Classic Encounter

5yogeldingbby Shamardal out of Zhukova

Form

761423

oldest → newest

Consistent

NotesCourse-and-distance winnerBeaten favourite last time

Official Rating

RPR

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Racing Post Rating

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Topspeed

Last run

80d

days ago

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Jockey

Pat Cosgrave

Trainer

George Boughey

3/26 winners last 14d · 12%

Owner

George Waud

Ownership history

George WaudCurrent
Godolphinuntil 20 Dec 2023

Newest first. Dates mark when the horse left each owner.

Breeding

Sire: Shamardal
Dam: Zhukova
Damsire: Fastnet Rock

Trainer history

CurrentGeorge Boughey
20 Dec 2023Charlie Appleby

Career trajectory

ORRPRTSAI

Solid lines: OR / RPR / AI. Dashed: TS. Dot = finishing position per run (oldest left → newest right). Missing values lift the pen rather than interpolating across gaps.

Form by going

Good To Firm1/3 · 33%
Good0/2 · 0%

Strike rate per going. Bars scale against the highest rate in the list — so a short bar means weaker form on that going, not zero.

Form by course

Redcar1/3 · 33%
Lingfield0/1 · 0%
Newbury0/1 · 0%

Past runs (tracked here)

Date	Race	Type	Pos	SP	AI
3 Oct 2026	Redcar 16:35 Marske Fabrications & Engineering Straight-mile Series Final Handicap Stakes	Flat Class 2	2	9/2	54.1
15 Jul 2026	Lingfield 19:20 Follow @attheraces On X Handicap Stakes	Flat Class 3	3	6/5F	60.2
19 Jun 2026	Redcar 15:25 Marske Fabrications & Engineering Handicap (Straight Mile Series Qualifier)	Flat Class 3	2	100/30F	54.7
1 Jun 2026	Newbury 14:50 BetVictor Backing England To Win Handicap	Flat Class 4	4	100/30J	56.4
26 May 2026	Redcar 15:50 Join Racing TV Now Handicap	Flat Class 4	1	11/8F	50.6

Only runs Racing Alpha has synced are shown. Lifetime form is in the Racing Post form section above.

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