Gavoo
Gavoo is a 3-year-old still searching for consistency after a quiet spell that has lasted ten months. The horse has won twice from fourteen races, a win rate of roughly 1 in 7, and shows enough promise in the placing column—seven podium finishes alongside those two victories—to suggest it belongs in competitive company. But the form figures tell a story of a horse struggling to get over the line: in its last six runs, Gavoo has finished nowhere better than third, with a ninth-place finish most recently just a day ago. That pattern is worth watching, because the gap between occasionally placing and rarely winning can come down to small margins—a furlong of speed, a better trip through the race, or simply finding the right contest at the right time.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
A Touch Of Leather Syndicate
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The horse won decisively at Listowel in early June and then again at Dundalk in mid-November, but that second victory now sits ten months in the past. Luke McAteer, who rides Gavoo regularly, has been aboard for 8 races and has steered the horse to both of those wins—a partnership win rate of 25%, or 2 wins from 8—which suggests they work well together. That makes McAteer worth following as a guide to when Gavoo might be ready to fire again.
David Marnane's yard at Bansha has sent out 21 winners this season, so the trainer is firing and knows how to get horses to the track in winning form. Whether Gavoo can break its decade-long drought and add a third win to its record will depend on finding a race suited to its current level and getting the ride right. For now, it remains a horse with talent but one that needs to rediscover its winning touch.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
⚠ Yet to win at The Curragh in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 6 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
22 Sep
9th
Listowel
7f – 1m · Yielding · 13 runners
31 Aug
7th
Roscommon
7f – 1m · Yielding · 13 runners
22 Aug
7th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Good · 12 runners
3 Aug
3rd
Naas
5f – 6½f · Good · 11 runners
18 Jul
5th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 21 runners
24 Jun
2nd
Naas
5f – 6½f · Good · 4 runners
23 May
DNF
The Curragh
7f – 1m · Good · 14 runners
9 May
4th
Naas
5f – 6½f · Good · 15 runners
14 Nov
🏆 Won
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 14 runners
31 Jul
5th
Galway
7f – 1m · Soft · 7 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 |
|---|
| The Curragh Galloping |
5 |
1 second, 1 third, 3 other |
22 Aug |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
3 |
1 second, 1 third, 1 other |
3 Aug |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
22 Sep |
50% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
14 Nov |
100% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
31 Aug |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Jun |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
31 Jul |
0% |