Skirmish (AUS) Horse
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About
Skirmish is a four-year-old brown mare that was bred in Australia by sire Smart Missile and out of dam So You Leica. Her trainer is Kerry Parker and the ownership consists of S E Merriman, Mrs J M Merriman, M O Merriman and others. In twelve starts she has secured two race victories and placed two times in second position, accumulating total earnings of $83,925. The most recent start took place at Warwick Farm on 5 October 2026, where she finished 6th out of 8 runners. Her latest win was recorded at Goulburn on 23 August 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Warwick Farm 05-Oct-26 1600m SOFT 6 R4 F&M BM72 $1,800 (of $65,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:37.020, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.080 1st Storm Season ( D Gibbons 60.5 ) 2nd Darn Cute ( W Costin 58 ) 2.60L 3rd Kingston Charm ( K Mcevoy 57.5 ) 4.28L 6th Skirmish ( J Ford 56.5 ) 6.75L See full results | J Ford 56.5kg 6.75L | 6 (8) |
| Goulburn 24-Sep-26 1500m GOOD 4 R3 CL2 $5,050 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:28.980, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.820 1st Costalivin ( K Latham 56 ) 2nd Skirmish ( N Heywood 60 ) 0.80L 3rd Smichov ( A B Collett 61 ) 0.88L See full results | N Heywood 60 0.80L | 2 (7) |
| Kembla Grange 12-Sep-26 1600m GOOD 4 R8 BM64 (of $42,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:36.800, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.720 1st Tom Cruising ( C Lever 59 ) 2nd Cabbucio ( B Loy 58.5 ) 0.40L 3rd Smart Cry ( M Bell 57.5 ) 0.50L 11th Skirmish ( J Ford 58.5 ) 11.80L See full results | J Ford 58.5kg 11.80L | 11 (11) |
| Goulburn 23-Aug-26 1400m GOOD 4 R8 CL1 $15,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:22.230, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.680 1st Skirmish ( J Ford 58 ) 2nd Overshadow ( D Gibbons 58.5 ) 0.04L 3rd Glenn's Legacy ( C Schofield 56.5 ) 2.02L See full results | J Ford 58kg | 1 (9) |
| Illawarra Grange 30-Jul-26 1450m GOOD 4 R5 CL1 $1,050 (of $42,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:26.600, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.030 1st Cobra Club ( R Bayliss 60 ) 2nd Agraffe Rocket ( A Hyeronimus 60 ) 2.30L 3rd Ouragan ( A J Calder 56 ) 2.80L 8th Skirmish ( J Ford 57.5 ) 6.80L See full results | J Ford 57.5kg 6.80L | 8 (8) |
| Kembla Grange 16-Jul-26 1300m GOOD 4 R5 CL1 (of $42,000) Barrier 8, SP: 12.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th | J Ford 58kg 5.2L | 5 (8) |
| Illawarra Grange 03-Jul-26 800m SOFT 5 R3 OPEN-BT | J Ford 0.6L | 3 (8) |
| Warwick Farm 18-Feb-26 1400m GOOD 4 R7 F&M BM72 (of $60,000) Barrier 4, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th | A Farragher Gb 55.5kg 6.59L | 6 (7) |
| Kensington 14-Jan-26 1400m SOFT 5 R2 3Y+ MDN-SW (of $60,000) Barrier 3, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th | A Farragher Gb 55.5kg 1.2L | 1 (7) |
| Beaumont 26-Dec-25 1350m GOOD 4 R2 SUPER MDN-SW (of $60,000) Barrier 1, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd | A Farragher Gb 55.5kg 0.97L | 4 (8) |
| Kensington 05-Dec-25 1300m GOOD 4 R2 3YF MDN (of $60,000) Barrier 8, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 9th | K Latham 58kg 4.14L | 7 (9) |
| Royal Randwick 21-Nov-25 1050m GOOD 4 R7 3Y+ MDN-BT | A Morgan 1.28L | 6 (7) |
| Newcastle 15-Jul-25 1400m SOFT 6 R4 MDN-SW (of $42,000) Barrier 4, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th | A Morgan 55kg 0.24L | 2 (7) |
| Kensington 25-Jun-25 1100m SOFT 5 R1 SUPER MDN-SW (of $100,000) Barrier 5, SP: 18.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th | A Morgan 54.5kg 3.75L | 4 (6) |
| Warwick Farm 10-Jun-25 793m SOFT 6 R7 2YF-BT | J Collett 0.79L | 1 (7) |