Orchard Thief (AUS) Horse
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Orchard Thief is a 5yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Trevor Day. He is by the stallion Inference out of Granny Smith. He has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in 17 starts. In his most recent run at Balaklava on 26 Jul 2026, Wesley Cave rode him to a seventh-place finish behind the winner Contrary.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Balaklava 26-Jul-26 2200m SOFT 7 R5 CL1-SW $925 (of $25,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:25.330, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.700 1st Contrary ( T Hutchinson 52.5 , Cd 50.5 ) 2nd Valued ( C Murtagh 58.5 ) 1.14L 3rd Youbeeforty ( S Metcalfe 59 ) 1.83L 7th Orchard Thief ( W Cave 57 ) 11.60L See full results | W Cave 57kg 11.60L | 7 (10) |
| Balaklava 15-Jul-26 2212m HEAVY 8 R1 3UP MDN-SW $925 (of $25,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:25.820, SP: 19.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.630 1st Celeman Zor ( J Holder 57.5 ) 2nd Dexter Dream ( B King 58 , Cd 56.5 ) 2.52L 3rd Swan Dance ( A J Warren 56 , Cd 54.5 ) 6.68L 7th Orchard Thief ( W Cave 58 ) 17.13L See full results | W Cave 58kg 17.13L | 7 (8) |
| Morphettville 08-Jul-26 2028m SOFT 7 R4 CL1-SW $925 (of $25,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:14.050, SP: 151.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 10th, 800m 11th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.940 1st Moussaka ( J Holder 59 ) 2nd Valued ( C P Murtagh 58.5 ) 0.19L 3rd Swan Dance ( A J Warren 55 , Cd 53.5 ) 1.48L 6th Orchard Thief ( W Cave 57 ) 4.53L See full results | W Cave 57kg 4.53L | 6 (13) |
| Balaklava 26-Jun-26 1600m SOFT 7 R5 2UP MDN-SW $925 (of $25,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:39.400, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 8th, 800m 9th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.310 1st Moussaka ( J Holder 58 ) 2nd Prancing Fool ( B King 55.5 , Cd 54 ) 4.49L 3rd Or Am I ( W T Price 55.5 ) 5.47L 7th Orchard Thief ( W Cave 58 ) 14.55L See full results | W Cave 58kg 14.55L | 7 (9) |
| Strathalbyn 01-Jun-26 900m R5 J/O 5 1st Garrison Miss ( L K Stojakovic ) 2nd Orchard Thief ( W Cave ) 3rd Sunchantress ( A C Goindasamy ) | W Cave | 2 (3) |