Mellifluent (AUS) Horse
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Mellifluent is a 5yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Wayne Francis and Glen Kent in Strathalbyn. He is by Exceed And Excel out of Smooth. To date he has secured five wins. On 12 Sep 2026 at Morphettville he claimed his biggest victory, taking the $55,000 Bm 70 Hcp. He has been a profitable runner for bettors; backing him over his career would have yielded a 44% ROI.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Morphettville 10-Oct-26 1522m GOOD 3 R8 BM72 (of $55,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:31.210, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.460 1st Time Quest ( A Warren 63 , Cd 61 ) 2nd Shady Thinker ( J Murphy 60 ) 0.34L 3rd Alpine Flyer ( L Stojakovic 59.5 ) 0.93L 12th Mellifluent ( C Murtagh 59 ) 5.52L See full results | C Murtagh 59kg 5.52L | 12 (13) |
| Murray Bdge 26-Sep-26 1600m GOOD 4 R9 BM74 $1,300 (of $65,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:37.140, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.230 1st Freedom Flame ( R L Hammond 58 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Champagne Jenni ( T Voorham 54 ) 0.02L 3rd Snoopy Now ( J E Weatherley 64 , Cd 61 ) 0.24L 9th Mellifluent ( C Murtagh 58 ) 3.85L See full results | C Murtagh 58kg 3.85L | 9 (10) |
| Morphettville 12-Sep-26 1514m GOOD 4 R6 BM70 $30,000 (of $55,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:32.750, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.120 1st Mellifluent ( C Murtagh 57.5 ) 2nd You Sexy Thing ( B Price 58 ) 0.20L 3rd Freedom Flame ( R L Hammond 60 , Cd 57 ) 0.52L See full results | C Murtagh 57.5kg | 1 (10) |
| Morphettville 29-Aug-26 1600m SOFT 7 R3 0-66 $4,450 (of $50,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:40.390, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.770 1st Tyusix ( S K Ingelse 58 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Hard Leaf ( H Grace 58.5 ) 1.67L 3rd Mellifluent ( C Murtagh 60 ) 1.71L See full results | C Murtagh 60 1.71L | 3 (13) |
| Morphettville Parks 15-Aug-26 1400m HEAVY 8 R9 0-72 $2,050 (of $55,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:27.650, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.180 1st Hot Strut ( S K Ingelse 56.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 2nd Hard Leaf ( H Grace 54 ) 0.53L 3rd Chipson ( A J Warren 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 0.96L 5th Mellifluent ( C Murtagh 56.5 ) 1.87L See full results | C Murtagh 56.5kg 1.87L | 5 (11) |