St Nicholas Abbey (IRE)
Owner: Mr D Smith, Mrs J Magnier, Mr M Tab Trainer: A P O'Brien Sex: colt Age: 6
Breeding: Montjeu / Leaping Water (Sure Blade)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Round Course Good to Soft ) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Round Course;Straight Course;Good to Yielding) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 3 | 2 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Soft (Yielding to Soft on Round Course) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 17 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jun 2013 | Epsom Downs | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 4f 10y | 1 | St Nicholas Abbey | 9st | 1 of 5 | Joseph O'Brien | 3/10 |
| held up in 4th, closed 3f out, quickened smartly to lead over 2f out, shaken up and clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly, impressive | |||||||||
| 07 Oct 2012 | Longchamp | Good to Soft | 1m 3f 204y | 1 | Solemia | 9st 5lbs | of 18 | Joseph O'Brien | |
| 08 Sep 2012 | Leopardstown | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 2f | 1 | Snow Fairy | 9st 7lbs | 3 of 6 | Joseph O'Brien | 3/1 |
| settled towards rear well off pace, closer entering straight and pushed along, ridden to go 3rd over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, not reach first 2 | |||||||||
| 22 Aug 2012 | York | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 2f 88y | 1 | Frankel | 9st 5lbs | 3 of 9 | Joseph O'Brien | 5/1 |
| held up tracking clear leading trio, smooth headway over 4f out, led inside final 3f, ridden and headed just over 2f out, soon no chance with impressive winner, kept on duelling for 2nd | |||||||||
| 21 Jul 2012 | Ascot | Good (Round Course Good to Soft ) | 1m 4f | 1 | Danedream | 9st 7lbs | 3 of 10 | Joseph O'Brien | 5/1 |
| held up last, headway under strong pressure and hung right entering final 2f, hard driven and went 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with leading duo | |||||||||
| 02 Jun 2012 | Epsom Downs | Good to Firm | 1m 4f 10y | 1 | St Nicholas Abbey | 9st | 1 of 6 | Joseph O'Brien | 8/11 |
| held up in last pair, smooth headway on outside 4f out, went 2nd on bit over 2f out, led 2f out, shaken up over 1f out, pushed clear and stayed on strongly final furlong, final furlong impressive | |||||||||
| 07 May 2012 | Curragh | Good to Soft | 1m 2f | 1 | Windsor Palace | 9st 8lbs | 2 of 7 | Joseph O'Brien | 2/5 |
| settled in 3rd, 10 lengths off pace halfway, dropped to moderate 4th early straight, ridden over 1f out and kept on well inside final furlong, not reach winner | |||||||||
| 02 Oct 2011 | Longchamp | Good | 1m 3f 204y | 1 | Danedream | 9st 5lbs | of 16 | Joseph O'Brien | |
| 11 Sep 2011 | Longchamp | Good | 1m 3f 204y | 1 | Sarafina | 9st 2lbs | 3 of 4 | C Soumillon | 10/3 |
| 23 Jul 2011 | Ascot | Good to Soft | 1m 4f | 1 | Nathaniel | 9st 7lbs | 3 of 5 | Joseph O'Brien | 7/2 |
| chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on same pace closing stages | |||||||||
| 03 Jun 2011 | Epsom Downs | Good | 1m 4f 10y | 1 | St Nicholas Abbey | 9st | 1 of 5 | R L Moore | 1/1 |
| tracked leader, not much room over 2f out, soon switched right, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on | |||||||||
| 06 May 2011 | Chester | Good to Firm | 1m 5f 89y | 1 | St Nicholas Abbey | 9st | 1 of 5 | R L Moore | 11/8 |
| tracked leading trio, went 2nd inside final 3f, came wide to lead over 1f out, quickened well clear final furlong, very easily | |||||||||
| 03 Apr 2011 | Curragh | Soft (Yielding to Soft on Round Course) | 1m 2f | 1 | Unaccompanied | 9st 1lbs | 3 of 8 | J A Heffernan | 4/11 |
| settled in 5th, went 4th approaching straight, pushed along and no impression 2f out, 3rd early final furlong, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 01 May 2010 | Newmarket | Good to Firm | 1m | 0 | Makfi | 9st | 6 of 19 | J Murtagh | 1/1 |
| in touch, effort over 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 24 Oct 2009 | Doncaster | Good to Soft | 1m | 1 | St Nicholas Abbey | 9st | 1 of 11 | J Murtagh | 13/8 |
| held up in rear, smooth headway 2f out, driven to lead over 1f out, ran on strongly, impressive | |||||||||
| 27 Sep 2009 | Curragh | Good (Round Course;Straight Course;Good to Yielding) | 1m | 0 | St Nicholas Abbey | 9st 1lbs | 1 of 9 | Johnny Murtagh | 2/5 |
| soon raced towards rear in 7th, progress from before straight, 3rd over 2f out, soon challenged under pressure in 2nd, led inside final furlong, stayed on well, comfortably | |||||||||
| 16 Aug 2009 | Curragh | Yielding (Soft in places) | 1m | 0 | St Nicholas Abbey | 9st 3lbs | 1 of 11 | Johnny Murtagh | 11/10 |
| mid-division, headway in 5th 2f out, ridden to challenge 1f out and soon led, kept on strongly, impressive | |||||||||