Cryptic Clue (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

21-Oct-19
Sex
gelding

Colour

bay

Dam

Very Puzzling

Prize Money

102260

Owners

Browns & Kirks (Mgr: S D Brown), Mrs L M Brown, B D'Abaco, Mrs E D'Abaco, G Harvey, P Deveney, G T Condon, Ms D Thorneycroft, Mrs A D Woods, C P Gabb, Ms N Ciavola, T C Davies & M Brown

About

Cryptic Clue is a 7yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Matthew Brown. He is by the stallion All Too Hard out of Very Puzzling. He has won five races so far. On 17 Aug 2023 at Seymour, he recorded his most significant win, taking the $37500.00 Maiden Plate. He has proven a profitable horse for punters; backing him throughout his career would generate a 133% return on investment.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Geelong 23-Sep-26 1325m GOOD 3 R5 0-62 $700 (of $35,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:18.560, SP: 151.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 11th 1st Cyber Link ( D Lane 60 ) 2nd Aradeo ( J Melham 58 ) 0.35L 3rd Victory Tune ( L Currie 60 ) 1.10L 10th Cryptic Clue ( B Kinninmont 60 , Cd 57 ) 6.81L See full resultsB Kinninmont 60, Cd 57kg 6.81L10 (12)
Cranbourne-Trn 14-Sep-26 1000m R3 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:57.900 1st Hankee Alpha ( E P Brown ) 2nd Presser ( B E L Temple ) 0.00L 3rd Keep Your Cool ( T Stockdale ) 0.00L 10th Cryptic Clue ( B Kinninmont ) 0.00LB Kinninmont 0.00L10 (11)
Cranbourne 31-Aug-26 800m R5 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:45.940 1st Hankee Alpha ( L J Bates ) 2nd Keep Your Cool ( B P Deeker-fradd ) 0.00L 3rd Philosopher ( P M Moloney ) 0.00L 6th Cryptic Clue ( B Kinninmont ) 0.00LB Kinninmont 0.00L6 (6)
Seymour 13-Apr-26 1600m SOFT 5 R5 BM56 $550 (of $22,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:38.320, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.780 1st Oceans Above ( C Newitt 62.5 ) 2nd Tel Aviv ( C J Hill 60.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 0.46L 3rd Pro Aussie ( R Mcleod 61 ) 4.71L 10th Cryptic Clue ( B Treloar 63 , Cd 60 ) 20.66L See full resultsB Treloar 63kg, Cd 60 20.66L10 (10)
Bairnsdale 22-Mar-26 1600m GOOD 4 R8 0-62 $19,250 (of $35,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:39.110, SP: 3.10 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.740 1st Cryptic Clue ( J Stanley 58.5 ) 2nd Foggy Bottom ( S Clarke 55 ) 0.75L 3rd Grand Sage ( V L Boeuf 56 ) 2.50L See full resultsJ Stanley 58.5kg1 (8)