Rare Change (2022)
About
Rare Change is a 3yo bay gelding trained by R Hughes in Upper Lambourn. He is by Mehmas out of Plus Ca Change. So far, Rare Change has taken three wins. On 14 May 2025 at York he earned his most important victory, claiming the $29,511.00 Cl3 Handicap. The horse has been a profitable choice for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have produced a 35 % return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Newbury 24-Oct-25 1410m SOFT R7 CL3 Hcp (of $22,133) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:30.660, SP: 21.00 | F Marsh 58.5kg 25.90L | 12 (13) |
| Newmarket 27-Sep-25 1410m GOOD R8 CL2 Hcp (of $44,266) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:25.320, SP: 34.00 | F Marsh 56.2kg 9.80L | 12 (14) |
| Ascot 05-Sep-25 1410m SOFT R5 CL3 (of $19,674) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:30.010, SP: 15.00 | B Loughnane 59.4kg 6.00L | 6 (11) |
| GOODwood 02-Aug-25 1410m SOFT R5 CL2 Hcp (of $73,778) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:25.820, SP: 34.00 | F Marsh 55.3kg 6.40L | 12 (16) |
| Newcastle 28-Jun-25 1420m GOOD R5 CL2 Hcp (of $49,185) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:27.340, SP: 5.00 Midfield, asked for effort over 2f out, soon short of room and switched left, found little when in clear | S D Bowen 53.1kg 6.40L | 7 (13) |
| Pontefract 22-Jun-25 1210m GOOD R6 CL3 Hcp $10,308 (of $19,674) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:13.710, SP: 4.50 Towards rear, pushed along and headway home turn, ridden disputing 3rd over 1f out, ran on strongly to lead over 110 yards out, readily | F Marsh 59kg | 1 (7) |
| GOODwood 24-May-25 1410m GOOD R1 CL2 Hcp (of $98,370) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:26.280, SP: 12.00 Mid-division, closer over 3f out, pushed along under 2f out, not clear run and faded final furlong | W Fentiman 51.7kg, Cd 54kg 7.00L | 10 (14) |
| York 14-May-25 1410m GOOD R5 CL3 Hcp $15,462 (of $29,511) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:26.140, SP: 11.00 Carried right start, held up in rear, headway 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, led post | H Crouch 54.9kg | 1 (14) |
| Windsor 05-May-25 1220m GOOD R4 CL4 Hcp $7,851 (of $14,755) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:13.160, SP: 7.50 Reigned in start and soon switched right to race on near side, towards rear over 2f out, rapid headway from 1f out, wandered when led approaching final 110 yards, ran on strongly near finish, won going away | H Crouch 59.4kg | 1 (12) |
| Kempton 24-Oct-24 1210m GOOD R2 CL5 $982 (of $7,870) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:12.480, SP: 5.50 Held up in rear, switched left and ridden over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, went 3rd final strides, nearest finish | F Marsh 60.8kg 0.95L | 3 (12) |
| Doncaster 13-Sep-24 1210m GOOD R7 $340 (of $11,596), Winning Time: 01:12.410, SP: 5/1 Led overall near side, headed 2f out, soon beaten | O Murphy 56.7kg, Cd 0 7.25L | 6 (8) |
| Newbury 16-Aug-24 1210m GOOD R1 $737 (of $6,281), Winning Time: 01:11.630, SP: 11/4 Held up towards rear far side of group, headway inside final 2f, ridden to challenge over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | R L Moore 56.7kg, Cd 0 2.75L | 4 (12) |
| GOODwood 02-Aug-24 1210m GOOD R6 $7,254 (of $30,924), Winning Time: 01:11.130, SP: 4/1 Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace | O Murphy 54.4kg 2.25L | 3 (16) |
| Haydock 06-Jul-24 1210m GOOD R5 $2,454 (of $10,468), Winning Time: 01:15.100, SP: 5/1 Went left soon after start, held up in rear, headway far side of group over 1f out, edged left and ran on inside final furlong, just missed 2nd, not reach winner | F Marsh 55.3kg 0.50L | 3 (8) |
| GOODwood 22-Jun-24 1010m GOOD R1 Md $921 (of $7,851), Winning Time: 00:58.110, SP: 20/1 Slowly into stride and held up off the pace in rear, soon outpaced, ridden along over 2f out, switched right and headway over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, nearest finish | B D L Sayette 60.3kg, Cd 0 4.00L | 4 (9) |
| GOODwood 09-Jun-24 1210m GOOD R2 Nv (of $10,468), Winning Time: 01:11.880, SP: 25/1 Raced behind leaders, ran green at times, edged right over 4f out, struggling over 2f out, no impression after | F Marsh 60.3kg, Cd 0 6.25L | 6 (8) |
| York 16-May-24 1210m GOOD R6 Nv (of $15,462), Winning Time: 01:12.920, SP: 8/1 Ran green off the pace in last pair, never a factor | W Buick 60.3kg, Cd 0 13.50L | 11 (11) |