Leave Of Absence (2017) Horse
About
Leave Of Absence is an 8yo ch trained by A J Honeyball. He is by Masked Marvel out of To Much Fun. To date he has secured five victories. On 25 Oct 2025 at Cheltenham he captured his biggest triumph, winning the $39,348.00 Cl2 Nvch. The horse has been a reliable money‑maker for bettors; those who backed him throughout his career would have achieved a 59% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ascot 20-Dec-25 4796m SOFT R5 CL1 HcpCh $21,370 (of $98,370), Winning Time: 06:08.270, SP: 12.00 1st Deep Cave ( J Tudor 153 ) 2nd Leave Of Absence ( R Dingle 159 ) 0.20L 3rd Johnnywho ( J O Jr 159 ) 0.50L See full results | R Dingle 72.1kg 0.20L | 2 (12) |
| Cheltenham 15-Nov-25 5030m SOFT R3 CL1 NvCh (of $39,348), SP: 3.00 1st Wade Out ( S Bowen 158 ) 2nd One Big Bang ( A Chadwick 158 ) 3.25L 3rd Isaac Des Obeaux ( H Cobden 158 ) 9.50L Leave Of Absence ( R Dingle 161 ) 0.00L See full results | R Dingle 73kg 0.00L | UPD (5) |
| Cheltenham 25-Oct-25 5030m SOFT R6 CL2 NvCh $21,784 (of $39,348), SP: 5.50 1st Leave Of Absence ( R Dingle 161 ) 2nd Pied Piper ( J Kennedy 164 ) 2.50L 3rd Sporting Glory ( D Gilligan 156 ) 2.75L See full results | R Dingle 73kg | 1 (7) |
| Newbury 22-Mar-25 4710m SOFT R2 CL3 NvHcpCh $10,562 (of $19,674), Winning Time: 05:58.000, SP: 3.25 1st Leave Of Absence ( R Dingle 162 ) 2nd Havaila ( H Cobden 147 ) 2.50L 3rd Art Of Diplomacy ( S Bowen 147 ) 3.00L See full results | R Dingle 73.5kg | 1 (7) |
| Ascot 16-Feb-25 4790m GOOD R2 CL1 NvCh $16,028 (of $73,778), SP: 15.00 In rear, left chasing front pair at 3rd, mistake next, not fluent 14th, went modest 2nd at 15th, never any chance with winner thereafter, mistake 2 out 1st The Changing Man ( B Powell 156 ) 2nd Leave Of Absence ( R Dingle 156 ) 24.00L 3rd Peaky Boy ( N Scholfield 156 ) 0.00L See full results | R Dingle 70.8kg 24.00L | 2 (4) |
| Kempton 25-Nov-24 3620m SOFT R3 CL3 Ch $4,617 (of $18,101), Winning Time: 04:37.540, SP: 12.00 Took keen hold, led, not fluent 3 out, faced challenge approaching 2 out, headed before last, kept on well run-in, no match for winner 1st Iberico Lord ( N D Boinville 158 ) 2nd Leave Of Absence ( S Twiston-davies 158 ) 1.50L See full results | S Twiston-davies 71.7kg 1.50L | 2 (4) |
| Ascot 29-Oct-22 3160m SOFT R5 CL3 NvH $7,080 (of $12,788), Winning Time: 03:41.090, SP: 1.73 Made all, mistake 3 out, faced strong challenge 2 out, soon ridden and found extra, good jump last, ran on well, always doing enough 1st Leave Of Absence ( T Cannon 154 ) 2nd Blow Your Wad ( S Sheppard 153 ) 1.25L 3rd Rambo T ( F Gregory 154 ) 10.00L See full results | T Cannon 69.9kg | 1 (10) |
| Aintree 09-Apr-22 3410m SOFT R7 CL1 NHF $5,305 (of $49,185), Winning Time: 04:04.130, SP: 9.00 Prominent, led over 4f out, ridden and headed 2f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, kept on 1st Lookaway ( J M Quinlan 158 ) 2nd Hullnback ( P J Brennan 158 ) 2.00L 3rd Leave Of Absence ( J Moore 158 ) 3.25L See full results | J Moore 71.7kg 3.25L | 3 (18) |
| Newbury 02-Apr-22 3280m GOOD R7 NHF $4,520 (of $4,520), Winning Time: 03:50.300, SP: 8/15 Made all, ridden inside final furlong, ran on 1st Leave Of Absence ( J Moore 160 ) 2nd Boom Boom ( J Bowen 148 ) 6.00L 3rd My Gift To You ( R Dingle 148 ) 21.00L See full results | J Moore 72.6kg | 1 (5) |
| Kempton 12-Feb-22 3220m SOFT R7 MdNHF $2,614 (of $2,614), Winning Time: 03:55.900, SP: 9/2 Prominent, led over 7f out, clear over 1f out, stayed on well, comfortably 1st Leave Of Absence ( T Cannon 159 ) 2nd Roll With It ( J Bowen 159 ) 7.00L 3rd Boom Boom ( N D Boinville 147 ) 8.00L See full results | T Cannon 72.1kg | 1 (13) |
| Turtulla 21-Nov-21 4830m SOFT Md (of $2,614), SP: 7/1 Chsd ldrs, 3rd 1/2way, slt mstk 10th, prog to 3rd aftr 4out, no ex in fair 3rd from 2out, ko onepce 1st Making Country ( F Maguire 165 ) 2nd Irish Panther ( B Dunleavy 160 ) 6.00L 3rd Leave Of Absence ( R James 165 ) 11.00L | R James 74.8kg 11.00L | 3 (15) |
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