Fantastic Fox Horse Racing Form | Newcastle 15:00 18th April 2025

Fantastic Fox' Form | 18th April 2025

18th April 2025 BetMGM All-Weather Championships Mile Handicap

Age
7
Weight
8-13
Trainer
R Varian
(Last 14 Days: 4-11, 36.36%)
Owner
King Power Racing Co Ltd
Sex
gelding
Breeder
Mr V. I. Araci
Colour
Chestnut
Foaling Date
2018-01-22
Race Type
Flat AW
Class
2
Classifications
Champion, Handicap
Ground
Standard
Distance
1m 0f 5y
Runners
14
Prize Money
£150,000
Is Fantastic Fox Improving?
Does Fantastic Fox Suit This Race
Horse Strength

43.6%

Session: 6817

Going % good races

13.11%

44 of 61

Distance % good races

12.11%

8 of 61

Class % good races

43.6%

18 of 179

Race Type % good races

60.5%

18 of 179

Course % good races

60.5%

18 of 179

Fantastic Fox Statistics
Date Course/Class/Distance/Type/Prize
Classifications
Weight
Headgear
Going Finish Pos./No. Of Runners - Dist. Won/Beaten/Finish Time
In Running Comments
Trainer
Jockey
SP BF Odds
Plc Odds
OR
0 2025-03-29 15:35 Doncaster / 2 / 1m 0f 0y / Flat Turf / 150K
Handicap, Heritage, Lincoln
9-6 Good To Soft 17 /22 - btn 10.15 Godwinson 9-4 1m 42.628s

mid-division, ridden and no impression when badly hampered over 1f out

R Varian
Aidan Keeley
29 59.8
8.86
96
1 2025-02-28 17:20 Lingfield / 2 / 1m 0f 1y / Flat AW / 45K
Handicap
8-13 Standard 3 /9 - btn 1.5 Destructive 8-8 1m 38.2s

slowly into stride, held up towards rear, ridden and headway 1f out, went 3rd well inside final furlong

R Varian
Aidan Keeley
6 7.48
2.28
96
2 2025-01-17 12:25 Newcastle / 2 / 1m 0f 5y / Flat AW / 45K
Handicap
9-3 Standard 2 /12 - btn 1 Storm Star 8-13 1m 42.21s

mid-division, headway chasing leaders under pressure over 1f out, not clearest of runs and ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd final 150 yards and kept on, no chance with winner

R Varian
Aidan Keeley
7 6.96
2.54
94
3 2024-11-20 17:30 Kempton / 2 / 1m 0f 0y / Flat AW / 25K
Handicap
9-5 Standard To Slow 5 /14 - btn 2.95 Roi De France 9-3 1m 38.0875s

steadied start, held up in rear, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish

R Varian
J Mitchell
17 23.29
4.65
95
4 2024-06-19 17:05 Ascot / 2 / 1m 0f 0y / Flat Turf / 175K
Cup, Handicap, Heritage, Hunt
8-10 Good To Firm 9 /29 - btn 5.15 Wild Tiger 9-0 1m 39.23s

close up near side, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong

R Varian
Aidan Keeley
34 47.64
10.19
97
5 2024-05-31 14:35 Epsom Downs / 2 / 1m 0f 113y / Flat Turf / 75K
Handicap
8-13 Good To Soft 5 /15 - btn 3.55 Two Tempting 8-7 1m 48.728s

held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish

R Varian
Aidan Keeley
12 16
3.33
97
6 2024-05-11 14:40 Ascot / 2 / 0m 7f 0y / Flat Turf / 100K
Cup, Handicap, Heritage
8-12 Good 8 /21 - btn 2.45 The Wizard Of Eye 9-2 1m 27.07s

in touch, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong

R Varian
Aidan Keeley
19 35.04
5.92
98
7 2024-03-29 16:40 Newcastle / 2 / 1m 0f 5y / Flat AW / 150K
Champion, Handicap
8-13 Standard 3 /14 - btn 1.85 Talis Evolvere 8-5 1m 38.78s

held up rear of mid-division, headway over 2f out, driven over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, kept on

R Varian
Oisin Murphy
5.5 5.92
2.43
97
8 2024-01-20 14:00 Lingfield / 3 / 1m 0f 1y / Flat AW / 35K
Handicap
9-3 Standard 1 /12 - win 0.5 Talis Evolvere 9-5 1m 36.86s

held up in touch, closed from 2f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well, ridden out

R Varian
Aidan Keeley
7 7.59
2.68
92
9 2024-01-01 15:45 Newcastle / 2 / 1m 0f 5y / Flat AW / 45K
Handicap
8-10 Standard 3 /12 - btn 2.3 Dear My Friend 9-4 1m 40.04s

held up off the pace in last trio, headway far side of group over 1f out, went never nearer 3rd final 110 yards, no chance with winner

R Varian
Aidan Keeley
7.5 9.8
3.22
92
10 2023-12-14 20:00 Chelmsford / 2 / 1m 0f 0y / Flat AW / 25K
Handicap
8-13 Standard 4 /8 - btn 2.2 Diderot 9-5 1m 36.65s

in rear, headway when not clear run over 1f out, switched left entering final furlong, ridden and ran on, nearest finish

R Varian
David Egan
4.5 5.25
1.91
92
11 2023-11-15 16:15 Newcastle / 3 / 1m 0f 5y / Flat AW / 15.2K
Gold, Handicap
9-7 Standard 1 /12 - win 1 Parlando 9-7 1m 38.3s

in touch, headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on to lead towards finish, won going away

R Varian
Aidan Keeley
6 6.22
2.77
88
12 2023-10-12 17:30 Chelmsford / 4 / 1m 0f 0y / Flat AW / 12.65K
Handicap
10-1 Standard 1 /10 - win 0.75 Roman Dynasty 9-6 1m 35.37s

held up in rear, pushed along over 1f out, soon made headway and switched left, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on well

R Varian
Oisin Murphy
7.5 9.62
3.25
86
13 2023-09-09 14:10 Kempton / 2 / 1m 0f 0y / Flat AW / 80K
Handicap
8-10 Standard To Slow 5 /14 - btn 2.4 Helm Rock 9-4 1m 38.62s

tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong

R Varian
David Egan
15 17.43
6.24
86
14 2023-08-12 14:25 Haydock / 3 / 1m 0f 37y / Flat Turf / 30K
Handicap
9-10
Blinkers
Good To Soft 11 /13 - btn 14.1 Kathab 8-13 1m 45.925s

towards rear of mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

R Varian
Andrea Atzeni
15 16.38
4.91
89
15 2023-07-04 15:17 Hamilton / 2 / 1m 0f 68y / Flat Turf / 30K
Handicap
9-13
Cheekpieces
Good To Soft 5 /6 - btn 4.25 Eilean Dubh 9-13 1m 48.503s

last to break, held up in rear, headway over 3f out, not much room over 2f out, unable to quicken over 1f out, well held 5th inside final furlong

R Varian
David Egan
4.33 4.36
2.39
92
16 2023-06-02 14:35 Epsom Downs / 2 / 1m 0f 113y / Flat Turf / 75K
Handicap
9-4 Good To Firm 5 /12 - btn 2.05 Austrian Theory 9-2 1m 45.29s

raced wide early in mid-division, headway tracking winner 7f out, pushed along 3f out, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong

R Varian
Oisin Murphy
5.5 6
2.4
93
17 2023-05-12 14:05 Chester / 2 / 1m 2f 70y / Flat Turf / 40K
Handicap
8-13 Soft 5 /9 - btn 5.25 Pride Of America 9-6 2m 15.033s

led early, close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

R Varian
J Mitchell
10 16.27
3.3
95
18 2023-04-25 15:00 Epsom Downs / 2 / 1m 2f 17y / Flat Turf / 50K
Handicap
9-4 Soft 4 /8 - btn 6 Bad Company 8-12 2m 20.7s

close up, pushed along and headway 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong

R Varian
David Egan
9 11
2.88
97
19 2022-11-08 19:30 Chelmsford / 2 / 1m 2f 0y / Flat AW / 25K
Handicap
9-10 Standard 10 /10 - btn 11.8 Chichester 9-3 2m 4.87s

chased leaders out wide, ridden and weakened over 1f out

R Varian
David Egan
5.5 6.2
2.08
98
20 2022-10-22 16:15 Newbury / 2 / 1m 2f 0y / Flat Turf / 25K
Handicap
9-8 Heavy 2 /8 - btn 7 Mujtaba 10-0 2m 15.15s

held up in rear, shaken up and headway far side of group 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd near finish, never any chance with winner

R Varian
David Egan
11 10.5
2.66
98
21 2022-06-15 17:00 Ascot / 2 / 1m 0f 0y / Flat Turf / 175K
Cup, Handicap, Heritage, Hunt
9-3 Good To Firm 29 /29 - btn 107 Dark Shift 9-1 2m 0.53s

wore hood to post, raced near side, towards rear of mid-division, hung right inside final 3f, soon behind

R Varian
David Egan
17 27.09
5.45
98
22 2022-06-03 14:35 Epsom Downs / 2 / 1m 0f 113y / Flat Turf / 75K
Handicap
9-9 Good 3 /15 - btn 2.5 Totally Charming 9-2 1m 44.44s

wore hood to post, held up off the pace towards rear, good headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd final 100 yards, nearest finish

R Varian
Andrea Atzeni
12 14.6
3.2
98
23 2022-04-23 15:45 Haydock / 2 / 0m 7f 212y / Flat Turf / 32.5K
Handicap
9-7 Good To Firm 5 /9 - btn 3.75 Excel Power 8-10 1m 40.57s

slowly away, held up towards rear, switched left over 2f out, not much room when headway over 1f out, never dangerous

R Varian
David Egan
5 5.75
2.04
99
24 2021-09-25 15:40 Newmarket / 2 / 1m 1f 0y / Flat Turf / 120K
Handicap, Heritage
8-11 Good To Firm 21 /26 - btn 11.55 Bedouin's Story 9-5 1m 51.88s

in touch stand side, lost place over 3f out

R Varian
Andrea Atzeni
23 34
7.4
100
25 2021-09-03 15:40 Ascot / 2 / 1m 0f 0y / Flat Turf / 21K
Handicap, National
9-7 Good 4 /7 - btn 2.6 Uncle Bryn 9-6 1m 41.48s

wore hood to post, sweating, steadied start, raced keenly and soon tracking leaders in 3rd, weakened inside final furlong

R Varian
S De Sousa
3.25 3.9
2.22
100
26 2021-08-07 14:25 Haydock / 3 / 1m 0f 37y / Flat Turf / 15K
Handicap
9-6 Soft 1 /5 - win 2.5 Bakersboy 8-3 1m 50.05s

raced keenly, held up, switched left over 2f out, soon pushed along, ridden to lead over 1f out, went right 100yds, ran on strongly

R Varian
S De Sousa
2.5 2.6
1.53
94
27 2021-07-24 14:25 Ascot / 2 / 1m 0f 0y / Flat Turf / 30K
Handicap
8-13 Good To Firm 3 /6 - btn 0.85 Guru 8-9 1m 42.27s

sweating, wore hood to post, steadied start, held up in last pair, headway near side of group over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never going pace of leading duo

R Varian
S De Sousa
3.5 3.5
2.3
94
28 2021-06-19 17:35 Ascot / 2 / 1m 1f 212y / Flat Turf / 65K
Gold, Handicap, Stakes
8-12 Soft 12 /14 - btn 17.4 Foxes Tales 8-11 2m 14.75s

pulled hard, led and disputed until went on 8f out, went clear halfway until home straight, pushed along and headed inside final 2f, weakened quickly over 1f out

R Varian
S De Sousa
6.5 7.8
2.14
94
29 2021-05-02 16:55 Hamilton / 5 / 1m 0f 68y / Flat Turf / 5.3K
Maiden, Stakes
9-1 Good To Firm 1 /5 - win 7.5 Noble Crusade 9-1 1m 46.76s

chased leaders, headway going well to lead 2f out, pushed along over 1f out, went clear final furlong, easily

R Varian
E J Walsh
1.2 1.23
1.07
30 2021-04-18 13:00 Newbury / 4 / 1m 0f 0y / Flat Turf / 10K
Champion, Maiden, Stakes
9-5 Good 3 /11 - btn 1.85 Snow Lantern 9-0 1m 38.86s

keen in mid-division, smooth headway near side of group over 3f out, shaken up and went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, lost 2nd post

R Varian
S De Sousa
5 5.7
1.76
31 2020-11-04 13:40 Nottingham / 5 / 1m 0f 75y / Flat Turf / 6.3K
Maiden, Stakes
9-5 Soft 3 /17 - btn 6.5 Simons King 9-5 1m 53.795s

Towards rear, headway to chase leaders 3f out, kept on without threatening clear leaders

R Varian
David Egan
4.5 5.4
2.06