Shines Discreetly (AUS) Horse
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Shines Discreetly is a 3yo chestnut gelding from Australia under the training of Matthew Brown. He is by the stallion Hanseatic out of the mare How Discreet. The horse has yet to win, having run three races without a victory. In his most recent start at Colac on 1st Mar 2026, Tom Madden rode him to an eighth‑place finish, behind the winner The King And I.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Colac 01-Mar-26 1600m SOFT 7 R2 MDN-SW $640 (of $32,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:42.150, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 10th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th 1st The King And I ( L Wood 59.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 2nd Lowestoft ( L Meech 57.5 ) 1.25L 3rd Fire Type ( D Dunn 59 ) 1.75L 8th Shines Discreetly ( T Madden 59 ) 10.75L See full results | T Madden 59kg 10.75L | 8 (10) |
| Yarra Valley 07-Feb-26 1500m GOOD 4 R2 MDN-SW $640 (of $32,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:32.270, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.140 1st The Better Husband ( L Meech 59 ) 2nd Punic War ( J Noonan 59 ) 0.15L 3rd Royal Optimism ( T M Nugent 59 ) 0.21L 9th Shines Discreetly ( L Mcneil 59 ) 8.77L See full results | L Mcneil 59kg 8.77L | 9 (12) |
| Southside Cranbourne 19-Jan-26 800m R2 Jump Out-G3, Winning Time: 00:46.290 1st Educated ( E P Brown ) 2nd Sheanadh ( M J Dee ) 3rd Yamashita's Gold ( J Mott ) 9th Shines Discreetly ( L Mcneil ) | L Mcneil | 9 (9) |
| Mornington 05-Dec-25 1200m GOOD 4 R5 MDN-SW $640 (of $32,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.840, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.750 1st Magic Money ( T Stockdale 59.5 ) 2nd Sky Watcher ( J Darose 56 ) 0.40L 3rd Algadon Storm ( P M Moloney 56 ) 0.55L 8th Shines Discreetly ( L Riordan 58 ) 5.32L See full results | L Riordan 58kg 5.32L | 8 (12) |
| Southside Cranbourne 24-Nov-25 800m R7 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:46.400 1st Zousouth ( J B Stanley ) 2nd Prestige Ka Ying ( E P Brown ) 3rd Fort Of Dreams ( B Mertens ) 4th Shines Discreetly ( S Clarke ) | S Clarke | 4 (9) |
| Southside Cranbourne 20-Oct-25 800m R7 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:46.200 1st Rhythm And Ruse ( M Zahra ) 2nd FASToca ( J Mott ) 3rd Smokin' Genie ( Z E Waller ) 5th Shines Discreetly ( L Riordan ) | L Riordan | 5 (5) |
| Cranbourne 16-Jun-25 800m R11 Jump Out-S6, Winning Time: 00:49.000 1st Faraway Dream ( J Allen ) 2nd Redcloud ( J Childs ) 5th Shines Discreetly ( L Riordan ) | L Riordan | 5 (5) |
| Cranbourne 02-Jun-25 650m R11 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:36.000 1st Sideline ( J Childs ) 2nd Shines Discreetly ( S Clarke ) 3rd Corviglia ( J Noonan ) | S Clarke | 2 (6) |
| Cranbourne 09-Dec-24 650m R12 Jump Out-G4 4th Shines Discreetly ( S Clarke ) | S Clarke | 4 (5) |