Novela (AUS) Horse
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About
Novela is a 6yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Fred Wieland in Cairns. He is by Valentia out of Episode Star. He has won four races to date. His biggest victory came on 24 May 2025 at Murray Bridge, where he captured the $55,000 Bm 70 Handicap. He has been a lucrative runner for bettors. Backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 67% ROI.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Cairns 29-Aug-26 1250m GOOD 4 R3 CL6-SW $1,700 (of $32,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:14.000, SP: 8.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.380 1st Miss Moneypenny ( R Dolan 53.5 ) 2nd Arctic Bear ( I Fry 57 ) 0.17L 3rd The Extreme Cat ( A Sewell 60 ) 1.11L 4th Novela ( S Cormack 57 ) 1.49L See full results | S Cormack 57kg 1.49L | 4 (9) |
| Cairns 22-Aug-26 1250m SOFT 6 R8 BM65 $3,000 (of $32,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:14.400, SP: 6.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.190 1st Nolan ( M M Goring 61.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 2nd Chartwell ( A Holt 59 ) 0.39L 3rd Novela ( S Cormack 62 ) 1.13L See full results | S Cormack 62kg 1.13L | 3 (11) |
| Atherton 25-Jul-26 1200m GOOD 3 R2 CL3 $6,800 (of $10,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:08.240, SP: 2.80 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.390 1st Novela ( L Guernier 65 , Cd 63.5 ) 2nd The Impeckable ( L J Morrison 60.5 ) 2.75L 3rd Shere Khan ( M Abe 56 ) 2.98L See full results | L Guernier 65kg, Cd 63.5kg | 1 (10) |
| Townsville 05-Jul-26 1200m GOOD 4 R6 CL5 (of $21,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:10.230, SP: 11.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.870 1st Cifonelli ( A Holt 57.5 ) 2nd Arctic Bear ( I Fry 57 ) 1.26L 3rd Khumbila ( T M Fenlon 60.5 ) 2.10L 12th Novela ( L Guernier 59 , Cd 56 ) 5.37L See full results | L Guernier 59kg, Cd 56kg 5.37L | 12 (13) |
| Townsville 16-Jun-26 1200m GOOD 4 R5 BM55 $11,600 (of $21,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.620, SP: 8.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.750 1st Novela ( L Guernier 64.5 , Cd 61.5 ) 2nd Kirkall ( I Fry 60 ) 0.31L 3rd Fly Fifer ( C Bellamy 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 1.88L See full results | L Guernier 64.5kg, Cd 61.5kg | 1 (13) |