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Michael Appleby Flat horses: 2026 string, runners and form

Every horse Michael Appleby has run in the last year, who is declared from today, how the yard is going in 2026 and how its runners perform first time out. Updated every morning, so new declarations, returning horses and yesterday's results are here each day.

11 declared runners from today (1 today); 75 of the string back this season · Results to 16 October 2026 · Refreshed 17 October 2026
467
Runs 2026
11.3%
Win % 2026
9.5%
First time out win %, ten seasons
11
Declared from today
-0.8 pts

Michael Appleby Flat runners won 9.5% of seasonal debuts and 10.3% of second runs over the ten seasons 2016 to 2025, a fresh edge of -0.8 points: fires either way.Sample: 1,118 seasonal debuts · Window: 2016 to 2025 · Source: RaceWatch results database, GB and IRE runners since May 2014; declarations from RaceWatch racecards

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Return curve: share of the string back by month
Ten-season average, cumulative % of debutsThis season, cumulative % of last season's string
0%50%100%150%200%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTen-season average, cumulative % of debuts Jan: 46.3%Ten-season average, cumulative % of debuts Feb: 54%Ten-season average, cumulative % of debuts Mar: 59.2%Ten-season average, cumulative % of debuts Apr: 68.3%Ten-season average, cumulative % of debuts May: 77.9%Ten-season average, cumulative % of debuts Jun: 85.6%Ten-season average, cumulative % of debuts Jul: 89.5%Ten-season average, cumulative % of debuts Aug: 91.2%Ten-season average, cumulative % of debuts Sep: 93.8%Ten-season average, cumulative % of debuts Oct: 96.3%Ten-season average, cumulative % of debuts Nov: 98.1%Ten-season average, cumulative % of debuts Dec: 100%100%This season, cumulative % of last season's string Jan: 32.2%This season, cumulative % of last season's string Feb: 37.8%This season, cumulative % of last season's string Mar: 45.6%This season, cumulative % of last season's string Apr: 48.9%This season, cumulative % of last season's string May: 61.1%This season, cumulative % of last season's string Jun: 65.6%This season, cumulative % of last season's string Jul: 68.9%This season, cumulative % of last season's string Aug: 71.1%This season, cumulative % of last season's string Sep: 72.2%This season, cumulative % of last season's string Oct: 77.8%77.8%

Cumulative % returned by Month

Season to date: 2026 to date

4675311.3%14230.4%£884,186€134,750

Runs under this licence name, Flat races, GB and IRE. Prize money shown separately for Britain (£) and Ireland (€), never added together.

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Strike rate by month
Ten seasons 2016 to 2025This season
0%10%20%30%40%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTen seasons 2016 to 2025 Jan: 11.4%11.4%Ten seasons 2016 to 2025 Feb: 12.4%12.4%Ten seasons 2016 to 2025 Mar: 13.1%13.1%Ten seasons 2016 to 2025 Apr: 10.1%10.1%Ten seasons 2016 to 2025 May: 8.4%8.4%Ten seasons 2016 to 2025 Jun: 11.2%11.2%Ten seasons 2016 to 2025 Jul: 11%11%Ten seasons 2016 to 2025 Aug: 11.6%11.6%Ten seasons 2016 to 2025 Sep: 10.3%10.3%Ten seasons 2016 to 2025 Oct: 8.9%8.9%Ten seasons 2016 to 2025 Nov: 9.4%9.4%Ten seasons 2016 to 2025 Dec: 12.7%12.7%This season Jan: 17.3%17.3%This season Feb: 14.3%14.3%This season Mar: 10.2%10.2%This season Apr: 12.8%12.8%This season May: 1.8%1.8%This season Jun: 11.4%11.4%This season Jul: 6.3%6.3%This season Aug: 8.3%8.3%This season Sep: 17%17%This season Oct: 20.6%20.6%

Win % by Month

Readiness: seasonal debut v second run

Seasonal debut9.5%1,11810614.3%7010
Second run10.3%1,0661108.6%585
Third run or later11.3%6,32271511.2%33938

Ten seasons 2016 to 2025. A seasonal debut is a horse's first Flat run of the calendar year, counted across all yards and credited to the yard that ran it. Fresh edge = debut win % minus second-run win %: +2 points or better fires fresh, -2 or worse wait for run two. Fewer than 50 debuts is a small sample. This-season win % shown from 10 runs.

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Declared runners

Baldomero silksBaldomero17 Oct 2614:45CatterickNo8-81120Flat8William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Veterans' Handicap Stakes
Lipsink silksLipsink19 Oct 2616:55PontefractNo19-8351Flat9William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Stakes
Jungle Ruler silksJungle Ruler19 Oct 2619:00Southwell (AW)No4-82111Flat3bettingsites.co.uk Find Your New Bookmaker Handicap Stakes
Moonjid silksMoonjid19 Oct 2619:15Wolverhampton (AW)No14-70111Flat4attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap Stakes
Boubyan silksBoubyan20 Oct 2617:30Newcastle (AW)No8-59142Flat4All-Weather Championships Is Back Handicap Stakes
Boubyan silksBoubyan20 Oct 2618:30Newcastle (AW)No8-59142Flat4Awc Season 14 Has Begun Handicap Stakes
Intrusively silksIntrusively20 Oct 2618:30Newcastle (AW)No4-68111Flat4Awc Season 14 Has Begun Handicap Stakes
Intervention silksIntervention20 Oct 2620:30Newcastle (AW)No24-61170Flat9Midnite It's Actually Pretty Good Apprentice Handicap Stakes
Washington Royale silksWashington Royale21 Oct 2617:20NewmarketNo20--61Flat2Copybet Overnight Best Odds Guaranteed Nursery Handicap Stakes
Fantasy Obsessor silksFantasy Obsessor21 Oct 2620:00Kempton (AW)No15--100Flat4Try Unibet's Improved Acca Boosts Fillies' Handicap Stakes
Overbudget silksOverbudget21 Oct 2620:00Kempton (AW)No15--92Flat3Try Unibet's Improved Acca Boosts Fillies' Handicap Stakes

Declarations from today onwards, non-runners removed. Updated as racecards are published.

The string: every horse run in the last 365 days

Baldomero (IRE) silksBaldomero (IRE)Declared17 Oct 26Catterick1209 Oct 26788-
Jungle Ruler (IRE) silksJungle Ruler (IRE)Declared19 Oct 26Southwell (AW)11115 Oct 26823-
Lipsink (IRE) silksLipsink (IRE)Declared19 Oct 26Pontefract5130 Sep 26809-
Moonjid (GB) silksMoonjid (GB)Declared19 Oct 26Wolverhampton (AW)1115 Oct 26714-
Intrusively (GB) silksIntrusively (GB)Declared20 Oct 26Newcastle (AW)11116 Oct 26684-
Intervention (GB) silksIntervention (GB)Declared20 Oct 26Newcastle (AW)17026 Sep 26639-
Boubyan (IRE) silksBoubyan (IRE)Declared20 Oct 26Newcastle (AW)14212 Oct 26594-
Washington Royale (GB) silksWashington Royale (GB)Declared21 Oct 26Newmarket611 Oct 26792-
Fantasy Obsessor (GB) silksFantasy Obsessor (GB)Declared21 Oct 26Kempton (AW)1006 Oct 26624-
Overbudget (IRE) silksOverbudget (IRE)Declared21 Oct 26Kempton (AW)426 Oct 26613-
Rebel Empire (FR) silksRebel Empire (FR)Not yet returned--0026 Nov 25725-
Dandy's Rocket (IRE) silksDandy's Rocket (IRE)Not yet returned--0017 Oct 25713-
Noisy Music (IRE) silksNoisy Music (IRE)Not yet returned--0018 Dec 25675-
Dankishn (IRE) silksDankishn (IRE)Not yet returned--0029 Oct 25663-
McCauley's Tavern (IRE) silksMcCauley's Tavern (IRE)Not yet returned--0024 Oct 25516-
Gypsy Nation (IRE) silksGypsy Nation (IRE)Not yet returned--0031 Oct 25486-
Latona (IRE) silksLatona (IRE)Not yet returned--0021 Nov 25464-
Big Mojo (IRE) silksBig Mojo (IRE)Returned this season--515 Sep 261134-
Royal Zabeel (IRE) silksRoyal Zabeel (IRE)Returned this season--6215 Aug 261045-
Al Shabab Storm (GB) silksAl Shabab Storm (GB)Returned this season--6110 Oct 261035-
Coul Angel (IRE) silksCoul Angel (IRE)Returned this season--10210 Oct 261034-
Annaf (IRE) silksAnnaf (IRE)Returned this season--11010 Oct 26967-
Arklow Lad (IRE) silksArklow Lad (IRE)Returned this season--8321 Sep 26914-
Kodi Lion (IRE) silksKodi Lion (IRE)Returned this season--5113 Oct 26915-
Billyjoh (GB) silksBillyjoh (GB)Returned this season--111 May 26906-
Space Bear (IRE) silksSpace Bear (IRE)Returned this season--13314 Oct 26853-
Leadman (GB) silksLeadman (GB)Returned this season--1029 Aug 26836-
Bell Shot (IRE) silksBell Shot (IRE)Returned this season--1215 Oct 26827-
High On Hope (GB) silksHigh On Hope (GB)Returned this season--7228 Mar 26824-
Mr Juggles (GB) silksMr Juggles (GB)Returned this season--3227 Feb 26813-
King Of Stars (IRE) silksKing Of Stars (IRE)Returned this season--1130 Jun 26809-
Nostrum (GB) silksNostrum (GB)Returned this season--1118 Oct 26806-
Counsel (GB) silksCounsel (GB)Returned this season--6110 Jul 26798-
Ay Up Duck (GB) silksAy Up Duck (GB)Returned this season--9213 Sep 26783-
Grabajabba (GB) silksGrabajabba (GB)Returned this season--9121 Apr 26765-
Moscow Power (GB) silksMoscow Power (GB)Returned this season--413 Jul 26763-
Blue Pete (IRE) silksBlue Pete (IRE)Returned this season--4012 Oct 26752-
Bona Fortuna (IRE) silksBona Fortuna (IRE)Returned this season--3128 Sep 26755-
Juan Les Pins (GB) silksJuan Les Pins (GB)Returned this season--15312 Oct 26759-
Winchurch (IRE) silksWinchurch (IRE)Returned this season--1336 Oct 26754-
Ambishio (IRE) silksAmbishio (IRE)Returned this season--7115 Jul 26743-
Hedge Fund (IRE) silksHedge Fund (IRE)Returned this season--2029 May 26745-
Mr Lightside (IRE) silksMr Lightside (IRE)Returned this season--7025 Apr 26744-
Million Gold (GB) silksMillion Gold (GB)Returned this season--5018 Sep 26733-
Rascal Recknell (FR) silksRascal Recknell (FR)Returned this season--5013 Oct 26705-
Night Mission (IRE) silksNight Mission (IRE)Returned this season--2026 Aug 26683-
Saint Of The Sea (GB) silksSaint Of The Sea (GB)Returned this season--308 Apr 26683-
Straight A (GB) silksStraight A (GB)Returned this season--1003 Aug 26685-
New Bay Star (IRE) silksNew Bay Star (IRE)Returned this season--401 Oct 26673-
Spirit Of Albion (IRE) silksSpirit Of Albion (IRE)Returned this season--3030 Jun 26674-
Titian Blue (IRE) silksTitian Blue (IRE)Returned this season--103 Jan 26674-
R P Mcmurphy (GB) silksR P Mcmurphy (GB)Returned this season--9210 Oct 26654-
Sahara Magic (GB) silksSahara Magic (GB)Returned this season--402 Jul 26643-
Looks Fantastic (GB) silksLooks Fantastic (GB)Returned this season--5119 Jun 26634-
Way To Dubai (IRE) silksWay To Dubai (IRE)Returned this season--15128 Jul 26637-
Flag Of Eva (GB) silksFlag Of Eva (GB)Returned this season--608 Oct 26623-
Rawson (GB) silksRawson (GB)Returned this season--3013 Feb 26603-
Reality Queen (GB) silksReality Queen (GB)Returned this season--4120 Aug 26603-
Clover Time (GB) silksClover Time (GB)Returned this season--6028 Jun 26574-
Faithful Dream (GB) silksFaithful Dream (GB)Returned this season--9026 Apr 26573-
Brouhaha (IRE) silksBrouhaha (IRE)Returned this season--4017 Jul 26553-
Le Rouge Chinois (DEN) silksLe Rouge Chinois (DEN)Returned this season--4015 Sep 26556-
Oh So Perfect (IRE) silksOh So Perfect (IRE)Returned this season--9216 Oct 26553-
Mohangel (GB) silksMohangel (GB)Returned this season--408 Oct 26542-
Ardaddy (GB) silksArdaddy (GB)Returned this season--7011 Apr 26524-
Starsong (IRE) silksStarsong (IRE)Returned this season--1002 Sep 26517-
Splinterwood (GB) silksSplinterwood (GB)Returned this season--4016 Aug 26504-
Valsharah (IRE) silksValsharah (IRE)Returned this season--1202 Aug 26494-
Up The Monk (GB) silksUp The Monk (GB)Returned this season--1018 Aug 26474-
Mimime (IRE) silksMimime (IRE)Returned this season--8126 Sep 26453-
Zaramara (GB) silksZaramara (GB)Returned this season--2017 Jan 26454-
Arkenforce (GB) silksArkenforce (GB)Returned this season--108 Oct 26-2-
Big Money (GB) silksBig Money (GB)Returned this season--103 Oct 26-3-
Big Tribe (IRE) silksBig Tribe (IRE)Returned this season--112 Oct 26-2-
Blue Faith (IRE) silksBlue Faith (IRE)Returned this season--2014 Aug 26-2-
Formby George (GB) silksFormby George (GB)Returned this season--1022 Sep 26-2-
No Further Action (GB) silksNo Further Action (GB)Returned this season--1023 Jan 26-6-
Perfect Love (GB) silksPerfect Love (GB)Returned this season--3023 Sep 26-2-
Red Caberneigh (GB) silksRed Caberneigh (GB)Returned this season--106 Oct 26-2-
Silver Splash (GB) silksSilver Splash (GB)Returned this season--2026 Mar 26-4-
Sunnie Jim (GB) silksSunnie Jim (GB)Returned this season--3015 Jun 26-3-
What A Go I've Had (GB) silksWhat A Go I've Had (GB)Returned this season--108 Oct 26-2-
In The Breeze (IRE) silksIn The Breeze (IRE)Left yard--0020 Nov 25828Henrietta C Knight
Gentle George (GB) silksGentle George (GB)Left yard--0018 Oct 25903R. Mike Smith
Fifty Nifty (IRE) silksFifty Nifty (IRE)Left yard--0022 Dec 25805Martin Dunne
Hunky Dory (GB) silksHunky Dory (GB)Left yard--1020 Jan 26774Linda Perratt
Terries Royale (GB) silksTerries Royale (GB)Left yard--1017 Jan 26676Tony Carroll
Ghaiyyath Park (IRE) silksGhaiyyath Park (IRE)Left yard--0030 Dec 25654Adrian Wintle

Every horse to run for the yard in Flat races in the 365 days to 16 Oct 2026. Status: Declared (next declaration and course), Returned this season, Not yet returned, or Left yard (last ran for another trainer). Last OR is the official rating carried on its last run for the yard. This table lists the whole string, so it can exceed 50 rows.

Top 25 by peak official rating

Big Mojo (IRE) silksBig Mojo (IRE)117113Returned this season--55 Sep 2616 Jun 264
Annaf (IRE) silksAnnaf (IRE)11496Returned this season--1110 Oct 2621 Sep 247
Nostrum (GB) silksNostrum (GB)11480Returned this season--118 Oct 2626 Apr 246
Royal Zabeel (IRE) silksRoyal Zabeel (IRE)111104Returned this season--615 Aug 2614 May 255
Al Shabab Storm (GB) silksAl Shabab Storm (GB)110103Returned this season--610 Oct 2621 Aug 255
Juan Les Pins (GB) silksJuan Les Pins (GB)10675Returned this season--1512 Oct 266 Nov 239
King Of Stars (IRE) silksKing Of Stars (IRE)10480Returned this season--130 Jun 262 Jan 229
Coul Angel (IRE) silksCoul Angel (IRE)103103Returned this season--1010 Oct 2610 Oct 264
Mr Lightside (IRE) silksMr Lightside (IRE)10374Returned this season--725 Apr 2611 Oct 244
Intrusively (GB) silksIntrusively (GB)10268Declared20 Oct 26Newcastle (AW)1116 Oct 2620 Aug 244
Lipsink (IRE) silksLipsink (IRE)9680Declared19 Oct 26Pontefract530 Sep 2619 Nov 209
Billyjoh (GB) silksBillyjoh (GB)9690Returned this season--11 May 2621 Sep 246
Way To Dubai (IRE) silksWay To Dubai (IRE)9463Returned this season--1528 Jul 2625 Oct 237
Kodi Lion (IRE) silksKodi Lion (IRE)9291Returned this season--513 Oct 2617 Sep 265
Baldomero (IRE) silksBaldomero (IRE)9278Declared17 Oct 26Catterick129 Oct 264 Mar 268
Intervention (GB) silksIntervention (GB)9263Declared20 Oct 26Newcastle (AW)1726 Sep 2628 Apr 249
Arklow Lad (IRE) silksArklow Lad (IRE)9291Returned this season--821 Sep 265 Sep 264
Leadman (GB) silksLeadman (GB)9183Returned this season--129 Aug 266 Sep 256
Hedge Fund (IRE) silksHedge Fund (IRE)9074Returned this season--229 May 2621 Jun 245
Jungle Ruler (IRE) silksJungle Ruler (IRE)8982Declared19 Oct 26Southwell (AW)1115 Oct 2613 Mar 263
Counsel (GB) silksCounsel (GB)8979Returned this season--610 Jul 2619 Jun 218
Bell Shot (IRE) silksBell Shot (IRE)8682Returned this season--125 Oct 2625 Apr 267
McCauley's Tavern (IRE) silksMcCauley's Tavern (IRE)8651Not yet returned--024 Oct 2531 Jul 226
Space Bear (IRE) silksSpace Bear (IRE)8585Returned this season--1314 Oct 2614 Oct 263
High On Hope (GB) silksHigh On Hope (GB)8282Returned this season--728 Mar 2628 Mar 264

Current string (horses that have not left the yard), ranked by highest official rating carried in any Flat run in our records since May 2014.

Return curve: when the string comes back

Jan46.3%32.2%46.3%51829
Feb54.0%37.8%7.7%865
Mar59.2%45.6%5.2%587
Apr68.3%48.9%9.1%1023
May77.9%61.1%9.6%10711
Jun85.6%65.6%7.7%864
Jul89.5%68.9%3.9%443
Aug91.2%71.1%1.7%192
Sep93.8%72.2%2.6%291
Oct96.3%77.8%2.5%285
Nov98.1%-1.8%20-
Dec100.0%-1.9%21-

Month of each horse's seasonal debut for the yard, ten seasons 2016 to 2025 pooled. This season is measured against the number of horses that made a seasonal debut for the yard last season (90).

Season by season

202611.3%4675330.4%£884,186€134,750
202512.2%6077433.3%£1,537,840€0
20249.7%8298030.2%£1,678,760€0
202312.5%86510831.7%£1,652,735€14,000
202212.0%88310631.9%£1,435,462€0
202111.1%97810928.2%£1,025,367€0
202010.2%98310028.5%£736,575€0
201910.7%9259925.8%£1,100,206€8,350
201811.8%7949432.1%£933,447€40,940
201710.6%8559127.4%£740,220€0
20168.9%7877022.7%£634,622€0

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Courses

Southwell (AW)9.9%6066029.5%9010
Wolverhampton (AW)13.0%5767532.5%475
Chelmsford (AW)11.5%4545233.0%166
Newcastle (AW)9.2%3253030.5%227
Kempton (AW)11.4%2973434.7%141
Lingfield (AW)12.5%2723436.4%221
Nottingham15.0%2143230.8%222
Leicester10.9%1381526.8%100
Doncaster11.9%1341629.9%251
Yarmouth9.7%1241222.6%173
Beverley18.1%831537.3%120
Haydock13.3%751028.0%51
Ascot10.8%74828.4%120
York2.9%70215.7%191
Windsor12.5%64826.6%71
Thirsk3.5%57229.8%151
Goodwood17.9%561037.5%60
Brighton12.7%55727.3%100
Pontefract6.1%49314.3%91
Bath20.0%45935.6%61
Catterick15.4%39630.8%51
Newmarket11.1%36419.4%91
Newmarket (July)14.3%35548.6%91
Chester6.1%33218.2%80
Sandown16.1%31551.6%60
Newbury6.7%30223.3%30

Five seasons 2021 to 2025, minimum 30 runs, top 40 by runs.

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Race type splits

AW11.3%2,53028514.2%21130Race type
Turf11.8%1,6321929.1%25323Race type
Handicap11.0%3,57639511.3%39745Race level
Other non-handicap13.5%4836511.3%627Race level
Listed16.0%508-30Race level
Group 2 or 322.2%368-21Race level
GB11.5%4,15947711.0%46351Region
4yo+11.2%3,10634710.6%32935Age
3yo12.3%85510514.0%11416Age
2yo12.4%201258.3%242Age

Five seasons 2021 to 2025, minimum 30 runs. Race type is surface (Turf or AW). Handicaps identified from the race title. This-season win % shown from 10 runs.

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Strike rate by month

Jan11.4%95710917.3%529
Feb12.4%7579414.3%284
Mar13.1%6638710.2%495
Apr10.1%5525612.8%476
May8.4%631531.8%551
Jun11.2%8129111.4%445
Jul11.0%729806.3%634
Aug11.6%727848.3%484
Sep10.3%6797017.0%478
Oct8.9%6876120.6%347
Nov9.4%61958-00
Dec12.7%69388-00

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Strike rate season by season
8%10%12%14%16%20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Strike rate 2016: 8.9%Strike rate 2017: 10.6%Strike rate 2018: 11.8%Strike rate 2019: 10.7%Strike rate 2020: 10.2%Strike rate 2021: 11.1%Strike rate 2022: 12%Strike rate 2023: 12.5%Strike rate 2024: 9.7%Strike rate 2025: 12.2%Strike rate 2026: 11.3%11.3%

Win % by Season

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Which Michael Appleby Flat horses are declared to run?

Michael Appleby's declared runners table lists every horse entered from today, 11 at the latest count, with course, off time, days since the last run and a first time out flag.

How do Michael Appleby Flat horses go first time out?

About as well as second time out. Michael Appleby's seasonal debutants won 9.5% over 2016 to 2025 and second runs 10.3%, so fitness has made little difference.

How is Michael Appleby doing in 2026?

Michael Appleby's 2026 record stands at 53 wins from 467 runs, 11.3% with 142 placed, and the season by season table sets that against the last ten Flat seasons.

Which Michael Appleby Flat horses are still to return?

Michael Appleby's string table marks every horse run in the last year as returned, declared or not yet returned. 7 have yet to reappear, and the top rated table picks out the best of them.

Which courses suit Michael Appleby's runners?

Michael Appleby's courses table ranks every track used over 2021 to 2025 by runs, with win %

Questions people ask

How many horses does Michael Appleby train?

The string table lists every horse Michael Appleby has run in the last 365 days, 88 at today's count. Of those, 75 have run in 2026 so far and 7 are still to reappear.

Do Michael Appleby Flat horses win first time out?

Over 2016 to 2025 Michael Appleby's seasonal debutants won 9.5% and second runs 10.3%. The two figures sit close together, so fitness has made little difference to Michael Appleby's runners.

Which Michael Appleby Flat horses are running today?

The declared runners table shows 11 of Michael Appleby's string entered from today, 1 of them running today. Each row shows the course, off time, days off and whether the horse is making its seasonal debut.

Where do the Michael Appleby figures come from?

Results come from the RaceWatch results database of British and Irish racing, with declarations from RaceWatch racecards. The page refreshes every morning, so the string, declared runners and season figures change as Michael Appleby runs horses.

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