A Great Excuse (2020) Horse
About
A Great Excuse is a 5yo bay horse trained by M Comley. Its sire is Lucky Speed and its dam is Banjo Finn. The horse has recorded one win so far. On 13 Dec 2025 at Lingfield, A Great Excuse secured its most notable victory, earning $6,049 in a Class 5 handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Lingfield 13-Dec-25 3220m SOFT R7 CL5 HcpCh $3,248 (of $6,049), Winning Time: 04:04.190, SP: 5.00 1st A Great Excuse ( J Brace 167 , Cd 172 ) 2nd Superstylin ( F Gordon 164 ) 1.25L 3rd Touquet ( J Davies 168 ) 1.40L See full results | J Brace 75.8kg, Cd 78kg | 1 (8) |
| Ffos Las 20-Nov-25 3900m SOFT R5 CL5 HcpCh $374 (of $6,049), SP: 4.20 1st Jaipaletemps ( R Corcoran 170 , Cd 160 ) 2nd Dj Pete ( J Best 165 ) 3.00L 3rd Ballywood ( T Worsley 160 , Cd 157 ) 4.50L 4th A Great Excuse ( D Bass 168 ) 12.00L See full results | D Bass 76.2kg 12.00L | 4 (8) |
| Taunton 19-Feb-25 3820m SOFT R3 CL4 MdH (of $8,950), Winning Time: 07:38.700, SP: 67.00 1st Duffry Trixs ( H Bannister 160 ) 2nd Devon Dude ( A Wedge 160 ) 0.30L 3rd The Final Word ( H Cobden 160 ) 15.00L 5th A Great Excuse ( L Harrison 160 ) 23.30L See full results | L Harrison 72.6kg 23.30L | 5 (12) |
| Wetherby 01-Feb-25 3960m SOFT R3 CL4 MdH (of $7,869), Winning Time: 05:04.000, SP: 126.00 Never closer than mid-division 1st Lud'or ( J Nailor 158 ) 2nd Skuna Bay ( T Gillard 158 ) 3.00L 3rd Followcato ( K Woods 158 ) 2.25L 7th A Great Excuse ( L Harrison 158 ) 17.75L See full results | L Harrison 71.7kg 17.75L | 7 (14) |
| Ffos Las 11-Jan-25 3180m SOFT R1 CL4 MdH $242 (of $7,869), Winning Time: 04:04.600, SP: 301.00 Held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, no impression, weakened before 2 out 1st Juby Ball ( A Wedge 160 ) 2nd Lud'or ( H Cobden 160 ) 4.00L 3rd Knead A Win ( D Johnston 160 , Cd 157 ) 5.25L 5th A Great Excuse ( T Broughton 160 , Cd 165 ) 23.75L See full results | T Broughton 72.6kg, Cd 74.8kg 23.75L | 5 (11) |
| Warwick 12-Dec-24 3220m SOFT R8 CL5 NHF (of $3,935), Winning Time: 04:05.970, SP: 151.00 In rear, pulled hard early, struggling 5f out, never on terms 1st Legal Weapon ( B Jones 156 ) 2nd Tormund Giantsbane ( H Skelton 163 ) 0.30L 3rd Sutherland ( N D Boinville 156 ) 0.75L 10th A Great Excuse ( T Broughton 156 , Cd 161 ) 13.85L See full results | T Broughton 70.8kg, Cd 73kg 13.85L | 10 (12) |
| Necarne 04-May-24 4830m SOFT Md (of $2,178), SP: 7.00 Twrds rr & kn, 5l last 6out, sl prog bef 3out, sn rdn & onepcd 1st Scope To Improve ( D G Lavery 165 ) 2nd Klub De Reve ( R James 165 ) 12.00L 3rd A Great Excuse ( L J Murphy 165 ) 20.50L | L J Murphy 74.8kg 20.50L | 3 (5) |
| Dromahane 21-Apr-24 4830m SOFT Md (of $2,178), SP: 8.00 Chsd ldrs, 3rd from 5th, 5th bef 4out, wknd well bef 3out & cto last when pu bef 2out 1st Full Confession ( R W Barron 165 ) 2nd On Deadly Ground ( E Mahon 165 ) 0.20L 3rd Global Submission ( M C O'donovan 165 ) 0.50L A Great Excuse ( L J Murphy 165 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L | L J Murphy 74.8kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD (10) |
| Monksgrange 31-Mar-24 4830m HEAVY Md (of $2,178), SP: 7/1 Twrds rr, prog bef 5out, rdn bef 2out, sn drpd to 6th & no ex 1st He Can't Dance ( R James 165 ) 2nd Meetmebythesea ( S E O'rourke 165 ) 2.50L 3rd I Ain't Your Mate ( B Dunleavy 165 ) 8.00L 6th A Great Excuse ( L J Murphy 165 , Cd 0 ) 22.50L | L J Murphy 74.8kg, Cd 0 22.50L | 6 (9) |
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