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Cogitate: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Cogitate is a 5-year-old gelding by Churchill, trained by Eve Johnson Houghton. He has won 2 of 24 starts and placed in 5 more, for £39,843 in prize money. His best trip is 7f, where 1 win from 9 is a 11% strike rate against 7% at every other distance. He runs next in the 3:57 at Epsom on 27 September. His best performance rating is 93, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 24
  • Wins 2
  • Placed 7
  • Strike rate 8%
  • Prize money £39,843
  • Best rating 93
  • Official rating 83

Where Cogitate runs next

Time Course Race Best price
3:57 Epsom Betfred 'Bet Builder' Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) —

Cogitate form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
12 Aug 26 Kempton (AW) Unibet Support Safer Gambling Handicap Stakes (Div I) Class 4 7f Standard / Slow 4 2.75 7/2 Charles Bishop 83
27 Jul 26 Southwell (AW) Prestige Safety Construction Safety Specialists Handicap Stakes (Div II) Class 4 7f Standard 4 2.25 5/2F Charles Bishop 84
13 Jun 26 Sandown Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Class 2 1m Good 5 4.5 18/1 Charles Bishop 86
28 May 26 Sandown starsports.bet Whitsun Cup Handicap Class 3 1m Good 3 2.5 15/2 William Buick 86
2 May 26 Newmarket National Stud Handicap Class 3 1m Good To Firm 7 7.5 16/1 Kieran Shoemark 87
18 Apr 26 Newbury Win Unique Experiences At OLBG Prizes Spring Cup Handicap (Str) Class 2 1m Good 12 4.5 25/1 Saffie Osborne 88
28 Mar 26 Kempton (AW) Virgin Bet Handicap Class 3 7f Standard To Slow 2 1 6/1 Billy Loughnane 87
29 Oct 25 Kempton (AW) Unibet Handicap Class 4 1m Standard To Slow 2 1 3/1F James Doyle 87
22 Oct 25 Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Class 3 1m Standard To Slow 4 2.25 6/1 Hollie Doyle 87
1 Oct 25 Kempton (AW) Industry Leading In-Play Markets At Unibet Handicap Class 4 1m Standard To Slow 2 .25 10/3 Billy Loughnane 85
6 Sep 25 Kempton (AW) Unibet London Mile Series Final Handicap Class 2 1m Standard To Slow 7 6.75 14/1 Robert Havlin 86
16 Aug 25 Newbury TPT Fire Handicap Class 2 7f Good To Firm 4 1.75 14/1 Billy Loughnane 86
26 Jul 25 Ascot Betfred Handicap (Str) Class 2 1m Good 6 4.75 33/1 Mickael Barzalona 88
10 Jul 25 Newmarket Federation Of Bloodstock Agents Handicap Class 3 1m Good To Firm 10 4.5 12/1 William Buick 89
26 Jun 25 Newmarket laywheeler.com Handicap Class 3 7f Good To Firm 5 3.5 15/2 Billy Loughnane 89
24 May 25 Salisbury Simon & Nerys Dutfield Memorial Handicap Class 4 1m Good To Firm 1 — 11/10F Billy Loughnane 83
3 May 25 Newmarket Nyetimber Handicap Class 3 1m Good 7 8.5 20/1 Rob Hornby 86
12 Apr 25 Newbury OLBG Spring Cup Handicap (Rnd) Class 2 1m Good 7 5.75 11/1 Hollie Doyle 87
20 Nov 24 Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's New Acca Boosts Handicap Class 2 1m Standard To Slow 4 1.75 25/1 Marco Ghiani 87
3 Aug 24 Goodwood Whispering Angel Handicap Class 2 7f Good To Firm 8 8.5 14/1 Hollie Doyle 90
20 Jun 24 Ascot Britannia Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (Str) Class 2 1m Good To Firm 21 13.75 33/1 Hollie Doyle 93
20 Mar 24 Southwell (AW) Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 7f Standard 2 5 5/2 Jamie Spencer 93
23 Aug 23 York Tattersalls Acomb Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 7f Good To Firm 5 4.5 11/4J William Buick –
21 Jul 23 Newbury R & M Electrical EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 7f Good 1 — 14/1 Hollie Doyle –

Last time out

Finished 4 in the Unibet Support Safer Gambling Handicap Stakes (Div I) at Kempton (AW) on 12 August 2026. Held a midfield spot early - moved up on the outer approaching the final furlong - stayed on into fourth without threatening those ahead.

Cogitate by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
8f 15 1 7% —
7f 9 1 11% —

Cogitate by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good To Firm 8 1 13% —
Good 7 1 14% —
Standard To Slow 6 0 0% —
Standard 2 0 0% —
Standard / Slow 1 0 0% —

Cogitate by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Kempton (AW) 7 0 0% —
Newmarket 4 0 0% —
Newbury 4 1 25% —
Southwell (AW) 2 0 0% —
Sandown 2 0 0% —
Ascot 2 0 0% —
Salisbury 1 1 100% —
Goodwood 1 0 0% —
York 1 0 0% —

Cogitate breeding

  • Sire Churchill (IRE)
  • Dam Damaniyat Girl (USA)
  • Damsire Elusive Quality (USA)
  • Breeder Lynch Bages Ltd
  • Foaled 26 January 2021

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