Befuddle (AUS) Horse
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Befuddle is a four-year-old chestnut mare bred in Australia, by Hanseatic out of Absolute Puzzle. She is under the care of trainer John Sadler and is owned by D P Azzopardi, Ms S K Shultz, J Nowicki and others. In twelve starts she has secured two victories, placed second once and taken three third‑place finishes, accumulating $325,300 in earnings. Her most recent start came at Seymour on 11 October 2026, where she finished 1st out of a field of 10.
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Pakenham • Seymour • Pakenham Synthetic • Sale • Mornington • Sandown Lakeside • Flemington • Caulfield • BallaratRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Pakenham 30-Oct-26 1200m SOFT 5 R5 Congratulations Cosmic Crusader Handicap Barrier 8, SP: 3.60 | J.Noonan 60.5kg 1.2L | 4 (12) |
| Seymour 11-Oct-26 1200m SOFT 5 R7 F&M BM70 $22,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:10.830, SP: 12.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st 1st Befuddle ( J Noonan 56.5 ) 2nd Tsarine ( E P Brown 59.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Bajaria ( B Allen 57.5 ) 0.52L See full results | J Noonan 56.5kg | 1 (10) |
| Pakenham 29-Sep-26 800m R4 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:48.750 1st Befuddle ( L Cartwright ) 2nd Fatty Finn ( V L Boeuf ) 0.00L 3rd Abovethefrostline ( D G Thornton ) 0.00L | L Cartwright | 1 (4) |
| Pakenham 22-Sep-26 800m R8 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:47.090 1st Recuperato ( S Atkins ) 2nd Oh Too GOOD ( D M Lane ) 0.00L 3rd Yes Yoshi ( L A Browne ) 0.00L 4th Befuddle ( J Radley ) 0.00L | J Radley 0.00L | 4 (9) |
| Pakenham SYNTHETIC 08-Sep-26 750m R6 JumpOut-Synth, Winning Time: 00:44.210 1st Bacash ( D G Thornton ) 2nd Befuddle ( J Noonan ) 0.00L 3rd Rey Magnerio ( N Punch ) 0.00L | J Noonan 0.00L | 2 (9) |
| Sale 03-May-26 1400m GOOD 3 R7 BM62 $700 (of $35,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:25.550, SP: 2.90 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.860 1st Perfect Ten ( J Bowditch 59.5 ) 2nd La Belle Grande ( D Thornton 61 ) 2.25L 3rd Sunset Beauty ( D Keane 57 , Cd 55 ) 2.60L 7th Befuddle ( B Temple 61 , Cd 57 ) 7.00L See full results | B Temple 61kg, Cd 57kg 7.00L | 7 (10) |
| Mornington 18-Apr-26 1200m GOOD 4 R4 3YF HCP (of $150,000) Barrier 4, SP: 16.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | H Coffey 54.5kg 4.95L | 8 (10) |
| Sandown Lakeside 06-Apr-26 1200m GOOD 4 R8 BM74 (of $60,000) Barrier 1, SP: 6.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | L Cartwright 52.5kg 1.25L | 3 (9) |
| Sandown Lakeside 25-Mar-26 1400m SOFT 5 R5 3YF BM64 (of $55,000) Barrier 4, SP: 17.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | M Zahra 60.5kg 2.9L | 3 (7) |
| Flemington 28-Feb-26 1100m GOOD 4 R6 3YF HCP (of $150,000) Barrier 2, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 8th | L Cartwright 53kg 16.02L | 11 (11) |
| Caulfield Heath 09-Feb-26 1000m GOOD 4 R4 F&M BM66 (of $55,000) Barrier 8, SP: 16.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | E Pozman 57.5kg 2.4L | 4 (8) |
| Sportsbet Sandown Hillside 15-Jan-26 900m GOOD 4 R11 3UP-TRL | J Mc Neil 1.42L | 3 (5) |
| Southside Pakenham 06-Jan-26 800m GOOD 4 R2 Jump Out-G4 | B Temple | 1 (8) |
| Southside Pakenham 02-Sep-25 800m SOFT 5 R5 Jump Out-S5 | B Temple | 3 (9) |
| Southside Pakenham 19-Aug-25 900m SOFT 5 R5 Jump Out-S5 | B Temple | 4 (6) |
| Flemington 29-Mar-25 1200m GOOD 4 R3 TBRED BREEDERS (of $200,000) Barrier 1, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 3rd | J Mc Neil 56kg 2.5L | 3 (9) |
| Caulfield 15-Mar-25 1200m GOOD 3 R8 VOBIS SHOWDOWN (of $1,000,000) Barrier 6, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 2nd | J Mc Neil 56kg 0.5L | 2 (15) |
| The Valley 28-Feb-25 1200m GOOD 4 R1 2Y HCP (of $60,000) Barrier 5, SP: 18.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | J Mc Neil 55kg 0.75L | 1 (5) |
| Flemington 15-Feb-25 1100m GOOD 4 R2 TALINDERT (of $175,000) Barrier 2, SP: 101.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 9th | J Mc Neil 55kg 5.45L | 6 (10) |
| Sportsbet-Pakenham 04-Feb-25 800m GOOD 4 R7 Jump Out-G4 | H Edgley | 2 (5) |
| Ballarat 07-Dec-24 1100m GOOD 4 R1 2Y HCP (of $150,000) Barrier 7, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th | J Childs 55.5kg 7.21L | 6 (8) |