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Gata Ban

Gata Ban is the kind of horse that keeps itself useful without ever quite becoming a star—a nine-year-old with four wins from twenty races, winning roughly once every five outings. That's a respectable return over a long career, and it speaks to a horse that knows how to get the job done at the right level.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
9 years old
Sex
Mare
Colour
Bay
Father
Getaway
Mother
Meryemnana
Owner
The Boot Inn Partnership
Rating
92

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
20
Career races
4
Wins
20%
Win rate
avg ~10%
50%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
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Neil Mulholland's yard at Limpley Stoke has had a strong season with sixty winners to their name, and Gata Ban slots into that pattern as a solid contributor. The horse typically races in Class 5 events, where it has won 2 of 9 races—a 22% win rate at that level that suggests it is genuinely competitive when pitched against the right opposition. Recent form has been mixed but not discouraging: two wins in the last six races, including a victory at Fontwell Park just over two months ago on June 10th. The most recent outing, just a day ago, saw it finish fourth, so it remains actively campaigned and evidently sound enough to race regularly.

Richie McLernon has been Gata Ban's most frequent partner in the saddle, riding it seven times for two wins—a 29% win rate that edges above the horse's overall average. That suggests the pairing has found a winning formula on occasion, even if results have not been consistent. At nine years old, Gata Ban is not a young prospect, but it is a horse that seems to have found its natural level and keeps competing at it. The win at Taunton on December 21st, 2022, marked the start of a career that has been quietly productive rather than spectacular: steady, useful, and still active enough to line up again.

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good (firm-ish)
Good to soft (some give)
Ok
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Left-handed, tight
Ok
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
23 Aug
4th
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
10 Jun
🏆 Won
Fontwell Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 4 runners
6 Jun
🏆 Won
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
6 May
2nd
Fontwell Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
9 Apr
4th
Taunton
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
9 Mar
3rd
Plumpton
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft
9 Mar
3rd
Plumpton
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 5 runners
18 Jan
6th
Fakenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 8 runners
31 Dec
6th
Uttoxeter
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 14 runners
26 Nov
6th
Market Rasen
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 7 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
28.6%
Win rate
2/7
Won / Rode
Tom Scudamore
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
Harriet Tucker
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
Dylan Johnston Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Fontwell Park
Tight
6 1 win, 2 seconds, 3 other 10 Jun 16.7%
Worcester
Galloping
3 1 win, 1 third, 1 other 23 Aug 33.3%
Taunton
Undulating
2 1 win, 1 other 9 Apr 50%
Fakenham
Tight
2 1 second, 1 other 18 Jan 0%
Plumpton
Sharp
2 2 thirds 9 Mar 0%
hereford 1 1 win 12 Feb 100%
Chepstow
Galloping
1 1 other 6 Nov 0%
Market Rasen
Sharp
1 1 other 26 Nov 0%
Uttoxeter
Sharp
1 1 other 31 Dec 0%
Wincanton
Galloping
1 1 other 17 Nov 0%