Ancient State (2022) Horse
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Ancient State is a four-year-old bay gelding, by Dandy Man out of No More Thrills. He is trained by Adam Kirby and owned by Mr D Morgan. From 21 starts he has won six races, placed four seconds and once in third, earning $99,217 in prize money. His most recent start was at Doncaster on 24 October 2026, finishing 2nd of 10. His most recent win came at Doncaster on 13 September 2026.
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Doncaster • Haydock • Windsor • Lingfield • Newmarket • Brighton • Wolverhampton • Southwell • Chelmsford CityRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Doncaster 07-Nov-26 1209m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) R7 Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Handicap, SP: 12.00 | Oisin Murphy short head | 6 (22) |
| Doncaster 24-Oct-26 1009m HEAVY CL2 Flat, SP: 9/2 Disputed lead, ridden over 2f out, took clear lead and kept on over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no chance with winner | Cieren Fallon 54.9kg 3l | 2 (10) |
| Ascot 03-Oct-26 1006m GOOD R6 CL2 Hcp $2,591 (of $44,220) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 00:59.560, SP: 4.00 1st Gold Star Hero ( B Loughnane 137 ) 2nd Rhythm N Hooves ( B Mchugh 124 ) 1.00L 3rd Rosario ( O Lewis 130 ) 0.50L 5th Ancient State ( T Langley 132 , Cd 127 ) 1.85L See full results | T Langley 59.9kg, Cd 57.6kg 1.85L | 5 (14) |
| Haydock 26-Sep-26 1006m SOFT R2 CL2 Hcp $5,128 (of $43,754) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:01.750, SP: 4.50 1st King Of Light ( D Tudhope 136 ) 2nd Fandom ( S M Levey 138 ) 0.50L 3rd Elara May ( A Lewis 124 ) 0.75L 4th Ancient State ( C Rodriguez 132 ) 1.75L See full results | C Rodriguez 59.9kg 1.75L | 4 (12) |
| Doncaster 13-Sep-26 1009m GOOD R1 CL3 Hcp $34,539 (of $34,539) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:57.940, SP: 5.50 1st Ancient State ( C Rodriguez 133 ) 2nd Adrestia ( O Murphy 140 ) 0.20L 3rd Hypnotised ( L Edmunds 130 ) 1.50L See full results | C Rodriguez 60.3kg | 1 (16) |
| Doncaster 15-Aug-26 1137m GOOD R5 CL4 Hcp $5,073 (of $10,813) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:06.350, SP: 6.00 1st Golden Long ( S M Levey 139 ) 2nd Ancient State ( W Carson 137 ) 0.15L 3rd Brummell ( S H James 136 ) 1.25L See full results | W Carson 62.1kg 0.15L | 2 (10) |
| Windsor 28-Jul-26 1218m GOOD R5 CL3 Hcp (of $20,609) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:10.110, SP: 21.00 1st Another Abbot ( P J Dobbs 136 ) 2nd Sudden Flight ( F Marsh 137 ) 0.75L 3rd Regional Rock ( R Ryan 130 ) 0.75L 5th Ancient State ( W Carson 133 ) 2.30L See full results | W Carson 60.3kg 2.30L | 5 (14) |
| York 10-Jul-26 1006m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 11/1 Slowly away, midfield, ridden over 2f out, kept on strongly inside final furlong, no extra towards finish | Charles Bishop 62.6kg 2l | 5 (12) |
| Lingfield 27-Jun-26 1003m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 7/4 Held up behind leaders, raced keenly, ridden and headway to chase leader over 1f out, led inside final furlong, pushed out final 110 yards | Paddy Bradley 62.6kg | 1 (5) |
| Newmarket 19-Jun-26 1207m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 22/1 Raced keenly, rear mid-division, smooth headway on far rail halfway, pushed along and led 2f out, drew well clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly | William Carson 61.2kg | 1 (16) |
| Brighton 09-Jun-26 1061m GOOD CL5 Flat, SP: 10/3 Chased leader, ridden over 1f out, every chance 1f out, beaten when hampered inside final furlong | William Carson 61.2kg 1/2 length | 5 (8) |
| Wolverhampton 29-May-26 1025m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 15/8 Shifted left start, chased leaders, shaken up over 2f out, went second over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no match for winner | Callum Rodriguez 59kg 3l | 2 (10) |
| Lingfield 28-Apr-26 1011m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 8/15 Slowly away, chased leaders on outer, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, pressed winner near finish | William Carson 59.9kg Head | 2 (5) |
| Southwell 28-Mar-26 1000m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 16/5 Prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged left and ran on well final furlong | William Carson 59.4kg | 1 (11) |
| Lingfield 21-Aug-25 1011m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 5/4 Chased leaders on outside, went 2nd 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, readily | Charles Bishop 61.2kg | 1 (6) |
| Lingfield 29-May-25 1207m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 9/2 Steadied start, held up towards rear out wide, hung badly left over 4f out, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out | William Carson 61.2kg 1 3/4 length | 5 (12) |
| Lingfield 10-Apr-25 1208m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 13/2 Slowly into stride, raced keenly towards rear, GOOD headway on inside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, took 4th final 100 yards, never going pace to get involved | Charles Bishop 61.2kg 1 length | 4 (10) |
| Wolverhampton 08-Mar-25 1025m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 13/8 Dwelt, soon chased leaders on outer, ridden 1f out, stayed on well final 110 yards to lead towards finish | O J Orr 59kg | 1 (8) |
| Chelmsford City 13-Feb-25 1408m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 17/2 Steadied start, took keen hold, held up in rear, switched outside over 3f out, some headway and wide over 2f out, no impression | Darragh Keenan 60.3kg 2 1/2l | 5 (10) |
| Southwell 31-Jan-25 1222m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 200/1 Held up towards rear, took keen hold, headway 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, no chance with winner, kept on | T Eaves 60.3kg 1/2 length | 3 (7) |
| Southwell 17-Jan-25 1621m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 250/1 Slowly into stride, off the pace in last trio, never a factor | Dylan Hogan 55.3kg 7 1/2l | 9 (10) |
| Wolverhampton 27-Dec-24 1441m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 80/1 Visibility reduced by fog, dwelt start, held up in rear, rapid headway and close up after 3f, lost place over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out | Darragh Keenan 60.3kg 1 length | 12 (12) |