Formula Text String Help - Extract a sequence of numbers/letters from a text string

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Jonny99333

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Hi

I'm looking for a formula that will allow me to extract a specific sequence of numbers and letters within a long list of text strings which may appear anywhere within the text string - e.g.:

I need to find a text sequence LNNNN whereby L represents a letter and N represents a number

Heres a few examples of text strings whereby i would need a formula to extract this sequence. This text sequence could appear anywhere within the text string but will always appear after the character "-" but this character may appear numerous times within the text string:

Text Strings:

Cell A1: 564653-65341-EXPENSE-management35-G1234-4123
Cell A2: Account-R4321-SOFT4-cded-e23cxds
Cell A3: Company X example-46532testing-GRSFV-rwtgvwarsvw-123;juknbe23e-D4353-gsdbgv
Cell A4: Digital-645-A_22G534-Q4587

Results for required Formula from these text strings:


Result Cell A1: G1234
Result Cell A2: R4321
Result Cell A3: D4353
Result Cell A4: Q4587

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