Fighting Poet (2018) Horse
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Fighting Poet is an eight-year-old bay gelding, sired by The Gurkha out of Inkling. He races for trainer R T Phillips and is owned by The Adlestrop Club. In 45 starts he has secured three victories and placed seven times, accumulating $42,217 in earnings. His most recent outing was at Wolverhampton on 26 August 2026, where he finished seventh of eleven runners. His latest win occurred at Brighton on 19 August 2025.
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Wolverhampton • Lingfield • Epsom Downs • Brighton • Windsor • Chepstow • Southwell • Salisbury • Kempton • HuntingdonRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton 26-Aug-26 2461m SYNTHETIC R5 CL6 (of $12,371) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:41.710, SP: 11.00 1st Lawmans Blis ( L Wright 135 , Cd 132 ) 2nd Raise The Stakes ( G Fairley 126 ) 3.75L 3rd Spaceage Love Song ( J Bradnam 135 , Cd 128 ) 4.05L 7th Fighting Poet ( J Peate 135 ) 18.80L See full results | J Peate 61.2kg 18.80L | 7 (11) |
| Lingfield 18-Aug-26 2414m SYNTHETIC R3 CL6 $1,544 (of $6,584) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:31.380, SP: 11.00 1st Charles Morin ( P Bradley 135 ) 2nd Someone's Wish ( R Kavanagh 135 ) 1.25L 3rd Fighting Poet ( J Peate 135 ) 1.35L See full results | J Peate 61.2kg 1.35L | 3 (10) |
| Lingfield 11-Aug-26 2414m GOOD R4 CL6 $2,912 (of $6,204) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:33.370, SP: 81.00 1st Foinix ( F Marsh 135 ) 2nd Fighting Poet ( R Havlin 135 ) 0.50L 3rd Charencey ( B Loughnane 135 ) 1.00L See full results | R Havlin 61.2kg 0.50L | 2 (11) |
| Wolverhampton 22-Jul-26 2815m SYNTHETIC R1 CL6 Hcp (of $5,917) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 03:04.720, SP: 101.00 1st Zaraquelle ( R Criscuolo 152 ) 2nd Shopaholic ( L Murphy 156 ) 1.25L 3rd Beaune ( J Llewellyn 154 ) 7.50L 9th Fighting Poet ( D Parkinson 142 , Cd 135 ) 42.25L See full results | D Parkinson 64.4kg, Cd 61.2kg 42.25L | 9 (11) |
| Epsom Downs 02-Jul-26 2420m GOOD R6 CL6 Hcp (of $13,230) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:42.170, SP: 67.00 1st Naranka ( S Osborne 118 ) 2nd Just Adair ( B Loughnane 135 ) 2.00L 3rd Ricardo Phillips ( N Currie 138 ) 4.75L 8th Fighting Poet ( R Havlin 131 ) 24.90L See full results | R Havlin 59.4kg 24.90L | 8 (9) |
| Brighton 22-Jun-26 2394m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 22/1 Towards rear, some headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened | S D Bowen 61.2kg 3 1/2l | 6 (7) |
| Brighton 09-Jun-26 2000m GOOD CL6 Flat, SP: 16/1 Steadied towards rear, brief headway and ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong | S D Bowen 59kg 3 3/4l | 13 (13) |
| Windsor 07-May-26 2012m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 33/1 Held up in rear, headway from 1f out, ran on well towards finish | Callum Hutchinson 57.2kg 3/4 length | 4 (8) |
| Lingfield 27-Oct-25 2012m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 50/1 Held up in rear, driven over 1f out, never involved | S D Bowen 60.3kg 1 1/4 length | 9 (12) |
| Brighton 16-Oct-25 2000m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 16/1 Held up towards rear, headway when not much room over 2f out, soon switched right, never danegrous | S D Bowen 58.1kg Neck | 9 (13) |
| Brighton 07-Oct-25 2000m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 8/1 Held up in rear, closed 3f out, switched left over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out until inside final furlong, no extra | S D Bowen 61.2kg 4l | 4 (10) |
| Brighton 15-Sep-25 2394m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 17/2 Held up in 5th, pushed along towards inside over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final 2f | Jason Watson 60.3kg 1 length | 6 (9) |
| Brighton 19-Aug-25 2000m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 13/2 Held up towards rear, headway from 4f out, switched left over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well | Jim Crowley 59.9kg | 1 (7) |
| Brighton 07-Aug-25 2394m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 9/4 Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, switched right over 1f out, 3rd and no impression inside final furlong, kept on | Jason Watson 61.2kg 5l | 3 (7) |
| Epsom Downs 02-Jul-25 2420m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 14/1 Towards rear, pushed along 3f out, no real progress | Billy Loughnane 62.1kg 1 1/4 length | 6 (10) |
| Brighton 24-Jun-25 2394m GOOD TO FIRM CL6 Flat, SP: 28/1 Raced keenly, held up in 5th, pushed along out wide over 2f out, never involved | Miss Delphi Parkinson 68kg 4l | 5 (6) |
| Chepstow 16-Jun-25 2012m GOOD CL6 Flat, SP: 50/1 Steadied well in rear early, ridden over 2f out, plugged on | Miss Delphi Parkinson 68kg 3l | 8 (8) |
| Windsor 19-May-25 2012m GOOD TO FIRM CL6 Flat, SP: 28/1 Slowly away, raced in last, soon detached, ridden and minor headway from over 2f out | R Havlin 61.2kg 4l | 7 (11) |
| Brighton 30-Apr-25 2000m GOOD TO FIRM CL6 Flat, SP: 9/1 Slowly away, in rear, never involved | Saffie Osborne 60.3kg 4l | 5 (8) |
| Brighton 17-Oct-24 2000m SOFT (HEAVY IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 5/1 Switched left start, towards rear, pushed along and closer over 2f out, chased leader well over 1f out, soon ridden and weakened | Billy Loughnane 60.8kg 4 3/4l | 6 (9) |
| Brighton 08-Oct-24 2000m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 11/4 Slowly away, held up in rear, not much room and switched right over 2f out, headway over 1f out, hung left and no extra inside final furlong | S D Bowen 61.7kg 4 3/4l | 4 (10) |
| Brighton 17-Sep-24 2000m GOOD CL6 Flat, SP: 2/1 Behind, headway over 3f out, challenging when edged left and bumped over 1f out, bumped slightly and led inside final furlong, stayed on | S D Bowen 60.3kg | 1 (11) |
| Brighton 09-Sep-24 2394m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 7/2 Held up in rear, headway over 3f out where ridden, chased leader entering final furlong, no extra and lost position close home | Billy Loughnane 60.3kg 3/4 length | 3 (10) |
| Brighton 20-Aug-24 2394m GOOD TO FIRM CL6 Flat, SP: 15/2 Towards rear, in rear 4f out, wide and headway over 1f out, ridden to chase leader inside final furlong, stayed on to lead close home | Billy Loughnane 59kg | 1 (9) |
| Epsom Downs 03-Jul-24 2420m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 33/1 Held up towards rear,good headway out wide chasing leaders over 1f out, went 2nd and stayed on inside final furlong, not reach winner | R Havlin 58.5kg Neck | 2 (14) |
| Lingfield 04-Jun-24 2414m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 11/1 Held up in last pair, some late headway, never involved | Kaiya Fraser 61.2kg 3/4 length | 7 (11) |
| Southwell 12-Apr-24 2836m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 50/1 Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | Kaiya Fraser 58.1kg Short Head | 5 (11) |
| Lingfield 30-Aug-23 3172m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 18/1 Raced wide, in rear, headway and prominent 4f out, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | Mr Edward Mitchell 68kg 1/2 length | 7 (9) |
| Wolverhampton 26-Jun-23 2815m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 10/1 Slowly away, towards rear, headway on outside before 4f out, almost joined leaders before pushed turning for home, faded and beaten before final furlong | Mr Edward Mitchell 69.9kg 1 3/4 length | 10 (13) |
| Lingfield 06-Jun-23 2414m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 9/1 Raced wide, in touch, wide and headway 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong | Kaiya Fraser 64.4kg 5l | 2 (12) |
| Wolverhampton 25-May-23 3328m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 15/2 Held up in rear, ridden 3f out, never a factor | Connor Planas 57.6kg 3 1/2l | 7 (10) |
| Salisbury 04-May-23 2857m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 9/1 Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, not much room and switched left over 1f out, no extra inside final 75 yards | Kaiya Fraser 58.1kg 2 1/2l | 4 (10) |
| Southwell 18-Apr-23 3312m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 7/1 Dwelt in rear, ridden 2f out, no impression | Kaiya Fraser 61.2kg 1/2 length | 6 (8) |
| Southwell 31-Mar-23 2427m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 5/1 Soon tracking leaders out wide, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, weakened final furlong | Oisin Murphy 60.8kg 3/4 length | 7 (14) |
| Southwell 14-Mar-23 2427m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 10/1 Tracked leaders, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden and battled on final furlong, just held | R Havlin 58.1kg Neck | 2 (8) |
| Lingfield 24-Feb-23 2414m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 7/1 Held up in rear, moderate headway between horses over 1f out, stayed on in 4th final furlong | R Havlin 61.2kg 3/4 length | 4 (8) |
| Kempton 28-Jan-23 3217m STANDARD / SLOW CL6 Flat, SP: 9/4 Led briefly, tracked leaders on inside, weakened over 1f out | Daniel Muscutt 61.2kg Neck | 8 (10) |
| Lingfield 31-Dec-22 2414m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 22/1 Towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never a factor | S W Kelly 62.6kg Neck | 7 (10) |
| Windsor 17-Oct-22 2303m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 25/1 Held up towards rear, never on terms | James Turner 70.3kg Head | 12 (14) |
| Salisbury 12-May-22 1994m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 250/1 Held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, headway from 2f out, went 5th 1f out, no chance with leaders | R Havlin 63.5kg 7l | 5 (9) |
| Kempton 23-Feb-22 2413m STANDARD / SLOW CL5 Flat, SP: 66/1 Chased leading trio, went modest 4th over 2f out, kept on, no impression | S W Kelly 62.6kg 7l | 4 (9) |
| Kempton 05-Jan-22 2413m STANDARD / SLOW CL5 Flat, SP: 33/1 Slowly away, ran green and outpaced in rear, some late moderate gains | Callum Shepherd 58.1kg 3/4 length | 9 (13) |
| Huntingdon 20-Nov-21 2751m GOOD CL5 NH Flat, SP: 15/2 Held up in touch in mid-division, closed over 5f out, weakened 3f out | James Bowen 68.9kg 7l | 5 (9) |