Elegant Contessa (AUS) Horse
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About
Elegant Contessa is a 3yo bay filly from Australia trained by Julius Sandhu. She is by Dirty Work out of Stiles. To date she has recorded one victory. On 10 May 2026 at Ballarat she captured her biggest triumph, winning the $55,000 Fillies & Mares Mdn Plate. Punters have found her a solid value; backing her throughout her career would have yielded a 57% ROI.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ballarat 24-May-26 1500m GOOD 4 R8 BM62 (of $35,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:32.880, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st 1st Terrortorian ( D Bates 60 ) 2nd Eishaa ( S Ingelse 60 , Cd 57 ) 3.25L 3rd Timeonlees ( J Allen 56.5 , Cd 57 ) 3.31L 11th Elegant Contessa ( J Mcneil 57.5 ) 13.97L See full results | J Mcneil 57.5kg 13.97L | 11 (11) |
| Ballarat 10-May-26 1400m HEAVY 8 R2 F&M MDN-SW $30,250 (of $55,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:25.940, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.860 1st Elegant Contessa ( J Mcneil 58 ) 2nd Race For Rule ( P M Moloney 58 ) 0.75L 3rd Blue Typhoon ( N Farley 58 ) 2.00L See full results | J Mcneil 58kg | 1 (7) |
| Geelong 22-Apr-26 1325m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW $2,125 (of $42,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:20.060, SP: 8.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.160 1st Strangethingdesire ( L Currie 59 ) 2nd Geeseven ( J Childs 59 ) 0.15L 3rd Back Of The Boat ( W Gordon 59.5 ) 0.55L 4th Elegant Contessa ( J Mott 57 ) 1.30L See full results | J Mott 57kg 1.30L | 4 (8) |
| Pakenham 09-Apr-26 1200m SOFT 5 R2 3YF MDN-SW $900 (of $45,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.190, SP: 101.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.510 1st Concord Connie ( L J Neindorf 57 ) 2nd Chasing Rainbows ( D W Stackhouse 57 ) 2.00L 3rd Brass In Pocket ( J L Melham 57 ) 2.75L 6th Elegant Contessa ( J Mott 57 ) 5.96L See full results | J Mott 57kg 5.96L | 6 (9) |
| Cranbourne 20-Mar-26 1400m GOOD 4 R4 MDN-SW $900 (of $45,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:24.140, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.830 1st Let It Beel ( L Nolen 59 ) 2nd Written Story ( T Stockdale 57.5 ) 1.25L 3rd Zoudeadly ( B Mertens 59 ) 1.50L 8th Elegant Contessa ( J Mott 57 ) 10.77L See full results | J Mott 57kg 10.77L | 8 (9) |
| Southside Cranbourne 09-Mar-26 1000m R7 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:59.480 1st Regeneration ( D M Lane ) 2nd Humble Trader ( B Mertens ) 3rd Elegant Contessa ( J Mott ) | J Mott | 3 (9) |
| Southside Cranbourne 23-Feb-26 800m R4 Jump Out-S6, Winning Time: 00:47.100 1st Legacy Bound ( N Punch ) 2nd She's My Ex ( C Williams ) 3rd Regeneration ( D W Stackhouse ) 8th Elegant Contessa ( J Mott ) | J Mott | 8 (10) |
| Geelong 02-Oct-25 1147m SOFT 5 R4 MDN-SW $2,125 (of $42,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:08.390, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.280 1st Live ( J L Melham 55 ) 2nd Iberian Lynx ( J Mcneil 59.5 ) 0.15L 3rd Prince Of Brooky ( B Mertens 59.5 ) 1.15L 4th Elegant Contessa ( L Riordan 55 ) 3.65L See full results | L Riordan 55kg 3.65L | 4 (7) |
| Seymour 11-Sep-25 1000m SOFT 6 R3 MDN-SW $850 (of $42,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:59.940, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.140 1st Star Trip ( M Zahra 57 ) 2nd Gold Coast Belle ( J Childs 55 ) 0.75L 3rd Blaze Away ( F W Kersley 57 ) 1.25L 10th Elegant Contessa ( B Mertens 55 ) 6.17L See full results | B Mertens 55kg 6.17L | 10 (11) |
| Southside Cranbourne 18-Aug-25 800m R14 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:47.700 1st Axiom ( J Mott ) 2nd Cabaret Queen ( O I East ) 3rd Hook 'N' Spur ( B Mertens ) 8th Elegant Contessa ( E Pozman ) | E Pozman | 8 (10) |
| Southside Cranbourne 04-Aug-25 800m R19 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:47.400 1st Kiwi Raider ( E P Brown ) 2nd Deliberate Ploy ( C Ma ) 3rd Privateer ( M Zahra ) 5th Elegant Contessa ( D Dean ) | D Dean | 5 (8) |