Rusty Mettle (AUS) Horse
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Rusty Mettle is a 6yo chestnut gelding from Australia, trained by Ben Lees in Muswellbrook. He is by the stallion Pluck out of the dam Owners Eyes. Rusty Mettle has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in his sole start. In his most recent outing at Taree on 22 Sep 2026, he was ridden by Christian Reith and finished 11th behind the winner Fashion Spree.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Taree 22-Sep-26 1615m SOFT 6 R1 CTRY MDN-SW (of $30,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:40.260, SP: 91.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.580 1st Fashion Spree ( D L Roux 57 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Tasman Deel ( A Bullock 59 ) 0.17L 3rd Atadcheeky ( Z Wadick 59 ) 1.76L 11th Rusty Mettle ( C Reith 59 ) 10.24L See full results | C Reith 59kg 10.24L | 11 (11) |
| Taree 31-Aug-26 1000m SOFT 6 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:00.820 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.820 1st Sleuth ( G Buckley ) 2nd Cerano Magic ( M Owen ) 0.06L 3rd Mess Around ( M Weir ) 0.13L 10th Rusty Mettle ( S Lisnyy ) 10.45L | S Lisnyy 10.45L | 10 (10) |
| Hawkesbury 11-Sep-23 1000m GOOD 4 R4 3Y MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:58.990 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.630 1st Dulverton Charm ( R King 0 ) 2nd Stockholm ( A Adkins 0 ) 0.01L 3rd Mysterio ( Z T Lloyd 0 ) 3.41L 7th Rusty Mettle ( C Lever 0 ) 10.07L | C Lever 0 10.07L | 7 (7) |
| Hawkesbury 21-Aug-23 800m SOFT 5 R13 3YCGMDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:47.220 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.260 1st Balkans ( J B Mcdonald 0 ) 2nd Royal Bombadier ( J V Overmeire 0 ) 0.31L 3rd Brass Band ( R King 0 ) 1.82L 9th Rusty Mettle ( C Lever 0 ) 13.92L | C Lever 0 13.92L | 9 (9) |