The Real Whacker
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The Real Whacker is a 9yo b unknown from Ireland trained by P Neville, who is based at Leyburn. It is sired by the stallion Mahler out of the dam Credit Box. The Real Whacker has managed to win 5 races in its career so far. On 16th Mar 2023 at Cheltenham, The Real Whacker scored its most significant win to date, getting the money in the $102095 Brown Advisory Novices' Chase (grade 1). It has proven a profitable horse for the punters over the journey. If you had backed The Real Whacker throughout its career you'd have achieved a 253% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Aintree 03-Apr-25 m R3 CL1 Ch $13,175 (of $245,925), Winning Time: 06:22.150, SP: 12/1 | B S Hughes 74.4kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 4 (7) |
| Cheltenham 15-Mar-25 5294m SOFT R5 Ch $17,207 (of $364,314), Winning Time: 06:40.000, SP: 28/1 Mistake 1st, chased leader after next until 11th, left 2nd 15th, led and not fluent 17th, headed 18th, outpaced after 3 out, soon weakened | B S Hughes 74.4kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 5 (9) |
| Kempton 26-Dec-24 4828m GOOD R4 Ch $13,861 (of $148,098), Winning Time: 05:55.200, SP: 14/1 Chased clear went clear 4th, outpaced 4 out, 6th 3 out, stayed on flat, went 4th close home, no impression | G Sheehan 74.4kg, Cd 0 17.25L | 4 (11) |
| Wetherby 02-Nov-24 4869m GOOD R5 Ch $56,950 (of $56,950), Winning Time: 06:02.400, SP: 5/1 Prominent, led 4th, in command and ridden from 2 out, stayed on | B S Hughes 71.7kg | 1 (6) |
| Listowel 25-Sep-24 4791m SOFT R5 HcpChNHF (of $104,348), Winning Time: 6:13.000, SP: 9/1 Prominent, mistake 3rd, second when blundered and unseated rider 10th | S Twiston-davies 74.4kg, Cd 0 | UPD (17) |
| Sandown 27-Apr-24 4575m GOOD R2 Ch $2,144 (of $45,560), Winning Time: 05:46.000, SP: 5/2 Led until 2nd, chased leader until 4th, chased leaders, went 2nd again 12th, hit 4 out, mistake and lost 2nd 3 out, ridden and weakened before next | S Twiston-davies 72.1kg, Cd 0 28.00L | 5 (7) |
| Cheltenham 16-Mar-24 5294m SOFT R4 Ch (of $351,688), Winning Time: 7:05.140, SP: 40/1 Led, not fluent 15th, headed 4 out, weakened next, pulled up before 2 out | S Twiston-davies 74.4kg, Cd 0 | UPD (11) |
| Cheltenham 27-Jan-24 5080m SOFT R4 Ch $26,500 (of $70,338), Winning Time: 6:48.880, SP: 7/2 Led, faced challenge from 16th, ridden and headed home turn, battled on from bypassed 2 out, stayed on run-in, always held by winner | S Twiston-davies 73kg 2.75L | 2 (6) |
| Kempton 26-Dec-23 4828m GOOD R4 Ch $13,325 (of $143,045), Winning Time: 05:55.750, SP: 14/1 Off the pace in rear, gained a place 2nd, ridden in 4th after 4 out, soon outpaced and beaten | S Twiston-davies 74.4kg, Cd 0 10.25L | 4 (6) |
| Cheltenham 18-Nov-23 4063m SOFT R4 HcpCh (of $90,032), Winning Time: 5:13.260, SP: 13/2 Led, headed 5 out, weakened 3 out, pulled up next | S Twiston-davies 76.2kg, Cd 0 | UPD (14) |
| Cheltenham 16-Mar-23 4901m SOFT R2 NvCh $102,095 (of $102,095), Winning Time: 6:18.470, SP: 8/1 Made all, jumped well, driven and 2 1/2 lengths ahead flat, reduced lead towards finish, just held on | S Twiston-davies 73kg | 1 (11) |
| Cheltenham 01-Jan-23 4139m SOFT R3 NvCh $31,322 (of $31,322), Winning Time: 05:18.330, SP: 10/1 Jumped well, made all, edged left flat, driven out | S Twiston-davies 72.1kg | 1 (6) |
| Cheltenham 14-Nov-22 4901m GOOD R1 NvCh $13,008 (of $13,008), Winning Time: 6:22.090, SP: 10/1 Jumped well, made all, pressed last, one reminder and stayed on gamely to assert run-in, unchallenged | G Sheehan 70.8kg | 1 (6) |
| Cheltenham 22-Oct-22 4817m GOOD R5 HcpH (of $13,008), Winning Time: 05:54.400, SP: 14/1 Always towards rear, tailed off | G Sheehan 72.6kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 11 (18) |
| Doncaster 29-Jan-22 4904m GOOD R5 NvH $6,411 (of $17,085), Winning Time: 06:02.800, SP: 9/1 Raced wide, held up in rear, keen early, headway after 8th, switched left and went 2nd from 3 out, not fluent 2 out, hung left 120 yards out, held but stayed on | H Skelton 68.9kg 2.00L | 2 (7) |
| Carlisle 12-Dec-21 5029m SOFT R3 MdH $4,084 (of $4,084), Winning Time: 06:26.890, SP: 22/1 In rear, in touch, not fluent 4 out, effort and headway into 3rd before 2 out, pushed along after 2 out, strongly pressed leaders before last, not fluent final flight, ridden and led 1f out on run-in, won going away | H Brooke 71.7kg | 1 (5) |
| Listowel 24-Sep-21 4023m SOFT R1 CLMdH (of $12,000), Winning Time: 05:07.000, SP: 4/11 Led, jumped left 3rd, pressed before 2 out, not fluent 2 out, soon pushed along, narrowly headed last, ridden and weakened quickly run-in | D A Jacob 71.7kg, Cd 0 18.00L | 3 (18) |