Over this period John Bowden has won 21 of 281 races (a 7.5% strike rate, an actual/expected ratio of 0.81 versus the market). Full breakdown by course, going and recent form below.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh (IRE) | 41 | 3 | 7.3% |
| Naas (IRE) | 41 | 2 | 4.9% |
| Dundalk (AW) (IRE) | 38 | 4 | 10.5% |
| Navan (IRE) | 26 | 3 | 11.5% |
| Gowran Park (IRE) | 15 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Fairyhouse (IRE) | 13 | 1 | 7.7% |
| Leopardstown (IRE) | 12 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Tipperary (IRE) | 11 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Curragh | 10 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Roscommon (IRE) | 10 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 75 | 4 | 5.3% |
| Standard | 40 | 4 | 10.0% |
| Soft | 27 | 4 | 14.8% |
| Yielding | 25 | 1 | 4.0% |
| Good to yielding | 22 | 1 | 4.5% |
| Yielding to soft | 21 | 1 | 4.8% |
| Good to firm | 17 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Heavy | 15 | 1 | 6.7% |
| Good | 15 | 2 | 13.3% |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Doonard Prince (IRE) | 78 | 6 | 7.7% |
| Universal Focus (GER) | 68 | 6 | 8.8% |
| Monzoon (GB) | 35 | 4 | 11.4% |
| Stone Bear (IRE) | 11 | 3 | 27.3% |
| Four Blondes (IRE) | 27 | 2 | 7.4% |
| Date | Course | Horse | Finish | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-12 | Dundalk (AW) | Wild Berries (IRE) | 7 | 67.0 |
| 2026-06-12 | Fairyhouse | Stone Bear (IRE) | 3 | 6.0 |
| 2026-06-03 | Curragh | Wild Berries (IRE) | 14 | 29.0 |
| 2026-06-03 | Curragh | Four Blondes (IRE) | 20 | 8.5 |
| 2026-05-28 | Fairyhouse | Stone Bear (IRE) | 1 | 5.5 |
| 2026-05-09 | Naas | Stone Bear (IRE) | 3 | 6.5 |
| 2026-05-04 | Curragh | Four Blondes (IRE) | 4 | 10.0 |
| 2026-04-01 | Dundalk (AW) | Stone Bear (IRE) | 1 | 7.5 |
| 2026-01-30 | Dundalk (AW) | Stone Bear (IRE) | 7 | 4.6 |
| 2026-01-13 | Dundalk (AW) | Stone Bear (IRE) | 1 | 7.5 |
| 2025-11-28 | Dundalk (AW) (IRE) | Stone Bear (IRE) | 5 | 8.0 |
| 2025-11-05 | Dundalk (AW) (IRE) | Stone Bear (IRE) | 7 | 6.5 |
| 2025-10-13 | Roscommon (IRE) | Four Blondes (IRE) | 8 | 19.0 |
| 2025-09-22 | Fairyhouse (IRE) | Four Blondes (IRE) | 9 | 12.0 |
| 2025-09-18 | Naas (IRE) | Wild Berries (IRE) | 9 | 19.0 |
| 2025-08-24 | Naas (IRE) | Wild Berries (IRE) | 6 | 29.0 |
| 2025-08-19 | Roscommon (IRE) | Four Blondes (IRE) | 2 | 7.0 |
| 2025-08-04 | Naas (IRE) | Stone Bear (IRE) | 17 | 151.0 |
| 2025-08-04 | Naas (IRE) | Wild Berries (IRE) | 12 | 151.0 |
| 2025-07-23 | Naas (IRE) | Stone Bear (IRE) | 5 | 101.0 |
Data: official UK & Irish results, 2015-01-16–2026-07-12. Strike rate and ROI are historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.