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Optima RacingHorses › Grove Road (IRE)

Grove Road (IRE)

9yo gelding · Form & record 2021-12-03 to 2025-02-25 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by James Owen.
Pedigree Mahler (GB) × Dear Frankie (IRE) (by Milan)
OwnerKevin Boothby And John Lynk
Ratings Official 107 · best RPR 127 · best TS 102
23
Runs
5
Wins
21.7%
Strike rate
43.5%
Place rate
1.19
Actual / Expected
-12.0%
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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
2025-02-25 15d Catterick 25.5f Soft 4 4/11 Jamie Brace v 160 107 106 83 12/1
Racing Again 5th March Handicap Hurdle (Go North Brindisi Breeze Series Qualifier)
2025-02-10 15d Plumpton 25f Soft 4 6/6 Dylan Johnston v 168 108 92 41 15/2
Chris Simpson From Plumpton To Pontefract Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle
2025-01-26 26d Fontwell 27.5f Heavy 4 3/8 Callum Pritchard v 161 108 102 22 7/2
BetGoodwin Super Tommy Cannon Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
2024-12-31 20d Uttoxeter 24f Soft 5 2/11 0.3 Callum Pritchard v 159 103 112 101 7/2J
Chase Turf Happy Retirement Dr Martin Davis Handicap Chase Held up in rear - headway after 11th - went second after 12th - led narrowly last - stayed on but headed final strides(op 9/2)
2024-12-11 18d Hereford 25.5f Soft 4 4/10 28 Mr Alex Chadwick v 161 108 86 79 3/1F
Hurdle Turf Green Dragon Hotel Hereford Handicap Hurdle Held up in rear - mistake 3rd - steady headway from 8th - raced wide and outpaced 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 11/4)
2024-11-23 125d Huntingdon 25f Soft 5 1/6 0 Callum Pritchard v 163 101 105 73 EvensF
Hurdle Turf Follow Us On X @rhino.bet Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle Towards rear - headway before 4 out - nudged along to lead before 2 out - drifted right but clear before last - reduced lead towards finish - kept on(op 11/8)
2024-07-21 13d Newton Abbot 26.5f Soft 4 1/10 0 Sean Bowen v 155 97 99 55 11/4F
Hurdle Turf William Hill Betting TV Handicap Hurdle In rear - mistake 2nd - not fluent 2 out - headway but still plenty to do on turn before last - switched left approaching last - joined leader run-in - led final strides - just did enough(op 9/2 tchd 3/1)
2024-07-08 24d Worcester 23f Good 5 99/12 Harry Cobden p 165 97 11/4F
Hurdle Turf AK Bets Big Prices Big Limits Handicap Hurdle Prominent - lost position after 4 out - weakened 3 out - pulled up run-in(op 4/1)
2024-06-14 27d Newton Abbot 26.5f Good 5 4/12 0.75 Mr Alex Chadwick p 163 97 96 53 6/1
Hurdle Turf St Austell Brewery Handicap Hurdle In touch with leaders - outpaced after 3 out - headway 2 out - disputing third approaching last - kept on but not clear run run-in(op 15/2 tchd 8/1)
2024-05-18 24d Bangor-on-Dee 24f Soft 5 9/9 6.5 Nick Scholfield b 167 102 37 15 22/1
Chase Turf Remembering Kitty Warburton Handicap Chase Unseated rider before start - in touch with leaders - dropped to rear before 14th - weakened 4 out(tchd 25/1)
2024-04-24 20d Taunton 26.5f Good 4 99/9 Gavin Sheehan b 167 107 11/1
Chase Turf Charles Clark Memorial Handicap Chase Never going well - always behind - tailed off 14th - pulled up after 4 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 13/2)
2024-04-04 29d Southwell 24.5f Heavy 4 5/6 13 Miss Brodie Hampson b 167 112 68 31 16/1
Hurdle Turf Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap Hurdle Held up in rear - not fluent 3rd - brief headway and went third 3 out - weakened before 2 out
2024-03-06 22d Catterick 25f Soft 4 6/7 17 Nick Scholfield b 168 110 91 47 10/1
Chase Turf Download The Raceday Ready App Today Handicap Chase Led - 5 lengths ahead 4th - not fluent 11th - reduced lead 5 out - headed just after 3 out - weakened quickly 2 out(op 17/2 tchd 11/1)
2024-02-13 17d Lingfield 29f Soft 3 6/9 25 Nick Scholfield b 158 114 65 10 12/1
Chase Turf Try The Racing App This Afternoon Handicap Chase In touch with leaders - weakened after 4 out - tailed off(op 11/1)
2024-01-27 22d Uttoxeter 26f Heavy 4 3/8 8.5 Nick Scholfield b 165 117 111 18 9/1
Chase Turf Cheltenham Preview 10th March Uttoxeter Racecourse Novices Handicap Chase (GBB Race) In touch with leaders - went third 4 out - no chance with winner but went second 2 out - lost second last - soon no extra(op 11/1)
2024-01-05 27d Ludlow 24f Soft 3 5/5 3 Miss Brodie Hampson p 157 122 96 71 12/1
Hurdle Turf Racing UK Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Stayers Hurdle Series Qualifier) Pressed leader - disputed lead 3rd - lost position before 3 out - weakened before 2 out - lost fourth run-in(tchd 10/1)
2023-12-09 17d Chepstow 23.5f Heavy 3 99/7 Nick Scholfield 161 122 12/1
Chase Turf Coral Racing Club Novices Limited Handicap Chase (For The See More Business Trophy) (GBB Race) Raced wide - towards rear - niggled along halfway - pushed along and headway before 12th - slow jump and lost ground 13th - tailed off when pulled up before 5 out(tchd 14/1)
2023-11-22 209d Ffos Las 24f Soft 3 3/6 3.25 Miss Brodie Hampson 164 124 124 102 7/1
Hurdle Turf Carmarthenshire Horse Boxes @3 As Leisure Handicap Hurdle Led but pestered - headed before 2 out - disputing second when not fluent 2 out - soon lost position - rallied run-in - went third final stride(tchd 13/2)
2023-04-27 30d Perth 26.5f Soft 3 5/7 Nick Scholfield 163 125 108 69 15/2
BetVictor Scoonieburn Handicap Hurdle
2023-03-28 97d Hexham 23.5f Heavy 4 2/2 Adam Wedge 168 126 124 40 8/11
Phil Addison 60th Birthday Celebration Novices Hurdle (GBB Race)
2022-12-21 52d Hereford 25.5f Soft 3 1/8 Adam Wedge 159 127 64 3/1
Hereford Racehorse Ownership Club Novices Hurdle (GBB Race)
2022-10-30 331d Carlisle 20f Heavy 4 1/8 Adam Wedge 154 112 79 13/2
Join Racing TV Now Novices Hurdle (GBB Race)
2021-12-03 DEB Sedgefield 17f Soft 5 1/11 Adam Wedge 154 103 21 2/1
Paxtons Best For Genuine Kverneland Metal Open National Hunt Flat Race (Cat 1 Elim) (Series Qual)

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)11100.0%
Normal (2-4wk)1600.0%
Freshened (1-2m)11100.0%
Layoff (2-6m)2150.0%
Long break (6m+)2150.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 36116.7%
Class 411218.2%
Class 56233.3%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Staying (13f+)23521.7%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Soft14428.6%
Heavy6116.7%
Good300.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2021-12-03–2025-02-25. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.