Captain Potter (GB)
Owner: Brian Ellison Racing Club Trainer: B Ellison Sex: colt Age: 5
Breeding: Almanzor / Astroglia (Montjeu)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 5 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 7 | 2 | ||
| Soft (Heavy In Places) | 2 | |||
| Standard | 6 | 3 | 1 | |
| Standard / Slow | 2 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 30 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 2025 | Pontefract | Soft | 2m 2f 2y | 2 | Divine Comedy | 9st 6lbs | 4 of 4 | Ben Robinson | 10/1 |
| prominent on outside, pushed along 5f out, weakened 4f out | |||||||||
| 18 Sep 2025 | Pontefract | Good to Soft | 2m 1f 27y | 5 | Captain Potter | 10st 2lbs | 1 of 7 | Shay Farmer | 10/11 |
| held up behind leaders, chased clear leader after a mile, headway going well 3f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, soon in command, pushed out final furlong, very easily | |||||||||
| 21 Aug 2025 | Newcastle | Standard | 2m 56y | 4 | Sax Appeal | 9st 4lbs | 11 of 14 | Ben Robinson | 10/1 |
| ridden early to be prominent prominent, led 4f out, ridden over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out | |||||||||
| 06 Aug 2025 | Pontefract | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 1f 27y | 5 | Captain Potter | 9st 12lbs | 1 of 7 | Ben Robinson | 18/5 |
| tracked leader 3f, handy 3rd, went 2nd again turning in, ridden to lead over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 13 Jul 2025 | Southwell | Standard | 2m 102y | 5 | Dino Bellagio | 9st 7lbs | 3 of 14 | Ben Robinson | 8/1 |
| rousted along early, front mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, stayed on steadily, took modest 3rd closing stages | |||||||||
| 22 Jun 2025 | Pontefract | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 2f 2y | 4 | Captain Potter | 8st 5lbs | 1 of 5 | Shay Farmer | 6/5 |
| tracked leader, pushed along and led well over 2f out, gradually forged away, ridden and clear over 1f out, easily | |||||||||
| 09 Jun 2025 | Pontefract | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 1f 27y | 6 | Queen Of Steel | 9st 8lbs | 2 of 10 | Ben Robinson | 9/2 |
| tracked leader, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, just held | |||||||||
| 24 May 2025 | Catterick | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 7f 189y | 6 | Zephlyn | 9st 7lbs | 4 of 7 | Harry Russell | 3/1 |
| midfield, outpaced 3f out, ridden to make some headway 2f out, outpaced final furlong, weakened towards finish | |||||||||
| 02 May 2025 | Newcastle | Standard | 2m 56y | 6 | Billy Bathgate | 9st 7lbs | 2 of 4 | Ben Robinson | 2/1 |
| chased leader, ridden 4f out, headway 3f out, ran on well final furlong, just denied | |||||||||
| 12 Apr 2025 | Nottingham | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 6 | Toby Tops | 9st 8lbs | 4 of 5 | Ben Robinson | 7/2 |
| tracked leader, driven and lost place 3f out, soon beaten | |||||||||
| 25 Jan 2025 | Uttoxeter | Good to Soft | 2m 3f 207y | 4 | Jilaijone | 11st 7lbs | 5 of 9 | Craig Nichol | 33/1 |
| chased leaders, pushed along before 3 out, weakened before 2 out | |||||||||
| 13 Dec 2024 | Bangor-on-Dee | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 7f 32y | 3 | Strackan | 11st 5lbs | 6 of 9 | Charlie Maggs | 33/1 |
| midfield, ridden 3 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 08 Dec 2024 | Kelso | Soft | 2m 6f 151y | 4 | Young Jack | 11st 11lbs | of 10 | Henry Brooke | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 29 Nov 2024 | Doncaster | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 84y | 4 | Idefix De Ciergues | 12st | of 9 | Miss Olive Nicholls | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 22 Nov 2024 | Catterick | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3m 1f 71y | 4 | You Some Girl | 11st 9lbs | SlippedUp of 4 | Tom Midgley | 10/1 |
| not always fluent, midfield, mistake 3rd, travelling okay when slipped up bend and unseated rider | |||||||||
| 29 Oct 2024 | Catterick | Soft | 1m 7f 189y | 6 | Tarbat Ness | 9st 11lbs | 4 of 8 | Ben Robinson | 10/11 |
| mid-division on outside, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, plugged on final furlong | |||||||||
| 02 Oct 2024 | Catterick | Soft | 1m 7f 189y | 6 | Captain Potter | 9st 9lbs | 1 of 11 | Ben Robinson | 13/2 |
| handy, led well over 3f out, pushed along and joined 2f out, forged on approaching final furlong, soon ridden and went clear with runner-up, stayed on strongly, always doing enough | |||||||||
| 03 Sep 2024 | Newcastle | Standard / Slow | 2m 56y | 5 | Clockwatcher | 8st 11lbs | 3 of 8 | Ben Robinson | 9/2 |
| tracked leaders on inside, pushed along 3f out, 3rd and one pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 21 Aug 2024 | Carlisle | Good | 1m 3f 39y | 6 | Ribble River | 9st 11lbs | 6 of 12 | Ben Robinson | 9/2 |
| midfield, pushed along over 4f out, plugged on one pace | |||||||||
| 02 Aug 2024 | Newcastle | Standard / Slow | 2m 56y | 5 | Zivaniya | 8st 6lbs | 5 of 7 | Shay Farmer | 12/1 |
| off the pace in last pair, moderate headway inside final furlong, never involved | |||||||||
| 24 Jan 2024 | Catterick | Soft (Heavy In Places) | 2m 3f 66y | 4 | Herakles Westwood | 10st 10lbs | 7 of 11 | Sean Quinlan | 11/2 |
| held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, headway after 3 out, no impression from 2 out, mistake last | |||||||||
| 12 Jan 2024 | Sedgefield | Soft | 2m 3f 188y | 4 | Captain Potter | 10st 9lbs | 1 of 8 | Sean Quinlan | 9/1 |
| held up in last trio, good headway chasing leaders after 4 out, went 2nd next, ridden to challenge last, stayed on run-in to lead towards finish | |||||||||
| 07 Dec 2023 | Market Rasen | Soft | 2m 125y | 4 | Givemefive | 11st | 4 of 7 | Henry Brooke | 40/1 |
| in touch, pushed along and outpaced 3 out, ridden and headway to go 4th when hit 2 out, not trouble leaders | |||||||||
| 27 Aug 2023 | Beverley | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 32y | 5 | September Power | 8st 10lbs | 5 of 6 | Harry Russell | 10/1 |
| slowly away, soon chased leaders, lost position and struggling in rear 6f out | |||||||||
| 22 Jul 2023 | Doncaster | Soft | 1m 3f 197y | 5 | Golden Move | 8st 12lbs | 7 of 10 | Ryan Sexton | 50/1 |
| rear mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, soon dropped away | |||||||||
| 03 Jul 2023 | Pontefract | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 4f 5y | 6 | Rogue Tornado | 9st 11lbs | 4 of 6 | R Kingscote | 17/2 |
| tracked leader, switched to near side and tracked leaders halfway, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, rallied inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 06 Jun 2023 | Wetherby | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 1m 2f | 5 | Finest Leader | 9st 7lbs | 8 of 8 | J Fanning | 12/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out | |||||||||
| 05 May 2023 | Newcastle | Standard | 1m 4f 98y | 5 | Hedonista | 8st 9lbs | 4 of 8 | F Norton | 6/5 |
| led after 1f, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 11 Apr 2023 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 4f 51y | 5 | Duke Of Oxford | 9st 4lbs | 2 of 8 | J Fanning | 11/10 |
| slowly into stride, held up towards rear on outside, closed over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, went 2nd and edged left inside final furlong, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 03 Apr 2023 | Newcastle | Standard | 1m 2f 42y | 4 | Wadacre Gomez | 8st 11lbs | 2 of 7 | J Fanning | 6/1 |
| raced wide, tracked leaders, pushed along and headway to chase winner approaching final furlong, stayed on | |||||||||


