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Ireland 7yo

Gavin (GB)

T: Mickey Bowen · O: H Jones

By Bated Breath (GB) out of Under Milk Wood (GB)

Form 72243779-87

5/61 W/R

Resting

61 runs
5 wins
placed
8% strike
235 d off

Recent form

Form figures 72243779-87 235 days off

7 8 9 7 7 3

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: 36
Win %: 8%
Placed %: 30%
Trend: Climbing

Course Record

26 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Ffos Las, Market Rasen — well clear of the 30% career baseline.

Ffos Las SPEC 50% 3-3-12
Stratford 40% 0-2-5
Chepstow 0% 0-0-5
Market Rasen SPEC 50% 0-2-4
Uttoxeter 25% 1-0-4
Bath 0% 0-0-4
Newton Abbot 0% 0-0-4
Cartmel 50% 0-1-2
Perth 50% 0-1-2
Salisbury 50% 0-1-2
Worcester 0% 0-0-2
Fakenham 100% 1-0-1
Southwell 100% 0-1-1
Southwell (AW) 100% 0-1-1
Taunton 100% 0-1-1
Bangor-on-Dee 0% 0-0-1
Carlisle 0% 0-0-1
Exeter 0% 0-0-1
Hereford 0% 0-0-1
Kempton (AW) 0% 0-0-1
Lingfield (AW) 0% 0-0-1
Newbury 0% 0-0-1
Nottingham 0% 0-0-1
Sedgefield 0% 0-0-1
Wincanton 0% 0-0-1
Wolverhampton (AW) 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

23 jockeys · 5 trainers

Jockeys

Sean Bowen 39% 3-4-18
James Bowen 50% 0-3-6
Danny Burton 33% 1-1-6
Shane Fenelon NOW 33% 0-2-6
Kieran O'Neill 0% 0-0-3
Charlie Hammond 50% 0-1-2
Charles Bishop 0% 0-0-2
James Davies 0% 0-0-2
Thomas Greatrex 0% 0-0-2
Cam Hardie 100% 0-1-1
Jack Quinlan 100% 1-0-1
Oisin Murphy 100% 0-1-1
Adam Wedge 0% 0-0-1
Ben Jones 0% 0-0-1
Charlie Bennett 0% 0-0-1
Daniel Muscutt 0% 0-0-1
David Egan 0% 0-0-1
Gavin Sheehan 0% 0-0-1
Lewis Edmunds 0% 0-0-1
Lilly Pinchin 0% 0-0-1
Louis Steward 0% 0-0-1
Mr Frederick Tett 0% 0-0-1
Sean Levey 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Joe Ponting 26% 2-3-19
Mickey Bowen NOW 40% 1-5-15
Peter & Michael Bowen 17% 0-2-12
Peter Bowen 44% 2-2-9
Rod Millman 17% 0-1-6

Going Record

61 classifiable runs

Mixed No clear going preference — moderate strike on every surface they've tried.

Firm 0% 0-0-1
Good to Firm 25% 0-1-4
Good 37% 5-8-35
Good to Soft 20% 0-3-15
Soft 25% 0-1-4
Heavy 0% 0-0-2

Distance Record

61 classifiable runs

Mixed No standout trip — every bracket comes in around the same modest strike rate.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f 0% 0-0-2
Mile 7f – 1m1f 0% 0-0-2
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f 20% 0-1-5
Staying ≥ 1m4f 33% 5-12-52

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

30 Jan 2026 Dunraven Windows Handicap Hurdle Ffos Las Class 4 HT 7th/7 16 Heavy 1m7f182y Shane Fenelon OR 86 25/1

8 Jan 2026 Bet And Stream British At DragonBet Handicap Hurdle Ffos Las Class 5 T 8th/8 13 Heavy 1m7f182y Sean Bowen OR 90 13/2

27 Dec 2025 Coral 'Daily Rewards Shaker' Handicap Hurdle Chepstow Class 4 T 9th/13 4.5 Good To Soft 2m16y Shane Fenelon OR 93 18/1

25 Nov 2025 Join The Hereford Racing Club 2026 Handicap Hurdle Hereford Class 5 T 7th/12 .75 Good 2m3f147y Gavin Sheehan OR 95 8/1

7 Nov 2025 Oddschecker Handicap Hurdle Exeter Class 4 T 7th/17 1 Good 2m161y Sean Bowen OR 97 10/1

16 Oct 2025 Faucets Handicap Hurdle Ffos Las Class 4 T 3rd/7 1.25 Good 1m7f182y Sean Bowen OR 98 13/8F

29 Sep 2025 Le Dorney Villas Cornwall Golf Holidays Conditional Jockeys' Selling Handicap Hurdle Newton Abbot Class 5 T 4th/9 10 Good 2m2f110y Shane Fenelon OR 100 5/1

6 Sep 2025 Power Utilities Group Conditional Jockeys' Selling Handicap Hurdle Stratford Class 5 T 2nd/5 17 Good 2m3f Shane Fenelon OR 100 6/5F

23 Aug 2025 Ewga Handicap Hurdle Cartmel Class 5 T 2nd/10 0.3 Good 2m1f Shane Fenelon OR 98 12/1

27 Jul 2025 steelbeamsderby.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Uttoxeter Class 4 T 7th/10 7.5 Good 1m7f168y Shane Fenelon OR 99 6/1

Connections

Trainer: Mickey Bowen 16%
Owner: H Jones
Sire: Bated Breath (GB)
Dam: Under Milk Wood (GB)
Dam sire: Montjeu
Country: Ireland
Age: 7yo

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