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Flash du Pistolet: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Flash du Pistolet is an 8-year-old gelding by Westerner, trained by Stuart Coltherd. He has won 2 of 18 starts and placed in 6 more, for £27,621 in prize money. His best trip is 2m 1f, where 1 win from 4 is a 25% strike rate against 7% at every other distance. He runs next in the 12:25 at Hexham on 6 November. His best performance rating is 106, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 18
  • Wins 2
  • Placed 8
  • Strike rate 11%
  • Prize money £27,621
  • Best rating 106
  • Official rating 102

Where Flash du Pistolet runs next

Time Course Race Best price
12:25 Hexham Sidgwick Memorial Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Steeple Chase (Go North One Man Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) —

Flash du Pistolet form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
6 May 26 Kelso Bedmax Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 1f Good 5 15 9/4F Sean Quinlan 102
13 Apr 26 Hexham Anthony Woods Electrical Lightning Bolt Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 1m 7.5f Good 2 1.25 7/1 Sean Quinlan 101
22 Mar 26 Carlisle Mark Nield Wealth Management Go North One Man Series Final Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 2m Good To Soft 7 26.5 7/1 Sean Quinlan 103
26 Feb 26 Wetherby Entertain In Style At Wetherby Racecourse Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 3.5f Soft 5 17 16/1 Sean Quinlan 105
10 Feb 26 Ayr 100% Racing TV Profits Back To Racing Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 0.5f Soft 2 12 7/2 Sean Quinlan 106
29 Jan 26 Ayr Coral 'New' Horse Racing Bet Builder Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 0.5f Soft 5 10.75 18/1 Sean Quinlan 108
7 Apr 25 Kelso Support The Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 4f Good PU - 13/8F Ross Chapman 108
22 Mar 25 Kelso Ladbrokes 'Boost Your Bet Builder' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 1f Good To Soft 1 — 8/13F Ross Chapman 99
3 Mar 25 Newcastle Power Your Performance With Equine Products Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 2m 4f Good 1 — 9/2 Sam Coltherd 93
13 Feb 25 Newcastle Arabian Horse Bahrain Equine Products UK Handicap Chase Class 5 2m 0.5f Good To Soft 3 16 4/1 Sam Coltherd 94
31 Jan 25 Catterick Join Racing TV Now Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 1m 7.5f Soft 3 3.5 13/2 Sam Coltherd 95
17 Jan 25 Market Rasen Unibet More Extra Places Than Ever Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 2m 1f Good To Soft 5 21 9/1 Sam Coltherd 98
6 Jan 25 Ayr Ayrshire Wedding Show 2nd February Handicap Chase Class 5 2m 0.5f Soft 3 10.75 13/2 Sam Coltherd 98
7 Dec 24 Wetherby Wetherby Racecourse - Your Ideal Conference Venue Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 2m 3.5f Soft 7 19.25 10/3 Sam Coltherd 100
26 Oct 24 Kelso Jumps Season Free Trial On RacingTV Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 2m 1f Good To Soft 4 5.75 3/1J Sam Coltherd 100
20 Dec 23 Ayr Ayrshire Wedding Show At Ayr Racecourse Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 2m 2f Soft 4 15 11/8F Sam Coltherd 104
25 Nov 23 Haydock Betfair Racing Podcasts Newton Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 1m 7.5f Good To Soft 4 30.25 66/1 Sam Coltherd –
28 Oct 23 Kelso Just Add Tonic Events 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 2m Soft 2 — 2/1F Sam Coltherd –

Last time out

Finished 5 in the Bedmax Handicap Chase (GBB Race) at Kelso on 6 May 2026. Settled midpack early - up close behind the pace by the 4th - pressed for effort 2 out then dropped away - finished 5th beaten 15 lengths.

Flash du Pistolet by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
17f 4 1 25% —
16.5f 4 0 0% —
15.5f 3 0 0% —
16f 2 0 0% —
19.5f 2 0 0% —
20f 2 1 50% —
18f 1 0 0% —

Flash du Pistolet by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Soft 8 0 0% —
Good To Soft 6 1 17% —
Good 4 1 25% —

Flash du Pistolet by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Kelso 5 1 20% —
Ayr 4 0 0% —
Wetherby 2 0 0% —
Newcastle 2 1 50% —
Hexham 1 0 0% —
Carlisle 1 0 0% —
Catterick 1 0 0% —
Market Rasen 1 0 0% —
Haydock 1 0 0% —

Flash du Pistolet breeding

  • Sire Westerner (GB)
  • Dam Pistol Flash (IRE)
  • Damsire Pistolet Bleu (IRE)
  • Breeder Eimear Mulhern
  • Foaled 11 May 2018

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