Viroflay
15yo · Trainer Paul Nicholls · Recent form 2120-1
Viroflay
Ideal conditions, worked out from its 13 runs on record.
- Best goingGood4 wins, 2 placed from 7High confidence
- Best trip2m5f+3 wins, 5 placed from 10High confidence
- Best courseKempton2 wins, 2 placed from 5Medium confidence
- Best directionRight-handed2 wins, 4 placed from 7High confidence
- Best classClass 32 wins, 2 placed from 5Medium confidence
- Best gap between runs1–2 months2 wins, 2 placed from 5Medium confidence
High 6+ runs · Medium 4–5 · Low 2–3 · faded = not enough data
Built from its own race record (positions, going, trip, course, class, gaps between runs). A guide to conditions, not a prediction.
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Form & profile
- Age / sex
- 15yo b G
- Breeding
- Air Chief Marshal (IRE) – Red Vixen (IRE)
- Owner
- Paul Nicholls John Bolton
- Trainer
- Paul Nicholls
- Jockey
- Miss Olive Nicholls
- Official rating
- 140
- Headgear
- None
Career
Race record UK & Ireland runs: 13
Runs abroad (e.g. in France) are not included.
| Date | Course | Type | Dist | Going | Cl | Pos | Btn | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 26 | Newton Abbot | Chase | 3m2f | Good | 3 | 1st/3 | Won | Miss Olive Nicholls | 5/6F |
| 10 Apr 26 | Aintree | Chase | 2m5f | Good To Soft | 1 | 17th/27 | dist | Miss Olive Nicholls | 10/1 |
| 21 Feb 26 | Kempton | Chase | 2m4½f | Good To Soft | 2 | 2nd/9 | 2½l | Miss Olive Nicholls | 7/2 |
| 27 Dec 25 | Kempton | Chase | 3m | Good | 3 | 1st/7 | Won | Miss Olive Nicholls | 5/1 |
| 24 Nov 25 | Kempton | Chase | 3m | Good | 3 | 2nd/7 | 4¼l | Miss Olive Nicholls | 7/1 |
| 1 Nov 25 | Ascot | Chase | 2m3f | Good | 3 | 2nd/3 | 3¾l | Miss Olive Nicholls | 4/5F |
| 2 May 25 | Punchestown | Chase | 3m½f | Yielding | – | 2nd/14 | 2¼l | Miss Olive Nicholls | 16/5 |
| 1 Apr 25 | Kempton | Chase | 2m4½f | Good | 5 | 1st/6 | Won | Miss Olive Nicholls | 4/6F |
| 10 Mar 25 | Stratford | Chase | 2m5f | Good To Soft | 5 | 2nd/8 | 1l | Miss Olive Nicholls | 11/8F |
| 23 Apr 23 | Stratford | Chase | 2m6½f | Good To Soft | 5 | PU/5 | – | Miss Olive Nicholls | 11/8F |
| 26 Mar 23 | Exeter | Chase | 3m | Good To Soft | 5 | 2nd/5 | 8½l | Miss Olive Nicholls | 13/8 |
| 25 Oct 20 | Wincanton | Hurdle | 1m7½f | Good | 4 | 1st/7 | Won | Bryony Frost | 7/2 |
| 18 Oct 20 | Kempton | Hurdle | 2m | Good | 3 | 4th/8 | 23½l | Harry Cobden | 13/8F |
By going
| Good | 7 | 4-2 | 57% |
| Good To Soft | 5 | 0-3 | 0% |
| Yielding | 1 | 0-1 | 0% |
By distance
| 3m | 3 | 1-2 | 33% |
| 2m5f | 2 | 0-1 | 0% |
| 2m4½f | 2 | 1-1 | 50% |
| 3m2f | 1 | 1-0 | 100% |
| 2m3f | 1 | 0-1 | 0% |
By course
| Kempton | 5 | 2-2 | 40% |
| Stratford | 2 | 0-1 | 0% |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 1-0 | 100% |
| Aintree | 1 | 0-0 | 0% |
| Ascot | 1 | 0-1 | 0% |
By class
| Class 3 | 5 | 2-2 | 40% |
| Class 5 | 4 | 1-2 | 25% |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% |
| Class null | 1 | 0-1 | 0% |
Splits show runs, wins-places and win %.
Likely targets Our view, not confirmed plans
- AprilAintree Grand National meetinghandicap chaseschase form around 2m6½f, rated 140
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