High Opinion
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High Opinion is a 6yo b from United Kingdom trained by B Smart, Hambleton. It is sired by the stallion Hellvelyn out of the dam Vanity. High Opinion has won 5 races in its career so far. On 26th Aug 2024 at Ripon, High Opinion achieved its most notable victory to date, taking the prize in the $4711 Theakston's Beer Festival 28th September Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Catterick 19-Oct-24 m R7 CL2 Hcp, Winning Time: 01:41.800, SP: 9/1 Held up tracking leaders out wide, hung left and weakened over 1f out | A Brookes 52.6kg, Cd 0 1.00L | 6 (10) |
| Ripon 28-Sep-24 1005m SOFT R3 Hcp $3,626 (of $7,731), Winning Time: 00:59.930, SP: 10/1 Disputed down centre, hung right when headed after 1f, led again inside 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, no extra when headed towards finish | A Breslin 60.3kg 0.20L | 2 (9) |
| Ripon 26-Aug-24 1005m GOOD R5 Hcp $4,711 (of $4,711), Winning Time: 00:57.900, SP: 9/2 Prominent, switched left when going well over 2f out, soon pushed along, headway to lead entering final furlong, ran on well, always doing enough | P Mulrennan 61.2kg | 1 (10) |
| Doncaster 21-Jul-24 1008m GOOD R1 Hcp $516 (of $4,397), Winning Time: 00:59.100, SP: 15/2 Held up in touch, asked for effort 2f out, kept on without threatening | A Breslin 63kg, Cd 0 2.75L | 4 (12) |
| Ripon 09-Jul-24 1005m GOOD R4 Hcp $725 (of $6,185), Winning Time: 00:57.770, SP: 9/1 Chased leaders centre of near side group, ridden over 1f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, not quite pace to challenge | A Breslin 60.3kg, Cd 0 0.25L | 4 (13) |
| Catterick 18-Jun-24 1005m SOFT R3 Hcp $3,664 (of $3,664), Winning Time: 01:00.200, SP: 9/2 Close up, pushed along to chase leader over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on | A Brookes 64.4kg | 1 (9) |
| Nottingham 02-Jun-24 1013m GOOD R4 Hcp $3,402 (of $3,402), Winning Time: 01:00.630, SP: 7/2 Made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly, always doing enough | A Breslin 59kg | 1 (10) |
| Ripon 19-May-24 1005m GOOD R1 Hcp $1,719 (of $3,664), Winning Time: 00:59.280, SP: 10/1 Led narrowly, pushed along 2f out, hung right over 1f out, ridden and headed over 110 yards out, kept on | A Breslin 60.8kg 1.00L | 2 (11) |
| Catterick 01-May-24 1005m GOOD R4 Hcp $859 (of $3,664), Winning Time: 00:59.690, SP: 6/1 Went right start, in touch in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on towards finish | A Breslin 59.4kg 2.25L | 3 (8) |
| Nottingham 21-Apr-24 1013m SOFT R2 Hcp $1,596 (of $3,402), Winning Time: 01:02.580, SP: 6/1 Midfield far side, headway to dispute on far side before 2f out, ridden when led before 1f out, headed before final 100 yard, kept on but always held by winner near finish | A Breslin 59.9kg 1.25L | 2 (11) |
| Newcastle 08-Apr-24 1005m GOOD R4 Hcp $982 (of $4,187), Winning Time: 00:58.830, SP: 11/2 Steadied start, in rear, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on towards finish | P Mulrennan 58.5kg 1.25L | 3 (11) |
| Newcastle 26-Jan-24 1005m GOOD R5 Hcp $350 (of $2,983) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:59.430, SP: 7/2 Held up towards rear, switched left and headway over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong | C Lee 59.9kg, Cd 0 2.50L | 4 (7) |
| Newcastle 17-Dec-23 1005m GOOD R7 Hcp $736 (of $3,140) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:01.780, SP: 9/4 Held up in rear, pushed along over 1f out, some minor late headway, never in contention | C Lee 61.2kg 1.00L | 3 (11) |
| Newcastle 14-Nov-23 1005m GOOD R9 Hcp $3,140 (of $3,140) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:59.690, SP: 5/1 Raced keenly in last pair, good headway far side of group chasing leaders over 1f out, led inside final furlong, pushed along and ran on well | C Lee 61.2kg | 1 (12) |
| Redcar 20-Oct-23 1005m HEAVY R4 Hcp (of $4,527) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:02.370, SP: 8/1 Towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never nearer | A Breslin 56.2kg, Cd 0 8.00L | 7 (15) |
| Hamilton 03-Oct-23 1012m SOFT R6 Hcp (of $4,187) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:01.560, SP: 4/1 Took keen hold, midfield, ridden 2f out, soon no impression, kept on same pace entering final furlong | A Breslin 56.2kg, Cd 0 5.50L | 7 (10) |
| Catterick 21-Aug-23 1005m SOFT R4 Hcp $531 (of $4,527) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:59.090, SP: 6/1 Chased leaders, lost place over 3f out, headway on outside over 2f out, no impression final furlong, kept on | J Fanning 58.5kg, Cd 0 3.25L | 4 (8) |
| Ripon 09-Aug-23 1005m SOFT R5 Hcp $214 (of $3,664) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:00.520, SP: 4/1 In touch in rear, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headway inside final furlong, running on when not clear run towards finish | J Fanning 61.7kg, Cd 0 1.50L | 5 (8) |
| Beverley 25-Jul-23 1005m HEAVY R2 Hcp $470 (of $4,004) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:05.310, SP: 3/1 Disputed lead, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | J Fanning 62.1kg, Cd 0 3.00L | 4 (11) |
| Catterick 19-Jul-23 1005m SOFT R6 Hcp $939 (of $4,004) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:59.140, SP: 7/2 Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance entering final furlong, stayed on one pace | J Fanning 62.1kg 0.75L | 3 (9) |
| Thirsk 20-Jun-23 1005m SOFT R6 CL5Hcp (of $4,187) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:00.950, SP: 4/1 Chased leaders out wide, ridden approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong | M Winn 60.3kg, Cd 0 5.00L | 6 (8) |
| Wetherby 30-Apr-23 1106m SOFT R6 CL6Hcp $939 (of $4,004) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:07.390, SP: 4/1 Prominent, pushed along over 2f out, every chance 1f out, kept on, lost second final strides | H Shaw 61.2kg 1.25L | 3 (10) |
| Doncaster 02-Apr-23 1008m SOFT R7 CL5Hcp (of $4,292) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:04.140, SP: 9/2 Short of room leaving stalls, in touch, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden and no impression final furlong | H Shaw 56.7kg, Cd 0 3.25L | 6 (10) |
| Newcastle 05-Nov-22 1005m SYNTHETIC R8 CL5Hcp $533 (of $4,536) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:58.880, SP: 12/1 Mid-division far side of group, ridden and headway 2f out, soon chasing leaders, weakened inside final furlong | H Shaw 59.9kg, Cd 0 4.25L | 4 (14) |
| Nottingham 26-Oct-22 1013m SOFT R5 CL5Hcp $3,240 (of $3,240) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:01.310, SP: 9/2 Prominent, pushed along and pressed leader 1f out, ridden and led narrowly towards finish, did enough | H Shaw 54.9kg | 1 (8) |
| Nottingham 12-Oct-22 1013m SOFT R8 CL6Hcp $1,268 (of $5,600) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:03.370, SP: 22/1 Close up, ridden and headway entering final furlong, soon every chance, ran on | H Shaw 60.8kg 0.20L | 2 (13) |
| Catterick 06-Sep-22 1199m HEAVY R4 CL5Nv $507 (of $8,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:17.670, SP: 20/1 Prominent, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace and lost 3rd inside final furlong | H Shaw 60.3kg, Cd 0 5.50L | 4 (7) |
| Newcastle 02-Sep-22 1207m SYNTHETIC R7 CL5Nv (of $8,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:12.530, SP: 100/1 Missed break, held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, made no impression | H Shaw 59.4kg, Cd 0 8.75L | 6 (8) |
| Ripon 01-Aug-22 1005m SOFT R6 CL5Nv (of $8,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:59.350, SP: 9/1 Slowly away, towards rear, pushed 3f out, dropped to last and ridden after 2f out, well beaten entering final furlong | G Lee 59kg, Cd 0 10.75L | 5 (5) |