Politely Dun (AUS) Horse
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Politely Dun is a five-year-old bay gelding bred in Australia, by Dundeel out of Politeness. He races for trainer Danny O'Brien and is owned by P Ganci, Three Three Five Six Racing, P2 Racing and others. In 30 starts he has recorded three victories, placed second four times and third three times, accumulating $412,535 in earnings. His most recent start took place at Flemington on 3 November 2026, where he came home 11th out of 18 runners. The last time he won was at Caulfield on 29 August 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Flemington 03-Nov-26 2000m SOFT 5 R2 Pin & Win Community Handicap Barrier 11, SP: 11.00 | B.A.Shinn 60.5kg 5.08L | 11 (18) |
| Caulfield 14-Oct-26 2000m GOOD 4 R6 BM78 (of $130,000) Barrier 1, SP: 8.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 4th | B Shinn 59kg 0.3L | 2 (13) |
| Mornington 26-Sep-26 2000m SOFT 5 R5 BM84 $6,500 (of $130,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:06.020, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th 1st Ziryab ( J Johnstone 61 , Cd 59 ) 2nd Mr O'reilly ( L Bates 54 , Cd 52.5 ) 1.25L 3rd Johnich ( H Coffey 54 ) 1.50L 4th Politely Dun ( D Thornton 56 ) 1.70L See full results | D Thornton 56kg 1.70L | 4 (13) |
| Caulfield 19-Sep-26 1800m GOOD 3 R1 BM74 $1,600 (of $80,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:49.590, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.360 1st Emperor Tzu ( J A Johnstone 60.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 2nd Jenni Multabella ( D Bates 56 ) 0.50L 3rd Oraqua ( H T Coffey 57 ) 2.25L 6th Politely Dun ( D Thornton 61 ) 4.60L See full results | D Thornton 61kg 4.60L | 6 (13) |
| Caulfield 29-Aug-26 1800m SOFT 7 R2 BM78 $44,000 (of $80,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:51.550, SP: 19.00 In-running: Settled 14th, 1200m 14th, 800m 14th, 400m 14th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.890 1st Politely Dun ( D Thornton 56.5 ) 2nd Jenni Multabella ( J L Melham 53.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Oraqua ( H T Coffey 55 ) 1.50L See full results | D Thornton 56.5kg | 1 (14) |
| Flemington 01-Aug-26 1410m GOOD 4 R4 BM74 $4,000 (of $80,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:23.250, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 14th, 800m 13th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.070 1st Itazura ( L Nolen 57.5 ) 2nd Darkbonee ( M Zahra 61.5 ) 1.25L 3rd Kahhof ( E K Pozman 62 , Cd 59 ) 1.40L 4th Politely Dun ( D Thornton 58.5 ) 1.80L See full results | D Thornton 58.5kg 1.80L | 4 (14) |
| Picklebet Park Werribee 17-Jul-26 1100m R1 Jump Out-S7 1st Stuntman ( M J Dee ) 2nd Unlimited ( J Mcneil ) 3rd Rose Of Churchill ( A Sugawara ) 4th Politely Dun ( B Shinn ) | B Shinn | 4 (6) |
| Flemington 26-Jun-26 800m SOFT 6 R3 Jump Out-S6 | J Childs | 6 (6) |
| Flemington 28-Mar-26 2000m HEAVY 8 R5 BM84 (of $130,000) Barrier 12, SP: 8.00 In-running: 800m 12th, 400m 12th | L Bates 52kg 5.27L | 9 (12) |
| Flemington 28-Feb-26 2000m GOOD 4 R10 BM84 (of $130,000) Barrier 3, SP: 11.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 4th | L Bates 52kg 2.3L | 4 (11) |
| Sandown Hillside 28-Jan-26 2400m GOOD 4 R1 BM70 (of $55,000) Barrier 3, SP: 2.30 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 5th | J Childs 61kg 4.06L | 5 (5) |
| Flemington 17-Jan-26 2520m GOOD 4 R2 BM78 (of $130,000) Barrier 7, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 4th | J Childs 57kg 1.05L | 4 (10) |
| Flemington 10-Jan-26 2000m GOOD 4 R2 BM78 (of $130,000) Barrier 9, SP: 12.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 5th | H Coffey 57kg 1.51L | 4 (9) |
| Pakenham 13-Dec-25 2000m GOOD 4 R5 BM78 (of $80,000) Barrier 2, SP: 13.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 7th | H Coffey 56.5kg 1L | 2 (13) |
| Ballarat 06-Dec-25 2000m SOFT 6 R8 BM84 (of $130,000) Barrier 13, SP: 6.50 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 13th | C Williams 54kg 7.12L | 12 (13) |
| Caulfield 15-Nov-25 1700m GOOD 4 R3 BM74 (of $130,000) Barrier 3, SP: 20.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 7th | J Childs 59.5kg 4.19L | 8 (11) |