Tapa Kick (AUS) Horse
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About
Tapa Kick is a six-year-old chestnut gelding that was bred in Australia, by Scissor Kick out of Mai Gluck. He is in the care of trainer Mark Oates and owned by P R Banks, J T Banks, B J Banks and others. Over 28 starts he has recorded four wins, placed seven times in second and four times in third, earning $176,000 in prize money. His most recent start came at Isisford on 24 October 2026, finishing 5th of 7 runners. The last victory was secured at Barcaldine on 6 July 2026.
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Barcaldine • Isisford • Emerald • Rockhampton • Longreach • Blackall • Randwick • Rosehill Gardens • SconeRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Barcaldine 31-Oct-26 1600m SOFT 7 R7 Capricorn Plumbing Class 4 Handicap Barrier 5 | C.Bryen 62.5kg 8.69L | 5 (6) |
| Isisford 24-Oct-26 1200m GOOD R3 CL5-SW (of $10,900) Barrier 7, SP: 4.40 | C Stuart 58.5kg 6.18L | 5 (7) |
| McKinlay 29-Aug-26 1500m GOOD R5 CL6 (of $10,000) Barrier 5, SP: 2.50 | J Babarovich 59.5kg 4.51L | 4 (6) |
| Emerald 17-Aug-26 1630m GOOD 4 R3 HCP $800 (of $15,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:39.360, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.410 1st Acedrod ( P Hamblin 58 ) 2nd The Driller ( A Sewell 59 ) 0.66L 3rd Zipitalist ( A Meissner 61 , Cd 59.5 ) 3.34L 4th Tapa Kick ( C Whiteley 56 ) 4.20L See full results | C Whiteley 56kg 4.20L | 4 (6) |
| Rockhampton 21-Jul-26 1600m GOOD 4 R3 CL4 $400 (of $21,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:36.260, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.320 1st Settat ( N M Olzard 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd General Wolffe ( W G Satherley 54.5 ) 0.06L 3rd Skilful Artist ( C Mciver 57 ) 0.69L 6th Tapa Kick ( P Hamblin 60 ) 6.58L See full results | P Hamblin 60 6.58L | 6 (6) |
| Barcaldine 06-Jul-26 1600m GOOD 4 R7 BM60 $9,000 (of $15,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:36.240, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.430 1st Tapa Kick ( P Hamblin 63.5 ) 2nd Desert Star ( W G Satherley 59 ) 1.00L 3rd A Tent Hut ( R M S Olivera 60.5 ) 1.01L See full results | P Hamblin 63.5kg | 1 (12) |
| Emerald 29-Jun-26 1280m GOOD 4 R3 CL3-SW $200 (of $15,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:15.300, SP: 8.50 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.180 1st Stecara ( P F Hamblin 59 ) 2nd Lunar Eight ( S I Pointon 59 , Cd 57 ) 0.80L 3rd Bigcat ( J Miller 61 , Cd 58 ) 1.35L 5th Tapa Kick ( M Heagney 61 ) 3.10L See full results | M Heagney 61kg 3.10L | 5 (8) |
| Longreach 15-Jun-26 1400m GOOD R6 CL3-SW $800 (of $15,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:23.140, SP: 2.90 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.190 1st Monday Choice ( R M S Olivera 57 ) 2nd You Kay Squeeze ( N M Olzard 57 ) 0.95L 3rd Sharp Dazzler ( A J Meissner 62 , Cd 60 ) 2.55L 4th Tapa Kick ( M Heagney 62 ) 3.27L See full results | M Heagney 62kg 3.27L | 4 (11) |
| Blackall 18-Apr-26 1400m GOOD R1 CL3-SW (of $10,000) Barrier 3, SP: 4.00 | M Heagney 62kg 0.34L | 2 (8) |
| Longreach 13-Apr-26 1200m GOOD R2 CL3-SW (of $15,000) Barrier 4, SP: 13.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 7th | M Heagney 62kg 2.36L | 4 (9) |
| Randwick 14-Feb-26 1800m GOOD 4 R1 HIGHWAY-C3 (of $120,000) Barrier 4, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 8th | D Gibbons 58kg 5.21L | 11 (13) |
| Rosehill Gardens 31-Jan-26 1500m GOOD 4 R1 H'WAY-C3SW (of $120,000) Barrier 7, SP: 101.00 In-running: 800m 14th, 400m 14th | D Gibbons 59kg 4.78L | 13 (17) |
| Rosehill Gardens 17-Jan-26 1400m SOFT 7 R2 HIGHWAY-C3 (of $120,000) Barrier 17, SP: 201.00 In-running: 800m 18th, 400m 14th | D Gibbons 59kg 10.53L | 17 (18) |
| Randwick 27-Dec-25 1200m GOOD 4 R2 HIGHWAY-C3 (of $120,000) Barrier 6, SP: 81.00 In-running: 800m 14th, 400m 14th | D Gibbons 59kg 9.09L | 14 (14) |
| Scone 29-Oct-25 900m HEAVY 8 R2 OPEN-BT | A Bullock 15.18L | 7 (9) |
| Newcastle 03-May-25 1500m HEAVY 10 R6 BM64 (of $42,000) Barrier 3, SP: 3.40 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 7th | A Bullock 61kg 21.94L | 7 (7) |
| Canterbury Park 28-Feb-25 1900m GOOD 4 R2 3&4Y BM64 (of $60,000) Barrier 3, SP: 3.60 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 3rd | B Nock 58kg 1.16L | 4 (6) |