Nerissa (2021) Horse

Foal Date
10-Nov-21
Sex
mare
Colour
bay
Dam
Danex
Prize Money
2134
Owners
Tony Rider, Jeanna Rider, Lea Gardiner, Carol & Tony Rennell & Stephen Dernehl
About

Nerissa is a 4yo bay mare trained by Phillip Stevens. She is by Ocean Park out of Danex. The filly remains a maiden after six starts without a win. In her most recent start at Pukekohe Park on 18 January 2026, Samantha Collett rode her to a fourth-place finish, behind winner Pure Bars.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Pukekohe Park 18-Jan-26 2200m SOFT 5 R1 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $1,250 (of $25,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:22.060, SP: 27.00 1st Pure Bars ( R Hutchings 58.5 ) 2nd Astarte ( M Hashizume 56.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Hephaestus ( G Rooke 58.5 ) 3.20L 4th Nerissa ( S Collett 56.5 ) 3.30L See full resultsS Collett 56.5kg 3.30L4 (8)
Arawa Park 05-Dec-25 1560m SOFT 5 R4 3YO+ F&M Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $375 (of $25,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:35.470, SP: 30.30 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 9th 1st Dragon Blossom ( H Hassman 57.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd La Danza ( S R Weatherley 56 ) 1.00L 3rd Gadabout ( G Rooke 57.5 ) 3.30L 9th Nerissa ( D Danis 57.5 ) 47.60L See full resultsD Danis 57.5kg 47.6kgL9 (9)
Cambridge 18-Jun-25 2000m SYNTHETIC R3 Restricted 60 Hcp $340 (of $17,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:03.400, SP: 47.80 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th 1st Whosaid ( J Nishizuka 54 , Cd 51 ) 2nd Ember Attack ( G Lahoud 59.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Rocky Balboa ( R Goyaram 57 , Cd 55 ) 0.40L 9th Nerissa ( T Moodley 54 , Cd 53 ) 5.90L See full resultsT Moodley 54kg, Cd 53kg 5.90L9 (10)
Cambridge 21-May-25 2000m SYNTHETIC R9 BM 65 Hcp (of $17,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:03.430, SP: 88.90 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th 1st Prisca ( M J Sanson 59 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Hayate ( E H Nicholas 56 , Cd 55 ) 1.30L 3rd You Know ( V A Colgan 59 ) 1.50L 11th Nerissa ( A Goindasamy 54 ) 24.40L See full resultsA Goindasamy 54kg 24.40L11 (12)
Ellerslie 07-May-25 2100m SOFT 5 R3 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances (of $25,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 02:13.840, SP: 105.50 In-running: Settled 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 13th 1st Nkosi ( R T Elliot 58.5 ) 2nd Rocky Balboa ( R Goyaram 58.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 1.30L 3rd Richard Farrell ( K A Myers 58.5 ) 3.10L 13th Nerissa ( T Moodley 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 8.30L See full resultsT Moodley 56.5kg, Cd 54.5kg 8.30L13 (15)
Ellerslie 05-Apr-25 1600m SOFT 6 R1 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $450 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:37.670, SP: 19.80 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 9th 1st Buster Shaw ( J J Fawcett 58.5 ) 2nd Neffu ( J Doyle 58.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Wind Rush ( M Cartwright 58 ) 0.20L 8th Nerissa ( V Colgan 56 ) 31.00L See full resultsV Colgan 56kg 31.00L8 (9)