Gavoo (IRE)
Gavoo is a gelding who has won two of 14 starts, both over 6f – 7f. His first success came at Listowel on good to soft in Jun 2025 and he followed up at Dundalk on standard going in Nov 2025. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Typically held up, he finished 9 of 11 in the WTW Willis Towers Watson Handicap at Listowel in Sep 2026 when last seen off an official rating of 76, 13lb below his highest ever mark.
- 2–14Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 5 (35.7%)Placed
- −6.00£1 level staken=14 at SP
- 0.84Fair A/E n=14 · 0.70 incl. margin
- 89Highest OR
- 39dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 99
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 111C | 91 | 5 · 111 / 99 |
| Soft | 3 | 83A | 77 | 2 · 83 / 80 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 105C | 83.5 | 1 · — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 14 | 111C | 82 | 9 · 111 / 96 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style from 8 analysed runs
- Held up 6 (75%) · 1 win
- Midfield 1 (13%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (13%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 4,513 runs since Jan 2008 (373 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 322.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 10 | 1 | 10% | +0.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 464 | 54 | 11.6% | +2.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 1,114 | 85 | 7.6% | −1.6 | 0 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 462 | 47 | 10.2% | +1 | 1 from 1 |
| Soft | 864 | 74 | 8.6% | −0.6 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 291 | 25 | 8.6% | −0.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,308 | 130 | 9.9% | +0.7 | 1 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 408 | 47 | 11.5% | +2.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,769 | 165 | 9.3% | +0.1 | 2 from 14 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,116 | 98 | 8.8% | −0.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 699 | 75 | 10.7% | +1.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 322 | 15 | 4.7% | −4.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 153 | 15 | 9.8% | +0.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 39 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +5.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Jasmine Affanalis (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m–1m1f.
Family form: Jasmine Affanalis (IRE) won at Killarney (IRE), 5 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasmine Affanalis (IRE) | 18 | 2 | 1m–1m1f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Curragh (IRE) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Listowel (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke McAteer | 12 | 2 | 17% | −4.00 |
| Andrew Slattery | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 10 | 2 | 20% | −2.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Visor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +2.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep 26+22d | Listowel (IRE) | WTW Willis Towers Watson Handicap Held up towards the back - improved into 7th by halfway - driven approaching the final 2f but unable to find more from 1f out finishing 9th | 9/11 | ½ | 9-10 | 76 | 77A | 74A | Luke McAteer | 8/1 |
| 31 Aug 26+9d | Roscommon (IRE) | Lidan Handicap Settled in the pack early - nudged for effort on the outside approaching 2f out - soon under pressure and unable to close from a furlong out - finished well held in 7th | 7/12 | 1¾ | 9-6 | 80 | 83A | 78A | Luke McAteer | 5/1 |
| 22 Aug 26+19d | Curragh (IRE) | Mitsubishi Electric Handicap Held up in last place - pushed along at the midpoint but unable to close in the straight - stayed on steadily at one speed late to finish seventh | 7/10 | 1 | 8-8 | 82 | 99A | 76A | Andrew Slattery | 7/2 |
| 03 Aug 26+16d | Naas (IRE) | Matchbook Betting Exchange Handicap Sat close to the front group early - 3rd at halfway - pressed for effort 2f out then held on steadily to finish 3rd | 3/11 | 1¾ | 9-11 | 84 | 91A | 103A | Luke McAteer | 7/2 |
| 18 Jul 26+24d | Curragh (IRE) | Liverpool FC Foundation Scurry Handicap towards the back on the far rail and not once competitive - driven and isolated after 2f - under continued pressure without getting on terms 2f out - held that gait from over 1f out and moved into 5th in the final 50 yards | 5/20 | nse | 8-7 | 86 | 105C | 91A | Andrew Slattery | 22/1 |
| 24 Jun 26+32d | Naas | Race & Stay Irish Racing Tours Rated Race Tracked the front-runner - 2nd at halfway - under pressure from over 2f out - one-paced inside the final furlong to finish second | 2/2 | ¾ | 9-1 | 87 | 110C | 87C | Luke McAteer | Evens |
| 23 May 26+14d | Curragh | NorthStandard Handicap Settled midfield - 9th at halfway - driven approaching 2f out but unable to close and finished well held | 9/13 | ½ | 9-11 | 89 | 79C | 88A | Luke McAteer | 4/1F |
| 09 May 26+176d | Naas | Declan Landy Fencing Handicap (Premier Handicap) Sat just behind the front group early - 5th along the far rail 2f out - shifted right inside the final furlong when boxed in and stayed on for 4th | 4/14 | nk | 9-12 | 88 | 111C | 104A | Luke McAteer | 4/1 |
| 14 Nov 25+106d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Race Held up at the back - urged forward around halfway - still only ninth wide out 2f from home - improved into 4th with 1f left - closed to 2nd inside the last and driven through to score | 1/13 | 9-10 | 85 | 96B | 97A | Luke McAteer | 5/2 | |
| 31 Jul 25+12d | Galway | Guinness Irish EBF Nursery Handicap Settled towards rear early travelling keenly - 5th at halfway - pressed for effort with 2f and a half to run - unable to close 1f and a half out - stayed on same gear to finish 5th | 5/6 | 3½ | 10-3 | 85 | 46C | 72B | Luke McAteer | 9/4 |
| 19 Jul 25+32d | Curragh | Lavazza Sprint Nursery Handicap Settled in the pack early - 5th at halfway - angled wide inside final furlong and pushed along to move 4th with 200 yards left - stayed on to grab 3rd close home | 3/8 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 83 | 71A | 100A | Luke McAteer | 9/4F |
| 17 Jun 25+16d | Ascot | Coventry Stakes (Group 2) Settled at the back on the far rail - angled left then drifted right inside the final furlong - never got into contention | 16/20 | hd | 9-3 | — | 62C | 82A | Luke McAteer | 33/1 |
| 01 Jun 25+27d | Listowel | Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden Handy early - edged ahead with the second placed horse over a furlong out then hit front with 150yds left - finished strongly to score | 1/14 | 9-0 | — | 77C | 113A | Luke McAteer | 7/2 | |
| 05 May 25 | Curragh | Irish European Breeders Fund Median Sires Series Maiden Held up towards the back - driven into contention approaching 2f out to loom up into second inside the final furlong - unable to challenge and stayed on same effort for 2nd | 2/14 | 4¾ | 9-0 | — | 81C | 90A | Luke McAteer | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Gavoo (IRE) won?
- Gavoo (IRE) won 2 of 14 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 5 times in total (35.7% of starts).
- Who trains Gavoo (IRE)?
- Gavoo (IRE) is trained by David Marnane, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 September 2026.
- Who is Gavoo (IRE)'s sire?
- Gavoo (IRE) is by Elzaam (AUS) out of Daddy's Gal (USA), whose sire is Scat Daddy.
- What is Gavoo (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 76, from the run on 22 September 2026. The highest on record is 89.
- What is Gavoo (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Elzaam (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 4,513 runs since Jan 2008 (373 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 322.
- Who are Gavoo (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Daddy's Gal (USA), Gavoo (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Jasmine Affanalis (IRE) (2). The wins came over 1m–1m1f. As at Oct 2026.