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Quest For Fun: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Quest For Fun is an 8-year-old gelding by Lope De Vega, trained by Tim Easterby. He has won 5 of 50 starts and placed in 12 more, for £105,741 in prize money. His best trip is 6f, where 2 wins from 8 is a 25% strike rate against 7% at every other distance. He runs next in the 4:30 at Doncaster on 24 October, where the best price is 5/1 with Bet365. His best performance rating is 96, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 50
  • Wins 5
  • Placed 17
  • Strike rate 10%
  • Prize money £105,741
  • Best rating 96
  • Official rating 77

Where Quest For Fun runs next

Time Course Race Best price
4:30 Doncaster Rfj And Bee Jays Electrical Handicap Stakes (Div I) 5/1 Bet365 bet365

Quest For Fun form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
17 Oct 26 Catterick William Hill Epic Boosts Handicap Stakes (Div I) Class 4 7f Good 4 1.75 100/30 Sean Kirrane 77
9 Oct 26 York Pj Staffing Group Apprentice Handicap Stakes Class 4 7f Good To Soft 4 1.5 9/1 Jake Dickson 77
29 Sep 26 Ayr Autumn Breaks At Western House Hotel Handicap Stakes Class 4 7f Heavy 2 1.75 100/30 David Allan 77
19 Sep 26 Ayr Jordan Electrics Handicap Stakes Class 4 7f Heavy 5 8.5 4/1 David Allan 78
6 Sep 26 York Eboracum Security Handicap Stakes Class 3 7f Good To Soft 2 0.3 16/1 David Allan 76
24 Jul 26 York eventmasters.co.uk Handicap Stakes Class 4 7f Good To Firm 3 0.75 10/1 David Allan 76
10 Jul 26 York William Hill Extra Place Races Daily Handicap Class 3 7f Good To Firm 12 7.25 28/1 Duran Fentiman 77
23 May 26 York William Hill Boosts Every Day Handicap Class 4 7f Good 3 1.25 13/2 Sean Kirrane 77
15 May 26 York Yorkshire Equine Practice Handicap Class 4 7f Good 5 6 15/2 David Allan 78
18 Apr 26 Thirsk Join Racing TV Today Handicap (Div 1) Class 4 7f Good 5 5 16/1 Sean Kirrane 79
29 Mar 26 Doncaster William Hill Epic Boosts Handicap (Div 1) Class 4 7f Good To Soft 9 5.25 16/1 Sean Kirrane 81
8 Nov 25 Doncaster Virgin Bet Training Series Final Apprentice Handicap Class 4 7f Heavy 10 15.5 14/1 Jake Dickson 82
18 Oct 25 Catterick William Hill Football Final One Standing Handicap (Div 1) Class 4 7f Good 2 2 9/2 Sean Kirrane 82
10 Oct 25 York PJ Staffing Group Apprentice Handicap Class 4 7f Good 6 3.5 13/2F Rhys Elliott 78
30 Sep 25 Ayr Autumn Breaks At Western House Hotel Handicap Class 4 7f Soft 2 .5 13/8F David Allan 78
20 Sep 25 Ayr Jordan Electrics Handicap (Div 2) Class 4 7f Soft 2 1.5 7/2F David Allan 77
5 Sep 25 Haydock Oakmere Homes Handicap Class 3 7f Good 7 3.25 16/1 David Allan 77
25 Jul 25 York eventmasters.co.uk Handicap Class 4 7f Good To Soft 1 — 11/2 David Allan 74
13 Jun 25 York Andy Thornton Hospitality Furniture 50th Anniversary Apprentice Handicap Class 4 7f Good To Firm 5 2.75 17/2 Jake Dickson 75
31 May 25 York William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Class 4 7f Good 8 6.5 7/1 David Allan 77
16 May 25 York Yorkshire Equine Practice Handicap Class 4 7f Good To Firm 4 3.25 14/1 David Allan 78
12 Apr 25 Thirsk Keith Till's 60th Birthday Celebration Handicap Class 4 7f Good 9 5.75 11/2 David Allan 79
9 Nov 24 Doncaster Virgin Bet Training Series Final Apprentice Handicap (Div 1) Class 4 7f Soft 3 4 10/3F Archie Young 81
26 Oct 24 Doncaster William Hill Offers More Top Prices Handicap Class 3 7f Soft 5 5 18/1 Sean Kirrane 83
12 Oct 24 York Coral Sprint Trophy Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 6f Soft 10 6.5 22/1 Amie Waugh 85
28 Sep 24 Ripon Ripon Cathedral City Of The Dales Handicap Class 2 6f Soft 8 3.75 5/2F David Allan 86
27 Sep 24 Haydock Smooth Radio Always The Best Music Handicap (Div 1) Class 3 7f Heavy 5 3.75 7/2J Sean Kirrane 86
13 Sep 24 Chester Chester Handicap Class 4 7f Heavy 2 1.5 10/3F Sean Kirrane 85
30 Aug 24 Thirsk Best Price Guaranteed Daily At Vickers.Bet Handicap Class 2 7f Good 5 2.5 12/1 Sean Kirrane 86
3 Aug 24 Thirsk William Hill Offers Proper Prices Handicap Class 3 7f Good 7 3.5 4/1 David Allan 87
12 Jul 24 York William Hill Extra Place Races Daily Handicap Class 3 7f Good To Soft 4 3.25 9/2J David Allan 87
15 Jun 24 York Sky Bet Proud To Support Macmillan Handicap Class 3 7f Good To Soft 2 .5 14/1 James Sullivan 86
1 Jun 24 Doncaster Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap Class 3 7f Good 8 3.25 11/1 Sean Kirrane 88
18 May 24 Newmarket trustatrader.com Handicap Class 2 7f Good 14 7.5 16/1 Sean Kirrane 90
4 May 24 Thirsk Vickers.Bet Thirsk Hunt Cup Handicap Class 2 1m Good To Soft 8 4.75 5/1 David Allan 90
21 Apr 24 Musselburgh Sky Bet Request A Bet Handicap Class 3 7f Good To Soft 4 2.75 12/1 David Allan 90
21 Oct 23 Catterick William Hill Pick Your Places Handicap Class 4 7f Heavy 1 — 11/4 Sean Kirrane 85
23 Sep 23 York Jigsaw Sports Branding Handicap Class 3 7f Good To Soft 2 .25 8/1 Jonny Peate 81
23 Aug 23 Carlisle Hellvellyn Handicap Class 4 7f Good To Firm 6 4.75 3/1F Sean Kirrane 82
10 Aug 23 Chepstow William Hill Bet In-Running Racing League Race 14 Handicap Class 2 7f Good To Soft 4 1.25 9/1 James Sullivan 82
28 Jul 23 York Eventmasters.Co.Uk Handicap Class 4 7f Good To Soft 1 — 9/1 Sean Kirrane 77
13 Jul 23 Doncaster Centric Group Handicap Class 4 7f Good 3 1.25 15/2 Sean Kirrane 78
16 Jun 23 York Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Handicap Class 3 7f Good To Firm 5 6.5 25/1 Sean Kirrane 80
19 May 23 York Yorkshire Equine Practice Handicap Class 4 7f Good To Firm 10 7.25 50/1 Sean Kirrane 82
18 Oct 22 Newcastle (AW) BetUK Over 40,000 Live Streamed Races Handicap Class 3 6f Standard 9 3.25 10/1 Graham Lee 83
24 Sep 22 Chelmsford City (AW) Chelmsford City Racecourse Membership Now Available Handicap Class 3 6f Standard 5 4 9/1 James Sullivan 84
1 Sep 22 Windsor William Hill Pick Your Places Racing League Race 24 (Handicap) Class 3 6f Good 8 5.25 15/2 Dougie Costello 85
4 Aug 22 Doncaster William Hill Play Responsibly Racing League Race Four (Handicap) Class 3 6f Good To Firm 11 5 3/1F Oisin McSweeney 85
4 Jul 22 Ayr Book Your Ayr Gold Cup Tickets Handicap Class 3 6f Good 1 — 9/4F Graham Lee 81
14 Jun 22 Thirsk Join Our Vickers.Bet App Handicap Class 4 6f Good 1 — 16/1 Paul Mulrennan 74

Last time out

Finished 4 in the William Hill Epic Boosts Handicap Stakes (Div I) at Catterick on 17 October 2026. Raced in last group early - pushed along over 1f out - made late ground inside final furlong then held at that margin to take 4th.

Quest For Fun by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
7f 41 3 7% —
6f 8 2 25% —
8f 1 0 0% —

Quest For Fun by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good 17 2 12% —
Good To Soft 11 2 18% —
Good To Firm 8 0 0% —
Heavy 6 1 17% —
Soft 6 0 0% —
Standard 2 0 0% —

Quest For Fun by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
York 18 2 11% —
Doncaster 7 0 0% —
Thirsk 6 1 17% —
Ayr 5 1 20% —
Catterick 3 1 33% —
Haydock 2 0 0% —
Ripon 1 0 0% —
Chester 1 0 0% —
Newmarket 1 0 0% —
Musselburgh 1 0 0% —

Quest For Fun breeding

  • Sire Lope De Vega (IRE)
  • Dam Craic Agus Spraoi (IRE)
  • Damsire Intense Focus (USA)
  • Breeder Elwick Stud
  • Foaled 25 March 2018

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