Horse Details

Northern Poet (IRE)

14 Runs 4 Wins (28.6%) 2 Places (14.3%)
Trainer: Nick Gifford
10 years old
Sire: Yeats (IRE)
Dam: Crowning Virtue (IRE)
Damsire: Jimble
Past Runs (14 Total)
Date/Time Course Draw Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
16/04/25
15:15 		Cheltenham - 3m4f James Davies Nick Gifford 99 - - 121 11-10 22/1
Always behind - struggling from 14th - weakened after 18th - tailed off when pulled up before 3 out(op 18/1)
30/03/25
16:30 		Ascot - 3m James Davies Nick Gifford 99 - - 121 10-2 6/4F
Didn't always jump with fluency and raced lazily at times - in rear - detached before 9th - pulled up after 4 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet examined gelding during routine testing and had nothing to report)(op 11/8 tchd 13/8)
09/03/25
16:58 		Warwick - 3m5f James Davies Nick Gifford 1st 7:37.20 Won 117 11-6 9/2
Towards rear - some headway 11th - pushed along 16th - raced in fourth but ridden 3 out - pressed leader 2 out - ridden and led narrowly last - kept on well final 110yds - won going away(op 7/1)
02/03/25
14:00 		Doncaster - 3m Tabitha Worsley Nick Gifford 1st 5:56.40 Won 117 11-8 5/1
In rear - reminder after 4th - good headway 12th - led 13th - headed 4 out - switched right 3 out - ridden after 2 out - 2 lengths ahead last - challenging final 110yds - stayed on and led again towards finish(op 6/1)
27/01/25
15:50 		Plumpton - 3m1½f James Davies Nick Gifford 99 - - 117 11-12 8/1
In touch with leaders - towards rear and niggled along 2nd - dropped to last 3rd - pulled up after 7th - never going well (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 15/2 tchd 13/2 and tchd 17/2)
16/12/24
14:10 		Plumpton - 3m1½f James Davies Nick Gifford 2nd 6:50.30 2.25 117 11-11 14/1
Midfield - went fourth 10th - ridden and went second approaching last - no impression(op 12/1 tchd 16/1)
12/05/24
17:00 		Plumpton - 3m1½f Rex Dingle Nick Gifford 2nd 6:41.44 2.5 117 11-7 9/4
Disputed lead - jumped right and lost position 2nd - lost second before 5th - outpaced and lost ground before 4 out - not fluent 4 out - rallied after 3 out - went second approaching last - kept on(op 2/1)
17/04/24
15:15 		Cheltenham - 3m4f James Davies Nick Gifford 5 7:24.47 5.5 118 11-10 28/1
Midfield - headway and went third after 3 out - lost ground after 2 out - weakened last(op 22/1)
16/03/24
15:55 		Kempton - 3m James Davies Nick Gifford 5 6:8.94 2.25 120 11-4 28/1
Towards rear - pushed along 11th - outpaced 5 out - stayed on after 2 out - not pace to challenge(op 25/1 tchd 33/1)
24/10/23
15:00 		Exeter - 3m James Davies Nick Gifford 99 - - 121 11-0 11/1
Midfield - jumped left 6th - not fluent 9th - in rear and struggling 10th - pulled up after 11th(op 14/1 tchd 16/1)
23/02/23
16:00 		Huntingdon - 2m4f James Davies Nick Gifford 1st 5:10.65 Won 107 11-2 4/1
Held up in rear - not fluent 2nd - became detached 4th - left in modest fourth just after 10th - not fluent 5 out - went third 3 out - ridden and went second home turn - not fluent but led last - kept on well run-in(op 5/1 tchd 7/2)
27/01/23
12:55 		Huntingdon - 2m½f James Davies Nick Gifford 4 4:14.47 3 110 11-4 16/1
Towards rear - niggled along briefly 5th - headway 8th - pushed along 9th - outpaced home turn - soon held - jumped left last(tchd 18/1)
26/12/22
13:47 		Huntingdon - 2m4½f James Davies Nick Gifford 99 - - 110 11-10 9/1
Prominent - disputing second 6th - ridden and lost position after 7th - behind when pulled up 2 out(tchd 8/1)
14/11/22
13:10 		Plumpton - 2m4½f James Davies Nick Gifford 1st 5:6.74 Won 106 11-0 20/1
Prominent - ridden home turn - chased leader before 2 out - made challenge approaching last - not fluent last - ran on well run-in - led final 110yds - cosily(op 16/1)