Bold Instinct (AUS) Horse
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Bold Instinct is a 7yo brown gelding bred in Australia and trained by Dean Wells. His sire is Impending and his dam is Dream Food. He has accumulated eight wins to date. On 9 September 2026 at Devonport Synthetic he secured his biggest victory, taking the $35,000 Open Handicap. Bettors who have backed him throughout his career would have earned a 61% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Launceston 16-Oct-26 1100m GOOD 4 R7 HCP $350 (of $35,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:05.740, SP: 81.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.050 1st Prince Of Khatun ( E B Burke 54.5 ) 2nd Glory Mission ( C Wells 54 ) 0.50L 3rd Mastretta ( H Mccarthy 54 ) 1.25L 6th Bold Instinct ( C Hefel 54 ) 3.52L See full results | C Hefel 54kg 3.52L | 6 (8) |
| Launceston 25-Sep-26 1120m GOOD 4 R7 BM76 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:06.970, SP: 41.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.900 1st Glory Mission ( K G Sanderson 56 ) 2nd Zany Girl ( A Darmanin 57 ) 0.50L 3rd Mastretta ( C Newitt 54.5 ) 1.75L 7th Bold Instinct ( R Lynch 57.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 5.86L See full results | R Lynch 57.5kg, Cd 53.5kg 5.86L | 7 (9) |
| Devonport SYNTHETIC 09-Sep-26 1150m SYNTHETIC R5 HCP $21,875 (of $35,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:07.230, SP: 51.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.400 1st Bold Instinct ( C Wells 54 ) 2nd Hartman ( A Darmanin 55 ) 2.50L 3rd Thoros Of Myr ( E L B Burke 55 ) 2.85L See full results | C Wells 54kg | 1 (6) |
| Devonport SYNTHETIC 02-Sep-26 1009m SYNTHETIC R2 BM76 $6,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:58.510, SP: 3.20 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.670 1st Alpine Thunder ( C R Wells 58 ) 2nd Bold Instinct ( E B Burke 56 ) 3.75L 3rd Volkanovski ( J B Stanley 54 ) 4.75L See full results | E B Burke 56kg 3.75L | 2 (4) |
| Devonport SYNTHETIC 26-Aug-26 1150m SYNTHETIC R3 HCP $300 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:07.090, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.940 1st Hartman ( L Dempsey 58 ) 2nd Thoros Of Myr ( K Lane 60 , Cd 58 ) 1.75L 3rd Geegees Missile ( A Darmanin 54 , Cd 55 ) 3.75L 6th Bold Instinct ( C Wells 54.5 ) 6.60L See full results | C Wells 54.5kg 6.60L | 6 (6) |