Striking Fella (AUS) Horse
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Striking Fella is a 5yo bay or brown gelding from Australia, trained by Peter Bamford. He is by stallion Awesome Rock out of dam Kezzabelle. He has recorded five career wins. On 19th Apr 2025 at Dongara‑Irwin, he captured his most important victory in the $30,000 2yo+ Benchmark 62+ Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Derby 18-Jul-26 1800m GOOD R6 DERBY CUP 66+ $576 (of $32,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:58.000, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 10th 1st Kings Sicario ( J Gray 56 ) 2nd Star Testymony ( P Farrell 56 ) 0.76L 3rd Lutz ( C Hunter 58 ) 3.26L 10th Striking Fella ( R Mahony 59.5 ) 15.07L See full results | R Mahony 59.5kg 15.07L | 10 (10) |
| Broome 28-Jun-26 1435m GOOD 3 R6 RTG 70+ (of $20,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:23.890, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th 1st Housewife ( J N S Li 55 , Cd 52 ) 2nd Kings Call ( K C Yuill 56.5 ) 1.03L 3rd Why Me ( J K H Tsang 55.5 , Cd 54 ) 1.54L 9th Striking Fella ( A Catarino 56.5 , Cd 55 ) 3.37L See full results | A Catarino 56.5kg, Cd 55kg 3.37L | 9 (12) |
| Geraldton 19-Apr-26 2106m GOOD 4 R7 GERALDTON CUP (of $125,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:13.320, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.010 1st Royal Law ( N Faithfull 58.5 ) 2nd Rocking Society ( B M Gaerth 60 ) 3.78L 3rd True Player ( L F Fiore 58.5 ) 3.99L 11th Striking Fella ( A Catarino 55 ) 12.48L See full results | A Catarino 55kg 12.48L | 11 (14) |
| Dongara-Irwin 04-Apr-26 1850m GOOD 3 R5 DONGARA CUP 62+ $5,580 (of $30,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:53.910, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 3rd 1st Argyle Star ( M K Cheung 57.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 2nd Striking Fella ( A Catarino 60 , Cd 58.5 ) 0.05L 3rd Kentucky Blue ( J See 58.5 ) 0.36L See full results | A Catarino 60, Cd 58.5kg 0.05L | 2 (12) |
| Pinjarra 22-Mar-26 1600m GOOD 4 R10 CL5 $540 (of $30,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:38.540, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.780 1st Gage Roads ( S L O'donnell 59 ) 2nd Starating ( H J Nottle 57 , Cd 55.5 ) 0.16L 3rd Mangifera ( L F Fiore 56 ) 0.44L 6th Striking Fella ( A Catarino 57 , Cd 54 ) 0.90L See full results | A Catarino 57kg, Cd 54kg 0.90L | 6 (10) |