Van Gerwen
10-year-old gelding with 3 wins from 30 runs who runs best on good ground.
Owner
Ryan Chapman & Partners
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 2 wins from 12 starts (17%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Returning from a 881-day absence
⚠ Yet to win at Beverley in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on RH Undulating tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Likes
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 5 (entry-level)
Likes
Class 6 (grassroots)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
30 Oct
9th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 12 runners
28 Sep
10th
Pontefract
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 14 runners
2 Sep
9th
Beverley
5f – 6½f · Good · 12 runners
27 Aug
8th
Beverley
5f – 6½f · Good · 11 runners
9 Aug
🏆 Won
Pontefract
5f – 6½f · Good · 9 runners
29 Jul
16th
York
5f – 6½f · Good · 19 runners
29 Jun
4th
Nottingham
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
31 May
6th
Beverley
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
21 May
2nd
Ripon
5f – 6½f · Good · 10 runners
2 Apr
9th
Doncaster
5f – 6½f · Soft · 11 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
Graham Lee Current jockey
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Pontefract Undulating |
8 |
1 win, 1 second, 6 other |
28 Sep |
12.5% |
| Beverley Undulating |
5 |
5 other |
2 Sep |
0% |
| Ripon Sharp |
4 |
2 seconds, 1 third, 1 other |
21 May |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
30 Oct |
0% |
| York Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
29 Jul |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
29 Jun |
50% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
2 Oct |
100% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
30 Jun |
0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
6 Sep |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
25 Mar |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Apr |
0% |