Horse Details

Soir De Gala (FR)

11 Runs 2 Wins (18.2%) 4 Places (36.4%)
Owner: John P McManus Silks John P McManus Trainer: Paul Nicholls
5 years old
Sire: Joshua Tree (IRE)
Dam: Solvalla (FR)
Damsire: Al Namix
Past Runs (11 Total)
Date/Time Course Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
22/08/24
17:00 		Newton Abbot 2m5f Nico de Boinville Paul Nicholls 7 5:8.65 2 112 11-6 11/8F
Prominent - dropped to midfield 5th - not fluent 10th - rallied 11th - outpaced before 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 6/4 tchd 13/8)
21/07/24
17:10 		Stratford 2m3½f Nico de Boinville Paul Nicholls 1st 4:47.34 Won 103 11-7 5/2F
Disputing second - went second 6th - clear with one other before 2 out - going best and led approaching last - kept on well - comfortably(op 11/4 tchd 3/1)
01/06/24
16:05 		Worcester 2m4f Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls 3rd 5:9.90 7.5 103 11-13 11/10F
Led - faced challenges 3 out - headed and weakened run-in(op 10/11 tchd 5/6)
19/04/24
17:30 		Exeter 2m2½f Lorcan Williams Paul Nicholls 2nd 4:45.31 6 101 12-2 13/8F
In touch with leaders - pushed along and went third when slightly hampered 3 out - went second 2 out - no impression and lost second last - weakened run-in - finished 3rd - placed 2nd (trainer's rep said that race came too soon with gelding having run 8 days prior)
11/04/24
14:43 		Taunton 2m½f Lorcan Williams Paul Nicholls 1st 4:12.10 Won 87 11-3 11/8F
Prominent - pressed leader going easily 2 out - nudged along and disputed lead last - led run-in - went clear final 110yds - readily
01/04/24
16:45 		Plumpton 2m1½f Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls 2nd 4:23.23 1 87 11-4 5/4F
Prominent early - midfield after 2nd - dropped to rear 6th - soon pushed along - headway after 7th - went second after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - led narrowly last - soon headed - no extra towards finish(op 6/4 tchd 13/8)
17/02/24
13:30 		Wincanton 1m7f Lorcan Williams Paul Nicholls 9 4:16.65 16 – 11-7 16/1
Always behind - weakened after 3 out - tailed off(tchd 20/1)
23/01/24
13:25 		Newbury 2m½f Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls 11 4:26.87 1.75 – 11-8 14/1
Always behind(op 16/1 tchd 18/1)
01/01/24
14:10 		Exeter 2m2½f Lorcan Williams Paul Nicholls 5 5:7.36 .75 – 11-6 10/1
In touch with leaders - headway 6th - went second before 3 out - weakened after 2 out - not fluent last - lost fourth towards finish(op 12/1 tchd 9/1 and tchd 14/1)
28/10/23
16:45 		Cheltenham 2m½f Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls 10 4:4.10 3 – 11-1 14/1
Midfield - some headway 3f out - weakened final furlong(op 12/1 tchd 11/1)
16/04/23
17:50 		Wincanton 1m7f Lorcan Williams Paul Nicholls 3rd 3:43.98 1 – 10-8 7/4F
Led - pushed along over 2f out - ridden when headed over 1f out - kept on(op 5/2)