Shantou Flyer (IRE)
Owner: Paul Nicholls & King For A Day Trainer: S Loxton Sex: gelding Age: 14
Breeding: Shantou / Carrigmorna Flyer (Bob Back)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 5 | 2 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in Places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 6 | 3 | ||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 3 | 2 | ||
| Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 5 | 2 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Soft (Heavy in Places) | 3 | |||
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy | 2 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 64 | 12 | 17 | 5 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar 2024 | Cheltenham | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m 2f 70y | 2 | Sine Nomine | 12st | 6 of 12 | Miss Olive Nicholls | 33/1 |
| tracked leaders, pushed along 2 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 08 Jan 2024 | Taunton | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f 150y | 5 | Regatta De Blanc | 12st 6lbs | 5 of 11 | Miss N Parker | 10/3 |
| pressed leader, not fluent 4 out, soon lost 2nd, chased leaders, weakened next | |||||||||
| 02 Jun 2023 | Stratford | Good | 2m 6f 125y | 3 | Shantou Flyer | 11st 13lbs | 1 of 9 | Miss Olive Nicholls | 6/4 |
| led, headed 2nd, led 7th, extended lead with one circuit to go, reduced lead approaching 12th, good jump 2 out, 5 lengths ahead home turn, kept on strongly after last, easily | |||||||||
| 05 May 2023 | Cheltenham | Good | 4m 97y | 4 | Law Of Gold | 12st 4lbs | 2 of 15 | Miss Olive Nicholls | 7/4 |
| prominent early, chased leaders, closed 6th, went 2nd after 3 out, no impression on winner last | |||||||||
| 11 Apr 2023 | Exeter | Good to Soft | 3m 54y | 5 | Shantou Flyer | 12st 2lbs | 1 of 7 | Miss Olive Nicholls | 1/1 |
| made most, 3 lengths clear 2 out, drew further clear from last, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 2023 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 2f 70y | 2 | Premier Magic | 12st | 3 of 24 | Miss Olive Nicholls | 50/1 |
| ran in snatches, headway on inside chasing leaders 6th, went 2nd 14th until 3 out, soon outpaced, rallied well run-in, went 3rd inside final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 02 Feb 2023 | Wincanton | Good to Soft | 3m 1f 30y | 6 | Famous Clermont | 12st 2lbs | 2 of 4 | Miss Olive Nicholls | 10/3 |
| chased leaders, went second 4th, joined leader 5th, outjumped by rival 14th, led when pecked 4 out, headed approaching 2 out, kept on but no match for winner | |||||||||
| 29 Apr 2022 | Cheltenham | Good | 4m 97y | 4 | Coup De Pinceau | 11st 13lbs | 5 of 13 | Mr D Maxwell | 5/2 |
| chased leaders, left in 2nd place at 10th until 17th, chased leaders, weakened 3 out | |||||||||
| 27 Feb 2022 | Fontwell | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 1f 210y | 6 | Shantou Flyer | 12st 2lbs | 1 of 4 | Mr D Maxwell | 2/1 |
| led until 14th, chased leader, pushed along after 4 out, rallied soon after, not much room on inside and led last, stayed on gamely and went clear run-in | |||||||||
| 13 May 2021 | Fontwell | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3m 1f 210y | 6 | Law Of Gold | 12st 1lbs | 2 of 5 | Mr D Maxwell | 4/9 |
| led, pushed clear before 2 out, headed last, tried to rally run-in, always held | |||||||||
| 18 Apr 2021 | Wincanton | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3m 1f 30y | 6 | Keltus | 12st 6lbs | UnseatedRider of 4 | Mr D Maxwell | 1/6 |
| held up in touch, almost upsides 12th, led 13th (water), clear 14th, reduced advantage 4 out, ridden after 2 out, edged left and unseated rider after last | |||||||||
| 18 Mar 2021 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 3m 2f | 2 | Mount Ida | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 24 | H Cobden | 11/2 |
| chased leaders, pushed along home bend in 4th, went 3rd last, stayed on, no impression on winner | |||||||||
| 20 Feb 2021 | Wincanton | Heavy | 3m 1f 30y | 3 | Golden Sovereign | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 7 | Angus Cheleda | 5/4 |
| held up behind leaders, went 3rd 3 out, chased winner before 2 out, stayed on, always held | |||||||||
| 04 Feb 2021 | Wincanton | Heavy | 3m 1f 30y | 3 | Time To Get Up | 11st 9lbs | 4 of 14 | Angus Cheleda | 15/2 |
| chased leaders, challenged after 13th, led before 4 out, headed approaching 3 out, held next | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2020 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 2f 70y | 2 | It Came To Pass | 12st | 3 of 24 | Mr D Maxwell | 3/1 |
| tracked leaders, blundered 15th, headway on inside after 4 out, led after next, headed 2 out, no impression in 3rd before last | |||||||||
| 14 Feb 2020 | Fakenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 38y | 5 | Shantou Flyer | 12st 8lbs | 1 of 7 | Mr D Maxwell | 4/11 |
| always prominent, mistake 2nd, led 12th, driven clear when hampered by loose horse approaching last, stayed on | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2019 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 3m 2f 70y | 2 | Hazel Hill | 12st | 2 of 24 | Mr D Maxwell | 7/1 |
| always prominent, driven to chase front pair turning in, ridden and one pace after 2 out, went 2nd and kept on under pressure flat, not reach winner | |||||||||
| 24 Feb 2019 | Fontwell | Good to Soft | 3m 1f 210y | 6 | Shantou Flyer | 12st 6lbs | 1 of 5 | Mr D Maxwell | 10/11 |
| led until hit 3rd, chased leader, led on inside again after 7th until 9th, in front again 13th, soon clear, ridden and wandered after 2 out, very easily | |||||||||
| 14 Feb 2019 | Kelso | Good (Good to Soft in Places) | 2m 7f 96y | 5 | Shantou Flyer | 12st 6lbs | 1 of 4 | Mr D Maxwell | 8/15 |
| led, headed 4 out and outpaced, rallied 2 out, bumped on landing last, led flat, went clear | |||||||||
| 21 Jan 2019 | Warwick | Good to Soft | 3m | 6 | Hazel Hill | 12st 6lbs | 5 of 14 | Mr D Maxwell | 7/4 |
| mid-division, headway before 12th, lost place 4 out, no impression after | |||||||||
| 09 Jan 2019 | Taunton | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 7f 3y | 6 | Road To Rome | 12st 6lbs | of 8 | Mr D Maxwell | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 14 Apr 2018 | Aintree | Heavy (Soft in places) | 4m 2f 74y | 1 | Tiger Roll | 11st 2lbs | PulledUp of 40 | James Bowen | 20/1 |
| mid-division, hit 3rd, hampered 8th (canal turn), close up 13th, lost 19th, weakened 24th (2nd valentines), behind when pulled up before 5 out | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2018 | Cheltenham | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m 2f 70y | 1 | Native River | 11st 10lbs | of 18 | James Bowen | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2018 | Cheltenham | Heavy (Soft in places) | 3m 1f | 1 | Coo Star Sivola | 11st 9lbs | 2 of 18 | James Bowen | 14/1 |
| tracked leaders on inside, ridden after 3 out, chased winner before next, switched inside between last 2, not fluent last, rallied gamely final 100 yards, just held | |||||||||
| 15 Feb 2018 | Kelso | Heavy | 2m 7f 96y | 2 | Big River | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 4 | J J Burke | 10/11 |
| tracked leader, led before 4 out, headed before last, kept on and always held | |||||||||
| 27 Jan 2018 | Cheltenham | Heavy | 2m 4f 166y | 1 | Frodon | 11st 11lbs | 2 of 14 | James Bowen | 10/1 |
| in touch, lost place 10th, pushed along after 5 out, headway under pressure 3 out, ridden to chase leaders before next, stayed on to take 2nd flat, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 20 Jan 2018 | Ascot | Soft (Heavy in Places) | 2m 5f 8y | 2 | Acting Lass | 11st 8lbs | of 9 | Mitchell Bastyan | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2018 | Cheltenham | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 4f 166y | 1 | Ballyhill | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 9 | Mitchell Bastyan | 8/1 |
| prominent on outside, lost place 2nd, headway 6th, hit 13th, went 2nd 2 out, held by winner flat, stayed on | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2017 | Wetherby | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 45y | 1 | Get On The Yager | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 8 | J Reveley | 10/1 |
| close up, ridden 4 out, weakened next, pulled up 2 out | |||||||||
| 25 Nov 2017 | Haydock | Heavy | 3m 1f 125y | 1 | Bristol De Mai | 11st 7lbs | PulledUp of 6 | Adam Wedge | 50/1 |
| held up in rear, struggling when mistake 13th, soon pulled up | |||||||||
| 04 Nov 2017 | Wetherby | Soft | 3m 45y | 1 | Bristol De Mai | 11st 4lbs | 5 of 10 | Adam Wedge | 40/1 |
| held up in rear, headway 11th, lost place next, not fluent 13th, well held 5th when mistake 4 out | |||||||||
| 08 Apr 2017 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 4m 2f 74y | 1 | One For Arthur | 11st 5lbs | PulledUp of 40 | Jonathan Moore | 50/1 |
| mid-division, hampered by loose horse 17th, weakened and pulled up before 4 out | |||||||||
| 18 Feb 2017 | Ascot | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f 8y | 1 | Cue Card | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 6 | Adam Wedge | 22/1 |
| tracked leaders, outpaced 13th, plugged on into poor 2nd run-in, never any chance with winner | |||||||||
| 28 Jan 2017 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f 166y | 1 | Foxtail Hill | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 13 | D N Russell | 6/1 |
| chased leaders, lost place before 6th, mistake 11th, 8th and well held 3 out, stayed on approaching last, went 4th, no impression | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2017 | Cheltenham | Soft | 2m 4f 166y | 1 | Shantou Flyer | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 13 | Aidan Coleman | 20/1 |
| mid-division, hampered 12th, hampered 4 out, led before 2 out, edged left flat, stayed on well, driven out | |||||||||
| 27 Jul 2016 | Galway | Good | 2m 6f 111y | 1 | Lord Scoundrel | 10st 9lbs | 9 of 25 | Adrian Heskin | 10/1 |
| tracked leaders, lost place and no extra from last | |||||||||
| 17 Jun 2016 | Down Royal | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Elegant Statesman | 11st 2lbs | 2 of 10 | Mr B O'Neill | 4/1 |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, improved to challenge after 4 out, disputed after 3 out, ridden 2 out, kept on well, just failed at line | |||||||||
| 26 Apr 2016 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 3m 1f | 1 | Zabana | 11st 10lbs | 5 of 9 | Mr B O'Neill | 25/0 |
| tracked leaders on outer, 3rd 3 out, soon ridden, dropped to 5th next, no impression | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2016 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 7f 170y | 1 | Minella Rocco | 11st 6lbs | Fell of 20 | Mr B O'Neill | 25/0 |
| mid-division, fell 18th | |||||||||
| 14 Feb 2016 | Navan | Heavy | 3m | 1 | Measureofmydreams | 11st 8lbs | PulledUp of 8 | Mr B O'Neill | 25/0 |
| held up towards rear, ridden in rear and no impression entering straight, weakened 3 out, pulled up before last | |||||||||
| 29 Nov 2015 | Fairyhouse | Soft | 2m 4f | 1 | No More Heroes | 11st 10lbs | 5 of 8 | Mr B O'Neill | 12/0 |
| chased leader, slight mistake 3rd, disputed from 4th, headed 7th, slight mistake 8th, disputed again 5 out, slight mistake 3 out and ridden, no extra in 4th 2 out, 5th last, weakened | |||||||||
| 15 Nov 2015 | Punchestown | Soft | 2m 6f | 1 | Shantou Flyer | 11st 6lbs | 1 of 6 | Mr B O'Neill | 5/0 |
| raced 3rd, 2nd at 3rd, almost on terms 11th, led narrowly 4 out, headed 3 out, regained lead 2 out, soon ridden, kept on strongly after last, driven out | |||||||||
| 23 Oct 2015 | Cheltenham | Good | 3m 80y | 2 | Shantou Flyer | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 7 | M P Walsh | 14/0 |
| tracked leaders, hit 9th, hampered 3 out, mistake 2 out, rallied flat, stayed on well to lead towards finish | |||||||||
| 15 Oct 2015 | Punchestown | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 2f | 0 | The Game Changer | 11st 5lbs | of 5 | M P Walsh | 0/0 |
| 30 Sep 2015 | Sligo | Yielding | 2m 5f | 0 | Shantou Flyer | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 4 | M P Walsh | 9/0 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, disputed lead from 5th, led 2 out and soon ridden, joined again at last, regained lead run-in and stayed on well under pressure inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 09 Sep 2015 | Galway | Good | 2m 6f 111y | 0 | Perfect Promise | 11st 9lbs | 2 of 6 | M P Walsh | 10/3 |
| disputed early, chased leader from 4th, ridden and pecked last, kept on same pace straight, no impression on winner | |||||||||
| 30 Jul 2015 | Galway | Good | 2m 6f 111y | 0 | Shantou Flyer | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 12 | D N Russell | 11/4 |
| close up and disputed, close 2nd halfway, slight mistake 5 out, improved to lead after last, ridden entering straight, pressed straight, kept on well closing stages | |||||||||
| 19 Jul 2015 | Tipperary | Good | 3m | 0 | Sandymount Duke | 11st 6lbs | 3 of 6 | M P Walsh | 15/2 |
| chased leaders, slight mistakes 6th and 10th, pushed along on inner from 3 out, soon 3rd, no impression from 2 out, slight mistake last, one pace | |||||||||
| 05 Jun 2015 | Downpatrick | Good | 2m 7f | 0 | Fort Smith | 11st 6lbs | PulledUp of 9 | Mr B O'Neill | |
| 12 May 2015 | Limerick | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m | 0 | Flaming Dawn | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 11 | Andrew J McNamara | 3/1 |
| led, jumped slightly right 1st, joined next, soon led again and went on, slightly slow 10th, joined next, headed from 4 out, slight mistake 2 out, kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 29 Apr 2015 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 2m 4f | 0 | Walk To Freedom | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 14 | Andrew J McNamara | 20/1 |
| chased leader, disputed from 5th, 2nd after 4 out, close up 3 out, ridden in 3rd 2 out, under pressure in 7th entering straight, no impression in 6th last, kept on one pace run-in | |||||||||
| 10 Feb 2015 | Clonmel | Yielding to Soft | 2m 6f | 1 | Roi Des Francs | 11st | 7 of 9 | Andrew J McNamara | 12/1 |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and no extra before straight, weakened | |||||||||
| 25 Jan 2015 | Leopardstown | Yielding (Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Outlander | 11st | of 8 | Andrew J McNamara | |
| 31 Dec 2014 | Punchestown | Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | He'llberemembered | 11st 4lbs | of 7 | M P Walsh | |
| 14 Dec 2014 | Navan | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 1 | No More Heroes | 10st 13lbs | 4 of 5 | M P Walsh | 16/1 |
| disputed early, soon led, slight mistake 6th, ridden and challenged 3 out, headed after 2 out, no extra in 3rd before last, lost 3rd run-in | |||||||||
| 23 Nov 2014 | Navan | Soft (Yielding in places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Free Expression | 10st 13lbs | 2 of 7 | Andrew J McNamara | 40/1 |
| disputed lead, edged left briefly after 2 out, soon headed, kept on well under pressure run-in without matching winner | |||||||||
| 30 Oct 2014 | Clonmel | Yielding to Soft | 3m | 0 | Wood Breizh | 10st 13lbs | 2 of 8 | Andrew J McNamara | 7/2 |
| prominent and disputed lead, slight mistake 6th, ridden and headed 2 out, kept on under pressure, no impression on winner final 75 yards | |||||||||
| 19 Oct 2014 | Cork | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 3m | 0 | Talk The Lingo | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 7 | Andrew J McNamara | 4/1 |
| chased leaders in 3rd, 2nd from 4 out, under pressure early straight, challenged 3 out, still 2nd next, kept on well run-in, not get to winner | |||||||||
| 21 May 2014 | Sligo | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | Who Let De Dogsout | 10st 13lbs | 2 of 7 | Andrew J McNamara | 6/4 |
| chased leader in 2nd, ridden entering straight, challenged last, kept on same pace run-in, not match winner | |||||||||
| 09 May 2014 | Downpatrick | Good to Firm | 2m 5f 110y | 0 | Shantou Flyer | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 13 | Andrew J McNamara | 9/4 |
| raced in 3rd, moved in 2nd after 6th and led approaching 4 out, pushed along and challenged on run to the last, where jumped left, ridden out run-in to assert, comfortably | |||||||||
| 20 Apr 2014 | Cork | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 0 | The Plan Man | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 18 | Mr E J O'Connell | 20/1 |
| rear of mid-division, 12th early, pushed along from 4 out, went moderate 4th when mistake 2 out, kept on without threatening into 3rd close home | |||||||||
| 29 Mar 2014 | Navan | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | Baby King | 11st | 17 of 27 | Mr E J O'Connell | 33/1 |
| 17 Mar 2014 | Wexford | Yielding (Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Sardinia | 11st 2lbs | 5 of 11 | Mr E J O'Connell | 66/1 |
| towards rear, never a factor, kept on one pace from 3 out and left moderate 5th at last | |||||||||
| 01 Feb 2014 | Fairyhouse | Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Shantou Ed | 10st 13lbs | 18 of 20 | Mr K Cogley | 40/1 |
| towards rear, no extra from 3 out, completely tailed off | |||||||||