Birkenhead - Horse Profile

Birkenhead

Sex: gelding Colour: Bay Age: 8

Born: 15/03/2017

Breeder: Mike Channon Bloodstock Limited

Current Trainer: Paul Midgley

12.8%

Win Rate

41.0%

Place Rate

Pedigree

Sire

Captain Gerrard

Dam

Vilnius

Damsire

Imperial Dancer

Race Statistics

Total Races

Wins

Places (1-3)

93 @ 5f

Best Speed

4.0

Avg Pos Last 3

Class 5

Average Class

Distance Expertise

Specialist (20/100) Best: 5-7f (Sprint)

Race Distribution by Distance

5-7f Sprint

35 races (100.0%) • Avg pos: 4.7

5-7f (Sprint)

Strongest

Races: 35

Avg Position: 4.7

Win Rate: 14.3%

Place Rate: 45.7%

Best Finish: 🏆 1

Distance Range	Races	Avg Position	Win Rate	Place Rate	Best Finish
5-7f (Sprint) Strongest	35	4.7	14.3%	45.7%	🏆 1

Upcoming Races

In 3 days

Southwell (AW) • Sat, 27 Sept 2025

Southwell (AW) • Mon, 29 Sept 2025

Past Performances

Past Performances - Birkenhead

Sep 9 (15d ago)

4th

Catterick

Surface: Turf

Going: Good

Class: Class 5

Headgear:

0:57.60

SP: 8/1

Trainer:

Speed: 92

Aug 18 (37d ago)

3rd

Catterick

Surface: Turf

Going: Good To Firm

Class: Class 5

Headgear:

0:59.01

SP: 11/4

Trainer:

Speed: 90

Jul 26 (60d ago)

5th

York

Surface: Turf

Going: Good

Class: Class 4

Headgear: Visor

0:59.19

SP: 14/1

Trainer:

Speed: 93

Jul 7 (79d ago)

3rd

Ripon

Surface: Turf

Going: Good

Class: Class 4

Headgear:

0:58.84

SP: 6/1

Trainer:

Speed: 92

Jun 17 (99d ago)

4th

Thirsk

Surface: Turf

Going: Good To Firm

Class: Class 5

Headgear:

0:57.26

SP: 12/1

Trainer:

Speed: 93

May 30 (117d ago)

DNR

Catterick

Surface: Turf

Going: Good To Soft

Class: Class 5

Headgear:

Reason:

Trainer:

May 9 (138d ago)

2nd

Ripon

Surface: Turf

Going: Good

Class: Class 5

Headgear:

0:57.56

SP: 18/1

Trainer:

Speed: 92

Apr 23 (154d ago)

1st

Catterick

Surface: Turf

Going: Good To Firm

Class: Class 6

Headgear:

0:59.33

SP: 18/1

Trainer:

Speed: 88

Mar 27 (181d ago)

8th

Chelmsford (AW)

Surface: AW

Going: Standard

Class: Class 5

Headgear:

0:59.08

SP: 16/1

Trainer:

Speed: 90

Mar 11 (197d ago)

5th

Southwell (AW)

Surface: AW

Going: Standard

Class: Class 5

Headgear:

0:59.34

SP: 14/1

Trainer:

Speed: 89

Feb 14 (222d ago)

8th

Newcastle (AW)

Surface: AW

Going: Standard

Class: Class 5

Headgear:

0:59.88

SP: 22/1

Trainer:

Speed: 88

Sep 10 (379d ago)

3rd

Catterick

Surface: Turf

Going: Soft

Class: Class 5

Headgear: Visor

1:0.30

SP: 18/1

Trainer:

Speed: 89

Aug 19 (401d ago)

1st

Catterick

Surface: Turf

Going: Good To Firm

Class: Class 5

Headgear:

0:58.01

SP: 9/4J

Trainer:

Speed: 92

Jul 27 (424d ago)

16th

York

Surface: Turf

Going: Good To Firm

Class: Class 4

Headgear: Visor

1:1.23

SP: 14/1

Trainer:

Speed: 88

Jul 2 (449d ago)

1st

Lingfield

Surface: Turf

Going: Good To Firm

Class: Class 6

Headgear: Visor

0:56.86

SP: 11/10F

Trainer:

Speed: 93

Jun 18 (463d ago)

2nd

Catterick

Surface: Turf

Going: Good To Soft

Class: Class 6

Headgear: Visor

1:0.34

SP: 9/2C

Trainer:

Speed: 86

May 23 (489d ago)

1st

Catterick

Surface: Turf

Going: Soft

Class: Class 6

Headgear: Visor

1:1.72

SP: 5/1

Trainer:

Speed: 84

May 13 (499d ago)

3rd

Catterick

Surface: Turf

Going: Good

Class: Class 6

Headgear:

0:59.04

SP: 7/2F

Trainer:

Speed: 88

May 1 (511d ago)

5th

Wolverhampton (AW)

Surface: AW

Going: Standard

Class: Class 6

Headgear: Visor

1:1.21

SP: 4/1C

Trainer:

Speed: 83

Apr 9 (533d ago)

3rd

Southwell (AW)

Surface: AW

Going: Standard

Class: Class 5

Headgear:

0:58.27

SP: 9/2

Trainer:

Speed: 90

Mar 25 (548d ago)

3rd

Newcastle (AW)

Surface: AW

Going: Standard

Class: Class 6

Headgear:

0:59.54

SP: 13/2

Trainer:

Speed: 87

Feb 22 (580d ago)

5th

Newcastle (AW)

Surface: AW

Going: Standard

Class: Class 6

1:2.10

SP: 12/1

Trainer:

Speed: 81

Feb 8 (594d ago)

3rd

Newcastle (AW)

Surface: AW

Going: Standard

Class: Class 6

0:58.86

SP: 17/2

Trainer:

Speed: 88

Jan 27 (606d ago)

8th

Newcastle (AW)

Surface: AW

Going: Standard

Class: Class 5

Headgear:

1:1.26

SP: 9/1

Trainer:

Speed: 85

Jan 15 (618d ago)

6th

Wolverhampton (AW)

Surface: AW

Going: Standard

Class: Class 6

Headgear:

1:1.92

SP: 18/1

Trainer:

Speed: 82

Jan 2 (631d ago)

9th

Wolverhampton (AW)

Surface: AW

Going: Standard

Class: Class 5

Headgear:

1:1.66

SP: 8/1

Trainer:

Speed: 84

Dec 15 (649d ago)

DNR

Southwell (AW)

Surface: AW

Going: Standard

Class: Class 5

Headgear:

Reason:

Trainer:

Oct 3 (722d ago)

6th

Wolverhampton (AW)

Surface: AW

Going: Standard

Class: Class 5

Headgear:

1:1.24

SP: 14/1

Trainer:

Speed: 85

Sep 19 (736d ago)

11th

Redcar

Surface: Turf

Going: Good

Class: Class 6

Headgear:

1:0.17

SP: 4/1J

Trainer:

Speed: 86

Sep 12 (743d ago)

DNR

Catterick

Surface: Turf

Going: Soft

Class: Class 5

Headgear:

Reason:

Trainer:

Aug 28 (758d ago)

2nd

Southwell (AW)

Surface: AW

Going: Standard

Class: Class 6

Headgear:

0:57.78

SP: 11/2

Trainer:

Speed: 91

Aug 18 (768d ago)

2nd

Wolverhampton (AW)

Surface: AW

Going: Standard

Class: Class 5

Headgear:

1:0.75

SP: 25/1

Trainer:

Speed: 86

Jun 30 (817d ago)

5th

Chester

Surface: Turf

Going: Good To Soft

Class: Class 5

Headgear:

1:0.87

SP: 9/1

Trainer:

Speed: 87

Jun 20 (827d ago)

DNR

Thirsk

Surface: Turf

Going: Good

Class: Class 5

Reason:

Trainer:

Jun 7 (840d ago)

5th

Ripon

Surface: Turf

Going: Good To Firm

Class: Class 5

Headgear: Visor

0:59.20

SP: 10/1

Trainer:

Speed: 89

May 25 (853d ago)

5th

Haydock

Surface: Turf

Going: Good To Firm

Class: Class 4

Headgear:

1:1.60

SP: 12/1

Trainer:

Speed: 85

May 11 (867d ago)

1st

Southwell (AW)

Surface: AW

Going: Standard

Class: Class 6

Headgear:

0:59.58

SP: 15/2

Trainer:

Speed: 87

Apr 6 (902d ago)

9th

Southwell (AW)

Surface: AW

Going: Standard

Class: Class 6

0:58.30

SP: 14/1

Trainer:

Speed: 89

Mar 9 (930d ago)

8th

Southwell (AW)

Surface: AW

Going: Standard

Class: Class 5

0:59.78

SP: 18/1

Trainer:

Speed: 88

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Surface	Jumps	Class	Pos	Time	Btn	SP	Wgt	Headgear	Speed	Days	Notes
Sep 9	Catterick	5f	Good	Turf	Flat	Class 5	4	0:57.60		8/1	129lbs		92	15d	-
Aug 18	Catterick	5f	Good To Firm	Turf	Flat	Class 5	3	0:59.01		11/4	136lbs		90	37d	-
Jul 26	York	5f	Good	Turf	Flat	Class 4	5	0:59.19	0	14/1	152lbs	Visor	93	60d	-
Jul 7	Ripon	5f	Good	Turf	Flat	Class 4	3	0:58.84		6/1	129lbs		92	79d	-
Jun 17	Thirsk	5f	Good To Firm	Turf	Flat	Class 5	4	0:57.26		12/1	129lbs		93	99d	-
May 30	Catterick	5f	Good To Soft	Turf	Flat	Class 5	DNR				132lbs		-	117d
May 9	Ripon	5f	Good	Turf	Flat	Class 5	2	0:57.56	1.5	18/1	129lbs		92	138d	-
Apr 23	Catterick	5f	Good To Firm	Turf	Flat	Class 6	1	0:59.33	0	18/1	139lbs		88	154d	-
Mar 27	Chelmsford (AW)	5f	Standard	AW	Flat	Class 5	8	0:59.08	0.75	16/1	132lbs		90	181d	-
Mar 11	Southwell (AW)	5f	Standard	AW	Flat	Class 5	5	0:59.34	0.3	14/1	130lbs		89	197d	-
Feb 14	Newcastle (AW)	5f	Standard	AW	Flat	Class 5	8	0:59.88	1.5	22/1	135lbs		88	222d	-
Sep 10	Catterick	5f	Soft	Turf	Flat	Class 5	3	1:0.30	1.5	18/1	132lbs	Visor	89	379d	-
Aug 19	Catterick	5f	Good To Firm	Turf	Flat	Class 5	1	0:58.01	0	9/4J	135lbs		92	401d	-
Jul 27	York	5f	Good To Firm	Turf	Flat	Class 4	16	1:1.23	2.5	14/1	152lbs	Visor	88	424d	-
Jul 2	Lingfield	5f	Good To Firm	Turf	Flat	Class 6	1	0:56.86	0	11/10F	139lbs	Visor	93	449d	-
Jun 18	Catterick	5f	Good To Soft	Turf	Flat	Class 6	2	1:0.34	0.75	9/2C	138lbs	Visor	86	463d	-
May 23	Catterick	5f	Soft	Turf	Flat	Class 6	1	1:1.72	0	5/1	131lbs	Visor	84	489d	-
May 13	Catterick	5f	Good	Turf	Flat	Class 6	3	0:59.04	1.5	7/2F	136lbs		88	499d	-
May 1	Wolverhampton (AW)	5f	Standard	AW	Flat	Class 6	5	1:1.21	0.2	4/1C	130lbs	Visor	83	511d	-
Apr 9	Southwell (AW)	5f	Standard	AW	Flat	Class 5	3	0:58.27	0.5	9/2	124lbs		90	533d	-
Mar 25	Newcastle (AW)	5f	Standard	AW	Flat	Class 6	3	0:59.54	0.2	13/2	134lbs		87	548d	-
Feb 22	Newcastle (AW)	5f	Standard	AW	Flat	Class 6	5	1:2.10	1.5	12/1	129lbs	-	81	580d	-
Feb 8	Newcastle (AW)	5f	Standard	AW	Flat	Class 6	3	0:58.86	2	17/2	131lbs	-	88	594d	-
Jan 27	Newcastle (AW)	5f	Standard	AW	Flat	Class 5	8	1:1.26	0.5	9/1	123lbs		85	606d	-
Jan 15	Wolverhampton (AW)	5f	Standard	AW	Flat	Class 6	6	1:1.92	0.5	18/1	135lbs		82	618d	-
Jan 2	Wolverhampton (AW)	5f	Standard	AW	Flat	Class 5	9	1:1.66	0.75	8/1	133lbs		84	631d	-
Dec 15	Southwell (AW)	5f	Standard	AW	Flat	Class 5	DNR				130lbs		-	649d
Oct 3	Wolverhampton (AW)	5f	Standard	AW	Flat	Class 5	6	1:1.24	1.25	14/1	133lbs		85	722d	-
Sep 19	Redcar	5f	Good	Turf	Flat	Class 6	11	1:0.17	0.3	4/1J	140lbs		86	736d	-
Sep 12	Catterick	5f	Soft	Turf	Flat	Class 5	DNR				131lbs		-	743d
Aug 28	Southwell (AW)	5f	Standard	AW	Flat	Class 6	2	0:57.78	0.5	11/2	138lbs		91	758d	-
Aug 18	Wolverhampton (AW)	5f	Standard	AW	Flat	Class 5	2	1:0.75	0.3	25/1	129lbs		86	768d	-
Jun 30	Chester	5f	Good To Soft	Turf	Flat	Class 5	5	1:0.87	0.2	9/1	131lbs		87	817d	-
Jun 20	Thirsk	5f	Good	Turf	Flat	Class 5	DNR				135lbs	-	-	827d
Jun 7	Ripon	5f	Good To Firm	Turf	Flat	Class 5	5	0:59.20	0.75	10/1	132lbs	Visor	89	840d	-
May 25	Haydock	5f	Good To Firm	Turf	Flat	Class 4	5	1:1.60	3	12/1	117lbs		85	853d	-
May 11	Southwell (AW)	5f	Standard	AW	Flat	Class 6	1	0:59.58	0	15/2	135lbs		87	867d	-
Apr 6	Southwell (AW)	5f	Standard	AW	Flat	Class 6	9	0:58.30	0.75	14/1	135lbs	-	89	902d	-
Mar 9	Southwell (AW)	5f	Standard	AW	Flat	Class 5	8	0:59.78	0.3	18/1	126lbs	-	88	930d	-

Welcome

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Dam

Damsire

Race Distribution by Distance

5-7f (Sprint)

Southwell (AW) • Sat, 27 Sept 2025

Southwell (AW) • Mon, 29 Sept 2025

Past Performances - Birkenhead