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Optima RacingHorses › Bantry (GB)

Bantry (GB)

5yo gelding · Form & record 2021-09-02 to 2024-09-14 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by John OShea.
Pedigree Lope De Vega (IRE) × Elysian (GB) (by Galileo)
OwnerR Cooper
Ratings Official 53 · best RPR 71 · best TS 54
23
Runs
1
Wins
4.3%
Strike rate
13.0%
Place rate
0.36
Actual / Expected
-69.6%
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Full form — last 23 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
2024-09-14 19d Bath 8f Good 6 12/12 2 William Carson 134 53 16 18/1
Flat Turf Bet £20 Get £20 With DragonBet Handicap Slowly into stride - pushed along early - in rear early - headway into midfield after 2f - dropped to rear and weakened from over 1f out(op 22/1)
2024-08-26 31d Chepstow 8f Soft 2 11/12 1.75 Connor Planas 112 58 48 32 25/1
Flat Turf Eco Scheme Chepstow Mile Series Final Handicap Slowly into stride - in rear throughout(op 40/1)
2024-07-26 14d Chepstow 7f Firm 6 5/7 2.5 Luke Morris tp 130 55 44 30 10/1
Flat Turf Bet Boost At bet365 Handicap (Chepstow Mile Series Qualifier) Slowly away - in rear - some headway halfway - weakened over 1f out (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 8/1)
2024-07-12 26d Chepstow 8f Soft 6 6/8 5.5 Luke Morris 137 57 30 13 13/2
Flat Turf Flushed With Success Handicap (Chepstow Series Qualifier) Slowly into stride - in rear - midfield after 3f - weakened from 2f out(tchd 11/2)
2024-06-16 33d Salisbury 7f Firm 5 6/9 0.75 Sean D Bowen 113 58 57 38 5/1
Flat Turf George Jeffery Memorial Handicap Took keen hold - towards rear - waiting for room 2f out - not clear run and switched sharply left over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - never on terms(op 6/1)
2024-05-14 18d Chepstow 8f Soft 6 5/8 0.3 Rossa Ryan h 133 58 58 18 6/4F
Flat Turf Tom Jones Live In July Handicap (Chepstow Mile Series Qualifier) (Div II) Slowly away - took keen hold - in rear - headway from over 2f out - weakened inside final furlong (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(tchd 11/8)
2024-04-26 51d Doncaster 7f Soft 6 1/11 0 Luke Morris h 122 52 65 54 6/1
Flat Turf Grace And Dotty Handicap (Div I) Slowly away - took keen hold - in rear - good headway on near side of group from over 2f out - shaken up and hung left over 1f out - led 1f out - ridden and went clear final 110yds(op 15/2)
2024-03-06 172d Kempton (AW) 7f Standard 6 5/9 0.5 Luke Morris h 131 54 52 41 12/1
Flat AW Unibet Proudly Supports www.racinghome.org.uk Handicap (Div I) Slowly away - towards rear - some headway over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 20/1)
2023-09-16 23d Bath 8f Soft 6 5/8 Charles Bishop tp 136 56 52 19 7/2
In Loving Memory Of Lorraine Webb Handicap (Div I)
2023-08-24 27d Chepstow 8f Firm 6 4/12 Gina Mangan tp 133 58 60 53 12/1
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2023-07-28 55d Chepstow 7f Soft 6 5/9 Ryan Sexton p 131 59 52 26 5/1
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2023-06-03 18d Lingfield 7f Firm 6 5/13 Frederick Larson 139 60 50 39 15/8
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2023-05-16 228d Chepstow 8f Soft 6 2/11 Luke Morris 128 58 67 49 15/2
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2022-09-30 43d Dundalk (AW) 7f Standard 6/12 Shane Foley tp 134 62 56 32 11/1
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2022-08-18 8d Killarney 8f Soft 5/15 Jake Coen t 126 65 67 48 11/1
GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap (Div I)
2022-08-10 6d Gowran Park 7f Good 5/13 Colin Keane t 132 66 71 37 10/1
Pat Smullen Coast To Curragh Cycle August 27th Handicap (Div II)
2022-08-04 61d Leopardstown 7f Good 13/18 Colin Keane t 132 66 57 39 9/1
Manguard Plus Handicap
2022-06-04 11d Listowel 7f Good 11/11 Colin Keane t 125 66 43 11/2
Shay Rooney Handicap (Div II)
2022-05-24 15d Gowran Park 7f Soft 2/15 Colin Keane t 128 63 67 38 33/1
Gowran Park Handicap
2022-05-09 32d Roscommon 7.5f Heavy 10/15 Ben Coen t 137 64 44 37 40/1
Boyle Handicap
2022-04-07 111d Gowran Park 7f Good 9/16 N G McCullagh 134 60 5 33/1
Gowran Park Golf Club Maiden
2021-12-17 106d Dundalk (AW) 5f Standard 6/6 Oisin Orr t 130 48 16/1
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Race
2021-09-02 DEB Dundalk (AW) 6f Standard 4/7 Shane Foley 133 59 14 12/1
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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)400.0%
Normal (2-4wk)700.0%
Freshened (1-2m)6116.7%
Layoff (2-6m)400.0%
Long break (6m+)100.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 61119.1%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)200.0%
Mile (7-9f)2114.8%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Soft9111.1%
Good500.0%
Standard400.0%
Firm400.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Chepstow700.0%
Gowran Park300.0%
Dundalk (AW)300.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2021-09-02–2024-09-14. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.