Horse Details

Matata (IRE)

19 Runs 5 Wins (26.3%) 9 Places (47.4%)
6 years old b IRE
Sire: Vadamos (FR)
Dam: Wattrey (GB)
Damsire: Royal Academy
Past Runs (19 Total)
Date/Time Course Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
14/11/25
14:55
Cheltenham 2m J J Slevin Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 3rd 4:10.94 2.25 157 11-4 9/1
Disputed lead - led clearly 7th - headed 8th - disputed lead 4 out - led 3 out - headed before 2 out - 6 lengths second when bad mistake and nearly lost jockey who lost irons last - soon lost second(tchd 17/2)
24/10/25
15:35
Cheltenham 2m J J Slevin Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 7 3:58.78 7.5 160 12-0 11/4
Prominent - led 2nd - joined 4th - slow jump and lost position 6th - lost second after 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 5/2 tchd 9/4)
04/04/25
15:30
Aintree 2m4f J J Slevin Nigel Twiston-Davies 3rd 5:2.98 43 161 11-10 16/1
Pressed leader - raced in third and prominent after 4th - went second 9th - bad mistake and lost second 5 out - lost ground 3 out - eased 2 out - tailed off (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at 5th last fence)(op 18/1)
08/02/25
15:00
Newbury 2m½f J J Slevin Nigel Twiston-Davies 3rd 4:9.60 .75 163 11-2 11/8F
Led - shaken up after 2 out - jumped left last - switched right and ridden run-in - kept on but lost two places towards finish(op 13/8)
19/01/25
13:55
Windsor 2m J J Slevin Nigel Twiston-Davies 1st 4:3.18 Won 155 12-0 2/1F
Taken down early - took keen hold - prominent - pressed leader 5th - led 8th - went clear before 3 out - shaken up 2 out - eased final 110yds - impressive(op 11/4)
08/12/24
14:40
Kelso 2m1f Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies 2nd 4:29.39 0.3 153 11-11 16/5
Led - clear when not fluent 4 out - reduced lead approaching last - headed run-in - kept on(op 5/2 tchd 18/5)
17/11/24
14:20
Cheltenham 2m Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies 1st 4:3.21 Won 150 11-13 11/10F
Pressed leaders - pecked on landing 1st - led after 2nd - left well clear last - ridden out(op Evens tchd 6/5)
25/10/24
14:25
Cheltenham 2m Daryl Jacob Nigel Twiston-Davies 2nd 3:51.61 0.3 147 11-8 5/2F
Took keen hold - pressed leader - led 3rd - pressed winner when headed after 2 out - kept on(op 11/4)
13/04/24
17:00
Aintree 2m Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies 10 4:8.31 4 148 11-7 14/1
Taken down early - ducked sharply right and hampered rivals start - prominent on inner - weakened 3 out
12/03/24
14:10
Cheltenham 2m Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies 4 4:13.17 6 148 11-7 22/1
Led - pushed along after 3 out - headed 2 out - hung left and lost position approaching last - not fluent last - weakened run-in(op 25/1 tchd 28/1)
21/01/24
13:15
Lingfield 2m Daryl Jacob Nigel Twiston-Davies 2nd 3:55.50 .5 147 11-2 11/4
Took keen hold - jumped left on occasions - led - jumped badly left and badly hampered rivals 1st - joined 8th - headed after 2 out - ridden and stayed on run-in (jockey said gelding jumped left-handed)(op 5/2 tchd 9/4)
01/01/24
12:55
Cheltenham 2m½f Daryl Jacob Nigel Twiston-Davies 2nd 4:16.65 1 143 11-10 7/4F
Led - 4 lengths ahead after 2nd - reduced lead 3 out - shaken up and 3 lengths ahead when not fluent last - ridden run-in - headed and no extra inside final 110yds(op 9/4)
15/10/23
14:45
Ffos Las 2m Daryl Jacob Nigel Twiston-Davies 1st 3:52.98 Won 134 11-10 9/4F
Jumped well - made all - took keen hold - went clear after 3 out - eased towards finish(op 5/2)
14/04/23
14:55
Aintree 2m½f Daryl Jacob Nigel Twiston-Davies 6 4:9.46 1.5 129 11-7 80/1
Took keen hold - led - clear 1st - reduced lead 4th - not fluent 4 out - headed and ridden just after 2 out - soon beaten - weakened and lost two places run-in(op 100/1)
04/03/23
16:00
Newbury 2m½f Daryl Jacob Nigel Twiston-Davies 1st 3:49.35 Won 120 12-0 11/4J
Raced freely - made all - went clear from 2 out - pushed out(tchd 3/1)
02/02/23
14:00
Wincanton 1m7f Daryl Jacob Nigel Twiston-Davies 99 - - 122 11-8 13/8F
Raced freely - led - hung left before 3rd - hung badly left and ran out after 4th (jockey said gelding hung badly left-handed)(tchd 7/4)
30/12/22
13:30
Haydock 1m7½f Daryl Jacob Nigel Twiston-Davies 2nd 3:51.59 .75 126 11-6 11/10F
Jumped left throughout - took keen hold - led - went clear after 3rd - joined 4th - mistake 2 out - soon ridden - headed but every chance last - 2 lengths down when switched right run-in - kept on towards finish(op 5/4)
12/11/22
14:28
Wetherby 2m Daryl Jacob Nigel Twiston-Davies 2nd 3:49.55 1.25 11-5 11/8F
Took keen hold - led - soon clear - reduced lead 6th - shaken up and faced challenge 2 out - ridden run-in - headed and no extra final 110yds(op 2/1 tchd 5/2)
14/10/22
14:40
Fakenham 2m Daryl Jacob Nigel Twiston-Davies 1st 4:3.52 Won 10-13 11/8F
Taken down early - raced freely - led and went clear - hit 2 out - pushed along approaching last - kept on - unchallenged(op 6/5 tchd 11/10 and tchd 13/8)