A Great Excuse Racehorse Profile
A Great Excuse is a 6-year-old Gelding, trained by MAX COMLEY, based at Wincanton. With 8 career starts and 1 win, it has earned $0.
- Age
- 6
- Sex
- Gelding
- Trainer
- MAX COMLEY
- Trained at
- Wincanton
- Sire
- Lucky Speed
- Dam
- Banjo Finn
- Sire of dam
- Fruits Of Love
- Career
- 8:1-0-1
- Prize money
- $0
- Last start
- 5 Mar 2026
- Recent form
- 5-41F3
A Great Excuse Form Guide
A Great Excuse — last 8 starts
| Date | Track | Dist | Class | Going | Bar | Wgt | Jockey | Result | Margin | Time | SP | Winner / 2nd |
|---|
| 9 Feb 2026 | Catterick | 3869m | Class 5 | Soft | 0 | 165kg | David Bass | 3 of 7 | 28.5L | 5:12.62 | — | Imperial Bede (FR) |
| 22 Jan 2026 | Huntingdon | 3314m | Class 4 | Soft | 0 | 155kg | Tom Broughton | F of 6 | — | - | — | Touquet (FR) |
| 13 Dec 2025 | Lingfield | 3219m | Class 5 | Good To Soft | 0 | 162kg | Jamie Brace | 1 of 8 | — | 4:5.50 | — | A Great Excuse (IRE) |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Ffos Las | 3898m | Class 5 | Soft | 0 | 168kg | David Bass | 4 of 8 | 12L | 5:17.12 | — | Jaipaletemps (FR) |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Taunton | 3823m | Class 4 | Good To Soft | 0 | 160kg | Liam Harrison | 5 of 12 | 23.25L | 5:3.87 | — | Duffry Trixs (IRE) |
| 1 Feb 2025 | Wetherby | 3963m | Class 4 | Soft | 0 | 158kg | Liam Harrison | 7 of 14 | 17.75L | 5:8.44 | — | Lud'or (FR) |
| 11 Jan 2025 | Ffos Las | 3184m | Class 4 | Soft | 0 | 155kg | Tom Broughton | 5 of 11 | 23.75L | 4:10.54 | — | Juby Ball (FR) |
| 12 Dec 2024 | Warwick | 3219m | Class 5 | Good To Soft | 0 | 151kg | Tom Broughton | 10 of 12 | 13.75L | 4:9.03 | — | Legal Weapon (GER) |
Record by Condition
Starts, record (wins-seconds-thirds) and strike rate by condition
| Condition | Starts | Record | Win % | Place % |
|---|
| This distance | 1 | 0-0-0 | 0% | 0% |
| Soft | 8 | 1-0-1 | 13% | 25% |
| First-up | 2 | 0-0-0 | 0% | 0% |
| Second-up | 2 | 1-0-0 | 50% | 50% |
Record by Track
Record by Jockey