Orchard Keeper (2021)
About
Orchard Keeper is a 4yo bay horse trained by R Varian, who is based at Newmarket. He is by the stallion Churchill out of the dam Fearn’s Pippin. To date he has won two races. His most notable victory occurred on 14 Jun 2025 at Goodwood, where he claimed the $12,444.00 Class 4 Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Chester 30-Aug-25 2895m GOOD R2 CL1 $3,216 (of $59,022) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 03:08.250, SP: 7.50 | A Keeley 58.5kg 3.50L | 4 (6) |
| Newmarket 16-Aug-25 2816m GOOD R4 CL3 Hcp (of $49,185) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 03:02.310, SP: 5.00 | A Keeley 62.1kg 0.20L | 2 (7) |
| Newbury 18-Jul-25 2670m GOOD R5 CL3 Hcp $6,045 (of $49,185) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:51.600, SP: 2.00 | J Mitchell 60.3kg 1.75L | 3 (6) |
| Goodwood 14-Jun-25 2816m GOOD R3 CL4 Hcp $6,621 (of $12,444) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 03:01.990, SP: 4.00 Chased leaders, lost a little bit of ground over 5f out, switched left when closing over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong | J Mitchell 62.1kg | 1 (11) |
| Goodwood 23-May-25 2412m GOOD R3 CL3 Hcp $755 (of $49,185) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:40.280, SP: 8.00 Midfield, driven over 2f out, kept on entering final furlong, soon hampered and weakened | J Mitchell 59.9kg 4.50L | 6 (10) |
| Southwell 28-Apr-25 2426m GOOD R3 CL3 Hcp $7,859 (of $31,478) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:38.200, SP: 9.00 Tracked leader on inner, ridden to lead 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, just held | S D Sousa 58.5kg 0.50L | 2 (8) |
| Leicester 04-Apr-25 2376m GOOD R6 CL4 Hcp $1,227 (of $9,837) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:31.450, SP: 7.00 Held up in midfield, driven over 2f out, switched left and headway over 1f out, stayed on, went 3rd final strides, nearest finish | J Mitchell 57.6kg 1.00L | 3 (10) |
| Yarmouth 18-Sep-24 2307m GOOD R6 CL4 Hcp $1,994 (of $15,985) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:22.210, SP: 4/1 Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong | S D Sousa 60.3kg 3.00L | 3 (10) |
| Newmarket 03-Aug-24 2414m GOOD R6 Hcp $2,054 (of $4,381), Winning Time: 02:33.980, SP: 3/1 In touch, pushed along over 2f out, headway when hung left over 1f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong | J Mitchell 60.3kg 1.75L | 2 (7) |
| Salisbury 14-Jul-24 1994m GOOD R4 Hcp $691 (of $5,888), Winning Time: 02:13.850, SP: 11/2 Raced wide tracked leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong | C Bennett 55.3kg, Cd 0 2.50L | 4 (7) |
| Newmarket 29-Jun-24 2011m GOOD R2 Hcp $4,381 (of $4,381), Winning Time: 02:08.820, SP: 10/3 Held up behind leaders, closed 3f out, not much room and switched left over 1f out, led entering final furlong, ran on well | J Mitchell 59.9kg | 1 (5) |
| Chelmsford City 01-Mar-24 1609m GOOD R3 Nv $2,155 (of $4,590) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:39.430, SP: 9/2 Mid-division out wide, came wide turning in, soon hung left and ridden, stayed on into 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with easy winner | R D Silva 55.8kg 3.25L | 2 (7) |
| Wolverhampton 07-Feb-24 1739m GOOD R4 Md $2,890 (of $6,156) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:52.140, SP: 4/1 Slowly into stride, off the pace in mid-division on inside, headway and angled out inside final 2f, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, shaken up and stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish | R D Silva 54.9kg 1.00L | 2 (9) |
| Newcastle 20-Jan-24 1613m GOOD R4 Md (of $3,942) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:43.290, SP: 6/1 Slowly into stride, held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms | R D Silva 55.3kg, Cd 0 8.75L | 7 (9) |