Miss Gherkin
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Miss Gherkin is a 6yo from Ireland trained by P Croke. It is sired by the stallion The Gurkha out of the dam Hasanza. Miss Gherkin has won 2 races in its career so far. On 4th Mar 2024 at Leopardstown, Miss Gherkin achieved its most significant win to date, taking the prize in the $6600 Anton O'toole Handicap Hurdle (80-109). It has proven a profitable horse for the punters. If you had backed Miss Gherkin throughout its career you'd have achieved a 19% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Naas 24-Feb-25 m R4 HcpH $319 (of $15,999), Winning Time: 07:02.400, SP: 12/1 | H E Sexton 69.4kg, Cd 0 1.00L | 6 (11) |
| Naas 09-Feb-25 3162m SOFT R4 HcpH $465 (of $9,300), Winning Time: 03:58.050, SP: 11/1 Prominent, tracked leader before 2nd, 4th at 4th, took closer order in 3rd 2 out, weakened inside final furlong, dropped to 5th close home | H E Sexton 72.1kg, Cd 0 9.50L | 5 (11) |
| Thurles 21-Dec-24 3232m GOOD R5 HcpH $480 (of $10,101), Winning Time: 03:51.100, SP: 18/1 Prominent and led after 2nd, headed briefly 4th, headed after 3 out, pushed along and dropped to 5th early straight, ridden and kept on one pace from before last | J C Gainford 69.9kg, Cd 0 4.50L | 5 (18) |
| Naas 10-Nov-24 3218m GOOD R6 Ch $871 (of $17,400), Winning Time: 03:57.900, SP: 125/1 Rear, slight mistake at 2nd, detached at 5th, not fluent 4 out, no impression before 2 out, weakened run-in | D J Gilligan 65.3kg, Cd 0 35.25L | 5 (5) |
| Sligo 02-Oct-24 3529m GOOD R1 Ch $3,000 (of $9,000), Winning Time: 04:28.700, SP: 25/1 Tracked leader, slight mistake 3rd, pressed leader 3 out, led 2 out, soon ridden and pressed, joined last, headed run-in, kept on same pace | J C Gainford 73kg 3.75L | 2 (7) |
| Kilbeggan 07-Sep-24 4059m SOFT R5 Ch (of $6,600), Winning Time: 05:01.600, SP: 9/1 Tracked leaders, 4th when bad mistake 3 out, soon ridden, weakened, tailed off | K C Sexton 72.1kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 9 (14) |
| Killarney 23-Aug-24 3419m SOFT R2 HcpH $1,350 (of $27,000), Winning Time: 04:02.700, SP: 8/1 Disputed lead early, tracked leaders and 4th halfway, pushed along and no impression in 6th after 2 out, kept on one pace run-in | R Blackmore 63.5kg, Cd 0 19.75L | 5 (10) |
| Ballinrobe 24-Jul-24 3478m SOFT R4 NvH $2,300 (of $6,900), Winning Time: 04:06.500, SP: 9/2 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, slight mistake 5th, disputed 3 out, led before next, ridden and narrowly headed before last, no extra run-in, kept on one pace | J C Gainford 73.5kg 8.00L | 2 (8) |
| Tramore 23-Apr-24 3365m SOFT R2 HcpH $6,000 (of $6,000), Winning Time: 04:16.000, SP: 7/2 Made all, 2 lengths lead halfway, pushed along 2 out, soon ridden and asserted, 4 lengths clear when mistake last, kept on well run-in | J C Gainford 74.4kg | 1 (13) |
| Leopardstown 04-Mar-24 3218m SOFT R4 HcpH $6,600 (of $6,600), Winning Time: 04:04.400, SP: 16/1 Tracked leaders early, 7th halfway, ridden briefly after 3 out, 5th 2 out, ridden into 3rd entering straight, stayed on to lead approaching last, kept on well run-in | J C Gainford 67.1kg | 1 (18) |
| Fairyhouse 24-Jan-24 4014m HEAVY R5 MdH (of $6,106), Winning Time: 6:00.600, SP: 66/1 Always towards rear, never a factor, mistakes 3rd and 7th, no extra 3 out, completely tailed off | S Fenelon 73kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 11 (14) |
| Leopardstown 28-Dec-23 4023m HEAVY R1 MdH (of $9,159), Winning Time: 5:25.500, SP: 50/1 Tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd and mistake 5th, 4th halfway, dropped to 8th 2 out, ridden and and no extra entering straight | J J Slevin 69.9kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 13 (16) |
| Tramore 28-Nov-23 3264m SOFT R1 MdH $499 (of $6,000), Winning Time: 4:15.100, SP: 40/1 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden to press leaders 2f out, no extra in 4th 1f out, kept on one pace | S Fenelon 72.1kg, Cd 0 13.25L | 4 (12) |
| Navan 19-Nov-23 3218m HEAVY R8 NHF (of $19,500), Winning Time: 4:20.300, SP: 100/1 In rear, 10th halfway, progress under 3f out, under pressure in 7th 1 1/2f out, weakened | B Lawless 71.7kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 7 (10) |
| Punchestown 27-Apr-23 3282m SOFT R8 NHF (of $27,000), Winning Time: 04:00.400, SP: 40/1 Tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden 4f out, weakened | B Lawless 71.2kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 13 (13) |
| Limerick 26-Mar-23 3264m SOFT R7 NHF $1,050 (of $21,000), Winning Time: 4:13.040, SP: 40/1 Held up towards rear, 9th entering straight, pushed along in 7th 2f out, ridden and no impression in 5th over 1f out, kept on well closing stages, nearest finish | H C Swan 67.6kg, Cd 0 4.25L | 5 (10) |
| Leopardstown 06-Mar-23 3218m SOFT R7 NHF $575 (of $6,900), Winning Time: 03:54.600, SP: 80/1 Towards rear, headway into 4th 5f out and went 2nd entering straight, 3rd and ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | S Fenelon 68kg, Cd 0 9.50L | 4 (8) |
| Naas 08-Jan-23 3194m SOFT R7 NHF (of $5,982), Winning Time: 04:10.000, SP: 28/1 Tracked leader early, soon mid-division, 6th over 6f out, progress under 3f out, ridden and weakened 1 1/2f out | S Fenelon 71.2kg, Cd 0 32.00L | 8 (12) |