Animal (2016) Horse

Foal Date
04-May-16
Colour
bay
Sire
Arcadio
Prize Money
82186
Trainer
S Smith
Owners
James Rimmer & Chris Ames
About

Animal is a 10yo bay trained by S Smith. Its sire is the stallion Arcadio and its dam is Fantine. Animal has collected four wins in its career. On 8 Dec 2023 at Sandown, it achieved its most important victory, earning $19674.00 in the Cl3 Handicap.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Fontwell 12-Jan-26 5221m SOFT R2 CL5 HcpCh $850 (of $6,886), SP: 15.00 1st Cooleenymore ( H Kimber 162 ) 2nd Only Gossip ( C Pritchard 149 , Cd 152 ) 4.75L 3rd Animal ( C Deutsch 162 ) 6.00L See full resultsC Deutsch 73.5kg 6.00L3 (10)
Wincanton 04-Dec-25 5380m SOFT R6 CL5 HcpCh (of $7,377), SP: 10.00 1st Special John ( D Johnston 168 ) 2nd I'm Your Buckaroo ( C Quinn 160 ) 2.50L 3rd Ted The Thief ( H Kimber 142 ) 0.75L 9th Animal ( J Stenhouse 168 , Cd 161 ) 64.00L See full resultsJ Stenhouse 76.2kg, Cd 73kg 64kgL9 (11)
Fontwell 16-Nov-25 5570m SOFT R4 CL3 HcpChNHF (of $21,642), SP: 15.00 1st Livin On Luco ( C Pritchard 165 ) 2nd Neo King ( E Collier 149 ) 0.30L 3rd Ken Roy ( L Williams 158 ) 6.50L 6th Animal ( I Ryder 148 , Cd 155 ) 20.10L See full resultsI Ryder 67.1kg, Cd 70.3kg 20.10L6 (11)
Cheltenham 24-Oct-25 5030m SOFT R7 CL3 HcpCh (of $19,250), SP: 34.00 1st Smugglers Haven ( L Bradstock 158 ) 2nd Beaufort Scale ( J H Williamson 165 ) 1.00L 3rd Regarde ( B O'neill 163 ) 0.30L 10th Animal ( I Hill 152 , Cd 155 ) 14.85L See full resultsI Hill 68.9kg, Cd 70.3kg 14.85L10 (18)
Bangor-on-Dee 08-Feb-25 5960m SOFT R3 CL4 HcpChNHF (of $21,641), Winning Time: 13:34.500, SP: 20.00 Waited with in rear, asked for effort 4 out, soon no extra and pulled up 1st Laskalin ( L Turner 156 ) 2nd The Big Breakaway ( A Johnston 168 ) 1.25L 3rd Betterforeveryone ( T Cannon 158 ) 9.50L UPL Animal ( S Bowen 161 ) 0.00L See full resultsS Bowen 73kg 0.00LUPD (14)
Windsor 19-Jan-25 5780m SOFT R7 CL3 HcpCh (of $29,511), Winning Time: 07:43.210, SP: 14.00 Went to post early, jumped left 1st, always detached in rear, pulled up before 3 out 1st Planned Paradise ( J Tudor 150 ) 2nd Fortunate Man ( J O Jr 168 ) 3.50L 3rd From The Ashes ( P Byrnes 161 ) 2.25L UPL Animal ( G Sheehan 158 ) 0.00L See full resultsG Sheehan 71.7kg 0.00LUPD (11)
Ffos Las 22-Apr-24 5080m SOFT R5 HcpCh (of $8,265), Winning Time: 06:42.990, SP: 9/1 In rear, headway and in touch 8th, ridden and tracked leaders 4 out, weakened 2 out 1st Take Your Time ( A Cheleda 168 ) 2nd Rouge De L'quest ( S Bowen 155 ) 0.20L 3rd Windance ( S Twiston-davies 163 ) 14.00L 7th Animal ( M G Nolan 163 , Cd 0 ) 30.50L See full resultsM G Nolan 73.9kg, Cd 0 30.50L7 (9)
Sandown 16-Feb-24 4860m SOFT R6 CL3 HcpCh $523 (of $17,214), Winning Time: 06:42.600, SP: 3.50 Raced wide in mid-division, towards rear 12th, soon behind, tailed off jumped slowly 13th, rallied out wide before 3 out, went remote 5th run-in 1st Bretney ( S Twiston-davies 143 ) 2nd Trincomalee ( T Cannon 152 ) 8.00L 3rd Copperhead ( F Gingell 156 ) 3.75L 5th Animal ( G Sheehan 156 ) 19.00L See full resultsG Sheehan 70.8kg 19.00L5 (9)
Lingfield 21-Jan-24 5800m SOFT R7 CL3 HcpChNHF $7,290 (of $29,511), Winning Time: 07:37.710, SP: 4.33 Held up in rear off the pace, headway 16th, chased winner 3 out, kept on one pace 1st Movethechains ( C Quinn 151 ) 2nd Animal ( G Sheehan 154 ) 7.00L 3rd Not Sure ( R Patrick 152 ) 3.25L See full resultsG Sheehan 69.9kg 7.00L2 (12)
Market Rasen 26-Dec-23 5540m SOFT R6 CL3 HcpChNHF $3,038 (of $24,593), Winning Time: 07:33.920, SP: 5.00 Midfield, headway from 4 out, pushed along before 3 out, went fourth before 3 out, chased leaders from 2 out, every chance when went third before last, ran on run-in, game 1st Landen Calling ( L Harrison 167 ) 2nd Crosspark ( C Hammond 168 ) 0.30L 3rd Animal ( H Bannister 160 ) 0.75L See full resultsH Bannister 72.6kg 0.75L3 (10)
Sandown 08-Dec-23 4860m SOFT R5 CL3 HcpCh $10,406 (of $19,674), Winning Time: 06:37.500, SP: 7.50 Held up towards rear, not fluent 17th, headway after 4 out, challenged 3 out, soon led, clear flat, stayed on well 1st Animal ( G Sheehan 151 ) 2nd My Silver Lining ( J Best 160 ) 4.50L 3rd Not Sure ( R Patrick 154 ) 1.75L See full resultsG Sheehan 68.5kg1 (10)
Leicester 20-Nov-23 4560m SOFT R3 CL4 HcpCh $2,187 (of $8,854), Winning Time: 06:00.340, SP: 7.00 In touch with leaders, pushed along and made steady headway from 3 out, ridden after 2 out, went second flat, not pace of winner 1st Everything'sontick ( G Sheehan 159 ) 2nd Animal ( S Bowen 160 ) 2.00L 3rd Spago ( L Harrison 157 ) 1.00L See full resultsS Bowen 72.6kg 2.00L2 (7)
Market Rasen 09-Apr-23 4800m SOFT R7 CL4 HcpCh $622 (of $9,625), Winning Time: 06:29.070, SP: 4.00 Held up in rear, made some headway 11th, ridden after 4 out, made no impression 1st Betty Baloo ( W Easterby 158 ) 2nd Eclair De Guye ( A Chadwick 160 ) 15.00L 3rd Who's In The Box ( T Broughton 152 ) 4.25L 4th Animal ( Z Baker 162 ) 36.25L See full resultsZ Baker 73.5kg 36.25L4 (7)
Kempton 19-Mar-23 4830m SOFT R5 CL4 HcpCh $7,077 (of $13,182), Winning Time: 06:32.920, SP: 4.33 In touch, headway to track leaders at 4th, led 2 out, ran on 1st Animal ( C Hammond 157 ) 2nd Southern Sam ( H Bannister 168 ) 7.00L 3rd Uallrightharry ( B Powell 153 ) 1.50L See full resultsC Hammond 71.2kg1 (9)
Stratford 14-Mar-23 4540m SOFT R3 CL4 HcpCh $2,102 (of $8,509), Winning Time: 06:09.400, SP: 3.25 Raced in last, ridden along and went third after 2 out, soon every chance, made sustained challenge run-in, kept on, just denied 1st Go Steady ( T Durrell 168 ) 2nd Animal ( L Harrison 158 ) 0.30L 3rd Native Robin ( B Bromley 164 ) 12.00L See full resultsL Harrison 71.7kg 0.30L2 (5)
Uttoxeter 28-Jan-23 4020m SOFT R6 CL4 HcpCh (of $9,640), Winning Time: 05:13.370, SP: 4.50 Held up in rear, not fluent 9th, soon pushed along, slightly hampered by faller 10th, tailed off before 4 out 1st Tip Top Mountain ( B Carver 154 ) 2nd Hometown Hero ( B Andrews 165 ) 0.00L 3rd Not Sure ( R Patrick 157 ) 15.00L 7th Animal ( L Harrison 159 , Cd 162 ) 0.00L See full resultsL Harrison 72.1kg, Cd 73.5kg 0.00L7 (12)
Wincanton 26-Dec-22 4060m SOFT R4 CL4 HcpCh $1,555 (of $13,598), Winning Time: 05:09.600, SP: 6.00 Towards rear, ridden approaching 4 out, headway approaching 3 out, kept on after last but no match for first 2 1st Harlem Soul ( G Harney 155 ) 2nd Huelgoat ( L Williams 168 ) 1.00L 3rd Animal ( L Harrison 156 ) 4.25L See full resultsL Harrison 70.8kg 4.25L3 (12)
Uttoxeter 06-Dec-22 4200m SOFT R8 CL4 HcpCh $1,630 (of $14,188), Winning Time: 05:22.080, SP: 4.50 Held up, headway under pressure approaching 3 out, could not go pace of leaders approaching last, kept on same pace flat 1st Quick Draw ( N D Boinville 166 ) 2nd Art Decco ( B Carver 149 ) 0.75L 3rd Animal ( G Sheehan 162 ) 10.75L See full resultsG Sheehan 73.5kg 10.75L3 (11)
Bangor-on-Dee 25-Oct-22 4830m SOFT R3 CL4 HcpCh $350 (of $9,860), Winning Time: 06:22.690, SP: 9.00 In rear, in touch, pushed along and headway on outside home turn, weakened quickly after 2 out 1st Diegos Way ( S Ewing 152 ) 2nd Methodtothemadness ( D R Fox 170 ) 4.25L 3rd Great D'Ange ( J J Burke 163 ) 1.50L 6th Animal ( C Hammond 169 ) 32.25L See full resultsC Hammond 76.7kg 32.25L6 (8)
Market Rasen 09-Feb-22 4800m SOFT R5 CL4 HcpCh $1,254 (of $11,237), Winning Time: 06:28.780, SP: 4.00 In touch, headway tracked leaders 9th, ridden and every chance 3 out, chased leader next, kept on one pace 1st Guetapan Collonges ( W T Kennedy 165 ) 2nd Brianstorm ( C Deutsch 166 ) 1.25L 3rd Animal ( S Bowen 161 ) 3.50L See full resultsS Bowen 73kg 3.50L3 (7)
Fakenham 01-Jan-22 4260m SOFT R3 CL5 NvHcpCh $4,575 (of $9,664), Winning Time: 05:55.170, SP: 3.25 Towards rear, headway to chase leading pair 5 out, ridden 2 out, led bend before last, ran on 1st Animal ( C Hammond 166 ) 2nd Jony Max ( J Tudor 162 ) 11.00L 3rd Realms Of Fire ( S Quinlan 140 ) 11.00L See full resultsC Hammond 75.3kg1 (7)
Lingfield 25-Nov-21 4020m SOFT R5 CL4 NvHcpCh $414 (of $7,892), Winning Time: 05:04.680, SP: 4.33 Mid-division, headway to be prominent before 5 out, pressed leader 3 out, every chance when mistake 2 out, jumped left last, kept on one pace run-in 1st Seven No Trumps ( H Skelton 161 ) 2nd Honorary Colonel ( T J O'brien 158 ) 4.25L 3rd Get Your Own ( H Bannister 166 ) 0.50L 4th Animal ( C Hammond 152 ) 5.50LC Hammond 68.9kg 5.50L4 (13)
Lingfield 10-Nov-21 4020m SOFT R6 CL4HcpCh $1,656 (of $8,000), Winning Time: 05:20.130, SP: 11/4 Mid-division, jumped left on occasions, dropped to rear but still in touch 7th, ridden and went 4th 3 out, stayed on to take 2nd run-in , no chance with winner 1st Clondaw Promise ( K Brogan 165 ) 2nd Animal ( C Hammond 164 ) 6.50L 3rd Ardmayle ( J Bowen 165 ) 3.75LC Hammond 74.4kg 6.50L2 (8)
Ffos Las 17-May-21 4020m SOFT R2 CL4HcpH (of $7,200), Winning Time: 05:03.400, SP: 11/4 Led after 1st, slowed into next and headed, chased leader, not fluent 5th, outpaced and beaten from 2 out 1st The Macon Lugnatic ( L Morgan 164 ) 2nd Apache Creek ( J O Jr 166 ) 0.20L 3rd Neachells Bridge ( T Scudamore 162 ) 8.00L 5th Animal ( A Coleman 156 , Cd 0 ) 11.00LA Coleman 70.8kg, Cd 0 11.00L5 (8)
Uttoxeter 01-Apr-21 4690m GOOD R5 CL4HcpH (of $7,200), Winning Time: 06:02.080, SP: 9/1 Raced keenly in rear, made headway before 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, no extra before last 1st Frisco Bay ( R P Mclernon 161 ) 2nd Young Offender ( C Gethings 168 ) 1.25L 3rd Evenstevens ( J J Burke 151 ) 7.00L 5th Animal ( M G Nolan 168 , Cd 0 ) 29.50LM G Nolan 76.2kg, Cd 0 29.50L5 (9)
Southwell 23-Feb-21 4100m SOFT R3 CL4NvH (of $5,800), Winning Time: 05:30.050, SP: 8/1 Raced wide prominent until ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened 1st Only The Bold ( A Wedge 157 ) 2nd Voyage De Retour ( T Cannon 157 ) 8.50L 3rd Ballingers Corner ( N D Boinville 157 ) 4.75L 5th Animal ( M G Nolan 157 , Cd 0 ) 23.25LM G Nolan 71.2kg, Cd 0 23.25L5 (9)
Wincanton 09-Jan-21 4300m SOFT R1 CL4NvH $553 (of $5,800), Winning Time: 05:28.850, SP: 18/1 Tracked leaders, headway after 3 out, ridden before 2 out, went third at last, no match for front pair 1st Flash Collonges ( H Skelton 162 ) 2nd Malinello ( D A Jacob 162 ) 8.50L 3rd Animal ( M G Nolan 156 ) 11.50LM G Nolan 70.8kg 11.50L3 (15)
Stratford 08-Nov-20 3760m SOFT R4 CL4NvH (of $7,000), Winning Time: 04:43.270, SP: 17/2 Close-up, restrained to midfield jumping 3rd, awkward 2 out and pushed, kept on one pace 1st Witness Protection ( J Best 152 ) 2nd Fantastikas ( S Twiston-davies 152 ) 10.00L 3rd Master Templar ( D England 152 ) 0.75L 5th Animal ( M G Nolan 152 , Cd 0 ) 22.25LM G Nolan 68.9kg, Cd 0 22.25L5 (12)
Cheltenham 25-Oct-20 3300m SOFT R7 CL2NHF (of $15,000), Winning Time: 03:58.090, SP: 20/1 Midfield, headway under pressure before home turn, one pace straight 1st I Am Maximus ( N D Boinville 154 ) 2nd My Drogo ( H Skelton 154 ) 1.75L 3rd Tile Tapper ( B Carver 158 ) 7.00L 8th Animal ( M G Nolan 158 , Cd 0 ) 20.00LM G Nolan 71.7kg, Cd 0 20.00L8 (14)
Market Rasen 26-Feb-20 3330m SOFT R7 CL5NHF $2,274 (of $3,500), Winning Time: 04:19.100, SP: 10/1 Always prominent on outside, led 3f out, ridden over 2f out, clear over 1f out, stayed on well, comfortably 1st Animal ( A Coleman 149 ) 2nd Fairfield Ferrata ( J Colliver 142 ) 8.00L 3rd Across The Line ( H Skelton 158 ) 1.50LA Coleman 67.6kg1 (9)