Tempered Edge (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

14-Aug-22
Sex
gelding

Colour

chestnut

Dam

Skymelt

Prize Money

14780

Trainer

Rob Blacker

Owners

M D Strachan, M D Rocke, Mrs M I Jackson, J Jackson, K B Hitch, J A Sagnol, A Woollard, Miss M J Pegg & R J Clarke

About

Tempered Edge is a four-year-old chestnut gelding bred in Australia, by All Too Hard out of Skymelt. He races for trainer Rob Blacker and is owned by M D Strachan, M D Rocke, Mrs M I Jackson and others. Over eight starts he has managed two second‑place results and a single third, yet remains winless, having earned $22,430 in prize money. His most recent start came at Ballarat on 2 November 2026, where he finished 2nd of a 10 runner field.

Race Record

Event Summary Runner Stats Rank
Seymour 12-Nov-26 1600m GOOD 4 R4 Go Seymour Maiden Plate Barrier 8, SP: 6.50 R.K.Houston 59.5kg 12.09L 9 (10)
Ballarat 02-Nov-26 1600m SOFT 7 R4 Harvey Norman Ballarat Maiden Plate Barrier 7, SP: 20.00 F.W.Kersley 59.5kg 3L 2 (10)
Warrnambool 15-Oct-26 1700m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW $1,275 (of $42,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:43.450, SP: 17.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th 1st Who I Think I Am ( C Hefel 57.5 ) 2nd Paramount War ( D Yendall 59.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Girl With A Pearl ( D Bates 55 , Cd 55.5 ) 0.50L 5th Tempered Edge ( F Kersley 59.5 ) 1.35L See full results F Kersley 59.5kg 1.35L 5 (12)
Geelong 07-Oct-26 1447m SOFT 6 R3 MDN-SW $1,275 (of $42,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:27.940, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.070 1st Hedjet ( B J Melham 59.5 ) 2nd Silky Seth ( J Mott 59.5 ) 3.00L 3rd Ambitious Achiever ( L Meech 59.5 ) 3.75L 5th Tempered Edge ( F Kersley 59.5 ) 7.75L See full results F Kersley 59.5kg 7.75L 5 (9)
Mornington 17-Sep-26 1500m GOOD 4 R2 MDN-SW $2,880 (of $32,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:32.560, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.060 1st Top Conti ( E P Brown 59.5 ) 2nd Vantaa ( J Noonan 57 ) 0.15L 3rd Tempered Edge ( F Kersley 59.5 ) 1.65L See full results F Kersley 59.5kg 1.65L 3 (9)
Warrnambool 20-Aug-26 1400m HEAVY 10 R4 MDN-SW $850 (of $42,500) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:32.270, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:39.630 1st Mr Sioux ( J M Allen 59.5 ) 2nd Just My Lot ( L Meech 57.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Lune Lumineuse ( W J Egan 57.5 ) 1.25L 6th Tempered Edge ( F Kersley 59.5 ) 8.00L See full results F Kersley 59.5kg 8.00L 6 (10)
Bendigo 12-Aug-26 1600m HEAVY 10 R3 MDN-SW $850 (of $42,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:39.560, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.120 1st Valda Warrior ( S K Ingelse 57.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Koyuga Rip ( T Madden 59.5 ) 0.40L 3rd Rockzino ( J Childs 57.5 ) 5.40L 6th Tempered Edge ( F Kersley 59.5 ) 13.40L See full results F Kersley 59.5kg 13.40L 6 (6)
Cranbourne 16-Jul-26 1500m HEAVY 9 R4 MDN-SW (of $42,500) Barrier 3, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 5th F Kersley 59.5kg 2.5L 2 (11)
Mornington 17-Jun-26 900m HEAVY 9 R9 Jump Out-H9 J Green 4 (8)
Ballarat 14-Feb-26 1000m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW (of $32,000) Barrier 1, SP: 101.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 10th L Mc Neil 59kg 7.52L 11 (13)
Caulfield Heath 20-Nov-25 1000m GOOD 4 R6 3UP-TRL N Blacker 5.42L 7 (7)
Mornington 01-Oct-25 1000m GOOD 4 R7 Jump Out-G4 N Blacker 7 (8)
Mornington 10-Sep-25 1000m SOFT 5 R8 Jump Out-S5 M Salter 2 (6)
Mornington 20-Aug-25 900m SOFT 5 R12 Jump Out-S5 M Salter 4 (6)
Mornington 14-Aug-25 600m SOFT 6 R6 Jump Out-S6 R Blacker 5 (6)