Pons Aelius (IRE)
7yo Gelding · Bay · IRE
Career Overview
Pons Aelius (IRE) is a 7yo bay gelding, trained by H D McGuigan and owned by Spa Pallet Services Limited. He is by Galileo (IRE), out of Laugh Out Loud (GB), by Clodovil, bred by C O P Hanbury. From 53 career starts, he has won 6 times, placed on 21 occasions, at a 11.3% strike rate. He has earned £139.6k in prize money. He holds an official rating of 83. He shows a preference for good to firm going (3w from 11r). He has a notable course record at Wolverhampton (AW) (2w from 3r).
AI summary — career highlights, form & what to expect
Pons Aelius (IRE)(IRE)
Form
008000
Active
Age
7
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
OR
83
TF
—
Runs
53
Wins
6
Places
21
Performance Metrics
Win Rate
11.3%
Place Rate
39.6%
Total Runs
53
Best OR
83
Career Earnings
£139.6k
Smart Signals
🏆Course SpecialistWolverhampton (AW) — 2w from 3r (67%)
🌧️Going preferenceFirm/Good to Firm — 3w from 11r (27%)
Ratings & Form History
Official Rating · Speed Figure · Finishing Position
- Finish Pos.
- Off. Rating
- Speed Fig.
Earnings Per Race
£139.6k totalPedigree
Performance Analysis
Going Preference
Standard13
2W 2P 15%
Good11
0W 4P 0%
Good To Firm11
3W 8P 27%
Standard To Slow10
1W 3P 10%
Soft4
0W 0P 0%
Good To Soft3
0W 1P 0%
Yielding To Soft1
0W 0P 0%
Class Record
Class 28
1W 2P 13%
Class 310
1W 2P 10%
Class 414
1W 7P 7%
Class 513
1W 5P 8%
Class 62
2W 2P 100%
Seasonal Form
Sept8
0W 2P 0%
Jan1
0W 0P 0%
Feb1
0W 0P 0%
Mar4
1W 1P 25%
Apr5
1W 1P 20%
May9
0W 3P 0%
Jun5
1W 3P 20%
Jul4
1W 3P 25%
Aug6
1W 3P 17%
Oct5
0W 1P 0%
Nov3
0W 0P 0%
Dec2
1W 1P 50%
Headgear Impact
Without51
6W 18P 12%
With2
0W 0P 0%
Draw Performance
Low (1-3)13
2W 4P · Avg 4.5
Mid (4-6)18
4W 11P · Avg 4.1
High (7+)22
0W 3P · Avg 6.4
Jockey Record
Course Form
Beaten Distances
Avg Win Margin
0.0L
Avg Beaten
3.2L
Closest Loss
0.1L
Rating Trends (RPR · TS · OR)
- RPR
- TS
- OR
Market Trend (Starting Price)
- SP (dec)
- BSP
Race History
Race History
| Date | Pos | Track | Race | Dist | Going | Jockey | SP | OR | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 2026 | 12 | Down Royal | BOYLE Sports Handicap (0-60) | 16ff | Good | Patrick McGettigan | 40/1 | 53 | — | |
| 03 May 2026 | 11 | Sligo | Tote.ie Apprentice Handicap (0-60) | 14ff | Yielding To Soft | Gabriella Hill | 22/1 | 55 | — | |
| 16 Jan 2026 | 8 | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap | 16ff | Standard | Patrick McGettigan | 16/1 | 56 | — | |
| 21 May 2025 | 10 | Gowran Park | Robert Grace Live After Racing June 2nd Handicap | 14ff | Good | Patrick McGettigan | 66/1 | 62 | — | |
| 26 Apr 2025 | 17 | Navan | Navan Racecourse Handicap | 13ff | Soft | Seamie Heffernan | 66/1 | 65 | — | |
| 28 Feb 2025 | 12 | Dundalk (AW) | Put The Fun In Fundraising At Dundalk Handicap (47-70) | 12ff | Standard | Scott McCullagh | 50/1 | 66 | — | |
| 25 Oct 2024 | 7 | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets Handicap | 16.5ff | Standard | Joe Fanning | 6/1 | 67 | — | |
| 14 Oct 2024 | 2 | Musselburgh | Ray Hawthorne Memorial Handicap | 16ff | Good To Soft | Joanna Mason | 7/1 | 67 | — | |
| 01 Oct 2024 | 4 | Newcastle (AW) | Arc Weekend On Sky Sports Racing Handicap | 16.5ff | Standard | Daniel Muscutt | 4/1 | 68 | — | |
| 19 Sep 2024 | 4 | Pontefract | Go Racing In Yorkshire Handicap | 17ff | Good To Firm | P J McDonald | 12/1 | 69 | — | |
| 28 Aug 2024 | 7 | Musselburgh | Portobello Cup Handicap | 18ff | Good | Oisin Orr | 6/1 | 69 | — | |
| 15 Aug 2024 | 1 | Beverley | Churchill Tyres Handicap | 16ff | Good To Firm | Joanna Mason | 4/1 | 66 | — | |
| 05 Aug 2024 | 3 | Carlisle | Saj Ghafoor Appreciation Handicap (Pro-Am Female Jockeys) | 17ff | Good | Joanna Mason | 6/1 | 66 | — | |
| 16 Jul 2024 | 6 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Support Safe Gambling Handicap | 16ff | Standard To Slow | Billy Loughnane | 9/1 | 68 | — | |
| 29 Jun 2024 | 4 | Newcastle (AW) | JenningsBet Festival Northumberland Vase Handicap (Consolation Race For The Northumberland Plate) | 16.5ff | Standard To Slow | Billy Loughnane | 14/1 | 68 | — | |
| 08 Jun 2024 | 6 | Catterick | ETS UK Limited 40th Anniversary Handicap | 14ff | Good To Firm | Franny Norton | 7/2F | 68 | — | |
| 13 May 2024 | 3 | Catterick | Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap | 16ff | Good | Joe Fanning | 9/2 | 69 | — | |
| 11 Apr 2024 | 6 | Southwell (AW) | Read Harry Cobden's Blog At PlanetSportBet Handicap | 16.5ff | Standard | Jason Hart | 6/1 | 72 | — | |
| 29 Mar 2024 | 12 | Lingfield (AW) | BetUK All-Weather Vase Marathon Handicap | 16ff | Standard | Franny Norton | 33/1 | 75 | — | |
| 20 Mar 2024 | 7 | Southwell (AW) | Build Your Acca With BetUK Handicap | 14ff | Standard | Franny Norton | 9/2 | 75 | — | |
| 22 Dec 2023 | 9 | Southwell (AW) | Find More Big Deals At BetUK Handicap | 16.5ff | Standard | Joanna Mason | 11/1 | 77 | — | |
| 17 Nov 2023 | 4 | Newcastle (AW) | Use Safer Gambling Tools At BetUK Handicap | 16.5ff | Standard | Franny Norton | 11/2 | 78 | — | |
| 30 Sep 2023 | 6 | Chester | Watergate Cup Handicap | 18.5ff | Soft | Franny Norton | 20/1 | 79 | — | |
| 18 Sep 2023 | 4 | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Acca Boosts Handicap | 16ff | Standard To Slow | Franny Norton | 7/2 | 80 | — | |
| 05 Sep 2023 | 7 | Goodwood | Royal Sussex Regiment Handicap | 16ff | Good | William Buick | 8/1 | 81 | — | |
| 20 Aug 2023 | 5 | Sandown | Sky Bet Sunday Series Stayers' Handicap | 14ff | Good | Joanna Mason | 9/1 | 82 | — | |
| 09 Aug 2023 | 4 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap | 16ff | Standard To Slow | William Buick | 2/1F | 82 | — | |
| 11 Jun 2023 | 1 | Goodwood | Rod Gaskin Garden Machinery Handicap | 16ff | Good To Firm | Oisin Murphy | 5/2F | 79 | — | |
| 27 May 2023 | 2 | Chester | Net World Sports Handicap | 16ff | Good | Franny Norton | 11/8F | 78 | — | |
| 19 May 2023 | 2 | Newmarket | Racehorse Lotto Get Your Ticket Now Handicap | 14ff | Good | Franny Norton | 10/3 | 78 | — | |
| 07 May 2023 | 5 | Hamilton | Patersons Of Greenoakhill Buttonhook Handicap | 13ff | Good To Soft | Franny Norton | 6/1 | 78 | — | |
| 29 Apr 2023 | 3 | Ripon | Visit attheraces.com Handicap | 16ff | Soft | Franny Norton | 5/1 | 78 | — | |
| 07 Apr 2023 | 8 | Lingfield (AW) | Betuk All-weather Vase Marathon Handicap | 16ff | Standard | Joe Fanning | 20/1 | 83 | — | |
| 08 Mar 2023 | 7 | Kempton (AW) | Extra Place Races Throughout Cheltenham Handicap | 16ff | Standard To Slow | Joanna Mason | 5/1 | 83 | — | |
| 07 Dec 2022 | 1 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet London Stayers' Series (Final) Handicap | 16ff | Standard To Slow | Joanna Mason | 17/2 | 80 | — | |
| 30 Nov 2022 | 4 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap | 16ff | Standard To Slow | Daniel Muscutt | 11/10F | 80 | — | |
| 10 Nov 2022 | 3 | Chelmsford City (AW) | Betsi Handicap | 14ff | Standard | Jason Hart | 9/2 | 80 | — | |
| 07 Oct 2022 | 11 | York | William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 14ff | Good To Soft | Franny Norton | 25/1 | 78 | — | |
| 16 Sep 2022 | 2 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap | 16ff | Standard To Slow | Richard Kingscote | 5/4F | 79 | — | |
| 03 Sep 2022 | 3 | Haydock | Get Daily Rewards With Betfair Handicap | 14ff | Good To Firm | Jason Hart | 12/1 | 77 | — | |
| 12 Aug 2022 | 2 | Nottingham | Weatherbys Bloodstock Pro Colwick Cup Handicap | 16ff | Good To Firm | Franny Norton | 11/4F | 75 | — | |
| 27 Jul 2022 | 2 | Sandown | 'Everybody Dance' Handicap | 14ff | Good To Firm | Oliver Stammers | 11/4F | 73 | — | |
| 15 Jul 2022 | 1 | Newmarket | Thank You Mrs Feehan Handicap | 12ff | Good To Firm | David Egan | 15/8F | 70 | — | |
| 09 Jul 2022 | 2 | Hamilton | Aspire Cleaning Services & Faciities Handicap | 13ff | Good To Firm | Joanna Mason | 11/4 | 70 | — | |
| 23 Jun 2022 | 2 | Newcastle (AW) | JenningsBet Handicap | 12.5ff | Standard To Slow | Franny Norton | 5/1 | 75 | — | |
| 15 Jun 2022 | 2 | Nottingham | Last Horse Standing 3 Chances To Win Handicap | 14ff | Good To Firm | Ross Coakley | 7/1 | 70 | — | |
| 21 May 2022 | 6 | Musselburgh | Edinburgh Cup Handicap | 12.5ff | Good | Ryan Sexton | 20/1 | 73 | — | |
| 13 May 2022 | 7 | York | Paddy Power 'Fill Thi Boots' Handicap | 12ff | Good | Franny Norton | 16/1 | 77 | — | |
| 09 Apr 2022 | 1 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Coral Proud To Support British Racing Handicap | 12ff | Standard | Franny Norton | 5/6F | 69 | — | |
| 26 Mar 2022 | 1 | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetYourWay At Betway Handicap | 12ff | Standard | Franny Norton | 11/4F | 63 | — | |
| 04 Oct 2021 | 5 | Pontefract | Northern Commercials Drive Away Range EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 10ff | Soft | Silvestre De Sousa | 10/1 | — | — | |
| 21 Sep 2021 | 3 | Newcastle (AW) | Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535/British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 10ff | Standard To Slow | Ben Curtis | 11/1 | — | — | |
| 07 Sep 2021 | 7 | Goodwood | European Breeders Fund EBF Peter Willett Future Stayers' Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 8ff | Good To Firm | Silvestre De Sousa | 9/2 | — | — |
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