Chief Of Staff (AUS) Horse
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Chief Of Staff is a five-year-old bay gelding bred in Australia, sired by Zoustar and out of First Seal. He races under the guidance of Matthew Dunn and is owned by Viva Racing (Mgr: M S Lowe), P R Kirby, S Atkinson and others. In 14 starts he has secured two races, placed two seconds and two thirds, amassing earnings of $65,510. His most recent run came at Port Macquarie on 25 October 2026, where he finished 1st out of a field of 10.
Raced At
Lismore • Port Macquarie • Gold Coast • Deagon • Grafton • Ballina • Eagle Farm • Murwillumbah • Doomben • Kembla Grange • Wyong • Rosehill GardensRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Lismore 09-Nov-26 1536m GOOD 4 R6 WESTPAC RESCUE HELICOPTER SERVICE BENCHMARK 66 HANDICAP Barrier 5, SP: 2.15 | A.J.Mallyon 57kg | 1 (7) |
| Port Macquarie 25-Oct-26 1500m SOFT 6 R4 BM58 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, SP: 2.60 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 7th | A Morgan 59kg 0.58L | 1 (10) |
| Gold Coast 10-Oct-26 1400m GOOD 4 R3 CL1 $1,000 (of $28,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:23.320, SP: 3.90 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.720 1st Pearls In June ( B Lerena 59 ) 2nd Copper Star ( B El-issa 58.5 ) 1.71L 3rd Sorrenti ( B Osmond 60 ) 1.72L 5th Chief Of Staff ( D Turner 59 ) 4.65L See full results | D Turner 59kg 4.65L | 5 (8) |
| Lismore 25-Sep-26 1310m SOFT 5 R3 CTRY BM58 $4,950 (of $50,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:18.670, SP: 3.70 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.480 1st Gaming ( D K Peisley 56.5 ) 2nd Doingiteasy ( D L Turner 59.5 ) 0.86L 3rd Chief Of Staff ( R Dolan 59.5 ) 1.00L See full results | R Dolan 59.5kg 1.00L | 3 (10) |
| Deagon 01-Sep-26 1200m SOFT 5 R1 OPEN-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:11.440 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.400 1st Sailor's Secret ( J Guthmann-chester ) 2nd Chief Of Staff ( A Elliott ) 0.57L 3rd Felix The Scat ( B E Thompson ) 0.91L | A Elliott 0.57L | 2 (7) |
| Grafton 18-Aug-26 940m SOFT 6 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:57.170 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.440 1st Weownachevy ( D K Peisley ) 2nd Starry Jack ( D J Smith ) 0.02L 3rd Chief Of Staff ( A Elliott ) 2.13L | A Elliott 2.13L | 3 (8) |
| Ballina 23-Mar-26 1900m HEAVY 10 R3 CL1-SW $825 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:06.620, SP: 2.80 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:41.220 1st Stoicism ( D L Turner 57 ) 2nd O'caldino ( D K Peisley 59 ) 5.50L 3rd Andros ( Y Lewis 59 ) 6.27L 5th Chief Of Staff ( A Mallyon 59 ) 10.58L See full results | A Mallyon 59kg 10.58L | 5 (8) |
| Gold Coast 28-Feb-26 1800m HEAVY 8 R7 BM62 (of $28,000) Barrier 5, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th | M Hellyer 58.5kg 5.69L | 5 (10) |
| Eagle Farm 04-Feb-26 1600m GOOD 4 R7 CL1-SW (of $38,000) Barrier 9, SP: 19.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 4th | A Mallyon 60 6.13L | 6 (10) |
| Ballina 16-Jan-26 1590m GOOD 3 R4 MDN-SW (of $30,000) Barrier 11, SP: 7.50 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd | A Mallyon 59kg 0.83L | 1 (11) |
| Murwillumbah 29-Dec-25 1010m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-BT | A Mallyon 0.43L | 1 (6) |
| Doomben 12-Dec-25 1200m SOFT 5 R3 MDN-SW (of $40,000) Barrier 7, SP: 13.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th | J Bayliss 58.5kg 15.02L | 8 (9) |
| Ballina 25-Nov-25 1010m GOOD 4 R1 OPEN-BT | A Mallyon 2.19L | 2 (6) |
| Lismore 10-Nov-25 1010m SOFT 7 R2 OPEN-BT | C Vitler 6.12L | 6 (9) |
| Grafton 16-Jul-25 1700m GOOD 4 R2 SUPER MDN-SW (of $50,000) Barrier 6, SP: 1.90 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 3rd | A Bullock 59kg 0.24L | 2 (13) |
| Canterbury Park 28-May-25 1900m HEAVY 8 R7 BM64 (of $60,000) Barrier 5, SP: 17.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 3rd | K Mc Evoy 54.5kg 6.38L | 8 (14) |
| Kembla Grange 10-May-25 1600m SOFT 6 R1 SUPER MDN-SW (of $60,000) Barrier 1, SP: 11.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th | J Van Overmeire 59kg 5L | 3 (7) |
| Newcastle 23-Apr-25 1850m HEAVY 8 R3 MDN-SW (of $42,000) Barrier 4, SP: 13.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 3rd | K Mc Evoy 57.5kg 8.57L | 4 (9) |
| Wyong 03-Apr-25 1600m SOFT 5 R5 MDN-SW (of $42,000) Barrier 4, SP: 11.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th | J Collett 58.5kg 2.23L | 2 (11) |
| Kembla Grange 22-Mar-25 1400m GOOD 4 R4 CG&E MDN-SW (of $42,000) Barrier 3, SP: 8.50 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th | J Van Overmeire 58.5kg 6.1L | 5 (8) |
| Rosehill Gardens 17-Mar-25 900m GOOD 4 R12 3Y+ MDN-BT | J Mc Donald 1.67L | 2 (6) |
| Rosehill Gardens 06-Mar-25 900m SOFT 5 R14 3UP MDN-BT | R Jones 4.68L | 3 (8) |