Flying Valley (AUS) Horse
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Flying Valley is a 6yo grey gelding from Australia, trained by Ciaron Maher. He is by Dark Valley out of I Need to Fly. He has earned five wins so far. On 8 Jun 2026 at Mornington he claimed his most important victory, taking the $60,000 Bm70 Handicap. The horse has consistently been profitable for bettors, delivering a 74% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Cranbourne 23-Oct-26 1600m GOOD 3 R8 BM78 $5,400 (of $60,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:36.650, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st Nation's Call ( L Cartwright 60 , Cd 58.5 ) 2nd Geneva ( B Shinn 58 ) 0.75L 3rd Flying Valley ( C Gaudray 59.5 ) 1.21L See full results | C Gaudray 59.5kg 1.21L | 3 (10) |
| Mornington 26-Sep-26 1600m SOFT 5 R8 BM84 $2,600 (of $130,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:39.570, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.540 1st Veyepee ( B A Shinn 54.5 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Nation's Call ( L K Cartwright 57 , Cd 55.5 ) 1.75L 3rd Reset The Jazz ( D W Stackhouse 57 ) 1.77L 10th Flying Valley ( T Stockdale 57 ) 5.84L See full results | T Stockdale 57kg 5.84L | 10 (12) |
| Sandown Hillside 09-Sep-26 1600m SOFT 7 R8 BM84 $23,400 (of $130,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:38.030, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.600 1st Changing Colours ( B A Shinn 59.5 ) 2nd Flying Valley ( B Egan 57 ) 1.25L 3rd Somewhere ( H T Coffey 57 ) 1.50L See full results | B Egan 57kg 1.25L | 2 (13) |
| Caulfield Heath 08-Aug-26 1500m SOFT 6 R9 BM84 $2,600 (of $130,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:32.280, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.560 1st Changing Colours ( B A Shinn 56.5 ) 2nd Lovelycut ( J Mcneil 55 ) 1.50L 3rd Nation's Call ( L J Bates 57 , Cd 55.5 ) 5.00L 8th Flying Valley ( J Johnstone 57.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 9.70L See full results | J Johnstone 57.5kg, Cd 55.5kg 9.70L | 8 (9) |
| Mildura 17-Jul-26 1400m GOOD 4 R7 MILDURA CUP $9,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:24.220, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.910 1st Run Harry Run ( H T Coffey 59 ) 2nd Black Storm ( T M Nugent 54 ) 0.40L 3rd Flying Valley ( N Farley 54 ) 0.60L See full results | N Farley 54kg 0.60L | 3 (13) |