Educating Rita (2022) Horse
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Educating Rita is a four-year-old bay filly, sired by Belardo and out of Excel And Succeed. She races for trainer P A Kirby and is owned by Redhotgardogs And P Kirby. Over 23 starts she has secured two wins, placed second two times and third five times, accumulating earnings of $48,762. Her most recent outing was at Newcastle on 31 October 2026, where she finished 4th of 11. The last time she crossed the line first was at Hamilton on 19 July 2024.
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Catterick • Ripon • Wolverhampton • Musselburgh • Ayr • Haydock • Thirsk • Redcar • BeverleyRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Newcastle 31-Oct-26 1421m STANDARD R8 AW Trials Day - Lingfield 2nd Jan 2027 Handicap (Div 1), SP: 4.50 | K Stott 0.5L | 4 (11) |
| Newcastle 21-Oct-26 1421m SYNTHETIC R3 CL6 Hcp $1,406 (of $11,278) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:25.600, SP: 8.50 1st Yaajooz ( C Lee 137 ) 2nd Newsreader ( T Marquand 137 ) 1.25L 3rd Educating Rita ( K Stott 136 ) 2.25L See full results | K Stott 61.7kg 2.25L | 3 (14) |
| Catterick 30-Sep-26 1414m GOOD R5 CL5 Hcp (of $7,930) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:25.410, SP: 19.00 1st Vince Le Prince ( D Allan 128 ) 2nd Indefensible ( H Russell 134 ) 0.75L 3rd Fools Rush In ( L Morris 127 ) 0.50L 6th Educating Rita ( C Hardie 131 ) 5.00L See full results | C Hardie 59.4kg 5.00L | 6 (9) |
| Ripon 01-Sep-26 1207m SOFT R5 CL4 Hcp $694 (of $11,878) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.990, SP: 7.50 1st Farandaway ( O Stammers 134 ) 2nd Almarada Prince ( D Nolan 140 ) 1.00L 3rd Mister Sox ( S Kirrane 132 ) 0.50L 5th Educating Rita ( C Hardie 128 ) 6.00L See full results | C Hardie 58.1kg 6.00L | 5 (10) |
| Ripon 15-Aug-26 1207m GOOD R3 CL4 Hcp (of $24,646) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.350, SP: 26.00 1st Woodstock ( O J Orr 134 ) 2nd Mark's Choice ( J Watson 125 ) 0.50L 3rd Magic Boy ( A Jary 134 ) 0.30L 12th Educating Rita ( C Hardie 128 ) 3.40L See full results | C Hardie 58.1kg 3.40L | 12 (20) |
| York 25-Jul-26 1207m GOOD R4 CL4 Hcp $5,770 (of $24,603) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:11.300, SP: 51.00 1st Rajaking ( K Shoemark 132 ) 2nd Almarada Prince ( P Mulrennan 134 ) 1.25L 3rd Educating Rita ( C Hardie 126 ) 2.75L See full results | C Hardie 57.2kg 2.75L | 3 (22) |
| York 11-Jul-26 1207m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 50/1 Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, no progress | Cam Hardie 58.1kg Head | 14 (19) |
| Wolverhampton 25-Oct-25 1441m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 9/1 In touch, effort on outside over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out | Sean Kirrane 62.1kg Neck | 10 (11) |
| Musselburgh 13-Oct-25 1422m GOOD CL3 Flat, SP: 7/1 Held up in rear, headway out wide under pressure over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, always held | Sean Kirrane 56.2kg Neck | 3 (6) |
| Ayr 30-Sep-25 1207m SOFT CL4 Flat, SP: 10/1 Soon tracking leaders in centre, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | Connor Beasley 61.2kg Short Head | 5 (13) |
| Hamilton 21-Sep-25 1212m SOFT CL4 Flat, SP: 7/1 In rear, in touch, pushed along and closed 2f out, stayed on one pace final furlong | P Mulrennan 61.7kg 1 3/4 length | 4 (8) |
| Haydock 05-Sep-25 1006m GOOD CL4 Flat, SP: 12/1 Towards rear, shaken up 3f out, ridden and weakened from over 2f out | Connor Beasley 61.2kg 1/2 length | 12 (14) |
| Hamilton 18-Jul-25 1012m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 7/2 Prominent, ridden and switched right over 2f out, kept on, lost 2nd close home | Connor Beasley 61.2kg Short Head | 3 (6) |
| York 28-Jun-25 1207m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 12/1 Mid-division far side, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, no impression | C Lee 58.5kg 1/2 length | 10 (18) |
| Hamilton 15-Jun-25 1212m GOOD TO SOFT CL4 Flat, SP: 16/1 Chased leaders, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, no extra towards finish | C Lee 59.4kg 1/2 length | 6 (14) |
| Thirsk 22-Apr-25 1006m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL3 Flat, SP: 5/1 Went left and bumped rival slightly start, held up in mid-division, pushed along halfway, never involved | Connor Beasley 59.4kg 1/2 length | 7 (10) |
| Redcar 05-Oct-24 1204m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL1 Flat, SP: 22/1 Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, never in contention | Rowan Scott 53.5kg Short Head | 8 (19) |
| Ayr 20-Sep-24 1006m GOOD CL1 Flat, SP: 22/1 Off the pace towards rear, never involved | Connor Beasley 57.2kg 3/4 length | 9 (14) |
| Beverley 25-Aug-24 1006m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 4/1 Towards rear, switched right and good headway over 1f out, ridden and pressed leaders over 110 yards out, ran on well towards finish, just held | D Nolan 60.3kg Neck | 2 (8) |
| Haydock 04-Aug-24 1207m GOOD CL4 Flat, SP: 9/2 Close up in rear, headway over 2f out, soon pushed along, pressed leader over 1f out, ridden and every chance 1f out, kept on but always held, lost 2nd near finish | Connor Beasley 61.2kg 3/4 length | 3 (6) |
| Hamilton 19-Jul-24 1212m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 10/3 Steadied start, held up in rear, good headway near side of group over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led final 100 yards, won going away | P Mulrennan 62.1kg | 1 (7) |
| Catterick 18-Jun-24 1006m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 13/8 Close up, pushed along 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on | Connor Beasley 56.7kg | 1 (8) |
| Redcar 27-May-24 1006m SOFT (HEAVY IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 4/1 Chased leaders, pushed along before halfway, kept on and ridden over 1f out to press leader final 110 yards, always held, well clear of rest | Connor Beasley 58.1kg Neck | 2 (8) |