Independent Expert (2019) Horse
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Independent Expert is a seven-year-old bay mare by Gutaifan out of Distinguish. She is campaigned by J & S Best and owned by Mr J Pook. Across 60 starts she has won eight races and placed eleven times, earning $154,984 in prize money. Her most recent start was at Kempton on 21 October 2026, finishing 11th of 12 runners. The latest victory came at Naas on 22 March 2026.
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Kempton • Goodwood • Lingfield • Windsor • Epsom Downs • Dundalk • Gowran Park • Curragh • Naas • Leopardstown • Galway • Royal Ascot • Cork • Killarney • Tipperary • Listowel • Punchestown • Sligo • LimerickRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kempton 05-Nov-26 1207m STANDARD / SLOW R7 Try Unibet's New Racing Bet Builder Fillies' Handicap, SP: 126.00 | Finley Marsh 1.5L | 7 (7) |
| Kempton 21-Oct-26 1207m STANDARD / SLOW CL5 Flat, SP: 80/1 Slowly away, always in rear | Finley Marsh 57.2kg 1/2 length | 11 (12) |
| GOODwood 08-Sep-26 1006m SOFT R4 CL4 Hcp (of $27,057) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:01.490, SP: 21.00 1st Kiss And Run ( K T O'neill 125 ) 2nd Over Spiced ( O Murphy 126 ) 0.30L 3rd Jax Edge ( G Mangan 137 ) 2.05L 6th Independent Expert ( F Marsh 132 ) 5.80L See full results | F Marsh 59.9kg 5.80L | 6 (7) |
| Lingfield 20-Aug-26 1011m GOOD R6 CL5 Hcp (of $7,608) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:57.680, SP: 29.00 1st Whizzy Dizzy ( G Dobie 132 ) 2nd Fiorella Princess ( C Bishop 136 ) 0.15L 3rd Sea Her Excel ( E Croot 134 ) 1.50L 6th Independent Expert ( T P Queally 136 ) 4.15L See full results | T P Queally 61.7kg 4.15L | 6 (8) |
| Windsor 04-Aug-26 1218m GOOD R4 CL5 Hcp $995 (of $8,479) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.900, SP: 12.00 1st Saucy Jane ( G Wood 133 ) 2nd Havana Halo ( O Murphy 127 ) 2.75L 3rd Lahina Bay ( A Egan 122 ) 1.25L 4th Independent Expert ( F Marsh 140 ) 5.25L See full results | F Marsh 63.5kg 5.25L | 4 (5) |
| Ascot 24-Jul-26 1408m GOOD R5 CL4 Hcp (of $25,634) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:27.520, SP: 101.00 1st Tex ( P Cosgrave 129 ) 2nd Havana Blue ( C Rodriguez 142 ) 1.50L 3rd Gallant ( T Marquand 141 ) 0.30L 9th Independent Expert ( F Marsh 140 ) 8.00L See full results | F Marsh 63.5kg 8.00L | 9 (13) |
| Windsor 21-Jul-26 1218m GOOD R4 CL4 Hcp (of $10,888) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.990, SP: 67.00 1st Amazonian Dream ( O Murphy 132 ) 2nd Lequinto ( M Ghiani 137 ) 1.25L 3rd Buccabay ( E Greatrex 140 ) 0.75L 8th Independent Expert ( T P Queally 138 ) 11.95L See full results | T P Queally 62.6kg 11.95L | 8 (8) |
| Epsom Downs 01-Jul-26 1210m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 33/1 Always in rear, outpaced before halfway, detached from 2f out, went past one tiring rival inside final furlong | Finley Marsh 62.1kg 1 1/4 length | 6 (7) |
| Dundalk 26-May-26 1609m STANDARD Flat, SP: 3/1 Broke well, led briefly early, soon tracked leaders, 6th halfway, no impression over 2f out; kept on same pace from over 1f out | Shane Foley 61.7kg Neck | 5 (10) |
| Gowran Park 20-May-26 1408m GOOD TO YIELDING Flat, SP: 4/5 Close up, tracked leader in 2nd, disputed lead straight, headed under pressure under 2f out, no extra 1f out | J M Sheridan 61.7kg 1/2 length | 5 (7) |
| Gowran Park 22-Apr-26 1408m SOFT (YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 9/1 Prominent, dropped to 6th halfway, lost place over 1f out, modest late headway | Colin Keane 60.8kg Head | 8 (11) |
| Curragh 03-Apr-26 1609m SOFT TO HEAVY Flat, SP: 28/1 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and no extra over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong | Robert Whearty 57.2kg 2l | 6 (21) |
| Naas 22-Mar-26 1408m SOFT (SOFT TO HEAVY IN PLACES ) Flat, SP: 25/1 Led early, taken back to mid-division after 1f, 8th halfway, pushed along under 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on strongly to lead inside final 50 yards | J M Sheridan 59.9kg | 1 (12) |
| Dundalk 19-Dec-25 1609m STANDARD Flat, SP: 22/1 Tracked leaders, ridden in moderate 3rd 3f out, no extra 2f out | Billy Lee 59.9kg 8l | 8 (10) |
| Dundalk 03-Dec-25 1408m STANDARD Flat, SP: 7/4 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway and pushed along entering straight, ridden under 2f out and 7th 1f out, no extra inside final 150 yards | Donagh O'Connor 63kg 1 3/4 length | 8 (10) |
| Dundalk 12-Nov-25 1609m STANDARD Flat, SP: 5/2 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along entering straight, 2nd and ridden over 1f out, 3rd and no impression inside final 150 yards, kept on one pace | Jack Kearney 64.4kg 3/4 length | 3 (14) |
| Dundalk 24-Oct-25 1408m STANDARD Flat, SP: 1/1 Broke well, settled back and tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along and headway early straight, 2nd and ridden over 1f out, led over 100 yards out and kept on well | Jack Kearney 61.7kg | 1 (11) |
| Dundalk 14-Oct-25 1408m STANDARD Flat, SP: 8/1 Tracked leaders, led after 1f, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon no extra and weakened inside final furlong | Jack Kearney 61.7kg 1 1/2 length | 5 (9) |
| Leopardstown 13-Sep-25 1609m GOOD TO YIELDING Flat, SP: 22/1 Tracked leaders, ridden in 7th 2f out, 5th briefly 1f out, no impression | Jack Kearney 61.7kg Neck | 9 (20) |
| Curragh 30-Aug-25 1609m GOOD TO YIELDING Flat, SP: 12/1 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon no extra and dropped to 6th over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | Jack Kearney 57.6kg Short Head | 10 (15) |
| Galway 29-Jul-25 1722m YIELDING Flat, SP: 12/1 Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace on outer inside final furlong | Jack Kearney 58.5kg 3/4 length | 8 (14) |
| Royal Ascot 18-Jun-25 1609m GOOD TO FIRM CL2 Flat, SP: 20/1 Raced far side, chased leaders, ridden and lost position over 3f out, dropped to rear and beaten over 1f out | Jack Kearney 57.6kg 2 3/4l | 22 (23) |
| Naas 18-May-25 1609m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 85/40 Tracked leaders on inner, 3rd halfway, switched to outer from 3f out and soon pushed along, challenged from 2f out and soon led, ridden and stretched clear inside final furlong, comfortably | Jack Kearney 61.7kg | 1 (8) |
| Gowran Park 23-Apr-25 1408m HEAVY Flat, SP: 3/1 Towards rear, took keen hold, ridden in 6th 2f out, 6th 1f out, kept on without threatening in 4th close home | Jack Kearney 58.5kg 2l | 4 (9) |
| Curragh 16-Mar-25 1609m SOFT Flat, SP: 16/1 Rear of mid-division, closer in 7th and ridden 2f out, 5th briefly 1f out, no impression final furlong | Chris Hayes 56.2kg Head | 7 (27) |
| Leopardstown 20-Oct-24 1609m HEAVY (SOFT TO HEAVY IN PLACES) CL1 Flat, SP: 28/1 Rear of mid division, 5th halfway, pushed along entering straight, ridden on outer over 1f out, soon no extra and kept on one pace inside final furlong | Andrew Slattery 59kg 4 1/2l | 6 (8) |
| Naas 13-Oct-24 1609m YIELDING (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) CL1 Flat, SP: 28/1 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, no extra 1f out | Andrew Slattery 59.4kg 1 length | 10 (16) |
| Leopardstown 14-Sep-24 1609m GOOD Flat, SP: 16/1 Rear of mid-division, never a factor, pushed along early straight, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace | Andrew Slattery 60.8kg Head | 12 (19) |
| Curragh 31-Aug-24 1609m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 50/1 Mid-division on outer, progress from over 2f out and soon pushed along, ridden to challenge in 2nd inside final 200 yards, almost on terms close home, dropped to 3rd final strides | Andrew Slattery 54kg Nose | 3 (24) |
| Cork 16-Aug-24 1408m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 10/1 Mid-division, lost place over 2f out, effort over 1f out, kept on without threatening closing stages | Andrew Slattery 63kg 1/2 length | 6 (11) |
| Galway 01-Aug-24 1699m YIELDING Flat, SP: 10/1 Mid-division, pushed along entering straight and 6th over 1f out, no impression and kept on one pace | Andrew Slattery 62.1kg Neck | 7 (17) |
| Killarney 15-Jul-24 1628m GOOD TO FIRM Flat, SP: 12/1 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden to close 2f out, 2nd 1f out, kept on to press leader closing stages, led close home | Andrew Slattery 59kg | 1 (8) |
| Gowran Park 03-Jun-24 1902m GOOD (YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 8/1 Rear of mid division, pushed along entering straight, no impression from over 2f out | Andrew Slattery 58.5kg 3/4 length | 9 (9) |
| Gowran Park 09-May-24 1609m SOFT (HEAVY IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 7/2 Prominent, 3rd halfway, improved to 2nd closing stages and soon ran on, not reach winner | Andrew Slattery 59.4kg 1/2 length | 2 (8) |
| Curragh 20-Apr-24 1609m HEAVY Flat, SP: 14/1 Rear of mid-division, ridden in 10th 2f out, no impression | Andrew Slattery 57.6kg Neck | 8 (16) |
| Cork 30-Mar-24 1408m HEAVY Flat, SP: 17/2 Rear of mid division, 6th halfway, pushed along 2f out, switched to far side and ridden to go 5th 1f out, ran on well from over 150 yards out to lead last 50 yards | Andrew Slattery 59kg | 1 (9) |
| Galway 30-Oct-23 1676m HEAVY Flat, SP: 22/1 Dwelt and towards rear, pushed along and headway on outer entering straight, ridden and went 5th 1f out, kept on well inside final 150 yards | C Horgan 64.4kg Head | 4 (15) |
| Tipperary 01-Oct-23 1811m HEAVY (SOFT IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 17/2 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along entering straight, ridden in 5th over 1f out, no impression | Andrew Slattery 56.7kg 1/2 length | 10 (12) |
| Listowel 21-Sep-23 1811m SOFT TO HEAVY Flat, SP: 8/1 Mid division, 6th halfway, pushed along on inner entering straight, switched to outer and ridden to go 3rd over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong to go 2nd over 50 yards out, no impression on winner | Andrew Slattery 62.1kg 2 1/2l | 2 (11) |
| Punchestown 13-Sep-23 1811m GOOD TO YIELDING (YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 14/1 Towards rear, ridden 2 1/2f out, no impression 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong | Andrew Slattery 59.9kg 3/4 length | 8 (13) |
| Leopardstown 24-Aug-23 1609m GOOD Flat, SP: 8/1 Held up in touch, 5th halfway, 6th when bumped 2f out, ridden in 5th and switched left over 1f out, no impression in 3rd final 100 yards, kept on one pace, lost 3rd on line | Andrew Slattery 57.6kg Nose | 4 (9) |
| Sligo 09-Aug-23 2106m SOFT Flat, SP: 12/1 Towards rear, pushed along on inner when briefly short of room entering straight, kept on well inside final furlong to go 5th close home | Andrew Slattery 55.8kg Short Head | 5 (10) |
| Gowran Park 29-Jul-23 1609m SOFT Flat, SP: 11/2 Tracked leaders in 5th, pushed along 2f out, ridden in close 4th 1f out, disputed 2nd inside final furlong, kept on in 2nd close home | C Horgan 63.5kg 1 3/4 length | 2 (8) |
| Curragh 02-Jul-23 1408m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 16/1 Dwelt, in rear, ridden 2f out, no impression, never a factor | Andrew Slattery 58.1kg 1 1/4 length | 9 (11) |
| Limerick 24-Jun-23 1609m GOOD TO YIELDING Flat, SP: 9/4 Held up behind leaders, 4th halfway, ridden over 2f out, under pressure in 3rd 1 1/2f out, kept on well inside final furlong, led narrowly last 50 yards, soon joined, just prevailed at line | Andrew Slattery 62.6kg | 1 (5) |
| Leopardstown 08-Jun-23 1811m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 4/1 Tracked leaders on outer, ridden in 6th 2f out, soon no impression on leaders | Andrew Slattery 56.7kg Neck | 5 (13) |
| Naas 21-May-23 1609m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 9/1 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along over 2f out and soon not clear run, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong, nearest at finish | Andrew Slattery 59.4kg Dead Heat | 3 (13) |
| Curragh 01-May-23 1408m SOFT (SOFT TO HEAVY IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 13/2 Mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden and went 3rd 1 1/2f out, soon edged right, kept on well inside final 150 yards | C Horgan 63kg 1/2 length | 3 (18) |
| Cork 08-Apr-23 1408m SOFT TO HEAVY Flat, SP: 13/2 Tracked leader in 2nd, pushed along to challenge from 2f out and soon ridden, slightly short of room from 1f out, soon no extra and weakened | Andrew Slattery 55.8kg 2l | 12 (13) |
| Naas 26-Mar-23 1193m HEAVY Flat, SP: 8/1 In touch, ridden in 5th over 1f out, progress to 4th final 150 yards, ran on, nearest at finish | Andrew Slattery 57.6kg Head | 4 (14) |
| Galway 31-Oct-22 1676m HEAVY Flat, SP: 25/1 Tracked leaders, 7th halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden and no impression 1f out, kept on one pace | C Horgan 60.3kg 1/2 length | 6 (17) |