Sensei'S Surprise (AUS) Horse
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Mackay R2 Ladbrokes Hosted Pots QTIS Three-Years-Old Handicap Sensei'S Surprise is a 3yo brown filly from Australia trained by Lachie Manzelmann. She is by the stallion Sensei out of Zambesia. The filly has not yet broken her maiden, going 0 for 3. In her latest start at Clermont on 20 Jun 2026, Chris McIver rode her to a sixth-place finish behind winner Betty Boom.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Clermont 20-Jun-26 1000m FIRM 1 R1 2UP MDN-SW (of $10,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:58.390, SP: 17.00 1st Betty Boom ( E Bell 57 ) 2nd Are Ya There ( J Miller 59.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 0.14L 3rd Trickett'S Jewel ( A Meissner 57 , Cd 55.5 ) 0.82L 6th Sensei'S Surprise ( C Mciver 57 ) 28.31L See full results | C Mciver 57kg 28.31L | 6 (6) |
| Mackay 11-Jun-26 1050m GOOD 4 R1 OPEN-TRL Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:01.860 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.320 1st I'lltellyouanytime ( C L Jokic ) 2nd Southwind Lidia ( N M Olzard ) 8.11L 3rd Miss Moneypenny ( A Sewell ) 9.89L 7th Sensei'S Surprise ( E Simsir ) 26.40L | E Simsir 26.40L | 7 (7) |
| Mackay 14-Apr-25 1050m SOFT 5 R3 2YO Open Hcp $400 (of $21,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:01.320, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.030 1st Krackacan ( M E Apel 58.5 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Bitter Spirit ( J Stanley 57.5 ) 1.53L 3rd Whiskey River ( N M Olzard 57 ) 1.75L 7th Sensei'S Surprise ( E Molloy 54.5 , Cd 52.5 ) 17.04L See full results | E Molloy 54.5kg, Cd 52.5kg 17.04L | 7 (7) |
| Eagle Farm 12-Mar-25 1200m SOFT 7 R1 2YO Mdn Set Weight $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:12.080, SP: 19.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.120 1st Ha'penny Hatch ( D Thornton 56 ) 2nd Ready For Zion ( T M Fenlon 56 , Cd 54 ) 0.66L 3rd Estee Emm ( C Graham 56 ) 0.67L 10th Sensei'S Surprise ( B Wheeler 56 ) 23.89L See full results | B Wheeler 56kg 23.89L | 10 (10) |
| Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 04-Feb-25 1000m GOOD 4 R2 2Y-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:03.290 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.600 1st Penrod ( J M Orman ) 2nd Love To Torque ( K Wilson-taylor ) 5.00L 3rd Sensei'S Surprise ( N Beriman ) 6.30L | N Beriman 6.30L | 3 (6) |