Very Demure (AUS) Horse
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Very Demure is a 3yo brown filly from Australia, trained by Liam Birchley on the Sunshine Coast. She is out of the dam So Cait and by the stallion Winning Rupert. She has yet to break her maiden, having failed to win in seven starts. In her most recent start at Sunshine Coast on 16th Jan 2026, she was ridden by Leah Martyn and finished 8th, behind the winner Silver Smash.
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Sunshine Coast • Kilcoy • Ballina • Ipswich • Grafton • Deagon • Gold Coast • Doomben • Eagle FarmRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Coast 16-Jan-26 1200m SOFT 5 R3 3Y MDN $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:12.210, SP: 20.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.200 1st Silver Smash ( T Brooker 57.5 ) 2nd Paciera ( B Youngberry 56 , Cd 53 ) 1.17L 3rd Emphatique ( J Guthmann-chester 57.5 ) 1.32L 8th Very Demure ( L Martyn 55.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 5.08L See full results | L Martyn 55.5kg, Cd 53.5kg 5.08L | 8 (12) |
| Kilcoy 02-Jan-26 1200m SOFT 5 R1 MDN-SW $1,050 (of $22,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:12.380, SP: 3.50 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.660 1st Sweet Anthe ( O R M Webb 56.5 ) 2nd Secret Rose ( J A Williams 55 ) 0.75L 3rd Razor's Magic ( B Baker 56.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 0.96L 4th Very Demure ( L Tilley 55 ) 1.96L See full results | L Tilley 55kg 1.96L | 4 (12) |
| Ballina 14-Nov-25 1005m SOFT 5 R3 Mdn Set Weight $1,300 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:58.790, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.940 1st The Torque Xpress ( J Newman 57.5 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Darling Take Care ( B Thornton 57 ) 1.76L 3rd Poetic Angel ( A J Mallyon 57 ) 2.19L 4th Very Demure ( B Looker 55.5 ) 2.40L See full results | B Looker 55.5kg 2.40L | 4 (7) |
| Sunshine Coast 26-Oct-25 1000m GOOD 4 R4 Mdn Hcp $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:57.700, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.280 1st Silk Sonic ( K Wilson-taylor 57.5 ) 2nd Queen Arni ( A Jones 55 ) 2.18L 3rd Solar Surfer ( R Maloney 57.5 ) 4.18L 8th Very Demure ( C Graham 54 ) 5.59L See full results | C Graham 54kg 5.59L | 8 (9) |
| Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 16-Sep-25 850m SOFT 6 R11 3Y MDN-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:52.850 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.350 1st Galactic Star ( K Wilson-taylor ) 2nd Our Wynd Chymes ( M A Butler ) 0.10L 3rd Bellove ( O R M Webb ) 2.57L 4th Very Demure ( N Palasthy ) 3.93L | N Palasthy 3.93L | 4 (6) |
| Ipswich 31-Jul-25 1100m SOFT 6 R3 2YO Mdn Set Weight $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:05.510, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.140 1st Saxobushi ( A J Mallyon 58 ) 2nd Whispering Rogue ( T M Fenlon 58 ) 0.46L 3rd Sharpoy ( R Jamieson 56 ) 0.85L 6th Very Demure ( C Graham 56 ) 2.44L See full results | C Graham 56kg 2.44L | 6 (10) |
| Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 22-Jul-25 1000m SOFT 7 R3 2Y-TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:02.550 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.570 1st Essessbee ( S C Tierney ) 2nd Helluvapunch ( R G Thorburn ) 0.64L 3rd Very Demure ( E Simsir ) 0.70L | E Simsir 0.70L | 3 (5) |
| Grafton 06-Jul-25 1015m SOFT 5 R1 2YO Mdn Set Weight $2,600 (of $27,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:58.090, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.780 1st Exoflow ( D K Peisley 57 ) 2nd Outoftheoffice ( A Roper 57 ) 1.97L 3rd Very Demure ( C Graham 55 ) 3.84L See full results | C Graham 55kg 3.84L | 3 (11) |
| Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 27-May-25 1000m SOFT 7 R2 2Y-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:02.450 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.940 1st Direct Route ( K Wilson-taylor ) 2nd Go Addy ( N T Callow ) 0.80L 3rd Seaticus ( C Sutherland ) 5.80L 4th Very Demure ( K Johnston ) 8.60L | K Johnston 8.60L | 4 (8) |
| Deagon 13-May-25 1050m HEAVY 8 R6 2Y-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:05.070 Sectionals: 600m 00:37.330 1st Champagne Lane ( N S Beriman ) 2nd Katie Aine ( S G Rutledge ) 3.25L 3rd Enforceable ( J J Lloyd ) 5.50L 6th Very Demure ( J Guthmann-chester ) 7.85L | J Guthmann-chester 7.85L | 6 (7) |
| Gold Coast 22-Mar-25 1000m SOFT 5 R2 2YO Mdn Hcp $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:57.730, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.000 1st Get Ready Lass ( M Hellyer 58 ) 2nd Kahlua Girl ( D L Turner 57 ) 5.50L 3rd Violaceous ( M E Philpot 57 , Cd 55 ) 5.90L 9th Very Demure ( S Rutledge 57 ) 11.20L See full results | S Rutledge 57kg 11.20L | 9 (11) |
| Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 04-Feb-25 1000m GOOD 4 R2 2Y-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:03.290 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.600 1st Penrod ( J M Orman ) 2nd Love To Torque ( K Wilson-taylor ) 5.00L 3rd Sensei's Surprise ( N S Beriman ) 6.30L 5th Very Demure ( N Palasthy ) 6.60L | N Palasthy 6.60L | 5 (6) |
| Doomben 23-Dec-24 840m SOFT 5 R17 2Y-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:50.490 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.910 1st Get Ready Lass ( R D Dolan ) 2nd Sunrays ( A Jones ) 1.00L 3rd Very Demure ( N Beriman ) 4.00L | N Beriman 4.00L | 3 (4) |
| Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 10-Dec-24 850m GOOD 4 R10 2Y-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:51.590 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.000 1st Varejao ( S L Willis ) 2nd Very Demure ( N Beriman ) 3.50L 3rd Valubious ( E J Molloy ) 8.50L | N Beriman 3.50L | 2 (7) |
| Eagle Farm 22-Oct-24 800m GOOD 4 R12 2Y-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:46.490 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.570 1st Maddie's Comet ( T M Fenlon ) 2nd Lovebug ( S T Collett ) 0.35L 3rd Wily Jack ( J M Orman ) 1.35L 4th Very Demure ( N Beriman 0 ) 3.85L | N Beriman 0 3.85L | 4 (6) |