Without Fail (AUS) Horse
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Without Fail is a 4yo bay gelding (male) from Australia trained by Dan McCarthy, who is based at Wangaratta 1. He is sired by the stallion Exceedance out of the dam To Be Sure. Without Fail is yet to break his maiden status, having not won a race yet from 2 attempts. During his most recent race at Wangaratta on 8th Feb 2026, Without Fail was ridden by Mitchell Aitken and finished 2nd, behind the winner Hotei Senshi.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sportsbet-Wangaratta 09-Feb-26 900m R10 Jump Out-G3, Winning Time: 00:54.310 1st Redneck Princess ( A G Kennedy ) 2nd Zephartie ( J Baldock ) 3rd Without Fail ( S Mcdonough ) | S Mcdonough | 3 (5) |
| Wangaratta 08-Feb-26 1400m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW $7,650 (of $42,500) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:24.060, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 8th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.220 1st Hotei Senshi ( A K Kelly 59 ) 2nd Without Fail ( M Aitken 59.5 ) 1.25L 3rd Masakari ( J Duffy 59 ) 1.40L See full results | M Aitken 59.5kg 1.25L | 2 (11) |
| Wangaratta 18-Jan-26 1170m GOOD 4 R3 4UP MDN-SW $1,275 (of $42,500) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:09.430, SP: 13.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.640 1st Silver Top Ridge ( C Parish 57.5 ) 2nd Frosted Amber ( L King 57.5 ) 0.35L 3rd Kilmer ( H Coffey 59.5 ) 1.10L 5th Without Fail ( M Aitken 59.5 ) 1.52L See full results | M Aitken 59.5kg 1.52L | 5 (10) |
| bet365 Echuca 06-Jan-26 900m R10 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:52.100 1st Tadgh ( S J Noble ) 2nd Sweet Armani ( H T Coffey ) 3rd Gamadale Possum ( C A Taylor ) 4th Without Fail ( S Mcdonough ) | S Mcdonough | 4 (7) |