Slight Variation (AUS) Horse
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Slight Variation is a 3yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Kelly Purdy in Gold Coast. He is by Better Than Ready out of One Pose. He has not yet broken his maiden, with no wins in two starts. In his most recent race at Ipswich on 19 Aug 2026, Emily Lang rode him to a seventh-place finish behind winner Raging Raider.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ipswich 19-Aug-26 1350m GOOD 4 R2 3Y MDN-SW $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:21.520, SP: 81.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.470 1st Raging Raider ( B Thompson 56 ) 2nd Ted Lasso ( R Dolan 58 ) 1.11L 3rd My Chevalier ( R Maloney 58 ) 1.33L 7th Slight Variation ( E Lang 58 ) 7.21L See full results | E Lang 58kg 7.21L | 7 (9) |
| Ipswich 07-Aug-26 1100m SOFT 5 R2 MDN $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:05.000, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.550 1st The Grand Duchy ( J W Mcmurray 58 ) 2nd Elnajeeb ( D G Moor 59 ) 2.16L 3rd French Melody ( N Heywood 58 ) 2.40L 6th Slight Variation ( D Turner 57.5 ) 6.95L See full results | D Turner 57.5kg 6.95L | 6 (12) |
| Doomben 28-Jul-26 1000m SOFT 5 R8 2Y-TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:00.630 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.620 1st Bound For Moscow ( J L Bayliss ) 2nd Huggie ( B E Thompson ) 1.52L 3rd Tempting Conza ( C Bellamy ) 1.76L 4th Slight Variation ( E Lang ) 1.80L | E Lang 1.80L | 4 (6) |
| Gold Coast 14-Jul-26 1000m SOFT 5 R4 2Y-TRL Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:58.150 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.090 1st Dashing Sprint ( K H Zechner ) 2nd Sunset Adios ( J Franklin ) 0.40L 3rd Slight Variation ( D Turner ) 4.70L | D Turner 4.70L | 3 (8) |
| Beaudesert 19-Mar-26 900m GOOD 4 R10 2Y-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:55.020 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.620 1st Brilliant Angel ( J Newman ) 2nd Johnny The Fox ( D Thornton ) 0.15L 3rd Just A Duchess ( S E Sheargold ) 0.19L 6th Slight Variation ( K Zechner ) 3.75L | K Zechner 3.75L | 6 (8) |