Expert Witness (2020) Horse
About
Expert Witness, a 5yo bay trained by P R Chamings, is by Expert Eye out of Upstanding. The horse has recorded four wins so far. On 29 April 2025 at Windsor, it secured its biggest triumph, collecting the $10 623.00 Class 4 Handicap. It has proved a profitable runner for bettors, delivering a 58 % return on investment for those who backed it throughout its career.
Raced At
Wolverhampton
• Goodwood
• Pontefract
• Windsor
• Leicester
• Newbury
• Salisbury
• Lingfield
• Epsom
• Yarmouth
• Bath
• Chelmsford City
• NewmarketRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton 14-Dec-25 1910m SYNTHETIC R4 CL4 Hcp (of $9,345) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:58.790, SP: 51.00 1st Zryan ( C Shepherd 138 ) 2nd Phone Tag ( R Ryan 130 ) 1.00L 3rd Brasil Power ( B Loughnane 140 ) 1.20L 11th Expert Witness ( J Dace 136 , Cd 131 ) 18.20L See full results | J Dace 61.7kg, Cd 59.4kg 18.20L | 11 (12) |
| GOODwood 23-Aug-25 1990m GOOD R5 CL4 Hcp (of $22,280) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:10.100, SP: 19.00 1st Pink Lily ( A Voikhansky 127 ) 2nd Asmen Warrior ( K Shoemark 135 ) 0.20L 3rd Londoner ( D Muscutt 144 ) 0.50L 7th Expert Witness ( D Probert 139 ) 7.10L See full results | D Probert 63kg 7.10L | 7 (7) |
| Pontefract 22-Jun-25 2420m GOOD R3 CL3 Hcp $2,418 (of $19,674) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:36.530, SP: 2.75 1st Sol Cayo ( D Tudhope 129 ) 2nd Lieber Power ( P J Mcdonald 135 ) 4.50L 3rd Expert Witness ( H Crouch 128 ) 7.50L See full results | H Crouch 58.1kg 7.50L | 3 (3) |
| Windsor 26-May-25 2010m GOOD R5 CL3 Hcp (of $18,100) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:07.520, SP: 8.50 Not much room and bumped start, held up in touch, steadied over 6f out, some headway over 2f out, no impression, no extra inside final furlong 1st Silawi ( J Doyle 137 ) 2nd City Of Delight ( H Davies 135 ) 3.50L 3rd Magico ( N Callan 135 ) 0.75L 5th Expert Witness ( J Leavy 128 , Cd 131 ) 6.90L See full results | J Leavy 58.1kg, Cd 59.4kg 6.90L | 5 (6) |
| Windsor 29-Apr-25 2010m GOOD R5 CL4 Hcp $5,653 (of $10,623) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:08.040, SP: 8.00 Midfield, headway on outer from 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well, just did enough 1st Expert Witness ( D Probert 129 ) 2nd Silver Gunn ( M Ghiani 127 ) 0.30L 3rd Morcar ( A Voikhansky 128 ) 1.50L See full results | D Probert 58.5kg | 1 (10) |
| Leicester 04-Apr-25 2380m GOOD R6 CL4 Hcp $2,456 (of $9,837) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:31.450, SP: 8.50 Held up in rear, driven and outpaced over 2f out, headway entering final furlong, went 2nd final strides, nearest finish 1st Fireblade ( J Doyle 130 ) 2nd Expert Witness ( H Davies 129 ) 1.00L 3rd Orchard Keeper ( J Mitchell 127 ) 0.00L See full results | H Davies 58.5kg 1.00L | 2 (10) |
| Wolverhampton 09-Mar-25 1910m GOOD R7 CL4 Hcp $583 (of $9,345) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:58.220, SP: 41.00 Mounted in chute, prominent, pushed along 2f out, stayed on same pace 1st Arcadian Nights ( B Loughnane 134 ) 2nd Shahbaz ( J Leavy 119 ) 0.50L 3rd Son Of Man ( P Bradley 133 ) 1.50L 4th Expert Witness ( D Probert 130 ) 2.30L See full results | D Probert 59kg 2.30L | 4 (10) |
| Newbury 25-Oct-24 2010m HEAVY R7 CL4 Hcp (of $13,772) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:20.160, SP: 9.50 Rear mid-division, ridden over 2f out, hung left and soon beaten 1st Ciara Pearl ( S Osborne 136 ) 2nd Big Bear Hug ( J Watson 131 ) 1.00L 3rd Lady La Fay ( S H James 135 ) 10.50L 10th Expert Witness ( D Probert 136 ) 40.75L See full results | D Probert 61.7kg 40.75L | 10 (10) |
| Salisbury 03-Oct-24 1990m HEAVY R5 CL4 Hcp $1,380 (of $11,066) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:10.840, SP: 10.00 Midfield, going well when headway over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on well inside final furlong, not pace to challenge 1st High Point ( G Downing 128 ) 2nd Indemnity ( J Doyle 138 ) 0.50L 3rd Expert Witness ( D Probert 137 ) 2.50L See full results | D Probert 62.1kg 2.50L | 3 (11) |
| Lingfield 05-Sep-24 2410m GOOD R6 HcpNHF (of $4,972), Winning Time: 02:28.600, SP: 25/1 Off the pace in in last pair, behind and struggling final 3f, tailed off 1st Youthful King ( J Dace 141 ) 2nd Aviemore ( F Norton 130 ) 1.25L 3rd Appier ( B Sanderson 138 ) 1.75L 8th Expert Witness ( M Nicholls 141 , Cd 0 ) 26.50L See full results | M Nicholls 64kg, Cd 0 26.50L | 8 (9) |
| Salisbury 14-Aug-24 1990m GOOD R5 $675 (of $28,355), Winning Time: 02:07.640, SP: 28/1 Close up, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened final furlong 1st High Spirited ( T E Whelan 130 ) 2nd Rainbows Edge ( K Shoemark 122 ) 1.75L 3rd Sea Of Roses ( O Murphy 130 ) 0.30L 6th Expert Witness ( K T O'neill 130 , Cd 0 ) 5.00L See full results | K T O'neill 59kg, Cd 0 5.00L | 6 (8) |
| Epsom 01-Aug-24 2030m GOOD R1 Hcp $4,449 (of $4,449), Winning Time: 02:07.700, SP: 16/5 Held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, soon switched left, outpaced over 1f out, switched right and ran on strong final furlong, headway between horses final 110yds, ran on powerfully to lead final strides 1st Expert Witness ( M Nicholls 138 ) 2nd Ribal ( J Doughty 136 ) 0.75L 3rd Big Bear Hug ( A Bond 137 ) 0.30L | M Nicholls 62.6kg | 1 (8) |
| Windsor 16-Jul-24 2010m SOFT R7 Hcp $2,652 (of $5,653), Winning Time: 02:08.970, SP: 11/2 Mounted in chute and went to post early, chased leaders, lost place after 1f, closed over 3f out, went 2nd over 1f out, no impression on winner, kept on 1st God Of Fire ( W Buick 133 ) 2nd Expert Witness ( G Rooke 130 ) 4.50L 3rd Nap Hand ( R Ryan 133 ) 0.50L See full results | G Rooke 59kg 4.50L | 2 (12) |
| Salisbury 16-Jun-24 1990m GOOD R6 Hcp $4,580 (of $4,580), Winning Time: 02:09.620, SP: 2/1 In touch, headway to lead over 1f out, ran on 1st Expert Witness ( G Rooke 130 ) 2nd God Of Fire ( S Osborne 130 ) 1.25L 3rd Chips And Rice ( S M Levey 136 ) 1.75L See full results | G Rooke 59kg | 1 (9) |
| Newbury 13-Jun-24 2010m GOOD R1 Hcp $2,734 (of $5,464), Winning Time: 02:06.950, SP: 10/3 Bit awkwardly away, soon recovered and tracked leader for 2f, handy, headway out wide 2f out, pushed along and went 2nd again over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, always held 1st Blue Yonder ( B Hampson 156 ) 2nd Expert Witness ( N Sangster 156 ) 0.75L 3rd Gert Lush ( M Jordan 150 ) 1.75L See full results | N Sangster 70.8kg 0.75L | 2 (13) |
| Yarmouth 22-May-24 2030m GOOD R2 CL5 Hcp $2,063 (of $8,264) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:11.390, SP: 4.33 Led, ridden over 2f out, pressed over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, no impression towards finish 1st Chilled Out ( B D L Sayette 129 ) 2nd Expert Witness ( G Rooke 135 ) 1.00L 3rd Queen's Company ( D Hogan 131 ) 3.25L See full results | G Rooke 61.2kg 1.00L | 2 (10) |
| Bath 28-Apr-24 2050m SOFT R5 CL5 Hcp $1,744 (of $6,984) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:20.620, SP: 5.50 Towards rear, pushed along well over 2f out, stayed on steadily, went 2nd towards finish, not trouble winner 1st Ciara Pearl ( D Probert 138 ) 2nd Expert Witness ( G Rooke 131 ) 1.25L 3rd Tortured Soul ( R Ryan 135 ) 1.25L See full results | G Rooke 59.4kg 1.25L | 2 (7) |
| Wolverhampton 05-Dec-23 1910m GOOD R8 CL5 Hcp $226 (of $7,278) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:00.570, SP: 15.00 Close up on inner, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on same pace 1st Tio Mio ( G Mangan 131 ) 2nd Prince Ali ( J Leavy 132 ) 0.30L 3rd Blue Yonder ( B Robinson 133 ) 0.00L 5th Expert Witness ( B Wilkie 132 , Cd 137 ) 0.50L See full results | B Wilkie 59.9kg, Cd 62.1kg 0.50L | 5 (9) |
| Chelmsford City 03-Nov-23 2010m GOOD R8 CL5 Hcp $593 (of $9,493) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:04.930, SP: 7.50 Raced keenly, tracked leader 2f, chased leaders, came wide turning in, weakened final furlong 1st Moogie ( R Coakley 136 ) 2nd Udaberri ( D Keenan 138 ) 1.00L 3rd Phantasy Mac ( B Loughnane 139 ) 4.75L 4th Expert Witness ( G Rooke 130 ) 6.50L See full results | G Rooke 59kg 6.50L | 4 (6) |
| Lingfield 27-Oct-23 2010m GOOD R8 CL5 Hcp $266 (of $8,558) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:05.280, SP: 9.00 Raced wide in rear, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and headway inside final furlong, nearest finish 1st Bold Ribb ( R Ryan 140 ) 2nd Measured Moments ( D Muscutt 139 ) 1.25L 3rd Pillarsofcreation ( C Noble 131 ) 0.50L 5th Expert Witness ( G Rooke 134 ) 2.25L See full results | G Rooke 60.8kg 2.25L | 5 (11) |
| Lingfield 26-Sep-23 2010m SYNTHETIC R8 CL5 Hcp $3,873 (of $7,278) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:07.240, SP: 29.00 Prominent, ridden and led narrowly over 1f out, stayed on, did enough 1st Expert Witness ( G Rooke 126 ) 2nd Savrola ( D Muscutt 142 ) 0.50L 3rd Intergalacticat ( O Murphy 134 ) 0.30L See full results | G Rooke 57.2kg | 1 (11) |
| Newmarket 26-Aug-23 2010m GOOD R2 CL5Hcp (of $10,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:04.820, SP: 13.00 Towards rear, never on terms 1st Olympicus ( C Shepherd 138 ) 2nd Hakuna Babe ( A Atzeni 136 ) 0.30L 3rd Kamanika ( M Ghiani 130 ) 0.30L 8th Expert Witness ( H Davies 132 ) 20.00L | H Davies 59.9kg 20.00L | 8 (10) |
| Leicester 30-Jun-23 2010m GOOD R7 CL6Hcp $859 (of $7,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:11.300, SP: 17.00 Raced wide towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish 1st Kamanika ( J Doyle 133 ) 2nd I Still Have Faith ( D C Costello 135 ) 0.30L 3rd Expert Witness ( A Keeley 136 ) 0.25L See full results | A Keeley 61.7kg 0.25L | 3 (13) |
| Leicester 29-May-23 1660m GOOD R2 CL5 Hcp $245 (of $7,870) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:43.450, SP: 29.00 Prominent, chased leaders 3f out, pushed along 2f out, ridden entering furlong, kept on one pace near finish 1st Sonemos ( W Buick 133 ) 2nd Tamaluk ( D O'neill 136 ) 2.25L 3rd Warren Hill ( R D Silva 135 ) 1.50L 5th Expert Witness ( G Rooke 133 ) 4.75L See full results | G Rooke 60.3kg 4.75L | 5 (13) |
| Lingfield 09-May-23 1610m SYNTHETIC R6 CL5 Nv (of $7,477) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:37.350, SP: 201.00 Flag start, always in rear 1st Dragon Icon ( D Egan 137 ) 2nd Halla Dubai ( J Crowley 130 ) 0.30L 3rd Algernon ( T E Whelan 130 ) 2.50L 10th Expert Witness ( G Rooke 125 ) 6.50L See full results | G Rooke 56.7kg 6.50L | 10 (11) |
| Lingfield 27-Apr-23 1410m SYNTHETIC R3 CL5 Nv (of $7,869) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:26.310, SP: 67.00 Edged right start, prominent, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong 1st Tiger Bay ( D O'neill 128 ) 2nd Regal Fanfare ( R Kingscote 128 ) 1.00L 3rd Bell Song ( R Hornby 128 ) 0.30L 5th Expert Witness ( G Rooke 128 ) 2.75L See full results | G Rooke 58.1kg 2.75L | 5 (10) |
| Chelmsford City 03-Mar-23 1610m SYNTHETIC R1 CL5 Nv (of $7,919) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:41.150, SP: 51.00 Off the pace in last trio, pushed along and some late headway, never on terms 1st Sithchean ( H Davies 124 ) 2nd Goldkit ( M Tabti 124 ) 0.50L 3rd Al Asmakh ( D Probert 124 ) 0.15L 7th Expert Witness ( G Rooke 124 ) 5.50L See full results | G Rooke 56.2kg 5.50L | 7 (10) |
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