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Gunfighter (IRE)

T: John Butler · J: David Egan · O: Brett Lawrence

By Siyouni (FR) out of Rainbow Heart (IRE)

Form 00-79175131

10/11 Current odds

5/26 W/R

75 RPR

73 TS

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26 runs
5 wins
placed
19% strike
3 d off
79 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 00-79175131 3 days off

1 3 1 5 7 1

At Kempton (AW) 2/5 2 wins · 4 placed

Over 1m 2/5 2 wins · 3 placed

Best RPR 79 Career peak

Best TS 73 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 26 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 43
Win %: 19%
Placed %: 42%
Trend: Steady

Course Record

16 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Kempton (AW) — well clear of the 42% career baseline.

Kempton (AW) SPEC 80% 2-2-5
Wolverhampton (AW) 25% 1-0-4
Lingfield (AW) 50% 0-1-2
Chester 0% 0-0-2
Windsor 0% 0-0-2
Haydock 100% 0-1-1
Newbury 100% 0-1-1
Newcastle (AW) 100% 1-0-1
Southwell (AW) 100% 1-0-1
Yarmouth 100% 0-1-1
Ascot 0% 0-0-1
Brighton 0% 0-0-1
Goodwood 0% 0-0-1
Newmarket 0% 0-0-1
Salisbury 0% 0-0-1
Sandown 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

17 jockeys · 3 trainers

Jockeys

David Egan NOW 75% 3-0-4
Oisin Murphy 100% 1-2-3
Jack Callan 33% 0-1-3
Richard Kingscote 50% 0-1-2
David Probert 0% 0-0-2
Billy Loughnane 100% 0-1-1
Jason Hart 100% 1-0-1
Rossa Ryan 100% 0-1-1
Aidan Keeley 0% 0-0-1
Darragh Keenan 0% 0-0-1
Hector Crouch 0% 0-0-1
Jack Gilligan 0% 0-0-1
James Doyle 0% 0-0-1
Liam Wright 0% 0-0-1
Mr Lewis Kent 0% 0-0-1
Pat Dobbs 0% 0-0-1
Ross Coakley 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Hugo Palmer 55% 2-4-11
John Butler NOW 50% 3-1-8
Robert Eddery 14% 0-1-7

Going Record

23 classifiable runs

Allrounder Handles a range — peak 50% on Good to Soft, but no surface bias jumps out.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 0% 0-0-3
Good 44% 3-4-16
Good to Soft 50% 0-1-2
Soft 0% 0-0-2
Heavy — 0 runs

Distance Record

26 classifiable runs

Specialist Pure mile horse — 67% in-the-money at 7f – 1m1f.

Sprint ≤ 6f 22% 1-1-9
Seven 6½ – 7f 45% 2-3-11
Mile 7f – 1m1f 67% 2-2-6
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f — 0 runs
Staying ≥ 1m4f — 0 runs

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

14 Oct 2026 Bet £20 Get £20 With Unibet Handicap Stakes (London Mile Series Qualifier) (Div I) Kempton (AW) Class 5 1st/10 +0 Standard / Slow 1m David Egan OR 71 1/1F

9 Oct 2026 Try Unibet's Superboosts Handicap Stakes (London Mile Series Qualifier) (Div II) Kempton (AW) Class 5 3rd/10 .75 Standard / Slow 1m Billy Loughnane OR 71 5/6F

9 Sep 2026 Unibet 40,000+ Live Streamed Events Handicap Stakes Kempton (AW) Class 5 1st/13 +0 Standard / Slow 1m David Egan OR 68 9/2

20 Aug 2026 Follow @attheraces On X Handicap Stakes Lingfield (AW) Class 5 5th/11 0.1 Standard 7f Pat Dobbs OR 69 4/1J

31 Jul 2026 Get Raceday Ready Handicap Stakes Wolverhampton (AW) Class 5 7th/10 .5 Standard 7f Jack Gilligan OR 69 5/2F

5 Jul 2026 attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap (Div 1) Southwell (AW) Class 5 1st/10 +0 Standard 7f14y David Egan OR 66 7/2

9 Jun 2026 Watch Live Racing On fairplaybet.co.uk 'Confined' Handicap Brighton Class 5 9th/12 .75 Good 7f216y Darragh Keenan OR 68 9/1

27 May 2026 Unibet More Extra Place Races Apprentice Handicap Kempton (AW) Class 5 7th/14 .5 Standard To Slow 1m Liam Wright OR 70 20/1

8 Aug 2025 Maritime Cargo Services Outperforming The Opposition Handicap Newmarket Class 4 13th/14 .5 Good To Firm 6f David Egan OR 72 33/1

25 Jul 2025 Chapel Down Handicap Ascot Class 4 12th/12 .5 Good 7f David Probert OR 73 28/1

Connections

Trainer: John Butler 13%
Jockey: David Egan 14%
Owner: Brett Lawrence
Sire: Siyouni (FR)
Dam: Rainbow Heart (IRE)
Dam sire: Born To Sea
Country: Ireland
Age: 5yo

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