Russian Rumour (2017) Horse
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Russian Rumour, a nine-year-old bay mare by Make Believe out of Russian Rave, races for trainer J G Portman and owners Fillies First. Across 63 starts she has secured ten victories and placed in the top three on 18 occasions, accruing $106,775 in earnings. Her most recent outing was at Nottingham on 7 October 2026, where she finished 7th of 7 runners. The latest win was recorded at Nottingham on 9 May 2026.
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Nottingham • Goodwood • Lingfield • Newbury • Ffos Las • Bath • Wolverhampton • Kempton • Southwell • Exeter • Chelmsford City • Chepstow • Wincanton • Huntingdon • HaydockRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Nottingham 04-Nov-26 3219m SOFT (HEAVY IN PLACES) R3 Racedays For 9 Pound At Nottingham Racecourse Handicap (GBBPlus Race), SP: 26.00 | Olivia Tubb 0.5L | 5 (13) |
| Nottingham 07-Oct-26 2816m GOOD R2 CL4 Hcp (of $22,454) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 03:11.240, SP: 29.00 1st Nowshesdancing ( K Fraser 138 ) 2nd Hello Friend ( C Lee 134 ) 1.50L 3rd Palomezcal ( S Osborne 124 ) 1.80L 7th Russian Rumour ( D Murphy 140 , Cd 135 ) 6.10L See full results | D Murphy 63.5kg, Cd 61.2kg 6.10L | 7 (7) |
| GOODwood 29-Aug-26 2816m GOOD R6 CL4 Hcp $3,578 (of $15,255) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 03:15.360, SP: 26.00 1st Gooloogong ( B D L Sayette 133 ) 2nd Zachary Hickes ( J Mitchell 133 ) 11.00L 3rd Russian Rumour ( O Tubb 133 , Cd 128 ) 11.15L See full results | O Tubb 60.3kg, Cd 58.1kg 11.15L | 3 (12) |
| Lingfield 05-Aug-26 2816m GOOD R5 CL4 Hcp $2,407 (of $10,264) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 03:05.220, SP: 11.00 1st Tabasko ( A Lewis 125 ) 2nd Scarlet Moon ( P Jamin 142 ) 0.30L 3rd Russian Rumour ( O Tubb 140 , Cd 135 ) 0.80L See full results | O Tubb 63.5kg, Cd 61.2kg 0.80L | 3 (4) |
| Newbury 24-Jun-26 3219m GOOD R6 CL4 Hcp $3,273 (of $26,239) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 03:28.020, SP: 9.50 1st Baileys Khelstar ( O Murphy 136 ) 2nd Almuhit ( H Vigors 141 , Cd 136 ) 2.75L 3rd Russian Rumour ( O Tubb 137 , Cd 132 ) 6.50L See full results | O Tubb 62.1kg, Cd 59.9kg 6.50L | 3 (5) |
| GOODwood 07-Jun-26 3219m SOFT R5 CL3 Hcp $2,323 (of $19,806) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 03:36.420, SP: 11.00 1st In The Breeze ( C Fallon 134 ) 2nd Maxident ( D Egan 129 ) 5.00L 3rd Across Earth ( H Crouch 126 ) 8.00L 4th Russian Rumour ( O Tubb 127 , Cd 122 ) 18.50L See full results | O Tubb 57.6kg, Cd 55.3kg 18.50L | 4 (9) |
| Lingfield 26-May-26 2816m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 2/1 In touch with leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace over 1f out, stayed on inside final 110yds, no danger | Donagh Murphy 59kg 3/4 length | 3 (4) |
| Nottingham 09-May-26 2816m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 10/3 Chased leaders, ridden and led well over 2f out, headed 2f out, kept on and led again inside final furlong, readily drew clear final 110yds | Donagh Murphy 62.6kg | 1 (4) |
| Ffos Las 28-Sep-25 3219m HEAVY CL5 Flat, SP: 9/4 Made all, stayed far side turning in, pushed along over 2f out and went clear, stayed on well, unchallenged | Joe Leavy 64.4kg | 1 (7) |
| Bath 14-Sep-25 2816m SOFT CL2 Flat, SP: 9/1 Towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on well final furlong | Olivia Tubb 62.6kg 2 1/2l | 3 (12) |
| York 12-Jul-25 3270m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 12/1 Mid-division, pushed along 4f out, outpaced 2f out, plugged on final furlong | Rob Hornby 57.2kg 2l | 5 (10) |
| Lingfield 18-Jun-25 3281m GOOD TO FIRM CL5 Flat, SP: 5/1 Soon led, made rest, quickened and went clear turning in, ridden over 1f out, found extra towards finish | Joe Leavy 58.5kg | 1 (3) |
| Bath 06-Jun-25 2816m GOOD CL5 Flat, SP: 16/5 Slowly away and briefly pushed along, midfield, ridden over 4f out, soon outpaced, kept on inside final furlong, no danger | Rhys Clutterbuck 61.2kg 3/4 length | 5 (6) |
| Nottingham 01-Jun-25 2816m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 18/1 Dwelt, bustled along early, soon handy, pushed along and slightly outpaced 3f out, kept on, ridden and rallied under 2f out, disputed 2nd 1f out, no telling impression on winner inside last | Jack Callan 58.5kg 3/4 length | 2 (8) |
| Ascot 09-May-25 3209m GOOD TO FIRM CL4 Flat, SP: 7/1 Held up in 5th inside, lost place and in last pair 6f out, pushed along and struggling in rear over 3f out, passed one or two late on, never involved | Olivia Tubb 58.5kg 2 1/2l | 5 (8) |
| Newbury 25-Oct-24 3219m HEAVY (SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 11/1 Towards rear, cajoled along at times, pushed along well over 2f out, faded | Oliver Carmichael 60.8kg 1 1/2 length | 5 (7) |
| Bath 10-Oct-24 3442m HEAVY CL6 Flat, SP: 7/1 Slowly into stride, recovered to go prominent after 2f, led 7f out, hard pressed over 2f out, clear inside final furlong, stayed on well | Olivia Tubb 64.9kg | 1 (10) |
| Ffos Las 23-Aug-24 3219m HEAVY CL5 Flat, SP: 10/1 Dwelt, pushed along early and led after 2 furlongs, soon clear and raced wide, reduced lead well over 3f out, pushed along and headed 3f out, battled on in 2nd, stayed on towards finish, no telling impression | Mr J Harding 66.2kg 1 1/2 length | 2 (7) |
| Bath 17-Jul-24 2816m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 16/1 In rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer | Olivia Tubb 64.9kg Short Head | 7 (12) |
| Nottingham 06-Jul-24 2816m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 6/1 Slowly into stride, rapid headway out wide tracking leader 10f out, came wide in home straight, pushed along and lost 2nd inside final 3f, ridden and weakened over 1f out | J Mitchell 62.1kg Neck | 7 (10) |
| Nottingham 19-Jun-24 2816m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 4/1 Slowly away, in rear, pushed along and headway 2f out, no impression final furlong | Olivia Tubb 62.1kg 1 length | 6 (11) |
| Bath 07-Jun-24 2816m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 15/2 Pushed along early, soon mid-division on inside, headway under pressure over 1f out, plugged on in modest 4th final furlong | T E Whelan 60.3kg 3/4 length | 4 (11) |
| Nottingham 11-May-24 2816m GOOD CL5 Flat, SP: 4/1 Held up off the pace in rear, smooth headway over 3f out, soon challenging, ridden along over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well | Olivia Tubb 60.8kg | 1 (7) |
| Nottingham 04-Oct-23 3219m HEAVY (SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 17/2 Slowly into stride, soon switched tight, headway on outside over 13f out, edged left and beaten inside 2f out, well held inside final furlong | Olivia Tubb 64kg 4 1/4l | 4 (8) |
| Bath 16-Sep-23 2816m GOOD TO SOFT CL2 Flat, SP: 16/1 Midfield, headway to chase leaders after 3f, ridden over 4f out, soon struggling | T E Whelan 61.2kg 1 1/4 length | 8 (14) |
| Bath 23-Aug-23 2816m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 17/2 Front mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no progress | Olivia Tubb 64.4kg 1/2 length | 9 (14) |
| Ffos Las 08-Aug-23 2816m SOFT (HEAVY IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 10/1 Tracked winner until approaching halfway, went 2nd again over 1f out, final furlong, no chance with winner | Mr J Harding 66.7kg 27l | 2 (8) |
| Newbury 27-Jul-23 3219m SOFT CL5 Flat, SP: 9/2 In touch, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, kept on same pace | Tyler Saunders 64.9kg 1 length | 5 (8) |
| Wolverhampton 17-Jul-23 2815m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 11/4 Prominent, pushed along back straight, one-paced over 2f out, no match for first two | Mr J Harding 68.9kg 5l | 3 (5) |
| Bath 17-Jun-23 3442m FIRM CL5 Flat, SP: 2/1 Made all, pushed along 3f out, joined over 2f out, went couple lengths clear from over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong | Olivia Tubb 63.5kg | 1 (5) |
| Lingfield 01-Jun-23 3281m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 5/1 Handy, led 5f out, ridden 2f out, headed final furlong, rallied to grab 2nd close home | Rob Hornby 60.8kg 1/2 length | 2 (8) |
| Bath 21-Apr-23 2816m GOOD TO SOFT CL5 Flat, SP: 9/1 Chased leader, ridden and pressed leader 3f out, soon led and pressed for lead, briefly headed over 1f out, narrow lead entering final furlong, kept on inside final furlong, headed close home | Rob Hornby 61.7kg 1 1/4 length | 2 (13) |
| Kempton 10-Feb-23 4225m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 14/1 Chased leaders out wide, outpaced before 3 out, soon weakened | Finn Lambert 75.8kg 10l | 7 (11) |
| Southwell 20-Dec-22 2836m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 15/2 Headway to lead 9f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong | K Stott 63kg 1 1/2 length | 7 (11) |
| Lingfield 14-Dec-22 3172m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 5/1 Tracked leader until turning in, weakened soon after | Olivia Tubb 63kg 1 1/4 length | 5 (6) |
| Exeter 04-Nov-22 4350m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 12/1 Held up in touch in mid-division, closed 4th, ridden 3 out, no extra from 2 out | Finn Lambert 73.9kg Head | 9 (15) |
| Newbury 21-Oct-22 3219m SOFT CL5 Flat, SP: 10/1 Headway out wide chasing leaders after 1f, led after 2f, headed 4f out, led again over 2f out, pushed along and battled on well inside final furlong, headed towards finish | Olivia Tubb 58.5kg 3/4 length | 2 (14) |
| Chelmsford City 06-Oct-22 2816m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 16/1 Chased leader, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, lost 2nd soon after, weakened inside final furlong | Rob Hornby 61.7kg 1 length | 5 (11) |
| Nottingham 23-Jun-22 2816m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 7/2 Chased clear leader, pushed along well over 2f out, never on terms with winner | Olivia Tubb 64kg 3/4 length | 4 (7) |
| Nottingham 01-Jun-22 2816m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 4/1 Led and soon clear, reduced lead 3f out, headed 2f out, chased winner and rallied towards finish, just held | H Crouch 61.2kg 3/4 length | 2 (7) |
| Chepstow 10-May-22 3219m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 6/4 Close up, asked for effort over 2f out, minor headway 1f out, kept on, always held | R Kingscote 60.3kg 2 1/4l | 2 (4) |
| Chepstow 28-Apr-22 3219m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 2/1 Chased leaders, close up over 3f out, outpaced 2f out, rallied into 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner | R Kingscote 62.6kg 2 1/4l | 2 (9) |
| Wincanton 10-Mar-22 4965m GOOD TO SOFT CL4 Hurdle, SP: 18/1 Chased leaders on inside, losing place when mistake 2 out (normal 3 out) ridden and struggling soon after, plugged on | Archie Bellamy 74.8kg 1 1/4 length | 5 (13) |
| Huntingdon 14-Jan-22 4156m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL3 Hurdle, SP: 5/1 Held up, closed on inside 2nd, outpaced after 7th, mistake 3 out, plugged on flat, went 4th towards finish | Sam Twiston-Davies 73kg 1 3/4 length | 4 (8) |
| Haydock 18-Dec-21 3796m SOFT CL1 Hurdle, SP: 14/1 Disputing 3rd until pushed along and mistake 3 out, weakened quickly, mistake last | J J Burke 69.9kg 3 1/2l | 5 (6) |
| Lingfield 25-Nov-21 3923m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 11/2 Tracked leaders, pushed along and pressed leader before 2 out, not fluent 2 out, led last, ridden out and stayed on well | Harry Bannister 69.4kg | 1 (11) |
| Newbury 22-Oct-21 3219m HEAVY (SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 20/1 Towards rear, headway 4f out, pushed along and no impression from over 1f out | Alex Jary 58.1kg 1 3/4 length | 6 (13) |
| Bath 13-Oct-21 3442m GOOD TO FIRM CL5 Flat, SP: 17/2 Chased leaders, ridden and lost place well over 2f out, stayed on one pace | Rob Hornby 62.1kg 1 3/4 length | 5 (11) |
| Bath 18-Aug-21 2816m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 7/2 Slowly into stride, pushed along early in rear, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, rallied on inside over 1f out, switched right and stayed on in 3rd inside final furlong, not pace to challenge | Tyler Saunders 63.5kg 1 1/4 length | 3 (5) |
| Ffos Las 03-Aug-21 2816m GOOD TO FIRM CL4 Flat, SP: 11/2 Tracked leader, led entering straight, lost lead 3f out, pushed along 2f out, kept on the one pace from 1f out | Miss Becky Smith 66.2kg 1 1/2 length | 5 (9) |
| Lingfield 14-Jul-21 4064m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 8/1 Tracked leaders, lost place over 6f out, towards rear and never on terms after | Rob Hornby 58.1kg 4l | 6 (8) |