The Niffler
8-year-old gelding with 3 wins from 24 runs who runs best on soft, spongy ground.
Owner
Kenneth James Mullen & Mrs A O'Connell
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
✔ Excellent record on soft_to_heavy ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Returning from a 339-day absence
⚠ Struggles on RH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Soft to heavy (wet)
Loves
Good to yielding (mild give)
Likes
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
24 Apr
3rd
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 18 runners
6 Oct
2nd
Tipperary
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 12 runners
5 Aug
DNF
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 13 runners
4 Jul
3rd
Tipperary
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 21 runners
29 May
8th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 8 runners
15 May
🏆 Won
Tipperary
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 18 runners
18 Apr
2nd
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 10 runners
16 Apr
🏆 Won
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 19 runners
17 Mar
4th
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 17 runners
15 Feb
7th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 17 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Cork Galloping |
4 |
1 third, 3 other |
5 Aug |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
22 Feb |
33.3% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 1 second, 1 third |
6 Oct |
33.3% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
18 Apr |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
29 May |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
11 Mar |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
21 Nov |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
24 Apr |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
16 Apr |
100% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 Jan |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Mar |
0% |