A Great Excuse (2020) Horse
About
A Great Excuse is a 5yo b unknown from trained by M Comley, who is based at Naunton. It is sired by the stallion Lucky Speed out of the dam Banjo Finn. A Great Excuse is yet to break its maiden status, having not won a race yet from 8 attempts. During its most recent race at Ffos Las on 20th Nov 2025, A Great Excuse was ridden by David Bass and finished 4th, behind the winner Jaipaletemps.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ffos Las 20-Nov-25 3900m SOFT R5 CL5 HcpCh $374 (of $6,049), SP: 4.20 | D Bass 76.2kg 12.00L | 4 (8) |
| Taunton 19-Feb-25 3820m SOFT R3 CL4 MdH (of $8,950), Winning Time: 07:38.700, SP: 67.00 | L Harrison 72.6kg 23.30L | 5 (12) |
| Wetherby 01-Feb-25 3960m SOFT R3 CL4 MdH (of $7,869), Winning Time: 05:04.000, SP: 126.00 Never closer than mid-division | L Harrison 71.7kg 17.75L | 7 (14) |
| Ffos Las 11-Jan-25 3180m SOFT R1 CL4 MdH $242 (of $7,869), Winning Time: 04:04.600, SP: 301.00 Held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, no impression, weakened before 2 out | T Broughton 72.6kg, Cd 74.8kg 23.75L | 5 (11) |
| Warwick 12-Dec-24 3220m SOFT R8 CL5 NHF (of $3,935), Winning Time: 04:05.970, SP: 151.00 In rear, pulled hard early, struggling 5f out, never on terms | T Broughton 70.8kg, Cd 73kg 13.85L | 10 (12) |
| Necarne 04-May-24 4830m SOFT Md (of $2,178), SP: 7.00 Twrds rr & kn, 5l last 6out, sl prog bef 3out, sn rdn & onepcd | L J Murphy 74.8kg 20.50L | 3 (5) |
| Dromahane 21-Apr-24 4830m SOFT Md (of $2,178), SP: 8.00 Chsd ldrs, 3rd from 5th, 5th bef 4out, wknd well bef 3out & cto last when pu bef 2out | L J Murphy 74.8kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD (10) |
| Monksgrange 31-Mar-24 4830m HEAVY Md (of $2,178), SP: 7/1 Twrds rr, prog bef 5out, rdn bef 2out, sn drpd to 6th & no ex | L J Murphy 74.8kg, Cd 0 22.50L | 6 (9) |