Suitably Surprised (2019) Horse

Foal Date

06-May-19

Colour

bay

Sire

Walk In The Park

Dam

Bright Eyes

Prize Money

24832

Trainer

S England

Owners

Ursa Major -england

About

Suitably Surprised, a 7yo gelding trained by S England, ran in the Cartmel R3 Johnny & Tony Connell Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Div 2). He is by Walk In The Park out of Bright Eyes and has two wins to his name. On 14 November 2024 at Sedgefield he earned his biggest triumph, taking the $6,049.00 Class 5 Handicap Hurdle.

Raced At

Catterick • Hexham • Sedgefield • Leicester • Worcester • Cartmel

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Catterick 16-Dec-25 3880m GOOD R5 CL5 HcpH (of $6,886), Winning Time: 04:48.340, SP: 7.00 1st Somebodycomegether ( A Anderson 149 ) 2nd Holly Bird ( P W Wadge 155 ) 4.00L 3rd Vanilla Dancer ( D Mcmenamin 160 ) 6.50L 9th Suitably Surprised ( C Maggs 155 , Cd 150 ) 56.75L See full results	C Maggs 70.3kg, Cd 68kg 56.8kgL	9 (11)
Hexham 08-Jun-25 4050m SOFT R1 CL5 HcpH $2,261 (of $8,758), SP: 17.00 1st Nakassama ( O Mcgill 158 ) 2nd Suitably Surprised ( J King 152 ) 1.75L 3rd Huit Reflets ( P Barlow 152 , Cd 149 ) 3.50L See full results	J King 68.9kg 1.75L	2 (15)
Sedgefield 14-May-25 3990m GOOD R4 CL5 HcpH $186 (of $6,049), Winning Time: 04:28.100, SP: 17.00 Always in rear 1st Janworth ( G Sheehan 155 ) 2nd Lillistar ( B S Hughes 144 ) 1.25L 3rd Feach Amach ( J Thompson 167 ) 7.00L 5th Suitably Surprised ( J England 152 ) 14.25L See full results	J England 68.9kg 14.25L	5 (6)
Sedgefield 12-Apr-25 3990m GOOD R5 CL5 HcpH (of $6,049), Winning Time: 04:49.000, SP: 7.00 Always behind, never on terms, tailed off 1st Feach Amach ( J Thompson 153 ) 2nd Lillistar ( B S Hughes 149 ) 16.00L 3rd Vanilla Dancer ( W Maggs 165 ) 1.50L 9th Suitably Surprised ( J England 157 ) 47.30L See full results	J England 71.2kg 47.3kgL	9 (9)
Catterick 22-Nov-24 3870m GOOD R3 CL5 NvHcpCh $1,701 (of $6,886), Winning Time: 04:47.720, SP: 1.91 Not always fluent, midfield, mistake 7th, not fluent 3 out, pushed along 2 out where mistake, no impression approaching last, kept on run-in, went 2nd final strides, not reach winner 1st Imperial Rule ( R Chapman 166 ) 2nd Suitably Surprised ( J England 152 ) 1.50L 3rd Pure Surf ( S P O'connor 149 ) 0.20L See full results	J England 68.9kg 1.50L	2 (4)
Leicester 18-Nov-24 3120m SOFT R5 CL5 NvHcpH $3,169 (of $5,903), Winning Time: 03:53.500, SP: 2.38 In touch in mid-division, closed 3 out, led next, ridden out flat 1st Suitably Surprised ( C Maggs 159 , Cd 166 ) 2nd Oneforthefairgreen ( S Bowen 158 ) 2.25L 3rd Fillyfudge ( J M Quinlan 163 ) 2.00L See full results	C Maggs 72.1kg, Cd 75.3kg	1 (8)
Sedgefield 14-Nov-24 3380m GOOD R1 CL5 HcpH $3,248 (of $6,049), Winning Time: 04:00.500, SP: 2.20 Chased leader, headway going well upsides 2 out, ridden to lead narrowly last when untidy, stayed on well flat, just held on, gamely 1st Suitably Surprised ( C Maggs 142 , Cd 145 ) 2nd Foster's Fortune ( C Rabbitt 166 ) 0.00L 3rd I'm Too Tired ( L Stones 168 ) 11.00L See full results	C Maggs 64.4kg, Cd 65.8kg	1 (8)
Sedgefield 06-Nov-24 3380m GOOD R1 CL5 HcpH $1,494 (of $6,049), Winning Time: 03:55.930, SP: 26.00 Midfield, not fluent 1st, pushed along before 2 out, soon switched right and chased leaders, stayed on run-in, went 2nd close home, not reach winner 1st Clean Getaway ( J Williamson 142 ) 2nd Suitably Surprised ( C Maggs 142 , Cd 145 ) 3.50L 3rd Langton Wold ( T Midgley 165 ) 5.25L See full results	C Maggs 64.4kg, Cd 65.8kg 3.50L	2 (11)
Stratford 19-Oct-24 3760m HEAVY R6 CL5 HcpH (of $7,525), Winning Time: 07:36.300, SP: 19.00 Held up in touch, lost place 2nd, effort normal 3 out, outpaced before next, soon weakened 1st Begin The Luck ( R David 165 , Cd 158 ) 2nd Any Biscuits ( P O'brien 167 ) 1.25L 3rd Sailed Away ( C Hammond 159 ) 3.75L 7th Suitably Surprised ( J England 143 ) 32.50L See full results	J England 64.9kg 32.50L	7 (12)
Worcester 16-Sep-24 3220m GOOD R5 MdH $484 (of $4,193), Winning Time: 03:51.300, SP: 250/1 Towards rear, some headway final bend, no impression 3 out, went modest 4th latter stages 1st Light Dragoon ( S Sheppard 158 ) 2nd Definite Dream ( J J Burke 151 ) 2.00L 3rd Highly Recommended ( C Deutsch 158 ) 23.00L 4th Suitably Surprised ( J England 151 ) 26.50L See full results	J England 68.5kg 26.50L	4 (10)
Bangor-on-Dee 06-Sep-24 3930m GOOD R1 NvH (of $4,753), Winning Time: 04:37.780, SP: 125/1 Always towards rear 1st Fine Margin ( P W Mullins 166 ) 2nd Fumet D'Oudairies ( J Andrews 154 ) 1.00L 3rd Jumping Susie ( A Harvey 159 ) 0.20L 9th Suitably Surprised ( J England 147 ) 0.00L See full results	J England 66.7kg 0.00L	9 (11)
Cartmel 24-Aug-24 3460m SOFT R1 NvH (of $3,812), Winning Time: 04:24.320, SP: 66/1 Held up behind, pushed along and weakened home turn 1st Bowling Buddy ( S Bowen 156 ) 2nd Ravenscraig Castle ( B S Hughes 156 ) 5.00L 3rd Val Bassett ( N Moscrop 156 ) 4.00L 6th Suitably Surprised ( J England 149 ) 32.50L See full results	J England 67.6kg 32.50L	6 (6)
Worcester 25-Jul-24 3220m GOOD R6 MdH (of $4,193), Winning Time: 03:58.560, SP: 66/1 In rear, pushed along 4 out, never on terms 1st Ebony Warrior ( K Woods 158 ) 2nd R S Ambush ( L Edwards 158 ) 4.00L 3rd Light Dragoon ( S Sheppard 158 ) 4.25L 11th Suitably Surprised ( J England 151 ) 0.00L See full results	J England 68.5kg 0.00L	11 (11)
Lisronagh 24-Mar-24 4830m HEAVY Md (of $4,193), SP: 4/1 Rcd 4th, 4th 1/2way, prog to 7l 2nd well bef 2out, sn no ch with easy wnr, 6l dwn bef last, ko onepce flat 1st Mary Stanford ( D Allen 165 ) 2nd Suitably Surprised ( J W Hendrick 165 ) 11.00L	J W Hendrick 74.8kg 11.00L	2 (5)
Lingstown 10-Mar-24 4830m SOFT Md (of $4,193), SP: 4/1 Twrds rr, 7th 1/2way, clsr in 5th when mstk 3out, prog into 3rd bef 2out, sn rdn & no impr bef last, drpd to 4th cl hm 2nd Vroomoz Eile ( F P Murphy 160 ) 1.50L 4th Suitably Surprised ( J W Hendrick 165 ) 13.50L	J W Hendrick 74.8kg 13.50L	4 (8)
Borris House 03-Dec-23 4830m SOFT Md (of $4,193), SP: 3/1 Poor visibility, twrds rr & 9th 1/2way, prog & rdn in 5th 2out, no ex bef last 1st Holly Brook ( J G Murphy 160 ) 3rd Snowrocco ( T Walsh 160 ) 6.00L 5th Suitably Surprised ( J W Hendrick 165 ) 15.00L	J W Hendrick 74.8kg 15.00L	5 (11)
Monksgrange 26-Mar-23 4830m SOFT Md (of $4,193), SP: 4/1 Mid-div, 6th 1/2way, prog from 3out, rdn in 3rd from next, no ex from bef last 1st Ballybough Aine ( P A King 165 ) 2nd Joueuse Royale ( B O'neill 165 ) 0.20L 4th Suitably Surprised ( J W Hendrick 165 ) 6.50L	J W Hendrick 74.8kg 6.50L	4 (9)