Startling Cat (AUS) Horse
About
Startling Cat is a 4yo brown or black gelding (male) from Australia trained by Paul Randall, who is based at Oakey. He is sired by the stallion Jungle Cat out of the dam Startling Pleasure. Startling Cat is yet to break his maiden status, having not won a race yet from 5 attempts. During his most recent race at Toowoomba on 13th Dec 2025, Startling Cat was ridden by Kenji Yoshida and finished 5th, behind the winner Vega Nova.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Toowoomba 13-Dec-25 870m GOOD 4 R6 MDN $790 (of $24,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:50.890, SP: 15.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.250 1st Vega Nova ( O Kendal 59 , Cd 60.5 ) 2nd Brave Emma ( M Savva 54 ) 1.97L 3rd Heza Romeo ( L Tilley 59.5 ) 4.96L 5th Startling Cat ( K Yoshida 58.5 ) 7.06L See full results | K Yoshida 58.5kg 7.06L | 5 (7) |
| Toowoomba 22-Nov-25 1200m GOOD 4 R6 MDN $485 (of $24,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:12.950, SP: 101.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.310 1st Upstart Lover ( O L Kendal 54 , Cd 52.5 ) 2nd Stromboli Delight ( L J Tilley 54 ) 1.17L 3rd Victory Melody ( K H Zechner 55 ) 5.47L 7th Startling Cat ( P Randall 57.5 ) 9.54L See full results | P Randall 57.5kg 9.54L | 7 (13) |
| Toowoomba Inner Track 21-Oct-25 650m GOOD 4 R10 CL1-CL5 TRL Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:38.710 Sectionals: 600m 00:32.060 1st My Name Is ( C J Lowe ) 2nd Buckaltius ( H N Richardson ) 1.38L 3rd Hoot 'N' Holler ( J M Emmerson ) 2.26L 6th Startling Cat ( P Randall ) 5.27L | P Randall 5.27L | 6 (6) |
| Toowoomba 01-Mar-25 870m GOOD 4 R7 Mdn Set Weight $485 (of $24,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:51.390, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.250 1st Boonah Flasher ( L J Tilley 56.5 ) 2nd Kool Bruce ( G J Cartwright 57.5 ) 3.00L 3rd Roigard ( O R O'donnell 58.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 5.30L 6th Startling Cat ( K Yoshida 57.5 ) 8.40L See full results | K Yoshida 57.5kg 8.40L | 6 (6) |
| Warwick 25-Jan-25 1200m GOOD 3 R6 Mdn Set Weight $400 (of $22,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.920, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.570 1st Cryptic Sound ( J Stanley 56.5 ) 2nd Ceekay's Choice ( L J Tilley 55 , Cd 56 ) 0.20L 3rd Hollywood Epic ( B Lerena 58.5 ) 5.20L 9th Startling Cat ( L Tarrant 57 ) 18.90L See full results | L Tarrant 57kg 18.90L | 9 (9) |
| Dalby 17-Jan-25 1000m GOOD 4 R6 Mdn Set Weight $400 (of $22,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:57.450, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.980 1st Tilussion ( M Wishart 56.5 ) 2nd Padam Padam ( S N Cormack 58.5 ) 3.00L 3rd Malbec Man ( J H Huxtable 57 ) 3.50L 7th Startling Cat ( K Lenton 57 , Cd 55.5 ) 5.80L See full results | K Lenton 57kg, Cd 55.5kg 5.80L | 7 (10) |
| Toowoomba Inner Track 07-Jan-25 925m GOOD 4 R4 3Y MDN-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:55.750 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.670 1st Rothecate ( O R O'donnell ) 2nd Azafran ( N Fazackerley ) 0.72L 3rd Tickle My Tosen ( G Geran ) 0.75L 5th Startling Cat ( J Molloy ) 1.72L | J Molloy 1.72L | 5 (6) |
| Gatton 27-Dec-24 860m GOOD 4 R6 3Y-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:52.140 1st Mine Kart Carnage ( L Dempsey ) 2nd Tickle My Tosen ( G Geran ) 0.80L 3rd Startling Cat ( N Fazackerley ) 4.10L | N Fazackerley 4.10L | 3 (4) |
| Aquis Beaudesert 26-Aug-24 900m SOFT 5 R10 3Y-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:54.890 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.530 1st Viale ( J L Bayliss ) 2nd Draper ( P S Hammersley ) 1.50L 3rd Startling Cat ( M Hellyer ) 2.80L | M Hellyer 2.80L | 3 (6) |
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