Virtual Hug Racehorse Profile
Virtual Hug is a 8-year-old Gelding, trained by NIKKI EVANS, based at Bath. With 69 career starts and 6 wins, it has earned $37,466.
- Age
- 8
- Sex
- Gelding
- Trainer
- NIKKI EVANS
- Trained at
- Bath
- Sire
- Buratino
- Dam
- Cotton Camera
- Sire of dam
- Lilbourne Lad
- Career
- 69:6-6-6
- Prize money
- $37,466
- Last start
- 13 Sept 2026
- Recent form
- 413446
Virtual Hug Form Guide
Virtual Hug — last 20 starts
| Date | Track | Dist | Class | Going | Bar | Wgt | Jockey | Result | Margin | Time | SP | Winner / 2nd |
|---|
| 21 Aug 2026 | Ffos Las | 2404m | Class 6 | Good | 9 | 134kg | Kieran O'neill | 6 of 10 | 3.5L | 2:37.41 | — | Dream Of Ithaca (GB) |
| 28 July 2026 | Ffos Las | 2404m | Class 6 | Good | 3 | 124kg | Ryan Kavanagh | 4 of 9 | 1.25L | 2:41.13 | — | Noble Grace (IRE) |
| 13 June 2026 | Bath | 2338m | Class 6 | Good | 1 | 134kg | Taylor Fisher | 4 of 13 | 5L | 2:30.59 | — | Belle Amie (SWE) |
| 13 May 2026 | Bath | 2338m | Class 6 | Firm | 5 | 135kg | Hollie Doyle | 3 of 6 | 7.5L | 2:29.66 | — | Basilette (IRE) |
| 4 May 2026 | Bath | 2338m | Class 6 | Good | 8 | 125kg | Kieran O'neill | 1 of 9 | — | 2:29.81 | — | Virtual Hug (IRE) |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Wolverhampton (aw) | 2461m | Class 6 | Standard | 2 | 130kg | Kieran O'neill | 4 of 11 | 3.75L | 2:41.21 | — | Beaune (IRE) |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Wolverhampton (aw) | 2461m | Class 6 | Standard | 2 | 139kg | Jason Watson | 6 of 7 | 12.25L | 2:45.28 | — | Saachi (IRE) |
| 2 Mar 2026 | Wolverhampton (aw) | 2461m | Class 6 | Standard | 9 | 124kg | Kieran O'neill | 1 of 7 | — | 2:39.54 | — | Virtual Hug (IRE) |
| 16 Jan 2026 | Wolverhampton (aw) | 2461m | Class 6 | Standard | 8 | 135kg | Gina Mangan | 5 of 9 | 6L | 2:40.11 | — | Ice Opera (IRE) |
| 27 Dec 2025 | Wolverhampton (aw) | 2461m | Class 6 | Standard | 4 | 130kg | Hollie Doyle | 4 of 10 | 2.5L | 2:41.75 | — | Krissy (IRE) |
| 3 Nov 2025 | Hereford | 3957m | Class 5 | Good | 0 | 150kg | Mr Jack Stenhouse | 5 of 9 | 16.5L | 4:52.47 | — | Don Rafael (IRE) |
| 18 Oct 2025 | Stratford | 3283m | Class 5 | Good | 0 | 157kg | Miss Heidi Palin | 5 of 11 | 16L | 3:56.81 | — | Zenato (IRE) |
| 4 Oct 2025 | — | 2461m | Class 6 | Standard | 12 | 127kg | — | 5 | — | 2:41.62 | — | — |
| 1 Aug 2025 | — | 2338m | Class 6 | Good To Firm | 7 | 131kg | — | 2 | — | 2:29.50 | — | — |
| 16 July 2025 | — | 2338m | Class 6 | Firm | 12 | 127kg | — | 3 | — | 2:28.33 | — | — |
| 22 Apr 2025 | — | 3267m | Class 4 | Good | 0 | 150kg | — | 7 | — | 3:54.15 | — | — |
| 3 Mar 2025 | — | 2461m | Class 6 | Standard | 4 | 131kg | — | 7 | — | 2:41.46 | — | — |
| 27 Feb 2025 | — | 2676m | Class 6 | Standard To Slow | 2 | 133kg | — | 5 | — | 2:52.07 | — | — |
| 20 Jan 2025 | — | 2461m | Class 6 | Standard | 11 | 132kg | — | 7 | — | 2:41.43 | — | — |
| 6 Jan 2025 | — | 2461m | Class 6 | Standard | 9 | 134kg | — | 2 | — | 2:42.00 | — | — |
Record by Condition
Starts, record (wins-seconds-thirds) and strike rate by condition
| Condition | Starts | Record | Win % | Place % |
|---|
| This track | 7 | 1-2-2 | 14% | 71% |
| This distance | 13 | 1-2-2 | 8% | 38% |
| Firm | 1 | 0-0-1 | 0% | 100% |
| Good | 25 | 1-3-1 | 4% | 20% |
| Soft | 5 | 1-0-0 | 20% | 20% |
| Heavy | 36 | 4-3-3 | 11% | 28% |
| First-up | 3 | 0-0-1 | 0% | 33% |
| Second-up | 3 | 0-1-0 | 0% | 33% |
Record by Track
Record by Jockey
Career Wins
Races won
| Date | Race | Event | Dist | Jockey |
|---|
| 4 May 2026 | R6 | Lee's 60th - Still Horsing Around Handicap (Bath Summer Stayers' Series Qualifier) | 2313m | Kieran O'neill |