Act Of Violence (2021) Horse
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Act Of Violence is a five-year-old grey gelding, by Outstrip out of Bacall. He is under the care of trainer A W Carroll and belongs to owners Peter R Ball & Contubernium Racing. Across 26 starts he has claimed three wins, been placed three times in second and once in third, accumulating prize money of $45,690. His most recent start took place at Nottingham on 1 October 2026, where he came home 6th out of a field of 15. He last tasted victory at Ripon on 18 July 2026.
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Bath • Nottingham • Leicester • Newmarket • Ripon • Chepstow • Southwell • Wolverhampton • Redcar • Haydock • Beverley • Carlisle • Catterick • Ayr • Pontefract • ThirskRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Bath 29-Oct-26 1015m SOFT (HEAVY IN PLACES) R8 MJ Church Handicap, SP: 7.00 | David Probert short head | 13 (15) |
| Nottingham 01-Oct-26 1223m GOOD R7 CL5 Hcp (of $15,915) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:12.590, SP: 6.00 1st Royal Accord ( M Ghiani 135 ) 2nd Ingleby Archie ( J Garritty 136 ) 1.00L 3rd Cairdeas ( K T O'neill 133 ) 1.50L 6th Act Of Violence ( S D Sousa 131 ) 4.60L See full results | S D Sousa 59.4kg 4.60L | 6 (15) |
| Leicester 21-Sep-26 1207m GOOD R5 CL5 Hcp $809 (of $6,896) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.030, SP: 2.50 1st Mumayaz ( W Carson 135 ) 2nd Magic Music ( P J Mcdonald 133 ) 0.15L 3rd Diamondinthedark ( B Loughnane 136 ) 0.20L 4th Act Of Violence ( S D Sousa 131 ) 1.60L See full results | S D Sousa 59.4kg 1.60L | 4 (12) |
| Leicester 08-Sep-26 1006m SOFT R5 CL6 Hcp $2,767 (of $5,895) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:00.130, SP: 2.50 1st Sergeant Mayer ( A Jary 132 ) 2nd Act Of Violence ( S D Sousa 135 ) 0.75L 3rd Knicks ( J Mason 135 ) 0.30L See full results | S D Sousa 61.2kg 0.75L | 2 (11) |
| Newmarket 15-Aug-26 1207m GOOD R2 CL4 Hcp $4,625 (of $19,717) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.480, SP: 6.00 1st Havana Blue ( R Sexton 138 ) 2nd Archduke Ferdinand ( S Farmer 137 ) 0.50L 3rd Act Of Violence ( S D Sousa 120 ) 3.75L See full results | S D Sousa 54.4kg 3.75L | 3 (10) |
| Ripon 18-Jul-26 1207m GOOD R7 CL6 Hcp $10,083 (of $10,083) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:12.380, SP: 4.33 1st Act Of Violence ( S D Sousa 134 ) 2nd Von Trotter ( B Garritty 135 ) 2.75L 3rd Get Up Everybody ( P Mulrennan 138 ) 1.25L See full results | S D Sousa 60.8kg | 1 (11) |
| Chepstow 27-Jun-26 1020m GOOD TO FIRM CL6 Flat, SP: 7/4 Restless in stalls, prominent and raced in group of two towards centre, outpaced over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | Jack Doughty 61.2kg 1 3/4 length | 4 (6) |
| Southwell 22-Jan-26 1421m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 10/1 Prominent, shaken up over 2f out, weakened 1f out | Hollie Doyle 60.3kg 2 1/4l | 8 (9) |
| Wolverhampton 27-Dec-25 1441m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 11/1 Midfield, ridden over 2f out, faded inside final furlong | Rowan Scott 58.1kg 3/4 length | 6 (10) |
| Wolverhampton 08-Dec-25 1225m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 10/3 Chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, weakened | J Mitchell 59.9kg 3/4 length | 9 (9) |
| Wolverhampton 24-Nov-25 1225m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 2/1 Slowly away, towards rear, waiting for room 2f out, modest headway over 1f out, weakened towards finish | Rossa Ryan 59.4kg 3/4 length | 6 (12) |
| Redcar 27-Oct-25 1204m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 7/2 Pressed leader, led 3f out until headed inside furlong, no extra close home | Tom Kiely-Marshall 60.8kg Head | 4 (13) |
| Haydock 17-Oct-25 1006m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 9/1 Rear mid-division, pushed along and closed approaching 2f out, disputed 4th 1f out, soon faded | Sean Kirrane 56.2kg Neck | 6 (10) |
| Nottingham 02-Oct-25 1223m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL2 Flat, SP: 33/1 Reared in stalls, not much room start, held up in rear, switched right over 1f out, never involved | Cam Hardie 53.5kg 1 length | 9 (14) |
| Beverley 17-Sep-25 1006m SOFT (HEAVY IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 14/1 Led, headed over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong | D Allan 57.6kg 4 1/4l | 7 (10) |
| Carlisle 19-May-25 1172m GOOD TO FIRM CL4 Flat, SP: 9/1 Close up, ridden and weakened from over 1f out | D Allan 57.6kg 2 1/4l | 9 (10) |
| Catterick 09-Apr-25 1200m GOOD CL5 Flat, SP: 4/1 Led early, tracked leaders, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | D Allan 60.8kg 2 1/2l | 10 (11) |
| Ayr 01-Oct-24 1207m GOOD CL4 Flat, SP: 9/2 Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong | D Allan 59.4kg 3/4 length | 4 (9) |
| Redcar 17-Sep-24 1204m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 14/1 Raced in second early, briefly outpaced and dropped to third halfway, rallied and regained second 1f out, ran on but always held by winner towards finish | D Allan 58.1kg 1/2 length | 2 (10) |
| Ripon 27-Aug-24 1207m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 9/1 Raced wide, held up in touch, pushed along over 2f out, weakened 1f out | D Fentiman 59.4kg Head | 11 (11) |
| Pontefract 19-Jul-24 1207m GOOD CL5 Flat, SP: 6/1 Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed towards finish | D Allan 62.1kg 1 length | 2 (9) |
| Ripon 08-Jul-24 1207m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 8/1 Good speed to lead on rail, ridden and clear when hung right entering final furlong, ran on well, unchallenged | D Allan 61.7kg | 1 (11) |
| Ripon 30-May-24 1207m SOFT CL5 Flat, SP: 5/1 Led, pushed along and headed over 3f out, weakened 2f out, tailed off | D Allan 61.2kg 53kgl | 8 (8) |
| Haydock 27-Apr-24 1401m SOFT (HEAVY IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 9/1 Raced wide tracked leaders, bumped after 1f, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | D Allan 58.1kg 3/4 length | 5 (6) |
| Catterick 03-Apr-24 1200m HEAVY CL5 Flat, SP: 10/1 Keen close up, pushed along 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong | D Fentiman 62.1kg 3/4 length | 7 (10) |
| Catterick 23-Sep-23 1200m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 10/1 Chased leaders on inside, pushed along turning in, went 2nd 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on | Ben Robinson 60.3kg | 1 (7) |
| Thirsk 28-Jul-23 1207m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 125/1 Held up in midfield, ridden 2f out, edged right inside final furlong, no extra | D Fentiman 59kg Head | 8 (12) |