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Optima RacingHorses › Banana (GB)

Banana (GB)

7yo b m · Form & record 2021-04-14 to 2026-07-03 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Scott Dixon.
Pedigree Aclaim (IRE) × Bazzana (GB) (by Zebedee)
OwnerAmphitheatre Racing Limited
BreederThe Snailwell Stud
Ratings Official 50 · best RPR 82 · best TS 71
63
Runs
2
Wins
3.2%
Strike rate
33.3%
Place rate
0.35
Actual / Expected
-77.8%
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Full form — last 30 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.
DateOffCourseDistGoingCl PosBtnJockeyWgt ORRPRTSSP
2026-07-03 246d Chepstow 5f Firm 6 2/8 1.75 Kieran O'Neill tp 135 50 65 54 5/2
Flat Turf Bet Now With fairplaybet.co.uk Classified Stakes Pushed along to lead early - soon headed and prominent - ran on final furlong - went second towards finish(op 10/3)
2025-10-30 19d Bath 5f Heavy 6 10/11 2 Joey Haynes tp 122 50 23 7 14/1
Flat Turf BetWright Safer Gambling Handicap Prominent - weakened 2f out(op 16/1)
2025-10-11 7d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 6 2/10 0.75 Kieran O'Neill tp 123 48 54 49 7/2
Flat AW Arc Weekend On Sky Sports Racing Handicap Led - headed inside final furlong - kept on(op 10/3)
2025-10-04 12d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 6 4/7 0.5 Charlie Bennett tp 121 50 49 39 18/1
Flat AW Each Way Extra At bet365 Handicap Pressed leader - ridden over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(Mkt2 op 20/1)
2025-09-22 8d Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Standard 6 10/12 0.75 Joey Haynes tp 134 51 46 37 10/1
Flat AW betcalculator.com Handicap Led but pestered - headed over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(tchd 17/2)
2025-09-14 12d Bath 5.5f Heavy 2 5/11 0.1 Kieran O'Neill tp 114 53 53 41 12/1
Flat Turf Betwright Safer Gambling Bath Summer Sprint Series Final Handicap Led - headed over 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 16/1)
2025-09-02 17d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 6 8/10 1 Charlie Bennett tp 128 52 37 20 18/1
Flat AW Get Raceday Ready Handicap Raced wide - prominent - weakened over 2f out(op 20/1)
2025-08-16 15d Bath 5.5f Firm 6 4/5 1 Joey Haynes tp 128 53 53 40 11/4
Flat Turf Weatherbys Stallion Book Handicap Led - headed but challenging 2f out - weakened and lost two places towards finish(op 3/1)
2025-08-01 14d Bath 5.5f Firm 6 3/7 1 Trevor Whelan tp 124 54 55 26 8/1
Flat Turf Big Stage Hire Handicap (Bath Summer Sprint Series Qualifier) Led - headed and ridden over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - lost second inside final 110yds(op 13/2 tchd 6/1)
2025-07-18 7d Nottingham 5f Good 6 4/8 0.1 Kieran O'Neill tp 140 50 55 52 7/4
Flat Turf PricedUp Classified Stakes Led - headed over 1f out - kept on(tchd 6/4 and tchd 15/8)
2025-07-11 25d Chepstow 5f Firm 6 1/5 0 Kieran O'Neill tp 121 50 57 40 9/2
Flat Turf betwright.com Instant Withdrawals Handicap Pressed leader - hung left over 4f out - led over 2f out - faced challenge over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - kept on and led again towards finish(op 11/2 tchd 6/1)
2025-06-16 10d Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Standard 6 5/10 0.2 Joey Haynes tp 130 51 51 41 22/1
Flat AW Highbet Club WC Acca Boost Handicap Led - headed 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 18/1)
2025-06-06 17d Thirsk 5f Good 6 5/10 0.75 Harrison Shaw tp 129 52 42 26 9/2
Flat Turf Hambleton Room Delicious Dining "A La Carte" Handicap In touch with leaders - hung left from 2f out - outpaced over 1f out - ran on towards finish(op 4/1)
2025-05-20 6d Nottingham 5f Firm 6 3/10 0.5 Joey Haynes tp 133 52 57 52 7/2
Flat Turf £9 Racedays At Nottingham Racecourse Handicap Bumped start - soon recovered and in touch with leaders - outpaced halfway - rallied and pressed leader 1f out - no extra final 110yds - lost second towards finish(op 4/1)
2025-05-14 9d Bath 5.5f Firm 6 2/9 0.3 Joey Haynes tp 130 50 56 37 4/1
Flat Turf betting.bet Live Racing Results Handicap Pressed leader - led over 2f out - faced challenge inside final furlong - headed towards finish(op 9/2)
2025-05-05 13d Bath 5f Firm 6 1/8 0 Joey Haynes tp 123 46 56 40 15/2
Flat Monarch Classic Car Show This August Handicap (Bath Summer Sprint Series Qualifier)
2025-04-22 22d Yarmouth 5f Firm 6 3/7 0.75 Luke Morris tp 116 46 50 25 9/1
Flat Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap
2025-03-31 4d Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Standard 6 7/11 Mr Frederick Tett tp 142 46 38 11 12/1
Flat Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Amateur Jockeys Handicap
2025-03-27 12d Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Standard 6 2/10 Joey Haynes tp 135 46 52 43 28/1
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2025-03-15 3d Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Standard 10/11 Harrison Shaw tp 135 46 39 32 17/2
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2025-03-12 9d Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Standard 2/9 Kieran O'Neill tp 123 45 52 37 33/1
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2025-03-03 55d Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Standard 3/7 Harrison Shaw tp 135 45 52 51 33/1
Flat AW Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Classified Stakes (Div II)
2025-01-07 8d Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Standard 6 8/12 Mikkel Mortensen tp 130 46 41 32 80/1
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2024-12-30 8d Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Standard 6 6/11 0.2 Dale Swift t 129 46 48 35 12/1
Flat AW Weekly £5 Free Bet With BetUK Handicap (Div I) Prominent - pressed leader 2f out - challenging 1f out - no extra inside final furlong - weakened gradually final 110yds(op 9/1 tchd 14/1)
2024-12-22 39d Lingfield (AW) 6f Standard 6 3/10 0.2 Mikkel Mortensen t 121 46 50 46 33/1
Flat AW BetUK: Its Where The UK Bets Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) (Div I) Prominent - up the centre home straight - kept on final furlong(op 28/1)
2024-11-13 8d Southwell (AW) 6f Standard 6 5/10 0.3 Harrison Shaw t 129 45 45 31 25/1
Flat AW Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap (Div I) Led - headed 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(tchd 28/1)
2024-11-05 12d Newcastle (AW) 6f Standard 6 10/10 0.5 Kieran ONeill t 121 46 36 30 28/1
Flat AW Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap In touch with leaders - bit short of room then weakened from over 1f out(op 33/1)
2024-10-24 5d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 6 5/10 0 Harrison Shaw t 129 46 48 25 12/1
Flat AW Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - outpaced and lost ground over 1f out - rallied and kept on inside final furlong - forced dead-heat 5th(op 11/1 tchd 14/1)
2024-10-19 14d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 6 3/8 0.5 Kieran ONeill t 123 46 50 40 14/1
Flat AW Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap Led narrowly - hung right and headed over 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(op 12/1)
2024-10-05 5d Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Standard 6 7/10 2 Joey Haynes t 131 46 35 26 16/1
Flat AW Hockerhill Playbarn Handicap In rear - headway into midfield on outer over 3f out - in touch with leaders when hampered and lost ground over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 12/1)

Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.
Time since last runRunsWinsSR
Quick (under 2wk)3712.7%
Normal (2-4wk)1616.2%
Freshened (1-2m)200.0%
Layoff (2-6m)500.0%
Long break (6m+)200.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 2200.0%
Class 4200.0%
Class 5500.0%
Class 65024.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)6323.2%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Standard4400.0%
Firm10220.0%
Good700.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Wolverhampton (AW)3400.0%
Southwell (AW)700.0%
Bath6116.7%
Nottingham300.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2021-04-14–2026-07-03. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.