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Optima RacingHorses › Bowman (IRE)

Bowman (IRE)

7yo b g · Form & record 2020-08-16 to 2025-12-12 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by C Byrnes.
Pedigree Lawman (FR) × Jo Bo Bo (IRE) (by Whipper)
OwnerJames M Flaherty
BreederDubois Holdings Ltd
Ratings Official 56 · best RPR 95 · best TS 88
56
Runs
8
Wins
14.3%
Strike rate
32.1%
Place rate
1.3
Actual / Expected
117.0%
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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
2025-12-12 9d Dundalk (AW) 6f Standard 1/12 0 Seamie Heffernan 138 56 65 60 11/4
Flat AW Gift Vouchers Available Online Handicap In rear - headway 4f out - ridden and ran on well against near rail from 2f out - led towards finish(op 9/2 tchd 5/2)
2025-12-03 26d Dundalk (AW) 6f Standard 4/14 0.5 Seamie Heffernan 138 56 58 55 4/1
Flat AW Now Racing Every Wednesday At Dundalk Handicap Took keen hold - midfield - on near side of group when headway over 1f out - kept on well final 110yds(op 7/2 tchd 3/1)
2025-11-07 21d Dundalk (AW) 8f Standard 9/14 0.2 James Ryan 140 58 51 46 11/1
Flat AW Bar One Racing Bet Builder Boost Handicap Slowly away - in rear - headway inside final furlong - never on terms(tchd 12/1)
2025-10-17 25d Dundalk (AW) 7f Standard 7/11 1 Colin Keane 142 60 56 43 6/4
Flat AW Celebrate Your Special Occasion At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (Div I) Took keen hold - towards rear - switched right over 2f out - some headway over 1f out - no impression inside final furlong (vet reported gelding to be post race normal)(Mkt1: op 10/3 tchd 5/2; Mkt2 op 13/8)
2025-09-22 32d Fairyhouse 7f Soft 15/18 0.5 Seamie Heffernan 131 61 42 36 5/1
Flat Turf Treo Eile Handicap Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - short of room and lost position over 1f out - no impression when not clear run inside final furlong(op 16/1 tchd 9/2)
2025-08-21 79d Leopardstown 7f Good 3/13 3.25 Seamie Heffernan 136 63 64 60 16/1
Flat Turf Unio Employee Benefits Handicap Took keen hold - in rear - headway on outer from 2f out - went third towards finish - no match for first two(op 14/1)
2025-06-03 12d Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Standard 5 1/7 0 Dylan Hogan p 123 56 65 49 9/1
Flat AW Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway from 2f out - pressed leader inside final furlong - led inside final 110yds - kept on(tchd 8/1 and tchd 10/1)
2025-05-22 91d Wolverhampton (AW) 7f Standard 6 5/9 1 Warren Fentiman p 127 57 54 45 9/2
Flat AW Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap (Div II) Pulled hard - in rear - waiting for room over 1f out - ran on final furlong - not reach leaders (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run on home-bend)(op 5/1 tchd 11/2)
2025-02-20 19d Newcastle (AW) 7f Standard 5 6/6 Rhys Elliott 118 60 34 11/1
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2025-02-01 34d Newcastle (AW) 7f Standard 5 9/9 Cam Hardie 124 64 47 27 33/1
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2024-12-29 17d Southwell (AW) 6f Standard 5 8/11 2.25 Sam James 132 67 52 33 18/1
Flat AW Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap In rear throughout(op 16/1)
2024-12-12 20d Newcastle (AW) 7f Standard 4 10/10 3.5 Sam James 126 69 26 16 16/1
Flat AW Win £1M With BetMGMs Golden Goals Handicap Led but pestered - headed over 2f out - soon weakened(op 20/1 and tchd 22/1)
2024-11-22 41d Newcastle (AW) 6f Standard 4 6/8 0.75 Sam James 128 71 72 46 18/1
Flat AW Safer Gambling Week 2024 At BetUK Handicap (Div II) Took keen hold - led - headed over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 14/1 tchd 20/1)
2024-10-12 33d Chelmsford (AW) 6f Standard 4 3/9 0.3 Ryan Kavanagh 122 71 78 63 33/1
Flat AW Betfair Exchange Beacons Handicap (Div II) Took keen hold - midfield on outer - headway over 2f out - ridden and pressed leaders over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong
2024-09-09 19d Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Standard 6 2/6 0.75 Daniel Muscutt 142 71 78 49 5/1
Flat AW At The Races App Form Study Claiming Stakes Pressed leader early - in touch with leaders after 2f - headway from over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 9/2)
2024-08-21 26d Carlisle 7f Good 4 3/9 1.75 Connor Beasley 126 71 73 48 100/30F
Flat Turf National Racehorse Week Handicap (A Jockey Club Grassroots Mile Series Qualifier) (Div I) In touch with leaders - led 2f out - drifted left 1f out - kept on over 1f out - headed inside final 110yds - no extra towards finish(op 7/2 tchd 3/1)
2024-07-26 38d York 7f Firm 4 3/17 1.25 Sam James 126 71 76 55 18/1
Flat Turf eventmasters.co.uk Handicap Took keen hold - pressed leader - prominent after 2f - no extra inside final 110yds(op 20/1)
2024-06-18 15d Catterick 7f Soft 4 8/9 0.3 Jack Garritty 131 71 45 31 9/2
Flat Turf Download The Raceday Ready App Today Handicap Pulled hard - prominent - lost position 4f out - soon on outer - weakened from over 1f out (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 11/2 tchd 6/1)
2024-06-03 20d Ayr 7f Good 5 2/10 1.25 Jack Garritty 143 71 78 37 2/1F
Flat Turf Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Took keen hold - chased clear leader - briefly disputed lead inside final furlong - kept on(op 3/1)
2024-05-14 14d Ayr 7f Good 4 2/8 0.75 Sam James 121 71 78 60 4/1
Flat Turf Weddings At Western House Hotel Handicap Took keen hold - raced in second - pressed winner over 1f out - kept on final 110yds(op 11/2)
2024-04-30 30d Catterick 7f Good 5 1/9 0 Jack Garritty 130 65 77 62 15/2
Flat Turf Book Now For 8th June Handicap In touch with leaders on inner - headway and challenging over 1f out - soon ridden - led inside final 110yds - kept on(op 8/1 tchd 6/1)
2024-03-31 18d Southwell (AW) 6f Standard 5 6/13 0.5 Alistair Rawlinson 131 66 66 53 16/1
Flat AW Join Southwell Golf Club Handicap Towards rear - headway over 1f out - ran on inside final furlong(tchd 18/1)
2024-03-13 37d Newcastle (AW) 7f Standard 4 7/8 0.75 Alistair Rawlinson 126 68 63 2 12/1
Flat AW Bet £10 Get £40 At BetMGM Handicap Took keen hold - led - headed and lost second over 1f out - weakened quickly final furlong(op 16/1 tchd 20/1)
2024-02-05 16d Lingfield (AW) 7f Standard 5 8/10 2.5 Anna Gibson b 123 70 63 35 28/1
Flat AW Win £2 000 000 With BetMGMs Golden Goals Handicap Prominent early - led after 1f - headed over 1f out - weakened quickly inside final furlong(op 33/1)
2024-01-20 38d Lingfield (AW) 7f Standard 4 11/11 6.5 Daniel Muscutt p 130 73 50 30 28/1
Flat AW Best Racing Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Led - headed 2f out - weakened quickly over 1f out
2023-12-13 36d Lingfield (AW) 7f Standard 5 9/10 1 William Carson p 135 75 61 41 12/1
Flat AW Win £2 000 000 With BetMGMs Golden Goals Handicap Took keen hold - led - headed 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 20/1)
2023-11-07 37d Lingfield (AW) 7f Standard 4 6/12 1.5 William Carson p 135 77 78 65 40/1
Flat AW Best Racing Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Disputed lead - prominent and took keen hold after 1f - outpaced from over 1f out(op 50/1 tchd 66/1)
2023-10-01 17d Epsom 7f Good 4 8/8 William Carson p 134 79 65 33 16/1
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2023-09-14 288d Epsom 7f Firm 4 7/8 Callum Hutchinson 136 81 49 41 18/1
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2022-11-30 56d Lingfield (AW) 7f Standard 3 10/10 William Carson p 128 85 70 63 25/1
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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)12433.3%
Normal (2-4wk)25312.0%
Freshened (1-2m)1200.0%
Layoff (2-6m)400.0%
Long break (6m+)2150.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 27114.3%
Class 31119.1%
Class 419315.8%
Class 59222.2%
Class 6200.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)18316.7%
Mile (7-9f)38513.2%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Standard29413.8%
Good13323.1%
Firm8112.5%
Soft600.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Lingfield (AW)11218.2%
Newcastle (AW)500.0%
Epsom5120.0%
Ayr400.0%
Dundalk (AW)4125.0%
Goodwood300.0%
Wolverhampton (AW)3133.3%
Kempton (AW)300.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2020-08-16–2025-12-12. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.