English Valentine (AUS) Horse
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English Valentine is a 4yo grey mare from Australia, trained by Luke Oliver in Cranbourne. She is by Churchill out of Cleverley. The filly has not yet broken her maiden, having failed to win in seven starts. In her latest start at Pakenham on 8 May 2026, Damien Thornton rode her to a third-place finish behind winner Annabelle Sunshine.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Pakenham 08-May-26 1400m SOFT 7 R2 4YUP MDN-SW $4,050 (of $45,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:28.000, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th 1st Annabelle Sunshine ( J Beriman 57.5 ) 2nd Just Swift ( B Allen 57.5 ) 1.50L 3rd English Valentine ( D Thornton 57.5 ) 1.85L See full results | D Thornton 57.5kg 1.85L | 3 (9) |
| Southside Cranbourne 13-Apr-26 1000m R20 Jump Out-H8, Winning Time: 01:00.960 1st Torvega ( M G Bourke ) 2nd Stoneage Romeo ( I M Laveglia ) 3rd Captain Barbossa ( L K Cartwright ) 6th English Valentine ( B Kinninmont ) | B Kinninmont | 6 (6) |
| Southside Cranbourne 30-Mar-26 800m R3 Jump Out-S7, Winning Time: 00:46.900 1st Torvega ( B Mertens ) 2nd Gangster Paradise ( R Lamont ) 3rd Steal Away ( M G Bourke ) 9th English Valentine ( D Dean ) | D Dean | 9 (10) |
| Gunbower 04-Oct-25 1800m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW $625 (of $25,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:52.440, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.920 1st Grunnettan ( C J Parish 59.5 ) 2nd Jappalouis ( A G Kennedy 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 0.75L 3rd Streamelot ( P Gatt 57.5 ) 2.25L 5th English Valentine ( C Hefel 57.5 ) 4.25L See full results | C Hefel 57.5kg 4.25L | 5 (10) |
| Mornington 05-Sep-25 1500m SOFT 5 R3 MDN-SW (of $32,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:32.490, SP: 151.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.040 1st Kastun Star ( E P Brown 59.5 ) 2nd She's A Beauty ( T Stockdale 57.5 ) 1.75L 3rd Couldthisbetheone ( D W Stackhouse 57 ) 2.50L 11th English Valentine ( C Hefel 57.5 ) 13.63L See full results | C Hefel 57.5kg 13.63L | 11 (12) |
| Echuca 10-Aug-25 1400m SOFT 6 R3 MDN-SW $1,100 (of $55,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:28.750, SP: 81.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.360 1st Sheez Elegant ( T Stockdale 57.5 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Gregarious Girl ( J K Kennedy 57.5 ) 0.75L 3rd Setheus ( J Bowditch 59.5 ) 2.50L 8th English Valentine ( C Hefel 57.5 ) 3.86L See full results | C Hefel 57.5kg 3.86L | 8 (13) |
| Cranbourne 17-Jul-25 1200m SOFT 7 R1 3YF MDN-SW $750 (of $37,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:12.580, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.480 1st Blue Hawaiian ( B J Melham 57 ) 2nd Red Feathers ( L K Cartwright 57 , Cd 55 ) 4.75L 3rd Gee And Tee ( J Mott 57 ) 4.77L 8th English Valentine ( D Moor 57 ) 8.77L See full results | D Moor 57kg 8.77L | 8 (10) |
| Cranbourne 30-Jun-25 1000m R19 Jump Out-H10, Winning Time: 01:03.380 1st Hello Mary ( R K Houston ) 2nd Yachiyo ( C Williams ) 3rd English Valentine ( B Kinninmont ) | B Kinninmont | 3 (4) |
| Cranbourne 16-Jun-25 800m R4 Jump Out-S6, Winning Time: 00:48.670 1st Furosshi ( L J Bates ) 2nd Gala Diamond ( J Noonan ) 3rd Rip 'N' Rip ( L Riordan ) 5th English Valentine ( B Kinninmont ) | B Kinninmont | 5 (9) |
| Stony Creek 09-Mar-25 1109m GOOD 4 R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:06.960, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.400 1st Amraam ( D Keane 59.5 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Podargoni ( K Jennings 59 ) 2.25L 3rd Weightless ( N Punch 57.5 ) 2.65L 7th English Valentine ( T Nugent 57 ) 7.25L See full results | T Nugent 57kg 7.25L | 7 (9) |
| Pakenham 06-Feb-25 1200m GOOD 3 R4 3,4,5YO Mdn Set Weight (of $75,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.210, SP: 151.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.580 1st Illuminance ( B Mertens 57.5 ) 2nd High Praise ( D M Lane 59 ) 0.75L 3rd Bossy Benita ( D W Stackhouse 57 ) 2.75L 11th English Valentine ( Z Spain 57 ) 7.50L See full results | Z Spain 57kg 7.50L | 11 (12) |
| Cranbourne 13-Jan-25 800m R6 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:45.600 1st Watching Over Us ( S Clarke ) 2nd Galagacisco ( L Wood ) 3rd Esternay ( S Foley ) 5th English Valentine ( D Moor ) | D Moor | 5 (9) |
| Cranbourne 30-Dec-24 800m R6 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:47.100 1st Nostringsattached ( D Moor ) 2nd Mr Nunez ( Y Ota ) 3rd Controlled Zone ( S R Osborne ) 9th English Valentine ( L Riordan ) | L Riordan | 9 (11) |
| Cranbourne 16-Dec-24 650m R12 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:34.500 1st Simply Sassy ( A Mccabe ) 3rd Hybrid ( R Lamont ) 5th English Valentine ( D Moor ) | D Moor | 5 (6) |