A Great Excuse: horse profile, stats, records and next races
A Great Excuse is a 6-year-old gelding by Lucky Speed, trained by Max Comley. He has won 1 of 9 starts and placed in 2 more, for £6,158 in prize money. His best trip is 2m, where 1 win from 3 is a 33% strike rate against 0% at every other distance. He runs next in the 3:57 at Lingfield on 3 November. His best performance rating is 100, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.
- Runs 9
- Wins 1
- Placed 3
- Strike rate 11%
- Prize money £6,158
- Best rating 100
- Official rating 102
Where A Great Excuse runs next
| Time | Course | Race | Best price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:57 | Lingfield | Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Handicap Steeple Chase | — |
A Great Excuse form and race record
| Date | Course | Race | Dist | Going | Pos | Beaten | SP | Jockey | OR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 26 | Wincanton | Horatio's Garden Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 | 1m 7.5f | Good To Soft | 3 | 24 | 13/2 | David Bass | 102 |
| 9 Feb 26 | Catterick | Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Chase Class 5 | 2m 3f | Soft | 3 | 28.5 | 4/1 | David Bass | 102 |
| 22 Jan 26 | Huntingdon | Pertemps Network Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 | 2m 0.5f | Soft | F | - | 2/1F | Tom Broughton | 102 |
| 13 Dec 25 | Lingfield | Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Chase Class 5 | 2m | Good To Soft | 1 | — | 4/1 | Jamie Brace | 97 |
| 19 Nov 25 | Ffos Las | tigerbet.co.uk Online Betting Handicap Chase Class 5 | 2m 3.5f | Soft | 4 | 12 | 16/5 | David Bass | 99 |
| 18 Feb 25 | Taunton | South West Rail Solutions Ltd Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 | 2m 3f | Good To Soft | 5 | 23.25 | 66/1 | Liam Harrison | – |
| 1 Feb 25 | Wetherby | Wilmot-Smith Memorial Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 | 2m 3.5f | Soft | 7 | 17.75 | 125/1 | Liam Harrison | – |
| 11 Jan 25 | Ffos Las | DragonBet Supporting British Racing Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 | 2m | Soft | 5 | 23.75 | 300/1 | Tom Broughton | – |
| 12 Dec 24 | Warwick | Wrights Of Campden Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 | 2m | Good To Soft | 10 | 13.75 | 150/1 | Tom Broughton | – |
Last time out
Finished 3 in the Horatio's Garden Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) at Wincanton on 5 March 2026. Went in front briefly early - then took second spot - urged forward 4 out - slipped to rear before 3 out - lost touch and faded before 2 out - well held at the finish.
A Great Excuse by distance
| Split | Runs | Wins | Strike rate | Level stakes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16f | 3 | 1 | 33% | — |
| 19f | 2 | 0 | 0% | — |
| 19.5f | 2 | 0 | 0% | — |
| 15.5f | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| 16.5f | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
A Great Excuse by going
| Split | Runs | Wins | Strike rate | Level stakes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Good To Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | — |
A Great Excuse by course
| Split | Runs | Wins | Strike rate | Level stakes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ffos Las | 2 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Lingfield | 1 | 1 | 100% | — |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
A Great Excuse breeding
- Sire Lucky Speed (IRE)
- Dam Banjo Finn (IRE)
- Damsire Fruits Of Love (USA)
- Breeder Dixie Cotterell
- Foaled 22 April 2020
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