Animal
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Animal is a 9yo from Ireland trained by S Smith, Littlehampton. It is sired by the stallion Arcadio out of the dam Fantine. Animal has managed to win 4 races in its career so far. On 8th Dec 2023 at Sandown, Animal scored its most significant win to date, getting the money in the $10406 Betfair Exchange Handicap Chase.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Bangor-on-Dee 08-Feb-25 m R3 CL4 HcpChNHF, Winning Time: 13:34.500, SP: 20/1 | S Bowen 73kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD (14) |
| Windsor 19-Jan-25 5780m SOFT R7 HcpCh (of $15,843), Winning Time: 7:43.210, SP: 14/1 Went to post early, jumped left 1st, always detached in rear, pulled up before 3 out | G Sheehan 71.7kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD (11) |
| Ffos Las 22-Apr-24 5084m SOFT R5 HcpCh (of $8,265), Winning Time: 6:42.990, SP: 9/1 In rear, headway and in touch 8th, ridden and tracked leaders 4 out, weakened 2 out | M G Nolan 73.9kg, Cd 0 30.50L | 7 (9) |
| Sandown 16-Feb-24 4861m SOFT R6 HcpCh $523 (of $9,105), Winning Time: 6:42.600, SP: 5/2 Raced wide in mid-division, towards rear 12th, soon behind, tailed off jumped slowly 13th, rallied out wide before 3 out, went remote 5th run-in | G Sheehan 70.8kg, Cd 0 19.00L | 5 (9) |
| Lingfield 21-Jan-24 5795m SOFT R7 HcpChNHF $7,290 (of $15,843), Winning Time: 7:37.710, SP: 10/3 Held up in rear off the pace, headway 16th, chased winner 3 out, kept on one pace | G Sheehan 69.9kg 7.00L | 2 (12) |
| Market Rasen 26-Dec-23 5544m SOFT R6 HcpChNHF $3,038 (of $13,202), Winning Time: 7:33.920, SP: 4/1 Midfield, headway from 4 out, pushed along before 3 out, went fourth before 3 out, chased leaders from 2 out, every chance when went third before last, ran on run-in, game | H Bannister 72.6kg 0.75L | 3 (10) |
| Sandown 08-Dec-23 4861m SOFT R5 HcpCh $10,406 (of $10,406), Winning Time: 6:37.500, SP: 13/2 Held up towards rear, not fluent 17th, headway after 4 out, challenged 3 out, soon led, clear flat, stayed on well | G Sheehan 68.5kg | 1 (10) |
| Leicester 20-Nov-23 4563m SOFT R3 HcpCh $2,187 (of $4,753), Winning Time: 6:00.340, SP: 6/1 In touch with leaders, pushed along and made steady headway from 3 out, ridden after 2 out, went second flat, not pace of winner | S Bowen 72.6kg 2.00L | 2 (7) |
| Market Rasen 09-Apr-23 4801m SOFT R7 HcpCh $622 (of $4,967), Winning Time: 6:29.070, SP: 3/1 Held up in rear, made some headway 11th, ridden after 4 out, made no impression | Z Baker 73.5kg, Cd 0 36.25L | 4 (7) |
| Kempton 19-Mar-23 4828m SOFT R5 HcpCh $7,077 (of $7,077), Winning Time: 6:32.920, SP: 10/3 In touch, headway to track leaders at 4th, led 2 out, ran on | C Hammond 71.2kg | 1 (11) |
| Stratford 14-Mar-23 4540m SOFT R3 HcpCh $2,102 (of $4,634), Winning Time: 6:09.400, SP: 9/4 Raced in last, ridden along and went third after 2 out, soon every chance, made sustained challenge run-in, kept on, just denied | L Harrison 71.7kg 0.30L | 2 (7) |
| Uttoxeter 28-Jan-23 4023m SOFT R6 HcpCh (of $5,175), Winning Time: 05:13.370, SP: 7/2 Held up in rear, not fluent 9th, soon pushed along, slightly hampered by faller 10th, tailed off before 4 out | L Harrison 72.1kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 7 (12) |
| Wincanton 26-Dec-22 4055m SOFT R4 HcpCh $1,555 (of $6,753), Winning Time: 05:09.600, SP: 5/1 Towards rear, ridden approaching 4 out, headway approaching 3 out, kept on after last but no match for first 2 | L Harrison 70.8kg 4.25L | 3 (12) |
| Uttoxeter 06-Dec-22 4196m SOFT R8 HcpCh $1,630 (of $7,080), Winning Time: 05:22.080, SP: 7/2 Held up, headway under pressure approaching 3 out, could not go pace of leaders approaching last, kept on same pace flat | G Sheehan 73.5kg 10.75L | 3 (11) |
| Bangor-on-Dee 25-Oct-22 4832m SOFT R3 HcpCh $350 (of $4,684), Winning Time: 06:22.690, SP: 8/1 In rear, in touch, pushed along and headway on outside home turn, weakened quickly after 2 out | C Hammond 76.7kg, Cd 0 32.25L | 6 (8) |
| Market Rasen 09-Feb-22 4801m SOFT R5 HcpCh $1,254 (of $5,446), Winning Time: 06:28.780, SP: 3/1 In touch, headway tracked leaders 9th, ridden and every chance 3 out, chased leader next, kept on one pace | S Bowen 73kg 3.50L | 3 (7) |
| Fakenham 01-Jan-22 4264m SOFT R3 NvHcpCh $4,575 (of $4,575), Winning Time: 05:55.170, SP: 9/4 Towards rear, headway to chase leading pair 5 out, ridden 2 out, led bend before last, ran on | C Hammond 75.3kg | 1 (7) |
| Lingfield 25-Nov-21 4023m SOFT R5 NvHcpCh $414 (of $3,594), Winning Time: 05:04.680, SP: 10/3 Mid-division, headway to be prominent before 5 out, pressed leader 3 out, every chance when mistake 2 out, jumped left last, kept on one pace run-in | C Hammond 68.9kg, Cd 0 5.50L | 4 (13) |
| Lingfield 10-Nov-21 4023m SOFT R6 CL4HcpCh $1,656 (of $8,000), Winning Time: 05:20.130, SP: 11/4 Mid-division, jumped left on occasions, dropped to rear but still in touch 7th, ridden and went 4th 3 out, stayed on to take 2nd run-in , no chance with winner | C Hammond 74.4kg 6.50L | 2 (8) |
| Ffos Las 17-May-21 4023m SOFT R2 CL4HcpH (of $7,200), Winning Time: 05:03.400, SP: 11/4 Led after 1st, slowed into next and headed, chased leader, not fluent 5th, outpaced and beaten from 2 out | A Coleman 70.8kg, Cd 0 11.00L | 5 (8) |
| Uttoxeter 01-Apr-21 4690m GOOD R5 CL4HcpH (of $7,200), Winning Time: 06:02.080, SP: 9/1 Raced keenly in rear, made headway before 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, no extra before last | M G Nolan 76.2kg, Cd 0 29.50L | 5 (9) |
| Southwell 23-Feb-21 4103m SOFT R3 CL4NvH (of $5,800), Winning Time: 05:30.050, SP: 8/1 Raced wide prominent until ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened | M G Nolan 71.2kg, Cd 0 23.25L | 5 (9) |
| Wincanton 09-Jan-21 4299m SOFT R1 CL4NvH $553 (of $5,800), Winning Time: 05:28.850, SP: 18/1 Tracked leaders, headway after 3 out, ridden before 2 out, went third at last, no match for front pair | M G Nolan 70.8kg 11.50L | 3 (15) |
| Stratford 08-Nov-20 3756m SOFT R4 CL4NvH (of $7,000), Winning Time: 04:43.270, SP: 17/2 Close-up, restrained to midfield jumping 3rd, awkward 2 out and pushed, kept on one pace | M G Nolan 68.9kg, Cd 0 22.25L | 5 (12) |
| Cheltenham 25-Oct-20 3298m SOFT R7 CL2NHF (of $15,000), Winning Time: 03:58.090, SP: 20/1 Midfield, headway under pressure before home turn, one pace straight | M G Nolan 71.7kg, Cd 0 20.00L | 8 (14) |
| Market Rasen 26-Feb-20 3333m SOFT R7 CL5NHF $2,274 (of $3,500), Winning Time: 04:19.100, SP: 10/1 Always prominent on outside, led 3f out, ridden over 2f out, clear over 1f out, stayed on well, comfortably | A Coleman 67.6kg | 1 (9) |