Nitty Gritty (2020) Horse

Foal Date

01-May-20

Colour

bay

Sire

Order Of St George

Dam

Scarlet Sky

Prize Money

12958

Trainer

M Walford

Owners

Richie Baines & Stephen Thomas Cooper

About

Nitty Gritty, a 6yo horse from Market Rasen trained by M Walford, is by Order Of St George out of Scarlet Sky. It has one career win, the most notable being a $9,999.00 Mdh victory in the Market Rasen R4 CopyBet Handicap Hurdle at Killarney on 18 July 2025.

Raced At

Wetherby • Sedgefield • Carlisle • Galway • Killarney • Ballinrobe • Roscommon • Tipperary • Punchestown • Leopardstown

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Wetherby 26-Dec-25 3963m SOFT R3 CL4 NvHcpH $273 (of $8,854), SP: 13.00 1st Brookside La ( C J Todd 160 ) 2nd Wise Move ( J Bewley 155 ) 0.75L 3rd Fast Work ( C Bewley 164 ) 3.00L 5th Nitty Gritty ( C Maggs 166 , Cd 161 ) 5.75L See full results	C Maggs 75.3kg, Cd 73kg 5.75L	5 (11)
Newcastle 11-Dec-25 4080m SOFT R4 CL4 HcpH (of $7,574), Winning Time: 04:58.220, SP: 41.00 1st Baratablet ( B S Hughes 167 ) 2nd Aire Spray ( D Mcmenamin 150 ) 4.00L 3rd Singapore Trip ( A Stevens 158 ) 5.50L Nitty Gritty ( T Midgley 162 , Cd 159 ) 0.00L See full results	T Midgley 73.5kg, Cd 72.1kg 0.00L	UPD (14)
Sedgefield 24-Nov-25 3990m SOFT R4 CL4 HcpH (of $7,574), Winning Time: 04:58.340, SP: 41.00 1st Harper Valley ( R Chapman 161 ) 2nd Monaco Rules ( B S Hughes 159 ) 0.50L 3rd As Fast As Wind ( H Reed 149 ) 0.20L 7th Nitty Gritty ( J Hamilton 159 ) 23.45L See full results	J Hamilton 72.1kg 23.45L	7 (11)
Carlisle 02-Nov-25 3450m GOOD R7 CL4 HcpH (of $16,232), SP: 51.00 1st Rula Bula ( J O Jr 166 ) 2nd Medieval Gold ( B S Hughes 154 ) 0.30L 3rd Woodland Park ( S Bowen 165 ) 1.50L Nitty Gritty ( J Hamilton 162 ) 0.00L See full results	J Hamilton 73.5kg 0.00L	UPD (14)
Galway 31-Jul-25 4430m GOOD R2 HcpH (of $16,998), Winning Time: 05:29.900, SP: 9.50 1st Bal Kauto ( D L Queally 160 ) 2nd High Court Cave ( O Mcgill 161 ) 5.00L 3rd Arctic Gale ( D Meyler 165 ) 2.00L 11th Nitty Gritty ( J J Slevin 166 ) 28.80L See full results	J J Slevin 75.3kg 28.80L	11 (20)
Killarney 18-Jul-25 4100m SOFT R1 MdH $6,000 (of $9,999), Winning Time: 05:08.020, SP: 3.25 Prominent, 3rd after 7th, improved to 2nd before 3 out where carried right, stayed on well run-in to lead close home 1st Nitty Gritty ( J J Slevin 158 ) 2nd Cocovic ( S Flanagan 158 ) 0.50L 3rd Fast Felix ( G Noonan 158 ) 15.00L See full results	J J Slevin 71.7kg	1 (15)
Ballinrobe 28-May-25 3270m GOOD R3 MdH $500 (of $9,999), Winning Time: 03:52.600, SP: 7.00 Held up in touch, dropped to rear after 3 out, driven and rallied after 2 out, went 4th run-in, never a threat 1st Net Boy ( S Flanagan 158 ) 2nd Kamikaz Du Plessis ( J Gainford 158 ) 0.50L 3rd Noticebox ( K Donoghue 158 ) 8.00L 4th Nitty Gritty ( J J Slevin 158 ) 15.50L See full results	J J Slevin 71.7kg 15.50L	4 (14)
Roscommon 07-Aug-24 4060m SOFT R1 MdH $210 (of $10,501), Winning Time: 05:14.800, SP: 8.00 Mid-division on inside, pushed along and outpaced approaching 3 out, plugged on from last when not fluent 1st Vaureal ( J Gainford 166 ) 2nd Irina's Path ( J Kennedy 166 ) 3.50L 3rd Maroto ( P Townend 166 ) 0.50L 6th Nitty Gritty ( J J Slevin 163 ) 15.25L See full results	J J Slevin 73.9kg 15.25L	6 (15)
Tipperary 05-Jul-24 4110m SOFT R4 MdH $315 (of $10,501), Winning Time: 05:15.300, SP: 15.00 Tracked leaders, jumped right 1st, pushed along in 8th 2 out, ridden and no impression when switched right before last, 6th when not fluent at last, kept on one pace 1st Secrecies Of Stone ( S O'keeffe 158 ) 2nd Folly Beach ( L A Mckenna 159 ) 0.30L 3rd Dorans Law ( D O'keeffe 158 ) 2.50L 5th Nitty Gritty ( J J Slevin 153 ) 13.25L See full results	J J Slevin 69.4kg 13.25L	5 (18)
Punchestown 30-Apr-24 3350m SOFT R5 Goffs Defender Bumper (of $100,000), Winning Time: 04:12.700, SP: 51.00 Close up, 3rd halfway, lost place and weakened under 3f out 1st Sermandzarak ( H C Swan 164 ) 2nd Yeshil ( D Mcgill 164 ) 1.25L 3rd Act Of Innocence ( B O'neill 164 ) 1.50L 13th Nitty Gritty ( T Hamilton 164 ) 31.50L See full results	T Hamilton 74.4kg 31.50L	13 (25)
Leopardstown 04-Mar-24 3220m SOFT R7 NHF (of $11,500), Winning Time: 04:00.600, SP: 4.50 Held up, towards rear halfway, ridden 6f out, weakened 5f out, soon trailing 1st Glynn Brae ( S Connor 157 ) 2nd Delta Force ( K A Murphy 157 ) 2.50L 3rd Baron Noir ( J G Murphy 157 ) 4.75L 8th Nitty Gritty ( T Hamilton 157 ) 0.00L See full results	T Hamilton 71.2kg 0.00L	8 (8)