A Major Payne (2021) Horse

Foal Date

01-Apr-21

Colour

bay

Sire

Harry Angel

Dam

Thankful

Prize Money

33212

Trainer

M L W Bell

Owners

A Major Payne Partnership

About

Yarmouth R4 Ma And Pa Peak Birthday Handicap (GBBPlus Race) – A Major Payne is a 5yo bay horse trained by M L W Bell at Newmarket. He is by Harry Angel out of Thankful. A Major Payne remains maiden after 14 attempts. In his most recent race at Redcar on 24 Sep 2025, he was ridden by Jonny Peate and finished third behind winner Mawood.

Raced At

Redcar • Southwell • Ripon • Yarmouth • Sandown • Nottingham • Kempton • Chelmsford City • Newmarket • Leicester • Windsor

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Redcar 24-Sep-25 2010m SOFT R5 CL4 Hcp $1,227 (of $9,837) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:05.620, SP: 15.00 1st Mawood ( C Lee 130 ) 2nd Harswell Ruby ( K Stott 125 ) 0.30L 3rd A Major Payne ( J Peate 136 ) 3.55L See full results	J Peate 61.7kg 3.55L	3 (10)
Southwell 03-Sep-25 1620m SYNTHETIC R5 CL4 Hcp $302 (of $9,837) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:39.790, SP: 9.50 1st Run With It ( H Crouch 136 ) 2nd Golden Thorn ( P J Mcdonald 129 ) 2.00L 3rd Beaming Light ( T Marquand 132 ) 0.20L 5th A Major Payne ( C Rodriguez 139 ) 3.95L See full results	C Rodriguez 63kg 3.95L	5 (11)
Ripon 16-Aug-25 1610m GOOD R5 CL4 Hcp $1,814 (of $14,756) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:39.480, SP: 5.00 1st Capital Guarantee ( D Nolan 141 ) 2nd Barley ( S Kirrane 141 ) 0.30L 3rd A Major Payne ( C Rodriguez 136 ) 0.40L See full results	C Rodriguez 61.7kg 0.40L	3 (8)
Yarmouth 25-Jul-25 1610m SOFT R3 CL4 Hcp (of $34,430) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:37.310, SP: 11.00 1st Jimmy Speaking ( J Dace 135 ) 2nd Lir Speciale ( B Robinson 128 ) 0.30L 3rd Atlantic Gamble ( B Wilkie 139 ) 0.00L 7th A Major Payne ( S Osborne 135 ) 7.20L See full results	S Osborne 61.2kg 7.20L	7 (13)
Sandown 04-Jul-25 1610m GOOD R1 CL4 Hcp $2,982 (of $11,549) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:45.230, SP: 3.25 Dwelt, took keen hold, in touch, ridden and headway on outer from 2f out, hung right and rider unbalanced inside final furlong, soon went second, kept on 1st Warning Sign ( D H Dunsdon 147 ) 2nd A Major Payne ( P Hainey 155 ) 1.00L 3rd Darvel ( F Tett 145 ) 1.50L See full results	P Hainey 70.3kg 1.00L	2 (7)
Nottingham 12-Jun-25 1680m GOOD R4 CL4 Hcp $2,538 (of $10,329) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:44.960, SP: 4.00 Wore red hood to post, towards rear, headway on outer over 3f out, pushed along in 3rd 2f out, ridden and led over 1f out, kept on, headed final strides 1st Mysteryofthesands ( D Allan 131 ) 2nd A Major Payne ( C Rodriguez 134 ) 0.30L 3rd Narmar ( P Mulrennan 132 ) 1.00L See full results	C Rodriguez 60.8kg 0.30L	2 (8)
Kempton 22-May-25 1610m GOOD R4 CL5 Hcp $1,965 (of $7,870) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:38.110, SP: 6.00 Slowly into stride, off the pace towards rear, rapid headway out wide chasing leaders over 5f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, just held 1st Radiant Beauty ( K Shoemark 135 ) 2nd A Major Payne ( H Crouch 135 ) 0.20L 3rd Hodler ( J Leavy 131 ) 0.00L See full results	H Crouch 61.2kg 0.20L	2 (13)
Yarmouth 01-May-25 1610m GOOD R5 CL4 Hcp $330 (of $10,623) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:38.420, SP: 10.00 Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, unable to get on terms 1st Mr Swivell ( R Dawson 133 ) 2nd Kingdom Of Time ( H Doyle 134 ) 0.75L 3rd Encourageable ( B Loughnane 132 ) 1.25L 5th A Major Payne ( H Crouch 132 ) 1.85L See full results	H Crouch 59.9kg 1.85L	5 (9)
Chelmsford City 18-Apr-25 1610m GOOD R7 CL4 Hcp (of $34,429) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.850, SP: 6.00 Mid-division on inside, angled out turning in, headway tracking leaders soon after, not clear run over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong 1st Lord Rapscallion ( J Hart 133 ) 2nd Mr Swivell ( R Dawson 131 ) 0.50L 3rd Mr Mistoffelees ( C Hardie 130 ) 1.25L 15th A Major Payne ( C Shepherd 132 ) 11.00L See full results	C Shepherd 59.9kg 11.00L	15 (16)
Chelmsford City 28-Mar-25 1610m GOOD R7 CL4 Hcp $1,350 (of $10,821) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:36.750, SP: 13.00 Raced keenly off the pace in last pair, headway out wide over 1f out, hung left and kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, never going pace to reach leading duo 1st Kitaro Kich ( N Callan 134 ) 2nd Where's Freddy ( R Ryan 134 ) 0.75L 3rd A Major Payne ( C Shepherd 133 ) 2.00L See full results	C Shepherd 60.3kg 2.00L	3 (12)
Newmarket 02-Nov-24 1610m SOFT R5 CL3 Hcp (of $19,674) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:43.350, SP: 29.00 Wore red hood to post, ridden and weakened 2f out 1st Bullet Point ( O J Orr 131 ) 2nd Tribal Chief ( H Davies 134 ) 0.50L 3rd Plantadream ( D Probert 134 ) 2.25L 7th A Major Payne ( D Egan 126 ) 15.80L See full results	D Egan 57.2kg 15.80L	7 (9)
Leicester 16-Oct-24 1410m HEAVY R4 CL5 Nv $1,774 (of $6,886) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:31.990, SP: 3.25 Wore red hood to post, led, faced challenge halfway, pushed along well over 1f out, headed 1f out, kept on, no match for facile winner final furlong 1st Arolla ( T E Whelan 133 ) 2nd A Major Payne ( H Crouch 131 ) 8.50L 3rd Swift Storm ( J Hart 131 ) 10.25L See full results	H Crouch 59.4kg 8.50L	2 (7)
Windsor 06-May-24 1640m SOFT R3 Nv $2,028 (of $4,320), Winning Time: 01:49.940, SP: 17/2 Led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong 1st Galyx ( C Bishop 129 ) 2nd A Major Payne ( H Crouch 129 ) 2.25L 3rd Anglepoise ( R Ryan 124 ) 2.50L See full results	H Crouch 58.5kg 2.25L	2 (11)
Newmarket 18-Apr-24 1610m GOOD R2 CL2 Md (of $19,674) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:36.930, SP: 67.00 Slowly away, in touch halfway, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders 1st First Conquest ( W Buick 133 ) 2nd Lead Artist ( K Shoemark 133 ) 0.00L 3rd Earl Of Rochester ( R Havlin 133 ) 0.75L 7th A Major Payne ( C Shepherd 133 ) 14.25L See full results	C Shepherd 60.3kg 14.25L	7 (11)