Thistle Nil
There is nothing in the formbook for Thistle Nil yet — this is a first appearance on a racecourse, so there are no past results to judge it by. What we do know is that it arrives with an interesting pedigree. Its sire, U S Navy Flag, was a high-class sprinter in his day, and its dam is by Fastnet Rock, an influential Australian stallion who has left his mark on horses that tend to be quick and tough. Whether those genes translate into racecourse ability is exactly what today is about.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
0%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What gives the occasion a little extra interest is the trainer sending it out. Jim Goldie operates from Uplawmoor in Lanarkshire and has had a productive season by any measure — 88 winners this year from his Scottish base is a serious haul, the kind of number that puts you firmly on the map as one of the more active yards in the country. At four years old, Thistle Nil is slightly older than most horses making their debut, which sometimes means a trainer has taken extra time to get a horse ready and confident before asking it to race. That patience can occasionally be a quiet signal that the yard thinks something of the horse. Today, though, is where the guesswork ends and the evidence begins.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
5 May
7th
Ayr
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Ayr Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 May |
0% |