Candlelight Sherif (AUS) Horse
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Candlelight Sherif, a 7yo bay gelding from Australia, is trained by Jackie Scott of Dongara. He is by stallion A Lot out of dam The Danehill Rose. He has won 4 races so far. On 5 Sep 2026 at Junction he claimed his most important win, taking the $30,000 Junction Cup for 62+ horses.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Mingenew- Yandanooka 26-Sep-26 2000m GOOD 3 R5 RTG 62+ $870 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:03.440, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th 1st Hard Questions ( T Atherden 60.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 2nd Got Lucky ( T Murray 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2.41L 3rd Lordgivemestrength ( R Mahony 55 ) 3.01L 5th Candlelight Sherif ( C Hunter 57.5 ) 5.21L See full results | C Hunter 57.5kg 5.21L | 5 (7) |
| Carnarvon 12-Sep-26 2000m GOOD R5 CARNARVON CUP $1,740 (of $60,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:02.380, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.880 1st Pharoah Show ( K Pateman 56.5 ) 2nd Hard Questions ( M J Derrick 55 ) 0.30L 3rd Dynamic One ( A P L H Hearn 60 ) 1.25L 5th Candlelight Sherif ( C Hunter 55 ) 4.48L See full results | C Hunter 55kg 4.48L | 5 (12) |
| Junction 05-Sep-26 1900m GOOD R6 JNCTN CUP 62+ $16,440 (of $30,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:04.960, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd 1st Candlelight Sherif ( C Hunter 55 ) 2nd Tiff's Lad ( A P L H Hearn 58 ) 3.69L 3rd Lutz ( K Pateman 58 ) 4.35L See full results | C Hunter 55kg | 1 (8) |
| Carnarvon 30-Aug-26 1600m GOOD 4 R3 RTG 53+ $1,820 (of $20,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:37.440, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd 1st Fries With That ( N Faithfull 56.5 ) 2nd Odin Omen ( J K H Tsang 58 , Cd 56.5 ) 0.42L 3rd Candlelight Sherif ( J Li 59 , Cd 56 ) 2.25L See full results | J Li 59kg, Cd 56kg 2.25L | 3 (10) |
| Carnarvon 16-Aug-26 1750m GOOD R5 RTG 56+ $580 (of $20,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:47.940, SP: 3.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.920 1st Odin Omen ( T Atherden 55 , Cd 53 ) 2nd Awesome Lily ( G C O'donnell 56.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 1.07L 3rd Fries With That ( C A Cooper 55 ) 1.31L 5th Candlelight Sherif ( A Hearn 57.5 ) 2.03L See full results | A Hearn 57.5kg 2.03L | 5 (11) |