Politics (IRE) Horse

Country

Ireland

Foal Date

12-Apr-18

Colour

bay

Sire

Muhaarar

Dam

Wrong Answer

Prize Money

18244

Trainer

M Appleby

Owners

The Horse Watchers 1

About

Politics is a 7yo from Ireland trained by M Appleby, Oakham. It is sired by the stallion Muhaarar out of the dam Wrong Answer. Politics has won 3 races in its career so far. On 11th Jan 2023 at Lingfield, Politics achieved its most notable victory to date, taking the prize in the $4187.00 Spreadex Sports Best Premier League Odds Handicap.

Raced At

Southwell • Lingfield • Chelmsford City • Wolverhampton • Redcar • Doncaster • Ayr • Thirsk • Pontefract • Beverley

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Southwell 19-Apr-23 1221m SYNTHETIC R7 Cl5hcp $982 (of $8,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:13.530	J Watson 61.2kg	3 (10)
Lingfield 26-Mar-23 1207m SYNTHETIC R7 CL5Hcp (of $4,187) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.840, SP: 13/8 Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong	C Fallon 61.7kg, Cd 0 3.00L	7 (9)
Lingfield 25-Feb-23 1409m SYNTHETIC R3 CL3Hcp (of $12,204) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:22.300, SP: 14/1 Soon led, pushed along and headed 2f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened quickly final furlong	T Ladd 53.1kg, Cd 0 9.25L	7 (8)
Chelmsford City 17-Feb-23 1408m SYNTHETIC R3 CL5Hcp $593 (of $5,051) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:25.600, SP: 10/3 Raced wide, led after 1f, ridden and headed entering final furlong, no extra	J Watson 59.9kg, Cd 0 1.00L	4 (7)
Lingfield 04-Feb-23 1409m SYNTHETIC R7 CL5Hcp $2,014 (of $4,292) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:24.780, SP: 13/8 Led, soon 6 lengths clear, reduced lead 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, no extra and headed towards finish	J Watson 59kg 0.75L	2 (7)
Southwell 01-Feb-23 1221m SYNTHETIC R4 CL3Hcp (of $7,834) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:13.120, SP: 11/2 Slowly into stride and awkwardly away, soon switched sharply left and held up in last pair, some late minor headway, never on terms	L Morris 54.4kg, Cd 0 4.25L	6 (9)
Wolverhampton 19-Jan-23 1441m GOOD R5 Hcp $210 (of $3,585) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:27.540, SP: 10/11 Tracked leader, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, lost 2nd final 100 yards, soon no extra	D Muscutt 61.7kg, Cd 0 1.00L	5 (7)
Lingfield 11-Jan-23 1409m GOOD R2 Hcp $4,187 (of $4,187) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:24.710, SP: 15/8 Prominent 2f, chased leaders, ridden and switched right final bend, hung left and led inside final furlong, soon clear	D Muscutt 59.9kg	1 (7)
Southwell 30-Dec-22 1221m GOOD R6 Hcp $300 (of $4,536) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:13.330, SP: 2/1 Rear of mid-division, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, some headway final furlong, soon outpaced, never on terms	J Watson 57.6kg, Cd 0 3.50L	6 (14)
Southwell 16-Dec-22 1221m GOOD R7 Hcp $3,726 (of $3,726) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:13.690, SP: 6/5 Well away, chased leaders, pushed along briefly halfway, went 2nd inside final 2f, soon ridden, led inside final 150 yards, well on top towards finish	J Watson 60.3kg	1 (14)
Wolverhampton 06-Dec-22 1025m GOOD R1 Hcp $1,749 (of $3,726) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:01.500, SP: 3/1 Fly leapt leaving stalls, held up towards rear, ridden and outpaced 3f out, challenged wide into straight, kept on well inside final furlong	A Rawlinson 60.3kg 1.00L	2 (11)
Redcar 24-Oct-22 1204m HEAVY R7 Hcp (of $3,726) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:12.880, SP: 15/2 Never better than mid-division	O Mcsweeney 62.6kg, Cd 0 13.25L	7 (10)
Newcastle 24-Sep-22 1207m GOOD R8 Hcp (of $4,536) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:13.040, SP: 12/1 Chased leaders on near side rail, ridden and weakened inside final 2f	R Scott 57.6kg, Cd 0 14.25L	14 (14)
Doncaster 08-Sep-22 1136m SOFT R7 CL5Hcp (of $9,200) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:07.560, SP: 16/1 Mid-division, pushed along halfway, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer	R Scott 59.4kg, Cd 0 1.25L	5 (13)
Ayr 07-Aug-22 1207m GOOD R5 CL5Hcp $913 (of $7,800) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:12.280, SP: 7/1 Raced keenly, prominent, pushed along 2f out, ran on same pace	H Russell 63.5kg 5.50L	3 (8)
Wolverhampton 12-Jul-22 1225m SYNTHETIC R3 CL5Hcp (of $9,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:14.950, SP: 10/1 Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, never threatened	O Mcsweeney 62.6kg, Cd 0 8.50L	9 (12)
Doncaster 26-Jun-22 1208m GOOD R3 CL4Hcp (of $9,850) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:11.180, SP: 16/1 Prominent, pushed along 3f out, soon beaten	S A Gray 57.6kg, Cd 0 12.50L	8 (9)
Thirsk 14-Jun-22 1207m GOOD R3 CL4Hcp (of $12,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:09.810, SP: 28/1 Always towards rear, never a factor	K Stott 64kg, Cd 0 12.75L	7 (12)
Thirsk 26-Apr-22 1207m GOOD R5 CL3Hcp (of $12,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:11.220, SP: 22/1 In rear, ridden 2f out, never on terms	T Hamilton 57.6kg, Cd 0 7.75L	10 (10)
Southwell 02-Apr-22 1221m SYNTHETIC R6 CL3Hcp (of $12,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:13.270, SP: 6/1 In touch, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened over 1f out	R Scott 56.7kg, Cd 0 7.25L	13 (13)
Southwell 30-Dec-21 1221m SYNTHETIC R7 CL4Hcp $2,155 (of $9,700) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:15.520, SP: 15/2 Towards rear, headway out wide over 1f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, never going pace to reach winner	R Scott 58.5kg 1.25L	2 (13)
Southwell 16-Dec-21 1221m SYNTHETIC R8 CL4Hcp (of $9,700) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:15.970, SP: 2/1 Raced keenly, tracked leader 1f, chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and head high over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong	R Scott 59kg, Cd 0 4.00L	6 (10)
Wolverhampton 05-Dec-21 1225m SYNTHETIC R4 CL4Hcp $2,155 (of $9,700) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:13.130, SP: 5/1 Dwelt in rear, ridden and headway on inner over 1f out, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong	R Scott 60.3kg 0.75L	2 (11)
Wolverhampton 02-Nov-21 1225m SYNTHETIC R4 CL4Hcp $539 (of $9,700) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:13.600, SP: 13/2 Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, not clear run inside final furlong, soon hampered, no impression, kept on	R Scott 61.2kg, Cd 0 3.25L	4 (9)
Pontefract 18-Oct-21 1008m SOFT R8 CL4Hcp (of $10,200) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:07.930, SP: 20/1 Held up, took keen hold, closer over 3f out, ran on same pace until kept on closing stages	T Hamilton 59.4kg, Cd 0 3.75L	5 (14)
Redcar 02-Oct-21 1005m GOOD R8 CL4Hcp (of $9,500) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 00:57.400, SP: 18/1 Pecked leaving stalls, mid-division in centre, ridden under 2f out, kept on well inside last	R Scott 60.3kg, Cd 0 2.50L	7 (14)
Beverley 15-Sep-21 1005m SOFT CL4Hcp (of $4,860), Winning Time: 01:03.480, SP: 28/1 In rear, pushed along over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer	R Scott 61.2kg, Cd 0 3.25L	5 (8)
York 22-Aug-20 1005m SOFT R5 CL1 (of $30,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:59.480, SP: 5/1 In touch, ridden and no impression 2f out	O Murphy 57.2kg, Cd 0 3.25L	7 (10)
Sandown 07-Aug-20 1015m GOOD R1 CL5Md $4,140 (of $6,400) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:00.230, SP: 11/10 Led after 1f, made rest, ridden and ran on	O Murphy 59.4kg	1 (8)
Pontefract 23-Jul-20 1008m GOOD R1 CL5Md $1,232 (of $6,400) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:03.060, SP: 15/8 A little slow away, held up towards rear, headway and switched right last bend, switched right inside final furlong, stayed on, went 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner	O Murphy 59.4kg 1.75L	2 (9)