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Banta Bay (GB)

6yo gelding · Form & record 2016-09-11 to 2020-03-04 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by John Best.

Pedigree Kheleyf (USA) × ?

Ratings Official 53 · best RPR 57 · best TS 51

Runs

Wins

5.3%

Strike rate

28.9%

Place rate

0.56

Actual / Expected

-59.2%

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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.

Date	Off	Course	Dist	Going	Cl	Pos	Btn	Jockey	Wgt	OR	RPR	TS	SP
2020-03-04	62d	Lingfield (AW)	16f	Standard	6	2/14	–	Josephine Gordon p	126	53	57	–	8/1
Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap
2020-01-02	12d	Chelmsford (AW)	14f	Standard	6	4/9	–	Josephine Gordon	126	53	56	25	7/1
Bet toteswinger At totesport.com Handicap
2019-12-21	17d	Lingfield (AW)	12f	Standard	6	4/16	–	Josephine Gordon	129	53	56	27	5/1
Betway Live Casino Handicap
2019-12-04	50d	Lingfield (AW)	12f	Standard	6	4/16	–	Josephine Gordon	129	53	56	46	5/1
Betway Handicap
2019-10-15	21d	Kempton (AW)	12f	Standard	6	1/14	–	Josephine Gordon	125	49	57	51	7/1
Bet At racingtv.com Handicap
2019-09-24	10d	Lingfield (AW)	16f	Standard	6	3/10	–	Josephine Gordon	117	49	52	16	7/1
Oilfield Offshore Underwriting Handicap
2019-09-14	17d	Lingfield	14f	Firm	6	4/13	–	Josephine Gordon	133	50	50	33	15/2
Empty Safe Handicap
2019-08-28	13d	Lingfield	11.5f	Firm	6	3/11	–	Josephine Gordon	124	50	52	18	14/1
Watch Sky Sports Racing In HD Handicap
2019-08-15	30d	Lingfield (AW)	13f	Standard	6	4/9	–	Josephine Gordon	129	51	52	29	22/1
Sky Sports Racing On Sky 415 Handicap
2019-07-16	10d	Nottingham	14f	Good	6	14/15	–	Josephine Gordon	124	51	–	–	12/1
MansionBets Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap
2019-07-06	44d	Nottingham	14f	Good	5	11/12	–	Josephine Gordon	114	51	–	–	10/1
My Genting Rewards Handicap (Jockey Club Grassroots Stayers Series Qualifier)
2019-05-23	49d	Lingfield	14f	Firm	6	1/12	–	Josephine Gordon	120	47	56	–	13/2
Witheford Equine Barrier Trials 13th June Handicap
2019-04-04	35d	Chelmsford (AW)	14f	Standard	6	6/12	–	Josephine Gordon	122	48	44	15	7/1
Double Delight Hat-Trick Heaven At totesport.com Handicap
2019-02-28	14d	Kempton (AW)	16f	Standard	6	4/10	–	Josephine Gordon	122	49	49	29	16/1
Racing TV Handicap (Div II)
2019-02-14	12d	Chelmsford (AW)	13.5f	Standard	6	2/9	–	Josephine Gordon	128	49	54	27	4/1
Irish Lotto At totesport.com Classified Stakes
2019-02-02	10d	Chelmsford (AW)	13.5f	Standard	6	2/8	–	Josephine Gordon	128	46	54	–	5/1
Extra Places At totesport.com Classified Stakes
2019-01-23	19d	Kempton (AW)	12f	Standard	6	5/14	–	Josephine Gordon	124	46	46	40	20/1
Introducing Racing TV Handicap
2019-01-04	30d	Kempton (AW)	12f	Standard	6	3/13	–	Josephine Gordon	124	46	50	21	10/1
32Red On The App Store Handicap (Div II)
2018-12-05	18d	Lingfield (AW)	12f	Standard	6	3/11	–	Josephine Gordon	121	45	48	35	14/1
Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap (Div II)
2018-11-17	58d	Lingfield (AW)	12f	Standard	6	10/16	–	Josephine Gordon	120	46	44	33	20/1
Betway Handicap
2018-09-20	19d	Chelmsford (AW)	8f	Standard	6	10/12	–	Luke Morris b	121	47	30	–	12/1
Cunningtons Handicap
2018-09-01	22d	Lingfield (AW)	8f	Standard	5	7/7	–	Toby Eley b	114	50	44	32	10/1
Barrier Trials At Lingfield Park 11th September Apprentice Handicap (Racing Excellence Series)
2018-08-10	64d	Chelmsford (AW)	8f	Standard	5	5/8	–	Gabriele Malune b	112	54	54	22	33/1
Bet In Play At totesport.com Handicap
2018-06-07	10d	Yarmouth	10f	Firm	6	12/14	–	Jason Watson	122	49	20	–	14/1
Nationwide Metal Recycling Ltd Handicap
2018-05-28	166d	Chelmsford (AW)	8f	Standard	7	5/14	–	Martin Dwyer	132	49	48	29	9/1
Bet totequadpot At totesport.com Handicap
2017-12-13	20d	Lingfield (AW)	10f	Standard	6	6/12	–	Joey Haynes p	117	51	52	29	16/1
Betway Handicap (Div I)
2017-11-23	21d	Chelmsford (AW)	8f	Standard	6	5/16	–	Joey Haynes p	119	48	49	24	12/1
Book Tickets At chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap
2017-11-02	22d	Chelmsford (AW)	7f	Standard	7	2/12	–	Josephine Gordon p	130	48	49	41	8/1
Book Your Christmas Party At chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap
2017-10-11	6d	Kempton (AW)	7f	Standard	6	6/13	–	Josephine Gordon	126	50	41	20	8/1
Close Brothers Business Finance Handicap (Div I)
2017-10-05	30d	Chelmsford (AW)	6f	Standard	7	3/11	–	Josephine Gordon	131	50	49	37	5/1
chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap

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 run	Runs	Wins	SR
Quick (under 2wk)	10	0	0.0%
Normal (2-4wk)	17	1	5.9%
Freshened (1-2m)	5	1	20.0%
Layoff (2-6m)	4	0	0.0%
Long break (6m+)	1	0	0.0%

Record by class

Class	Runs	Wins	SR
Class 5	6	0	0.0%
Class 6	29	2	6.9%
Class 7	3	0	0.0%

Record by distance

Trip	Runs	Wins	SR
Sprint (5-6f)	5	0	0.0%
Mile (7-9f)	11	0	0.0%
Middle (10-12f)	10	1	10.0%
Staying (13f+)	12	1	8.3%

Record by going

Going	Runs	Wins	SR
Standard	29	1	3.4%
Firm	5	1	20.0%
Good	3	0	0.0%

Record by course

Course	Runs	Wins	SR
Chelmsford (AW)	12	0	0.0%
Lingfield (AW)	10	0	0.0%
Kempton (AW)	7	1	14.3%
Lingfield	3	1	33.3%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2016-09-11–2020-03-04. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.