The Bantam (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

27-Aug-21

Sex

gelding

Colour

bay

Sire

Hellbent

Dam

Spirit Mania

Prize Money

50870

Trainer

Brent Stanley

Owners

B Stanley, Mrs S Smith, G Barker, G1G Colts & Breeding Pty Ltd (Mgr: G Diamond), Terrigal Sharks No. 2, Terrigal Sharks, Mrs A Baker, Mrs P Demos, P Stebbins, A Moremon, Mrs J Vulcan, A Bates, Spilro, B Grigg & B O K E O S Group, R Rojewski, H D D Bambrough, C Wilson & B Davenport

About

The Bantam is a 4yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Brent Stanley. He is by the stallion Hellbent out of the mare Spirit Mania. He has recorded a single win in his career. On 9th Mar 2025 at Echuca, The Bantam captured his biggest victory to date, taking the $37,500 3yo Maiden Set Weight.

Raced At

Echuca • Manangatang • Benalla • Tatura • Bendigo • Sandown Lakeside • Pakenham • Morphettville Parks • Moonee Valley • Caulfield • Swan Hill

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Echuca 04-Nov-25 1400m SOFT 6 R7 3YO+ BM 56 Hcp $550 (of $22,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:27.370, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 9th 1st Bon's Bling ( A Kelly 60.5 ) 2nd Cosmic Charger ( R Hurdle 61 ) 0.02L 3rd Jenni La Rock ( L King 60 ) 1.27L 6th The Bantam ( B Rawiller 61 ) 3.04L See full results	B Rawiller 61kg 3.04L	6 (12)
Manangatang 11-Oct-25 1550m GOOD 3 R3 BM 56 Hcp $1,700 (of $20,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:35.440, SP: 3.90 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.600 1st Eskimo ( S Field 63 , Cd 64.5 ) 2nd Play On Words ( C Pang 60.5 , Cd 62.5 ) 0.06L 3rd The Bantam ( P Gatt 61 ) 1.31L See full results	P Gatt 61kg 1.31L	3 (6)
Benalla 26-Sep-25 1606m GOOD 3 R4 3YO+ BM 62 Hcp $1,050 (of $35,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:35.990, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.570 1st Biden Time ( J Noonan 58.5 ) 2nd Dramaticus ( H Coffey 62 ) 3.50L 3rd Ruperts Red Rocket ( J Duffy 62 ) 4.75L 5th The Bantam ( J Stanley 58.5 ) 7.25L See full results	J Stanley 58.5kg 7.25L	5 (9)
Tatura 08-Sep-25 1450m GOOD 4 R9 3YO+ BM 56 Hcp $1,760 (of $22,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:28.240, SP: 3.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.850 1st Hide Your Assets ( L Neindorf 59 ) 2nd Magic Edition ( T Childs 57.5 ) 2.00L 3rd The Bantam ( J Stanley 61.5 ) 3.00L See full results	J Stanley 61.5kg 3.00L	3 (10)
Bendigo 14-Aug-25 1300m SOFT 6 R8 BM 64 Hcp $700 (of $35,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:18.850, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.020 1st Ti Tree Lad ( J Allen 58 ) 2nd Chest Of Gold ( B Mertens 59 ) 0.75L 3rd Bancoora ( D Yendall 60 ) 2.00L 8th The Bantam ( J Stanley 58 ) 6.71L See full results	J Stanley 58kg 6.71L	8 (14)
Sandown Lakeside 03-Aug-25 1200m SOFT 5 R2 4YO BM 70 Hcp $4,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:12.450, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th 1st Charcoals ( M Zahra 61 ) 2nd Nepravda ( D Stackhouse 56.5 ) 1.25L 3rd The Bantam ( J Stanley 55 ) 1.31L See full results	J Stanley 55kg 1.31L	3 (6)
Bendigo 12-Apr-25 1400m GOOD 3 R8 LR 3YO Open Set Weight With Penalties $4,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:23.300, SP: 151.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.300 1st Wonder Boy ( J Mott 60 ) 2nd Kalkallo ( B Allen 59 ) 0.50L 3rd Rue De Royale ( B Mertens 58 ) 0.90L 7th The Bantam ( J Stanley 58 ) 5.90L See full results	J Stanley 58kg 5.90L	7 (9)
Pakenham 03-Apr-25 1400m GOOD 4 R7 3YO+ Restricted 64 Hcp $1,200 (of $40,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:26.190, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.540 1st Fear No Evil ( B Mertens 59 ) 2nd Reina Isabella ( D Lane 56.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Enzo ( L Currie 59.5 ) 1.25L 5th The Bantam ( J Stanley 58 , Cd 56.5 ) 2.65L See full results	J Stanley 58kg, Cd 56.5kg 2.65L	5 (10)
Morphettville Parks 22-Mar-25 1400m GOOD 4 R9 Restricted 62 Hcp $1,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:22.760, SP: 3.30 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.420 1st Fine Future ( K Crowther 59.5 ) 2nd The Journo ( J Opperman 60 ) 1.75L 3rd Streetcar Apollo ( J Potter 58 ) 3.16L 6th The Bantam ( M Nunes 58.5 ) 6.44L See full results	M Nunes 58.5kg 6.44L	6 (11)
Echuca 09-Mar-25 1200m GOOD 4 R1 3YO Mdn Set Weight $20,625 (of $37,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.860, SP: 2.50 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.140 1st The Bantam ( R Mcleod 58 ) 2nd Brutal World ( L Riordan 56 ) 0.06L 3rd Controlled Zone ( J Allen 58 ) 0.81L See full results	R Mcleod 58kg	1 (9)
Moonee Valley 26-Oct-24 2040m GOOD 3 R6 G2 3YO Open Set Weight (of $400,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:07.360, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.280 1st Red Aces ( J Mott 57 ) 2nd Opening Address ( E Brown 57 ) 0.25L 3rd King Of Thunder ( J Mcdonald 57 ) 0.27L 9th The Bantam ( K Teetan 57 ) 5.64L See full results	K Teetan 57kg 5.64L	9 (9)
Caulfield 16-Oct-24 1600m GOOD 4 R2 3YO BM 70 Hcp $3,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:39.030, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.420 1st Treasurethe Moment ( B Mertens 57.5 ) 2nd Acta Non Verba ( J Mcneil 56 ) 0.40L 3rd Comanche Miss ( T Stockdale 56.5 ) 1.15L 7th The Bantam ( J Stanley 55 , Cd 53 ) 7.65L See full results	J Stanley 55kg, Cd 53kg 7.65L	7 (11)
Bendigo 06-Oct-24 1300m GOOD 4 R1 3YO Mdn Set Weight $6,750 (of $37,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:17.230, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.080 1st Romani Ite Domum ( H Coffey 58 ) 2nd The Bantam ( J Stanley 58 , Cd 59.5 ) 0.75L 3rd Demiquaver ( B Allen 56 ) 4.00L See full results	J Stanley 58kg, Cd 59.5kg 0.75L	2 (13)
Swan Hill 24-Sep-24 1200m GOOD 4 R5 Mdn Set Weight $2,160 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:12.070, SP: 2.70 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.820 1st Wareo Road ( H Coffey 59.5 ) 2nd Quizlet ( J Fry 59.5 ) 1.00L 3rd The Bantam ( J Hill 57 ) 1.25L See full results	J Hill 57kg 1.25L	3 (11)
Bendigo 11-Jul-24 1100m SOFT 7 R1 2YO Mdn Set Weight $1,875 (of $37,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:04.920, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.440 1st Band Of Brothers ( D Lane 58 ) 2nd Let'sfacethemusic ( J Mott 58 ) 0.50L 3rd Railway Man ( B Shinn 58 ) 6.00L 4th The Bantam ( K Jennings 58 ) 7.00L See full results	K Jennings 58kg 7.00L	4 (9)