Chance Taken (2020) Horse
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About
Chance Taken is a six-year-old bay gelding whose sire is Unusual Suspect and dam is More in Store. He is conditioned by trainer Chris Bieg and runs for owners C M Bieg, P Ridler, G T Churchill and others. From 28 starts he has achieved two victories, placed two seconds and three thirds, earning a total of $81,820. His latest start came at Strathalbyn on 21 October 2026, where he finished 3rd of a field of 11.
Raced At
Morphettville • Strathalbyn • Mindarie Halidon • Murray Bdge • Balaklava • Morphettville ParksRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Morphettville 03-Nov-26 2525m GOOD 4 R6 Rexco People Handicap Barrier 7, SP: 8.00 | F.A.Atkinson 56kg 2.55L | 2 (8) |
| Strathalbyn 21-Oct-26 2050m SOFT 5 R5 0-56 (of $25,000) Barrier 7, SP: 15.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th | D Caboche 57.5kg 3.96L | 3 (11) |
| Mindarie Halidon 11-Oct-26 1800m FIRM 2 R5 0-54 $1,500 (of $19,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:52.020, SP: 3.50 In-running: Settled 13th, 1200m 13th, 800m 14th, 400m 8th 1st Lumber Dream ( C Murtagh 57 ) 2nd Distillery ( C Rawiller 59.5 ) 3.12L 3rd Easy Beast ( A Webb 57.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 3.27L 4th Chance Taken ( C Jones 58.5 ) 6.08L See full results | C Jones 58.5kg 6.08L | 4 (14) |
| Murray Bdge 26-Sep-26 2500m GOOD 4 R5 BM74 $1,300 (of $65,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:43.370, SP: 81.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.390 1st Nottolook ( N T Callow 56 ) 2nd Valued ( T Hutchinson 54 , Cd 51 ) 1.21L 3rd Harley'n'rose ( I Sit 54 , Cd 51 ) 2.67L 10th Chance Taken ( D Caboche 54 ) 11.40L See full results | D Caboche 54kg 11.40L | 10 (16) |
| Balaklava 16-Sep-26 2200m GOOD 4 R7 BM56 $925 (of $25,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:19.960, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th 1st Geetee Forty ( T M Johnstone 57.5 ) 2nd Girls Girls Girls ( T Voorham 56.5 ) 2.12L 3rd Suit Of Wands ( R L Milnes 61.5 ) 2.58L 6th Chance Taken ( D Caboche 58 ) 5.21L See full results | D Caboche 58kg 5.21L | 6 (14) |
| Murray Bdge 02-Sep-26 1800m SOFT 5 R7 BM56 $925 (of $25,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:53.020, SP: 2.50 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.310 1st Tottori ( J Toeroek 60.5 ) 2nd Yorokobi ( H Grace 59.5 ) 1.82L 3rd Taupo Tiger ( N T Callow 59 ) 2.46L 6th Chance Taken ( S Potter 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 3.80L See full results | S Potter 58.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 3.80L | 6 (12) |
| Morphettville 29-Aug-26 1800m SOFT 7 R8 BM62 $1,850 (of $50,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:54.870, SP: 20.00 In-running: Settled 14th, 1200m 13th, 800m 15th, 400m 15th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.680 1st Mr Trafficanti ( T Hutchinson 59 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Lafont ( W T Price 55 ) 3.48L 3rd Capulet ( T M Johnstone 59 ) 4.57L 5th Chance Taken ( D Caboche 55.5 ) 5.64L See full results | D Caboche 55.5kg 5.64L | 5 (16) |
| Murray Bdge 12-Aug-26 2000m HEAVY 8 R8 0-58 (of $25,000) Barrier 5, SP: 6.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 8th | D Caboche 58kg 5.9L | 10 (14) |
| Balaklava 26-Jul-26 2200m SOFT 7 R1 0-58 (of $25,000) Barrier 7, SP: 3.30 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th | D Caboche 58.5kg 1.47L | 4 (7) |
| Murray Bdge 17-Jul-26 1800m SOFT 6 R6 BM56 (of $25,000) Barrier 8, SP: 12.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 3rd | D Caboche 59kg 0.82L | 2 (14) |
| Morphettville 08-Jul-26 1600m SOFT 7 R7 0-58 (of $25,000) Barrier 4 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 5th | D Caboche 57.5kg 1.84L | 2 (16) |
| Balaklava 26-Jun-26 1600m SOFT 7 R8 0-56 (of $25,000) Barrier 11, SP: 6.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 7th | M Chadwick 57kg 2.43L | 4 (11) |
| Strathalbyn 08-Jun-26 1600m SOFT 6 R8 0-56 (of $25,000) Barrier 2, SP: 10.00 In-running: 800m 13th, 400m 12th | M Chadwick 57kg 5.09L | 5 (13) |
| Morphettville Parks 28-May-26 1000m GOOD 4 R11 0-70 TRL | M Chadwick 2.72L | 6 (10) |
| Morphettville 19-May-26 600m SOFT R11 Open J/Out | S Potter | 4 (5) |
| Morphettville 09-Mar-26 3200m GOOD 4 R7 ADL CUP (of $350,000) Barrier 13, SP: 301.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 9th | D Caboche 53kg 21.04L | 13 (18) |