Gowel Road

 (IRE)
Country
Ireland
Foal Date
10-Apr-16
Colour
bay
Sire
Flemensfirth
Dam
Hollygrove Samba
Prize Money
$289258
Trainer
N A Twiston-Davies
Owners
Options O Syndicate
About

Gowel Road is a 9yo from Ireland trained by N A Twiston-Davies. It is sired by the stallion Flemensfirth out of the dam Hollygrove Samba. Gowel Road has won 5 races in its career so far. On 25th Jan 2025 at Cheltenham, Gowel Road achieved its most significant victory to date, taking the prize in the $39389 Betfair Cleeve Hurdle (grade 2). It has been a profitable horse for bettors. If you had backed Gowel Road throughout its career you'd have gained a 7% return on investment.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Cheltenham 14-Mar-25 m R5 CL1 H $1,105 (of $319,702), Winning Time: 09:18.850, SP: 33/1S Twiston-davies 74.4kg, Cd 0 12.00L8 (13)
Cheltenham 25-Jan-25 4821m SOFT R6 H $39,389 (of $39,389), Winning Time: 6:11.030, SP: 5/2 Led, joined 3 out, soon narrowly headed, chased leader until led again before the last, edged right and stayed on strongly run-inS Twiston-davies 70.8kg1 (6)
Cheltenham 01-Jan-25 4074m SOFT R6 H $14,959 (of $40,053), Winning Time: 5:16.920, SP: 7/1 Led, ridden and headed before last, rallied flat, held towards finishS Twiston-davies 69.9kg 0.75L2 (6)
Cheltenham 13-Dec-24 4821m SOFT R7 HcpH $7,176 (of $15,609), Winning Time: 05:59.990, SP: 12/1 Handy, shaken up 2 out, pushed along approaching last, went second run-in, no match for winnerS Twiston-davies 76.2kg 5.00L2 (9)
Cheltenham 16-Nov-24 4817m GOOD R5 HcpH $7,176 (of $15,609), Winning Time: 05:57.850, SP: 5/1 Led, mistake 2nd, hit 3rd, headed before 6th, disputed lead after 6th, led outright 9th, ridden and headed approaching last, stayed on flat, no match for winnerS Twiston-davies 76.2kg 5.00L2 (12)
Cheltenham 26-Oct-24 4817m GOOD R4 HcpH $7,176 (of $15,609), Winning Time: 05:47.740, SP: 7/1 Prominent, not fluent 1st, led 3rd, driven approaching last, headed flat, held after, kept onS Twiston-davies 71.2kg 2.50L2 (12)
Cheltenham 15-Mar-24 4821m SOFT R2 HcpH $1,330 (of $56,270), Winning Time: 06:01.930, SP: 16/1 Held up in touch, lost some ground before 6th, headway approaching last, unable to trouble leadersT Bellamy 70.8kg, Cd 0 8.25L6 (22)
Exeter 12-Feb-24 4649m HEAVY R4 HcpH $1,794 (of $15,609), Winning Time: 6:24.100, SP: 11/2 Prominent, outpaced 3 out, plugged on flat, went 4th towards finish, no impressionS Twiston-davies 72.6kg, Cd 0 6.75L4 (11)
Lingfield 21-Jan-24 4626m SOFT R5 HcpH $7,774 (of $33,820), Winning Time: 05:48.610, SP: 13/2 Tracked leader, led 3rd, headed 8th, tracked leader, ridden and every chance 2 out, kept on one paceS Twiston-davies 75.8kg 6.75L3 (10)
Ascot 23-Dec-23 4916m GOOD R4 H (of $62,645), Winning Time: 05:59.410, SP: 10/1 Led, headed 2nd, tracked leaders, ridden and lost touch 4 outG Sheehan 73kg, Cd 0 15.75L7 (10)
Haydock 25-Nov-23 4881m SOFT R5 HcpH $6,662 (of $71,188), Winning Time: 05:59.800, SP: 14/1 Led until before 1st, outpaced after 9th, rallied from 2 out, lost 3rd flat, kept onS Twiston-davies 74.8kg, Cd 0 4.50L4 (15)
Ascot 29-Oct-22 3781m SOFT R1 NvHcpCh $9,258 (of $9,258), Winning Time: 04:41.220, SP: 9/2 Tracked leaders close up, not fluent 5th, went 2nd 9th, pushed along after 3 out, joined leader approaching 2 out, left in clear lead 2 out, ridden before last, well ahead and nudged out run-inS Twiston-davies 69.4kg1 (4)
Perth 22-Sep-22 4041m GOOD R2 NvHcpCh $3,663 (of $9,464), Winning Time: 04:57.800, SP: 11/10 Jumped right at times, not always fluent, chased leader, wide on bend after 4 out, not fluent 3 out, no impression 2 outS Twiston-davies 74.4kg 20.00L2 (4)
Cheltenham 17-Mar-22 4224m SOFT R3 HcpH $660 (of $56,270), Winning Time: 05:19.820, SP: 13/2 Chased leaders on inside, pushed along before 3 out, weakened before nextS Twiston-davies 71.2kg, Cd 0 22.25L7 (26)
Lingfield 21-Jan-22 3218m HEAVY R6 HcpH $23,920 (of $52,030), Winning Time: 4:10.500, SP: 17/2 Led until after 1st, chased leaders, went 2nd again after 3 out until next, hung left under pressure from between last two, rallied into 2nd again and hung left approaching the last, stayed on same pace, no chance with winnerS Twiston-davies 75.3kg 1.25L2 (12)
Newbury 27-Nov-21 3281m SOFT R5 HcpH $5,350 (of $28,475), Winning Time: 04:02.840, SP: 3/1 Close up, not fluent 3rd, ridden and briefly pressed leader before last, kept on one paceS Twiston-davies 70.8kg 2.50L3 (4)
Cheltenham 13-Nov-21 4224m GOOD R6 HcpH $13,070 (of $13,070), Winning Time: 05:15.380, SP: 13/2 Chased leader, hit 5th, led 2 out, went clear before last, edged left but stayed on strongly run-inS Twiston-davies 74.4kg1 (12)
Chepstow 09-Oct-21 3913m GOOD R5 CL1HcpH (of $75,000), Winning Time: 04:45.310, SP: 17/2 Mid-division, chased leaders 3 out, stayed on one pace, no impressionS Twiston-davies 72.6kg, Cd 0 18.75L6 (17)
Cheltenham 20-Mar-21 3382m SOFT R2 CL1HcpH (of $75,000), Winning Time: 04:02.270, SP: 12/1 Prominent, not fluent, weakened after 2 outS Twiston-davies 67.1kg, Cd 0 21.50L20 (25)
Newbury 22-Feb-21 3281m SOFT R1 CL3NvH $5,913 (of $9,100), Winning Time: 03:57.100, SP: 7/2 Led, ran around approaching 2nd, headed 3 out, led again after last, stayed on well flatS Twiston-davies 73.5kg1 (12)
Newbury 20-Jan-21 3281m HEAVY R4 CL4HcpH $3,769 (of $7,273), Winning Time: 04:10.400, SP: 5/2 Chased leaders on inside, close 2nd between last 2, led last, stayed on well run-inS Twiston-davies 76.2kg1 (15)
Newbury 29-Dec-20 3281m SOFT R2 CL4H (of $7,273), Winning Time: 04:02.200, SP: 5/2 Held up towards rear, mistakes, closed after 5th, hanging left before 2 out, kept on flat, no impressionS Twiston-davies 72.1kg, Cd 0 3.25L4 (12)
Ffos Las 29-Nov-20 3183m SOFT R1 CL4NvH $1,145 (of $6,000), Winning Time: 04:11.000, SP: 11/1 Mid-division, good headway chasing leaders before 3 out, hung left soon after, led narrowly 2 out, hung left run-in, headed and no extra final 100 yardsT Bellamy 68.9kg 1.50L2 (11)