Linchpin (AUS) Horse
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About
Linchpin is a four-year-old bay gelding bred in Australia, by Playing God out of Fo' Shizzle. Trained by Darren McAuliffe and owned by Impressive Racing Pty Ltd (Mgr: K S Berry), C M Perkins, A Lucev and others, the horse has started 14 times, securing three victories, placing two times in second and two times in third, and has accumulated $156,095 in earnings. The most recent outing was at Ascot on 17 October 2026, where he finished 2nd out of 13 runners. His latest win was recorded at Pinjarra Scarpside on 4 June 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ascot 31-Oct-26 1400m SOFT 5 R2 TABTOUCH - WESTSPEED PLATINUM HANDICAP Barrier 1 | C.J.Parnham 59kg | 1 (8) |
| Ascot 17-Oct-26 1200m GOOD 4 R5 0MWLY $7,440 (of $40,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:11.210, SP: 4.60 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.240 1st Delzee ( A Galati 55.5 ) 2nd Linchpin ( C Parnham 57.5 ) 1.33L 3rd Cable Rock ( H Watson 55.5 ) 2.35L See full results | C Parnham 57.5kg 1.33L | 2 (13) |
| Lark Hill 05-Oct-26 930m GOOD 4 R8 3UP-TRL 0-71, Winning Time: 00:57.870 1st Fast Harry ( W A Pike ) 2nd Linchpin ( C Parnham ) 1.44L 3rd Quickonmyfeet ( T K Turner ) 2.81L | C Parnham 1.44L | 2 (8) |
| Belmont 18-Jul-26 1650m SOFT 7 R5 GRAD HCP 59+ $2,340 (of $60,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:43.320, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.050 1st Western Miss ( W A Pike 54.5 ) 2nd Shimonoseki ( S L O'donnell 56.5 ) 1.19L 3rd Statewide ( S D Parnham 56 ) 3.35L 4th Linchpin ( P Harvey 57.5 ) 4.65L See full results | P Harvey 57.5kg 4.65L | 4 (13) |
| Belmont 04-Jul-26 2000m SOFT 6 R6 LR AQUANITA $11,000 (of $125,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:05.380, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:38.090 1st Westbound ( C T Johnston-porter 56 ) 2nd Special Counsel ( W A Pike 56 ) 2.72L 3rd Linchpin ( P Harvey 56 ) 6.70L See full results | P Harvey 56kg 6.70L | 3 (12) |
| Belmont 20-Jun-26 1600m GOOD 4 R7 LR BELMONT GUINEAS $2,250 (of $125,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:37.010, SP: 81.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 9th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.940 1st Hot And High ( L F Fiore 55 ) 2nd Prince Of Dala ( B M Parnham 57 ) 0.02L 3rd Herault ( B M Gaerth 57 ) 2.23L 9th Linchpin ( H Nottle 57 ) 4.29L See full results | H Nottle 57kg 4.29L | 9 (16) |
| Pinjarra Scarpside 04-Jun-26 1400m GOOD 4 R9 CL5 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, SP: 2.70 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 11th | C Johnstonporter 56kg 0.41L | 1 (14) |
| Belmont 16-May-26 1400m SOFT 5 R5 3YO HCP 59+ (of $80,000) Barrier 8, SP: 11.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 7th | H Nottle 56kg 0.58L | 3 (12) |
| Ascot 06-May-26 1400m GOOD 4 R7 CL3 (of $30,000) Barrier 11, SP: 4.60 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th | H Nottle 55.5kg 0.11L | 1 (13) |
| Ascot 22-Apr-26 1200m GOOD 4 R2 3YO 0MWLY (of $35,000) Barrier 10, SP: 8.50 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th | B Parnham 58.5kg 3.76L | 8 (10) |
| Ascot 14-Mar-26 1800m GOOD 4 R9 J C ROBERTS (of $125,000) Barrier 5, SP: 13.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th | B Parnham 54kg 6.14L | 7 (13) |
| Ascot 28-Feb-26 1600m GOOD 4 R8 L PIPER (of $125,000) Barrier 5, SP: 7.50 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 9th | B Parnham 54kg 6.44L | 8 (11) |
| Ascot 15-Feb-26 1500m GOOD 4 R6 CHALLENGE (of $125,000) Barrier 5, SP: 6.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 6th | B Parnham 55kg 0.9L | 4 (13) |
| Bunbury 01-Feb-26 1200m GOOD 4 R6 WA BREEDERS (of $125,000) Barrier 2, SP: 9.50 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 8th | C Parnham 55kg 2.14L | 6 (9) |
| Ascot 11-Oct-25 1600m GOOD 4 R2 0MWLY (of $40,000) Barrier 5, SP: 2.60 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd | B Parnham 54kg 1.24L | 2 (11) |
| Belmont 24-Sep-25 1400m GOOD 4 R5 MDN (of $25,000) Barrier 14, SP: 7.50 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 9th | B Parnham 55.5kg 1.53L | 1 (14) |