Days Last Ran - UK & Irish Races


Regular racing followers may have already picked up on the fact that certain high profile races are won by horses with a similar ‘preparation route’. What I have tried to do here is list races where horses appear to have had a similar preparation race before winning the named races at least three times in the last ten years. As we all know connections of horses like to keep as much information to themselves about future running plans/targets but if their horses follow certain ‘patterns’ that will often speak for itself!

The statistics will also capture some lower class races but again the patterns of races can often be very informative.

The text will often refer to number of days since the last run but where that race is also a common trend I have referred to that fact also. Indeed where higher profile race days have changed in the last ten years I have included still.
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The lists on the following pages are mostly dated as in 2023  with jumps meetings first then flat meetings below in winter and the reverse order in summer.

The lists will usually cover a full 2 month period and are split into flat/national hunt races. The dates quoted
are as last run and will vary slightly each year - especially when close to bank holidays! 

Certain high profile overseas meetings will also be included such as 'Arc Weekend' in Paris, Meydan World Cup meeting in March  and 'Breeders Cup Weekend' in the U.S.A.