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Optima RacingHorses › Gustav Graves (GB)

Gustav Graves (GB)

8yo b g · Form & record 2021-04-29 to 2026-04-06 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Derek Shaw.
Pedigree Bobby's Kitten (USA) × Bondesire (GB) (by Misu Bond)
OwnerBig Lachie Syndicate
BreederElwick Stud
Ratings Official 58 · best RPR 78 · best TS 73
94
Runs
10
Wins
10.6%
Strike rate
38.3%
Place rate
0.7
Actual / Expected
-56.8%
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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
2026-04-06 17d Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Standard 6 8/9 0.3 Joanna Mason 133 58 52 42 7/1
Flat AW Follow @AtTheRaces On X Handicap (Div II) Midfield - towards rear over 4f out - on outer when weakened inside final furlong(op 15/2 tchd 13/2)
2026-03-20 9d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 5 6/9 1 Joanna Mason 121 60 54 32 9/1
Flat AW Tipping Tom On SBK Bet Feed Handicap (Div II) Dwelt start - midfield - towards rear 2f out - headway when short of room and bumped inside final furlong - kept on inside final 110yds(tchd 10/1)
2026-03-11 9d Newcastle (AW) 5f Standard 6 3/8 1 Joanna Mason 135 60 60 45 9/2
Flat AW Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Handicap Dwelt start - towards rear - switched left and headway over 1f out - kept on and went third inside final 110yds(tchd 4/1 and tchd 5/1)
2026-03-02 3d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 6 2/9 4.75 Joanna Mason 131 61 62 44 13/2
Flat AW Join The Midnite Movement Handicap Taken down early - held up in rear - switched right 2f out - some headway over 1f out - ran on well inside final furlong(op 6/1 tchd 7/1)
2026-02-27 14d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 5 4/7 0.75 Joanna Mason 126 61 52 47 10/1
Flat AW Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Taken down early - in rear - still plenty to do when switched right and headway from over 1f out - hung left but kept on inside final furlong(op 17/2)
2026-02-13 4d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 4 6/7 0.5 Joanna Mason 120 62 57 22 9/2
Flat AW Join The Midnite Movement Handicap Taken down early - towards rear - short of room then bumped rival over 2f out - not clear run over 1f out - some headway inside final furlong (jockey said gelding suffered interference approx 2 1/2f out)(op 13/2)
2026-02-09 11d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 5 5/9 0.3 Joanna Mason 127 62 62 41 9/1
Flat AW Create Your Bet Builders At Midnite Handicap Taken down early - in touch with leaders - kept on - not pace to challenge(op 10/1)
2026-01-29 6d Lingfield (AW) 5f Standard 6 6/8 0.75 George Wood 133 63 51 24 10/3
Flat AW Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap Taken down early - raced wide - towards rear - headway inside final 110yds - no impression(tchd 3/1)
2026-01-23 21d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 5 4/7 1 Jack Doughty 124 63 64 41 9/1
Flat AW Make The Move To Midnite Handicap Held up in rear - in touch with leaders but waiting for room over 1f out - switched left and ran on final 110yds - never dangerous(op 11/1 tchd 17/2)
2026-01-02 11d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 5 4/8 0.2 Joanna Mason 129 64 66 55 6/1
Flat AW Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap In touch with leaders - headway 2f out - briefly went second over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 8/1 tchd 11/2)
2025-12-22 9d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 6 1/7 0 George Wood 135 60 68 52 7/2
Flat AW Midnite: Built For 2025 Not 2005 Handicap (Div I) Taken down early - disputing third - some headway and ridden over 1f out - kept on well to lead inside final 110yds(op 10/3.)
2025-12-13 5d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 6 4/10 0.2 Joanna Mason 135 60 62 26 11/4
Flat AW Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap In touch with leaders - headway over 1f out - edged left inside final furlong - kept on(tchd 5/2)
2025-12-08 14d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 6 7/9 0.3 Joanna Mason 130 60 58 50 9/2
Flat AW Make The Move To Midnite Handicap Taken down early - never better than midfield(tchd 4/1)
2025-11-24 21d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 6 2/9 0.1 Joanna Mason 127 57 63 55 4/1
Flat AW Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Taken down early - ducked left start - towards rear - outpaced halfway - rallied and headway over 1f out - went second inside final furlong - led narrowly inside final 110yds - headed final strides(Mkt1: op 11/2 tchd 5/1; Mkt2 tchd 9/2)
2025-11-03 7d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 6 1/11 0 Joanna Mason 131 51 63 48 3/1
Flat AW Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap Taken down early - held up in midfield - raced wide but headway from 2f out - ridden and ran on to lead towards finish(op 7/2)
2025-10-27 23d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 6 2/9 2.5 George Wood 131 51 56 43 6/1
Flat AW Midnite Building The Future Of Betting Handicap Taken down early - towards rear - switched right and headway from over 1f out - ran on well inside final furlong(op 8/1)
2025-10-04 18d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 6 6/7 2.5 Jack Callan 120 54 40 30 13/2
Flat AW Each Way Extra At bet365 Handicap Always behind(Mkt1: op 8/1 tchd 7/1 and tchd 17/2; Mkt2 op 7/1)
2025-09-16 14d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 6 6/10 0.3 Gina Mangan 132 56 44 39 13/2
Flat AW Get Raceday Ready Handicap Taken down early - raced wide - towards rear - no impression(Mkt1: op 15/2 tchd 7/1; Mkt2 op 6/1 tchd 7/1)
2025-09-02 134d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 6 5/10 2.25 Gina Mangan 134 58 50 35 22/1
Flat AW Get Raceday Ready Handicap Raced in last - switched right over 1f out - some headway inside final furlong - no impression(op 11/1)
2025-04-21 14d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 5 5/7 1 Clifford Lee 123 59 57 36 8/1
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2025-04-07 8d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 5 4/10 Joanna Mason 126 60 63 44 11/2
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2025-03-30 8d Doncaster 5f Good 5 10/17 Clifford Lee 123 60 56 46 11/1
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2025-03-22 11d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 6 2/7 Clifford Lee 130 60 65 57 10/3
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2025-03-11 4d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 5/9 Clifford Lee 132 61 67 42 8/1
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2025-03-07 11d Newcastle (AW) 5f Standard 6/7 Joanna Mason 124 61 64 22 5/1
Flat AW £30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap
2025-02-24 16d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 5 9/10 Joanna Mason 128 61 56 45 17/2
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2025-02-08 5d Newcastle (AW) 5f Standard 6 2/6 Joanna Mason 135 60 67 50 5/4
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2025-02-03 24d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 6 2/9 Joanna Mason 130 60 68 45 4/1
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2025-01-10 4d Newcastle (AW) 5f Standard 5 2/8 Joanna Mason 122 59 68 19 7/2
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2025-01-06 4d Wolverhampton (AW) 5f Standard 6 1/11 Joanna Mason 129 55 65 62 2/1
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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)581017.2%
Normal (2-4wk)2600.0%
Freshened (1-2m)500.0%
Layoff (2-6m)300.0%
Long break (6m+)100.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 4600.0%
Class 539410.3%
Class 647612.8%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)941010.6%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Standard74912.2%
Good9111.1%
Soft800.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Wolverhampton (AW)52815.4%
Newcastle (AW)1119.1%
Southwell (AW)600.0%
Beverley400.0%
Doncaster300.0%
Kempton (AW)300.0%
Hamilton300.0%
Leicester3133.3%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2021-04-29–2026-04-06. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.