Ireland 3yo

Just A Gambler (IRE)

T: Charlie Johnston · J: Rob Hornby · O: John Brown Megan Dennis

By St Mark's Basilica (FR) out of We Are Ninety (IRE)

Form 36-13834457

18/1 Current odds

1/11 W/R

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11 runs
1 wins
placed
9% strike
12 d off
77 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 36-13834457 12 days off

7 5 4 4 3 8

At Southwell (AW) 0/1 0 wins · 0 placed

On Good 0/2 0 wins · 0 placed

Best RPR 77 Career peak

Best TS 59 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 11 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 39
Win %: 9%
Placed %: 36%
Trend: Fading

Course Record

9 venues

Career strike 36%; best at Kempton (AW) (50% from 2 runs).

Kempton (AW) 50% 0-1-2
Bath 0% 0-0-2
Chelmsford (AW) 100% 1-0-1
Pontefract 100% 0-1-1
Redcar 100% 0-1-1
Hamilton 0% 0-0-1
Musselburgh 0% 0-0-1
Southwell (AW) 0% 0-0-1
Wolverhampton (AW) 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

9 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

Callum Shepherd 67% 1-1-3
Connor Beasley 100% 0-1-1
Jason Hart 100% 0-1-1
Andrew Mullen 0% 0-0-1
Jack Callan(3) 0% 0-0-1
Jack Mitchell 0% 0-0-1
Rob Hornby NOW 0% 0-0-1
Sean D Bowen 0% 0-0-1
Silvestre De Sousa 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Charlie Johnston NOW 36% 1-3-11

Going Record

11 classifiable runs

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

Firm 0% 0-0-1
Good to Firm 100% 0-1-1
Good 20% 1-0-5
Good to Soft 50% 0-2-4
Soft — 0 runs
Heavy — 0 runs

Distance Record

11 classifiable runs

Mixed No standout trip — every bracket comes in around the same modest strike rate.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f — 0 runs
Mile 7f – 1m1f 30% 1-2-10
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f 100% 0-1-1
Staying ≥ 1m4f — 0 runs

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

5 Jul 2026 Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Handicap Southwell (AW) Class 5 7th/14 .75 Standard 1m Rob Hornby OR 64 7/1

28 Jun 2026 First Windsorlot Then Voltaic & Now Teardrops Handicap Wolverhampton (AW) Class 5 5th/10 1.75 Standard 1m1½f Jack Callan OR 64 25/1

17 Jun 2026 Scottish Racing Supporting #Racingwithpride Handicap Hamilton Class 5 4th/6 .75 Good 1m½f Andrew Mullen OR 66 12/1

13 May 2026 Blackmore Build Supporting #mentalhealthawarenessweek Handicap Bath Class 5 B 4th/5 1.5 Firm 1m Sean D Bowen OR 68 4/1

30 Apr 2026 Watch Race Replays At racingtv.com Handicap Redcar Class 5 3rd/6 10 Good To Firm 1m2f Connor Beasley OR 69 10/1

12 Apr 2026 Enter ITV7 For Free Handicap Musselburgh Class 5 P 8th/10 .5 Good 1m Callum Shepherd OR 69 8/1

25 Mar 2026 Virgin Bet A Good Bet Handicap (London Mile Series Qualifier) Kempton (AW) Class 5 3rd/9 .5 Standard To Slow 1m Callum Shepherd OR 69 7/1

12 Mar 2026 tigerbet.co.uk Price Boosts Handicap Chelmsford (AW) Class 5 1st/5 +0 Standard 1m Callum Shepherd OR 66 14/1

9 Oct 2025 BetWright Bet The Wright Way EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (Bands C/D) (GBB Race) (Div II) Bath Class 5 6th/10 0.3 Good To Soft 1m Jack Mitchell 6/1

25 Sep 2025 Watch Racing TV Live On Channel 424 Restricted Novice Stakes (Bands B C And D) (GBBPlus Race) Pontefract Class 4 3rd/9 1.75 Good To Soft 1m Jason Hart 14/1

Connections

Trainer: Charlie Johnston 13%
Jockey: Rob Hornby 11%
Owner: John Brown Megan Dennis
Sire: St Mark's Basilica (FR)
Dam: We Are Ninety (IRE)
Dam sire: Thewayyouare
Country: Ireland
Age: 3yo

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