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Play Me: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Play Me is a 4-year-old gelding by Too Darn Hot, trained by Jim Boyle. He has won 3 of 24 starts and placed in 7 more, for £25,079 in prize money. His best trip is 1m 0.5f, where 1 win from 6 is a 17% strike rate against 11% at every other distance. He runs next in the 5:27 at Epsom on 10 September, where the best price is 7/1 with Bet365. His best performance rating is 76, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 24
  • Wins 3
  • Placed 10
  • Strike rate 13%
  • Prize money £25,079
  • Best rating 76
  • Official rating 66

Where Play Me runs next

Time Course Race Best price
5:27 Epsom Feeling Flush With Emplas Handicap Stakes 7/1 Bet365 bet365

Play Me form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
31 Aug 26 Epsom Betfred 'play Fred's £5 Million' Handicap Stakes Class 4 7f Good To Soft 4 3 6/1 Donagh Murphy 66
14 Aug 26 Epsom Betfred 'Follow Us On X' Handicap Stakes Class 5 7f Good To Firm 1 — 14/1 Donagh Murphy 64
5 Aug 26 Brighton Sapporo Japanese Premium Lager Brighton Mile Challenge Handicap Stakes (For The Brighton Mile Challenge Trophy) Class 4 1m Good To Firm 9 21.75 14/1 Donagh Murphy 64
9 Jul 26 Epsom Downs Betfred 'Nifty 50' Handicap Class 5 1m 0.5f Good To Firm 5 8.75 9/2 Donagh Murphy 64
9 Jun 26 Brighton Watch Live Racing On fairplaybet.co.uk 'Confined' Handicap Class 5 1m Good 1 — 13/2 Donagh Murphy 62
1 Jun 26 Lingfield (AW) Free Tips On attheraces.com Handicap Class 6 1m Standard 4 1.75 11/2 Donagh Murphy 62
19 May 26 Lingfield Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 7f Good 4 7 5/1 Donagh Murphy 63
30 Apr 26 Lingfield (AW) Newsteam Group Handicap Class 6 1m Standard 3 3 8/1 Donagh Murphy 63
31 Oct 25 Newmarket Munich's Grosser Dallmayr-Preis Handicap Class 5 1m Good 2 1.25 14/1 Donagh Murphy 61
29 Sep 25 Brighton Brighton Racecourse Christmas Parties Handicap Class 5 1m Good To Firm 4 3.75 12/1 Donagh Murphy 62
11 Sep 25 Epsom Downs Doorco One Supplier For Composite Doors Handicap Class 5 1m 0.5f Soft 2 .75 11/2 Donagh Murphy 61
25 Aug 25 Epsom Downs Betfred Play Fred's 5 Million Handicap Class 5 1m 0.5f Good 3 5.75 11/1 Donagh Murphy 61
15 Aug 25 Epsom Downs Betfred 'Bet Builder' Handicap Class 5 1m 0.5f Good 1 — 11/1 Donagh Murphy 57
2 Aug 25 Lingfield Download The At The Races App Handicap Class 6 7f Good 6 11 7/2 Donagh Murphy 59
17 Jul 25 Epsom Downs Tony Smith Memorial Handicap Class 6 7f Good To Firm 3 5.5 6/1 Donagh Murphy 60
1 Jul 25 Brighton Streamline Always Leading The Way Handicap Class 6 7f Good To Firm 4 1.75 7/1 Donagh Murphy 60
15 Jun 25 Salisbury Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai Apprentice Handicap Class 5 7f Good To Firm 3 2.75 16/1 Donagh Murphy 60
26 May 25 Windsor Download The At The Races App Handicap Class 5 1m Good To Firm 8 11.75 25/1 Charlie Bennett 62
30 Apr 25 Brighton Download The Star Sports App Handicap Class 5 7f Good To Firm 4 3.5 5/1 Finley Marsh 67
22 Apr 25 Epsom Downs Betfred Nifty 50 Handicap Class 4 1m 0.5f Good 10 9.5 66/1 Finley Marsh 67
9 Apr 25 Nottingham Beer Festival 12th April Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 1m 0.5f Good 7 26.5 5/2F James Doyle 69
7 Oct 24 Wolverhampton (AW) Get Raceday Ready App EBF 'Confined' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 7f Standard 7 9.5 12/1 Jason Watson –
20 Sep 24 Kempton (AW) Unibet Zero% Mission/British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 7f Standard To Slow 11 23.5 11/1 Jamie Spencer –
30 Aug 24 Thirsk British EBF 'Confined' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 1m Good 3 4.75 7/2 Pat Cosgrave –

Last time out

Finished 4 in the Betfred 'play Fred's £5 Million' Handicap Stakes at Epsom on 31 August 2026. Settled in the pack early - driven to make progress 3f out - hampered for room 2f out and unable to threaten - stayed on late to finish fourth.

Play Me by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
7f 10 1 10%
8f 8 1 13%
8.5f 6 1 17%

Play Me by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Good To Firm 9 1 11%
Good 9 2 22%
Standard 3 0 0%
Good To Soft 1 0 0%
Soft 1 0 0%
Standard To Slow 1 0 0%

Play Me by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Epsom Downs 6 1 17%
Brighton 5 1 20%
Epsom 2 1 50%
Lingfield (AW) 2 0 0%
Lingfield 2 0 0%
Newmarket 1 0 0%
Salisbury 1 0 0%
Windsor 1 0 0%
Nottingham 1 0 0%
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0%

Play Me breeding

  • Sire Too Darn Hot (GB)
  • Dam Initially (GB)
  • Damsire Dansili (GB)
  • Breeder Rabbah Bloodstock Limited
  • Foaled 2 March 2022

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