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The Boat

8-year-old gelding, a consistent performer, with 2 wins from 15 runs who runs best on soft, spongy ground.
Quick facts
Age
8 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Dylan Thomas
Mother
Whenever Wherever
Owner
W J Evans Racing
Official rating
77

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
15
Career races
2
Wins
13.3%
Win rate
avg ~10%
40%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
1029 days
Since last race

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Returning from a 804-day absence
⚠ Yet to win at hereford in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Soft (muddy)
Loves
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
15 Jan
6th
hereford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
21 Nov
9th
hereford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
17 Oct
4th
hereford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
4 Apr
DNF
Fontwell Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 6 runners
16 Feb
4th
Leicester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 5 runners
23 Jan
DNF
Ffos Las
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 10 runners
5 Jan
3rd
Ffos Las
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 10 runners
7 Dec
🏆 Won
Leicester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
8 Nov
2nd
hereford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 11 runners
20 Mar
3rd
Chepstow
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
Adam Wedge Current jockey
13.3%
Win rate
2/15
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
hereford 5 1 second, 1 third, 3 other 15 Jan 0%
Ffos Las
Galloping
3 1 third, 2 other 23 Jan 0%
Leicester
Sharp
2 1 win, 1 other 16 Feb 50%
Market Rasen
Sharp
1 1 win 2 Dec 100%
Chepstow
Galloping
1 1 third 20 Mar 0%
Stratford-on-Avon
Sharp
1 1 other 4 Oct 0%
Taunton
Undulating
1 1 other 30 Dec 0%
Fontwell Park
Tight
1 1 other 4 Apr 0%