Horse Details

The Thames Boatman (GB)

41 Runs 6 Wins (14.6%) 12 Places (29.3%)

Owner: Nigel Scandrett & Shane Buy Silks

Nigel Scandrett & Shane Buy Trainer: Richard Hughes

5 years old b GB

Sire: Havana Grey

Dam: Gilt Linked

Damsire: Compton Place

Past Runs (41 Total)

Date/Time	Course	Distance	Jockey	Trainer	Position	Time	Beaten By	OR	Weight	SP	Comment
04/11/25 14:10	Lingfield (AW)	5f	Finley Marsh	Richard Hughes	2nd	0:57.42	1	81	9-5	11/4F	(op 7/2) (op 7/2)
16/10/25 17:45	Chelmsford (AW)	6f	Billy Loughnane	Richard Hughes	5	1:12.43	2.25	82	9-9	13/2	Held up in midfield - some headway over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 6/1 tchd 11/2) Held up in midfield - some headway over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 6/1 tchd 11/2)
13/09/25 17:00	Lingfield (AW)	5f	Finley Marsh	Richard Hughes	2nd	0:56.86	1.25	81	9-5	9/2F	Dwelt start - slowly into stride - in rear - headway then switched right over 1f out - ran on final 110yds - went second but no chance with winner towards finish(op 4/1) Dwelt start - slowly into stride - in rear - headway then switched right over 1f out - ran on final 110yds - went second but no chance with winner towards finish(op 4/1)
08/08/25 15:30	Brighton	6f	Finley Marsh	Richard Hughes	4	1:10.00	0.3	75	9-9	13/2	Towards rear - hung left but headway over 1f out - briefly went third inside final furlong - kept on(op 17/2) Towards rear - hung left but headway over 1f out - briefly went third inside final furlong - kept on(op 17/2)
31/07/25 17:45	Wolverhampton (AW)	6f	Finley Marsh	Richard Hughes	11	1:14.03	0.3	82	10-0	12/1	Awkward start - always behind (jockey said gelding jumped awkwardly from stalls)(op 11/1) Awkward start - always behind (jockey said gelding jumped awkwardly from stalls)(op 11/1)
08/07/25 17:00	Lingfield	5f	Finley Marsh	Richard Hughes	5	0:58.92	.75	75	9-8	9/4F	Reared start and slowly away - in rear - ran on inside final furlong - bit short of room towards finish(op 13/8) Reared start and slowly away - in rear - ran on inside final furlong - bit short of room towards finish(op 13/8)
01/07/25 18:30	Chelmsford (AW)	5f	Finley Marsh	Richard Hughes	2nd	0:58.81	.75	82	9-3	4/1	Carried right start - towards rear - raced wide from over 2f out - headway from over 1f out - kept on but no impression final 110yds(op 10/3) Carried right start - towards rear - raced wide from over 2f out - headway from over 1f out - kept on but no impression final 110yds(op 10/3)
10/06/25 15:00	Salisbury	6f	Finley Marsh	Richard Hughes	2nd	-	-	74	9-8	9/2	Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - bumped rival and lost ground 4f out - steady headway from over 1f out - kept on well inside final 110yds - went second towards finish (jockey said gelding ran too free)(tchd 4/1 and tchd 5/1) Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - bumped rival and lost ground 4f out - steady headway from over 1f out - kept on well inside final 110yds - went second towards finish (jockey said gelding ran too free)(tchd 4/1 and tchd 5/1)
30/04/25 19:55	Brighton	6f	Finley Marsh	Richard Hughes	2nd	-	-	74	9-9	9/2	Taken down early - took keen hold - in touch with leaders - went second 2f out - outpaced inside final furlong - no match for winner(op 18/5 tchd 7/2) Taken down early - took keen hold - in touch with leaders - went second 2f out - outpaced inside final furlong - no match for winner(op 18/5 tchd 7/2)
20/04/25 16:16	Bath	5f	Finley Marsh	Richard Hughes	2nd	0:59.75	1.5	74	9-3	7/2	In touch with leaders - headway from 2f out - went second inside final furlong - kept on(tchd 18/5) In touch with leaders - headway from 2f out - went second inside final furlong - kept on(tchd 18/5)
06/04/25 16:20	Southwell (AW)	5f	Finley Marsh	Richard Hughes	11	-	-	84	9-5	14/1	Taken down early - towards rear - some headway from over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 11/1) Taken down early - towards rear - some headway from over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 11/1)
28/02/25 15:35	Lingfield (AW)	6f	Luke Morris	Richard Hughes	6	1:12.11	0.2	86	8-5	40/1	Prominent - outpaced from over 1f out(op 28/1) Prominent - outpaced from over 1f out(op 28/1)
18/01/25 12:15	Lingfield (AW)	6f	Finley Marsh	Richard Hughes	5	1:11.62	0.3	85	9-9	7/2	Took keen hold - in rear - headway inside final 110yds - never dangerous(op 10/3 tchd 4/1) Took keen hold - in rear - headway inside final 110yds - never dangerous(op 10/3 tchd 4/1)
13/01/25 14:00	Lingfield (AW)	5f	Finley Marsh	Richard Hughes	2nd	0:57.97	.75	85	9-2	6/1	Towards rear - took keen hold when bit short of room over 3f out - headway from 2f out - up the centre when kept on well inside final furlong - went second final strides(op 5/1 tchd 13/2) Towards rear - took keen hold when bit short of room over 3f out - headway from 2f out - up the centre when kept on well inside final furlong - went second final strides(op 5/1 tchd 13/2)
31/12/24 13:14	Lingfield (AW)	5f	Finley Marsh	Richard Hughes	6	0:57.81	.5	86	8-9	5/1	Towards rear on outer - ridden inside final furlong - kept on inside final 110yds - not reach leaders(op 6/1 tchd 9/2) Towards rear on outer - ridden inside final furlong - kept on inside final 110yds - not reach leaders(op 6/1 tchd 9/2)
05/10/24 19:30	Wolverhampton (AW)	6f	Finley Marsh	Richard Hughes	7	1:13.25	1.5	86	9-8	10/1	Took keen hold - raced wide - never better than midfield(op 11/1) Took keen hold - raced wide - never better than midfield(op 11/1)
14/09/24 14:35	Lingfield (AW)	5f	Finley Marsh	Richard Hughes	1st	-	Won	83	9-5	100/30	Dwelt start - towards rear - headway over 1f out - ridden inside final furlong - ran on well and led final strides(op 3/1) Dwelt start - towards rear - headway over 1f out - ridden inside final furlong - ran on well and led final strides(op 3/1)
09/08/24 19:10	Newmarket (July)	6f	Finley Marsh	Richard Hughes	7	1:12.53	0.1	80	9-13	8/1	Ducked sharply right start - pulled hard - midfield - no extra over 1f out (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 17/2 tchd 9/1) Ducked sharply right start - pulled hard - midfield - no extra over 1f out (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 17/2 tchd 9/1)
27/07/24 17:20	Chester	5f	Finley Marsh	Richard Hughes	6	1:2.41	0.1	83	9-12	7/1	Took keen hold - towards rear - kept on but no impression inside final furlong(op 6/1) Took keen hold - towards rear - kept on but no impression inside final furlong(op 6/1)
07/07/24 13:40	Chelmsford (AW)	5f	Finley Marsh	Richard Hughes	1st	0:57.36	Won	80	9-1	11/2	Dwelt start - took keen hold - towards rear - switched right and headway from over 1f out - hung left but led inside final 110yds - carried head high towards finish - just held on(op 9/2) Dwelt start - took keen hold - towards rear - switched right and headway from over 1f out - hung left but led inside final 110yds - carried head high towards finish - just held on(op 9/2)
20/05/24 18:40	Windsor	6f	Finley Marsh	Richard Hughes	4	1:11.04	1.75	82	9-3	4/1	Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - waiting for room against near rail 2f out - in the clear 1f out - soon no impression(op 5/1) Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - waiting for room against near rail 2f out - in the clear 1f out - soon no impression(op 5/1)
02/05/24 20:00	Chelmsford (AW)	6f	Finley Marsh	Richard Hughes	4	1:11.81	0.3	83	9-10	100/30F	In rear - some headway then switched left over 1f out - not clear run and switched right inside final furlong - kept on towards finish(op 9/2) In rear - some headway then switched left over 1f out - not clear run and switched right inside final furlong - kept on towards finish(op 9/2)
01/04/24 16:05	Kempton (AW)	6f	Ethan Jones	Richard Hughes	10	1:13.37	2.75	83	9-0	13/2	Slowly away - took keen hold - in rear throughout(op 11/2 tchd 7/1) Slowly away - took keen hold - in rear throughout(op 11/2 tchd 7/1)
07/03/24 14:45	Lingfield (AW)	6f	Finley Marsh	Richard Hughes	1st	1:11.02	Won	78	9-10	7/2F	In touch with leaders - towards rear and plenty to do over 2f out - pushed along home turn - switched right and good headway over 1f out - led inside final 110yds - ran on well In touch with leaders - towards rear and plenty to do over 2f out - pushed along home turn - switched right and good headway over 1f out - led inside final 110yds - ran on well
23/02/24 16:55	Wolverhampton (AW)	5f	Finley Marsh	Richard Hughes	3rd	1:1.39	0.3	78	9-9	13/8F	Midfield - headway from over 1f out - kept on but no impression inside final furlong(op 9/4 tchd 5/2) Midfield - headway from over 1f out - kept on but no impression inside final furlong(op 9/4 tchd 5/2)
25/11/23 12:35	Lingfield (AW)	5f	David Egan	Richard Hughes	1st	0:57.36	Won	74	9-4	5/1	Dwelt start - towards rear - pushed along and headway from 2f out - drifted left but ran on well inside final furlong - led towards finish(op 4/1) Dwelt start - towards rear - pushed along and headway from 2f out - drifted left but ran on well inside final furlong - led towards finish(op 4/1)
18/11/23 20:00	Wolverhampton (AW)	5f	Finley Marsh	Richard Hughes	5	1:0.74	0.05	75	9-9	2/1F	Reared start and slowly away - raced in last - ran on inside final furlong - not reach leaders - did well in the circumstances (reared and made contact with plastic railings; having been checked by vet at start - the gelding was deemed fit to race; jockey said gelding fly-leapt leaving the stalls and was slowly away)(op 11/4) Reared start and slowly away - raced in last - ran on inside final furlong - not reach leaders - did well in the circumstances (reared and made contact with plastic railings; having been checked by vet at start - the gelding was deemed fit to race; jockey said gelding fly-leapt leaving the stalls and was slowly away)(op 11/4)
01/09/23 18:43	Salisbury	5f	George Rooke	Richard Hughes	2nd	1:3.43	.5	74	9-13	6/4F	Took keen hold - led - headed inside final furlong - kept on but no extra towards finish (jockey said gelding ran too freely)(op 7/5 tchd 13/8) Took keen hold - led - headed inside final furlong - kept on but no extra towards finish (jockey said gelding ran too freely)(op 7/5 tchd 13/8)
18/08/23 16:00	Wolverhampton (AW)	5f	George Rooke	Richard Hughes	6	1:0.99	.5	75	9-12	3/1F	Pulled hard - pressed leader - hung left and bumped rival 1f out - weakened inside final furlong - lost shoe (collided with rails in the chute going out on to course - having been checked by vet at the start - gelding was deemed fit to race; jockey said gelding hung left-handed inside the final furlong; vet reported gelding lost his left-hind shoe)(op 5/2) Pulled hard - pressed leader - hung left and bumped rival 1f out - weakened inside final furlong - lost shoe (collided with rails in the chute going out on to course - having been checked by vet at the start - gelding was deemed fit to race; jockey said gelding hung left-handed inside the final furlong; vet reported gelding lost his left-hind shoe)(op 5/2)
03/08/23 17:55	Goodwood	5f	George Rooke	Richard Hughes	5	1:1.21	0.3	77	8-5	28/1	Took keen hold - raced far side - alone early - prominent - no extra final furlong(op 22/1) Took keen hold - raced far side - alone early - prominent - no extra final furlong(op 22/1)
14/07/23 17:20	Newmarket (July)	5f	George Rooke	Richard Hughes	4	1:1.03	1.25	79	8-11	8/1	Dwelt start - pulled hard - soon prominent - edged left over 1f out - soon ridden and no extra (jockey said gelding ran too free in the early stages)(op 7/1 tchd 9/1) Dwelt start - pulled hard - soon prominent - edged left over 1f out - soon ridden and no extra (jockey said gelding ran too free in the early stages)(op 7/1 tchd 9/1)
09/07/23 17:40	Chelmsford (AW)	5f	George Rooke	Richard Hughes	2nd	0:58.15	3.75	79	8-12	3/1F	Awkward start and dwelt start - took keen hold - soon recovered and raced in third - went second inside final furlong - no impression - no match for winner (jockey said gelding jumped awkwardly - causing him to be slowly away)(Mkt1: tchd 16/5) Awkward start and dwelt start - took keen hold - soon recovered and raced in third - went second inside final furlong - no impression - no match for winner (jockey said gelding jumped awkwardly - causing him to be slowly away)(Mkt1: tchd 16/5)
14/06/23 15:25	Yarmouth	5f	David Egan	Richard Hughes	4	1:1.29	4.5	80	9-7	11/8F	Took keen hold - prominent - weakened quickly inside final furlong (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the going on this occasion - officially described as good to firm - and would benefit from a slower surface)(op 7/4) Took keen hold - prominent - weakened quickly inside final furlong (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the going on this occasion - officially described as good to firm - and would benefit from a slower surface)(op 7/4)
19/05/23 17:15	York	5f	William Buick	Richard Hughes	4	0:58.57	0.3	80	8-13	8/1	Held up in midfield on near side of group - pushed along 2f out - headway over 1f out - ridden and kept on inside final furlong(op 15/2) Held up in midfield on near side of group - pushed along 2f out - headway over 1f out - ridden and kept on inside final furlong(op 15/2)
14/03/23 19:00	Southwell (AW)	5f	Finley Marsh	Richard Hughes	3rd	0:57.98	.5	79	9-6	13/2	Slightly awkward start - in rear - headway 2f out - ridden and not clear run over 1f out - ran on inside final furlong (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run approximately 1f out)(tchd 6/1) Slightly awkward start - in rear - headway 2f out - ridden and not clear run over 1f out - ran on inside final furlong (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run approximately 1f out)(tchd 6/1)
27/02/23 19:00	Wolverhampton (AW)	5f	Finley Marsh	Richard Hughes	1st	1:0.79	Won	76	9-10	6/4F	Prominent - raced awkwardly on turn 3f out - pushed along 2f out - made strong challenge going best over 1f out - ridden final 110yds - led towards finish - just prevailed(op 15/8) Prominent - raced awkwardly on turn 3f out - pushed along 2f out - made strong challenge going best over 1f out - ridden final 110yds - led towards finish - just prevailed(op 15/8)
26/10/22 14:10	Nottingham	5f	George Rooke	Richard Hughes	14	1:3.30	.5	79	8-2	11/1	Prominent in centre of group - pushed along 2f out - soon weakened(op 17/2) Prominent in centre of group - pushed along 2f out - soon weakened(op 17/2)
17/10/22 19:00	Wolverhampton (AW)	6f	Callum Shepherd	Richard Hughes	1st	1:13.11	Won	72	9-4	13/8	Raced freely - made virtually all - quickened over 1f out - ridden and kept on inside final furlong Raced freely - made virtually all - quickened over 1f out - ridden and kept on inside final furlong
01/10/22 14:06	Newmarket	6f	George Rooke	Richard Hughes	8	1:12.18	.5	–	8-9	66/1	Prominent towards far side early - in touch with leaders and going easily when groups merged after 2f - pushed along 2f out - ridden and hung left from over 1f out - outpaced and lost position gradually inside final furlong Prominent towards far side early - in touch with leaders and going easily when groups merged after 2f - pushed along 2f out - ridden and hung left from over 1f out - outpaced and lost position gradually inside final furlong
21/09/22 17:15	Kempton (AW)	6f	David Egan	Richard Hughes	3rd	1:13.32	0.2	–	9-3	4/1	Took keen hold - prominent - pushed along and chased winner over 1f out - ridden and no extra final furlong(op 9/2 tchd 7/2) Took keen hold - prominent - pushed along and chased winner over 1f out - ridden and no extra final furlong(op 9/2 tchd 7/2)
09/05/22 14:10	Wolverhampton (AW)	5f	Pat Dobbs	Richard Hughes	4	1:2.44	1.75	–	9-7	7/2	Prominent - ridden over 1f out - kept on but always held(op 4/1 tchd 10/3) Prominent - ridden over 1f out - kept on but always held(op 4/1 tchd 10/3)