Back Of The Boat (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

05-Sep-20

Sex

gelding

Colour

bay/brown

Sire

Astern

Dam

Merge

Prize Money

14880

Trainer

Jessica Pateman

Owners

S A Barton, J Wilson, C Overton, S Overton, M Tsang & C Hosie

About

Back Of The Boat is a 5yo bay/brown gelding from Australia, trained by Jessica Pateman in Geelong. He is by Astern out of Merge. He has yet to win, remaining unmaiden after 13 starts. In his latest outing at Wangaratta on 23 Aug 2025, Emily Pozman rode him to a fourth-place finish behind the winner Highly Intrigued.

Raced At

Wangaratta • Casterton • Mount Gambier • Geelong • Kyneton • Warrnambool • Terang • Seymour

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Wangaratta 23-Aug-25 1300m SOFT 5 R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $1,600 (of $32,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:18.150, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 3rd 1st Highly Intrigued ( J Keating 57.5 ) 2nd Darth Invader ( D Moor 59.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Here Comes Wozza ( J Duffy 59.5 ) 0.80L 4th Back Of The Boat ( E Pozman 59.5 , Cd 58 ) 0.82L See full results	E Pozman 59.5kg, Cd 58kg 0.82L	4 (12)
Casterton 27-Jul-25 1400m HEAVY 8 R3 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight $1,215 (of $27,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:28.430, SP: 5.10 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 1st 1st Mallee Gold ( T Ryan 69.5 ) 2nd Grugnito ( W Mccarthy 69.5 ) 0.75L 3rd Fox Strike ( J Hart 69.5 ) 1.75L 4th Back Of The Boat ( S Pateman 69.5 ) 6.00L See full results	S Pateman 69.5kg 6.00L	4 (12)
Mount Gambier 11-Jul-25 1400m HEAVY 10 R2 3YO+ Mdn Hcp $860 (of $23,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:30.990, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd 1st Victory Queen ( T Voorham 54 ) 2nd Lisa Lass ( J Opperman 56.5 ) 0.24L 3rd Habitein ( T Madden 59 ) 1.39L 5th Back Of The Boat ( A Warren 54 , Cd 53 ) 3.40L See full results	A Warren 54kg, Cd 53kg 3.40L	5 (14)
Casterton 29-Jun-25 1400m SOFT 6 R4 Mdn Set Weight $1,215 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:25.950, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.700 1st Royal Inference ( D Small 69.5 ) 2nd Manifest The Milli ( W Gordon 69.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Frosty Night ( D Parker 67.5 ) 4.00L 4th Back Of The Boat ( S Pateman 69.5 ) 5.75L See full results	S Pateman 69.5kg 5.75L	4 (12)
Geelong 05-Jun-25 1200m SOFT 6 R2 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $750 (of $37,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.970, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st Presocratics ( K Jennings 59.5 ) 2nd Iberian Lynx ( F W Kersley 59.5 ) 1.25L 3rd Sussex Duchess ( J Allen 57.5 ) 1.50L 7th Back Of The Boat ( R Mcleod 59.5 ) 5.35L See full results	R Mcleod 59.5kg 5.35L	7 (12)
Geelong 09-May-25 1125m GOOD 4 R2 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:05.990, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.860 1st Esquel ( L Meech 57.5 ) 2nd Naitanui ( K Jennings 59.5 ) 2.50L 3rd Country Blues ( C Gaudray 59.5 ) 3.25L 6th Back Of The Boat ( W Gordon 59.5 ) 4.95L See full results	W Gordon 59.5kg 4.95L	6 (8)
Kyneton 18-Nov-24 1469m GOOD 4 R1 Mdn Set Weight $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:30.200, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.780 1st Mekanic ( C Rawiller 69.5 ) 2nd She Mogul ( T Ryan 66 ) 0.75L 3rd American Russ ( D Horner 69.5 ) 2.00L 7th Back Of The Boat ( F Gregory 69.5 ) 7.81L See full results	F Gregory 69.5kg 7.81L	7 (9)
Warrnambool 31-Oct-24 1700m GOOD 4 R2 Mdn Set Weight $750 (of $37,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:43.710, SP: 91.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.900 1st El James ( T Stockdale 59.5 ) 2nd Morthan Efficient ( J Allen 57 ) 1.00L 3rd Jenni The Tank ( D Bates 57.5 ) 4.50L 10th Back Of The Boat ( T Madden 59.5 ) 14.00L See full results	T Madden 59.5kg 14.00L	10 (14)
Warrnambool 04-Oct-24 2000m SOFT 5 R1 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:06.570, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.070 1st Eyes To Me ( D Horner 69.5 ) 2nd Crafty Boss ( B Small 69.5 ) 0.35L 3rd O'caldino ( F Gregory 69.5 ) 3.85L 8th Back Of The Boat ( S Pateman 69.5 ) 9.35L See full results	S Pateman 69.5kg 9.35L	8 (11)
Warrnambool 12-Sep-24 1700m HEAVY 8 R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $1,125 (of $37,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:47.590, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.780 1st Pendle Hill ( L Meech 59.5 ) 2nd O'caldino ( J Allen 59.5 ) 4.50L 3rd Chipilly ( D Stackhouse 55 ) 6.50L 5th Back Of The Boat ( T Bull 59.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 10.00L See full results	T Bull 59.5kg, Cd 57.5kg 10.00L	5 (8)
Terang 15-Aug-24 1400m SOFT 6 R4 Mdn Set Weight (of $37,500) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:25.470, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th 1st Khant Bee ( W Gordon 59.5 ) 2nd Pendle Hill ( L Meech 59.5 ) 0.25L 3rd Sammaan City ( B Shinn 57 ) 3.00L 11th Back Of The Boat ( D Bates 59.5 ) 8.45L See full results	D Bates 59.5kg 8.45L	11 (14)
Casterton 28-Jul-24 1400m SOFT 7 R3 Mdn Set Weight $4,590 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:26.650, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.560 1st Hoodys Horse ( T Ryan 69.5 ) 2nd Back Of The Boat ( S Pateman 69.5 ) 4.25L 3rd Outro ( W Gordon 69.5 ) 6.00L See full results	S Pateman 69.5kg 4.25L	2 (11)
Seymour 21-Dec-23 1300m GOOD 4 R2 Mdn Set Weight $750 (of $37,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:17.820, SP: 91.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.160 1st High Security ( D Stackhouse 58 ) 2nd Yahoo Bar ( B Mcdougall 58 ) 0.10L 3rd Tallis Drive ( B Egan 58 ) 0.30L 9th Back Of The Boat ( R Mcleod 58 ) 3.85L See full results	R Mcleod 58kg 3.85L	9 (12)