Mr Independent (AUS) Horse
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Mr Independent is a 3yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Julius Sandhu. He is by Doubtland out of Misty Blue. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, remaining winless in three starts. In his latest start at Sandown Hillside on 4 Feb 2026, Beau Mertens rode him to a second-place finish behind Kaye Jay.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sandown Hillside 04-Feb-26 1600m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-SW $9,900 (of $55,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:39.480, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th 1st Kaye Jay ( J Mott 59 ) 2nd Mr Independent ( B Mertens 59 ) 0.75L 3rd Butterscotch ( C Williams 57.5 ) 1.21L See full results | B Mertens 59kg 0.75L | 2 (12) |
| Pakenham 16-Jan-26 1400m GOOD 4 R5 MDN-SW $1,950 (of $65,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:24.880, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 9th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.580 1st Silver Bullet ( B Allen 58 ) 2nd Thinkyahot ( K Jennings 58 ) 0.75L 3rd Vieux Riche ( S Foley 57.5 ) 2.50L 5th Mr Independent ( J Noonan 58 ) 5.31L See full results | J Noonan 58kg 5.31L | 5 (10) |
| Southside Cranbourne 29-Dec-25 1000m R14 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:58.700 1st Zoutanium ( J Noonan ) 2nd Cyber Link ( J Mcneil ) 3rd Keep It Real ( L J Neindorf ) 4th Mr Independent ( T Mcmahon ) | T Mcmahon | 4 (9) |
| Southside Cranbourne 15-Dec-25 1000m R13 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:59.200 1st Heironaut ( J L Melham ) 2nd Ominous ( L N Mcneil ) 3rd La Divina ( L J Neindorf ) 4th Mr Independent ( T Mcmahon ) | T Mcmahon | 4 (10) |
| Sandown Lakeside 06-Aug-25 1200m SOFT 5 R2 3YCG MDN-SW $1,100 (of $55,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:11.770, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.370 1st Duke Atreides ( E P Brown 58 ) 2nd Algorithmic ( B A Shinn 58 ) 1.75L 3rd Fastoso ( D M Lane 58 ) 2.50L 6th Mr Independent ( M Dee 58 ) 4.61L See full results | M Dee 58kg 4.61L | 6 (8) |
| Cranbourne 21-Jul-25 1000m R16 Jump Out-S7, Winning Time: 01:00.170 1st Mordialloc Beach ( D Dean ) 2nd Mr Independent ( O East ) 3rd Shiny Love ( E P Brown ) | O East | 2 (6) |
| Cranbourne 30-Jun-25 800m R5 Jump Out-H10, Winning Time: 00:48.210 1st Signature Scent ( C Williams ) 2nd Tiz Worthy ( N M Mcmahon ) 3rd Too Darn Crystal ( L J Bates ) 5th Mr Independent ( B Kinninmont ) | B Kinninmont | 5 (8) |
| Cranbourne 16-Jun-25 650m R13 Jump Out-S6 3rd Mr Independent ( B Kinninmont ) | B Kinninmont | 3 (5) |