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Optima RacingHorses › Gavin (GB)

Gavin (GB)

8yo br g · Form & record 2020-06-30 to 2026-01-30 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Mickey Bowen.
Pedigree Bated Breath (GB) × Under Milk Wood (GB) (by Montjeu)
OwnerH Jones
BreederSeasons Holidays Plc
Ratings Official 86 · best RPR 104 · best TS 119
60
Runs
5
Wins
8.3%
Strike rate
30.0%
Place rate
0.51
Actual / Expected
-29.5%
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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
2026-01-30 22d Ffos Las 16f Heavy 4 7/7 16 Shane Fenelon ht 139 86 38 119 25/1
Hurdle Turf Dunraven Windows Handicap Hurdle Took keen hold - prominent - led before 3rd - mistake 4th - soon headed - lost position after 4 out - weakened on turn before 3 out - tailed off(op 22/1)
2026-01-08 12d Ffos Las 16f Heavy 5 8/8 13 Sean Bowen t 162 90 61 8 13/2
Hurdle Turf Bet And Stream British At DragonBet Handicap Hurdle Took keen hold - in touch with leaders early - prominent 2nd - not fluent 3rd - lost ground quickly 5th - tailed off after 3 out(op 4/1 tchd 15/2)
2025-12-27 32d Chepstow 16f Soft 4 9/13 4.5 Shane Fenelon t 141 93 76 70 18/1
Hurdle Turf Coral "Daily Rewards Shaker" Handicap Hurdle Led - prominent when headed home turn - weakened omitted 2 out(op 16/1 tchd 20/1)
2025-11-25 18d Hereford 19.5f Good 5 7/12 0.75 Gavin Sheehan t 158 95 84 62 8/1
Hurdle Turf Join The Hereford Racing Club 2026 Handicap Hurdle Raced wide - prominent - briefly disputed lead but awkward jump 2 out - weakened before last(op 13/2)
2025-11-07 22d Exeter 16.5f Good 4 7/17 1 Sean Bowen t 155 97 88 27 10/1
Hurdle Turf Oddschecker Handicap Hurdle Towards rear - headway before 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 9/1 tchd 11/1)
2025-10-16 17d Ffos Las 16f Good 4 3/7 1.25 Sean Bowen t 159 98 98 98 13/8
Hurdle Turf Faucets Handicap Hurdle Led - not fluent 2nd - went clear after 2nd - not fluent 3rd - reduced lead before 2 out - headed before last - soon no extra(op 7/4 tchd 11/8 and tchd 15/8)
2025-09-29 23d Newton Abbot 18.5f Good 5 4/9 10 Shane Fenelon t 159 100 87 64 5/1
Hurdle Turf Le Dorney Villas Cornwall Golf Holidays Conditional Jockeys' Selling Handicap Hurdle Led - not fluent 2nd - not fluent 4 out - headed and weakened before 2 out(op 11/2)
2025-09-06 14d Stratford 18.5f Good 5 2/5 17 Shane Fenelon t 149 100 91 83 6/5
Hurdle Turf Power Utilities Group Conditional Jockeys' Selling Handicap Hurdle Led - headed after 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 13/8)
2025-08-23 27d Cartmel 17f Good 5 2/10 0.3 Shane Fenelon t 168 98 100 95 12/1
Hurdle Turf Cartmel Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Div II) Led - faced challenge last - headed final 110yds - kept on(op 10/1)
2025-07-27 8d Uttoxeter 16f Good 4 7/10 7.5 Shane Fenelon t 144 99 78 48 6/1
Hurdle Turf steelbeamsderby.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Led at fast pace - hung right on turn before 5th - headed after 6th - weakened 3 out(tchd 13/2)
2025-07-19 20d Market Rasen 16.5f Good 4 2/7 1.25 James Bowen t 155 96 100 34 4/1
Hurdle Turf Unibet More Extra Places Everyday Handicap Hurdle Jumped left on occasions - led - clear after 1st - reduced lead and ridden before 2 out - 2 lengths ahead last - edged right run-in - headed towards finish(op 9/2 tchd 7/2)
2025-06-29 24d Uttoxeter 20f Good 4 4/14 1.25 James Bowen ht 155 97 93 72 9/1
Hurdle Turf Best Odds Guaranteed At bet365 Handicap Hurdle Led - went clear 3rd - reduced lead with one circuit to go - headed 2 out - weakened approaching last(tchd 8/1 and tchd 10/1)
2025-06-05 23d Ffos Las 16f Soft 4 2/7 4.5 James Bowen h 156 96 98 90 5/4
Hurdle Turf Subaru Forester Handicap Hurdle Prominent - led before 3rd - headed last - no match for winner(op 6/4 tchd 13/8)
2025-05-13 7d Sedgefield 17f Firm 5 6/7 28 Sean Bowen h 161 93 60 42 4/7
Hurdle Turf Visit The New betvickers.com Website Handicap Hurdle Took keen hold - raced wide early - pressed leader - weakened quickly on turn before 2 out - no chance when jumped left last (trainer's rep said - regarding poor form shown - that race may have come too soon with gelding having run 7 days ago; vet examined gelding post-race during routine testing and reported gelding to have suffered a wound to his left-hind hoof)(op 4/6)
2025-05-06 20d Ffos Las 16f Good 5 1/11 0 Sean Bowen h 154 86 98 83 4/5
Hurdle Backing Welsh Racing - DragonBet Handicap Hurdle
2025-04-16 161d Ffos Las 16f Soft 5 2/12 2 James Bowen h 158 83 85 83 5/1
Hurdle Adept Cabinets Handicap Hurdle
2024-11-06 24d Chepstow 19.5f Soft 5 9/18 17 Sean Bowen ht 152 84 53 31 14/1
Hurdle Turf Lucy Lev Handicap Hurdle Held up in rear - some headway from 2 out - never dangerous(op 9/1)
2024-10-13 15d Ffos Las 24f Soft 5 7/13 0.3 Ben Jones ht 155 85 51 31 8/1
Hurdle Turf DragonBet Born From The Betting Ring Handicap Hurdle Led - went well clear from 1st - headed after 3 out - soon weakened - tailed off(tchd 17/2)
2024-09-28 19d Market Rasen 18.5f Good 5 3/9 2.25 Sean Bowen t 147 84 82 73 11/4F
Hurdle Turf Ryepa Handicap Hurdle (Div I) Led - went clear 2nd - reduced lead 7th - faced challenge 2 out - headed approaching last - not fluent last - kept on(op 7/2 tchd 5/2)
2024-09-09 23d Perth 20f Good 5 99/11 James Bowen t 153 84 9/2
Hurdle Turf Isuzu Pick Up At ASP Commercial Handicap Hurdle (Div I) Took keen hold - led - clear after 1st - 16 lengths ahead when fell 5th(tchd 4/1)
2024-08-17 15d Market Rasen 18.5f Good 5 8/13 2.5 Adam Wedge t 154 89 77 68 20/1
Hurdle Turf C&L Fairburn Property Development Handicap Hurdle Jumped left on occasions - led - pressed leader when headed after 3rd - briefly led before 2 out - weakened approaching last(tchd 18/1 and tchd 22/1)
2024-08-02 16d Bath 11.5f Firm 6 8/9 2.25 Thomas Greatrex t 126 46 14 4 16/1
Flat Turf bettingsites.co.uk Handicap (Bath Summer Stayers Series Qualifier) Led - clear over 7f out - reduced lead over 5f out - headed under 3f out - soon weakened(op 12/1)
2024-07-17 7d Ffos Las 16f Soft 6 8/10 0.05 Lewis Edmunds ht 123 46 44 9/2
Flat Turf On Course Values Online DragonBet Handicap In rear throughout(op 8/1)
2024-07-10 8d Ffos Las 10f Soft 6 7/9 3 Thomas Greatrex ht 129 46 34 21 25/1
Flat Turf Connolly Red Mills Handicap Took keen hold - prominent - weakened from over 2f out(op 16/1)
2024-07-02 18d Stratford 18.5f Firm 5 10/11 8.5 Sean Bowen ht 165 92 74 63 7/1
Hurdle Turf Hook Norton Equine Vets Handicap Hurdle (Div I) Took keen hold - in rear - some headway back straight - weakened on turn after 2 out(op 15/2 tchd 8/1)
2024-06-14 15d Newton Abbot 17f Good 5 9/13 8 James Bowen ht 163 95 78 9 10/1
Hurdle Turf Peninsula Finance PLC Handicap Hurdle Always behind(op 11/1 tchd 17/2)
2024-05-30 207d Ffos Las 20f Good 4 7/9 7.5 Sean Bowen ht 156 98 70 45 9/1
Hurdle Turf Peter Bowen Racing Club Handicap Hurdle Held up in last - jumped left 1st - struggling before 3 out(tchd 17/2)
2023-11-05 24d Carlisle 17f Soft 4 5/11 6.5 Sean Bowen ht 161 100 93 55 7/1
Hurdle Turf Cumbria Cricket Over 50s Team Day Handicap Hurdle (Go North Sea Pigeon Series Qualifier) Held up in last - some headway before 3 out - no impression from 2 out - hung left before last - weakened run-in(op 11/2)
2023-10-12 33d Worcester 20f Soft 4 6/10 20 Sean Bowen ht 161 103 85 45 9/1
Hurdle Turf FBC Manby Bowdler Handicap Hurdle Raced wide - took keen hold - towards rear - rapid headway to lead 3rd - clear after 4th - much reduced lead after 4 out - headed just before 3 out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 15/2)
2023-09-09 14d Stratford 16.5f Good 4 2/6 Sean Bowen ht 162 104 104 49 6/1
Lee Pollard 60th Birthday Handicap Hurdle

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)1616.2%
Normal (2-4wk)33412.1%
Freshened (1-2m)400.0%
Layoff (2-6m)400.0%
Long break (6m+)200.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 3200.0%
Class 417211.8%
Class 527311.1%
Class 61300.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Mile (7-9f)300.0%
Middle (10-12f)500.0%
Staying (13f+)5259.6%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Good32515.6%
Soft1700.0%
Firm500.0%
Standard400.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Ffos Las12325.0%
Chepstow500.0%
Stratford500.0%
Bath400.0%
Market Rasen400.0%
Uttoxeter4125.0%
Newton Abbot400.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2020-06-30–2026-01-30. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.