Horse Details

Fire Flyer (IRE)

12 Runs 3 Wins (25.0%) 3 Places (25.0%)
Owner: Michael Geoghegan Silks Michael Geoghegan Trainer: Paul Nicholls
7 years old
Sire: Shantou (USA)
Dam: Eva La Diva (IRE)
Damsire: Azamour
Past Runs (12 Total)
Date/Time Course Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
08/03/25
16:45 		Sandown 2m4f Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls 99 - - 126 11-10 10/1
Raced in second - prominent when not fluent 5th - dropped to last 12th - pulled up after 4 out(op 17/2)
26/12/24
12:45 		Kempton 2m4½f Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls 99 - - 126 11-6 5/1
In touch with leaders - not fluent and lost position 9th - struggling 10th - soon dropped to last - pulled up 4 out (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown; vet said gelding bled from the nose)(op 3/1)
06/12/24
14:10 		Exeter 2m1½f Freddie Gingell Paul Nicholls 2nd 4:23.35 4 126 11-7 13/2
In touch with leaders - headway and went second before 4 out - hung left approaching last - weakened gradually inside final 110yds(op 17/2)
16/11/24
15:30 		Cheltenham 2m5f Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls 99 - - 126 11-4 14/1
Prominent - lost position before 3 out where hampered and stumbled - pulled up 2 out (jockey said gelding was hampered when Champagne Twist unseated rider)
27/04/24
13:50 		Sandown 2m Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls 16 4:1.65 16 126 11-4 17/2
Midfield on outer - weakened quickly before 2 out (trainer's rep said gelding made a respiratory noise)(tchd 9/1)
09/03/24
13:50 		Sandown 2m4f Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls 99 - - 127 12-0 11/2
Prominent - outpaced before 2 out - weakened after 2 out - pulled up before last (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the going - officially described as heavy - soft in places - which in his opinion was riding tacky)(op 5/1)
06/02/24
14:20 		Taunton 2m3f Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls 1st 4:56.80 Won – 11-9 5/6F
Prominent - hampered on turn after 3rd - went second with one circuit to go - not fluent 4 out - challenging and pushed along 2 out - mistake last - led narrowly run-in - ran on
01/02/24
15:15 		Wincanton 1m7f Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls 1st 3:57.23 Won – 11-2 2/13F
Led narrowly or disputed lead - jumped right 1st - headed 3 out - led again on turn before 2 out - soon went clear - pushed along briefly after 2 out - easily(op 1/6 tchd 2/11)
20/12/23
14:35 		Newbury 2m4½f Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls 2nd 5:36.51 9 – 11-0 100/30
In touch with leaders - mistake 3 out - not fluent 2 out - soon went second - hung badly right run-in - kept on - no match for winner(op 4/1)
19/11/23
16:00 		Cheltenham 2m½f Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls 2nd 4:7.34 2.25 – 11-2 9/2
Took keen hold - led - headed over 1f out - hung left inside final furlong - keeping on when swerved right and lost ground towards finish(op 11/2)
11/02/23
16:43 		Newbury 2m½f Lorcan Williams Paul Nicholls 7 3:49.20 3.5 – 11-7 4/1
Prominent - pushed along over 3f out - hung left and weakened from over 1f out(op 5/2)
29/10/22
17:03 		Ascot 1m7½f Lorcan Williams Paul Nicholls 1st 3:54.28 Won – 11-1 7/2
Led narrowly or disputed lead - disputing second when headed after 3f - pushed along home turn - ridden over 1f out - led final 110yds - won going away(op 3/1)