Niobite (2023) Horse
About
Niobite is a 3yo bay horse trained by P J Flynn in Waterford. He is by Zoustar out of Serafina Sunset. Niobite has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in four starts. In his most recent start at Cork on 25th Jul 2026, Alan Persse rode him to a 17th place finish, behind winner El Fontenaro.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Cork 25-Jul-26 1207m GOOD R5 Hcp (of $9,999) Barrier 20, Winning Time: 01:09.760, SP: 51.00 1st El Fontenaro ( R Whelan 135 ) 2nd Rosato ( P Mcgettigan 136 , Cd 131 ) 0.30L 3rd Jazzit ( S Tormey 132 , Cd 125 ) 2.05L 17th Niobite ( A Persse 122 , Cd 117 ) 16.50L See full results | A Persse 55.3kg, Cd 53.1kg 16.50L | 17 (21) |
| Naas 25-Jun-26 1609m GOOD R6 Md (of $16,998) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:40.320, SP: 301.00 1st Listentodwindblow ( D B Mcmonagle 134 ) 2nd Transcript ( G Ryan 134 ) 0.50L 3rd Krasimir ( J Kearney 134 ) 0.00L 12th Niobite ( A Persse 134 , Cd 129 ) 19.60L See full results | A Persse 60.8kg, Cd 58.5kg 19.60L | 12 (16) |
| Curragh 04-Jun-26 1265m SOFT R2 Md (of $20,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:16.090, SP: 301.00 1st The Piper's Call ( S Mccullagh 134 ) 2nd Tide Of Fortune ( G Carroll 134 ) 0.30L 3rd Quinta Girl ( J Powell 129 ) 0.75L 14th Niobite ( D W O'connor 134 ) 13.45L See full results | D W O'connor 60.8kg 13.45L | 14 (18) |
| Curragh 23-May-26 2012m GOOD R9 Md (of $25,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 02:06.360, SP: 126.00 1st Count Bezukhov ( D B Mcmonagle 134 ) 2nd Lonely Island ( C Keane 134 ) 0.50L 3rd Saxony Charms ( B Lee 129 ) 0.50L 15th Niobite ( D W O'connor 134 ) 39.55L See full results | D W O'connor 60.8kg 39.55L | 15 (17) |