Spirits Bay (2018) Horse
About
Spirits Bay is a 7yo b unknown from trained by N & W Twiston-davies, who is based at Cheltenham. It is sired by the stallion Black Sam Bellamy out of the dam Silver Coaster. Spirits Bay has managed to win 5 races in its career so far. On 30th Oct 2025 at Newton Abbot, Spirits Bay scored its most significant win to date, getting the money in the $9837.00 Cl4 Hcph. It has proven a profitable horse for the punters over the journey. If you had backed Spirits Bay throughout its career you'd have achieved a 94% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Warwick 19-Nov-25 3270m SOFT R1 CL3 NvHcpCh $2,187 (of $17,706), Winning Time: 04:07.260, SP: 2.63 1st Excelero ( C Gethings 159 ) 2nd Mister Cessna ( J J Burke 155 ) 9.50L 3rd Spirits Bay ( S Twiston-davies 164 ) 37.50L See full results | S Twiston-davies 74.4kg 37.50L | 3 (3) |
| Newton Abbot 30-Oct-25 3370m GOOD R2 CL4 HcpH $5,281 (of $9,837), SP: 1.91 1st Spirits Bay ( T Mccain-mitchell 170 ) 2nd The Hardest Geezer ( C Pritchard 165 ) 1.50L 3rd Lucky One ( R Leech 157 ) 1.75L See full results | T Mccain-mitchell 77.1kg | 1 (9) |
| Cheltenham 16-Apr-25 4070m GOOD R2 CL2 HcpH (of $24,593), Winning Time: 04:55.360, SP: 8.00 1st East India Express ( F Gordon 166 ) 2nd Whatsupwithyou ( B Jones 161 ) 6.00L 3rd Rightsotom ( B Powell 166 ) 0.50L 13th Spirits Bay ( J Nailor 161 ) 65.50L See full results | J Nailor 73kg 65.5kgL | 13 (14) |
| Sandown 09-Mar-25 3220m SOFT R3 CL2 HcpH $740 (of $98,370), Winning Time: 04:00.000, SP: 12.00 Towards rear inside, headway chasing leaders between last two, weakened run-in 1st Go Dante ( S Bowen 148 ) 2nd Wreckless Eric ( K Woods 148 ) 0.50L 3rd Afadil ( F Gingell 143 ) 0.15L 7th Spirits Bay ( S Twiston-davies 146 ) 4.70L See full results | S Twiston-davies 66.2kg 4.70L | 7 (17) |
| Cheltenham 25-Jan-25 3380m SOFT R5 CL1 HNHF $13,375 (of $122,962), Winning Time: 07:00.470, SP: 29.00 Held up off the pace in 4th, went 3rd out wide before the last, never any chance 1st Constitution Hill ( N D Boinville 164 ) 2nd Brentford Hope ( J J Burke 158 ) 3.00L 3rd Spirits Bay ( J Nailor 158 ) 5.25L See full results | J Nailor 71.7kg 5.25L | 3 (5) |
| Haydock 18-Jan-25 3150m SOFT R2 CL3 HcpH $2,508 (of $19,674), Winning Time: 03:54.910, SP: 4.50 Handy, pressed leader 3 out, pushed along and lost position after 2 out, held before last, faded run-in 1st Bertie's Ballet ( H Brooke 155 ) 2nd Lario ( P O'brien 160 ) 1.50L 3rd Spirits Bay ( J Nailor 164 ) 9.50L See full results | J Nailor 74.4kg 9.50L | 3 (8) |
| Cheltenham 13-Dec-24 3380m SOFT R3 CL3 HcpH $682 (of $22,134), Winning Time: 04:05.170, SP: 26.00 Held up and behind, closer in mid-division but off the pace after 3 out, headway chasing leaders on long run before the last, soon disputing moderate 2nd, weakened run-in, lost 4th towards finish 1st Mirabad ( L Scott 149 ) 2nd Wreckless Eric ( K Woods 154 ) 5.50L 3rd Bo Zenith ( J Bowen 164 ) 0.50L 5th Spirits Bay ( J Nailor 155 ) 7.50L See full results | J Nailor 70.3kg 7.50L | 5 (14) |
| Newbury 24-Mar-24 3790m SOFT R2 NvHcpH $626 (of $10,905), Winning Time: 04:36.950, SP: 13/2 Held up in last trio, good headway out wide chasing leaders before 3 out, pushed along before next, weakened before last 1st I Love My Baie ( J J Slevin 165 ) 2nd Pretending ( B Frost 147 ) 1.25L 3rd Break My Soul ( N D Boinville 148 ) 13.00L 5th Spirits Bay ( J Nailor 168 , Cd 0 ) 20.00L See full results | J Nailor 76.2kg, Cd 0 20.00L | 5 (9) |
| Exeter 09-Mar-24 3370m SOFT R2 HcpH $5,281 (of $5,281), Winning Time: 04:16.600, SP: 2/1 Jumped left, held up towards rear, closed from 2nd, led before 3 out, not fluent last when clear, easily 1st Spirits Bay ( J Nailor 168 ) 2nd Donnacha ( D Noonan 167 ) 6.50L 3rd Moorefields ( B Carver 161 ) 13.00L See full results | J Nailor 76.2kg | 1 (7) |
| Exeter 24-Feb-24 3370m HEAVY R4 NvH $4,084 (of $4,084), Winning Time: 04:39.360, SP: 4/6 In rear, keen early, jumped left 2nd, headway going well 3 out, briefly outpaced 2 out, kept on well to lead run-in, won going away 1st Spirits Bay ( J Nailor 156 ) 2nd Ten Lengths Tom ( S Sheppard 163 ) 2.25L 3rd Elusiveness ( R Dingle 149 ) 17.00L See full results | J Nailor 70.8kg | 1 (8) |
| Cheltenham 15-Dec-23 3380m SOFT R1 NvHNHFNHF (of $7,921), Winning Time: 04:04.860, SP: 5/1 Keen tracked leader, led 4th, ridden and joined 2 out, headed when fell last 1st Dysart Enos ( P J Brennan 153 ) 2nd Beat The Bat ( J J Burke 160 ) 2.75L 3rd Soldante ( E Walsh 160 ) 11.00L UPL Spirits Bay ( J Nailor 154 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L See full results | J Nailor 69.9kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD (11) |
| Sandown 12-Nov-23 3220m SOFT R3 MdH $2,509 (of $5,446), Winning Time: 04:12.100, SP: 11/2 Held up in mid-division, headway before 2 out, went 2nd last, no impression on winner, stayed on 1st Southoftheborder ( N D Boinville 158 ) 2nd Spirits Bay ( J Nailor 158 ) 2.50L 3rd Classic Anthem ( R T Dunne 158 ) 4.50L See full results | J Nailor 71.7kg 2.50L | 2 (9) |
| Hereford 25-Mar-23 3270m SOFT R7 NHF $2,614 (of $2,614), Winning Time: 04:02.160, SP: 5/2 Tracked leader, joined leader 6f out, led 4f out, clear over 1f out, ridden out 1st Spirits Bay ( F Lambert 163 ) 2nd Heros De Romay ( D Bass 163 ) 9.50L 3rd Damarta ( F Gregory 156 ) 1.00L See full results | F Lambert 73.9kg | 1 (6) |
| Chepstow 04-Feb-23 3230m SOFT R7 CL5 NHF $602 (of $4,721), Winning Time: 03:55.640, SP: 3.50 Held up in mid-division, switched left and headway when pushed along over 3f out, weakening when hampered over 1f out, not recover 1st Beachcomber ( J O Jr 156 ) 2nd Delgany Bobby Blue ( H Skelton 156 ) 16.00L 3rd Spirits Bay ( F Lambert 163 ) 21.00L See full results | F Lambert 73.9kg 21.00L | 3 (14) |
| Chepstow 18-Nov-22 3230m SOFT R7 CL5 NHF $2,614 (of $4,721), Winning Time: 04:12.100, SP: 19.00 Towards rear, headway under pressure 3f out, briefly short for room over 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on well run-in, won going away 1st Spirits Bay ( F Lambert 156 ) 2nd Go West ( L Williams 156 ) 3.00L 3rd Talkingtothemoon ( A Coleman 156 ) 4.00L See full results | F Lambert 70.8kg | 1 (13) |
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