The Driller (AUS) Horse
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The Driller is a 10yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Lachie Manzelmann. He is by Sea The Stars out of Shamal Wind and has collected nine wins in his career. On 26 Aug 2023 at Cairns he secured his most notable victory, taking the $150,000 Cairns Cup Quality Handicap. He has proved a profitable runner for punters, delivering a 9% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Mackay 12-Sep-26 1300m GOOD 4 R6 BM65 (of $10,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:17.390, SP: 8.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.250 1st Unifies ( N Thomas 58.5 ) 2nd He's The One ( E L Bell 57.5 ) 0.72L 3rd The Extreme Cat ( A Sewell 67 ) 1.05L 5th The Driller ( P Hammersley 64.5 ) 3.04L See full results | P Hammersley 64.5kg 3.04L | 5 (6) |
| Mackay 03-Sep-26 1560m GOOD 4 R5 HCP $650 (of $21,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:35.290, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.650 1st Red Hot Lizzie ( R Wiggins 63 ) 2nd Acrophobic ( A Holt 59.5 ) 0.05L 3rd Upstart Legend ( A Sewell 54.5 ) 0.12L 5th The Driller ( G Cartwright 54 ) 1.42L See full results | G Cartwright 54kg 1.42L | 5 (8) |
| Cairns 29-Aug-26 2100m GOOD 4 R7 CAIRNS CUP Qlty $2,250 (of $150,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:10.810, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 10th, 800m 8th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.470 1st Choir Boy ( I Fry 54 ) 2nd Zoology ( A Holt 60 ) 1.91L 3rd Journalism ( A Sewell 58.5 ) 2.57L 6th The Driller ( R Dolan 52 ) 3.29L See full results | R Dolan 52kg 3.29L | 6 (14) |
| Cairns 22-Aug-26 1900m SOFT 6 R7 AMAT CUP BM74 $22,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:56.860, SP: 4.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.220 1st The Driller ( A Sewell 57 ) 2nd Sigiriya Rock ( L J Morrison 60 ) 0.43L 3rd Heir Jordan ( C L Jokic 54.5 ) 0.61L See full results | A Sewell 57kg | 1 (11) |
| Emerald 17-Aug-26 1630m GOOD 4 R3 HCP $2,800 (of $15,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:39.360, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.410 1st Acedrod ( P F Hamblin 58 ) 2nd The Driller ( A Sewell 59 ) 0.66L 3rd Zipitalist ( A J Meissner 61 , Cd 59.5 ) 3.34L See full results | A Sewell 59kg 0.66L | 2 (6) |