Proper Bender (AUS) Horse
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Proper Bender, a 3yo bay filly from Australia, is trained by Alex Malliff. She is by Pub Thug out of Our Rare Gem. The horse has not yet broken her maiden, remaining winless in four starts. In her most recent start at Cairns on 16 Feb 2026, jockey Samantha Pointon rode her to a fifth-place finish behind winner Scarlett Moda.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Cairns 16-Feb-26 950m HEAVY 8 R1 MDN $750 (of $23,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:55.350, SP: 101.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.840 1st Scarlett Moda ( L Morrison 57.5 ) 2nd Middle Child ( W D'avila 56 ) 2.20L 3rd Rock On Angel ( A Holt 56 , Cd 56.5 ) 2.70L 5th Proper Bender ( S Pointon 54.5 , Cd 52.5 ) 9.05L See full results | S Pointon 54.5kg, Cd 52.5kg 9.05L | 5 (8) |
| Cairns 16-Nov-25 950m GOOD 4 R3 2&3Y MDN $1,050 (of $23,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:55.090, SP: 71.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.100 1st Alberta Bound ( N Thomas 56.5 ) 2nd Chateau Von Tess ( K R Swaffer 57.5 ) 5.32L 3rd Light My Life ( A Holt 58 ) 5.76L 4th Proper Bender ( J Murphy 56.5 ) 5.94L See full results | J Murphy 56.5kg 5.94L | 4 (9) |
| Mareeba 06-Sep-25 900m GOOD 3 R1 MDN-SW (of $10,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:51.850, SP: 14.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.170 1st Very Good ( L J Morrison 55 ) 2nd Uris ( L A Guernier 59.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 0.06L 3rd Point Two ( I Fry 57.5 ) 0.59L 7th Proper Bender ( A Thomson 55 ) 5.75L See full results | A Thomson 55kg 5.75L | 7 (8) |
| Cairns 24-Jul-25 950m SOFT 6 R1 2&3Y MDN-SW $440 (of $23,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:55.990, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.370 1st Gem Of Scots ( J B Murphy 54.5 ) 2nd Asteride ( N Thomas 56 ) 0.11L 3rd Tekopo ( L J Morrison 56 ) 0.28L 9th Proper Bender ( R Shred 54.5 ) 9.44L See full results | R Shred 54.5kg 9.44L | 9 (9) |