Startling Cat (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

05-Oct-21
Sex
gelding

Colour

brown or black

Dam

Startling Pleasure

Prize Money

12860

Owners

T A Brandenburg

About

Startling Cat is a 4yo brown or black gelding from Australia, trained by Paul Randall. He is by Jungle Cat out of Startling Pleasure and has recorded a single win in his career. On 7th Feb 2026 at Miles, he secured his most notable victory, claiming the $10000.00 Qtis Maiden Plte 2yo&up. The horse has been a money‑maker for bettors; backing him throughout would have yielded a 50% return on investment.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Miles 07-Feb-26 1200m GOOD R2 2UP MDN-SW $6,800 (of $10,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:14.650, SP: 9.00 In-running: 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:37.390 1st Startling Cat ( P Randall 59.5 ) 2nd Dancing Troffea ( S J Robbins 56.5 , Cd 55 ) 1.63L 3rd Outages ( K P Barker 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 4.78L See full resultsP Randall 59.5kg1 (7)
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 L Kendal 59 , Cd 57.5 ) 2nd Brave Emma ( M A Savva 54 ) 1.97L 3rd Heza Romeo ( L J Tilley 59.5 ) 4.96L 5th Startling Cat ( K Yoshida 58.5 ) 7.06L See full resultsK Yoshida 58.5kg 7.06L5 (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 resultsP Randall 57.5kg 9.54L7 (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 ) 5.27LP Randall 5.27L6 (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 resultsK Yoshida 57.5kg 8.40L6 (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 resultsL Tarrant 57kg 18.90L9 (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 resultsK Lenton 57kg, Cd 55.5kg 5.80L7 (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 ) 1.72LJ Molloy 1.72L5 (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 ) 4.10LN Fazackerley 4.10L3 (3)
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 ) 2.80LM Hellyer 2.80L3 (6)