Mount Bona (AUS) Horse
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Mount Bona is a 4yo chestnut mare from Australia trained by Paul Messara and Leah Gavranich in Scone. She is by Night of Thunder out of Vona and has claimed four victories in her career. On 3 January 2026 at Randwick she secured her biggest triumph, winning the $120000.00 Highway Class 3 Handicap. Punters have found her to be a profitable prospect; backing her throughout her career would have yielded a 149% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Randwick 03-Jan-26 1600m GOOD 4 R2 HIGHWAY-C3 $55,000 (of $120,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:35.820, SP: 2.80 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.010 1st Mount Bona ( Z Lloyd 57.5 ) 2nd Snowy ( O Chambers 55 , Cd 58 ) 0.22L 3rd Demi God ( M Bourke 54 , Cd 56 ) 0.48L See full results | Z Lloyd 57.5kg | 1 (14) |
| Rosehill Gardens 07-Dec-25 1500m GOOD 4 R3 HIGHWAY-C3 $55,000 (of $120,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:29.960, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.220 1st Mount Bona ( B Nock 54 ) 2nd Santatime ( J Collett 56.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Snowy ( R B Prag 54.5 , Cd 52 ) 1.12L See full results | B Nock 54kg | 1 (15) |
| Scone 18-Nov-25 1600m GOOD 4 R3 CL1-SW $13,950 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:35.950, SP: 3.60 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.450 1st Mount Bona ( A Bullock 57 ) 2nd Bluebird Bay ( R Jones 59 ) 0.32L 3rd Superata ( J Taylor 56.5 ) 1.56L See full results | A Bullock 57kg | 1 (13) |
| Muswellbrook 02-Nov-25 1280m SOFT 5 R7 BM 58 Hcp $5,300 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:15.930, SP: 2.80 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.040 1st Wicked Games ( S Wilkes 55 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Mount Bona ( A Bullock 59 ) 0.50L 3rd Chestime ( M Weir 58 ) 0.64L See full results | A Bullock 59kg 0.50L | 2 (12) |
| Scone 13-Oct-25 1400m GOOD 4 R1 BM58 $1,300 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:23.650, SP: 2.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.290 1st Money Games ( A B Collett 57 ) 2nd Laizabout ( S Wilkes 62.5 , Cd 61 ) 0.89L 3rd Deebo ( G Buckley 62.5 ) 3.65L 4th Mount Bona ( A Bullock 59 ) 3.79L See full results | A Bullock 59kg 3.79L | 4 (7) |
| Scone 01-Oct-25 900m GOOD 4 R6 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:54.020 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.590 1st Kowloon Princess ( G Buckley ) 2nd Lightning Speed ( T Gough ) 0.26L 3rd Whistling Straits ( J Urquhart-warren ) 0.63L 7th Mount Bona ( A Bullock ) 4.02L | A Bullock 4.02L | 7 (9) |
| Muswellbrook 17-Sep-25 800m GOOD 4 R8 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:47.350 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.750 1st Cotton Sox ( C Hillier ) 2nd Joiselle ( N Palmer ) 0.09L 3rd Kowloon Princess ( A Layt ) 2.11L 6th Mount Bona ( A Bullock ) 3.00L | A Bullock 3.00L | 6 (7) |
| Newcastle 01-Apr-25 1500m HEAVY 8 R7 CL1 Hcp $2,300 (of $42,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:33.900, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.310 1st Rockbarton Angel ( W Stanley 55 ) 2nd Meet Me In Bondi ( K Latham 58.5 ) 0.58L 3rd Alcabeel ( A Hyeronimus 58.5 ) 1.09L 4th Mount Bona ( D Dillon 55 ) 1.23L See full results | D Dillon 55kg 1.23L | 4 (12) |
| Scone 21-Mar-25 1300m HEAVY 10 R5 Mdn Hcp $22,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:20.160, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:38.260 1st Mount Bona ( D Dillon 56 ) 2nd Smart Buy ( M Bell 56.5 ) 2.69L 3rd Leovanni ( H E V D Hoven 57 ) 4.46L See full results | D Dillon 56kg | 1 (6) |
| Tamworth 09-Mar-25 1200m GOOD 3 R3 Mdn Set Weight $1,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:10.160, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.370 1st Shotgun Bella ( C Gallagher 56.5 ) 2nd Tosinsky ( A Bullock 59 ) 0.95L 3rd Spenzalot ( E Drew 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 1.16L 7th Mount Bona ( D Dillon 56.5 ) 3.30L See full results | D Dillon 56.5kg 3.30L | 7 (10) |
| Scone 26-Feb-25 900m GOOD 4 R15 MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:53.410 1st Supreme Style ( A Bullock ) 2nd Mount Bona ( D Dillon ) 0.20L 3rd Wanavan ( E Drew ) 1.33L | D Dillon 0.20L | 2 (7) |
| Scone 12-Feb-25 900m HEAVY 8 R3 MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:55.560 1st Newlander ( M Weir ) 2nd Nova Centauri ( L Small ) 1.29L 3rd Mount Bona ( A Bullock ) 1.80L | A Bullock 1.80L | 3 (6) |