Startling Moon (AUS) Horse
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In the Albury R3 DLG Aluminium & Glazing Country Boosted Class 1 Handicap, Startling Moon is a 3yo grey gelding from Australia trained by Pat Carey and Harris Walker. He is by Puissance de Lune out of Kentucky Barbie. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in three starts. In his latest run at Moe on 12 May 2026, ridden by Melea Castle, he finished eighth behind Zinovation.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Moe 12-May-26 2439m SOFT 7 R3 MDN-SW $640 (of $32,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:38.840, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 8th 1st Zinovation ( Z Spain 59.5 ) 2nd Lillard ( L King 59.5 ) 0.75L 3rd Clydebank Robber ( J Maskiell 59.5 ) 13.50L 8th Startling Moon ( M Castle 59.5 ) 32.40L See full results | M Castle 59.5kg 32.40L | 8 (10) |
| Mornington 28-Apr-26 2020m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW (of $32,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:08.550, SP: 151.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.300 1st Catch The Moon ( T Stockdale 59 ) 2nd Itsagiven ( A Mccabe 57 ) 3.00L 3rd Crush Puppy ( Z Spain 57 ) 4.50L 11th Startling Moon ( M Castle 59 ) 12.86L See full results | M Castle 59kg 12.86L | 11 (11) |
| Cranbourne 17-Apr-26 1600m SOFT 6 R4 MDN-SW $900 (of $45,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:39.910, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.890 1st Temu Tilly ( N Daniels 57 , Cd 54 ) 2nd Pari Moi ( L J Neindorf 57.5 ) 0.75L 3rd Easy Red ( T Stockdale 59 ) 4.25L 9th Startling Moon ( R Mcleod 59 ) 15.21L See full results | R Mcleod 59kg 15.21L | 9 (10) |
| Mornington 08-Apr-26 1050m R5 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 01:03.370 1st Bella Verona ( P M Moloney ) 2nd Dachshund ( R Tremsal ) 3rd Seaborn ( D W Stackhouse ) 7th Startling Moon ( N Daniels ) | N Daniels | 7 (8) |
| Sandown Hillside 15-Jan-26 1500m GOOD 4 R9 3UP-TRL, Winning Time: 01:35.210 1st Bring Forth ( O I East ) 2nd Scary ( J Mcneil ) 2.00L 3rd Highland Bling ( L J Neindorf ) 5.00L 7th Startling Moon ( C Gaudray ) 8.65L | C Gaudray 8.65L | 7 (8) |
| Balnarring 31-Dec-25 1000m R6 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 01:00.380 1st New Character ( P M Moloney ) 2nd Nielsen Park ( L J Neindorf ) 3rd Sweet Allure ( D W Stackhouse ) 6th Startling Moon ( C Gaudray ) | C Gaudray | 6 (6) |
| Balnarring 16-Dec-25 750m R6 Jump Out-G3, Winning Time: 00:45.210 1st Divine Dot ( J Mott ) 2nd Leopard Shark ( L K Cartwright ) 3rd Fontalicious ( L E Burke ) 6th Startling Moon ( N Daniels ) | N Daniels | 6 (7) |