Maximising: horse profile, stats, records and next races
Maximising is a 4-year-old gelding by Circus Maximus, trained by Kevin Philippart De Foy. He has won 2 of 10 starts and placed in 3 more, for £18,030 in prize money. His best trip is 1m, where 1 win from 3 is a 33% strike rate against 14% at every other distance. He runs next in the 4:00 at Hamilton on 20 September. His best performance rating is 83, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.
- Runs 10
- Wins 2
- Placed 5
- Strike rate 20%
- Prize money £18,030
- Best rating 83
- Official rating 79
Where Maximising runs next
| Time | Course | Race | Best price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:00 | Hamilton | Big Drew Hunter Memorial Handicap Stakes | — |
Maximising form and race record
| Date | Course | Race | Dist | Going | Pos | Beaten | SP | Jockey | OR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 26 | Windsor | Play The Matchbook Match 6 Handicap Stakes Class 4 | 1m | Soft | 1 | — | 3/1J | David Egan | 79 |
| 2 Jul 26 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap (Div 1) Class 4 | 1m | Standard To Slow | 2 | .5 | 4/1 | Daniel Muscutt | 77 |
| 20 Mar 26 | Lingfield (AW) | Daily Profit Boosts At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Class 4 | 1m | Standard | 2 | .25 | 9/4F | Daniel Muscutt | 76 |
| 27 Feb 26 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Handicap Class 4 | 7f | Standard | 8 | 4.25 | 11/4F | Daniel Muscutt | 77 |
| 6 Feb 26 | Newcastle (AW) | SBK Betting Podcast Handicap Class 4 | 7f | Standard | 4 | 2.75 | 10/3F | Joanna Mason | 77 |
| 14 Jan 26 | Lingfield (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Class 5 | 7f | Standard | 1 | — | 15/2 | Daniel Muscutt | 71 |
| 19 Dec 25 | Southwell (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Class 5 | 7f | Standard | 5 | 5 | 13/2 | Daniel Muscutt | 73 |
| 16 Jul 25 | Yarmouth | Aeropak Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 | 7f | Good | 3 | 3.5 | 80/1 | Benoit De La Sayette | – |
| 11 Jun 25 | Lingfield | Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 | 7.5f | Good | 8 | 6.5 | 50/1 | Pat Cosgrave | – |
| 21 May 25 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Support Safer Gambling Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 5 | 7f | Standard To Slow | 8 | 8.75 | 66/1 | Benoit De La Sayette | – |
Last time out
Finished 1 in the Play The Matchbook Match 6 Handicap Stakes at Windsor on 29 August 2026. Settled midfield early - pushed along and hit front inside final furlong - kept going well to win.
Maximising by distance
| Split | Runs | Wins | Strike rate | Level stakes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7f | 6 | 1 | 17% | — |
| 8f | 3 | 1 | 33% | — |
| 7.5f | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
Maximising by going
| Split | Runs | Wins | Strike rate | Level stakes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | 5 | 1 | 20% | — |
| Standard To Slow | 2 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | — |
Maximising by course
| Split | Runs | Wins | Strike rate | Level stakes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Lingfield (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | — |
| Windsor | 1 | 1 | 100% | — |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
Maximising breeding
- Sire Circus Maximus (IRE)
- Dam Annee Lumiere (IRE)
- Damsire Giant's Causeway (USA)
- Breeder Ballybin Stud Ltd & Patrick F Kelly
- Foaled 12 March 2022
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