Brian The Snail (IRE)

Owner: The Pat Morris Racing Club Trainer: P Morris Sex: colt Age: 12

Breeding: Zebedee / Sweet Irish (Shamardal)

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Date	Time	Course	Race name
04 Apr 2026	18:55	Wolverhampton	Thank You Opus Foundation Handicap
04 Apr 2026	18:55	Wolverhampton	Thank You Opus Foundation Handicap

Form Summary

GoingView detailed formhide detailed form	Starts	Wins	2nds	3rds
Firm (Good to Firm in places)	1
Good	7			1
Good (Good to Firm in places)	15	1	2	2
Good (Good to Soft in places)	4
Good to Firm	14	1	2	3
Good to Firm (Firm in places)	1	1
Good to Firm (Good in places)	7	4	1
Good to Firm (Watered)	1
Good to Soft	4
Good to Soft (Good in places)	3
Good to Soft (Soft in places)	5
Heavy	1
Heavy (Soft in places)	1
Soft	5	1
Soft (Good to Soft in places)	3
Standard	26	4	3	2
Standard / Slow	6	2
Totals	104	14	8	8

Race History

Date	Course	Going	Distance	Class	Race Winner	Weight	Position	Jockey	SP
12 Mar 2026	Newcastle	Standard	6f	6	Yorkshire Glory	9st 6lbs	4 of 9	D Nolan	16/1
steadied start, held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
10 Feb 2026	Newcastle	Standard	6f	5	Spartan Fighter	9st 4lbs	7 of 9	D Nolan	18/1
held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
19 Jan 2026	Wolverhampton	Standard	6f 20y	5	Addarella	9st 5lbs	9 of 10	J P Sullivan	14/1
held up in touch, shaken up well over 1f out, never a danger
22 Dec 2025	Wolverhampton	Standard	6f 20y	4	Accrual	8st 5lbs	5 of 7	Aiden Brookes	22/1
dwelt, in rear, pushed along well over 1f out, no real progress
13 Dec 2025	Newcastle	Standard	6f	4	Heavenly Heather	8st 6lbs	5 of 9	Aiden Brookes	40/1
held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
01 Sep 2025	Carlisle	Good	5f	6	Chief Of State	9st 9lbs	11 of 14	Warren Fentiman	16/5
slowly away, in rear, strongly ridden 3f out, never in contention
23 Aug 2025	Redcar	Good to Firm (Good in places)	5f 217y	6	Bibendum	9st 9lbs	2 of 5	D Nolan	3/1
chased leaders, pushed along under 2f out, led over 1f out and ridden, kept on, headed towards finish
30 Jul 2025	Redcar	Good (Good to Firm in places)	5f 217y	6	Carlton And Co	9st 9lbs	2 of 12	D Nolan	11/2
mid-division, headway 4f out, led over 3f out, pushed along under 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra
10 Jul 2025	Doncaster	Good (Good to Firm in places)	5f 143y	5	Winged Messenger	9st 2lbs	6 of 9	D Nolan	12/1
outpaced in rear, never really involved
19 Jun 2025	Ripon	Good (Good to Firm in places)	6f	6	Mark's Choice	9st 1lbs	8 of 12	Barry McHugh	11/1
held up in rear near side, never involved
18 May 2025	Ripon	Good (Good to Firm in places)	5f	6	Sergeant Mayer	9st 5lbs	2 of 7	Ryan Kavanagh	7/2
dwelt, raced in last, switched right and good headway on outer over 2f out, ridden and briefly disputed lead inside final furlong, kept on
28 Apr 2025	Wolverhampton	Standard	6f 20y	4	Brian The Snail	8st 4lbs	1 of 7	J P Sullivan	12/1
started very slowly. well off the pace in rear, gained a place over 2f out, strong run out wide inside final furlong, led towards finish, comfortably
21 Apr 2025	Redcar	Good to Firm	5f 217y	6	Tickets	9st 9lbs	3 of 10	P Mulrennan	7/2
held up rear, going well 2f out, ridden over 1 f out, not clear run final furlong, stayed on close home
12 Apr 2025	Nottingham	Good (Good to Firm in places)	5f 8y	6	Betweenthesticks	9st 6lbs	3 of 7	Rhys Elliott	11/4
slowly away, held up slightly detached in last, driven with plenty to do over 2f out, stayed on for 3rd final strides, not reach front pair
29 Mar 2025	Newcastle	Standard	6f	5	Oriental Prince	9st 8lbs	of 10	Rhys Elliott	0/0
NonRunner
11 Mar 2025	Wolverhampton	Standard	6f 20y	5	Whenthedealinsdone	9st 2lbs	8 of 8	Rhys Elliott	14/1
slowly away, held up in rear, driven over 1f out, no impression
27 Feb 2025	Newcastle	Standard	6f	5	Mersea	9st 8lbs	10 of 11	Warren Fentiman	13/2
slowly into stride, off the pace in last pair near side rail, never involved
17 Feb 2025	Wolverhampton	Standard	6f 20y	5	Whenthedealinsdone	9st 4lbs	2 of 8	D C Costello	7/1
slowly into stride, held up in last pair, headway chasing leaders and angled out over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed final strides
14 Feb 2025	Newcastle	Standard	5f	5	Castan	9st 9lbs	4 of 10	Rhys Elliott	9/2
slowly away, behind, ran on inside final 100 yards, never nearer
04 Feb 2025	Newcastle	Standard	6f	5	Biplane	9st 9lbs	3 of 6	Ryan Kavanagh	13/2
2nd for 1f, chased leaders, pushed along and close up over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
25 Jan 2025	Newcastle	Standard	5f	4	Paddy's Day	9st	6 of 10	Ryan Kavanagh	13/2
held up in rear, driven over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, no danger
28 Dec 2024	Newcastle	Standard	5f	5	Brian The Snail	8st 13lbs	1 of 9	Ryan Kavanagh	9/1
slowly into stride, outpaced towards rear, good headway between horses over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, led final 110 yards, won going away
09 Dec 2024	Newcastle	Standard	5f	5	Darlo Pride	9st 8lbs	5 of 12	Ryan Kavanagh	14/1
held up in last, pushed along over 1f out, went 5th inside final furlong, never going pace to challenge
11 Nov 2024	Newcastle	Standard	5f	5	Brummell	9st 9lbs	4 of 7	Kaiya Fraser	12/1
prominent, led narrowly halfway, headed 1f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong
28 Oct 2024	Newcastle	Standard / Slow	5f	5	Dark Kestrel	9st 10lbs	6 of 10	Ryan Kavanagh	14/1
dwelt, mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, no progress
15 Sep 2024	Bath	Good	5f 160y	2	Vaunted	8st 10lbs	12 of 16	Ryan Kavanagh	20/1
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
26 Aug 2024	Ripon	Good (Good to Firm in places)	5f	5	High Opinion	9st 2lbs	4 of 10	Rhys Elliott	11/1
midfield, pushed along over 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong, slightly short of room towards finish
17 Aug 2024	Bath	Good to Firm	5f 160y	5	Treacherous	9st 2lbs	5 of 9	Morgan Cole	16/1
slowly away, behind, headway on outside over 1f out, no impression final furlong
01 Aug 2024	Wolverhampton	Standard	6f 20y	4	Habooba	9st 11lbs	9 of 12	Ben Robinson	25/1
in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
26 Jul 2024	Thirsk	Good to Firm (Good in places)	5f	6	Brian The Snail	9st 10lbs	1 of 5	Rhys Elliott	5/4
made all, led narrowly, pushed along and forged on over 1f out, ridden and drifted right 1f out, ran on
06 Jul 2024	Carlisle	Good to Firm	5f 182y	5	Runninwild	8st 12lbs	2 of 6	Rhys Elliott	4/1
chased leaders, closed over 4f out, led 2f out, headed well inside final furlong
29 Jun 2024	Windsor	Good to Firm	5f 21y	6	Notre Maison	9st 13lbs	4 of 8	Paddy Bradley	10/3
mid-division, pushed along well over 1f out, no real progress
05 Jun 2024	Ripon	Good	5f	5	Herakles	9st 5lbs	5 of 10	Paddy Bradley	12/1
mid-division, headway over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, no extra towards finish
06 Sep 2023	Bath	Good to Firm (Firm in places)	5f 160y	6	Brian The Snail	9st 8lbs	1 of 11	T P Queally	11/2
midfield, smooth progress to challenge over 2f out, shaken up and quickened clear to lead over 1f out, readily
27 Aug 2023	Yarmouth	Good (Good to Soft in places)	6f 3y	5	Catwalk Model	9st 3lbs	of 8	Billy Loughnane	0/0
NonRunner
19 Aug 2023	Newmarket	Good (Good to Soft in places)	6f	4	Silver Samurai	8st 2lbs	7 of 16	A J Farragher	28/1
towards rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on towards finish
09 Aug 2023	Bath	Good to Soft (Good in places)	5f 160y	6	Jenever	9st 6lbs	8 of 16	Morgan Cole	16/1
dwelt, slowly away from stalls and outpaced early, chased leaders 2f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong, kept on one pace near finish
08 Jul 2023	Carlisle	Good to Firm	5f 182y	5	Shallow Hal	9st 1lbs	3 of 12	Laura Coughlan	8/1
in rear, pushed along 3f out, headway 2f out, with leaders 1f out, ran on
30 Jun 2023	Chester	Good to Soft (Good In Places)	5f 15y	5	Ecclesiastical	9st 2lbs	7 of 15	Pierre-Louis Jamin	20/1
went right start, outpaced in rear, never dangerous
15 Jun 2023	Haydock	Good to Firm	5f	4	Riversway	8st 7lbs	8 of 10	Barry McHugh	4/1
towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never a factor
07 Jun 2023	Ripon	Good to Firm (Good in places)	5f	5	Brian The Snail	8st 10lbs	1 of 6	Barry McHugh	8/1
held up behind leaders, not clear run 2f out, switched right over 1f out, and entering final furlong, soon led, ran on well, easily
31 May 2023	Hamilton	Good to Firm	5f 7y	5	Abate	8st 12lbs	2 of 7	Billy Loughnane	12/1
chased leaders, pushed along and headway into 2nd over 1f out, kept on, no impression
21 May 2023	Ripon	Good (Good to Firm in places)	5f	6	Foreseeable Future	9st 8lbs	4 of 10	Connor Planas	18/1
dwelt, in rear, wide and headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace inside final furlong
29 Apr 2023	Haydock	Good (Good to Firm in places)	6f	5	Papa Cocktail	9st 4lbs	15 of 17	D Nolan	33/1
led, edged right over 2f out, soon headed, weakened over 1f out
24 Sep 2022	Haydock	Good to Soft (Good in places)	6f	3	Sterling Knight	8st 7lbs	15 of 17	Kieran Schofield	66/1
tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong
02 Sep 2022	Haydock	Good to Firm	5f	4	Eeh Bah Gum	9st 2lbs	7 of 14	Barry McHugh	40/1
detached in rear, driven over 2f out, plugged on inside final furlong
27 Aug 2022	Beverley	Good	7f 96y	4	It Just Takes Time	8st 13lbs	of 12	Barry McHugh	0/0

25 Sep 2021	Chester	Good (Good to Firm in places)	7f 1y	4	Roundhay Park	8st 12lbs	8 of 12	Barry McHugh	25/1
always towards rear
11 Sep 2021	Chester	Good to Soft (Soft in places)	6f 17y	3	Gabrial The Devil	8st 13lbs	10 of 14	P Hanagan	12/1
mid-division, ridden 2f out, never a factor
14 Aug 2021	Newmarket	Good to Firm	6f	4	Mitrosonfire	9st 7lbs	10 of 10	S W Kelly	12/1
tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out
25 Jul 2021	Pontefract	Good to Firm (Good in places)	6f	3	Corinthia Knight	9st 8lbs	4 of 7	P Hanagan	11/2
led, ridden and pressed over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd final 100 yards, weakened into 4th towards finish
06 Jul 2021	Pontefract	Soft	6f	2	Corinthia Knight	8st 11lbs	7 of 9	P Hanagan	12/1
always behind, came stands side straight
12 Jun 2021	Chester	Good to Firm	6f 17y	4	Look Out Louis	9st 7lbs	4 of 14	J Garritty	10/1
tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
29 May 2021	Haydock	Good to Soft	6f	3	Punchbowl Flyer	9st 1lbs	14 of 16	P Hanagan	50/1
raced centre, chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
12 May 2021	York	Good to Soft	6f	2	Mr Lupton	8st 7lbs	15 of 19	P Mathers	25/1
raced near side, outpaced throughout
07 May 2021	Chester	Good to Soft	5f 15y	3	El Astronaute	9st 7lbs	4 of 7	P Hanagan	13/2
in touch, pushed along halfway, not trouble leaders
02 Apr 2021	Lingfield	Standard	6f 1y	2	Summerghand	9st 5lbs	3 of 12	J Garritty	18/1
in touch, ridden inside final furlong, ran on, nearest finish
13 Mar 2021	Wolverhampton	Standard	6f 20y	2	Streamline	9st 4lbs	7 of 8	T Hamilton	15/2
close up, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
17 Feb 2021	Kempton	Standard / Slow	6f	2	May Sonic	9st 7lbs	4 of 8	J Garritty	5/1
prominent, pushed along 2f out, kept on
02 Feb 2021	Southwell	Standard	6f 16y	2	Brian The Snail	9st 7lbs	1 of 5	J Garritty	3/1
raced wide, close up, headway to lead over 1f out, driven out
22 Jan 2021	Lingfield	Standard	6f 1y	2	Fizzy Feet	9st 2lbs	2 of 5	T Hamilton	7/2
close up, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish
06 Jan 2021	Kempton	Standard / Slow	6f	2	Tranchee	9st 2lbs	4 of 6	J Garritty	11/1
crossed over from wide draw to lead, ridden over 1f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2 places towards finish
19 Dec 2020	Lingfield	Standard	6f 1y	2	Aberama Gold	9st 3lbs	2 of 9	J Garritty	14/1
tracked leaders, wide into straight 2f out, ridden entering final furlong, ran on
02 Dec 2020	Kempton	Standard / Slow	6f	2	Brian The Snail	9st	1 of 9	J Garritty	14/1
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to lead post
20 Oct 2020	Newcastle	Standard	6f	3	Brian The Snail	9st 7lbs	1 of 14	D Nolan	11/1
tracked leaders, led halfway, ridden and ran on
19 Sep 2020	Ayr	Good to Soft (Soft in places)	6f	2	Magical Spirit	9st 7lbs	16 of 25	P Hanagan	22/1
prominent in centre, pushed along and lost ground before halfway, ridden and one pace from over 1f out
12 Sep 2020	Chester	Good (Good to Soft in places)	6f 17y	3	Gabrial The Devil	9st 12lbs	5 of 14	Megan Nicholls	6/1
mid-division on outer, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
30 Aug 2020	Goodwood	Good to Soft (Soft in places)	6f	2	Atalanta's Boy	9st 6lbs	6 of 10	S De Sousa	11/1
chased leaders, ridden and weakening when short of room over 1f out
16 Aug 2020	Ripon	Good to Soft	6f	2	Staxton	8st 8lbs	12 of 20	Megan Nicholls	12/1
tracked leader near side, brief headway 2f out, outpaced final furlong, 5th of 10 in group
01 Aug 2020	Goodwood	Good to Firm	6f	2	Summerghand	8st 6lbs	3 of 28	Megan Nicholls	66/1
raced stands side, chased leaders, driven over 1f out, ran on well inside final 100 yards, went 3rd close home
24 Jul 2020	Ripon	Good	6f	3	Citron Major	9st 12lbs	3 of 12	T Hamilton	8/1
tracked leading pair, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace
01 Jun 2020	Newcastle	Standard / Slow	6f	4	Brian The Snail	9st 4lbs	1 of 12	T Hamilton	13/2
in touch, not much room 2f out, headway over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, all out
31 Aug 2019	Chester	Good	5f 110y	2	Powerallied	8st 12lbs	10 of 14	Sean Davis	7/1
slowly away, always in rear
27 Aug 2019	Ripon	Good (Good to Firm in Places)	6f	4	Gullane One	9st 7lbs	3 of 10	T Hamilton	6/1
tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, switched right and rallied inside final furlong, just held
17 Aug 2019	Ripon	Soft	6f	2	Growl	9st 7lbs	13 of 20	Josephine Gordon	12/1
always behind far side
03 Aug 2019	Goodwood	Good to Firm (Good in places)	6f	2	Poyle Vinnie	9st 9lbs	15 of 24	T Hamilton	20/1
mid-division, not clear run and switched right over 1f out, soon weakened
27 Jul 2019	York	Soft (Good to Soft in places)	6f	2	Dakota Gold	8st 9lbs	12 of 18	T Hamilton	20/1
mid-division, lost place over 1f out
13 Jul 2019	Ascot	Good to Firm	5f	2	Tis Marvellous	8st 9lbs	5 of 20	Josephine Gordon	22/1
went right start, mid-division, headway over 1f out, never nearer
29 Jun 2019	Newcastle	Standard / Slow	6f	2	Staxton	9st 8lbs	5 of 14	P Hanagan	11/1
held up towards rear, pushed along and outpaced halfway, headway far side of group over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to threaten
13 Jun 2019	Nottingham	Heavy	6f 18y	3	Dalton	9st 12lbs	6 of 12	P Hanagan	7/1
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, not much room entering final furlong
31 May 2019	Doncaster	Good to Firm	6f 2y	4	Brian The Snail	9st 9lbs	1 of 11	P Hanagan	6/5
close up, headway to lead over 1f out, soon edged right, ridden and ran on
18 May 2019	Thirsk	Good (Good to Firm in Places)	6f	3	Muscika	9st	5 of 16	Connor Murtagh	8/1
chased leaders in stands side group, ridden over 2f out, led group over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace
10 May 2019	Chester	Soft	7f 127y	2	Sha La La La Lee	8st 8lbs	11 of 16	Sean Davis	20/1
raced wide, held up towards rear, never on terms, tailed off and eased over 2f out
20 Apr 2019	Musselburgh	Good (Good to Firm in places)	7f 33y	3	Three Saints Bay	9st 6lbs	6 of 10	P Hanagan	8/1
towards rear, hampered over 3f out, no impression
30 Mar 2019	Doncaster	Good (Good to Firm in places)	1m	2	Petrus	9st 8lbs	12 of 16	Sean Davis	14/1
held up in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, beaten over 1f out
16 Oct 2018	Leicester	Good to Soft (Soft in places)	7f	2	Muntadab	9st 1lbs	4 of 10	T Hamilton	6/1
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong
13 Oct 2018	York	Soft (Good to Soft in places)	6f	2	Major Jumbo	8st 13lbs	8 of 20	P Hanagan	12/1
towards rear, moderate late headway, never a factor
22 Sep 2018	Ayr	Heavy (Soft in places)	6f	2	Baron Bolt	8st 12lbs	9 of 25	J Garritty	28/1
chased leaders centre group until merged with stand side group over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra
01 Sep 2018	Chelmsford City	Standard	7f	2	Cenotaph	9st 1lbs	10 of 16	Connor Beasley	33/1
towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous
18 Aug 2018	Ripon	Good (Good to Firm in places)	6f	2	Gunmetal	9st 1lbs	18 of 20	T Hamilton	25/1
raced stands side, tracked leaders, lost place 2f out
28 Jul 2018	Ascot	Good to Firm	7f	2	Burnt Sugar	9st 1lbs	23 of 29	W Buick	25/1
raced centre, chased group leader, hung right 2f out, soon weakened and eased
23 Jun 2018	Royal Ascot	Good to Firm (Watered)	6f	2	Bacchus	9st 1lbs	13 of 28	W Buick	14/1
raced centre to near side, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
17 Jun 2018	Doncaster	Good to Firm (Good in places)	6f 2y	3	Brian The Snail	10st	1 of 15	T Hamilton	9/1
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, led entering final furlong, ran on well
02 Jun 2018	Epsom Downs	Good (Good to Soft in places)	6f 3y	2	Aces	9st 1lbs	15 of 16	W Buick	6/1
quickly away, chased leaders, wide on bend over 3f out, soon lost place, weakened over 2f out, eased
30 Sep 2017	Ripon	Soft	6f	2	Flying Pursuit	9st 6lbs	11 of 14	Shane Gray	16/1
tracked leader stands side, ridden and beaten over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, finished 6th of 8 in group
05 Aug 2017	Goodwood	Soft (Good to Soft in places)	6f	2	Lancelot Du Lac	8st 12lbs	21 of 28	T Hamilton	16/1
chased leaders, outpaced 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong
13 Jul 2017	Newmarket	Good	6f	2	Ekhtiyaar	9st 3lbs	19 of 20	W Buick	14/1
raced centre, held up, pushed along and struggling halfway, never a factor
27 May 2017	Haydock	Firm (Good to Firm in places)	6f	1	Harry Angel	9st	6 of 7	T Hamilton	14/1
chased leaders, driven to challenge 2f out, weakened over 1f out
18 May 2017	York	Good to Soft (Soft in places)	5f	1	Fashion Queen	9st 2lbs	5 of 8	W Buick	5/6
chased leaders, ridden and weakened final furlong
11 Apr 2017	Pontefract	Good (Good to Firm in places)	6f	3	Brian The Snail	9st 7lbs	1 of 10	W Buick	6/5
tracked leaders on inside, going well, switched right entering final 2f, led shaken up inside final furlong, ran on well
25 Oct 2016	Catterick	Soft	5f	5	Brian The Snail	9st 6lbs	1 of 5	T Hamilton	6/5
dwelt, tracked leaders, led halfway, clear over 1f out, ran on, comfortable
15 Sep 2016	Pontefract	Good to Firm (Good in places)	5f	5	Brian The Snail	9st 5lbs	1 of 11	T Hamilton	2/1
tracked leaders, ridden 1f out, ran on to challenge inside final furlong, led towards finish

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