Too Darn Discreet (AUS) Horse
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Too Darn Discreet, a 4yo brown mare from Australia, is trained by Dan O'Sullivan. She is by Too Darn Hot out of Maybe Discreet. With a Group Two win and $625,875 in career earnings, she is regarded as a highly talented racehorse. On 5th Oct 2024 at Flemington, ridden by Mark Zahra, she secured her most important victory in the $300000.00 3yo F Open Set Weight, beating Declichy Boulevard. She has proved a profitable choice for punters, delivering a 296% return on investment for anyone who backed her throughout her career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sportsbet-Ballarat 05-Feb-26 1000m R1 Jump Out-G4 1st Too Darn Discreet ( R Hurdle ) 2nd Wild Chap ( Z Moore ) 3rd Royal Tribute ( L Boyd ) | R Hurdle | 1 (6) |
| Geelong 27-Jan-26 1000m GOOD 4 R1 3UP-TRL, Winning Time: 01:01.310 1st Here to Shock ( D W Stackhouse ) 2nd Dreamzel ( J Noonan ) 1.25L 3rd Too Darn Discreet ( M Dee ) 6.25L | M Dee 6.25L | 3 (7) |
| Caulfield 30-Aug-25 1700m SOFT 5 R5 LR HEATHERLIE HCP $120,750 (of $200,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:44.370, SP: 3.30 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.900 1st Too Darn Discreet ( D Bates 54 ) 2nd El Rocko ( J B Stanley 54.5 ) 0.75L 3rd Statuario ( D Yendall 54 ) 1.50L See full results | D Bates 54kg | 1 (15) |
| Caulfield 16-Aug-25 1600m SOFT 7 R9 BM100 $27,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:39.330, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 7th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.700 1st El Rocko ( J B Stanley 55 ) 2nd Too Darn Discreet ( D Bates 53 ) 0.02L 3rd Golden Path ( L K Cartwright 62 , Cd 59 ) 1.02L See full results | D Bates 53kg 0.02L | 2 (11) |
| Flemington 02-Aug-25 1620m GOOD 4 R8 BM84 $71,500 (of $130,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:36.870, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 11th, 800m 13th, 400m 14th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.820 1st Too Darn Discreet ( D Bates 57 ) 2nd Farhh Flung ( J L Melham 54 ) 0.75L 3rd Hard To Cross ( T Prebble 60 , Cd 58 ) 3.00L See full results | D Bates 57kg | 1 (15) |
| Caulfield 12-Jul-25 1400m SOFT 6 R3 3YF HCP $3,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:25.060, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.780 1st Illyivy ( L J Bates 54 , Cd 51 ) 2nd Mercurial Lady ( Z Spain 54 ) 0.75L 3rd Supercilious ( C Williams 55 ) 1.10L 7th Too Darn Discreet ( J Kennedy 61 , Cd 59 ) 4.10L See full results | J Kennedy 61kg, Cd 59kg 4.10L | 7 (8) |
| Sportsbet-Ballarat SYNTHETIC 25-Jun-25 1100m R2 JumpOut-Synth 1st Too Darn Discreet ( D Bates ) 2nd Where's Poppy ( J Allen ) 3rd Male Model ( C Atkinson ) | D Bates | 1 (6) |
| Sportsbet-Ballarat SYNTHETIC 12-Jun-25 1100m R1 JumpOut-Synth 1st Too Darn Discreet ( D Bates ) 2nd One Long Day ( H T Coffey ) 3rd Berkeley Square ( J Kennedy ) | D Bates | 1 (6) |
| Flemington 15-Feb-25 1400m SOFT 7 R9 LR 3YO F Open Set Weight With Penalties $3,500 (of $175,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:25.680, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.880 1st Cilacap ( C Williams 56 ) 2nd Husk ( S Foley 55 ) 0.25L 3rd Sneaky Sunrise ( D W Stackhouse 56 ) 1.00L 7th Too Darn Discreet ( M Dee 58.5 ) 6.15L See full results | M Dee 58.5kg 6.15L | 7 (8) |
| Geelong 29-Jan-25 1000m GOOD 4 R3 3UP-TRL, Winning Time: 01:02.280 1st Here To Shock ( C Newitt ) 2nd Too Darn Discreet ( M Dee ) 1.25L 3rd Opening Address ( E P Brown ) 2.50L | M Dee 1.25L | 2 (7) |
| Flemington 07-Nov-24 2500m GOOD 3 R8 G1 3YO F Open Set Weight $20,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:39.110, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.640 1st Treasurethe Moment ( D M Lane 56 ) 2nd Powers Of Opal ( J B Mcdonald 56 ) 1.25L 3rd Hurry Curry ( J Moreira 56 ) 2.75L 6th Too Darn Discreet ( M Dee 56 ) 3.75L See full results | M Dee 56kg 3.75L | 6 (14) |
| Caulfield 19-Oct-24 2000m SOFT 7 R4 G3 3YO F Open Set Weight With Penalties $121,300 (of $200,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:07.840, SP: 3.90 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.180 1st Too Darn Discreet ( M Dee 58 ) 2nd Jenni's Meadow ( E P Brown 57 ) 0.40L 3rd Femminile ( T Stockdale 57 ) 0.86L See full results | M Dee 58kg | 1 (10) |
| Flemington 05-Oct-24 1600m SOFT 6 R4 G2 3YO F Open Set Weight $184,425 (of $300,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:38.020, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 9th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.520 1st Too Darn Discreet ( M Zahra 56 ) 2nd Declichy Boulevard ( J Moreira 56 ) 0.75L 3rd Killcare Beachgirl ( J Mcneil 56 ) 1.21L See full results | M Zahra 56kg | 1 (10) |
| Sandown Hillside 18-Sep-24 1500m SOFT 5 R1 3YO Mdn Set Weight $30,250 (of $55,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:32.360, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.080 1st Too Darn Discreet ( D Bates 56 ) 2nd Vianarra ( L Currie 58 ) 0.20L 3rd Oxford Blue ( E P Brown 58 ) 0.40L See full results | D Bates 56kg | 1 (11) |
| Sportsbet-Ballarat 05-Sep-24 1400m R1 Jump Out-G4 1st Too Darn Discreet ( J Kennedy ) 2nd Piercing Sky ( E J Walsh ) 3rd United Legend ( J Allen ) | J Kennedy | 1 (5) |
| Moonee Valley 24-Aug-24 1200m SOFT 5 R4 3YO F Open Set Weight With Penalties $3,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:12.180, SP: 20.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.320 1st Immortal Star ( B Shinn 56 ) 2nd Photograph ( J Kah 56 ) 0.15L 3rd Manolo Bling ( E P Brown 57 ) 1.15L 7th Too Darn Discreet ( D Bates 56 ) 7.42L See full results | D Bates 56kg 7.42L | 7 (8) |
| Caulfield 11-May-24 1100m SOFT 6 R1 2YO Open Hcp $7,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:04.890, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.700 1st Tropicus ( D Moor 54.5 ) 2nd Stormbourg ( P M Moloney 57 ) 0.50L 3rd Just For Show ( H T Coffey 55.5 ) 1.50L 4th Too Darn Discreet ( D Bates 54 ) 2.50L See full results | D Bates 54kg 2.50L | 4 (8) |
| Bendigo 21-Apr-24 1100m GOOD 4 R1 2YO Mdn Set Weight $6,750 (of $37,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:03.880, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.400 1st Furrina ( N Farley 56 ) 2nd Too Darn Discreet ( D Bates 56 ) 0.35L 3rd Fitzpatrick ( L Currie 58 ) 1.85L See full results | D Bates 56kg 0.35L | 2 (13) |
| Sportsbet-Ballarat 25-Mar-24 900m R8 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:50.500 1st Coronation Drive ( H T Coffey ) 2nd Blaiken ( M J Lloyd ) 3rd Jenni Castelforte ( D Bates ) 8th Too Darn Discreet ( J Kennedy ) | J Kennedy | 8 (8) |