Cooloundra (AUS) Horse
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Cooloundra is a 3yo chestnut gelding from Australia, trained by David Vandyke on the Sunshine Coast. He is by Churchill out of Golden Sheaf. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in three starts. In his latest start at Ipswich on 6 March 2026, Paul Hamblin rode him to a fifth‑place finish behind Montevecchio.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ipswich 06-Mar-26 2200m SOFT 6 R3 MDN-SW $1,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:18.700, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.800 1st Montevecchio ( J Lloyd 58.5 ) 2nd Classic Shiraz ( D Turner 56.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Isla Delilah ( B Osmond 55.5 , Cd 54 ) 0.14L 5th Cooloundra ( P Hamblin 57.5 ) 6.41L See full results | P Hamblin 57.5kg 6.41L | 5 (10) |
| Sunshine Coast 13-Feb-26 1800m SOFT 7 R8 MDN-SW $1,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:56.120, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.310 1st Galway Flyer ( D Thornton 58.5 ) 2nd Spot The Aussie ( B E Thompson 57.5 ) 3.88L 3rd Argent Empyrean ( J H Busuttin 58.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 14.08L 5th Cooloundra ( P Hamblin 57.5 ) 14.54L See full results | P Hamblin 57.5kg 14.54L | 5 (6) |
| Ipswich 21-Jan-26 1350m SOFT 5 R4 MDN $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:20.380, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 10th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.630 1st Ratenotice ( B S Lerena 56 ) 2nd Queen Of Light ( K Wilson-taylor 57.5 ) 1.31L 3rd Isla Delilah ( H T Shaw 56 ) 1.47L 7th Cooloundra ( P Hamblin 58.5 ) 6.37L See full results | P Hamblin 58.5kg 6.37L | 7 (11) |
| Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 06-Jan-26 1000m SOFT 5 R7 MDN-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:03.170 Sectionals: 600m 00:37.950 1st Bombus ( S C Tierney ) 2nd Russiantothepost ( M P Powell ) 1.04L 3rd Missile Away ( J L Bayliss ) 2.49L 4th Cooloundra ( P Hamblin ) 5.30L | P Hamblin 5.30L | 4 (6) |