Finest Hour (2020) Horse

Foal Date
03-Nov-20
Sex
mare
Colour
bay
Sire
Derryn
Dam
Gala
Prize Money
42502
Owners
R R Manning
About

Finest Hour is a 5yo bay mare trained by Ralph Manning, who is based at Cambridge. She is by Derryn out of Gala. She has recorded three wins so far. On 6 February 2025 at Tauherenikau she claimed her most important victory, taking the $18,500 Benchmark 65 Handicap. The filly has been a reliable money‑maker for bettors; backing her throughout her career would have yielded roughly a 22% return on investment.

Raced At
Tauranga • Te Aroha • Te Rapa • Pukekura Raceway • Trentham • Awapuni • Wanganui • Tauherenikau • Taupo • Matamata • Cambridge • Arawa Park • Pukekohe Park
Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Tauranga 01-Nov-25 1200m GOOD 4 R4 BM 75 Hcp $600 (of $40,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:09.920, SP: 56.10 In-running: Settled 8th, 400m 8thG Rooke 54.5kg 6.90L9 (11)
Te Aroha 22-Oct-25 1150m SOFT 6 R9 Restricted 70 Hcp $370 (of $18,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:08.440, SP: 37.90 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 12thS Duric 57.5kg, Cd 54.5kg 4.20L8 (12)
Te Rapa 27-Sep-25 1100m HEAVY 9 R3 BM 75 Hcp $975 (of $65,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:06.890, SP: 43.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 400m 12thR Goyaram 55.5kg, Cd 53.5kg 4.50L9 (14)
Tauranga 21-Jun-25 1200m HEAVY 10 R4 BM 75 Hcp $525 (of $35,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:16.510, SP: 6.40 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6thM Mcnab 56kg 6.90L6 (8)
Pukekura Raceway 10-Jun-25 1200m HEAVY 10 R8 BM 75 Hcp $9,520 (of $17,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:18.070, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4thA Riddell 54kg1 (9)
Trentham 10-May-25 1200m HEAVY 10 R7 BM 75 Hcp $1,250 (of $50,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:09.350, SP: 9.90 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 1stA Riddell 54kg, Cd 51kg 0.90L5 (10)
Awapuni 25-Apr-25 1400m GOOD 4 R7 BM 75 Hcp (of $17,000) Barrier 3A Riddell 54kgUPD (9)
Wanganui 05-Apr-25 1350m SOFT 7 R5 BM 75 Hcp $600 (of $40,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:22.640, SP: 10.40 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10thA Riddell 54kg, Cd 51kg 3.70L6 (10)
Trentham 22-Mar-25 1400m SOFT 6 R2 Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $975 (of $65,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:24.260, SP: 16.80 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rdK Myers 58kg 7.20L8 (9)
Tauherenikau 06-Feb-25 1000m GOOD 4 R5 BM 65 Hcp $10,360 (of $18,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:57.420, SP: 2.70 In-running: Settled 5th, 400m 3rdM Mcnab 57kg1 (8)
Wanganui 25-Jan-25 1200m SOFT 5 R3 BM 65 Hcp $3,600 (of $40,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:11.100, SP: 8.60 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7thB Rogerson 57kg 4.30L3 (9)
Te Aroha 04-Jan-25 1100m SOFT 5 R3 Mdn Set Weight $10,360 (of $18,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:05.620, SP: 12.70 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 1stR Goyaram 57.5kg1 (12)
Taupo 11-Oct-24 1300m HEAVY 8 R10 Mdn Hcp $925 (of $18,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:20.820, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rdK Myers 56.5kg 5.50L4 (9)
Matamata 13-Sep-24 1200m SOFT 7 R6 Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $370 (of $18,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:13.500, SP: 10.30 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 6thK Myers 56.5kg 4.30L5 (11)
Cambridge 28-Aug-24 1300m SYNTHETIC R4 Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $925 (of $18,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:17.630, SP: 6.80 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 5thR Goyaram 56.5kg, Cd 52.5kg 1.80L4 (8)
Cambridge 14-Aug-24 970m SYNTHETIC R5 Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $340 (of $17,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:55.270, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1stT Mitchell 56.5kg, Cd 55.5kg 3.70L6 (10)
Arawa Park 03-Jul-24 1215m HEAVY 10 R1 Mdn Set Weight $850 (of $17,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:15.280, SP: 6.80 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7thT Mitchell 55.5kg, Cd 54.5kg 3.20L4 (11)
Pukekohe Park 19-Jun-24 1200m HEAVY 10 R4 Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $375 (of $25,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:13.040, SP: 11.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2ndT Mitchell 56.5kg, Cd 55.5kg 7.00L7 (12)
Cambridge 29-May-24 1300m SYNTHETIC R3 Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $340 (of $17,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:17.300, SP: 4.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 400m 6thT Mitchell 56.5kg, Cd 55.5kg 2.90L5 (11)
Taupo 11-Oct-23 1000m GOOD 3 R7 Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $3,330 (of $18,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:00.280, SP: 33.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 5thK Asano 54kg 1.30L2 (11)