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Book Of Life: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Book Of Life is a 6-year-old gelding by Dark Angel, trained by Patrick Morris. He has won 2 of 43 starts and placed in 17 more, for £51,451 in prize money. His best trip is 1m 1.5f, where 1 win from 3 is a 33% strike rate against 3% at every other distance. He runs next in the 4:07 at Musselburgh on 12 September. His best performance rating is 75, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 43
  • Wins 2
  • Placed 19
  • Strike rate 5%
  • Prize money £51,451
  • Best rating 75
  • Official rating 54

Where Book Of Life runs next

Time Course Race Best price
4:07 Musselburgh No Napier No Party Apprentice Handicap Stakes —

Book Of Life form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
2 Sep 26 Newcastle (AW) Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Handicap Stakes (Div I) Class 6 1m Standard 2 1.25 9/4F Jason Hart 54
26 Aug 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Free Race Replays On Attheraces.com Handicap Stakes Class 6 1m 0.5f Standard 3 0.75 4/1J Donagh Murphy 54
25 Jul 26 Newcastle (AW) John And Ross Greenhill Handicap Stakes Class 6 1m Standard / Slow 7 3.25 15/2 Cian Horgan 55
4 Jul 26 Carlisle Style Awards Fashion Finale Handicap (For Pro-Am Female Jockeys) Class 6 1m Good 2 5 8/1 Joanna Mason 55
17 Jun 26 Hamilton racingtv.com Apprentice Handicap Class 6 1m 1f Good To Soft 5 6.5 12/1 Cian Horgan 56
11 May 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Supporting Mental Health Awareness Week Handicap Class 6 1m 1.5f Standard 4 1.75 13/2 Donagh Murphy 57
27 Apr 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Download The Raceday Ready App Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Class 6 1m 0.5f Standard 2 3.5 8/1 Mr Lucas Murphy 57
13 Apr 26 Newcastle (AW) Free Race Replays On attheraces.com Handicap Class 6 1m Standard 3 1.75 11/2 David Nolan 57
6 Apr 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Follow AtTheRaces On Instagram Handicap Class 6 1m 1.5f Standard 4 4.5 9/2 Ryan Kavanagh 56
4 Apr 26 Wolverhampton (AW) In Remembrance Of Aggrey Burke Apprentice Handicap Class 6 1m 0.5f Standard 2 — 4/1 Ethan Tindall 56
27 Mar 26 Newcastle (AW) Tipping Tom On SBK Bet Feed Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 1m Standard 6 4 12/1 Dylan Hogan 57
9 Mar 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Daily Profit Boosts At betmgm.co.uk Apprentice Handicap Class 6 1m 0.5f Standard 4 3.5 15/8F Ryan Kavanagh 58
27 Feb 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Class 6 1m 0.5f Standard 2 .25 4/1 Ryan Kavanagh 58
31 Jan 26 Newcastle (AW) Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Handicap Class 6 7f Standard 4 4 9/1 David Nolan 59
10 Jan 26 Newcastle (AW) Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Class 5 1m Standard 2 2.75 40/1 James Sullivan 60
27 Dec 25 Wolverhampton (AW) Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Class 4 1m 0.5f Standard 10 13 33/1 James Sullivan 61
6 Dec 25 Wolverhampton (AW) Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Class 5 7f Standard 3 1.25 16/1 Ryan Kavanagh 62
22 Nov 25 Newcastle (AW) Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Class 5 1m Standard 10 11.5 25/1 Ryan Kavanagh 63
29 Apr 25 Nottingham Download The PricedUp App Handicap Class 5 1m 2f Good To Firm 6 4.25 9/1 Richard Kingscote 64
29 Mar 25 Doncaster William Hill NRMB On The Grand National Apprentice Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 1m 2f Good To Soft 12 7.25 11/1 Ryan Kavanagh 65
28 Feb 25 Lingfield (AW) BetUK AWC Apprentice Handicap Class 5 1m 2f Standard 4 1.75 4/1 Ryan Kavanagh 65
8 Feb 25 Wolverhampton (AW) 30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap Class 6 1m 1.5f Standard 1 — 6/1 Richard Kingscote 61
18 Jan 25 Lingfield (AW) Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Class 5 7f Standard 9 18.5 4/1 Richard Kingscote 63
28 Dec 24 Newcastle (AW) Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Class 6 1m Standard 8 6 6/1 Dougie Costello 63
22 Dec 24 Lingfield (AW) Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) Class 5 1m Standard 2 2 3/1J Ryan Kavanagh 63
14 Dec 24 Wolverhampton (AW) Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 1m 0.5f Standard 2 .5 2/1F Cieren Fallon 62
23 Nov 24 Wolverhampton (AW) Take Time To Think With BetMGM Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 1m 0.5f Standard 2 — 11/4 Richard Kingscote 61
13 Nov 24 Lingfield (AW) Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Handicap Class 6 1m Standard 3 5 13/2 Richard Kingscote 62
24 Oct 24 Wolverhampton (AW) Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 7f Standard 4 3.75 7/4F Richard Kingscote 64
5 Sep 24 Newbury Use The BetVictor Safer Gambling Portal Handicap Class 4 6f Soft 7 11 40/1 Cieren Fallon 68
3 Jul 24 Thirsk Weatherbys ePassport Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 7f Good To Soft 7 7.75 14/1 David Egan 72
13 Jun 24 Newbury Racehorse Shares From 25 At racingclub.com Handicap Class 3 7f Good To Firm 10 5.75 100/1 David Egan 77
24 May 24 Goodwood William Hill Epic Boost Handicap Class 3 7f Good 12 21.5 125/1 David Egan 82
21 Apr 24 Musselburgh Sky Bet Request A Bet Handicap Class 3 7f Good To Soft 11 17.25 50/1 Paddy Mathers 86
16 Mar 24 Wolverhampton (AW) Win 2,000,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Class 3 7f Standard 10 7.75 66/1 Paddy Mathers 88
5 Aug 23 Deauville (FR) Prix du Champ Durand - Sauterne's Cup (Handicap) (3yo) (Straight Course) (Turf) 6.5f Very Soft 11 12.75 15/1 Mickael Barzalona –
8 Jul 23 Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de Saint-Jean-Ligoure (Handicap) (3yo) (Turf) 7f Good To Soft 10 7 31/5 Mickael Barzalona –
27 Apr 23 Longchamp (FR) Prix du Pont Neuf () (3yo) (New Course) (Turf) 7f Very Soft 9 10.75 44/5 Mickael Barzalona –
28 Mar 23 Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Comrade (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 1m Very Soft 3 4.5 59/10 Mickael Barzalona –
16 Dec 22 Deauville (FR) Prix de Cheffreteau (Handicap) (2yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 7.5f Standard 1 — 6/4F Mickael Barzalona –
30 Nov 22 Deauville (FR) Prix du Merlerault (Conditions) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 6.5f Standard 3 3.75 4/5F Mickael Barzalona –
5 Nov 22 Deauville (FR) Prix Nonoalco (Conditions) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 6.5f Standard 2 0.2 13/10F Mickael Barzalona –
9 Sep 22 Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Fast Fox (Maiden) (Unraced 2yo) (Turf) 6.5f Good To Soft 3 .75 5/2 Mickael Barzalona –

Last time out

Finished 2 in the Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Handicap Stakes (Div I) at Newcastle (AW) on 2 September 2026. Bit clumsy at the outset - raced eagerly in a midpack position - moved right and pressed on 2f out - made ground to close on leader inside final furlong - edged left near the line and stuck on but never able to land the blow.

Book Of Life by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
8f 11 0 0%
7f 11 0 0%
8.5f 8 0 0%
6.5f 4 0 0%
9.5f 3 1 33%
10f 3 0 0%
9f 1 0 0%
6f 1 0 0%
7.5f 1 1 100%

Book Of Life by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Standard 28 2 7%
Good To Soft 6 0 0%
Very Soft 3 0 0%
Good 2 0 0%
Good To Firm 2 0 0%
Standard / Slow 1 0 0%
Soft 1 0 0%

Book Of Life by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Wolverhampton (AW) 14 1 7%
Newcastle (AW) 8 0 0%
Lingfield (AW) 4 0 0%
Deauville (FR) 4 1 25%
Saint-Cloud (FR) 3 0 0%
Newbury 2 0 0%
Carlisle 1 0 0%
Hamilton 1 0 0%
Nottingham 1 0 0%
Doncaster 1 0 0%

Book Of Life breeding

  • Sire Dark Angel (IRE)
  • Dam Inspiriter (GB)
  • Damsire Invincible Spirit (IRE)
  • Breeder Godolphin
  • Foaled 4 April 2020

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