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Optima RacingHorses › Van Zant (GB)

Van Zant (GB)

6yo b g · Form & record 2021-05-01 to 2025-03-27 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Ruth Carr.
Pedigree Lethal Force (IRE) × Emmuska (GB) (by Sir Percy)
OwnerRuth Carr Racing Club
BreederWillie Musson Racing Ltd & R D Musson
Ratings Official 46 · best RPR 66 · best TS 53
44
Runs
3
Wins
6.8%
Strike rate
27.3%
Place rate
0.65
Actual / Expected
-72.7%
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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
2025-03-27 6d Wolverhampton (AW) 8.5f Standard 6 7/10 James Sullivan p 129 46 43 16 28/1
Flat Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap (Div II)
2025-03-21 17d Southwell (AW) 8f Standard 6 6/8 James Sullivan p 124 46 39 8 25/1
Flat Win £1M With BetMGMs Golden Goals Handicap (Div I)
2025-03-04 11d Southwell (AW) 8f Standard 12/12 Joanna Mason p 135 47 34 28 33/1
Flat AW BetMGM: Its Showtime Classified Stakes
2025-02-21 13d Southwell (AW) 8f Standard 6 12/12 Josephine Gordon p 135 48 24 4 14/1
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2025-02-08 9d Wolverhampton (AW) 8.5f Standard 6 5/7 Luke Morris p 135 49 46 42 10/1
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2025-01-30 15d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 6 7/9 Joanna Mason p 135 49 39 6/1
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2025-01-15 4d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 6 1/12 James Sullivan p 135 44 55 33 7/2
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2025-01-11 7d Wolverhampton (AW) 7f Standard 6 2/9 Josephine Gordon p 121 46 51 45 18/1
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2025-01-04 15d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 6 8/11 1 Joanna Mason p 135 45 41 21 4/1J
Flat AW Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Classified Stakes (Div I) Took keen hold - pressed leader - led after 1f - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(Mkt1: op 15/2 tchd 9/2)
2024-12-20 39d Southwell (AW) 8f Standard 6 10/12 0.5 Jason Hart p 129 46 45 19 22/1
Flat AW Stay Golden With BetMGM Safer Gambling Handicap (Div I) Raced wide early - led - headed over 1f out - soon hung right and bumped rivals - weakened inside final 110yds(op 20/1)
2024-11-11 16d Wolverhampton (AW) 8.5f Standard 6 11/12 0.75 James Sullivan p 131 48 40 32 33/1
Flat AW BetMGM: Its Showtime Handicap Taken down early - led - headed and weakened quickly over 1f out(tchd 28/1)
2024-10-26 12d Chelmsford (AW) 8f Standard 6 6/10 1.5 James Sullivan p 134 50 47 38 18/1
Flat AW Betfair Safer Gambling Tools Handicap Short of room soon after start - in rear - ridden over 1f out - some headway inside final furlong - never on terms(op 11/1 tchd 10/1)
2024-10-14 154d Wolverhampton (AW) 8.5f Standard 6 8/12 3.5 James Sullivan p 134 51 34 25 16/1
Flat AW Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Handicap (Div I) Dwelt start - always behind(op 14/1 tchd 18/1)
2024-05-13 14d Wolverhampton (AW) 8.5f Standard 6 12/13 3.5 James Sullivan p 132 52 34 3 9/1
Flat AW Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap Led - headed over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 12/1)
2024-04-29 17d Southwell (AW) 8f Standard 6 6/9 5 James Sullivan p 135 52 39 21 5/2
Flat AW Yeeehaaa.Bet Handicap (Div I) Soon led - headed over 1f out - soon lost position - weakened final furlong (vet said gelding finished lame on his left-hind)(tchd 11/4)
2024-04-12 17d Southwell (AW) 8f Standard 6 2/8 0.3 James Sullivan p 133 51 59 53 11/4F
Flat AW Liz And Izzys HOAP Podcast Handicap Led - shaken up over 1f out - faced challenge inside final furlong - kept on inside final 110yds - headed towards finish(op 5/2 tchd 3/1)
2024-03-26 5d Southwell (AW) 8f Standard 6 1/11 0 James Sullivan p 135 46 59 48 5/2J
Flat AW Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Classified Stakes (Div II) Made virtually all - faced challenge from over 1f out - headed inside final 110yds - rallied and led again towards finish(tchd 11/4)
2024-03-21 7d Southwell (AW) 8f Standard 6 2/10 0.3 James Sullivan p 124 46 57 28 15/2
Flat AW Stay Golden With BetMGM Safer Gambling Handicap Prominent - headway to lead over 1f out - headed inside final 110yds - no extra towards finish(tchd 8/1)
2024-03-14 12d Southwell (AW) 8f Standard 6 4/9 1 James Sullivan 135 46 51 34 11/4F
Flat AW Win £2 000 000 With BetMGMs Golden Goals Classified Stakes (Div I) Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway from 2f out - no extra and lost third towards finish(op 5/2)
2024-03-02 14d Wolverhampton (AW) 8.5f Standard 6 4/12 0.5 James Sullivan 130 46 50 22 7/2
Flat AW Stay Golden With BetMGM Safer Gambling Handicap Took keen hold - midfield - ridden and headway inside final furlong - went fourth inside final 110yds - not reach leaders(op 4/1)
2024-02-17 12d Wolverhampton (AW) 8.5f Standard 6 3/9 0.3 James Sullivan 126 46 53 37 12/1
Flat AW BetMGM: Its Showtime Handicap (Div II) Raced in last - detached and pushed along after 2f - struggling halfway - some headway over 2f out - went third inside final furlong - kept on well final 110yds - nearest finish(op 16/1)
2024-02-05 17d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 6 3/10 1 Luke Morris 128 46 49 24 8/1
Flat AW Bet £10 Get £40 At BetMGM Classified Stakes Took keen hold - in touch with leaders on outer - went second 5f out - outpaced 2f out - soon lost position - rallied and kept on inside final furlong(tchd 15/2)
2024-01-19 11d Wolverhampton (AW) 7f Standard 6 5/9 0.5 James Sullivan 129 47 49 41 100/30C
Flat AW Stay Golden With BetMGM Safer Gambling Handicap Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - switched right and ridden over 1f out - switched left 1f out - no impression inside final furlong(op 7/2)
2024-01-08 13d Newcastle (AW) 7f Standard 6 8/11 3.75 Christian Howarth 122 47 29 15/2
Flat AW BetMGM: Its Showtime Apprentice Handicap In touch with leaders - weakened over 1f out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 6/1)
2023-12-26 11d Wolverhampton (AW) 7f Standard 6 1/12 0 Joanna Mason 126 46 55 49 3/1
Flat AW Bet £10 Get £40 At BetMGM Handicap (Div I) Prominent - dropped to midfield over 4f out - headway over 2f out - led inside final 110yds - ran on(op 4/1)
2023-12-15 38d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 6 3/10 0.5 Cam Hardie 121 46 50 22 16/1
Flat AW BetMGM: Its Showtime Handicap (Div II) Midfield - headway from over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 12/1)
2023-11-07 14d Newcastle (AW) 7f Standard 6 5/12 0.75 James Sullivan 126 45 45 22 8/1
Flat AW Win £2 000 000 With BetMGMs Golden Goals Handicap Led - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 9/1)
2023-10-24 7d Wolverhampton (AW) 7f Standard 6 2/9 1.75 James Sullivan 129 46 50 43 11/2
Flat AW Stay Golden With BetMGM Safer Gambling Handicap (Div II) Prominent on inner - took keen hold early - switched right over 1f out - soon ridden - switched left inside final furlong - kept on and went second final strides(tchd 5/1)
2023-10-17 11d Newcastle (AW) 7f Standard 6 11/12 4.25 Andrew Mullen 126 46 19 17/2
Flat AW Best Racing Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap In touch with leaders - short of room and lost position over 1f out - short of room and eased inside final furlong (jockey said gelding suffered interference inside final furlong)(op 8/1)
2023-10-06 161d Newcastle (AW) 7f Standard 6 6/12 James Sullivan 129 46 35 10/3
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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)21314.3%
Normal (2-4wk)1500.0%
Freshened (1-2m)200.0%
Layoff (2-6m)400.0%
Long break (6m+)100.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 5500.0%
Class 63837.9%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)400.0%
Mile (7-9f)3937.7%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Standard3438.8%
Firm600.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Southwell (AW)14214.3%
Wolverhampton (AW)1119.1%
Newcastle (AW)800.0%
Redcar400.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2021-05-01–2025-03-27. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.