Papal Army (2021) Horse

Foal Date

18-Oct-21

Sex

gelding

Colour

brown

Sire

U S Navy Flag

Dam

Entirely Saintly

Prize Money

90840

Trainer

Emma-lee & David Browne

Owners

Toward Reward Thoroughbreds, Sparta Racing, Adams Fam, Ace Family Racing, Rossco's and Macca's Racing, B Clark, Ms S Coglin, M Wilson, Miss C Wargent, Mrs R Tatterson, M Leahy, Bayside Saints, Mrs F Best, Mrs A Elliott, M Pollard, Purple Circle Syndicate, P Stanley, T W Kuan, Ms S M Mak & K Chan

About

Papal Army is a 4yo brown gelding trained by Emma‑Lee and David Browne and stands at Pakenham OC. He is by the stallion USNavy Flag out of the mare Entirely Saintly. He has secured two race wins to date. On 31July2025 at Sale, he earned his most notable victory, taking the $35,000 2yo+ Benchmark64 Handicap. The colt has proven profitable for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have produced a 46% return on investment.

Raced At

Warrnambool • Ararat • St Arnaud • Gunbower • Sandown Hillside • Sandown Lakeside • Sale • Yarra Valley • Flemington • Stony Creek • Moonee Valley • Cranbourne

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Warrnambool 30-Nov-25 2000m SOFT 7 R4 BM66 $3,150 (of $35,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:05.470, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 10th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.300 1st Oraqua ( J Fry 57.5 ) 2nd Promised Land ( S Kennedy 61.5 , Cd 64.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Papal Army ( W Gordon 58.5 ) 2.25L See full results	W Gordon 58.5kg 2.25L	3 (14)
Ararat 09-Nov-25 2200m GOOD 4 R6 ARARAT CUP $1,600 (of $80,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:16.270, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.200 1st Cable Dancer ( D Bates 54 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Chasing Aphrodite ( E J Walsh 59 ) 1.75L 3rd Early Warning ( L Meech 54 ) 2.10L 7th Papal Army ( D Yendall 54 ) 7.85L See full results	D Yendall 54kg 7.85L	7 (9)
St Arnaud 25-Oct-25 2000m GOOD 4 R7 Open Hcp $6,800 (of $40,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:02.140, SP: 3.30 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.880 1st Khoekhoe ( C Macredmond 60 ) 2nd Papal Army ( D Yendall 55 ) 2.25L 3rd Girls Girls Girls ( L Meech 55 ) 3.50L See full results	D Yendall 55kg 2.25L	2 (9)
Gunbower 04-Oct-25 1800m GOOD 3 R7 Open Hcp $1,800 (of $40,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:51.350, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.610 1st Station One ( D Munro 56.5 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Samurai Star ( J Duffy 55 , Cd 55.5 ) 3.75L 3rd Baby Rider ( C A Taylor 59 ) 6.00L 4th Papal Army ( P Gatt 55 ) 6.35L See full results	P Gatt 55kg 6.35L	4 (9)
Sandown Hillside 10-Sep-25 1800m GOOD 4 R7 3YO+ BM 70 Hcp $1,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:48.630, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.740 1st Autumn Slide ( D M Lane 56 ) 2nd Realika ( B Mertens 55.5 ) 2.25L 3rd Rich Champagne ( C Williams 60.5 ) 2.45L 8th Papal Army ( T Nugent 57.5 ) 5.47L See full results	T Nugent 57.5kg 5.47L	8 (14)
Sandown Lakeside 20-Aug-25 1600m SOFT 5 R2 4YO BM 64 Hcp $1,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:36.010, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.220 1st Dubai Watch ( L Currie 60.5 ) 2nd Bold Strike ( M Zahra 58.5 ) 0.02L 3rd Miss Trustful ( E P Brown 56 ) 2.77L 8th Papal Army ( L Riordan 60.5 ) 6.23L See full results	L Riordan 60.5kg 6.23L	8 (8)
Sale 31-Jul-25 1423m SOFT 7 R7 2YO+ BM 64 Hcp $19,250 (of $35,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:28.580, SP: 19.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.100 1st Papal Army ( L Riordan 58.5 ) 2nd Battaglia ( K Jennings 60 ) 1.25L 3rd Chambers Bay ( Z Spain 59 ) 3.00L See full results	L Riordan 58.5kg	1 (11)
Sportsbet-Pakenham 01-Jul-25 800m R6 Jump Out-S6, Winning Time: 00:49.090 1st Martial Music ( L J Bates ) 2nd Omaha Dawn ( D W Stackhouse ) 3rd Papal Army ( L Browne )	L Browne	3 (6)
Yarra Valley 08-Feb-25 1968m GOOD 4 R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $14,850 (of $27,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:02.570, SP: 1.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.460 1st Papal Army ( W Gordon 59 ) 2nd Saint Winifred ( J Beriman 57.5 ) 0.30L 3rd Baffleck ( T M Nugent 59 ) 6.30L See full results	W Gordon 59kg	1 (7)
Flemington 11-Jan-25 2000m GOOD 4 R2 3YO Open Hcp $3,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:02.220, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:37.080 1st Thedoctoroflove ( D Moor 56.5 ) 2nd Sigiriya Rock ( J Mcneil 58.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Colour Our World ( D Yendall 56 ) 4.00L 9th Papal Army ( J Kennedy 57 , Cd 55 ) 10.65L See full results	J Kennedy 57kg, Cd 55kg 10.65L	9 (12)
Stony Creek 30-Dec-24 2100m GOOD 4 R1 Mdn Set Weight $4,590 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:12.260, SP: 1.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.950 1st Palace Winter ( P M Moloney 59.5 ) 2nd Papal Army ( W Gordon 58 ) 4.50L 3rd Lord Devenish ( A Mccabe 59.5 ) 7.75L See full results	W Gordon 58kg 4.50L	2 (9)
Moonee Valley 06-Dec-24 2040m GOOD 4 R1 3YO BM 70 Hcp $3,000 (of $60,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:06.310, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.500 1st Verona Rupes ( H T Coffey 58 ) 2nd Kicking King ( N Farley 58 ) 0.40L 3rd Kaluakoi ( B Shinn 60 ) 0.42L 4th Papal Army ( B Egan 58 ) 0.72L See full results	B Egan 58kg 0.72L	4 (7)
Cranbourne 23-Nov-24 2025m GOOD 4 R2 3YO Open Hcp $27,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:07.680, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.400 1st Kaluakoi ( B Shinn 58 ) 2nd Papal Army ( B Egan 57.5 ) 1.75L 3rd Verona Rupes ( H T Coffey 58.5 ) 2.50L See full results	B Egan 57.5kg 1.75L	2 (9)
Moonee Valley 01-Nov-24 1519m GOOD 3 R2 3YO Mdn Set Weight $3,000 (of $60,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:31.950, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.820 1st Mount Rinjani ( L Nolen 58 ) 2nd Puglia ( D Bates 56 ) 0.75L 3rd Wollemia Angel ( D W Stackhouse 56 ) 1.15L 4th Papal Army ( B Egan 58 ) 1.17L See full results	B Egan 58kg 1.17L	4 (6)
Cranbourne 11-Oct-24 1300m GOOD 3 R4 Mdn Set Weight $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:18.240, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.280 1st Autumn Slide ( J Childs 57.5 ) 2nd Regal Tycoon ( D W Stackhouse 55 ) 0.20L 3rd Zwasp ( J Bowditch 59.5 ) 1.95L 8th Papal Army ( B Egan 57 ) 4.31L See full results	B Egan 57kg 4.31L	8 (12)
Sportsbet-Pakenham 24-Sep-24 1000m R4 Jump Out-S6 1st Papal Army ( B Egan ) 2nd Pat's Bro ( D Keane ) 3rd Dejavast ( H Spitse )	B Egan	1 (6)
Sportsbet-Pakenham 10-Sep-24 1000m R3 Jump Out-S6, Winning Time: 01:00.140 1st Big Swinger ( C Williams ) 2nd Win Elegance ( M J Dee ) 3rd Papal Army ( B Allen )	B Allen	3 (5)
Sportsbet-Pakenham SYNTHETIC 06-Aug-24 1000m R4 JumpOut-Synth, Winning Time: 01:01.140 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.140 1st Pop Award ( L K Cartwright ) 2nd Scillato ( B Shinn ) 3rd Papal Army ( B Allen )	B Allen	3 (6)
Sportsbet-Pakenham 23-Jul-24 800m R7 Jump Out-S7, Winning Time: 00:52.010 1st Chase Your Dreams ( M J Dee ) 2nd Papal Army ( J Maskiell ) 3rd Carry On Lizzy ( B Allen )	J Maskiell	2 (8)
Sportsbet-Pakenham 12-Mar-24 800m R10 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:46.870 1st Skipjack ( L Meech ) 2nd Lincolnshire ( W T Price ) 3rd Inkaantoon ( W J Egan ) 7th Papal Army ( A Lynch )	A Lynch	7 (8)
Sportsbet-Pakenham 27-Feb-24 600m R8 Jump Out-G3, Winning Time: 00:35.500 1st Statuario ( B Higgins ) 2nd Papal Army ( T Stockdale )	T Stockdale	2 (6)