Excavation (AUS) Horse
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Excavation is a 4yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Darren McAuliffe in Pinjarra. He is by Maschino out of Royal Escapade. The horse has yet to break his maiden, having failed to win in eight starts. In his most recent start at Bunbury on 26 Jan 2026, he was ridden by Brad Parnham and finished fourth, behind the winner Buster Biff.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Bunbury 26-Jan-26 1677m GOOD 4 R3 MDN $975 (of $25,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:44.190, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:38.110 1st Buster Biff ( H Nottle 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Magic Carats ( S O'donnell 58 ) 0.93L 3rd Keri Commander ( V Corver 54.5 ) 2.42L 4th Excavation ( B Parnham 58 ) 3.47L See full results | B Parnham 58kg 3.47L | 4 (9) |
| Pinjarra Scarpside 15-Jan-26 1600m GOOD 4 R4 MDN (of $25,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:36.750, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.210 1st Southern Firetail ( W Pike 56.5 ) 2nd Rare Honor ( L Staples 58 ) 1.91L 3rd Common Touch ( L Fiore 56.5 ) 3.15L 11th Excavation ( H Nottle 58 , Cd 56 ) 16.16L See full results | H Nottle 58kg, Cd 56kg 16.16L | 11 (12) |
| Bunbury 28-Dec-25 2200m GOOD 4 R1 MDN $725 (of $25,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:18.350, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.870 1st Electric Bec ( N Riordan 56 , Cd 53 ) 2nd Dandy Flirt ( S L O'donnell 54.5 ) 0.56L 3rd Infrastructure ( J A Gray 58 ) 3.36L 5th Excavation ( H Nottle 58 , Cd 56 ) 7.43L See full results | H Nottle 58kg, Cd 56kg 7.43L | 5 (10) |
| Bunbury 18-Dec-25 2000m GOOD 4 R3 MDN $975 (of $25,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:08.040, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 1st, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.160 1st Iraychoux ( C R Nicoll 58 ) 2nd Electric Bec ( M L A Ramoly 56 ) 0.94L 3rd She's Resolute ( K H Tsang 56 , Cd 53 ) 1.19L 4th Excavation ( H Nottle 58 , Cd 56 ) 1.25L See full results | H Nottle 58kg, Cd 56kg 1.25L | 4 (13) |
| Albany 04-Dec-25 1232m GOOD 4 R2 MDN (of $20,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:15.120, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.960 1st El Foxie ( N Riordan 58 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Lady Coco ( A Galati 56 ) 0.79L 3rd Valid Point ( N Faithfull 58 ) 1.05L 10th Excavation ( Z Johnston-porter 58 ) 10.18L See full results | Z Johnston-porter 58kg 10.18L | 10 (12) |
| Lark Hill 17-Nov-25 950m GOOD 4 R17 4UP MDN-TRL, Winning Time: 00:56.810 1st Attractions ( J D Valas ) 2nd Cassenite ( E W Whittington ) 0.84L 3rd Market Player ( N Faithfull ) 4.02L 5th Excavation ( B Parnham ) 6.03L | B Parnham 6.03L | 5 (9) |
| Pinjarra 23-Jul-25 1600m SOFT 7 R1 3YO MDN $450 (of $25,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:41.260, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.660 1st Swift Streaker ( M L A Ramoly 57 ) 2nd Secret Intent ( N Faithfull 55 ) 0.19L 3rd Anytime Anywhere ( C L Azzopardi 57 ) 0.90L 7th Excavation ( B Parnham 57 ) 10.97L See full results | B Parnham 57kg 10.97L | 7 (9) |
| Bunbury Fibre Sand 03-Jul-25 1800m GOOD R1 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight $450 (of $25,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:54.190, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 7th 1st Metalic Marlin ( L F Fiore 58 ) 2nd Gold Enigma ( H M Watson 56 ) 2.70L 3rd Alnaud ( B M Gaerth 58 ) 3.32L 6th Excavation ( B Parnham 58 ) 20.88L See full results | B Parnham 58kg 20.88L | 6 (7) |
| Bunbury 18-Jun-25 1400m SOFT 7 R4 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight $2,200 (of $25,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:26.970, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.630 1st Icandoit Onmyown ( K Pateman 56 ) 2nd Dark Avalanche ( Z T Johnston-porter 58 , Cd 55 ) 0.12L 3rd Excavation ( B Parnham 58 ) 3.46L See full results | B Parnham 58kg 3.46L | 3 (10) |
| Lark Hill 03-Jun-25 950m SOFT 6 R15 3YMDN-TRL, Winning Time: 00:59.740 1st Lash Out ( M I Wallrodt ) 2nd Tasman Queen ( J D Valas ) 0.80L 3rd Good Doogs ( J R Azzopardi ) 1.30L 6th Excavation ( B Parnham ) 2.43L | B Parnham 2.43L | 6 (7) |
| Lark Hill 19-May-25 950m GOOD 4 R13 3YMDN-TRL, Winning Time: 00:57.560 1st New Hymn Sheet ( C Cooper ) 2nd Zorro's Aim ( N Faithfull ) 0.72L 3rd Opportunistic ( C T Johnston-porter ) 0.80L 10th Excavation ( B Parnham ) 6.97L | B Parnham 6.97L | 10 (10) |
| Lark Hill 30-Dec-24 950m GOOD 4 R10 3Y MDN-TRL, Winning Time: 00:59.430 1st Have A Session ( B P Webster ) 2nd Bondi Baller ( A Galati ) 0.69L 3rd Lendanear ( J R Azzopardi ) 1.06L 6th Excavation ( B Parnham ) 1.72L | B Parnham 1.72L | 6 (12) |
| Lark Hill 16-Dec-24 950m GOOD 4 R11 3Y MDN-TRL, Winning Time: 00:56.930 1st Prince Epaulette ( J R Azzopardi ) 2nd Too Soon ( L F Fiore ) 1.65L 3rd Magical Sequence ( B M Gaerth ) 3.71L 7th Excavation ( B Parnham ) 9.80L | B Parnham 9.80L | 7 (8) |