) Class 6 B 1st/7 +0 Standard 7f14y Jason Hart OR 56 9/1

12 Jan 2026 Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Wolverhampton (AW) Class 6 B 7th/8 6.5 Standard 7f36y Billy Loughnane OR 56 5/1

20 Dec 2025 Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Nursery Newcastle (AW) Class 6 B 1st/8 +0 Standard 7f14y Sam James OR 55 9/4F

19 Dec 2025 Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Nursery Newcastle (AW) Class 6 B 6th/7 0.3 Standard 6f Sean Kirrane OR 55 3/1

Connections

Trainer: Craig Lidster 12%
Jockey: Billy Garritty 12%
Owner: Mike Brennan
Sire: Cotai Glory (GB)
Dam: Very Good (IRE)
Dam sire: Kodiac
Country: Ireland
Age: 3yo

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