De Bono (AUS) Horse
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De Bono is a 4yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Brett Pope in Coolup. He is by the stallion Long Leaf out of the dam Lateral. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in three starts. In his latest outing at Port Hedland on 9 May 2026, De Bono, ridden by Ava Catarino, finished tenth behind winner Chantilly Girl.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Port Hedland 09-May-26 1200m GOOD R1 MDN (of $17,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:12.220, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th 1st Chantilly Girl ( M Derrick 55.5 ) 2nd My Tea ( E Whittington 58 ) 1.51L 3rd Eight Ounces ( J Turner 58 ) 3.05L 10th De Bono ( A Catarino 58 , Cd 56.5 ) 39.02L See full results | A Catarino 58kg, Cd 56.5kg 39.02L | 10 (10) |
| Lark Hill 20-Apr-26 950m GOOD 4 R18 4UP MDN-TRL, Winning Time: 00:59.830 1st Enchanted Miss ( W A Pike ) 2nd The Beaugon Tap ( C L Azzopardi ) 0.18L 3rd Diminutive Intruda ( P J Harvey ) 0.62L 4th De Bono ( E Johnson ) 0.73L | E Johnson 0.73L | 4 (7) |
| Bunbury 23-Nov-25 1400m GOOD 4 R5 MDN (of $25,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:25.850, SP: 151.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.200 1st Take A Leaf ( C Cooper 54 , Cd 52 ) 2nd Lady Kiki ( J S Whiting 56 ) 1.22L 3rd Bit Tired Actually ( L F Fiore 54 ) 1.63L 13th De Bono ( E Whittington 58 ) 9.13L See full results | E Whittington 58kg 9.13L | 13 (16) |
| Bunbury 04-Nov-25 1400m GOOD 4 R5 MDN $450 (of $25,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:23.560, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.860 1st Pure Silver ( V A Corver 54 ) 2nd Almost Artie ( K C Yuill 56 ) 2.60L 3rd Who's Talking ( J T Turner 56 ) 2.65L 10th De Bono ( E Whittington 58 ) 12.50L See full results | E Whittington 58kg 12.50L | 10 (12) |
| Lark Hill 20-Oct-25 930m SOFT 5 R16 4UPMDN-TRL, Winning Time: 00:58.280 1st De Bono ( E Whittington ) 2nd Chilean Star ( C R Hunter ) 0.09L 3rd Ruthless Bloom ( C S M Marlborough ) 2.35L | E Whittington | 1 (9) |
| Lark Hill 06-Oct-25 950m GOOD 4 R11 4UPMDN-TRL, Winning Time: 00:58.210 1st Declared Innocent ( A P L H Hearn ) 2nd Dash He Must ( S D Parnham ) 0.67L 3rd Red Zed ( C T Johnston-porter ) 1.53L 6th De Bono ( A Galati ) 9.86L | A Galati 9.86L | 6 (6) |
| Lark Hill 02-Dec-24 950m GOOD 4 R13 3Y MDN-TRL, Winning Time: 00:56.930 1st North Face ( L F Fiore ) 2nd Santanova ( C J Parnham ) 1.36L 3rd Old Mate Henry ( W A Pike ) 1.67L 10th De Bono ( B Banovic-edwards 0 ) 21.16L | B Banovic-edwards 0 21.16L | 10 (10) |
| Lark Hill 18-Nov-24 950m GOOD 4 R11 3Y MDN-TRL, Winning Time: 00:57.880 1st Mt Shirataku ( W A Pike ) 2nd Nobildonna ( J D Valas ) 1.38L 3rd Santanova ( C J Parnham ) 1.58L 9th De Bono ( B Banovic-edwards 0 ) 10.42L | B Banovic-edwards 0 10.42L | 9 (9) |
| Lark Hill 12-Aug-24 950m SOFT 5 R11 3YMDN-TRL, Winning Time: 01:00.340 1st Rocksome ( J R Azzopardi ) 2nd Modern Miss ( P J Carbery ) 1.35L 3rd Viva Marconi ( J J Brown ) 1.77L 9th De Bono ( B Banovic-edwards 0 ) 8.75L | B Banovic-edwards 0 8.75L | 9 (9) |
| Lark Hill 29-Jul-24 1000m SOFT 6 R6 2Y-TRL, Winning Time: 01:03.780 1st Loud Halo ( N Faithfull ) 2nd Naughty Tortie ( S D Parnham ) 0.06L 3rd Antiquus ( C J Parnham ) 0.68L 9th De Bono ( B Banovic-edwards 0 ) 14.26L | B Banovic-edwards 0 14.26L | 9 (9) |