Influential (2022) Horse

Foal Date

26-Feb-22

Colour

bay

Sire

Wootton Bassett

Dam

Shenanigans

Prize Money

4130

Trainer

R Varian

Owners

Highclere Thoroughbred Racing - Swift

About

Influential is a 4yo bred by R Varian. He is by the stallion Wootton Bassett out of Shenanigans. The horse is still a maiden, having failed to win in four starts. In his most recent race at Nottingham on 19th Apr 2026, he was ridden by Ray Dawson and finished seventh, behind the winner Highland Olly.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Nottingham 19-Apr-26 1678m GOOD R5 CL5 Hcp (of $9,591) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:46.460, SP: 4.33 1st Highland Olly ( A Rawlinson 130 ) 2nd Pulsar Star ( R Havlin 133 ) 1.00L 3rd Commander Of Life ( R Kavanagh 135 , Cd 130 ) 2.00L 7th Influential ( R Dawson 135 ) 7.70L See full resultsR Dawson 61.2kg 7.70L7 (9)
Newcastle 05-Oct-25 1610m SYNTHETIC R1 CL5 Nv $2,028 (of $7,870) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:48.120, SP: 3.75 1st Sacred Fire ( L Catton 137 ) 2nd Influential ( J Hart 130 ) 5.00L 3rd Raja Charger ( J Peate 130 ) 22.00L See full resultsJ Hart 59kg 5.00L2 (3)
Pontefract 18-Sep-25 1610m GOOD R6 CL5 Md (of $7,869) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:47.600, SP: 4.33 1st National Park ( C Fallon 133 ) 2nd Jam Lass ( C Hardie 132 ) 6.50L 3rd Maith Mar Or ( L Edmunds 128 ) 0.15L 5th Influential ( R Dawson 133 ) 14.40L See full resultsR Dawson 60.3kg 14.40L5 (7)
Yarmouth 01-May-25 1610m GOOD R4 CL5 Md (of $7,869) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:38.670, SP: 13.00 Switched left start, took keen hold, held up in rear, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders 1st Roman Centurion ( C Shepherd 129 ) 2nd Spy Kingdom ( O Murphy 129 ) 0.75L 3rd Man Of Desert ( M Ghiani 142 ) 0.30L 5th Influential ( S D Sousa 129 ) 3.80L See full resultsS D Sousa 58.5kg 3.80L5 (12)