Illusionist (2020) Horse
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Illusionist is a 6yo chestnut gelding trained by Brenna Cook at Balcairn. He is by Zacinto out of Bas De Soie. He remains a maiden, having failed to win in 13 starts. In his most recent start on 5 Aug 2026 at Riccarton Park Synthetic, Ashlee Strawbridge rode him to a fifth‑place finish behind winner Gota Hunch.
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Riccarton Park SyntheticRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Riccarton Park SYNTHETIC 05-Aug-26 1400m SYNTHETIC R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $418 (of $16,739) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:23.680, SP: 46.90 1st Gota Hunch ( B Grylls 58.5 ) 2nd Call To Arms ( M Mcnab 58.5 ) 1.10L 3rd Globalist ( J Taplin 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2.10L 5th Illusionist ( A Strawbridge 58.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 6.50L See full results | A Strawbridge 58.5kg, Cd 55.5kg 6.50L | 5 (9) |
| Riccarton Park SYNTHETIC 08-Jul-26 1400m SYNTHETIC R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $270 (of $18,021) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:23.800, SP: 41.80 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th 1st Russian Blues ( K Bakker 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Our Sallyann ( K Chowdhoory 56.5 ) 0.80L 3rd Globalist ( T R Moseley 58.5 ) 1.30L 7th Illusionist ( B Jacobson 58.5 ) 9.00L See full results | B Jacobson 58.5kg 9.00L | 7 (8) |
| Riccarton Park SYNTHETIC 25-Jun-26 1600m SYNTHETIC R4 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $278 (of $13,904) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:38.140, SP: 23.40 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th 1st Fah Rong ( A Comignaghi 58.5 ) 2nd Tussar ( C A Campbell 58.5 ) 1.30L 3rd Baggio ( T C Moodley 58.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 1.40L 10th Illusionist ( T Moseley 58.5 ) 7.30L See full results | T Moseley 58.5kg 7.30L | 10 (13) |
| Riccarton Park SYNTHETIC 10-Jun-26 1400m SYNTHETIC R1 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $281 (of $14,071) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:23.560, SP: 5.90 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 9th 1st Royal Assent ( B E Grylls 56.5 ) 2nd Big Exit ( A K Riddell 56.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Reservoir ( T C Moodley 58.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 0.70L 5th Illusionist ( C Campbell 58.5 ) 1.60L See full results | C Campbell 58.5kg 1.60L | 5 (9) |
| Riccarton Park SYNTHETIC 14-May-26 1600m SYNTHETIC R4 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances (of $16,363) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:38.090, SP: 33.80 In-running: Settled 13th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th 1st Heartbreaker ( T C Moodley 58.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 2nd Queen Courtney ( D Cooper 56.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Voguish ( M Cartwright 56.5 ) 0.60L 12th Illusionist ( B Jacobson 58.5 ) 4.80L See full results | B Jacobson 58.5kg 4.80L | 12 (14) |