African Grey (AUS) Horse
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About
African Grey, a 5yo grey-brown gelding from Australia, is trained by Julius Sandhu in Cranbourne. His sire is The Autumn Sun and his dam is Chanteuse. He has won one race to date. On 31 Oct 2025 at Cranbourne, he secured his most important victory, claiming the $45,000 Maiden Plate.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Mornington 04-Sep-26 2030m SOFT 5 R6 BM62 $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:11.620, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 9th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.050 1st Foix ( T Stockdale 59.5 ) 2nd Sixty Grand ( D Stackhouse 59 ) 0.20L 3rd Salsita ( D Thornton 61 ) 0.60L 9th African Grey ( B Mertens 57 ) 5.60L See full results | B Mertens 57kg 5.60L | 9 (12) |
| Sandown Lakeside 19-Aug-26 2400m SOFT 7 R5 BM66 $1,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:35.160, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.690 1st Pressurised ( D W Stackhouse 58 ) 2nd Chihuly ( D M Lane 57 ) 3.00L 3rd Customer Service ( W J Egan 60 ) 3.02L 7th African Grey ( J Noonan 56 ) 12.77L See full results | J Noonan 56kg 12.77L | 7 (10) |
| Seymour 07-Aug-26 2000m SOFT 7 R6 BM62 $1,750 (of $35,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:10.570, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:37.860 1st Jenny The Beaver ( D G Thornton 59.5 ) 2nd A Long Story Short ( L Currie 60 ) 0.25L 3rd Fyreline ( T Stockdale 60 ) 3.25L 4th African Grey ( J Noonan 58.5 ) 4.50L See full results | J Noonan 58.5kg 4.50L | 4 (11) |
| Cranbourne 16-Jul-26 1600m HEAVY 9 R5 BM62 $700 (of $35,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:41.670, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.900 1st Tight Grip ( N Daniels 54.5 , Cd 53 ) 2nd Deadly Press ( L Currie 62 ) 0.75L 3rd Cash Converter ( J C Maskiell 60.5 ) 2.00L 6th African Grey ( J Noonan 58.5 ) 3.95L See full results | J Noonan 58.5kg 3.95L | 6 (9) |
| Southside Cranbourne 29-Jun-26 1000m R13 Jump Out-H10, Winning Time: 01:02.270 1st Razanne ( B Mertens ) 2nd Smart Moves ( M G Bourke ) 3rd Jenni You Think ( J B Stanley ) 8th African Grey ( H Dalton ) | H Dalton | 8 (11) |