Gap Year (2022) Horse
About
Gap Year is a 3yo horse trained by Eve Johnson Houghton at Blewbury. He is by the stallion Elzaam out of Traveller's Tales. Gap Year has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in six starts. In his latest run at Yarmouth on 7 Oct 2024, Charles Bishop rode him to a fourth‑place finish, behind winner Fernando.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Yarmouth 07-Oct-24 1610m SOFT R1 CL5 $516 (of $8,264) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:39.420, SP: 3.50 Rear of mid-division, effort when bumped 2f out, switched right entering final furlong, unable to trouble leaders 1st Fernando ( T Marquand 128 ) 2nd Creative Lady ( A J Farragher 130 ) 0.30L 3rd Sofia The First ( O Murphy 135 ) 2.05L 4th Gap Year ( C Bishop 135 ) 3.55L See full results | C Bishop 61.2kg 3.55L | 4 (7) |
| Newmarket 26-Sep-24 1610m SOFT R2 $967 (of $4,123), Winning Time: 01:44.820, SP: 7/1 Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and switched left 1f out, kept on same pace in 3rd 1st Olympus Point ( W Buick 135 ) 2nd Celeborn ( B Loughnane 137 ) 3.00L 3rd Gap Year ( C Bishop 129 ) 3.50L See full results | C Bishop 58.5kg 3.50L | 3 (7) |
| Windsor 03-Sep-24 1640m GOOD R4 Nv $1,902 (of $16,200), Winning Time: 01:41.780, SP: 6/1 Midfield, ridden over 3f out, kept on over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong 1st Shrimp Shady ( O Murphy 128 ) 2nd Special Ghaiyyath ( T Marquand 130 ) 2.50L 3rd Calyxoh ( N Callan 130 ) 0.20L 4th Gap Year ( C Bishop 126 , Cd 0 ) 3.75L See full results | C Bishop 57.2kg, Cd 0 3.75L | 4 (11) |
| Epsom 26-Aug-24 1410m GOOD R1 Md $3,627 (of $15,462), Winning Time: 01:23.910, SP: 15/8 Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong 1st Square D'alboni ( H Crouch 133 ) 2nd Jiff's Army ( R Ryan 131 ) 2.00L 3rd Gap Year ( O Murphy 131 ) 4.50L See full results | O Murphy 59.4kg 4.50L | 3 (10) |
| Bath 08-Jun-24 1150m GOOD R2 Md $1,842 (of $15,702), Winning Time: 01:11.290, SP: 9/2 Held up in touch, asked for effort 2f out, kept on without threatening 1st Lady With The Lamp ( B Loughnane 126 ) 2nd Flash Harry ( J Haynes 131 ) 0.50L 3rd Fearless Freddy ( L Edmunds 131 ) 0.30L 4th Gap Year ( C Bishop 131 , Cd 0 ) 4.00L See full results | C Bishop 59.4kg, Cd 0 4.00L | 4 (15) |
| Windsor 21-May-24 1220m GOOD R2 CL2 Md $10,140 (of $39,348) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:12.660, SP: 26.00 Held up off the pace in rear, outpaced early, pushed along over 3f out, ridden along over 2f out, made good headway over 1f out, went second final 110yds, kept on well 1st Sergio Parisse ( R Ryan 133 ) 2nd Gap Year ( G Downing 133 ) 1.25L 3rd Lady With The Lamp ( O Murphy 128 ) 0.75L See full results | G Downing 60.3kg 1.25L | 2 (15) |