Explain (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

02-Nov-21
Sex
mare

Colour

chestnut

Dam

Hailbella

Prize Money

1855

Owners

J Middlemis

About

Explain is a 4yo chestnut mare from Australia trained by Jarrod Robinson in Bendigo. She is by Justify out of Hailbella. Explain has not broken her maiden, failing to win in two starts. In her most recent race at Terang on 17 Mar 2026, she was ridden by Teo Nugent and finished seventh behind the winner Butterfly Babe.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Terang 17-Mar-26 1606m SOFT 6 R4 MDN-SW $640 (of $32,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:39.030, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th 1st Butterfly Babe ( P Moloney 57 ) 2nd Skydream ( J Allen 57 ) 0.10L 3rd Star Of Ravenna ( N Farley 57.5 ) 3.85L 7th Explain ( T Nugent 57.5 ) 10.12L See full resultsT Nugent 57.5kg 10.12L7 (9)
Bendigo 10-Mar-26 1300m R3 Jump Out-G4 1st Explain ( C Jokic ) 2nd Kazungula ( R Mcleod ) 3rd Prince Pinot ( C A Kirkpatrick )C Jokic1 (3)
Echuca 16-Feb-26 1400m GOOD 4 R6 3UP-TRL, Winning Time: 01:25.400 1st New York Hurricane ( A K Kelly ) 2nd Just Landed ( L King ) 2.00L 3rd Ninhursag ( J Booth ) 5.00L 4th Explain ( C Taylor ) 7.50LC Taylor 7.50L4 (7)
bet365 Echuca 06-Jan-26 1200m R2 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 01:13.500 1st Blazing Sword ( H T Coffey ) 2nd Wings Of Carmen ( M Bunjevac ) 3rd Fire Band ( R L Hammond ) 6th Explain ( J Baldock )J Baldock6 (8)
Horsham 22-Dec-25 1200m R1 Jump Out-S6, Winning Time: 01:16.450 1st Final Atom ( M K Julius ) 2nd Flamin' Romans ( J Allen ) 3rd Desert Anthem ( C Macredmond ) 4th Explain ( C Puls )C Puls4 (10)
Mildura 19-Jul-25 1400m GOOD 4 R2 MDN-SW $1,215 (of $27,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:24.670, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.480 1st Territorian ( B Rawiller 59.5 ) 2nd Aussie Adaptor ( J D Hill 59.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Goochee Gal ( L Meech 57.5 ) 0.80L 4th Explain ( C Jokic 57.5 ) 4.80L See full resultsC Jokic 57.5kg 4.80L4 (8)
Apiam Bendigo 08-Jul-25 1300m R8 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 01:24.630 1st Sound Of Jura ( H T Coffey ) 2nd Gold Governor ( C A Taylor ) 3rd Explain ( C Jokic )C Jokic3 (6)
Sportsbet-Pakenham 24-Jun-25 1000m R5 JumpOut-Synth, Winning Time: 00:59.710 1st Double Pi ( B L Blackshaw ) 2nd One Way Ride ( J Noonan ) 3rd Explain ( D Stackhouse )D Stackhouse3 (4)
bet365 Traralgon 17-Jun-25 1100m R3 Jump Out-S6, Winning Time: 01:08.100 1st Emmcee ( D W Stackhouse ) 2nd Leaving Las Vegas ( T Stockdale ) 3rd Sirgeeo ( S M Galea ) 4th Explain ( B Allen )B Allen4 (7)
Sportsbet-Pakenham 03-Jun-25 800m R8 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:47.810 1st Sapphire Siren ( B D Kennedy ) 2nd Champagne Tonight ( Z Spain ) 3rd Gentleman Jim ( S M Galea ) 5th Explain ( M Cartwright )M Cartwright5 (7)
Benalla 17-Feb-25 1000m GOOD 3 R9 MDN/CL2-TRL, Winning Time: 00:58.400 1st All Kinds Of Folk ( F W Kersley ) 2nd Antidote ( J Duffy ) 1.25L 3rd Barbecue Sauce ( J Kissick ) 2.75L 7th Explain ( L Riordan ) 8.25LL Riordan 8.25L7 (10)
Echuca 14-Aug-24 900m SOFT 5 R7 2UP-TRL, Winning Time: 00:56.040 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.520 1st Santa Ana Moon ( L King ) 2nd Head And Heart ( H P Edgley ) 0.75L 3rd Carina Queen ( B Mertens ) 3.75L 9th Explain ( L Mcneil 0 ) 20.25LL Mcneil 0 20.25L9 (9)