Clever Illusion (AUS)

Country
Australia
Foal Date
13-Aug-20
Sex
gelding
Colour
brown
Dam
Lady Trickster
Prize Money
50687
Owners
P Cheers & Mrs B Cheers
About

Clever Illusion is a 5yo brown gelding from Australia trained by Peter Cheers. His sire is Smart Missile and his dam is Lady Trickster. He has yet to break his maiden, having failed to win in 28 starts. In his latest start at Taree on 17 Oct 2025, Benjamin Osmond rode him to a sixth‑place finish, behind the winner Hard Knock Life.

Raced At
Taree • Port Macquarie • Coffs Harbour • Grafton • Gunnedah • Armidale • Seymour • Wodonga • Bendigo • Kerang • Yarra Valley • Wangaratta • Sandown Lakeside
Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Taree 17-Oct-25 1400m GOOD 4 R5 Mdn Set Weight $1,625 (of $50,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:25.070, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 12thB Osmond 59kg 4.70L6 (12)
Port Macquarie 10-Oct-25 1200m GOOD 4 R2 Mdn Set Weight (of $50,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:12.190, SP: 151.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.600M Owen 59kg 9.76L14 (14)
Coffs Harbour 20-Jun-25 1405m HEAVY 8 R1 Mdn Set Weight $825 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:29.070, SP: 3.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.130J Newman 59kg, Cd 57kg 7.24L5 (9)
Port Macquarie 15-Jun-25 1512m SOFT 5 R3 Mdn Hcp $4,112 (of $50,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:32.780, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.130J Newman 55.5kg 0.36L3 (11)
Grafton 09-Jun-25 1630m SOFT 6 R6 Mdn Hcp $725 (of $30,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:40.220, SP: 3.50 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 10th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.000S Wilkes 55kg 6.29L8 (11)
Taree 05-Jun-25 1400m HEAVY 9 R3 Mdn Hcp $5,050 (of $27,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:28.040, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 9th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.860B Osmond 55kg 0.52L2 (11)
Gunnedah 25-May-25 1400m SOFT 5 R4 Mdn Set Weight $1,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:24.030, SP: 91.00 In-running: Settled 13th, 800m 14th, 400m 14th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.940I Neale 59kg, Cd 57kg 5.02L8 (14)
Taree 13-May-25 1400m HEAVY 10 R3 Mdn Hcp $5,050 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:27.340, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.710J Penza 55.5kg 1.14L2 (9)
Grafton 09-May-25 1435m HEAVY 8 R2 Mdn Hcp $725 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:26.850, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.970J Baker 56.5kg, Cd 54.5kg 5.03L7 (9)
Port Macquarie 27-Apr-25 1500m HEAVY 8 R2 Mdn Hcp $600 (of $27,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:31.550, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.630L Rolls 55kg 4.72L6 (11)
Armidale 15-Apr-25 1400m GOOD 4 R3 Mdn Hcp $2,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:25.830, SP: 3.80 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.660L Rolls 55kg 1.70L3 (14)
Armidale 06-Apr-25 1300m HEAVY 9 R1 Mdn Set Weight $5,300 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:22.030, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:38.130J Baker 59kg 0.30L2 (5)
Taree 25-Mar-25 1312m HEAVY 9 R1 Mdn Hcp $1,475 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:20.330, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.460T Worsnop 57kg, Cd 55.5kg 2.96L4 (9)
Taree 17-Mar-25 1262m SOFT 5 R3 Mdn Set Weight $825 (of $27,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:16.400, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.310T Worsnop 59kg, Cd 57.5kg 3.60L5 (9)
Port Macquarie 03-Mar-25 1509m GOOD 4 R4 Mdn Hcp $975 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:31.840, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.590T Worsnop 55.5kg, Cd 54kg 4.98L5 (9)
Grafton 24-Feb-25 2230m GOOD 3 R5 CL1 Set Weight (of $27,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:18.380, SP: 19.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.540E Farr 56.5kg, Cd 53.5kg 15.86L12 (12)
Port Macquarie 16-Feb-25 1500m GOOD 4 R6 Mdn Set Weight $1,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:29.960, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.790T Worsnop 59kg, Cd 57.5kg 5.47L7 (13)
Taree 09-Feb-25 1300m GOOD 4 R4 Mdn Set Weight $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:17.050, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.590S Cummins 59kg 5.24L7 (12)
Taree 31-Jan-25 1000m SOFT 5 R3 Mdn Hcp $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:58.020, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9thS Cummins 57kg 4.31L8 (9)
Seymour 13-Oct-24 1200m GOOD 4 R2 Mdn Set Weight $750 (of $37,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.950, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.040D Bates 59.5kg 6.76L10 (11)
Wodonga 17-Sep-24 1200m GOOD 4 R3 Mdn Set Weight $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.150, SP: 3.10 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 9thL Lafferty 59.5kg 4.82L7 (12)
Bendigo 29-Aug-24 1100m SOFT 5 R2 Mdn Set Weight $750 (of $37,500) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:04.050, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.010J Kennedy 59.5kg, Cd 58kg 8.90L10 (14)
Kerang 30-Mar-24 1400m GOOD 4 R1 Mdn Set Weight $3,400 (of $20,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:24.570, SP: 3.40 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.010L Lafferty 59kg 0.25L2 (10)
Yarra Valley 17-Mar-24 1209m GOOD 4 R2 Mdn Set Weight $3,375 (of $37,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.350, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.980T Hope 59kg 1.45L3 (9)
Wangaratta 02-Mar-24 1100m GOOD 4 R1 Mdn Set Weight $1,875 (of $37,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:05.090, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.340D Beasley 59kg 2.85L4 (10)
Sandown Lakeside 31-Jan-24 1300m GOOD 4 R1 Mdn Set Weight $1,650 (of $55,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:18.060, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.520M Zahra 58kg 3.75L5 (7)
Seymour 03-Jan-24 1000m SOFT 5 R1 Mdn Set Weight $3,375 (of $37,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:57.820, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.760T Hope 58kg 0.40L3 (7)
Seymour 17-Sep-23 1100m SOFT 5 R4 Mdn Set Weight $750 (of $37,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:04.970, SP: 17.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.060T Hope 57kg 6.15L6 (11)
Cranbourne-Trn 04-Sep-23 800m GOOD 4 R4 3UP CL2-TRL Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:45.780D Keane 0 3.85L6 (9)