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Horse profile

Nice Try (IRE, 2022)

Sands Of Mali (FR) × Lets Try (IRE) (Night Of Thunder (IRE))

TrainerJonathan Portman
OwnerOld Stoic Racing Club & Partner

Sex: filly
Foaled: 2022
Colour: bay or brown

See also: Nice Try (IRE) · Venetia Williams · 20 runs · 5 wins

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 11 Sep 2024, Lingfield (AW) (9/10)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Future form
11 Sep 24	Lingfield (AW)	9/10	50/1	13	Rob Hornby	Jonathan Portman	Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Restricted Maiden Fillies' Stakes	Class 5	Flat AW	7f	Standard	9-0	Sofia The First (IRE)	£3,402	1/9

9/1011 Sep 24 · Lingfield (AW)50/1
Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Restricted Maiden Fillies' Stakes
Class 57fStandard
All fields
Date
11 Sep 24
Course
Lingfield (AW)
Pos
9/10
SP
50/1
Btn
13
Jockey
Rob Hornby
Trainer
Jonathan Portman
Race
Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Restricted Maiden Fillies' Stakes
Class
Class 5
Type
Flat AW
Dist
7f
Going
Standard
Wgt
9-0
Winner / 2nd
Sofia The First (IRE)
Winner prize
£3,402
Future form
1/9

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

Date	Course	Race	This horse	Winner next time	Their pos	Won on	At	Race won
11 Sep 24	Lingfield (AW)	Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Restricted Maiden Fillies' Stakes	9/10	Zizi (IRE)	5	27 Sep 24	Wolverhampton (AW)	Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Restricted Maiden Fillies' Stakes

9/1011 Sep 24 · Lingfield (AW)
Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Restricted Maiden Fillies' Stakes
All fields
Date
11 Sep 24
Course
Lingfield (AW)
Race
Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Restricted Maiden Fillies' Stakes
This horse
9/10
Winner next time
Zizi (IRE)
Their pos
5
Won on
27 Sep 24
At
Wolverhampton (AW)
Race won
Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Restricted Maiden Fillies' Stakes

Other runners from this horse's races (latest 20 races with a next-time-out winner, up to 40 rows) that won on their next start in Britain or Ireland. FF on the race record = next-time-out winners / runners that have run again (this horse excluded).

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Jonathan Portman	11 Sep 24	11 Sep 24	9/10	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Jonathan Portman

Trainer: Jonathan Portman
First run: 11 Sep 24
Last run: 11 Sep 24
First run for yard: 9/10
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
Flat	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	11 Sep 24	11 Sep 24

Flat

Code: Flat
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 11 Sep 24
Last run: 11 Sep 24

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Sire branchSands Of Mali (FR)

Parent · 1

SireSands Of Mali (FR)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sirePanis (USA)
Sire's damKadiania (FR)

Great-grandparents · 4

Sire's sire's sireNot traced
Sire's sire's damNot traced
Sire's dam's sireNot traced
Sire's dam's damNot traced

Dam branchLets Try (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamLets Try (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireNight Of Thunder (IRE)
Dam's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireNot traced
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Sands Of Mali (FR)

Lets Try (IRE)

Panis (USA)

Kadiania (FR)

Night Of Thunder (IRE)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseNice Try (IRE)

Sexfilly

Foaled2022

SireSands Of Mali (FR)

DamLets Try (IRE)

DamsireNight Of Thunder (IRE)

Sire's sirePanis (USA)

Sire's damKadiania (FR)

Dam's produce1 winners from 3 runners

Notable siblingTry Line (IRE)

Female line

Lets Try (IRE) · 1 winners from 3 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Breeder	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Sands Of Mali (FR)	Lets Try (IRE)	Night Of Thunder (IRE)	S V Schilcher	12 Mar 22	bay or brown	filly	Flat 6.4f	Flat 6.7f

Sands Of Mali (FR)

Sire: Sands Of Mali (FR)
Dam: Lets Try (IRE)
Damsire: Night Of Thunder (IRE)
Breeder: S V Schilcher
Foaled: 12 Mar 22
Colour: bay or brown
Sex: filly
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 6.4f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 6.7f

Progeny of Sands Of Mali (FR) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All Flat runs	745	90	239	12.1%	32.1%	1
At 7f to 1m	289	39	98	13.5%	33.9%	1
On AW going	235	34	73	14.5%	31.1%	1
At 7f to 1m on AW going	103	16	30	15.5%	29.1%	1

All Flat runs

Condition: All Flat runs
Runs: 745
Wins: 90
Placed: 239
Win %: 12.1%
Place %: 32.1%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 7f to 1m

Condition: At 7f to 1m
Runs: 289
Wins: 39
Placed: 98
Win %: 13.5%
Place %: 33.9%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On AW going

Condition: On AW going
Runs: 235
Wins: 34
Placed: 73
Win %: 14.5%
Place %: 31.1%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 7f to 1m on AW going

Condition: At 7f to 1m on AW going
Runs: 103
Wins: 16
Placed: 30
Win %: 15.5%
Place %: 29.1%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Sands Of Mali (FR) × Night Of Thunder (IRE) mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	2	0	0.0%	0	4	0	1	0.0%	£2,456	€0

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 2
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 4
Wins: 0
2nd/3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £2,456
Prize IRE (€): €0

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Black-type wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Nice Try (IRE)	1	0	0	£0	€0
Chiwara (IRE)	3	0	0	£2,456	€0

Nice Try (IRE)

Horse: Nice Try (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Chiwara (IRE)

Horse: Chiwara (IRE)
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £2,456
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Lets Try (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 1 winners from 3 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Sands Of Mali (FR) out of Lets Try (IRE) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Kodi Bear (IRE)

Try Line (IRE)0W · 1R

By Coulsty (IRE)

Mossvale Diva (IRE)2W · 10R

Female line

1Lets Try (IRE)

Notable relatives

No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.

In brief

How old is Nice Try?

Nice Try (IRE), a bay or brown racehorse, was foaled on 12 March 2022 and is 4 years old.

Who are the sire and dam of Nice Try?

Nice Try (IRE) is by Sands Of Mali (FR) out of Lets Try (IRE), a daughter of Night Of Thunder (IRE), and was bred by S V Schilcher.

Who trained Nice Try?

Nice Try (IRE) was trained by Jonathan Portman and owned by Old Stoic Racing Club & Partner at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Nice Try's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Nice Try (IRE) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Nice Try still racing?

Nice Try (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 11 September 2024 at Lingfield (AW) in the Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Restricted Maiden Fillies' Stakes (Bands B/C/D), finishing 9th of 10, and has not run there since.