Duchess Difficult (AUS) Horse
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Duchess Difficult is a 3yo brown filly from Australia trained by Matthew Hoysted at Eagle Farm. She is by Spirit of Boom out of Maybe Markle and has not won a race, having started once. In her most recent start at Sunshine Coast on 25th Apr 2026, Boris Thornton rode her to a second‑place finish behind the winner Estee Emm.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Coast 25-Apr-26 1000m HEAVY 8 R3 3Y MDN-SW $5,300 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:00.320, SP: 8.50 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.130 1st Estee Emm ( C Collis 56 ) 2nd Duchess Difficult ( B Thornton 56 ) 1.40L 3rd Opetaia ( B Lerena 56 ) 2.31L See full results | B Thornton 56kg 1.40L | 2 (11) |
| Deagon 14-Apr-26 1050m GOOD 4 R9 3Y-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:00.690 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.040 1st State Opera ( D G Moor ) 2nd Spirit Of Barty ( E P Lang ) 0.01L 3rd Red Code ( C Graham ) 0.67L 4th Duchess Difficult ( J Guthmann-chester ) 0.90L | J Guthmann-chester 0.90L | 4 (8) |