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If Not For Dylan: horse profile, stats, records and next races

If Not For Dylan is an 11-year-old gelding by Doyen, trained by Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore. He has won 6 of 36 starts and placed in 10 more, for £86,922 in prize money. His best trip is 3m, where 2 wins from 6 is a 33% strike rate against 13% at every other distance. He runs next in the 3:13 at Ayr on 11 November. His best performance rating is 121, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 36
  • Wins 6
  • Placed 16
  • Strike rate 17%
  • Prize money £86,922
  • Best rating 121
  • Official rating 117

Where If Not For Dylan runs next

Time Course Race Best price
3:13 Ayr Coral "We're Here For It" Handicap Steeple Chase (Go North Red Rum Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) —

If Not For Dylan form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
25 May 26 Cartmel Hugh Cavendish Veterans' Handicap Chase Class 3 3m 5.5f Good 5 24 9/1 Alan Doyle 117
23 Apr 26 Perth Join Racing TV Now Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 3m Good 3 5.5 7/2 Alan Doyle 117
4 Apr 26 Haydock JCB Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 3m 1.5f Good 7 28.5 12/1 Alan Doyle 118
27 Feb 26 Doncaster Virgin Bet A Good Bet Veterans' Handicap Chase Class 3 3m Good To Soft 1 — 4/1 Alan Doyle 112
27 Jan 26 Newcastle Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 2m 7.5f Heavy 3 22.25 5/1 Derek Fox 114
6 Dec 25 Wetherby Join Racing TV This Christmas Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 3m Soft 4 7.75 5/1 Alan Doyle 116
8 Nov 25 Aintree William Hill Grand Sefton Handicap Chase (National Course) (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 5f Good To Soft UR - 22/1 Patrick Wadge 118
26 Oct 25 Aintree William Hill Vieux Lion Rouge Veterans' Handicap Chase Class 2 3m 1f Good 3 3.25 10/3 Alan Doyle 118
25 Apr 25 Perth QuinnBet Highland National Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 3m 6.5f Good To Soft 3 10.25 11/2 Alan Doyle 118
28 Jan 25 Newcastle Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 2m 7.5f Soft 1 — 14/1 Alan Doyle 114
30 Dec 24 Haydock Betfred 'Bet Builder' Handicap Chase Class 3 2m 4f Soft 6 20 22/1 Derek Fox 117
28 Apr 23 Perth BetVictor Highland National Handicap Chase Class 3 3m 6.5f Soft 1 — 22/1 Alan Doyle 115
26 Mar 23 Carlisle Go North Monet's Garden Series Final Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 4f Heavy 7 13.75 6/1 Derek Fox 117
18 Feb 23 Haydock Betfred Play Fred's 5 Million Handicap Chase Class 3 2m 4f Good To Soft 2 15 9/2 Derek Fox 117
29 Jan 23 Sedgefield Download The Vickers.Bet App Handicap Chase Class 4 2m 3.5f Good To Soft 1 — 16/1 Derek Fox 112
26 Dec 22 Newcastle Vickers.Bet Family Owned Independent Bookmaker Handicap Chase Class 4 2m 4f Soft 5 48.5 8/1 William Shanahan 115
4 Dec 22 Kelso Kelso Christmas Gift Voucher Handicap Chase Class 4 2m 7.5f Soft 4 14.25 3/1 William Shanahan 117
19 Nov 22 Haydock Best Odds On The Betfair Exchange Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 3m 1.5f Soft 8 22.25 12/1 Derek Fox 117
29 Oct 22 Ayr Marine Troon Hotel & Spa Handicap Chase Class 3 2m 0.5f Good To Soft 4 7.5 11/4F Alan Doyle 118
13 Oct 22 Carlisle John Budden Memorial Handicap Chase Class 4 2m Good 2 1.25 10/3 Derek Fox 117
14 Sep 22 Kelso 200 Years Of Turf Excellence Handicap Chase Class 3 2m 1f Good 3 2.25 3/1 Derek Fox 115
12 May 22 Perth Edinburgh Gin Raspberry Handicap Chase Class 4 3m Good To Soft 1 — 9/4F William Shanahan 110
22 Apr 22 Perth Building Better, Better Futures, Kier Construction Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 3m Good To Soft UR - 7/2 Thomas Dowson 110
27 Mar 22 Carlisle Go North Monet's Garden Series Final Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 4f Good 2 3.25 5/1 William Shanahan 110
28 Feb 22 Carlisle Burthwaite Handicap Chase Class 4 3m 2f Soft 4 7.5 10/1 Alan Doyle 111
15 Feb 22 Ayr Virgin Bet Handicap Chase Class 4 2m 4.5f Heavy 4 7.25 5/1 William Shanahan 112
27 Jan 22 Wetherby racingtv.com/freemonth Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 4 3m Good To Soft 2 — 9/2J William Shanahan 108
2 Jan 22 Ayr Ayrshire Cancer Support Patient Transport Journeys Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 4.5f Soft 1 — 11/1 William Shanahan 103
22 Nov 21 Ayr Coral 'Fail To Finish' Free Bets Handicap Chase Class 4 2m 0.5f Good To Soft 7 28.5 17/2 Sam Coltherd 108
8 Nov 21 Carlisle Watch Irish Racing On Racing Tv Handicap Chase Class 4 2m 4f Good To Soft 4 16 17/2 Sam Coltherd 112
25 Oct 21 Ayr Winter Breaks At Western House Hotel Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 4.5f Good 4 20.25 13/2 Sam Coltherd 114
14 Oct 21 Carlisle 32West PR And Social Media Agency Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 2m Good 4 6 11/1 Sam Coltherd 117
23 Sep 21 Perth MKM Building Supplies Perth Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 2m Good To Soft 3 12 20/1 Sam Coltherd –
6 Jun 21 Perth bet365 Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 2m Good 4 9.5 66/1 Sam Coltherd –
12 Mar 21 Gowran Park 'Doc's Bumper' Point-To-Point Flat Race 2m 2f Heavy 7 146.5 66/1 Mr P Rogan –
21 Feb 21 Navan Flower Hill (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m Heavy 6 25 80/1 Mr C W McCormack –

Last time out

Finished 5 in the Hugh Cavendish Veterans' Handicap Chase at Cartmel on 25 May 2026. Set the pace early - stumbled at the 16th - challenged for top spot two out - driven along past the last before losing the advantage and dropping away on the home bend.

If Not For Dylan by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
24f 6 2 33% —
20f 6 0 0% —
16f 5 0 0% —
23.5f 3 1 33% —
20.5f 3 1 33% —
25.5f 2 0 0% —
30.5f 2 1 50% —
16.5f 2 0 0% —
29.5f 1 0 0% —
21f 1 0 0% —
25f 1 0 0% —
19.5f 1 1 100% —
17f 1 0 0% —
26f 1 0 0% —
18f 1 0 0% —

If Not For Dylan by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good To Soft 12 3 25% —
Good 10 0 0% —
Soft 9 3 33% —
Heavy 5 0 0% —

If Not For Dylan by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Perth 7 2 29% —
Carlisle 6 0 0% —
Ayr 5 1 20% —
Haydock 4 0 0% —
Newcastle 3 1 33% —
Wetherby 2 0 0% —
Aintree 2 0 0% —
Kelso 2 0 0% —
Cartmel 1 0 0% —
Doncaster 1 1 100% —

If Not For Dylan breeding

  • Sire Doyen (IRE)
  • Dam Exit Stage Left (IRE)
  • Damsire Exit To Nowhere (USA)
  • Breeder Martin Cullinane
  • Foaled 19 May 2015

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