Bit Of A Raider (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

11-Sep-20
Sex
gelding

Colour

bay

Dam

Noodle

Prize Money

5760

Trainer

Ken Elford

Owners

Gilmara (Mgr: Ms C L Gilritchie), K M Elford, G W Parkin, W P Parkin, C Shorter, R Singleton, Ms O Onthaisong, P Koonthaisong, Mrs T U-Buabon, N W Marshall & Miss K Koonthaisong

About

Bit Of A Raider is a 5yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Ken Elford. He is out of Noodle and by the stallion Rebel Raider. The horse has yet to win, remaining maiden after 10 starts. In his latest start at Werribee on 17 Feb 2026, Teo Nugent rode him to an 8th-place finish behind the winner So Long Ago.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Werribee 17-Feb-26 1600m GOOD 4 R2 MDN-SW $640 (of $32,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:37.260, SP: 201.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th 1st So Long Ago ( L King 57.5 ) 2nd Koyuga Rip ( T Madden 59 ) 6.75L 3rd Kaddari ( L Currie 57.5 ) 8.25L 8th Bit Of A Raider ( T Nugent 59.5 ) 20.01L See full resultsT Nugent 59.5kg 20.01L8 (11)
Naracoorte 08-Feb-26 2000m GOOD 4 R3 CL1-SW (of $19,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:06.590, SP: 151.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 11th 1st Palace Green ( J B Opperman 59 ) 2nd Initial Moment ( T Madden 57 ) 1.31L 3rd Cliste ( R L Milnes 57 ) 2.86L 12th Bit Of A Raider ( S Fawke 57 ) 21.10L See full resultsS Fawke 57kg 21.10L12 (12)
Mount Gambier 25-Jan-26 1412m GOOD 4 R2 3UP MDN-SW $860 (of $23,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:26.120, SP: 71.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th 1st Ottelia ( J D Hill 56 ) 2nd All Too True ( C N Rawiller 58 ) 0.24L 3rd Finance Merchant ( T Madden 56.5 ) 0.57L 8th Bit Of A Raider ( S Fawke 58 ) 9.65L See full resultsS Fawke 58kg 9.65L8 (9)
Warrnambool 12-Jan-26 900m R3 Jump Out-G3, Winning Time: 00:51.720 1st Wintery ( T Madden ) 2nd Triomphe ( J D Hill ) 3rd Brave Summit ( M K Julius ) 5th Bit Of A Raider ( L Williams )L Williams5 (6)
Werribee 06-May-24 2720m SOFT 5 R1 Mdn Set Weight $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 03:01.920, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.560 1st Whiskey Tango ( W Gordon 59.5 ) 2nd Gauthier ( B Higgins 59.5 ) 2.75L 3rd Plastic Dreams ( J Mott 59.5 ) 3.50L 10th Bit Of A Raider ( T Madden 59.5 ) 13.65L See full resultsT Madden 59.5kg 13.65L10 (11)
Ararat 26-Apr-24 2206m GOOD 4 R5 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:19.250, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.120 1st Last Raider ( C Puls 59.5 ) 2nd Joffrey ( J Fry 59.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Baltic Way ( J Allen 59 ) 0.85L 7th Bit Of A Raider ( L Riordan 59 ) 6.60L See full resultsL Riordan 59kg 6.60L7 (12)
Warrnambool 19-Apr-24 2400m SOFT 7 R4 0-116 HDL-TRL, Winning Time: 03:12.870 1st Ferago ( D J Small ) 2nd Bit Of A Raider ( T Ryan ) 9.00L 3rd Mishima ( D H Jnr ) 12.00LT Ryan 9.00L2 (5)
Ararat 13-Apr-24 1606m GOOD 4 R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $810 (of $27,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:37.060, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.940 1st Little Sunset ( C E Hollowood 57.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Williamstown ( L N Mcneil 59.5 ) 3.50L 3rd Mount Mumukai ( F W Kersley 59 ) 3.52L 5th Bit Of A Raider ( T Madden 59 ) 8.27L See full resultsT Madden 59kg 8.27L5 (8)
Bendigo 11-Feb-24 2400m GOOD 3 R4 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $750 (of $37,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:30.600, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.160 1st Two Questions ( E P Brown 59.5 ) 2nd Last Raider ( H T Coffey 59.5 ) 1.25L 3rd Best Scenario ( Z Spain 57.5 ) 7.25L 8th Bit Of A Raider ( M Dee 59 ) 16.65L See full resultsM Dee 59kg 16.65L8 (11)
Werribee 02-Feb-24 2244m GOOD 4 R5 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:23.880, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 10th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.910 1st Bulbuk ( B Mertens 59.5 ) 2nd Crafty Boss ( J Mott 59.5 ) 0.30L 3rd War Songs ( T Ladd 59.5 ) 4.05L 7th Bit Of A Raider ( D Bates 59 ) 4.65L See full resultsD Bates 59kg 4.65L7 (12)
Hamilton 12-Jan-24 1600m GOOD 3 R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:37.210, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 1200m 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 14th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.720 1st Autumn Colours ( T J Hope 56 ) 2nd Maid An Offer ( J D Hill 58 ) 0.10L 3rd Van Scotia ( T Madden 57.5 ) 0.60L 9th Bit Of A Raider ( R Houston 58 , Cd 56.5 ) 5.05L See full resultsR Houston 58kg, Cd 56.5kg 5.05L9 (14)
Warrnambool 31-Dec-23 1700m GOOD 4 R2 MDN-SW (of $37,500) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:45.340, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 14th, 1200m 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 14th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.550 1st Ring Bearer ( L Meech 58 ) 2nd Azoia ( T Stockdale 57.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Royal Inference ( J Childs 58 ) 1.70L 12th Bit Of A Raider ( T Madden 58 ) 8.10L See full resultsT Madden 58kg 8.10L12 (14)