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The Thames Boatman: horse profile, stats, records and next races

The Thames Boatman is a 6-year-old gelding by Havana Grey, trained by Richard Hughes. He has won 8 of 50 starts and placed in 15 more, for £108,672 in prize money. His best trip is 5f, where 6 wins from 34 is a 18% strike rate against 13% at every other distance. He runs next in the 5:07 at Bath on 29 September. His best performance rating is 86, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 50
  • Wins 8
  • Placed 23
  • Strike rate 16%
  • Prize money £108,672
  • Best rating 86
  • Official rating 74

Where The Thames Boatman runs next

Time Course Race Best price
5:07 Bath Free Bets On attheraces.com Handicap Stakes (Div I) —

The Thames Boatman form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
15 Aug 26 Newbury D&H, Excellence In Nutrition Handicap Stakes Class 3 5f Good To Firm 12 9.5 25/1 Saffie Osborne 74
25 Jul 26 Lingfield Smith & Western Showdown Handicap Stakes Class 5 5f Good To Firm 2 1.75 5/1 Finley Marsh 75
30 Jun 26 Salisbury Whitsbury Manor Stud Supporting Inspire Foundation Handicap Class 4 5f Good To Firm 2 4.75 9/2 Finley Marsh 76
21 Jun 26 Brighton Download The Fairplay App Now Handicap Class 4 5.5f Good To Firm 5 9.75 7/2 Finley Marsh 76
1 Jun 26 Windsor Fenchurch Insurance Brokers Handicap Class 4 5f Good To Firm 4 2.25 17/2 Pat Cosgrave 77
2 May 26 Goodwood Highclere Castle Gin Handicap Class 5 5f Good 1 — 9/2 Finley Marsh 74
27 Apr 26 Bath Bet Now With fairplaybet.co.uk Handicap Class 5 5f Firm 2 — 5/2 Finley Marsh 74
3 Apr 26 Lingfield (AW) Midnite All-Weather Vase Sprint Handicap Class 3 6f Standard 9 4.25 20/1 Finley Marsh 83
5 Mar 26 Lingfield (AW) Make The Move To Midnite Handicap Class 4 5f Standard 2 1 2/1 Billy Loughnane 83
21 Feb 26 Chelmsford City (AW) Easter Festival Handicap Class 2 5f Standard 6 4.75 9/1 Cieren Fallon 83
31 Jan 26 Lingfield (AW) Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Handicap Class 4 5f Standard 4 1.5 10/3F Finley Marsh 83
10 Jan 26 Lingfield (AW) Create Your Bet Builders At Midnite Handicap Class 3 5f Standard 1 — 4/1 Finley Marsh 81
4 Nov 25 Lingfield (AW) Join The Midnite Movement Handicap Class 4 5f Standard 2 1 11/4F Finley Marsh 81
16 Oct 25 Chelmsford City (AW) 'Timeform Sprint Series Qualifier' Handicap (Div 2) Class 4 6f Standard 5 5 13/2 Billy Loughnane 82
13 Sep 25 Lingfield (AW) Free Race Replays On attheraces.com Handicap Class 4 5f Standard 2 1.25 9/2F Finley Marsh 81
8 Aug 25 Brighton Harry Bloom Memorial 'Brighton Bullet' Handicap Class 4 6f Good 4 2.25 13/2 Finley Marsh 75
31 Jul 25 Wolverhampton (AW) Racing League Race 8 Handicap Class 4 6f Standard 11 8.25 12/1 Finley Marsh 82
8 Jul 25 Lingfield Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Handicap Class 4 5f Good To Soft 5 1.75 9/4F Finley Marsh 75
1 Jul 25 Chelmsford City (AW) It's Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap Class 3 5f Standard To Slow 2 .75 4/1 Finley Marsh 82
10 Jun 25 Salisbury George Smith Horseboxes Handicap Class 5 6f Good To Firm 2 .5 9/2 Finley Marsh 74
30 Apr 25 Brighton starsportsbet.co.uk Handicap Class 5 6f Good To Firm 2 3.75 9/2 Finley Marsh 74
20 Apr 25 Bath Sergei Prokofiev Standing At Whitsbury Manor Handicap Class 4 5f Good To Firm 2 1.5 7/2 Finley Marsh 74
6 Apr 25 Southwell (AW) Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap Class 3 5f Standard 11 10.75 14/1 Finley Marsh 84
28 Feb 25 Lingfield (AW) BetUK AWC Sprint Trial Handicap Class 2 6f Standard 6 6.25 40/1 Luke Morris 86
18 Jan 25 Lingfield (AW) 30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap Class 4 6f Standard 5 3.5 7/2 Finley Marsh 85
13 Jan 25 Lingfield (AW) Weekly 5 Free Bet With BetUK Handicap Class 3 5f Standard To Slow 2 .75 6/1 Finley Marsh 85
31 Dec 24 Lingfield (AW) Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap Class 2 5f Standard 6 3.25 5/1 Finley Marsh 86
5 Oct 24 Wolverhampton (AW) bet365 Handicap Class 3 6f Standard 7 5 10/1 Finley Marsh 86
14 Sep 24 Lingfield (AW) Libra Utility Construction Services Handicap Class 3 5f Standard 1 — 10/3 Finley Marsh 83
9 Aug 24 Newmarket Maritime Cargo Services Outperforming The Opposition Handicap Class 4 6f Good 7 3.25 8/1 Finley Marsh 80
27 Jul 24 Chester Sensee Operations Ltd T/A TCC Handicap Class 4 5f Good 6 4.5 7/1 Finley Marsh 83
7 Jul 24 Chelmsford City (AW) It's Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap Class 3 5f Standard 1 — 11/2 Finley Marsh 80
20 May 24 Windsor Get Raceday Ready Handicap Class 3 6f Good To Firm 4 4.75 4/1 Finley Marsh 82
2 May 24 Chelmsford City (AW) Each Way Extra At bet365 Handicap Class 4 6f Standard 4 2.25 10/3F Finley Marsh 83
1 Apr 24 Kempton (AW) Virgin Bet Best Odds Daily Handicap (London Sprint Series Qualifier) Class 4 6f Standard To Slow 10 7.25 13/2 Ethan Jones 83
7 Mar 24 Lingfield (AW) Find More Big Deals At Betuk Handicap Class 4 6f Standard 1 — 7/2F Finley Marsh 78
23 Feb 24 Wolverhampton (AW) Boost Your Acca-Fenwa With BetUK Handicap Class 4 5f Standard 3 3.5 13/8F Finley Marsh 78
25 Nov 23 Lingfield (AW) BetUK. Home Of The Acca-Fenwa Handicap Class 4 5f Standard 1 — 5/1 David Egan 74
18 Nov 23 Wolverhampton (AW) BetUK Take Time Out During SGWeek23! Handicap Class 5 5f Standard 5 1.25 2/1F Finley Marsh 75
1 Sep 23 Salisbury Cara Glass Handicap Class 5 5f Good To Soft 2 .5 6/4F George Rooke 74
18 Aug 23 Wolverhampton (AW) Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter Handicap Class 5 5f Standard 6 1.75 3/1F George Rooke 75
3 Aug 23 Goodwood World Pool Handicap Class 3 5f Soft 5 2.5 28/1 George Rooke 77
14 Jul 23 Newmarket cavani.co.uk The Sartorial Sprint Handicap Class 3 5f Good To Soft 4 3.5 8/1 George Rooke 79
9 Jul 23 Chelmsford City (AW) Racing Welfare Handicap Class 3 5f Standard 2 3.75 3/1F George Rooke 79
14 Jun 23 Yarmouth Quinnbet Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Class 4 5f Good To Firm 4 6.25 11/8F David Egan 80
19 May 23 York Irish Champions Festival Handicap Class 3 5f Good To Firm 4 1.75 8/1 William Buick 80
14 Mar 23 Southwell (AW) talkSPORT Powered By Fans Handicap Class 4 5f Standard 3 2.75 13/2 Finley Marsh 79
27 Feb 23 Wolverhampton (AW) talkSPORT Powered By Fans Handicap Class 5 5f Standard 1 — 6/4F Finley Marsh 76
26 Oct 22 Nottingham racingtv.com Handicap Class 3 5f Soft 14 12.75 11/1 George Rooke 72
17 Oct 22 Wolverhampton (AW) Download The At The Races App EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 6f Standard 1 — 13/8 Callum Shepherd 72

Last time out

Finished 12 in the D&H, Excellence In Nutrition Handicap Stakes at Newbury on 15 August 2026. Held up amid the pack early on and pulling hard - dropped away with two furlongs left - well held from there - finished 12th.

The Thames Boatman by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
5f 34 6 18% —
6f 15 2 13% —
5.5f 1 0 0% —

The Thames Boatman by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Standard 26 7 27% —
Good To Firm 11 0 0% —
Good 4 1 25% —
Good To Soft 3 0 0% —
Standard To Slow 3 0 0% —
Soft 2 0 0% —
Firm 1 0 0% —

The Thames Boatman by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Lingfield (AW) 13 4 31% —
Wolverhampton (AW) 7 2 29% —
Chelmsford City (AW) 6 1 17% —
Salisbury 3 0 0% —
Brighton 3 0 0% —
Lingfield 2 0 0% —
Windsor 2 0 0% —
Goodwood 2 1 50% —
Bath 2 0 0% —
Southwell (AW) 2 0 0% —

The Thames Boatman breeding

  • Sire Havana Grey (GB)
  • Dam Gilt Linked (GB)
  • Damsire Compton Place (GB)
  • Breeder Whitsbury Manor Stud
  • Foaled 19 March 2020

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