Head Of The Herd (AUS) Horse
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Head Of The Herd is a 5yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Sarah Rutten. He is by Snitzel out of Purely Spectacular. He has secured six wins in his career. On 3rd Dec 2023 at Hawkesbury he claimed his most important victory, taking the $42000.00 Class 1 Hcp.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Morphettville 25-Jul-26 1600m SOFT 7 R8 4UP 0-64 $1,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:43.450, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 1200m 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.260 1st Cradle Of Jazz ( A Stead 56 ) 2nd Mr Trafficanti ( T Hutchinson 57 , Cd 54 ) 0.02L 3rd Albanian I Am ( J Holder 58 ) 2.17L 10th Head Of The Herd ( C Murtagh 60 ) 7.51L See full results | C Murtagh 60 7.51L | 10 (13) |
| Murray Bdge 04-Jul-26 1600m SOFT 7 R6 4UP 0-68 $9,800 (of $55,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:40.230, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.100 1st Brave Star ( J Holder 60 ) 2nd Head Of The Herd ( C Murtagh 58 ) 1.46L 3rd Maxildo ( C Tootell 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 2.03L See full results | C Murtagh 58kg 1.46L | 2 (11) |
| Morphettville 30-May-26 1600m SOFT 7 R9 0-64 $1,850 (of $50,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:43.630, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 12th, 1200m 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:39.710 1st Nicajon ( J Bowditch 58 ) 2nd Astunner ( A Warren 60 , Cd 57 ) 2.71L 3rd Maxildo ( W T Price 58 ) 3.22L 5th Head Of The Herd ( C Murtagh 60 ) 3.83L See full results | C Murtagh 60 3.83L | 5 (13) |
| Murray Bdge 23-May-26 1800m SOFT 5 R7 0-64 $8,900 (of $50,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:52.510, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.350 1st Flash Alice ( K Crowther 57 ) 2nd Head Of The Herd ( C Murtagh 59.5 ) 0.12L 3rd Lomax ( C N Rawiller 59 ) 0.32L See full results | C Murtagh 59.5kg 0.12L | 2 (13) |
| Murray Bdge 06-May-26 1600m SOFT 6 R7 BM60 $12,500 (of $25,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:40.560, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.210 1st Head Of The Herd ( C Murtagh 59.5 ) 2nd Sassy Sophie ( T M Johnstone 55.5 ) 2.54L 3rd Flash Alice ( A Warren 59 , Cd 57 ) 2.55L See full results | C Murtagh 59.5kg | 1 (12) |