Duck For Cover (AUS) Horse
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Duck For Cover is a 6yo chestnut gelding from Australia, trained by Anthony Mountney at Kembla Grange. He is by The Mission out of Twice Around. He has recorded one win, the most notable being on 24th Feb 2026 at Kembla Grange where he claimed the $60000.00 Super Maiden Plate. The horse has proved profitable for punters, offering a 300% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Newcastle 12-Mar-26 1400m SOFT 5 R5 PROV BM64 $1,300 (of $45,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:24.230, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.020 1st Benamera ( T J Schiller 55 ) 2nd Bondi Blossom ( C Schofield 55.5 ) 1.31L 3rd Keep At 'Em ( L Magorrian 57 ) 1.48L 7th Duck For Cover ( R Freeman 58.5 ) 3.32L See full results | R Freeman 58.5kg 3.32L | 7 (10) |
| Kembla Grange 24-Feb-26 1300m GOOD 4 R2 SUPER MDN-SW $28,400 (of $60,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:17.240, SP: 12.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.020 1st Duck For Cover ( R Freeman 59 ) 2nd Buckeye ( Z T Lloyd 58.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Crusader Voyage ( S Grima 58.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 4.50L See full results | R Freeman 59kg | 1 (6) |
| Kembla Grange 07-Feb-26 1200m SOFT 5 R4 SUPER MDN $3,600 (of $60,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.040, SP: 10.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.060 1st Maquisa ( L Magorrian 57.5 ) 2nd Rach ( S Grima 58.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Romancastle ( M Bell 56 ) 1.00L 4th Duck For Cover ( R Freeman 59 ) 1.30L See full results | R Freeman 59kg 1.30L | 4 (9) |
| Rosehill Gardens 29-Jan-26 1030m GOOD 4 R3 3Y+ MDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:01.910 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.800 1st Western Lane ( T Sherry ) 2nd Duck For Cover ( R Freeman ) 4.31L 3rd Cannystep ( T J Schiller ) 6.17L | R Freeman 4.31L | 2 (9) |
| Kembla Grange 06-Jan-26 800m GOOD 4 R11 MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:46.540 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.020 1st Duck For Cover ( R Freeman ) 2nd Kitty Okay ( J Taylor ) 3.30L 3rd You're The Choice ( C Reith ) 4.80L | R Freeman | 1 (7) |
| Warwick Farm 17-Jun-24 1200m HEAVY 8 R2 MDN-BT, Winning Time: 01:15.260 Sectionals: 600m 00:37.340 1st Omaha Sand ( D Yeo ) 2nd Sculptor ( Z T Lloyd ) 0.73L 3rd Atomic Gozen ( J Collett ) 1.47L 5th Duck For Cover ( P Wells 0 ) 2.14L | P Wells 0 2.14L | 5 (8) |
| Hawkesbury 16-Apr-24 800m SOFT 5 R15 3Y+ MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:47.190 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.860 1st Lizzie's Gem ( A Adkins ) 2nd Shine Like It Does ( J Newman ) 2.39L 3rd Kuwait ( T Sherry ) 4.43L 10th Duck For Cover ( P Wells 0 ) 8.00L | P Wells 0 8.00L | 10 (10) |