Patch Of Sunshine (2021) Horse
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Patch Of Sunshine is a 5yo brown gelding trained by Kezia Murphy at Riccarton Park. He is by Ribchester out of Sassybella. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in 18 starts. In his latest start on 10 Sep 2026 at Riccarton Park Synthetic, Abdul Najib rode him to a seventh-place finish behind the winner Illusionist.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Riccarton Park SYNTHETIC 10-Sep-26 2200m SYNTHETIC R1 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $300 (of $15,010) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:17.310, SP: 89.70 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st 1st Illusionist ( J Taplin 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2nd Gap It ( J Fawcett 58.5 ) 2.90L 3rd Gasgal ( Y Atchamah 56.5 ) 3.90L 7th Patch Of Sunshine ( A Najib 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 21.00L See full results | A Najib 58.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 21.00L | 7 (7) |
| Riccarton Park SYNTHETIC 26-Aug-26 2200m SYNTHETIC R1 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $309 (of $15,427) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:17.680, SP: 25.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 8th 1st Kessey ( T R Moseley 56.5 ) 2nd Gap It ( M Hashizume 58.5 ) 1.50L 3rd Salacia Princess ( A Strawbridge 56.5 , Cd 54 ) 1.70L 8th Patch Of Sunshine ( A Najib 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 20.10L See full results | A Najib 58.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 20.10L | 8 (8) |
| Oamaru 14-Aug-26 2200m HEAVY 9 R1 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $282 (of $14,108) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:30.170, SP: 69.40 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 9th 1st Overheated ( B E Grylls 58.5 ) 2nd Full Of Gusto ( D R Bothamley 58.5 ) 1.80L 3rd Valstar ( B May 58.5 ) 3.10L 9th Patch Of Sunshine ( A Najib 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 12.10L See full results | A Najib 58.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 12.10L | 9 (9) |
| Ashburton 16-Apr-26 2200m GOOD 4 R1 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances (of $14,046) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:17.780, SP: 72.50 In-running: Settled 12th, 1200m 12th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th 1st Revision ( E H Nicholas 56.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 2nd Unwoke ( A Comignaghi 58.5 ) 4.30L 3rd Private Treaty ( L T Hemi 56.5 ) 9.60L 11th Patch Of Sunshine ( B Jacobson 58.5 ) 54.60L See full results | B Jacobson 58.5kg 54.6kgL | 11 (12) |
| Ashburton 02-Apr-26 2200m SOFT 7 R1 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances (of $15,359) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:24.830, SP: 52.20 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th 1st Quinto ( C A Campbell 58.5 ) 2nd Private Treaty ( L T Hemi 56.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Sailor Sam ( S T Collett 58 ) 0.30L 13th Patch Of Sunshine ( D Cooper 58.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 21.50L See full results | D Cooper 58.5kg, Cd 57.5kg 21.50L | 13 (14) |