Surely Special (AUS) Horse
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Surely Special is an 8yo bay/brown gelding from Australia, trained by Nathan Hobson of Swan Hill. He is by Lucas Cranach out of Clearly Unique. To date he has secured four victories, the most notable being on 17 Apr 2024 at Launceston where he captured the $25,000 Class 1 Set Weight race. He has been a profitable runner for bettors, delivering a 57% return on investment for those who have backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Echuca 23-Jun-26 1400m HEAVY 10 R7 BM56 $990 (of $22,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:30.320, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th 1st Boulder Jack ( D Dean 57.5 , Cd 56 ) 2nd No Greater Vue ( W Gordon 62 ) 1.50L 3rd Blow On The Dice ( L Mcneil 59 ) 3.75L 4th Surely Special ( S Field 56 , Cd 54.5 ) 3.95L See full results | S Field 56kg, Cd 54.5kg 3.95L | 4 (11) |
| Narrandera 13-Jun-26 1200m SOFT 7 R7 BM50 $375 (of $16,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:12.120, SP: 61.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.250 1st Screen Spirit ( P Boudvillain 61.5 ) 2nd Witch Of November ( B Loy 61 ) 1.83L 3rd Black Adam ( A G Kennedy 65.5 , Cd 62.5 ) 1.93L 8th Surely Special ( C Stuart 59 , Cd 57 ) 6.62L See full results | C Stuart 59kg, Cd 57kg 6.62L | 8 (12) |
| Swan Hill 06-Jun-26 1600m SOFT 6 R6 0-56 (of $22,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:39.800, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.560 1st Isalot ( B Rawiller 59.5 ) 2nd Pendante ( B A Button 57 , Cd 55.5 ) 0.35L 3rd Watt On Earth ( C Macredmond 60 ) 0.70L 13th Surely Special ( L Mcneil 57.5 ) 10.90L See full results | L Mcneil 57.5kg 10.90L | 13 (14) |
| Mildura 24-May-26 1400m GOOD 4 R7 BM56 $550 (of $22,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:24.100, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.940 1st Dirnaseer ( N Farley 63 ) 2nd Creek ( H Grace 61 ) 4.00L 3rd Lady Lupara ( A C Goindasamy 55.5 ) 4.40L 10th Surely Special ( L Mcneil 58.5 ) 10.00L See full results | L Mcneil 58.5kg 10.00L | 10 (14) |
| Donald 14-Apr-26 1350m GOOD 4 R7 BM62 $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:20.270, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.520 1st Dramaticus ( J M Allen 61.5 ) 2nd Lethal Thoughts ( Z Moore 63 , Cd 59 ) 1.75L 3rd Allinthetiming ( B Rawiller 63.5 ) 4.75L 6th Surely Special ( E Pozman 56.5 ) 10.50L See full results | E Pozman 56.5kg 10.50L | 6 (8) |