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Horse profile

Orchard County

Poet's Word × Not For Burning (Old Vic (GB))

TrainerNigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
OwnerMr M A Reay
FamilyPolar Crash

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2022
Colour: brown

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Official rating: Unrated
Last run (GB & IRE): 10 Oct 2026, Chepstow (11/13)
Last win (GB & IRE): Yet to win

Recent form

Orchard County has no declared runs or entries in Britain or Ireland at the moment.

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize
10 Oct 26	Chepstow	11/13	10/1	dist	Toby McCain-Mitchell	Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	Dragonbet Backing Welsh Racing Maiden Hurdle Race	Class 4	Hurdle	2m3½f	Good to Soft	10-13	Hitintheheadlines (IRE)	£5,446

11/1310 Oct 26 · Chepstow10/1
Dragonbet Backing Welsh Racing Maiden Hurdle Race
Class 42m3½fGood to Soft
All fields
Date
10 Oct 26
Course
Chepstow
Pos
11/13
SP
10/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Toby McCain-Mitchell
Trainer
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
Race
Dragonbet Backing Welsh Racing Maiden Hurdle Race
Class
Class 4
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m3½f
Going
Good to Soft
Wgt
10-13
Winner / 2nd
Hitintheheadlines (IRE)
Winner prize
£5,446

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.

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	10 Oct 26	10 Oct 26	11/13	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Trainer: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies
First run: 10 Oct 26
Last run: 10 Oct 26
First run for yard: 11/13
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
National Hunt	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	10 Oct 26	10 Oct 26

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 10 Oct 26
Last run: 10 Oct 26

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

Pedigree

Sire branchPoet's Word

Parent · 1

SirePoet's Word

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sirePoet's Voice (GB)
Sire's damWhirly Bird (GB)

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 branchNot For Burning

Parent · 1

DamNot For Burning

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireOld Vic (GB)
Dam's damPolaris Flame (IRE)

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireMandalus (IRE)
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Poet's Word

Not For Burning

Poet's Voice (GB)

Whirly Bird (GB)

Old Vic (GB)

Polaris Flame (IRE)

Not traced

Mandalus (IRE)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseOrchard County

Sexgelding

Foaled2022

SirePoet's Word

DamNot For Burning

DamsireOld Vic (GB)

Sire's sirePoet's Voice (GB)

Sire's damWhirly Bird (GB)

2nd damPolaris Flame (IRE)

2nd dam's sireMandalus (IRE)

Dam's own recordBlack-type placed

Dam's produce0 winners from 3 runners

Notable siblingEast Cork Flyer (IRE)

Female line

Not For Burning (IRE) · by Old Vic (GB) · 0 winners from 3 runners · Black-type placed
Polaris Flame (IRE) · by Mandalus (IRE) · 1 winners from 4 runners
Polar Crash (IRE) · 4 winners from 6 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Poet's Word	Not For Burning	Old Vic (GB)	2 Apr 22	brown	gelding	Flat 9.1f · NH 2m1½f	Flat 11.3f · NH 2m4f

Poet's Word

Sire: Poet's Word
Dam: Not For Burning
Damsire: Old Vic (GB)
Foaled: 2 Apr 22
Colour: brown
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 9.1f · NH 2m1½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 11.3f · NH 2m4f

Progeny of Poet's Word in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	403	41	117	10.2%	29.0%	1
At 2m2f to 2m5f	122	11	41	9.0%	33.6%	1
On Good to soft or yielding going	99	8	20	8.1%	20.2%	1
At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good to soft or yielding going	22	2	5	9.1%	22.7%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 403
Wins: 41
Placed: 117
Win %: 10.2%
Place %: 29.0%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m2f to 2m5f

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f
Runs: 122
Wins: 11
Placed: 41
Win %: 9.0%
Place %: 33.6%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 99
Wins: 8
Placed: 20
Win %: 8.1%
Place %: 20.2%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 22
Wins: 2
Placed: 5
Win %: 9.1%
Place %: 22.7%
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.

Poet's Word × Old Vic mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	8	3	37.5%	0	25	3	9	12.0%	£25,819	€12,677

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 8
Winners: 3
Winners %: 37.5%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 25
Wins: 3
2nd/3rd: 9
Win %: 12.0%
Prize GB (£): £25,819
Prize IRE (€): €12,677

All British and Irish runners by this sire out of mares by this damsire, since 1990 (includes this horse). Black type = Group/Grade 1-3 or Listed winner.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Largy Go (IRE)	3	1	£8,516	€0
Dig Deep (IRE)	4	1	£9,134	€0
Poetisa (IRE)	6	1	£8,169	€9,481
Orchard County (IRE)	1	0	£0	€0
Shegotrhythmtspare (IRE)	1	0	£0	€0
Whitepark Lady (IRE)	1	0	£0	€1,068
East Cork Flyer (IRE)	4	0	£0	€0
Clanokre Lass (IRE)	5	0	£0	€2,128

Largy Go (IRE)

Horse: Largy Go (IRE)
Runs: 3
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £8,516
Prize IRE (€): €0

Dig Deep (IRE)

Horse: Dig Deep (IRE)
Runs: 4
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £9,134
Prize IRE (€): €0

Poetisa (IRE)

Horse: Poetisa (IRE)
Runs: 6
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £8,169
Prize IRE (€): €9,481

Orchard County (IRE)

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

Shegotrhythmtspare (IRE)

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

Whitepark Lady (IRE)

Horse: Whitepark Lady (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €1,068

East Cork Flyer (IRE)

Horse: East Cork Flyer (IRE)
Runs: 4
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Clanokre Lass (IRE)

Horse: Clanokre Lass (IRE)
Runs: 5
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €2,128

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Not For Burning (IRE)

Record: Black-type placed
G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 3 runners

Full siblings

East Cork Flyer (IRE)0W · 4R

Half siblings

By Presenting (GB)

Carbon Zero (IRE)0W · 3R

Female line

1Not For Burning (IRE) · by Old Vic (GB)
2Polaris Flame (IRE) · by Mandalus (IRE)
3Polar Crash (IRE)

Notable relatives

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

View full Polar Crash family

In brief

How old is Orchard County?

Orchard County is a 4-year-old brown gelding, foaled on 2 April 2022.

Who are the sire and dam of Orchard County?

Orchard County is by Poet's Word out of Not For Burning, a daughter of Old Vic (GB).

Who trains Orchard County?

Orchard County is trained by Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies and owned by Mr M A Reay, and has run for no other trainer in Britain or Ireland.

What is Orchard County's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Orchard County has run 1 time and is yet to win.

When did Orchard County last run?

Orchard County last ran in Britain or Ireland on 10 October 2026 at Chepstow in the Dragonbet Backing Welsh Racing Maiden Hurdle Race, finishing 11th of 13.