Excavation (AUS) Horse
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Excavation, a 5yo bay gelding from Australia, is trained by Michael Ball. He is by Maschino out of Royal Escapade and has not yet broken his maiden, going winless in 15 starts. In his most recent start at Port Hedland on 2 Aug 2026, ridden by Elisha Whittington, he finished 7th behind the winner Take The Field.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Port Hedland 02-Aug-26 1200m GOOD R1 MDN $306 (of $17,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:12.180, SP: 71.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 6th 1st Take The Field ( T Turner 58 ) 2nd Likes To Chant ( T Faithfull 56 ) 0.02L 3rd Minozza ( K Yuill 58 ) 2.00L 7th Excavation ( E Whittington 58 ) 7.97L See full results | E Whittington 58kg 7.97L | 7 (9) |
| Roebourne 25-Jul-26 1406m GOOD R1 MDN $1,080 (of $17,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:24.050, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st Blatant Violation ( A Galati 58 ) 2nd Half Time Siren ( J K H Tsang 58 , Cd 56.5 ) 0.35L 3rd Maritime Dream ( N Faithfull 56 ) 6.04L 9th Excavation ( E Whittington 58 ) 10.64L See full results | E Whittington 58kg 10.64L | 9 (12) |
| Port Hedland 12-Jul-26 1400m GOOD R1 MDN (of $17,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:26.870, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th 1st Watershed Wisdom ( R H Mahony 56 ) 2nd Take The Field ( J N S Li 58 , Cd 55 ) 0.81L 3rd Maritime Dream ( E W Whittington 56 ) 0.97L 9th Excavation ( R Cheung 58 , Cd 56.5 ) 24.80L See full results | R Cheung 58kg, Cd 56.5kg 24.80L | 9 (10) |
| Marble Bar 04-Jul-26 1200m GOOD R3 MDN $520 (of $13,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.300, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 7th 1st Ray's Sauce ( J A Gray 58 ) 2nd Lady Mayflower ( B P Webster 56 , Cd 54 ) 3.40L 3rd Watershed Wisdom ( K C Yuill 56 ) 4.58L 4th Excavation ( J Tsang 58 , Cd 56.5 ) 4.78L See full results | J Tsang 58kg, Cd 56.5kg 4.78L | 4 (8) |
| Roebourne 07-Jun-26 1406m GOOD R1 MDN (of $17,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:23.420, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 3rd, 400m 6th 1st Wing It ( N S L Li 58 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Minozza ( A P L H Hearn 58 ) 1.02L 3rd Cocoon Girl ( R H Mahony 56 , Cd 56.5 ) 7.94L 9th Excavation ( B Webster 58 , Cd 55 ) 36.07L See full results | B Webster 58kg, Cd 55kg 36.07L | 9 (9) |