Back Of The Boat (AUS) Horse
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Back Of The Boat is a 5yo bay or brown gelding from Australia, trained by Jessica Pateman in Geelong. He is out of the dam Merge and sired by the stallion Astern. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, remaining winless after 20 starts. In his latest outing at Seymour on 11 Jun 2026, he was ridden by Will Gordon and finished fifth, trailing winner Gran Paradiso.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Seymour 11-Jun-26 1300m SOFT 7 R3 MDN-SW $1,275 (of $42,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:19.250, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 6th 1st Gran Paradiso ( R Hurdle 59.5 ) 2nd Gypsy Moon ( L Wood 57.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 2.00L 3rd Frozen Princess ( T Stockdale 57.5 ) 3.50L 5th Back Of The Boat ( W Gordon 59.5 ) 4.15L See full results | W Gordon 59.5kg 4.15L | 5 (14) |
| Geelong 22-May-26 1300m SOFT 5 R3 MDN-SW (of $32,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:18.580, SP: 41.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.650 1st On The Loose ( P M Moloney 59.5 ) 2nd Forever Jeune ( L Meech 57.5 ) 0.46L 3rd King Maywin ( Z Spain 59.5 ) 0.61L 11th Back Of The Boat ( W Gordon 59.5 ) 11.61L See full results | W Gordon 59.5kg 11.61L | 11 (11) |
| Wangaratta 03-May-26 1300m SOFT 5 R2 MDN-SW $640 (of $32,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:18.260, SP: 9.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.570 1st Princess Mess ( W J Egan 57.5 ) 2nd Hopeless Romantic ( D J Dunn 59.5 ) 1.75L 3rd Lei ( F W Kersley 57.5 ) 3.75L 7th Back Of The Boat ( N Farley 59.5 ) 12.56L See full results | N Farley 59.5kg 12.56L | 7 (14) |
| Geelong 22-Apr-26 1325m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW $3,825 (of $42,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:20.060, SP: 15.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.160 1st Strangethingdesire ( L Currie 59 ) 2nd Geeseven ( J Childs 59 ) 0.15L 3rd Back Of The Boat ( W Gordon 59.5 ) 0.55L See full results | W Gordon 59.5kg 0.55L | 3 (8) |
| Geelong 10-Apr-26 1312m SOFT 5 R5 MDN-SW $640 (of $32,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:18.930, SP: 41.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.300 1st Cool Savanna ( R Mcleod 59 ) 2nd Handsome Missile ( B Mertens 59 ) 1.75L 3rd Vieux Riche ( J Allen 57.5 ) 1.81L 7th Back Of The Boat ( N Farley 59.5 ) 5.18L See full results | N Farley 59.5kg 5.18L | 7 (11) |