Kirkuk (AUS) Horse
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Kirkuk is a 6yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Jim & Greg Lee. He is by Smart Missile out of Banner Blonde. He has recorded three wins in his career. On 1st Aug 2025 at Kembla Grange he captured his most important victory, taking the $42,000.00 Bm 64 Hcp. The horse has been profitable for punters; backing him throughout his career would have produced a 112% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kembla Grange 29-Aug-26 1400m GOOD 4 R7 COND BM68 $1,050 (of $42,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:23.560, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.840 1st Equilibrist ( L Magorrian 56.5 ) 2nd Cabbucio ( J V Overmeire 56 ) 0.80L 3rd Pappa Blue ( A Farragher 57.5 ) 1.00L 9th Kirkuk ( D L Roux 56 , Cd 53 ) 6.40L See full results | D L Roux 56kg, Cd 53kg 6.40L | 9 (10) |
| Kembla Grange 08-Aug-26 2000m GOOD 4 R3 BM64 $7,450 (of $42,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:05.170, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.530 1st Celebrity ( M Bell 61.5 ) 2nd Kirkuk ( D L Roux 57.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Longinus ( C Reith 57.5 ) 1.40L See full results | D L Roux 57.5kg, Cd 54.5kg 0.10L | 2 (6) |
| Gosford 18-Jul-26 1600m HEAVY 9 R4 MID BM68 $4,000 (of $45,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:41.540, SP: 3.10 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.280 1st Dollars ( L Magorrian 57 ) 2nd Kahraba ( R Hutchings 55 , Cd 56 ) 4.43L 3rd Kirkuk ( H V D Hoven 55.5 ) 5.12L See full results | H V D Hoven 55.5kg 5.12L | 3 (8) |
| Kensington 01-Jul-26 1550m HEAVY 8 R4 BM72 $1,800 (of $60,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.550, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.090 1st Kenmare Bay ( D Gibbons 59.5 ) 2nd Pier Pressure ( W Stanley 61.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 0.12L 3rd Tenderize ( A B Collett 57.5 ) 0.36L 6th Kirkuk ( R Jones 54 ) 4.76L See full results | R Jones 54kg 4.76L | 6 (10) |
| Hawkesbury 23-Jun-26 1500m SOFT 5 R5 BM64 $1,400 (of $42,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:30.260, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.360 1st Dr Evil ( D Panya 59.5 ) 2nd Squeezebox ( K Latham 59.5 ) 0.08L 3rd Costabit ( T J Schiller 58 ) 0.44L 5th Kirkuk ( R Bayliss 58 ) 0.72L See full results | R Bayliss 58kg 0.72L | 5 (10) |