VIRTUAL HUG Thoroughbred



Virtual Hug is a thoroughbred horse born in Ireland in 2018. Race horse Virtual Hug is by Buratino (IRE) out of Cotton Camera (IRE) , trained by Mrs N S Evans. Virtual Hug form is available here. Owned by MIKE HARRIS RACING & NIKKI EVANS RACING.


Pedigree :
Sire BURATINO (IRE) 2013
Dam COTTON CAMERA (IRE) 2013
Dam Sire LILBOURNE LAD (IRE) 2009

About the horse :
Foal Date 17 Feb 2018
Description 8yo B Gelding
Trainer Mrs N S Evans
Owner Mike Harris Racing & Nikki Evans Racing
Career 5 Wins (8%) - 11 Placings (25%) - 64 starts
Wins 2414m (3), 2816m (1), 3219m (1)
PM Ireland : EUR €14,474
United Kingdom : GBP £30,057

Sale Information :
offline

2019 September Yearling Sale (190)  

Oghill House Stud 

Aidan O'ryan / Conor O'dwyer

EUR € 5,500

offline

2018 November Foal Sale Part 2 (1411)  

Oghill House Stud 

Sh Bloodstock

EUR € 12,500



Starts:

64

Win Rate:

8%

Place Rate:

25%










VIRTUAL HUG Current Nominations/Acceptances



Virtual Hug Past Races

4 of 11, 10 Apr 2026, R5 FREE DIGITAL RACECARD AT RACEDAY READY.COM HANDICAP 1m4f | GBP £ 6,100 | 59.0kg | J: K O'NEILL | T: M N S EVANS | OP-Couldn't finish off | 2:40.58 | Winner: BEAUNE
6 of 7, 10 Mar 2026, R3 MIDNITE ARE UPPING THE BETTING GAME CLASSIFIED STAKES (DIV I) 1m4f | GBP £ 5,902 | 63.0kg | J: JASON WATSON | T: M N S EVANS | Got Bk-Never a winning hope | 2:43.24 | Winner: SAACHI
4 of 10, 27 Dec 2025, R4 MIDNITE, BUILDING THE FUTURE OF BETTING HANDICAP 1m4f | GBP £ 5,902 | 59.0kg | J: HOLLIE DOYLE | T: M N S EVANS | OP-Not disgraced | 2:41.33 | Winner: KRISSY



Horse Stat

Jockey
Win
Win%
Place
Place%
Starts
PM
Profit
POT
R A DOYLE 1 33% 0 0% 3 $12,383 55 250
JOSHUA BRYAN 1 12% 1 12% 8 $11,349 30 125
SAFFIE OSBORNE 1 50% 0 0% 2 $6,966 40 250
PADDY BRADLEY 1 20% 2 40% 5 $10,667 -7 67
KIERAN O'NEILL 1 50% 0 0% 2 $6,496 55 325
GAVIN RYAN 0 0% 0 0% 3 $369 -30 0
W J LEE 0 0% 1 17% 6 $4,265 -60 0
K J MANNING 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
C P HOBAN 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
T P MADDEN 0 0% 1 33% 3 $2,280 -30 0
C G O'DWYER 0 0% 0 0% 6 $835 -60 0
LIAM MCKENNA 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
A C PERSSE 0 0% 1 50% 2 $3,681 -20 0
NICOLA CURRIE 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
ROSSA RYAN 0 0% 1 50% 2 $6,366 -20 0
MARCO GHIANI 0 0% 0 0% 1 $1,290 -10 0
MISS SARAH BOWEN 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
BILLY LOUGHNANE 0 0% 1 100% 1 $2,583 -10 0
GINA MANGAN 0 0% 0 0% 2 $339 -20 0
JACK MITCHELL 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
DAVID PROBERT 0 0% 1 33% 3 $3,115 -30 0
HOLLIE DOYLE 0 0% 0 0% 2 $679 -20 0
LEE EDWARDS 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
ELIZABETH GALE 0 0% 1 50% 2 $1,845 -20 0
JASON WATSON 0 0% 1 50% 2 $2,991 -20 0
MISS HEIDI PALIN 0 0% 0 0% 1 $428 -10 0
MR JACK STENHOUSE 0 0% 0 0% 1 $343 -10 0

Course
Win
Win%
Place
Place%
Starts
PM
Profit
POT
WOLVERHAMPTON 4 14% 5 17% 29 $45,933 -2 86
GOWRAN PARK 1 25% 0 0% 4 $13,688 45 188
BATH 0 0% 3 75% 4 $8,358 -40 0
NAAS 0 0% 1 100% 1 $1,617 -10 0
DUNDALK 0 0% 1 17% 6 $3,109 -60 0
DOWN ROYAL 0 0% 1 33% 3 $4,052 -30 0
FAIRYHOUSE 0 0% 0 0% 2 $369 -20 0
BELLEWSTOWN 0 0% 0 0% 2 $0 -20 0
CURRAGH 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
LEOPARDSTOWN 0 0% 0 0% 1 $348 -10 0
LISTOWEL 0 0% 0 0% 2 $436 -20 0
BALLINROBE 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
KILBEGGAN 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
SLIGO 0 0% 0 0% 1 $194 -10 0
NAVAN 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
HAYDOCK PARK 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
CHELMSFORD 0 0% 0 0% 1 $395 -10 0
HEREFORD 0 0% 0 0% 2 $343 -20 0
STRATFORD-ON-AVON 0 0% 0 0% 1 $428 -10 0