Horse

Bective Cave (IRE)

18yo gelding · Trainer Matthew J Smith

5 wins from 50 runs, placed in 9.

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Runs

Win rate

10%

5 wins

Placed

18%

9 of 50

Official rating

108

peak 123

Prize money

£40k

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Form over time finishing position and official rating

Mar 19 → Sep 21

Run history

Date	Course	Race	Dist	Going	Class	Draw	Pos	Beaten	Weight	OR	Jockey	Trainer	SP	BSP
20 Sep 21	Listowel	Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (Div I)	2m	Good To Yielding	—	—	14/16	41½L	11-13	108	Liam McKenna	Matthew J Smith	41.0	81.7
06 Sep 21	Galway	angloprinters.ie Handicap Hurdle	2m 110y	Good	—	—	16/20	53½L	12-0	109	Sean Flanagan	Matthew J Smith	26.0	44.0
12 Aug 21	Tramore	Flynn Hotels Handicap Hurdle	2m	Good	—	—	7/7	20¼L	11-3	112	Peter Carberry	Matthew J Smith	34.0	58.5
30 Jul 21	Galway	Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle	2m 110y	Good	—	—	14/20	21¾L	11-6	114	Dillon Maxwell	Matthew J Smith	81.0	179.2
16 Jul 21	Kilbeggan	Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey Handicap Hurdle	2m	Good	—	—	5/11	5¾L	11-12	115	Peter Carberry	Matthew J Smith	51.0	71.6
03 Jul 21	Bellewstown	Bar One Racing Bellewstown Handicap Hurdle	2m 1f	Good	—	—	10/15	54½L	10-1	117	Phillip Enright	Matthew J Smith	67.0	150.0
04 Jun 21	Tramore	Tramore Amusement Park Handicap Hurdle	2m 110y	Good To Yielding	—	—	7/13	11¼L	11-7	118	Dillon Maxwell	Matthew J Smith	34.0	84.2
08 Nov 20	Navan	Ladbrokes Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle	2m	Soft To Heavy	—	—	15/18	51¾L	11-10	122	Paul Townend	Matthew J Smith	51.0	129.7
31 Oct 20	Down Royal	WKD Handicap Hurdle	2m 110y	Soft	G	—	12/17	53¼L	10-5	123	Adam Short	Matthew J Smith	67.0	—
04 Oct 20	Tipperary	Fitzgeralds Woodlands Hotel Adare Handicap Hurdle	2m	Good	—	—	6/11	26L	11-3	123	Keith Donoghue	Matthew J Smith	17.0	—
31 Aug 20	Downpatrick	Downpatrick Racecourse Virtual Best Dressed Lady Competition Handicap Chase	2m 2f	Good	—	—	5/12	15¼L	10-7	97	Danny Mullins	Matthew J Smith	5.00	—
03 Oct 19	Clonmel	Tickincor Handicap Chase	2m 2f 110y	Good	—	—	2/11	7½L	11-1	89	Robbie Power	Matthew J Smith	2.10	—
20 Sep 19	Ballinrobe	Paddy Smyth Memorial Handicap Hurdle	2m 2f	Good	—	—	1/16	—	11-8	98	Robbie Power	Matthew J Smith	5.50	—
30 Aug 19	Down Royal	Hovis Handicap Hurdle	2m 110y	Good	—	—	1/17	—	11-5	88	Robbie Power	Matthew J Smith	5.50	—
31 Jul 19	Galway	Play The Tote Trifecta (Q.R.) Maiden	1m 4f	Good	—	20	14/18	45L	11-9	—	Mr M J OHare	Matthew J Smith	101.0	—
25 Jul 19	Limerick	Limericks Live 95FM Handicap Hurdle	2m	Good	—	—	3/17	1L	11-3	86	Rachael Blackmore	Matthew J Smith	7.00	—
09 Jul 19	Roscommon	Larry OFarrelly Memorial Handicap Hurdle	2m 110y	Good	—	—	1/17	—	10-12	81	Paul Townend	Matthew J Smith	10.0	—
15 Jun 19	Downpatrick	Visit Newry Mourne & Down Handicap Hurdle	2m 3f	Good To Yielding	—	—	7/9	57¼L	10-0	83	L P Dempsey	Matthew J Smith	13.0	—
07 Mar 19	Thurles	Killinan Handicap Hurdle	2m	Good To Yielding	—	—	12/17	22L	10-12	84	Ryan Treacy	Matthew J Smith	13.0	13.8
04 Mar 19	Leopardstown	Club 30 Membership Handicap Chase	2m 1f	Soft	—	—	6/7	43½L	10-12	93	Rachael Blackmore	Matthew J Smith	7.00	—
29 Jan 19	Down Royal	Bet 5 Get 30 For All New Customers At BetVictor Handicap Chase	2m 4f	Yielding	—	—	4/15	22¼L	11-12	95	A E Lynch	Matthew J Smith	21.0	—
31 Dec 18	Punchestown	Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle	2m	Good	—	—	7/22	15½L	11-0	85	Conor McNamara	Matthew J Smith	13.0	—
26 Dec 18	Down Royal	Adam & Ann Armstrong Memorial Handicap Chase	2m 4f	Yielding	—	—	10/13	58¼L	11-2	95	Adam Short	Matthew J Smith	12.0	—
06 Dec 18	Clonmel	Club Stand Restaurant Handicap Chase	2m 2f 110y	Yielding	—	—	3/8	8¼L	10-3	95	Adam Short	Matthew J Smith	11.0	—
22 Nov 18	Thurles	Racecourse Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle	2m	Good To Firm	—	—	5/14	12L	11-3	86	A E Lynch	Matthew J Smith	13.0	19.0
16 Oct 18	Punchestown	Best Price Guaranteed (BPG) With Coral Handicap Hurdle	2m 4f	Good	—	—	14/16	38¾L	10-9	88	Adam Short	Matthew J Smith	15.0	—
13 Oct 18	Fairyhouse	Buy your 2019 Membership Handicap Hurdle	2m 4f	Good	—	—	12/16	23¾L	11-5	88	A E Lynch	Matthew J Smith	12.0	—
05 Oct 18	Gowran Park	Oss Company Handicap Hurdle	2m	Good	—	—	8/15	12½L	11-7	89	A E Lynch	Matthew J Smith	9.00	—
27 Aug 18	Downpatrick	Ulster Carpets Handicap Hurdle	2m 3f	Good To Yielding	—	—	2/14	3L	11-4	87	Paul Townend	Matthew J Smith	6.00	—
21 Aug 18	Sligo	Guinness Handicap Hurdle	2m	Good	—	—	4/16	6L	10-11	87	Paul Townend	Matthew J Smith	21.0	32.0
07 Jul 18	Bellewstown	Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle	2m 4f	Good To Firm	—	—	12/16	93¾L	11-4	89	Barry Browne	Matthew J Smith	21.0	—
14 Jan 18	Fairyhouse	Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase	2m 1f	Soft	—	—	6/8	57¼L	11-5	—	Adam Short	Matthew J Smith	67.0	—
01 Jan 18	Fairyhouse	Follow Fairyhouse On Social Media Beginners Chase	2m 5f	Heavy	—	—	F	—	11-9	—	Shane Shortall	Matthew J Smith	67.0	—
26 Dec 17	Leopardstown	Cardinal Capital Handicap Hurdle	2m 2f	Yielding	—	—	23/26	68½L	9-8	91	Ross OSullivan	Matthew J Smith	21.0	—
10 Dec 17	Punchestown	3 For 2 Festival Tickets @ punchestown.com Handicap Hurdle	2m 4f	Heavy	—	—	6/10	14¾L	9-7	92	Adam Short	Matthew J Smith	17.0	—
01 Sep 17	Down Royal	Linden Foods Handicap Hurdle	2m	Yielding	—	—	8/20	10¼L	11-10	93	A E Lynch	Matthew J Smith	21.0	—
25 Aug 17	Kilbeggan	Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Hurdle	2m	Good To Yielding	—	—	11/13	44¼L	10-12	94	A E Lynch	Matthew J Smith	13.0	—
13 Aug 17	Downpatrick	Ivy Bar Newtownards Handicap Hurdle	2m 3f	Good	—	—	4/11	18L	11-12	95	A E Lynch	Matthew J Smith	8.00	—
11 Jul 17	Roscommon	Larry OFarrelly Memorial Handicap Hurdle	2m 110y	Good To Yielding	—	—	10/18	21¼L	11-12	95	A E Lynch	Matthew J Smith	7.00	—
13 Jun 17	Roscommon	Roscommon Racecourse Handicap Hurdle	2m 110y	Yielding To Soft	—	—	1/17	—	11-3	86	A E Lynch	Matthew J Smith	2.75	—
09 Jun 17	Clonmel	BBQ Evening At Clonmel Races Handicap Hurdle	2m 110y	Good To Yielding	—	—	1/18	—	10-11	80	A E Lynch	Matthew J Smith	11.0	—
19 May 17	Downpatrick	Cosyroof Handicap Hurdle	2m 5f 110y	Good	—	—	5/15	5¾L	10-11	80	A E Lynch	Matthew J Smith	9.00	—
23 Mar 17	Cork	CIT Raise And Give Handicap Hurdle	2m	Heavy	—	—	6/14	6½L	10-11	80	Sean Flanagan	Matthew J Smith	10.0	13.9
09 Mar 17	Thurles	Killinan Handicap Hurdle	2m	Soft To Heavy	—	—	4/15	6¾L	10-11	80	Sean Flanagan	Matthew J Smith	26.0	34.0
25 Jan 17	Fairyhouse	Your Clubs Fundraiser At Fairyhouse Enquire Today Handicap Hurdle (Div I)	2m 4f	Yielding To Soft	—	—	PU	—	10-11	80	Robbie Colgan	Matthew J Smith	17.0	—
21 Jan 17	Navan	Meath Handicap Hurdle	2m 4f	Soft	—	—	12/19	14¼L	9-8	80	Dylan Robinson	Matthew J Smith	17.0	17.3
01 Jan 17	Fairyhouse	Follow Us On Social Media Beginners Chase	2m 5f 110y	Soft	—	—	UR	—	11-12	—	Jonathan Moore	Matthew J Smith	67.0	—
04 Nov 15	Fairyhouse	Book Winter Festival Tickets Online At fairyhouse.ie Handicap Hurdle	2m 4f	Yielding	—	—	13/16	33½L	10-3	82	L P Dempsey	A J Whelan	17.0	—
10 Oct 15	Fairyhouse	Shelbourne FC Race Day Celebrating 120 Years Today Handicap Hurdle	2m 4f	Good	—	—	5/16	9L	10-10	82	L P Dempsey	A J Whelan	17.0	—
26 Sep 15	Navan	N.I. Childrens Hospice Handicap Hurdle	2m 6f	Good	—	—	21/27	51½L	11-1	84	Martin Mooney	A J Whelan	34.0	85.0