Makes Me Wonder (2022) Horse
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Makes Me Wonder is a four-year-old bay gelding, by Holy Roman Emperor out of Lights On Me. Trained by D M Simcock and owned by John Cook & Partner, the horse has started 20 times, securing a single victory and placing in the top three five occasions, with total earnings of $26,583. His most recent run was at Kempton on 8 October 2026, where he finished 6th of 13 runners. The last win came at Yarmouth on 22 April 2025.
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Chelmsford City • Kempton • Yarmouth • Brighton • Lingfield • Wolverhampton • Epsom Downs • Chepstow • Windsor • SouthwellRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Chelmsford City 06-Nov-26 2012m STANDARD R1 Midnite Built Different Handicap (Div 2), SP: 10.00 | Taryn Langley head | 7 (13) |
| Kempton 08-Oct-26 1609m GOOD R8 CL6 Hcp (of $11,228) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:38.840, SP: 13.00 1st Snooker Mccrew ( A Redman 135 , Cd 128 ) 2nd Our Dagger ( F Marsh 133 ) 1.25L 3rd Celtic John ( P Bradley 124 ) 3.25L 6th Makes Me Wonder ( T Langley 132 , Cd 127 ) 4.70L See full results | T Langley 59.9kg, Cd 57.6kg 4.70L | 6 (13) |
| Yarmouth 17-Sep-26 1612m SOFT R7 CL5 Hcp (of $8,318) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:37.530, SP: 17.00 1st Guest House ( D Egan 133 ) 2nd Packetofbiscuits ( T Marquand 140 ) 0.15L 3rd Born A Rebel ( B D L Sayette 136 ) 0.75L 13th Makes Me Wonder ( J Dace 125 , Cd 120 ) 5.25L See full results | J Dace 56.7kg, Cd 54.4kg 5.25L | 13 (15) |
| Brighton 02-Sep-26 2000m GOOD R3 CL6 Hcp $3,065 (of $6,532) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:04.240, SP: 4.00 1st Jenson Benson ( G Mangan 132 ) 2nd Makes Me Wonder ( T Langley 135 , Cd 130 ) 0.75L 3rd Thundering Breeze ( F Marsh 126 ) 0.20L See full results | T Langley 61.2kg, Cd 59kg 0.75L | 2 (10) |
| Lingfield 16-Aug-26 2012m SYNTHETIC R5 CL6 Hcp $3,382 (of $7,207) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:06.160, SP: 19.00 1st Sansanetti ( P Cosgrave 135 ) 2nd Makes Me Wonder ( T Langley 131 , Cd 126 ) 1.50L 3rd Wrist Art ( M Paetel 124 ) 1.50L See full results | T Langley 59.4kg, Cd 57.2kg 1.50L | 2 (8) |
| Wolverhampton 15-Jul-26 1441m GOOD R6 CL6 Hcp (of $9,084) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:28.590, SP: 51.00 1st Classy Clarets ( B Loughnane 134 ) 2nd Cooramook ( R Dawson 135 ) 1.75L 3rd Whitesnake ( J Mitchell 131 ) 1.75L 8th Makes Me Wonder ( J Haynes 132 ) 11.95L See full results | J Haynes 59.9kg 11.95L | 8 (11) |
| Yarmouth 13-Oct-25 1612m GOOD TO SOFT CL6 Flat, SP: 7/1 Rear of mid-division near side, headway 2f out, soon pushed along and outpaced, stayed on well final 100 yards | Taryn Langley 59kg 3/4 length | 4 (14) |
| Epsom Downs 15-Aug-25 1713m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 7/2 Steadied and switched left start, held up in rear, headway in 3rd when hung badly left on camber final 2f, soon ridden and beaten | L Morris 55.3kg 4 1/2l | 4 (5) |
| Yarmouth 03-Aug-25 1612m GOOD CL6 Flat, SP: 7/2 Towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden to lead briefly over 1f out, soon headed, kept on well | Taryn Langley 57.6kg 1 length | 2 (8) |
| Chepstow 17-Jul-25 2012m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 4/1 Steadied rear, headway out wide edging left over 1f out, hung left and stayed on towards finish, not pace to challenge | Taryn Langley 59.9kg 1/2 length | 4 (5) |
| Windsor 28-Jun-25 1638m GOOD TO FIRM CL6 Flat, SP: 2/1 Keen early, dwelt in rear, not clear run and switched left over 2f out, soon ridden, switched right entering final furlong, kept on, chased winner near finish, never nearer | Jack Nicholls 62.6kg 1/2 length | 2 (6) |
| Yarmouth 11-Jun-25 1411m GOOD CL6 Flat, SP: 1/1 Soon tracking leaders near side of group, went 2nd halfway until ridden over 2f out, weakened quickly | S De Sousa 60.3kg Nose | 7 (8) |
| Brighton 27-May-25 1399m GOOD TO SOFT CL6 Flat, SP: 11/4 Held up in last pair, went wide to near side rail 3f out, soon not clear run and switched left, headway chasing leaders 2f out, plugged on final in well held 3rd furlong | Taryn Langley 57.6kg 2 3/4l | 3 (8) |
| Yarmouth 22-Apr-25 1612m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 13/2 Raced towards near side, took keen hold, in touch, headway from 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on well | Taryn Langley 59.9kg | 1 (12) |
| Southwell 15-Feb-25 1621m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 11/1 Midfield, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden along, no extra and faded gradually from over 1f out | Hayley Turner 56.7kg 1/2 length | 7 (8) |
| Wolverhampton 03-Feb-25 1441m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 12/1 Mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders | Hayley Turner 57.6kg 1/2 length | 6 (9) |
| Lingfield 31-Dec-24 1208m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 10/3 Slowly away, always in rear | Hayley Turner 56.7kg Neck | 8 (8) |
| Chelmsford City 28-Sep-24 1408m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 200/1 Towards rear, waiting for room over 1f out, soon switched left, ran on inside final furlong, made no impression on leaders but eyecatcher | Georgia Dobie 58.1kg 3/4 length | 6 (13) |
| Wolverhampton 21-Sep-24 1441m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 66/1 Held up in rear, asked for effort over 2f out, never involved | Josephine Gordon 60.3kg 2l | 8 (11) |
| Kempton 12-Aug-24 1408m STANDARD / SLOW CL4 Flat, SP: 40/1 Dwelt in rear, pushed along 2f out, never on terms | Georgia Dobie 59.4kg 2 1/4l | 9 (9) |