Obvious (AUS) Horse
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Obvious is a 3yo chestnut gelding from Australia trained by Greg Eurell. He is by the stallion Toronado out of the mare No Place to Hide. To date, Obvious has recorded one win. On 17 September 2025 at Bendigo, he captured his most significant victory, taking the $42500.00 3‑y‑o Maiden Plate.
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Sandown Lakeside • Pakenham • Flemington • Caulfield • Bendigo • Seymour • Geelong • CranbourneRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sandown Lakeside 25-Mar-26 1600m GOOD 4 R2 3Y BM64 $9,900 (of $55,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:40.480, SP: 3.70 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th 1st Mcwoody ( D Stackhouse 60.5 ) 2nd Obvious ( L Cartwright 61.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Man Of The Sea ( T Stockdale 59 ) 1.75L See full results | L Cartwright 61.5kg, Cd 59.5kg 0.50L | 2 (7) |
| Pakenham 06-Mar-26 1400m GOOD 4 R4 3Y BM64 $5,400 (of $60,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:25.570, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.500 1st Cafe Au Lait ( J Mcneil 57 ) 2nd Light Moves ( C Williams 59.5 ) 3.00L 3rd Obvious ( B Mertens 61.5 ) 3.35L See full results | B Mertens 61.5kg 3.35L | 3 (7) |
| Southside Cranbourne 16-Feb-26 1000m R13 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 01:00.000 1st Open Fire ( D M Lane ) 2nd Crazy Town ( L Meech ) 3rd Sabi Storm ( J Allen ) 5th Obvious ( B Mertens ) | B Mertens | 5 (10) |
| Southside Cranbourne 09-Feb-26 1000m R13 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 01:00.370 1st Beautifully ( C E Hollowood ) 2nd Mahers Landing ( J Childs ) 6th Obvious ( B Mertens ) | B Mertens | 6 (11) |
| Southside Cranbourne 26-Jan-26 800m R5 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:45.720 1st Chateau Eze ( J Childs ) 2nd Lathlain ( C E Hollowood ) 3rd Bel Merci ( E P Brown ) 5th Obvious ( B Mertens ) | B Mertens | 5 (10) |
| Flemington 04-Nov-25 1800m SOFT 6 R3 LR BATMAN STKS $18,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:51.040, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.750 1st Different Gravy ( M Zahra 57 ) 2nd Brave Danza ( D W Stackhouse 57 ) 2.00L 3rd Obvious ( B Allen 57 ) 2.15L See full results | B Allen 57kg 2.15L | 3 (15) |
| Caulfield 15-Oct-25 1600m GOOD 4 R2 3Y BM70 $27,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.190, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.430 1st Regal Award ( L J Neindorf 58 ) 2nd Obvious ( B Allen 57 ) 7.50L 3rd Tagline ( D W Stackhouse 59 ) 7.56L See full results | B Allen 57kg 7.50L | 2 (6) |
| Bendigo 17-Sep-25 1500m SOFT 6 R4 3Y MDN-SW $23,375 (of $42,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:31.100, SP: 2.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.300 1st Obvious ( B Allen 58 ) 2nd Grand Omaha ( P M Moloney 56 ) 1.25L 3rd Brave Danza ( E J Walsh 58 ) 1.50L See full results | B Allen 58kg | 1 (10) |
| Seymour 31-Aug-25 1400m HEAVY 9 R1 3Y MDN-SW $7,650 (of $42,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:27.890, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.660 1st Lathlain ( J L Melham 56 ) 2nd Obvious ( B Allen 58 ) 0.40L 3rd Victorious Spirit ( E P Brown 58 ) 0.75L See full results | B Allen 58kg 0.40L | 2 (7) |
| Geelong 08-Aug-25 1200m SOFT 5 R1 3Y MDN-SW $640 (of $32,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.660, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.960 1st Trapdoor ( B A Shinn 58 ) 2nd Matsuda ( M J Dee 58 ) 2.50L 3rd Lapland ( J Mott 58 ) 2.80L 8th Obvious ( J Childs 58 ) 5.30L See full results | J Childs 58kg 5.30L | 8 (12) |
| Cranbourne-Syn 28-Jul-25 1000m R4 JumpOut-Synth, Winning Time: 01:00.100 1st Humble Trader ( E P Brown ) 2nd Eco Force ( J Bowditch ) 3rd Obvious ( L Riordan ) | L Riordan | 3 (5) |
| Cranbourne-Syn 14-Jul-25 760m R7 JumpOut-Synth, Winning Time: 00:45.670 1st Sparkling Luck ( Z Spain ) 2nd Eco Force ( J Bowditch ) 3rd Path To Profit ( B Deeker-fradd ) 5th Obvious ( J Childs ) | J Childs | 5 (5) |
| Cranbourne 30-Jun-25 650m R15 Jump Out-H10, Winning Time: 00:36.840 1st Highaboveme ( T Prebble ) 2nd Obvious ( L Riordan ) 3rd Champ's Queen ( S J Margaritis ) | L Riordan | 2 (5) |
| Cranbourne 10-Feb-25 650m R13 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:38.400 1st Wasai ( A Mccabe ) 2nd Race For Rule ( N Punch ) 6th Obvious ( L Bates ) | L Bates | 6 (6) |