Gata Ban
Gata Ban is a nine-year-old who has found her level in the lower tiers of racing and is proving reliable enough to keep her name in the mix. With four wins from 21 races, she wins roughly one in every five times she runs — a decent win rate for a horse competing mostly in Class 5 company, where she has won two of nine races. Her career earnings speak to a horse who races consistently without setting the world alight, but at this stage of her life, reliability counts for something.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
The Boot Inn Partnership
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The real point of interest is recent form. Gata Ban has won twice in her last six races, including a victory at Fontwell Park three months ago, and she came third just a day before her most recent run. That kind of consistency — placing or winning in most races — suggests she is being aimed at the right level. He races for trainer Neil Mulholland's yard at Limpley Stoke in Wiltshire, a facility that has already sent out 60 winners this season, which means Gata Ban is part of a strong operation.
Richie McLernon, the jockey who rides him most often, has won on him twice from seven rides together, a 29% win rate that is notably higher than Gata Ban's overall record. That kind of partnership is worth noting: it suggests the horse runs better with this rider, either because of how McLernon manages him or simply because the pairing clicks. For a nine-year-old still winning races three months ago and remaining active, Gata Ban represents the kind of honest campaigner who might not make headlines but keeps turning up and doing her job.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Likes
Good to soft (some give)
Ok
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
6 Sep
3rd
Fontwell Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
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
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Fontwell Park Tight |
7 |
1 win, 2 seconds, 1 third, 3 other |
6 Sep |
14.3% |
| 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% |
| Uttoxeter Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
31 Dec |
0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 Nov |
0% |
| Market Rasen Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
26 Nov |
0% |
| Wincanton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Nov |
0% |