Able Seaman (AUS) Horse
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Able Seaman is a seven-year-old bay gelding bred in Australia, by Merchant Navy out of Dee Nine Elle. He races for trainer Garry Bignell and is owned by Mrs R I Cole, Ms J L Neumann, Miss K M Eishold and others. In 20 starts he has claimed two wins, placed second once and third once, earning $51,120 in prize money. His most recent start was at Cunnamulla on 10 October 2026, finishing seventh of eight, and his latest victory came at Ipswich on 15 January 2025.
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Charleville • Birdsville • Mount Isa • Katherine • Darwin • Eagle Farm • Ipswich • Sunshine CoastRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Cunnamulla 10-Oct-26 1800m GOOD R5 HCP (of $15,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:48.480, SP: 8.00 In-running: 400m 2nd 1st Turnstar ( P M Randall 60.5 ) 2nd Voldemort ( R D Tilley 56 ) 0.09L 3rd Deciduous ( S K Sweedman 62 ) 0.77L 7th Able Seaman ( S Galvin 56 ) 16.43L See full results | S Galvin 56kg 16.43L | 7 (8) |
| Charleville 04-Oct-26 1400m GOOD R3 CL3-SW (of $10,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:27.410, SP: 5.30 In-running: 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:39.180 1st Malarina ( S Wilcock 60 ) 2nd Highly Tempted ( T W Banks 62 ) 0.01L 3rd Dun With Roses ( D J A Boutet 59 ) 2.27L 7th Able Seaman ( S Galvin 60.5 ) 11.75L See full results | S Galvin 60.5kg 11.75L | 7 (9) |
| Birdsville 05-Sep-26 1400m GOOD R3 0-55 $1,050 (of $20,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:21.580, SP: 20.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.620 1st Harlequin Field ( L J Tilley 61.5 ) 2nd Boulevard Boy ( P F Hamblin 60 ) 1.04L 3rd Private Tender ( R T Faehr 59 ) 2.01L 4th Able Seaman ( J Doyle 60.5 ) 4.77L See full results | J Doyle 60.5kg 4.77L | 4 (8) |
| Birdsville 04-Sep-26 1600m GOOD R2 BM55 $250 (of $20,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:35.240, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.210 1st Hi Frank ( L J Tilley 57.5 ) 2nd Mayor Of Kingston ( J H Busuttin 59.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 0.18L 3rd Smashing Rosie ( C T Stuart 63.5 , Cd 61.5 ) 3.17L 5th Able Seaman ( R Faehr 60.5 ) 21.83L See full results | R Faehr 60.5kg 21.83L | 5 (5) |
| Mount Isa 22-Aug-26 1450m GOOD R5 0-60 $1,800 (of $10,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:31.300, SP: 11.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:41.200 1st The Wellian ( N Yadi 56.5 ) 2nd Able Seaman ( J Doyle 58 ) 6.05L 3rd The Tyler ( B Stower 58.5 ) 6.13L See full results | J Doyle 58kg 6.05L | 2 (6) |
| Katherine 15-Aug-26 1700m GOOD R6 0-64 (of $25,500) Barrier 6, SP: 20.00 | J Doyle 55kg 35.8L | 9 (9) |
| Darwin 03-Aug-26 1600m GOOD R5 0-58 (of $35,000) Barrier 1, SP: 31.00 | W Davis 59kg 8.5L | 10 (12) |
| Darwin 18-Jul-26 1300m GOOD R2 0-62 (of $27,500) Barrier 4, SP: 21.00 | H Le Blanc 58kg 10.2L | 8 (11) |
| Darwin 04-Jul-26 1300m GOOD R3 0-58 (of $27,500) Barrier 4, SP: 61.00 | W Davis 61kg 6.4L | 6 (12) |
| Darwin 12-Jul-25 1300m GOOD R1 0-66 (of $25,000) Barrier 6, SP: 41.00 | W Davis 58kg 11.8L | 9 (10) |
| Darwin 28-Jun-25 1100m GOOD R5 0-62 (of $21,300) Barrier 5, SP: 21.00 | W Davis 61kg 10L | 5 (9) |
| Eagle Farm 01-Mar-25 1600m GOOD 4 R1 CL3 (of $75,000) Barrier 3, SP: 16.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th | C Graham 55kg 2.03L | 4 (8) |
| Ipswich 05-Feb-25 1680m SOFT 6 R4 CL2 (of $38,000) Barrier 3, SP: 4.60 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd | A Jones 59.5kg 3.91L | 6 (8) |
| Ipswich 15-Jan-25 1690m GOOD 4 R7 CL1 (of $38,000) Barrier 4, SP: 11.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 3rd | A Jones 58kg 0.88L | 1 (14) |
| Sunshine Coast 29-Dec-24 1400m GOOD 4 R7 CL1 (of $28,000) Barrier 4, SP: 9.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th | A Jones 57.5kg 2.5L | 7 (10) |