Virtual Hug (IRE)
Owner: Sas Logistics Contracts Ltd Nikki Evan Trainer: Mrs N S Evans Sex: colt Age: 6
Breeding: Buratino / Cotton Camera (Lilbourne Lad)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3 | |||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good (Yielding in Places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 2 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 2 | |||
| Soft | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | |||
| Standard | 25 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Yielding | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | |||
| Totals | 49 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Nov 2024 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 5f 219y | 6 | The Resdev Way | 9st 11lbs | 4 of 10 | Joshua Bryan | 7/1 |
| mid-division, headway out wide between horses turning in, went 3rd and kept on inside final furlong, hung left soon after, lost 3rd final strides | |||||||||
| 07 Sep 2024 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 6f | 6 | Black Smoke | 9st 12lbs | 7 of 10 | Gina Mangan | 10/1 |
| chased leader until over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 16 Aug 2024 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 5f 219y | 5 | Standbackandlook | 9st 4lbs | 5 of 6 | Saffie Osborne | 14/1 |
| close up, pushed along over 2f out, not trouble leaders | |||||||||
| 23 Jul 2024 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 5f 219y | 6 | Liberated Lad | 9st 5lbs | 2 of 9 | Billy Loughnane | 4/1 |
| in touch, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 01 Jul 2024 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 5f 219y | 6 | Dubai Immo | 9st 8lbs | 3 of 10 | Paddy Bradley | 6/1 |
| in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 07 Jun 2024 | Haydock | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 3f 140y | 5 | Sisterandbrother | 10st 4lbs | 9 of 12 | Miss S L Bowen | 5/1 |
| midfield, ridden 3f out, soon denied clear passage, edged left over 1f out, faded inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 15 May 2024 | Bath | Good | 1m 3f 137y | 6 | Bond Spirit | 9st 11lbs | 2 of 11 | Paddy Bradley | 9/2 |
| mid-division, headway from 4f out, switched right 2f out, hampered over 1f out, stayed on, went 2nd towards finish | |||||||||
| 19 Apr 2024 | Bath | Good | 1m 6f | 6 | Mini Mildred | 9st 7lbs | 4 of 10 | Paddy Bradley | 17/2 |
| chased leaders over 1f, in touch in mid-division, headway 2f out, one pace inside final furlong, lost 3rd last stride | |||||||||
| 04 Apr 2024 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 6f | 6 | Casa Luna | 9st 8lbs | of 8 | Saffie Osborne | 0/0 |
| withdrawn | |||||||||
| 02 Apr 2024 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 4f 51y | 6 | Virtual Hug | 9st 8lbs | 1 of 8 | Paddy Bradley | 10/3 |
| soon raced in second, led just inside 3f out, pushed along before 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, ran on strongly and always doing enough inside final 110 yards, comfortably | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2024 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 5f 219y | 6 | Black Smoke | 9st 8lbs | 2 of 11 | Rossa Ryan | 10/3 |
| held up, headway 3f out, ridden to chase winner entering final furlong, stayed on one pace | |||||||||
| 23 Feb 2024 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 5f 219y | 6 | Lawmans Blis | 9st 8lbs | 5 of 12 | Joshua Bryan | 11/2 |
| tracked leaders on inside, pushed along home turn, ridden and weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 03 Feb 2024 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 4f 51y | 6 | Virtual Hug | 9st 9lbs | 1 of 12 | Saffie Osborne | 5/1 |
| tracked leader, ridden to lead inside final furlong, all out | |||||||||
| 20 Jan 2024 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 2m 120y | 6 | The Craftymaster | 9st 7lbs | 4 of 10 | Marco Ghiani | 7/2 |
| close up in chasing group, pushed along and headway 2f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 15 Jan 2024 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 4f 51y | 6 | Pysanka | 9st 4lbs | 4 of 10 | Rossa Ryan | 9/2 |
| towards rear, ridden over 1f out, headway inside final furlong, nearest finish | |||||||||
| 05 Jan 2024 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 5f 219y | 6 | The Craftymaster | 9st 8lbs | 3 of 9 | Joshua Bryan | 9/2 |
| held up towards rear, headway and switched left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 18 Dec 2023 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 4f 51y | 6 | Footsy | 9st 7lbs | 4 of 12 | Joshua Bryan | 18/1 |
| held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge | |||||||||
| 04 Dec 2023 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 5f 219y | 6 | Blue Hawaii | 9st 6lbs | 7 of 12 | Joshua Bryan | 13/2 |
| tracked leaders, pushed along to lead 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 14 Nov 2023 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 4f 51y | 6 | Assembled | 9st 9lbs | 4 of 12 | Joshua Bryan | 10/1 |
| mid-division, headway 3f out, kept on inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 06 Nov 2023 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 5f 219y | 6 | Virtual Hug | 9st 8lbs | 1 of 11 | Joshua Bryan | 10/1 |
| close up, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on | |||||||||
| 02 Nov 2023 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 1f 104y | 6 | Star Of St Louis | 9st 8lbs | 6 of 12 | Nicola Currie | 12/1 |
| mid-division on inside, headway plugged on final furlong, never going pace to get involved | |||||||||
| 21 Oct 2023 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 4f 51y | 6 | Global Tycoon | 9st 4lbs | 5 of 11 | Joshua Bryan | 28/1 |
| in touch, pushed along and headway entering final 2f, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 31 Aug 2023 | Navan | Yielding | 1m 6f | 0 | Enquire Within | 9st 4lbs | 7 of 19 | A C Persse | 12/1 |
| mid-division, ridden in 10th 3f out, 7th 2f out, no impression | |||||||||
| 09 Aug 2023 | Sligo | Soft | 1m 5f 42y | 0 | Glyde Ranger | 9st 6lbs | 6 of 17 | W J Lee | 8/1 |
| rear of mid division, 11th halfway, pushed along in 9th over 2f out, soon ridden and kept on from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 28 Jul 2023 | Down Royal | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1m 4f 175y | 0 | Herculaneum | 8st 7lbs | 2 of 12 | A C Persse | 16/1 |
| towards rear of mid-division and 8th halfway, good progress on outer over 3f out and pushed along in 2nd from 2f out, ridden over 1f out and soon no impression on easy winner, stretched clear of 3rd | |||||||||
| 08 Jul 2023 | Bellewstown | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Our Bobby | 12st | 11 of 18 | L A McKenna | 28/1 |
| always towards rear, not fluent 4th, ridden from 5 out and no impression from next, mistake last, tailed off | |||||||||
| 24 Jun 2023 | Down Royal | Good | 1m 4f 175y | 0 | Londonofficecallin | 9st 1lbs | 8 of 17 | G M Ryan | 22/1 |
| towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and no impression in 9th over 1f out, kept on one pace, never a factor | |||||||||
| 09 Jun 2023 | Fairyhouse | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 4f | 0 | Out On Friday | 9st 4lbs | 5 of 15 | G M Ryan | 18/1 |
| towards rear, 12th halfway, progress 1 1/2f out, stayed on without threatening final furlong | |||||||||
| 20 Apr 2023 | Kilbeggan | Good to Yielding | 1m 7f | 0 | The Big Chap | 11st 11lbs | 14 of 17 | C G O'Dwyer | 18/1 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, 3rd before 2 out, lost place and weakened after 2 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 04 Jan 2023 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Hinemoa | 9st 6lbs | 12 of 17 | C G O'Dwyer | 40/1 |
| tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden and lost place under 2f out, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 09 Nov 2022 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 2f 150y | 0 | Lily Of The Glen | 9st 10lbs | 13 of 17 | C G O'Dwyer | 14/1 |
| mid-division, ridden entering straight, weakened | |||||||||
| 19 Sep 2022 | Listowel | Good | 2m | 0 | Well Funded | 11st 10lbs | 13 of 21 | C G O'Dwyer | 40/1 |
| always towards rear, not fluent 4 out, pushed along and no impression from next, kept on same pace from before 2 out | |||||||||
| 08 Aug 2022 | Ballinrobe | Good | 2m 143y | 0 | Wojood | 11st 11lbs | 13 of 17 | C G O'Dwyer | 12/1 |
| always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along in rear after 3 out, no extra from next, weakened | |||||||||
| 23 Jul 2022 | Gowran Park | Good to Firm | 1m 1f 110y | 0 | Brewel Hill | 9st 13lbs | 4 of 17 | C G O'Dwyer | 14/1 |
| mid-division, ridden in 11th 2f out, went 7th 1f out, kept on without threatening | |||||||||
| 02 Oct 2021 | Gowran Park | Good | 2m | 0 | Virtual Hug | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 18 | R A Doyle | 15/2 |
| soon led, headed 2 out, regained lead after last, quickly asserted and stayed on well | |||||||||
| 19 Sep 2021 | Listowel | Good to Yielding | 2m | 0 | Bell Ex One | 10st 10lbs | 6 of 13 | R A Doyle | 33/1 |
| mid-division, 7th and pushed along approaching 2 out, no impression and kept on one pace run-in | |||||||||
| 27 Aug 2021 | Down Royal | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 190y | 0 | Realist | 10st 10lbs | 6 of 15 | R A Doyle | 33/1 |
| disputed lead early, led before 3rd, not fluent 3 out and soon joined, headed after 2 out, ridden and no extra run-in, dropped to 6th closing stages | |||||||||
| 09 Aug 2021 | Ballinrobe | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 81y | 0 | Calvados | 11st | of 16 | S Fitzgerald | 0/0 |
| 22 Jul 2021 | Leopardstown | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m | 0 | I Siyou Baby | 9st 6lbs | 6 of 15 | W J Lee | 22/1 |
| close up, soon ran freely, 2nd after 3f, improved to lead under 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 04 May 2021 | Gowran Park | Yielding to Soft | 7f | 0 | Princess Sela | 9st 11lbs | 12 of 19 | T P Madden | 25/1 |
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden 2f out, soon no impression, no extra inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 05 Feb 2021 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m | 0 | Rocky Sky | 9st 7lbs | 5 of 17 | T P Madden | 9/1 |
| pushed along briefly early, prominent, soon led, strongly pressed and joined 1 1/2f out, soon headed and no extra | |||||||||
| 15 Jan 2021 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m | 0 | Irwin | 9st 7lbs | 3 of 14 | T P Madden | 11/1 |
| broke well, soon settled back and mid-division halfway, pushed along and headway early straight, 3rd and ridden over 1f out, no impression final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 27 Nov 2020 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m | 0 | Chevillon | 9st 8lbs | 4 of 12 | W J Lee | 11/4 |
| soon led, strongly pressed and joined over 1f out, soon headed and no extra, one pace | |||||||||
| 11 Nov 2020 | Dundalk | Standard | 7f | 0 | Going Global | 9st 10lbs | 9 of 17 | C P Hoban | 13/2 |
| chased leaders, ridden in 4th 2f out, weakened | |||||||||
| 27 Sep 2020 | Curragh | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1m | 0 | Dearg Jazz | 9st 5lbs | 15 of 16 | W J Lee | 13/2 |
| keen, soon rear of mid-division, badly impeded under 3f out, no extra and eased after | |||||||||
| 17 Sep 2020 | Naas | Good | 1m | 0 | Verbal Fencing | 9st 11lbs | 3 of 16 | W J Lee | 7/1 |
| tracked leaders, ran freely, 3rd halfway and travelled well over 2f out, ridden over 1f out and soon no impression, kept on one pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 26 Aug 2020 | Bellewstown | Soft to Heavy | 7f 181y | 0 | Ecliptical | 8st 13lbs | 8 of 14 | K J Manning | 8/1 |
| disputed lead, headed at halfway, ridden over 2f out, 6th 1f out, no impression | |||||||||
| 12 Aug 2020 | Gowran Park | Good (Yielding in Places) | 1m | 0 | Wuqood | 9st 7lbs | 4 of 11 | W J Lee | 50/1 |
| went slightly left from stalls, soon led and disputed, led 2 1/2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, headed 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 15 Jun 2020 | Fairyhouse | Good to Firm | 6f | 0 | State Of Rest | 9st | 8 of 18 | G M Ryan | 20/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened | |||||||||