Pretending - Horse Profile

Pretending

Sex: mare Colour: Grey Age: 6

Born: 21/04/2019

Breeder: Denford Stud Ltd

Current Trainer: Lucy Wadham

14.3%

Win Rate

47.6%

Place Rate

Pedigree

Sire

Make Believe

Dam

Gala

Damsire

Galileo

Race Statistics

Total Races

Wins

Places (1-3)

104 @ 21.5f

Best Speed

5.3

Avg Pos Last 3

Class 2

Average Class

Distance Expertise

Versatile (61/100) Best: 16f+ (Staying)

Race Distribution by Distance

9-12f Mile/Extended

1 races (5.6%) • Avg pos: 8.0

12-16f Long Distance

2 races (11.1%) • Avg pos: 3.5

16f+ Staying

15 races (83.3%) • Avg pos: 3.4

9-12f (Mile/Extended)

Races: 1

Avg Position: 8.0

Win Rate: 0%

Place Rate: 0%

Best Finish: 8

12-16f (Long Distance)

Races: 2

Avg Position: 3.5

Win Rate: 0%

Place Rate: 50%

Best Finish: 2

16f+ (Staying)

Strongest

Races: 15

Avg Position: 3.4

Win Rate: 20%

Place Rate: 60%

Best Finish: 🏆 1

Distance Range	Races	Avg Position	Win Rate	Place Rate	Best Finish
9-12f (Mile/Extended)	1	8.0	0%	0%	8
12-16f (Long Distance)	2	3.5	0%	50%	2
16f+ (Staying) Strongest	15	3.4	20%	60%	🏆 1

Analysis: Pretending has raced across 3 different distance ranges, showing good versatility across distances. Best performance comes at 16f+ (staying) with a 20% win rate from 15 races.

Upcoming Races

Tomorrow

Cheltenham • Sat, 13 Dec 2025

Past Performances

Past Performances - Pretending

Nov 24 (18d ago)

5th

Kempton

21f

Surface: Turf

Going: Good

Class: Class 1

5:18.28

SP: 11/1

Trainer:

Speed: 90

Apr 27 (229d ago)

8th

Southwell (AW)

12f

Surface: AW

Going: Standard To Slow

Class: Class 3

2:52.45

SP: 12/1

Trainer:

Speed: 69

Apr 17 (239d ago)

3rd

Cheltenham

20.5f

Surface: Turf

Going: Good

Class: Class 2

Headgear: •

5:1.06

SP: 13/2

Trainer:

Speed: 93

Mar 1 (286d ago)

Doncaster

24.5f

Surface: Turf

Going: Good To Soft

Class: Class 2

SP: 7/2

Trainer:

Jan 19 (327d ago)

4th

Fakenham

20f

Surface: Turf

Going: Good

Class: Class 3

5:4.98

SP: 11/4

Trainer:

Speed: 91

Jan 1 (345d ago)

5th

Southwell

16f

Surface: Turf

Going: Soft

Class: Class 2

4:12.19

SP: 9/1

Trainer:

Speed: 81

Dec 14 (363d ago)

8th

Cheltenham

20.5f

Surface: Turf

Going: Good To Soft

Class: Class 2

5:9.88

SP: 7/2

Trainer:

Speed: 89

Nov 9 (398d ago)

5th

Wincanton

21.5f

Surface: Turf

Going: Good

Class: Class 2

5:8.72

SP: 11/4J

Trainer:

Speed: 104

Oct 18 (420d ago)

1st

Uttoxeter

20f

Surface: Turf

Going: Good To Soft

Class: Class 2

4:53.61

SP: 11/4F

Trainer:

Speed: 92

Apr 18 (603d ago)

1st

Cheltenham

20.5f

Surface: Turf

Going: Good

Class: Class 2

5:2.32

SP: 5/2F

Trainer:

Speed: 92

Mar 23 (629d ago)

2nd

Newbury

19f

Surface: Turf

Going: Good To Soft

Class: Class 3

4:37.23

SP: 11/1

Trainer:

Speed: 92

Feb 29 (652d ago)

2nd

Ludlow

24f

Surface: Turf

Going: Soft

Class: Class 3

6:13.80

SP: 4/1

Trainer:

Speed: 91

Feb 5 (676d ago)

3rd

Carlisle

17f

Surface: Turf

Going: Soft

Class: Class 4

4:37.38

SP: 4/1

Trainer:

Speed: 68

Jan 21 (691d ago)

4th

Lingfield

19.5f

Surface: Turf

Going: Soft

Class: Class 3

4:56.40

SP: 11/1

Trainer:

Speed: 88

Dec 9 (734d ago)

1st

Sandown

20f

Surface: Turf

Going: Heavy

Class: Class 3

5:32.61

SP: 3/1

Trainer:

Speed: 72

Nov 21 (752d ago)

Fakenham

16f

Surface: Turf

Going: Good To Soft

Class: Class 4

SP: 5/2

Trainer:

Nov 8 (765d ago)

DNR

Warwick

19f

Surface: Turf

Going: Soft

Class: Class 5

Reason:

Trainer:

Apr 20 (967d ago)

2nd

Cheltenham

17f

Surface: Turf

Going: Good

Class: Class 1

4:4.31

SP: 17/2

Trainer:

Speed: 73

Mar 24 (994d ago)

8th

Musselburgh

17.5f

Surface: Turf

Going: Good To Soft

Class: Class 2

4:21.35

SP: 3/1J

Trainer:

Speed: 65

Mar 3 (1015d ago)

2nd

Doncaster

16.5f

Surface: Turf

Going: Good

Class: Class 4

3:58.65

SP: 5/4F

Trainer:

Speed: 67

Feb 3 (1043d ago)

2nd

Catterick

15.5f

Surface: Turf

Going: Good

Class: Class 4

3:50.75

SP: 8/11F

Trainer:

Speed: 63

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Surface	Jumps	Class	Pos	Time	Btn	SP	Wgt	Headgear	Speed	Days	Notes
Nov 24	Kempton	21f	Good	Turf	10 hurdles	Class 1	5	5:18.28		11/1	154lbs	-	90	18d	-
Apr 27	Southwell (AW)	12f	Standard To Slow	AW	Flat	Class 3	8	2:52.45	51	12/1	131lbs	-	69	229d	-
Apr 17	Cheltenham	20.5f	Good	Turf	10 hurdles	Class 2	3	5:1.06	4.75	13/2	151lbs	•	93	239d	-
Mar 1	Doncaster	24.5f	Good To Soft	Turf	11 hurdles	Class 2	-	-		7/2	142lbs	-	-	286d	-
Jan 19	Fakenham	20f	Good	Turf	11 hurdles	Class 3	4	5:4.98	5	11/4	165lbs	-	91	327d	-
Jan 1	Southwell	16f	Soft	Turf	9 hurdles	Class 2	5	4:12.19	29	9/1	156lbs	-	81	345d	-
Dec 14	Cheltenham	20.5f	Good To Soft	Turf	10 hurdles	Class 2	8	5:9.88	1.5	7/2	153lbs	-	89	363d	-
Nov 9	Wincanton	21.5f	Good	Turf	12 hurdles	Class 2	5	5:8.72	2.75	11/4J	162lbs	-	104	398d	-
Oct 18	Uttoxeter	20f	Good To Soft	Turf	10 hurdles	Class 2	1	4:53.61	0	11/4F	142lbs	-	92	420d	-
Apr 18	Cheltenham	20.5f	Good	Turf	10 hurdles	Class 2	1	5:2.32	0	5/2F	152lbs	-	92	603d	-
Mar 23	Newbury	19f	Good To Soft	Turf	10 hurdles	Class 3	2	4:37.23	1.25	11/1	147lbs	-	92	629d	-
Feb 29	Ludlow	24f	Soft	Turf	12 hurdles	Class 3	2	6:13.80	8.5	4/1	148lbs	-	91	652d	-
Feb 5	Carlisle	17f	Soft	Turf	8 hurdles	Class 4	3	4:37.38	5.5	4/1	153lbs	-	68	676d	-
Jan 21	Lingfield	19.5f	Soft	Turf	10 hurdles	Class 3	4	4:56.40	0.5	11/1	149lbs	-	88	691d	-
Dec 9	Sandown	20f	Heavy	Turf	9 hurdles	Class 3	1	5:32.61	0	3/1	145lbs	-	72	734d	-
Nov 21	Fakenham	16f	Good To Soft	Turf	9 hurdles	Class 4	-	-		5/2	153lbs	-	-	752d	-
Nov 8	Warwick	19f	Soft	Turf	10 hurdles	Class 5	DNR				167lbs	-	-	765d
Apr 20	Cheltenham	17f	Good	Turf	Flat	Class 1	2	4:4.31	1.5	17/2	145lbs	-	73	967d	-
Mar 24	Musselburgh	17.5f	Good To Soft	Turf	Flat	Class 2	8	4:21.35	9.5	3/1J	149lbs	-	65	994d	-
Mar 3	Doncaster	16.5f	Good	Turf	Flat	Class 4	2	3:58.65	3.25	5/4F	150lbs	-	67	1015d	-
Feb 3	Catterick	15.5f	Good	Turf	Flat	Class 4	2	3:50.75	3.25	8/11F	154lbs	-	63	1043d	-

Welcome

Sire

Dam

Damsire

Race Distribution by Distance

9-12f (Mile/Extended)

12-16f (Long Distance)

16f+ (Staying)

Cheltenham • Sat, 13 Dec 2025

Past Performances - Pretending