Cavolo Nero (2022) Horse

Foal Date

13-Mar-22

Colour

bay

Dam

Brassica

Prize Money

43595

Trainer

J Ferguson

Owners

Highclere Thoroughbred Racing - Robin

About

Cavolo Nero, a 4yo colt trained by J Ferguson in Newmarket, is by Make Believe out of Brassica. To date the horse has recorded two victories. Its standout performance came on 3 May 2025 at Goodwood, where it captured the $12,444.00 Cl4 Handicap. Punters have found the runner rewarding, delivering an approximate 19% return on investment for those who backed it throughout its career.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Kempton 05-Mar-26 1609m SYNTHETIC R3 CL4 Hcp $2,947 (of $11,804) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:38.940, SP: 5.00 1st Advancing ( H Doyle 134 ) 2nd Cavolo Nero ( D Muscutt 136 ) 1.75L 3rd Harvey ( B Loughnane 135 ) 2.05L See full resultsD Muscutt 61.7kg 1.75L2 (11)
Lingfield 23-Sep-25 1610m SYNTHETIC R6 CL4 Hcp $1,227 (of $9,837) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:36.930, SP: 7.50 1st Carron ( R Hornby 129 ) 2nd City Of Poets ( B Loughnane 136 ) 0.30L 3rd Cavolo Nero ( T Marquand 136 ) 1.30L See full resultsT Marquand 61.7kg 1.30L3 (10)
Ascot 05-Sep-25 1410m SOFT R7 CL4 Hcp $1,022 (of $16,378) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:29.680, SP: 9.00 1st Forty Years On ( C Shepherd 132 ) 2nd Dannick ( D Egan 124 ) 0.50L 3rd Law Of Design ( B Loughnane 129 ) 0.50L 4th Cavolo Nero ( H Doyle 137 ) 6.50L See full resultsH Doyle 62.1kg 6.50L4 (12)
GOODwood 31-Jul-25 1610m HEAVY R8 CL3 Hcp (of $49,185) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:41.630, SP: 11.00 1st Principality ( K Shoemark 134 ) 2nd Impartiality ( S Gray 131 ) 0.30L 3rd Knights Gold ( E Gale 128 ) 0.50L 8th Cavolo Nero ( H Doyle 134 ) 4.70L See full resultsH Doyle 60.8kg 4.70L8 (15)
Newmarket 21-Jun-25 1610m GOOD R3 CL3 Hcp $302 (of $19,674) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:38.630, SP: 4.00 In touch with leaders, shaken up 3f out, ridden and steady headway from 2f out, faded inside final furlong 1st Where's Freddy ( M Ghiani 131 ) 2nd Mr Swivell ( R Dawson 136 ) 0.50L 3rd Longlai ( A Keeley 137 ) 1.50L 6th Cavolo Nero ( D Muscutt 130 ) 5.65L See full resultsD Muscutt 59kg 5.65L6 (10)
GOODwood 03-May-25 1610m GOOD R6 CL4 Hcp $6,621 (of $12,444) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:38.650, SP: 2.75 Not much room start, held up in rear, edged left over 6f out, headway on outside over 2f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on 1st Cavolo Nero ( R Dawson 136 ) 2nd Criminal Shore ( H Crouch 131 ) 1.25L 3rd Invincible Duke ( R Ryan 131 ) 1.25L See full resultsR Dawson 61.7kg1 (9)
Newmarket 17-Apr-25 1410m GOOD R7 CL4 Hcp $3,626 (of $14,756) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:26.310, SP: 8.50 Raced far side in close 3rd, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, no chance with winner 1st Power Fizz ( T Marquand 134 ) 2nd Cavolo Nero ( D Muscutt 134 ) 1.75L 3rd Organ ( H Doyle 131 ) 2.50L See full resultsD Muscutt 60.8kg 1.75L2 (9)
Southwell 01-Mar-25 1420m GOOD R3 CL5 Nv $1,851 (of $7,182) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:28.740, SP: 2.75 Prominent, shaken up to challenge 2f out, ridden to lead briefly over 1f out, soon headed, ran on inside final furlong, no match for winner 1st Stateira ( N Currie 121 ) 2nd Cavolo Nero ( D Muscutt 133 ) 2.00L 3rd Bozeman ( R Ryan 126 ) 2.00L See full resultsD Muscutt 60.3kg 2.00L2 (10)
Southwell 14-Jan-25 1420m GOOD R3 CL5 Md $3,942 (of $7,182) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:29.020, SP: 8.00 Tracked leaders, switched left just inside 2f out, went 2nd and ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well 1st Cavolo Nero ( D Muscutt 124 ) 2nd Invited ( D Probert 124 ) 0.50L 3rd Zarathos ( R Clutterbuck 124 ) 2.00L See full resultsD Muscutt 56.2kg1 (8)