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Ireland 5yo

Cavern Club (IRE)

T: James Owen · O: The Good Stock Syndicate

By Ribchester (IRE) out of Merseybeat (GB)

Form 427-1001134

7/29 W/R

Resting

29 runs
7 wins
placed
24% strike
371 d off

Recent form

Form figures 427-1001134 371 days off

4 3 1 1 0 0

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 28 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 54
Win %: 24%
Placed %: 55%
Trend: Steady

Course Record

18 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Chester — well clear of the 55% career baseline.

Chester SPEC 75% 2-1-4
Newmarket 67% 1-1-3
Doncaster 100% 1-1-2
Cheltenham 50% 0-1-2
Market Rasen 50% 1-0-2
Southwell (AW) 50% 0-1-2
Wolverhampton (AW) 50% 0-1-2
Sandown 0% 0-0-2
Cartmel 100% 1-0-1
Kempton (AW) 100% 1-0-1
Redcar 100% 0-1-1
Stratford 100% 0-1-1
Yarmouth 100% 0-1-1
Leicester 0% 0-0-1
Newbury 0% 0-0-1
Thirsk 0% 0-0-1
Worcester 0% 0-0-1
York 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

17 jockeys · 2 trainers

Jockeys

Stefano Cherchi 100% 0-3-3
Gavin Sheehan NOW 67% 2-0-3
Robert Havlin 67% 1-1-3
Benoit de la Sayette 0% 0-0-3
Callum Shepherd 100% 1-1-2
William Buick 100% 1-1-2
Hollie Doyle 50% 0-1-2
Sean Bowen 50% 1-0-2
Franny Norton 100% 1-0-1
James Bowen 100% 0-1-1
Jonjo O'Neill Jr. 100% 0-1-1
Andrea Atzeni 0% 0-0-1
Edward Greatrex 0% 0-0-1
Jack Hogan 0% 0-0-1
Marco Ghiani 0% 0-0-1
Rossa Ryan 0% 0-0-1
Silvestre De Sousa 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

James Owen NOW 53% 5-3-15
Marco Botti 57% 2-6-14

Going Record

29 classifiable runs

Allrounder Handles a range — peak 71% on Good to Soft, but no surface bias jumps out.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 40% 1-1-5
Good 60% 1-5-10
Good to Soft 71% 3-2-7
Soft 50% 2-1-6
Heavy 0% 0-0-1

Distance Record

29 classifiable runs

Specialist Pure mile horse — 100% in-the-money at 7f – 1m1f.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f 100% 0-1-1
Mile 7f – 1m1f 100% 0-2-2
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f 55% 3-3-11
Staying ≥ 1m4f 47% 4-3-15

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

27 Sep 2025 Docks Beers Lincoln Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Market Rasen Class 2 P 4th/12 0.3 Good 2m125y Gavin Sheehan OR 126 11/2

30 Aug 2025 Powells Jewellery Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Chester Class 4 P 3rd/8 3.5 Good To Firm 1m7f196y Callum Shepherd OR 83 5/2F

19 Jul 2025 Unibet Same Race Multi Summer Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Market Rasen Class 2 P 1st/14 +0 Good 2m125y Gavin Sheehan OR 120 8/1

14 Jun 2025 Going Is Good Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Chester Class 4 P 1st/9 +0 Soft 1m7f196y Callum Shepherd OR 79 12/1

4 May 2025 Betfred Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) Newmarket Class 2 P 10th/10 3.25 Good To Firm 1m6f Hollie Doyle OR 81 28/1

22 Apr 2025 Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Thirsk Class 4 P 10th/10 .5 Good To Firm 1m4f8y Silvestre De Sousa OR 81 5/2F

1 Mar 2025 Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle Doncaster Class 4 P 1st/10 +0 Good To Soft 2m128y Gavin Sheehan OR 114 13/2

13 Dec 2024 Catesby Estates Handicap Hurdle Cheltenham Class 3 P 7th/14 .75 Good To Soft 2m179y Sean Bowen OR 114 14/1

15 Nov 2024 Valda Energy Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Cheltenham Class 3 P 2nd/15 1 Good 2m87y Jonjo O'Neill Jr OR 109 50/1

27 Sep 2024 DragonBet - Real Bookmakers Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Worcester Class 4 4th/7 12 Soft 2m Jack Hogan OR 110 7/2

Connections

Trainer: James Owen 19%
Owner: The Good Stock Syndicate
Sire: Ribchester (IRE)
Dam: Merseybeat (GB)
Dam sire: New Approach
Country: Ireland
Age: 5yo

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