The Opportunist (AUS) Horse
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The Opportunist, a 4yo bay gelding from Australia, is trained by Phil Bobic. He is by Foxwedge out of Samba. He has secured one win in his career. On 30th Apr 2025 at Warrnambool, he captured his biggest victory, taking the $50000.00 2yo Open Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast 12-Sep-26 1200m GOOD 4 R5 0-58 $500 (of $28,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.690, SP: 10.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.400 1st Show Me The Stars ( R G Thorburn 58 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Excessor ( R L Stewart 59.5 ) 1.53L 3rd La Profecia ( G J Cartwright 59.5 ) 1.86L 9th The Opportunist ( D Mcgillivray 58.5 ) 11.52L See full results | D Mcgillivray 58.5kg 11.52L | 9 (9) |
| Geelong 31-Jul-26 1200m SOFT 7 R8 CG&E BM56 $550 (of $22,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:13.460, SP: 5.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.540 1st Immortal Triumph ( N Farley 61.5 ) 2nd Colt Forty Five ( T M Nugent 62 ) 2.00L 3rd Switch Hit ( H Durnan 62 , Cd 59 ) 4.50L 9th The Opportunist ( J Mcneil 60.5 ) 13.10L See full results | J Mcneil 60.5kg 13.10L | 9 (9) |
| Ballarat SYNTHETIC 12-Jul-26 1200m SYNTHETIC 9 R7 CL1 $1,050 (of $35,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:12.450, SP: 5.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.840 1st Salizou ( J M Allen 56.5 ) 2nd Endless Summer ( S K Ingelse 63 , Cd 60 ) 0.35L 3rd Princess Sakiko ( J D Hill 56.5 ) 4.35L 5th The Opportunist ( J Mcneil 57 ) 5.05L See full results | J Mcneil 57kg 5.05L | 5 (6) |
| Pakenham SYNTHETIC 22-Jun-26 1000m SYNTHETIC R6 BM62 $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 00:57.870, SP: 7.50 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.380 1st Mafee ( Z Spain 59.5 ) 2nd Stormbourg ( L K Cartwright 59.5 ) 0.75L 3rd Ruby Avenue ( L Nolen 59.5 ) 1.00L 10th The Opportunist ( D Stackhouse 59 ) 4.75L See full results | D Stackhouse 59kg 4.75L | 10 (11) |
| Southside Pakenham SYNTHETIC 09-Jun-26 750m R5 JumpOut-Synth 1st The Opportunist ( D Stackhouse ) 2nd Derelict ( A Lynch ) 3rd Royal Turf ( J G Radley ) | D Stackhouse | 1 (6) |