Form and Entries for Horse Nearest The Pin (IRE)

Nearest The Pin (IRE) b g 27th May 2005

Track Horse HorseTracker

Nearest The Pin (IRE) b g 27th May 2005

Sire

Court Cave (IRE)

Dam

Carnbelle (IRE)

Dam's Sire

Electric

Owner

Mr R J Hewitt

Trainer

Oliver Greenall

Breeder

Pat Downey

Last Win

Worcester Fri, 26th Sep, 14 9/2, A P McCoy John Joseph Hanlon (3740 days)

Last Run

Worcester Tue, 1st Aug, 17 p.u., 20/1, Ian Popham (2700 days)

Lifetime

Runs

Wins

Places

Win %

Earnings

Level Stk

Flat IRE

€375

-2.00

Hurdle IRE

€20,085

-1.00

Chase IRE

€20,195

-17.75

Chase GB

£19,036

-10.50

Under Rules Total

-31.25

Form Figures

04-312232-604423321-026453584451F53P-7545445-P84P25267P/

Form Timeline

Form Figures - 04-312232-604423321-026453584451F53P-7545445-P84P25267P/

Date Course Conditions

Race Result

Jockey

Class n

MorningSP

22Jul17 Car 17f Soft 4y+ HcapCh(5K)

non-runner

Rated 95 5

Change of Trainer D L Williams to Oliver Greenall

25Aug16 Fon 17f Good 4y+ HcapCh(7K)

non-runner

Rated 102 4

21Jul16 Wor 16f Good 3y+ HcapHdl(5K)

non-runner

Rated 102 4

11May16 Wor 20f Good to Soft 5y+ HcapCh(6K)

non-runner

Rated 104 4

Change of Trainer John Joseph Hanlon to D L Williams

Nov 2015

Autumn Hit Yearling Sales (Goffs UK)

Court Stud

Purchaser: Richard Hewitt

£12,000

Lots Sold: 189

Prices

Avg: £7,214

Median: £4,000

Maximum: £80,000

Change of Trainer A J Martin to John Joseph Hanlon

18Nov12 Che 16f Soft 4y+ S(25K)

non-runner

Rated 130 1

30Oct11 Wex 19f Soft 4y+ NovCh(9K)

non-runner (Reserve)

Symbols Explained

ts² Tongue Strap vs² Visor hd² Hood es² Eye Shield ec² Eye Cover cp² Cheekpiece bl² Blinkers tt² Tongue Tie bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run srMentioned in Stewards Report in Results bbvBroke Blood Vessel

The superscript number on headgear bl² indicates number of times worn. A plus bl⁺ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl¹indicates first time.

Date Course

Conditions

Race

Jockey Weight

OR Class

Date

Sale

Consignor

Purchaser

Price

Nov 2015

Autumn Hit Yearling Sales (Goffs UK)

Court Stud

Purchaser: Richard Hewitt

£12,000

Lots Sold: 189

Prices

Avg: £7,214

Median: £4,000

Maximum: £80,000

Reports in which Nearest The Pin (IRE) was mentioned

Meade trio on Cork National trail

Noel Meade is keeping his fingers crossed Tom Horn can defy a rise in the weights as the Munster National runner-up bids to go one better in the Paddy Power Cork Grand National. Sun 02nd Nov

Mitebeall wins Wexford feature

Mitebeall Forluck just got up to land the feature at Wexford this afternoon, the Casey Precast Handicap Chase, scoring under David Casey for Arthur Moore and owner Christopher Hanbury. Sat 25th Oct

Review sligo 1st Oct

Owner JP McManus enjoyed a double at Sligo, culminating in Tom Horn's impressive success in the Foley's Bar And Off Licence ChaseWed 01st Oct

Russell the Man in Sligo feature

The Ross O’Sullivan trained He’s Our Man ran out an easy winner of what was an eventful Martin Reilly Motors Santa Fe Handicap Chase, scoring under Davy Russell for the Kangley Syndicate. Wed 01st Oct

Shabra Charity a tonic for Brady

Shabra Charity and Ryan Treacy provided a boost to Oliver Brady when fending off Coldstonesober by a head in the two and a half mile handicap chase at Down Royal. Mon 05th May

Review ballinrobe 24th Sep

Tony Martin's talented gelding Nearest The Pin finally broke his duck over fences with a victory at Ballinrobe, but it owed a lot to luckTue 24th Sep

Nearest The Pin gets lucky in Ballinrobe

The fences are there to be jumped goes the old adage and backers of Passage Vendome were left rueing their luck when he gave the last too much air and crumpled on landing to hand Ballinrobe’s beginners’ chase to Nearest The Pin. Tue 24th Sep

Review galway 4th Aug

Busted Tycoon rewrote the history books when she became what is thought to be the first horse to win three times at the same Galway Festival when landing the Vision Express EBF Mares Handicap HurdleSun 04th Aug

Darwins proves best in opener

Darwins Fox proved strongest in the finish as he opened his account over fences in the opening beginners chase at Galway this afternoon. Sun 04th Aug

Review killarney 17th Jul

Sizing Italy claimed the scalp of Steps To Freedom in the Irish Examiner Beginners Chase at KillarneyWed 17th Jul

Italy beats Steps on first run for De Bromhead

After finishing second on his chasing debut at Roscommon, Steps To Freedom had to settle for the runner-up spot yet again, as Sizing Italy proved too good for him in the Irish Examiner Beginners Chase. Wed 17th Jul

730/1 Down Royal treble for Condon

Davy Condon brought up his 730/1 Down Royal treble this evening on Blue Cannon who denied gambled-on Plan A by a head. Fri 21st Jun

Review gowran park 6th Oct

Sizing Europe looks set for another big season after returning to action with an impressive victory in the PWC Champion Chase at Gowran ParkSat 06th Oct

Jumping the key for Protaras

Protaras, runner-up on his chasing debut at Galway last month, went one better under Paul Carberry in an incident-packed Gowran Park Racing Club 2013 Beginners Chase. Sat 06th Oct

Preview wexford 24th Aug

Aidan O'Brien sends a decent team to Wexford on Friday, the most interesting of which could be Justification in the Gorey (QR) RaceFri 24th Aug

Review leopardstown 29th Dec

Unaccompanied captured Grade One glory for Dermot Weld as she showed the boys the way home in the Istabraq Festival Hurdle at LeopardstownThu 29th Dec

Hidden Cyclone blasts home

Dual Grade 2 winning hurdler Hidden Cyclone impressed on debut in the beginners chase at Leopardstown when beating Nearest The Pin by two lengths. Thu 29th Dec

Flemenstar a commentator's dream

“He’s going to win this by a country mile,” commentator Dessie Scahill said about Flemenstar in the beginners chase at Navan and never a truer word was spoken. Sun 27th Nov

Review punchestown 26th Oct

Punchestown survived an early inspection and Noel Meade will have been pleased with that as Cross Appeal produced an accomplished round of jumping to land the Christmas Parties At Punchestown Beginners ChaseWed 26th Oct

Days Hotel good on chasing bow

A half-brother to Travino, it was always likely that Days Hotel would excel in the chasing sphere and the Oscar six-year-old began in pleasing style in the Dobbins Panoramic Restaurant Beginners Chase under Andrew Lynch at Punchestown. Wed 26th Oct

Review punchestown 3rd May

Big Zeb got the better of Sizing Europe to win an epic battle for the boylesports.com Champion Chase at PunchestownTue 03rd May

Townend gets McGeeney home

Willie Mullins, who has enjoyed such a terrific record at Punchestown in recent years, got off the mark for the week when Johnny McGeeney landed the '3' Handicap Hurdle. Tue 03rd May

Review fairyhouse 24th Apr

Realt Dubh landed his third Grade One prize of the season when he won a dramatic renewal of the Powers Gold Cup at FairyhouseSun 24th Apr

Pin gets in the swing

The lightly-raced Nearest The Pin opened his account at the first time of asking in handicap company when taking the two miles Family Day at Fairyhouse Novice Handicap Hurdle under a typically cool ride by Paul Carberry. Sun 24th Apr

After race at Fairyhouse Sun, 24th Apr, 2011 (1st)

We've always thought he was a good horse and he's a super leaper. Hopefully he'll make a proper chaser some day. He's had a few problems but seems to go on any ground and will stay further.

A J Martin