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Act of Authority: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Act of Authority is an 8-year-old gelding by Authorized, trained by Olly Murphy. He has won 5 of 21 starts and placed in 6 more, for £73,192 in prize money. His best trip is 2m 3.5f, where 2 wins from 4 is a 50% strike rate against 18% at every other distance. He runs next in the 12:40 at Stratford on 9 November. His best performance rating is 139, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 21
  • Wins 5
  • Placed 11
  • Strike rate 24%
  • Prize money £73,192
  • Best rating 139
  • Official rating 136

Where Act of Authority runs next

Time Course Race Best price
12:40 Stratford racingtv.com/freetrial 'Chasing Excellence' Beginners' Steeple Chase (GBB Race) —

Act of Authority form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
10 Apr 26 Aintree William Hill Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 4f Good To Soft 9 9.25 25/1 Lewis Saunders 136
13 Mar 26 Cheltenham Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 4.5f Soft 5 3.75 14/1 Lewis Saunders 135
14 Feb 26 Ascot Betfair Exchange Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 3.5f Good To Soft 8 9.5 9/1 Lewis Saunders 137
1 Jan 26 Windsor Fitzdares New Year's Day Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 4f Good 4 5.5 11/1 Toby McCain-Mitchell 137
6 Dec 25 Aintree New William Hill Racing Bet Builder Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 4f Soft 3 9 9/2 Lewis Saunders 138
6 Nov 25 Newbury Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 3m 0.5f Good To Soft 4 9.25 15/2 Lewis Saunders 139
5 Apr 25 Aintree William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 3m 0.5f Good 7 8.5 4/1F Lewis Saunders 139
14 Mar 25 Cheltenham Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 4.5f Good To Soft 2 4.25 28/1 Lewis Saunders 134
8 Feb 25 Warwick eventmasters.co.uk 40th Anniversary Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 5f Soft 3 1.75 2/1 Lewis Saunders 134
26 Dec 24 Aintree William Hill Offers Top Price Guarantees Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 4f Soft 4 5.75 5/2 Sean Bowen 134
16 Nov 24 Wetherby Peak Cap & Pearls Handicap Hurdle Class 3 2m 3.5f Good 1 — 4/9F Lewis Saunders 126
10 Nov 24 Sandown TrustATrader Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 2m 4f Good To Soft 1 — 16/5F Lewis Saunders 126
12 Oct 24 Chepstow Wasdell Group Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 3.5f Good To Soft 9 28.25 7/1 Sean Bowen 128
27 Apr 24 Sandown bet365 Novices' Championship Final Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 2m Good 6 8.5 28/1 Sean Bowen 129
19 Mar 24 Wetherby Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Saves Lives Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 3.5f Soft 1 — 5/4F Sean Bowen 129
2 Feb 24 Southwell Off The Fence On youtube.com/attheraces Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m Good To Soft 3 14.25 1/3F Dylan Johnston –
2 Dec 23 Bangor-on-Dee Paul & Janet Mizen Wedding Anniversary Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 2m 0.5f Soft 1 — 1/6F Sean Bowen –
27 Oct 23 Cheltenham Skybet Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Sharp Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 0.5f Good 6 11 15/2 Sean Bowen –
4 Oct 23 Bangor-on-Dee Nightingale House Hospice Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 2m 0.5f Soft 1 — 8/11F Sean Bowen –
2 Mar 23 Taunton Free Racing On Monday 13th March Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 2m 0.5f Good 2 4.75 2/1F Sean Bowen –
3 Jan 23 Musselburgh Fitzdares Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 1m 7.5f Soft 2 2.5 5/4F Sean Bowen –

Last time out

Finished 9 in the William Hill Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) at Aintree on 10 April 2026. Towards the back - nudged forward from 3 out - kept on without threatening - well held in 9th.

Act of Authority by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
20f 5 1 20% —
19.5f 4 2 50% —
16.5f 4 2 50% —
20.5f 2 0 0% —
24.5f 2 0 0% —
16f 2 0 0% —
21f 1 0 0% —
15.5f 1 0 0% —

Act of Authority by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Soft 8 3 38% —
Good To Soft 7 1 14% —
Good 6 1 17% —

Act of Authority by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Aintree 4 0 0% —
Cheltenham 3 0 0% —
Wetherby 2 2 100% —
Sandown 2 1 50% —
Bangor-on-Dee 2 2 100% —
Ascot 1 0 0% —
Windsor 1 0 0% —
Newbury 1 0 0% —
Warwick 1 0 0% —
Chepstow 1 0 0% —

Act of Authority breeding

  • Sire Authorized (IRE)
  • Dam Leah Claire (IRE)
  • Damsire Tomba (GB)
  • Breeder Franck A McNulty
  • Foaled 13 March 2018

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