Viroflay (2017) Horse
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Viroflay, a 9yo bay trained by P F Nicholls, is by the stallion Air Chief Marshal out of Red Vixen. The horse has accumulated 11 wins so far. Its most significant victory arrived on 27 Dec 2025 at Kempton, capturing the $49,185.00 Class 3 Handicap. Punters have found it a lucrative runner; backing Viroflay throughout its career would have delivered a 16% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Newton Abbot 14-May-26 5185m GOOD R5 CL3 HcpCh $7,922 (of $14,755), SP: 1.83 1st Viroflay ( O Nicholls 168 , Cd 163 ) 2nd Hoe Joly Smoke ( H Skelton 156 ) 43.00L 3rd Lord Baddesley ( S Twiston-davies 150 ) 67.00L See full results | O Nicholls 76.2kg, Cd 73.9kg | 1 (4) |
| Aintree 10-Apr-26 4242m SOFT R5 CL1 HcpCh (of $147,555), Winning Time: 05:19.190, SP: 11.00 1st Will The Wise ( C Stone-walsh 151 ) 2nd Ile Atlantique ( P Townend 161 ) 1.25L 3rd Madara ( H Skelton 158 ) 1.25L 17th Viroflay ( O Nicholls 149 , Cd 144 ) 50.85L See full results | O Nicholls 67.6kg, Cd 65.3kg 50.9kgL | 17 (30) |
| Kempton 22-Feb-26 4124m SOFT R6 CL2 HcpCh $9,568 (of $39,348), Winning Time: 05:06.950, SP: 4.50 1st Califet En Vol ( N D Boinville 159 ) 2nd Viroflay ( O Nicholls 163 , Cd 158 ) 2.50L 3rd Bad ( B Jones 167 ) 2.50L See full results | O Nicholls 73.9kg, Cd 71.7kg 2.50L | 2 (9) |
| Kempton 27-Dec-25 4828m GOOD R5 CL3 HcpCh $26,015 (of $49,185), Winning Time: 05:52.450, SP: 6.00 1st Viroflay ( O Nicholls 169 , Cd 164 ) 2nd Bective Abbey ( R T Dunne 152 ) 1.25L 3rd Kap Vert ( S Houlihan 160 ) 3.50L See full results | O Nicholls 76.7kg, Cd 74.4kg | 1 (7) |
| Kempton 24-Nov-25 4830m GOOD R6 CL3 HcpCh $5,346 (of $21,642), Winning Time: 06:10.670, SP: 8.00 1st Chance Another One ( D Meyler 157 ) 2nd Viroflay ( O Nicholls 169 , Cd 174 ) 4.25L 3rd First Confession ( B Powell 161 ) 1.50L See full results | O Nicholls 76.7kg, Cd 78.9kg 4.25L | 2 (7) |
| Ascot 01-Nov-25 3790m GOOD R2 CL3 NvHcpCh $4,860 (of $19,674), Winning Time: 04:32.860, SP: 1.80 1st No Questions Asked ( B Jones 164 ) 2nd Viroflay ( O Nicholls 164 , Cd 171 ) 3.75L 3rd Lylian ( C Quinn 145 ) 18.00L See full results | O Nicholls 74.4kg, Cd 77.6kg 3.75L | 2 (4) |
| Punchestown 03-May-25 4970m SOFT R2 ChNHF $6,000 (of $30,000), SP: 4.20 1st Its On The Line ( D O'connor 168 ) 2nd Viroflay ( O Nicholls 168 , Cd 175 ) 2.25L 3rd Hollow Games ( J H Williamson 168 , Cd 161 ) 37.25L See full results | O Nicholls 76.2kg, Cd 79.4kg 2.25L | 2 (14) |
| Kempton 02-Apr-25 4120m GOOD R6 CL5 ChNHF $2,566 (of $4,813), Winning Time: 05:06.100, SP: 1.67 Jumped well, made all, went well clear from 9th, unchallenged 1st Viroflay ( O Nicholls 166 , Cd 169 ) 2nd Captain Tommy ( H Edwards 174 ) 34.00L 3rd Before Midnight ( B Sutton 166 ) 3.50L See full results | O Nicholls 75.3kg, Cd 76.7kg | 1 (6) |
| Stratford 11-Mar-25 4210m SOFT R7 CL5 NvChNHF $1,232 (of $4,620), Winning Time: 05:19.870, SP: 2.38 Handy, led 1st, pushed along and headed narrowly before last, ridden and held flat 1st Barton Snow ( H Edwards 166 ) 2nd Viroflay ( O Nicholls 166 , Cd 169 ) 1.00L 3rd Get Bye ( A Jackson-fennell 166 ) 24.00L See full results | O Nicholls 75.3kg, Cd 76.7kg 1.00L | 2 (8) |
| Larkhill 16-Feb-25 4828m GOOD (of $2,464), Winning Time: 06:04.000, SP: 1.67 Made all; drew clr aft 3 out; unchall 1st Viroflay ( O Nicholls 161 ) 2nd Zee Man ( T Hutsby 161 ) 30.00L 3rd One For Rosie ( J King 161 ) 1.00L | O Nicholls 73kg | 1 |
| Larkhill 04-Feb-24 4830m GOOD (of $2,464), Winning Time: 06:08.000, SP: 3.75 (h) led 2 til hdd 2 out; kpt on 1st Grace A Vous Enki ( J King 161 ) 2nd Regatta De Blanc ( W Biddick 154 ) 0.00L 3rd Viroflay ( C Sprake 161 ) 2.00L | C Sprake 73kg 2.00L | 3 |
| Larkhill 31-Dec-23 4830m SOFT (of $2,464), Winning Time: 06:26.000, SP: 1.57 (h) led 3; r.o wl 1st Viroflay ( O Nicholls 157 ) 2nd Champagne Noir ( A E Holder 154 ) 2.00L 3rd Viva Lavilla ( S Holmes 149 ) 0.75L | O Nicholls 71.2kg | 1 |
| Larkhill 26-Nov-23 4830m SOFT (of $2,981), Winning Time: 06:21.000, SP: 10/11 (h) led 2; drew clr 2 out; comf 1st Viroflay ( O Nicholls 154 ) 2nd For Rita ( A S Henry 144 ) 6.00L 3rd I K Brunel ( I Marshall 154 ) 2.00L | O Nicholls 69.9kg | 1 |
| Stratford 23-Apr-23 4540m SOFT R8 ChNHF (of $2,361), Winning Time: 05:57.900, SP: 11/8 Took keen hold, not always fluent, chased leader after 1st until 4th, lost place 7th, closed when mistake next, not fluent 12th, lost place again and pulled up before 3 out 1st Sine Nomine ( J Dawson 157 ) 2nd Kaproyale ( Z Baker 164 ) 12.00L 3rd Precious Bounty ( E Callwood 164 ) 0.00L UPL Viroflay ( O Nicholls 164 ) 0.00L See full results | O Nicholls 74.4kg 0.00L | UPD (5) |
| Exeter 27-Mar-23 4880m SOFT R5 CL5 NvChNHF $1,242 (of $4,812), Winning Time: 06:32.480, SP: 2.63 Left in 3rd 1st fence, pressed leader 7th, led 12th, headed home turn and pushed along, outpaced by leader when mistake 3 out, kept on one pace and bad mistake last, always held 1st Singapore Saga ( D Andrews 159 ) 2nd Viroflay ( O Nicholls 166 , Cd 173 ) 8.50L 3rd Moratorium ( M Osborne 166 ) 34.00L See full results | O Nicholls 75.3kg, Cd 78.5kg 8.50L | 2 (5) |
| Charlton Horethorne 05-Mar-23 4830m GOOD CL (of $2,484), Winning Time: 05:38.000, SP: 4/6 (h) led 4-5 & 8-12; led nxt; drew clr 3 out; v easy 1st Viroflay ( M O Nicholls 164 ) 2nd Oistrakh Le Noir ( M W Biddick 161 ) 20.00L 3rd Golden Poet ( M E Herbison 156 ) 6.00L | M O Nicholls 74.4kg | 1 (5) |
| Larkhill 05-Feb-23 4830m SOFT CL (of $2,484), Winning Time: 05:50.000, SP: evens (h) a.p; blun 3; led 8; hrd prsd aft 2 out; r.o wl 1st Viroflay ( M O Nicholls 161 ) 2nd Not A Role Model ( J Newman 161 ) 2.75L 3rd Born Survivor ( M C Emsley 161 ) 9.00L | M O Nicholls 73kg | 1 (10) |
| Larkhill 01-Jan-23 4830m CL (of $2,484), Winning Time: 06:09.000, SP: 4/1 (h) trckd ldrs 5; led 14; drew clr 2 out; comf 1st Viroflay ( M O Nicholls 168 ) 2nd Paloma Blue ( J Newman 168 ) 10.00L 3rd Not A Role Model ( M F O'brien 168 ) 4.50L | M O Nicholls 76.2kg | 1 (14) |
| Chaddesley Corbett 04-Dec-22 4020m SOFT CL (of $2,484), Winning Time: 04:45.000, SP: 11/2 (h) a.p; one pce 3 out 1st Dawnie Boy ( M B Gibbs 168 ) 2nd Viroflay ( M O Nicholls 168 ) 3.50L 3rd Golden Tobouggan ( M J Andrews 171 ) 0.75L | M O Nicholls 76.2kg 3.50L | 2 (14) |
| Wincanton 26-Oct-20 3080m GOOD R1 CL4 H $3,769 (of $7,179), Winning Time: 03:37.300, SP: 4.50 Awkward first, tracked leaders next, led before 2 out, ran on, comfortable 1st Viroflay ( B Frost 152 ) 2nd Hacker Des Places ( B Carver 158 ) 14.00L 3rd Iron Heart ( D Noonan 152 ) 17.00L | B Frost 68.9kg | 1 (7) |
| Kempton 18-Oct-20 3220m GOOD R1 CL3 H (of $10,351), Winning Time: 03:43.900, SP: 2.63 Tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened next 1st Overpriced Mixer ( N D Boinville 152 ) 2nd Kentucky Hardboot ( J Quinlan 152 ) 0.50L 3rd Can't Stop Now ( N Scholfield 152 ) 15.00L UPL Viroflay ( H Cobden 152 ) 23.50L | H Cobden 68.9kg 23.50L | UPD (8) |
| Pau 19-Jan-20 2000m SYNTHETIC R1 CL $1,475 (of $11,746) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:03.200 1st Waltham ( J Auge 129 ) 2nd Amankatkay ( C Merille 125 ) 2.50L 3rd Mr Sunshine ( A Gavilan 129 ) 0.50L 4th Viroflay ( G Guedj-gay 129 ) 4.50L See full results | G Guedj-gay 58.5kg 4.50L | 4 (7) |
| Pau 15-Dec-19 1600m R5 CLMd $9,162 (of $8,108) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:35.300 1st Viroflay ( G Guedj-gay 128 ) 2nd Monte Cinto ( S L Quilleuc 128 ) 1.25L 3rd Indar ( A Crastus 128 ) 0.75L See full results | G Guedj-gay 58.1kg | 1 (16) |
| Mont De Marsan 07-Sep-19 1400m GOOD CL (of $9,081), Winning Time: 01:25.700 1st Venetico ( I Mendizabal 128 ) 2nd Viroflay ( G Guedj-gay 128 ) 0.50L 3rd Oviedo ( A Merou 128 ) | G Guedj-gay 58.1kg 0.50L | 2 (9) |