Spartan Times (2021) Horse
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Spartan Times is a five-year-old bay gelding, by Frontiersman out of Lysander Belle. Trained by J Candlish and owned by Mike Harris & Alan O'keeffe, the horse has started 28 times, achieving six victories, placing second three times and third three times, and has earned $79,830 in prize money. The most recent win was at Uttoxeter on 2 May 2026, while the latest start came at Sedgefield on 29 September 2026, where he finished 5th of 7 runners.
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Uttoxeter • Sedgefield • Chester • Ripon • Aintree • Nottingham • Redcar • Haydock • Ayr • Ffos Las • Worcester • Southwell • Wolverhampton • Newbury • KemptonRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Uttoxeter 14-Nov-26 4011m GOOD R1 QuinnBet Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle, SP: 4.33 | Luke Scott nose | 2 (8) |
| Sedgefield 29-Sep-26 3381m GOOD R1 CL5 HcpH $352 (of $11,440), Winning Time: 03:54.660, SP: 2.63 1st Made All ( R Hitchen 157 , Cd 147 ) 2nd Cawthorne Cracker ( B Smith 146 , Cd 140 ) 0.30L 3rd Jolie Coeur Allen ( C Maggs 165 ) 0.60L 5th Spartan Times ( L Scott 168 , Cd 165 ) 7.60L See full results | L Scott 76.2kg, Cd 74.8kg 7.60L | 5 (7) |
| Chester 19-Sep-26 2896m SOFT R7 CL5 Hcp $6,829 (of $14,560) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 03:25.460, SP: 7.50 1st Carthusian ( L Wright 138 ) 2nd Spartan Times ( W Pyle 139 ) 1.75L 3rd Melon ( C Maggs 138 ) 1.25L See full results | W Pyle 63kg 1.75L | 2 (12) |
| Chester 12-Sep-26 2472m SOFT R8 CL4 Hcp $1,708 (of $14,574) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:42.690, SP: 7.50 1st Nibras Gold ( J J Burke 155 ) 2nd Arrange ( C Bewley 147 ) 1.25L 3rd Sigliosa ( B Powell 153 ) 0.30L 4th Spartan Times ( S Quinlan 151 ) 1.65L See full results | S Quinlan 68.5kg 1.65L | 4 (11) |
| Chester 11-Jul-26 2472m GOOD R7 CL5 Hcp $437 (of $14,932) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:42.140, SP: 8.50 1st Nibras Gold ( H Davies 135 ) 2nd Fast Fred ( D Allan 135 ) 0.20L 3rd Robusto ( E Greatrex 125 ) 0.20L 6th Spartan Times ( H Russell 132 ) 2.70L See full results | H Russell 59.9kg 2.70L | 6 (8) |
| Chester 27-Jun-26 2472m GOOD R8 CL5 Hcp $6,944 (of $14,805) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:36.450, SP: 5.00 1st Taritino ( T Fisher 140 ) 2nd Spartan Times ( G Wood 139 ) 1.50L 3rd L'Eagle Aid ( S D Bowen 142 ) 1.00L See full results | G Wood 63kg 1.50L | 2 (9) |
| Ripon 28-May-26 2423m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 2/1 Held up in last pair, asked for effort over 2f out, never in contention | William Pyle 60.3kg 1 3/4 length | 5 (5) |
| Aintree 15-May-26 3410m GOOD CL4 Hurdle, SP: 5/2 Held up in rear, some headway 3 out, chased leaders 2 out, weakened after last | William Shanahan 74.4kg 2 1/4l | 4 (10) |
| Uttoxeter 02-May-26 3171m GOOD CL5 Hurdle, SP: 18/1 Mid-division, steady headway 3 out, not much room before 2 out, switched right to challenge leaders before last, ridden and led narrowly run-in, just prevailed | Ian Power 76.2kg | 1 (16) |
| Bangor-on-Dee 12-Nov-25 3351m SOFT CL4 Hurdle, SP: 9/1 Towards rear, some headway 4 out, pushed along home turn, weakened 2 out | William Shanahan 73kg 1 3/4 length | 7 (9) |
| Nottingham 23-Oct-25 2816m HEAVY CL5 Flat, SP: 9/2 Steadied start, held up in last pair, headway out wide going well 3f out, went 3rd over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, no chance with leading duo | William Pyle 64kg 1 1/2 length | 3 (8) |
| Redcar 04-Oct-25 2013m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 11/10 Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on strongly to clear away inside last, readily | William Pyle 62.1kg | 1 (10) |
| Chester 13-Sep-25 2472m GOOD TO SOFT CL4 Flat, SP: 13/2 Rear mid-division, headway 4f out, ridden 2f out, disputing 3rd when not much room over 110 yards out, ran on | Sean Quinlan 68.5kg 3/4 length | 3 (10) |
| Haydock 04-Sep-25 2341m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 7/4 Held up rear of mid-division, headway over 1f out, went 4th inside final furlong, not trouble leaders | Mr Jamie Neild 69.9kg 3/4 length | 4 (14) |
| Ripon 25-Aug-25 2185m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 5/2 Steadied start and held up in rear, headway going well 3f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, soon in command, pushed out final furlong, very easily | Mr Jamie Neild 68.9kg | 1 (9) |
| Ayr 21-Jul-25 2012m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 3/1 Soon led, headed over 8f out, in front again 7f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, no chance with winner | George Wood 63.5kg 1 1/4 length | 2 (9) |
| Ffos Las 09-Jul-25 2012m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 2/5 Prominent, led after 4 furlongs, faced challenge over 2f out, shaken up 1f out, forged on closing stages, cheekily | George Wood 61.2kg | 1 (5) |
| Ffos Las 30-Jun-25 2012m GOOD TO SOFT CL6 Flat, SP: 9/2 Held up behind leaders, headway going well over 3f out to chase leader, led 2f out ridden over 1f out, quickened and soon in command | George Wood 61.2kg | 1 (8) |
| Worcester 07-Jun-25 3219m GOOD TO SOFT CL4 Hurdle, SP: 11/2 Held up in rear, steady headway after 6th, travelling best when tracked leaders after 3 out, led but wandered and slight mistake 2 out, asserted after last, went clear run-in, readily | William Shanahan 68.5kg | 1 (8) |
| Worcester 06-May-25 3219m GOOD CL4 Hurdle, SP: 50/1 Keen, held up towards rear, headway tracking leaders 4th, outpaced towards rear before 3 out, plugged on run-in | William Shanahan 68.9kg 2 1/4l | 5 (11) |
| Southwell 02-Apr-25 3312m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 7/1 Midfield, headway over 2f out, soon hung right, ridden and weakened over 1f out | Warren Fentiman 57.2kg 1 1/4 length | 6 (10) |
| Southwell 21-Mar-25 2427m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 16/1 Off the pace in last pair, headway near side inside final furlong, just missed modest 4th | Warren Fentiman 57.2kg Head | 5 (10) |
| Newcastle 13-Mar-25 2050m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 7/4 Steadied start, held up off the pace in 4th, weakened final 2f | George Wood 61.2kg 2 1/2l | 4 (6) |
| Wolverhampton 10-Feb-25 2461m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 14/1 Raced keenly tracking leaders, ridden out wide inside final 2f, hung left from over 1f out, lost 3rd inside final furlong, weakened | George Wood 60.3kg 2 1/2l | 4 (11) |
| Wolverhampton 27-Jan-25 1906m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 5/2 Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, 3rd and no impression final furlong, one pace | Rossa Ryan 60.8kg 2 1/2l | 3 (9) |
| Wolverhampton 13-Jan-25 1906m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 22/1 Slowly into stride, soon switched left, towards rear, ridden 3f out, ran on final 100 yards, never nearer | George Wood 57.6kg Head | 5 (10) |
| Wolverhampton 30-Dec-24 1441m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 14/1 Slowly away, in rear, pushed along and made no impression over 2f out | Alfie Redman 57.2kg Neck | 5 (5) |
| Newbury 20-Apr-24 1609m GOOD TO SOFT CL4 Flat, SP: 250/1 Always in rear near side | Liam Keniry 60.3kg 1 1/4 length | 16 (17) |
| Kempton 03-Apr-24 1408m STANDARD / SLOW CL5 Flat, SP: 200/1 Slowly into stride, in rear, switched left over 2f out, soon hung right, never dangerous | K T O'Neill 58.1kg 5 1/2l | 9 (12) |