Aethelwulf (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

23-Sep-22
Sex
gelding

Colour

chestnut

Prize Money

520950

Trainer

Matthew Smith

Owners

MCS Racing (Mgr: Mrs M A Smith), T Pappas, D R Lawler, P M Mahony, Campbell Graham Racing (Mgr: S Graham), R B White, A W Cable, J P Drew, H M Eisdell, Mama (Mgr: R J Harris), T Jakovljevic, D Jones, J M Kendall, A G Mitchell, W R Tilley, M R Fararoui, Ms A M Wood & M J Burns

About

Aethelwulf, a four-year-old chestnut gelding bred in Australia by Saxon Warrior out of Bouboulina, is trained by Matthew Smith and owned by MCS Racing (Mgr: Mrs M A Smith), T Pappas, D R Lawler and others. In nine starts he has achieved five wins and two second‑place finishes, earning $514,450 in prize money. His most recent start was at Flemington on 24 October 2026, finishing sixth of sixteen, and his latest victory came at Newcastle on 18 September 2026.

Race Record

Event Summary Runner Stats Rank
Flemington 24-Oct-26 2500m GOOD 4 R7 MV CUP (of $750,000) Barrier 19, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 2nd C Williams 55.5kg 3.31L 6 (16)
Randwick 03-Oct-26 2400m SOFT 6 R7 G2 THE METROP $141,000 (of $755,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:32.040, SP: 2.80 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.600 1st Juja Kibo ( S Clipperton 56.5 ) 2nd Aethelwulf ( Z Lloyd 55 ) 1.71L 3rd The Euphrates ( T Clark 59 ) 3.59L See full results Z Lloyd 55kg 1.71L 2 (9)
Newcastle 18-Sep-26 2300m GOOD 4 R6 G3 NCLE CUP $176,500 (of $306,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:22.020, SP: 1.20 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 4th, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.480 1st Aethelwulf ( Z Lloyd 54 ) 2nd Steel Blaze ( R Jones 54 ) 2.47L 3rd Bella Montagna ( R Bayliss 54 ) 2.82L See full results Z Lloyd 54kg 1 (7)
Rosehill Gardens 29-Aug-26 2000m GOOD 4 R3 BM78 $82,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:03.060, SP: 1.35 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.750 1st Aethelwulf ( Z Lloyd 58 ) 2nd Anthracite ( A Adkins 55 ) 2.15L 3rd Kenmare Bay ( T Berry 56.5 ) 2.59L See full results Z Lloyd 58kg 1 (9)
Warwick Farm 18-Aug-26 1208m SOFT 7 R2 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:13.270 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.560 1st Oh Diamond Lil ( R King ) 2nd Royal Supremacy ( L Day ) 1.01L 3rd Artie Steamer ( A J Calder ) 4.45L 4th Aethelwulf ( Z Lloyd ) 4.88L Z Lloyd 4.88L 4 (9)
Canterbury 05-Aug-26 1900m GOOD 4 R4 BM72 $28,400 (of $60,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:55.240, SP: 1.26 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.590 1st Aethelwulf ( Z Lloyd 58 ) 2nd Forbidden Riff ( K Mcevoy 59 ) 4.90L 3rd Dubai Warrior ( A R D Morgan 58.5 ) 6.38L See full results Z Lloyd 58kg 1 (9)
Kembla Grange 16-Jul-26 1600m GOOD 4 R6 CL1 (of $42,000) Barrier 7, SP: 1.55 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Z Lloyd 60 6.5L 1 (9)
Newcastle 27-Jun-26 1400m HEAVY 8 R4 CL1 (of $42,000) Barrier 5, SP: 1.28 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd K Latham 60 1.6L 5 (7)
Newcastle 06-Jun-26 1400m SOFT 6 R3 CG&E MDN-SW (of $42,000) Barrier 6, SP: 2.30 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th K Latham 59kg 5.17L 1 (8)
Warwick Farm 25-May-26 1212m HEAVY 9 R2 3Y+ MDN-BT A Morgan 3.16L 5 (8)
Rosehill Gardens 11-May-26 1030m GOOD 4 R5 MDN-CL1 BT R King 4.42L 6 (9)
Goulburn 19-Dec-25 1500m GOOD 3 R6 MDN (of $27,000) Barrier 6, SP: 20.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 9th M Fitzgerald 57.5kg 0.56L 2 (11)
Warwick Farm 08-Dec-25 1200m GOOD 4 R2 3Y+ MDN-BT J Ford 1.05L 4 (10)
Rosehill Gardens 18-Nov-25 1030m GOOD 4 R3 3Y+ MDN-BT A Morgan 2.56L 6 (6)
Hawkesbury 07-Jul-25 1000m HEAVY 8 R8 2Y-BT D Yeo 5.52L 5 (8)