Fine Margin (2017) Horse

Foal Date

22-Mar-17

Colour

bay

Sire

Soldier Of Fortune

Dam

Sumtin Nice

Prize Money

107104

Trainer

W P Mullins

Owners

Mr P Davies

About

Fine Margin is an 8yo bay horse trained by W P Mullins of Carlow. He is by the stallion Soldier Of Fortune out of the dam Sumtin Nice. So far, Fine Margin has won four races. On 4th Jul 2025 at Wexford, he achieved his biggest victory, earning $11,002.00 in the chase.

Raced At

Wexford • Galway • Cheltenham • Worcester • Fontwell • Aintree • Leopardstown • Haydock • Punchestown • Fairyhouse • Thurles • Limerick • Clonmel

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Wexford 30-Aug-25 3910m SOFT R5 NvCh $5,000 (of $25,000), Winning Time: 04:53.000, SP: 9.00 1st You Oughta Know ( P Townend 159 ) 2nd Fine Margin ( B Hayes 163 ) 23.00L 3rd Intellotto ( J J Slevin 163 ) 26.00L See full results	B Hayes 73.9kg 23.00L	2 (4)
Galway 31-Jul-25 3670m GOOD R1 CL1 NvCh (of $40,001), Winning Time: 04:29.500, SP: 26.00 1st Gold Dancer ( S F O'keeffe 155 ) 2nd Westport Cove ( P Townend 155 ) 2.50L 3rd Intellotto ( J J Slevin 155 ) 12.00L 9th Fine Margin ( B Hayes 155 ) 52.00L See full results	B Hayes 70.3kg 52kgL	9 (11)
Wexford 04-Jul-25 3920m GOOD R5 Ch $6,601 (of $11,002), Winning Time: 04:57.600, SP: 5.00 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along 2 out, switched left approaching last, ridden and headway to lead run-in, kept on well 1st Fine Margin ( B Hayes 166 ) 2nd Hms Seahorse ( S F O'keeffe 166 ) 1.50L 3rd Al Gasparo ( K M Donoghue 166 ) 2.75L See full results	B Hayes 75.3kg	1 (6)
Cheltenham 26-Oct-24 4820m GOOD R2 CL2 NvH $545 (of $17,706), Winning Time: 05:51.380, SP: 4.00 Prominent on outside, lost place before 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off 1st Intense Approach ( H Cobden 162 ) 2nd Hauraki Gulf ( C Ward 154 ) 6.00L 3rd Donnie Devito ( T P Harney 162 ) 6.10L 5th Fine Margin ( P W Mullins 162 ) 49.60L See full results	P W Mullins 73.5kg 49.6kgL	5 (5)
Worcester 27-Sep-24 4020m SOFT R4 CL2 NvHcpH (of $68,859), Winning Time: 05:04.700, SP: 9.50 Raced wide, led until 2nd, prominent, weakened and pulled up before 3 out 1st Flying Fortune ( J Bowen 153 ) 2nd Ebony Warrior ( K Woods 152 ) 1.50L 3rd Letterston Lily ( S Bowen 148 ) 1.25L UPL Fine Margin ( K Callaghan 168 , Cd 173 ) 0.00L See full results	K Callaghan 76.2kg, Cd 78.5kg 0.00L	UPD (12)
Bangor-on-Dee 06-Sep-24 3930m GOOD R1 CL4 NvH $4,753 (of $8,854), Winning Time: 04:37.780, SP: 2.38 Prominent, soon pulled clear of main group with three others, went second before 3 out, jumped right 2 out, ridden when led before last, ran on well run-in, always doing enough towards finish 1st Fine Margin ( P W Mullins 166 ) 2nd Fumet D'Oudairies ( J Andrews 154 ) 1.00L 3rd Jumping Susie ( A Harvey 159 ) 0.20L See full results	P W Mullins 75.3kg	1 (11)
Worcester 08-Jul-24 4020m GOOD R3 CL4 NvH $4,193 (of $7,575), Winning Time: 05:01.900, SP: 1.91 Tracked leader, went well clear 4th, went right 4 out, reduced lead 3 out, 5 lengths ahead last, ridden and kept up to work run-in, always in control 1st Fine Margin ( P W Mullins 163 ) 2nd Bob Bob Ricard ( J O Jr 156 ) 3.00L 3rd Definite Dream ( B Powell 149 ) 21.00L See full results	P W Mullins 73.9kg	1 (9)
Fontwell 26-May-24 3850m GOOD R1 MdH $4,066 (of $4,991), Winning Time: 04:50.390, SP: 1/9 Prominent, pressed leader 3 out, eased into lead before next where not fluent, awkward last, ridden out briefly run-in and in command, readily 1st Fine Margin ( P W Mullins 158 ) 2nd On The Nose ( L Edwards 151 ) 7.50L 3rd Oval Street ( F Gillard 158 ) 14.00L See full results	P W Mullins 71.7kg	1 (6)
Aintree 13-Apr-24 4960m SOFT R1 CL1 HcpH (of $73,778), Winning Time: 06:15.650, SP: 13.00 Always towards rear, never on terms 1st Gwennie May Boy ( C J Todd 148 ) 2nd Lord Snootie ( J Tudor 147 ) 7.50L 3rd West Balboa ( H Skelton 163 ) 0.50L 10th Fine Margin ( B Hayes 152 ) 28.25L See full results	B Hayes 68.9kg 28.25L	10 (21)
Leopardstown 04-Feb-24 4920m SOFT R4 CL1 HcpH (of $100,000), Winning Time: 06:32.220, SP: 7.00 Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along and lost place after 2 out, soon weakened, behind and pulled up before last 1st Maxxum ( C P Millar 166 ) 2nd Gaoth Chuil ( S O'callaghan 158 ) 0.75L 3rd Yeats Star ( D J Gilligan 160 ) 0.50L UPL Fine Margin ( B Hayes 156 ) 0.00L See full results	B Hayes 70.8kg 0.00L	UPD (22)
Haydock 25-Nov-23 4880m SOFT R5 CL1 HcpH $26,712 (of $122,962), Winning Time: 05:59.800, SP: 23.00 Tracked leaders, went 2nd after 3 out, challenged 2 out, not fluent last, held inside final 150 yards 1st Slate Lane ( D Meyler 152 ) 2nd Fine Margin ( B Hayes 149 ) 1.50L 3rd Crambo ( C Brace 164 ) 1.00L See full results	B Hayes 67.6kg 1.50L	2 (15)
Punchestown 27-Apr-23 3990m SOFT R2 H (of $39,823), Winning Time: 05:01.000, SP: 50/1 Towards rear, 9th 3 out, soon ridden and no impression 1st Sandor Clegane ( S F O'keeffe 164 ) 2nd Della Casa Lunga ( P T Enright 155 ) 1.75L 3rd Senior Chief ( R Blackmore 164 ) 2.50L 9th Fine Margin ( D Mullins 157 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L	D Mullins 71.2kg, Cd 0 0.00L	9 (12)
Fairyhouse 26-Feb-23 3320m SOFT R2 MdH $4,000 (of $19,999), Winning Time: 04:17.400, SP: 7.00 Mid-division, not fluent at 3rd, 9th before 5th, headway to 5th after 3 out, progress to challenge leader 2 out, every chance in 2nd last, no impression on winner closing stages 1st Volantis ( K M Donoghue 162 ) 2nd Fine Margin ( K C Sexton 164 ) 3.75L 3rd Purse Price ( S Ewing 155 ) 0.75L See full results	K C Sexton 74.4kg 3.75L	2 (14)
Thurles 10-Feb-23 4020m SOFT R4 NvH $800 (of $16,000), Winning Time: 05:08.100, SP: 51.00 Rear, not fluent at 1st, soon slightly detached, almost closed up on field before 5th, 5th after 3 out, no impression after 2 out, kept on same pace in 4th closing stages 1st Riaan ( J C Gainford 158 ) 2nd Spanish Harlem ( P Townend 162 ) 0.50L 3rd Eye Van ( N Moore 158 ) 0.75L 4th Fine Margin ( K C Sexton 158 ) 7.75L See full results	K C Sexton 71.7kg 7.75L	4 (6)
Limerick 31-Jan-23 3220m SOFT R4 MdH $285 (of $9,496), Winning Time: 04:12.000, SP: 17.00 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, disputed briefly after 3 out, ridden in 4th before straight, no impression in 5th before 2 out, kept on one pace 1st Paul Marvel ( K Callaghan 166 ) 2nd Trust Me Nate ( S Ewing 166 ) 2.25L 3rd Another Million ( R A Doyle 166 ) 14.00L 5th Fine Margin ( K C Sexton 166 ) 19.00L See full results	K C Sexton 75.3kg 19.00L	5 (14)
Clonmel 17-Nov-22 3270m SOFT R7 NHF $300 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:28.000, SP: 15.00 Towards rear, progress into 4th halfway, dropped to rear over 3f out, ridden on inner and kept on one pace inside final furlong 1st Diamboy Des Carres ( R James 168 ) 2nd Champagne Fame ( H C Swan 161 ) 2.50L 3rd Transmission ( J P O'rourke 168 ) 2.25L 5th Fine Margin ( P W Mullins 168 ) 18.00L See full results	P W Mullins 76.2kg 18.00L	5 (7)
Thurles 04-Nov-22 3190m SOFT R7 NHF $450 (of $14,999), Winning Time: 03:59.200, SP: 15.00 Held up towards rear, ridden into moderate 6th 3f out, no impression in 5th 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace final furlong 1st Demandrivingdouvan ( J J Codd 168 ) 2nd Spitalfield ( B O'neill 164 ) 2.50L 3rd Ik's Man ( D Allen 164 ) 3.50L 5th Fine Margin ( P W Mullins 166 ) 11.00L See full results	P W Mullins 75.3kg 11.00L	5 (10)
Dromahane 03-Apr-22 4830m SOFT Md (of $8,546), SP: 8/1 Mid-div, 8th from 6th, cl 5th when left 4th & hmprd 3out, no ex in mod 4th aftr 2out, ko flat 1st Carrigmoorna Rowan ( M C O'donovan 170 ) 2nd Sound And Fury ( R James 170 ) 16.00L 3rd Warner's Cross ( J W Kenny 170 ) 15.00L 4th Fine Margin ( J W Hannon 170 , Cd 0 ) 31.00L	J W Hannon 77.1kg, Cd 0 31.00L	4 (16)
Kildorrery 26-Feb-22 4830m HEAVY Md (of $8,546), SP: 5/1 Chsd ldrs, 4th from 5th, cl 4th & mstk 4out, went 3l 3rd aftr 4out, no ex in 6l 3rd bef 2out, ko onepce 1st Corbetts Cross ( M O'sullivan 170 ) 2nd Grey D'alco ( D Allen 170 ) 4.00L 3rd Fine Margin ( E P O'brien 170 ) 17.00L	E P O'brien 77.1kg 17.00L	3 (12)
Dromahane 07-Nov-21 4830m GOOD Md (of $8,546), SP: 8/1 Alw twrds rr, mstk 4th, last & mstk 5th, 7th from 5out, mod 6th when left 5th aftr 4out, kow from bef last 1st The Gunner Yeats ( J C Barry 165 ) 2nd Not Long Left ( R James 165 ) 3.00L 3rd Battle Of Mirbat ( D Allen 165 ) 8.00L 5th Fine Margin ( M J M O'sullivan 165 , Cd 0 ) 15.00L	M J M O'sullivan 74.8kg, Cd 0 15.00L	5 (9)