Able Seaman (AUS) Horse
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Able Seaman is a 7yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Philip Cole at Darwin. He is by Merchant Navy out of Dee Nine Elle. He has recorded two career wins, and his most significant victory came on 15 Jan 2025 at Ipswich, where he secured the $38,000 Class 1 Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Birdsville 05-Sep-26 1400m GOOD R3 0-55 $1,050 (of $20,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:21.580, SP: 20.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.620 1st Harlequin Field ( L Tilley 61.5 ) 2nd Boulevard Boy ( P Hamblin 60 ) 1.04L 3rd Private Tender ( R Faehr 59 ) 2.01L 4th Able Seaman ( J Doyle 60.5 ) 4.77L See full results | J Doyle 60.5kg 4.77L | 4 (8) |
| Birdsville 04-Sep-26 1600m GOOD R2 BM55 $250 (of $20,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:35.240, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.210 1st Hi Frank ( L Tilley 57.5 ) 2nd Mayor Of Kingston ( J Busuttin 59.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 0.18L 3rd Smashing Rosie ( C Stuart 63.5 , Cd 61.5 ) 3.17L 5th Able Seaman ( R Faehr 60.5 ) 21.83L See full results | R Faehr 60.5kg 21.83L | 5 (5) |
| Mount Isa 22-Aug-26 1450m GOOD R5 0-60 $1,800 (of $10,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:31.300, SP: 11.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:41.200 1st The Wellian ( N Yadi 56.5 ) 2nd Able Seaman ( J Doyle 58 ) 6.05L 3rd The Tyler ( B Stower 58.5 ) 6.13L See full results | J Doyle 58kg 6.05L | 2 (6) |
| Katherine 15-Aug-26 1700m GOOD R6 0-64 (of $25,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:41.090, SP: 20.00 1st The Accelator ( S Tsaikos 58.5 ) 2nd Girls Girls Girls ( W R Davis 55 ) 6.80L 3rd Unquestionably ( B A Cray 60 ) 8.30L 9th Able Seaman ( J Doyle 55 ) 35.80L See full results | J Doyle 55kg 35.80L | 9 (9) |
| Darwin 03-Aug-26 1600m GOOD R5 0-58 (of $35,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:35.140, SP: 31.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.210 1st The Accelator ( J L Hampson 59.5 ) 2nd Grinzinger Tundra ( S Tsaikos 59 ) 2.00L 3rd Merimbula ( A D Sweeney 61 ) 4.50L 10th Able Seaman ( W Davis 59 ) 8.50L See full results | W Davis 59kg 8.50L | 10 (12) |