Final Pretence (AUS) Horse
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Final Pretence is a 5yo Australian bay mare trained by Vanessa McLennan. She is by Menari out of Pretentious Miss and has not yet broken her maiden, having finished unplaced in seven starts. In her latest start at Port Macquarie on 25 Oct 2026, Peter Graham rode her to a 12th place finish behind winner De Riguer.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Port Macquarie 25-Oct-26 1000m SOFT 6 R2 CTRY MDN (of $30,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:59.170, SP: 201.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.280 1st De Riguer ( B Looker 55 ) 2nd Stormy Martini ( D Smith 55 ) 1.81L 3rd Cassini ( C Bellamy 55 ) 4.00L 12th Final Pretence ( P Graham 55 , Cd 55.5 ) 11.00L See full results | P Graham 55kg, Cd 55.5kg 11.00L | 12 (14) |
| Ballina 04-Oct-26 1300m GOOD 4 R1 CTRY MDN-SW $725 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:20.560, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.130 1st Subsiding ( J Newman 55 ) 2nd Checks'n'balances ( K H Zechner 59 ) 2.32L 3rd Hey Kalumba ( Z Wadick 59 ) 2.82L 7th Final Pretence ( R Spokes 57 ) 7.34L See full results | R Spokes 57kg 7.34L | 7 (8) |
| Grafton 29-Sep-26 1410m SOFT 6 R3 MDN-SW $825 (of $27,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:27.170, SP: 151.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.840 1st Steady On ( A R Mccolm 59 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Credibility ( B Osmond 59 ) 0.36L 3rd Kick On Charlie ( D K Peisley 56.5 ) 0.75L 5th Final Pretence ( R Spokes 57 ) 5.87L See full results | R Spokes 57kg 5.87L | 5 (11) |
| Grafton 21-Sep-26 1015m SOFT 5 R2 CTRY MDN-SW (of $30,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:59.290, SP: 151.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.940 1st Brief Authority ( A J Mallyon 56.5 ) 2nd Scrambling ( G Spokes 56.5 , Cd 55 ) 0.63L 3rd Ms Wicked Showgirl ( Z Wadick 55 ) 2.06L 11th Final Pretence ( N Masuda 57 ) 7.86L See full results | N Masuda 57kg 7.86L | 11 (12) |
| Tamworth 25-Aug-26 1200m SOFT 5 R3 MDN-SW (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.050, SP: 91.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 6th 1st Fioggia ( R Hutchings 56.5 ) 2nd Mongolian Master ( G Spokes 59 , Cd 57.5 ) 0.63L 3rd Miners Mate ( C Gallagher 56.5 ) 3.78L 11th Final Pretence ( D Dillon 57 ) 8.50L See full results | D Dillon 57kg 8.50L | 11 (12) |