Novelette (AUS) Horse
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About
Novelette is a 3yo bay filly from Australia, trained by Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson at Riccarton Park. She is by Cool Aza Beel out of Fiction. The filly has not yet broken her maiden, remaining winless in four starts. In her most recent start at Riccarton Park on 4 February 2026, she was ridden by Bruno Queiroz and finished fourth behind winner Zahtar.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Riccarton Park 04-Feb-26 1200m SOFT 6 R5 Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $1,250 (of $25,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.020, SP: 3.90 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th 1st Zahtar ( M Hudson 56.5 ) 2nd Red Star Soot ( F Moerman 58 , Cd 55 ) 3.80L 3rd Last Hello ( K Bakker 56 , Cd 54 ) 3.90L 4th Novelette ( B Queiroz 56 ) 4.20L See full results | B Queiroz 56kg 4.20L | 4 (16) |
| Riccarton Park 14-Jan-26 1200m SOFT 5 R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $2,250 (of $25,000) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:09.860, SP: 9.40 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd 1st Aurora Storm ( C A Campbell 55 , Cd 55.5 ) 2nd Rabbit Hole ( K Williams 56.5 ) 0.80L 3rd Novelette ( B Queiroz 55 ) 1.30L See full results | B Queiroz 55kg 1.30L | 3 (15) |
| Pukekura Raceway 27-Dec-25 1100m SOFT 7 R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $370 (of $18,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:06.030, SP: 10.10 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th 1st Zimomo ( V A Colgan 57 ) 2nd Portland ( T Mitchell 55 , Cd 54 ) 2.00L 3rd Ayumi ( A K Riddell 55 , Cd 54 ) 3.30L 7th Novelette ( B Queiroz 55 ) 7.50L See full results | B Queiroz 55kg 7.50L | 7 (8) |
| Waverley 21-Apr-25 1100m HEAVY 9 R1 2YO Mdn Set Weight $340 (of $17,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:06.860, SP: 3.30 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th 1st Belzoni ( J K Riddell 57.5 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Spandeedo ( K Chowdhoory 57.5 ) 1.30L 3rd Engine Of War ( M Cartwright 57.5 ) 1.60L 7th Novelette ( M Mcnab 55.5 ) 8.70L See full results | M Mcnab 55.5kg 8.70L | 7 (9) |