The Nipper (IRE)
Owner: Smith, Ratcliffe & Bowring Trainer: W Greatrex Sex: filly Age: 7
Breeding: Scorpion / Sharp Single (Supreme Leader)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | |||
| Good (Watered) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 2 | |||
| Heavy | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 3 | 3 | ||
| Soft | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr 2018 | Cheltenham | Good | 2m 62y | 2 | Sister Sibyl | 11st 3lbs | 4 of 5 | R Johnson | 3/1 |
| led, ridden and headed bend before 2 out, weakened before last | |||||||||
| 31 Mar 2018 | Haydock | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 6f 54y | 2 | Rons Dream | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 12 | G Sheehan | 11/1 |
| held up in rear, keen early, mistake 5th, not fluent 7th, mistake 14th, soon well behind, pulled up before 4 out | |||||||||
| 09 Feb 2018 | Bangor | Heavy | 2m 4f 72y | 4 | Happy Diva | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 5 | R Johnson | 5/1 |
| took keen hold, tracked leaders, challenged 3 out, soon outpaced, weakened next, eased | |||||||||
| 27 Jan 2018 | Doncaster | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 128y | 1 | Maria's Benefit | 11st | 5 of 6 | G Sheehan | 20/1 |
| tracked leaders, pushed along before 3 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 18 Jan 2018 | Wincanton | Heavy | 2m 4f 35y | 3 | The Nipper | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 2 | G Sheehan | 6/4 |
| tracked sole rival, led before 8th, headed 10th, shaken up after 3 out, led 2 out, comfortably | |||||||||
| 21 Dec 2017 | Exeter | Soft | 2m 1f 109y | 3 | The Nipper | 11st | 1 of 5 | R Johnson | 4/1 |
| keen, led and soon clear, pecked 1st, reduced lead 5th, clear again 8th, reduced lead when mistake 4 out, mistake and headed next, chased clear leader, 10 lengths down when left clear and mistake last, idled run-in, held on | |||||||||
| 15 Nov 2017 | Bangor | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 1f 77y | 1 | Lady Buttons | 11st | 4 of 5 | Adrian Heskin | 6/1 |
| settled in rear but in touch, not fluent 6th, some headway 4 out, weakened after next | |||||||||
| 04 Nov 2017 | Wetherby | Soft | 1m 7f 36y | 3 | Born Survivor | 10st 8lbs | 2 of 4 | R Johnson | 3/1 |
| took keen hold, tracked leaders on inside, switched to outside after 4th, chased winner 7th until 9th, jumped right 4 out, soon shaken up, went 2nd again 2 out, no impression | |||||||||
| 28 Apr 2017 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 2m 4f | 1 | Bacardys | 11st 3lbs | 6 of 10 | G Sheehan | 25/1 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, slight mistake 6th, ridden and weakened from 2 out, bad mistake at last | |||||||||
| 22 Mar 2017 | Haydock | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 2f 191y | 4 | The Nipper | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 3 | G Sheehan | 1/14 |
| made all, soon clear, unchallenged | |||||||||
| 25 Feb 2017 | Newcastle | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 98y | 4 | The Nipper | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 3 | G Sheehan | 4/9 |
| tracked leader, led on bit 2 out, readily | |||||||||
| 10 Jan 2017 | Lingfield | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m | 4 | The Nipper | 11st | 1 of 9 | R Johnson | 8/13 |
| took keen hold, tracked leading pair, went 2nd briefly and jumped right 4th, led next, clear 2 out, hard ridden run-in, all out | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2016 | Wetherby | Good to Soft | 2m 3f 154y | 4 | Moscanisi | 10st 12lbs | Fell of 7 | G Sheehan | 4/6 |
| jumped right at times, led 2nd, ridden and edged left after 2 out, headed and beaten 3rd when fell last | |||||||||
| 27 Apr 2016 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 2m | 1 | Augusta Kate | 11st 9lbs | RanOut of 16 | Ms N Carberry | 11/0 |
| led, ran out at halfway | |||||||||
| 12 Mar 2016 | Sandown | Soft (Heavy in places) | 1m 7f 216y | 1 | The Nipper | 11st | 1 of 13 | G Sheehan | 9/0 |
| made all, came to race alone on near side in straight, just held on, all out | |||||||||
| 28 Nov 2015 | Bangor | Heavy | 2m 145y | 6 | The Nipper | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 6 | Harry Bannister | 1/0 |
| pulled hard and prominent, led after 4f, clear over 2f out, unextended, very easily | |||||||||
| 16 May 2015 | Bangor | Good (Watered) | 2m 1f | 5 | The Nipper | 10st 8lbs | 1 of 12 | G Sheehan | 15/8 |
| made all, drew well clear over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on well, unchallenged | |||||||||


