Japetus (2021) Horse
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Japetus is a 5yo bay gelding trained by N G Richards. He is by the stallion Sea The Moon out of the mare Zaminast. To date Japetus has won four races. On 26 Dec 2025 at Market Rasen he claimed his biggest victory, earning $6,886.00 in the Class 4 novice handicap. The horse has been a money‑maker for bettors, delivering about a 95% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Haydock 17-Jan-26 3149m SOFT R3 CL1 NvH $4,264 (of $78,696), Winning Time: 03:47.340, SP: 13.00 1st Old Park Star ( N D Boinville 161 ) 2nd Hurricane Pat ( C Quinn 163 ) 18.00L 3rd Soldier Reeves ( T Durrell 161 ) 18.15L 4th Japetus ( B S Hughes 158 ) 21.90L See full results | B S Hughes 71.7kg 21.90L | 4 (6) |
| Market Rasen 26-Dec-25 3333m SOFT R1 CL4 NvH $3,812 (of $6,886), Winning Time: 04:03.160, SP: 2.63 1st Japetus ( D Mcmenamin 161 ) 2nd Quaviste ( T Durrell 154 ) 4.00L 3rd Four Springs ( B Morgan 161 ) 0.30L See full results | D Mcmenamin 73kg | 1 (8) |
| Market Rasen 13-Nov-25 3330m SOFT R1 CL4 MdH $3,812 (of $6,886), SP: 4.33 1st Japetus ( D Mcmenamin 158 ) 2nd Lock Stock ( C Pritchard 158 ) 0.50L 3rd Kings Champion ( S Bowen 158 ) 8.50L See full results | D Mcmenamin 71.7kg | 1 (8) |
| Hexham 14-Apr-25 3260m GOOD R7 CL4 NHF $3,540 (of $6,394), SP: 2.75 1st Japetus ( D Mcmenamin 156 ) 2nd Lipstick Traces ( J Thompson 150 , Cd 143 ) 11.00L 3rd Miss Mac ( B S Hughes 150 ) 17.00L See full results | D Mcmenamin 70.8kg | 1 (8) |
| Newcastle 16-Mar-25 3390m SOFT R7 CL5 NHF $2,451 (of $4,427), SP: 2.00 Tracked leaders, went 2nd 2f out, soon driven to chase leader, kept on strongly to lead inside final furlong, won going away 1st Japetus ( D Mcmenamin 146 ) 2nd Hunters Spring ( C Mccann 146 ) 2.00L 3rd Jet Approach ( C Nichol 146 ) 12.00L See full results | D Mcmenamin 66.2kg | 1 (5) |
| Kelso 15-Feb-25 3270m SOFT R7 CL4 MdNHF $1,254 (of $4,918), Winning Time: 06:59.670, SP: 7.00 Rear mid-division, closed into 3rd 6f out, pushed along and chased leader 2f out, stayed on, no impression 1st Kiwi Rush ( P O'brien 161 ) 2nd Japetus ( D Mcmenamin 149 ) 3.25L 3rd Imperfectlyperfect ( D R Fox 161 ) 1.75L See full results | D Mcmenamin 67.6kg 3.25L | 2 (7) |