Artful Persuasion (AUS) Horse
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Artful Persuasion is a 6yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by John Smerdon. He is by Flying Artie out of Pillow Talk and has recorded three career wins. On 26th Oct 2024 at Kembla Grange, he achieved his most notable triumph, taking the $45000.00 3yo+ Benchmark 64 Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast 05-Sep-26 1400m GOOD 4 R7 CL3 $500 (of $28,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:22.800, SP: 3.20 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.250 1st Chicago King ( M Apel 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Meltdown ( D Turner 57.5 ) 0.27L 3rd Prochester ( M Hellyer 57 ) 1.00L 8th Artful Persuasion ( J Franklin 57 ) 4.59L See full results | J Franklin 57kg 4.59L | 8 (9) |
| Doomben 26-Aug-26 1350m GOOD 4 R8 BM68 $1,100 (of $38,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:20.440, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.160 1st Hurricane Lu ( M Rodd 57 ) 2nd Rimbaud ( J W Mcmurray 62 , Cd 60.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Flaxlands ( J L Bayliss 56 ) 0.24L 5th Artful Persuasion ( J Franklin 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2.07L See full results | J Franklin 58.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 2.07L | 5 (11) |
| Doomben 05-Aug-26 1350m GOOD 4 R8 CL3 $1,100 (of $38,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:20.510, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.260 1st Land Bank ( B E Thompson 55.5 ) 2nd Shelstein ( J Guthmann-chester 59 ) 0.72L 3rd Possibilities ( E P Lang 55 ) 0.83L 5th Artful Persuasion ( J Mcmurray 57 , Cd 55.5 ) 1.24L See full results | J Mcmurray 57kg, Cd 55.5kg 1.24L | 5 (11) |
| Doomben 22-Jul-26 1350m SOFT 6 R6 CG&E BM65 $3,400 (of $38,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:21.300, SP: 3.10 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.310 1st Crusader Voyage ( B E Thompson 58.5 ) 2nd Holy Flash ( M R D Plessis 60 ) 0.09L 3rd Artful Persuasion ( J Franklin 60 , Cd 58 ) 1.22L See full results | J Franklin 60, Cd 58kg 1.22L | 3 (7) |
| Gold Coast 14-Jul-26 1000m SOFT 5 R2 OPEN-TRL Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:58.630 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.250 1st Hell ( E P Lang ) 2nd Artful Persuasion ( J Franklin ) 0.80L 3rd Without Parallel ( B E Thompson ) 0.90L | J Franklin 0.80L | 2 (7) |