Leave Of Absence (2017) Horse
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Leave Of Absence is a 9yo ch trained by A J Honeyball at Beaminster. He is by the stallion Masked Marvel out of the dam To Much Fun and has recorded five victories so far. On 25 Oct 2025 at Cheltenham, he captured his biggest triumph, winning the $39348.00 Cl2 Nvch. The horse has been a solid value for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 46% ROI.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Newbury 08-Feb-26 4710m HEAVY R3 CL1 Ch $9,630 (of $88,533), SP: 5.00 1st Haiti Couleurs ( S Bowen 160 ) 2nd L'Homme Presse ( C Deutsch 162 ) 7.00L 3rd Leave Of Absence ( R Dingle 156 ) 17.00L See full results | R Dingle 70.8kg 17.00L | 3 (4) |
| Ascot 20-Dec-25 4796m SOFT R5 CL1 HcpCh $21,370 (of $98,370), Winning Time: 06:08.270, SP: 12.00 1st Deep Cave ( J Tudor 153 ) 2nd Leave Of Absence ( R Dingle 159 ) 0.20L 3rd Johnnywho ( J O Jr 159 ) 0.30L See full results | R Dingle 72.1kg 0.20L | 2 (12) |
| Cheltenham 15-Nov-25 5030m SOFT R3 CL1 NvCh (of $39,348), SP: 3.00 1st Wade Out ( S Bowen 158 ) 2nd One Big Bang ( A Chadwick 158 ) 3.25L 3rd Isaac Des Obeaux ( H Cobden 158 ) 9.50L Leave Of Absence ( R Dingle 161 ) 0.00L See full results | R Dingle 73kg 0.00L | UPD (5) |
| Cheltenham 25-Oct-25 5030m SOFT R6 CL2 NvCh $21,784 (of $39,348), SP: 5.50 1st Leave Of Absence ( R Dingle 161 ) 2nd Pied Piper ( J Kennedy 164 ) 2.50L 3rd Sporting Glory ( D Gilligan 156 ) 2.75L See full results | R Dingle 73kg | 1 (7) |
| Newbury 22-Mar-25 4710m SOFT R2 CL3 NvHcpCh $10,562 (of $19,674), Winning Time: 05:58.000, SP: 3.25 1st Leave Of Absence ( R Dingle 162 ) 2nd Havaila ( H Cobden 147 ) 2.50L 3rd Art Of Diplomacy ( S Bowen 147 ) 3.00L See full results | R Dingle 73.5kg | 1 (7) |
| Ascot 16-Feb-25 4790m GOOD R2 CL1 NvCh $16,028 (of $73,778), SP: 15.00 In rear, left chasing front pair at 3rd, mistake next, not fluent 14th, went modest 2nd at 15th, never any chance with winner thereafter, mistake 2 out 1st The Changing Man ( B Powell 156 ) 2nd Leave Of Absence ( R Dingle 156 ) 24.00L 3rd Peaky Boy ( N Scholfield 156 ) 0.00L See full results | R Dingle 70.8kg 24.00L | 2 (4) |
| Kempton 25-Nov-24 3620m SOFT R3 CL3 Ch $4,617 (of $18,101), Winning Time: 04:37.540, SP: 12.00 Took keen hold, led, not fluent 3 out, faced challenge approaching 2 out, headed before last, kept on well run-in, no match for winner 1st Iberico Lord ( N D Boinville 158 ) 2nd Leave Of Absence ( S Twiston-davies 158 ) 1.50L See full results | S Twiston-davies 71.7kg 1.50L | 2 (4) |
| Ascot 29-Oct-22 3160m SOFT R5 CL3 NvH $7,080 (of $12,788), Winning Time: 03:41.090, SP: 1.73 Made all, mistake 3 out, faced strong challenge 2 out, soon ridden and found extra, good jump last, ran on well, always doing enough 1st Leave Of Absence ( T Cannon 154 ) 2nd Blow Your Wad ( S Sheppard 153 ) 1.25L 3rd Rambo T ( F Gregory 154 ) 10.00L See full results | T Cannon 69.9kg | 1 (10) |
| Aintree 09-Apr-22 3410m SOFT R7 CL1 NHF $5,305 (of $49,185), Winning Time: 04:04.130, SP: 9.00 Prominent, led over 4f out, ridden and headed 2f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, kept on 1st Lookaway ( J M Quinlan 158 ) 2nd Hullnback ( P J Brennan 158 ) 2.00L 3rd Leave Of Absence ( J Moore 158 ) 3.25L See full results | J Moore 71.7kg 3.25L | 3 (18) |
| Newbury 02-Apr-22 3280m GOOD R7 NHF $4,520 (of $4,520), Winning Time: 03:50.300, SP: 8/15 Made all, ridden inside final furlong, ran on 1st Leave Of Absence ( J Moore 160 ) 2nd Boom Boom ( J Bowen 148 ) 6.00L 3rd My Gift To You ( R Dingle 148 ) 21.00L See full results | J Moore 72.6kg | 1 (5) |
| Kempton 12-Feb-22 3220m SOFT R7 MdNHF $2,614 (of $2,614), Winning Time: 03:55.900, SP: 9/2 Prominent, led over 7f out, clear over 1f out, stayed on well, comfortably 1st Leave Of Absence ( T Cannon 159 ) 2nd Roll With It ( J Bowen 159 ) 7.00L 3rd Boom Boom ( N D Boinville 147 ) 8.00L See full results | T Cannon 72.1kg | 1 (13) |
| Turtulla 21-Nov-21 4830m SOFT Md (of $2,614), SP: 7/1 Chsd ldrs, 3rd 1/2way, slt mstk 10th, prog to 3rd aftr 4out, no ex in fair 3rd from 2out, ko onepce 1st Making Country ( F Maguire 165 ) 2nd Irish Panther ( B Dunleavy 160 ) 6.00L 3rd Leave Of Absence ( R James 165 ) 11.00L | R James 74.8kg 11.00L | 3 (15) |