Test The Best (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

20-Aug-08
Sex
gelding

Colour

bay or brown

Dam

Al Montahaa

Prize Money

55415

Owners

W R Massingham, W G Massingham, S C Massingham, Ms T Clark, T J Braund, M J Moore, Mrs L M Thomson, G R Thomson, L Bird, M D Bird, B L Jorgensen, B J Finegan, S B Fittock, G S Winsbury, B J Clark, J Roach, B J Ashe, Riches Racing (Mgr: C G Riches) & F N Q (Mgr: Mrs P M Armstrong)

About

Test The Best is a 16yo bay or brown gelding from Australia trained by Wayne Massingham. He is sired by the stallion Testa Rossa out of the dam Al Montahaa. Test The Best has secured 4 wins in his career. On 15th Oct 2013 at Bairnsdale, Test The Best achieved his most notable victory, taking the $15000.00 Bm64 Hcp. Test The Best has retired from racing, with his final run on 30th May 2015 at Cairns.

Raced At

Cairns • Innisfail • Atherton • Geelong • Bairnsdale • Stawell • Pakenham • Caulfield • Benalla • Seymour • Cranbourne • Kilmore • Bendigo • Yarra Valley • Stony Creek • Ballarat • Echuca • Sandown Lakeside • Mornington

Race Record

Event Summary Runner Stats Rank
Cairns 30-May-15 1250m GOOD 4 R5 Bm 60 Hcp (of $10,000) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:13.800 N Yadi 58.5kg, Cd 0 5.00L 7 (12)
Gordonvale 16-May-15 1360m GOOD 3 R4 BM 55 HCP (of $9,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:21.030, SP: $4.60 A Holt 61.5kg 5.20L 8 (10)
Cairns 10-May-15 1500m GOOD 3 R7 Bm 60 Hcp (of $12,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:28.860, SP: $6 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st S Pawsey 60 8.10L 11 (12)
Cairns 26-Apr-15 1500m GOOD 4 R6 Bm 65 Hcp $500 (of $10,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:28.300, SP: $8 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd T Bannon 57.5kg 2.40L 4 (9)
Innisfail 18-Apr-15 1500m HEAVY 8 R8 BM65 $2,600 (of $13,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:34.830, SP: $9 T Bannon 57.5kg 1.00L 2 (9)
Atherton 22-Mar-15 1200m GOOD 4 R4 BM65 (of $7,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:09.280, SP: $5.50 B Swaffer 58kg 4.70L 8 (12)
Cairns 13-Sep-14 1250m GOOD 4 R4 Bm 75 Hcp (of $15,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:14.020, SP: $17 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 9th S Wilson 54kg 6.90L 12 (12)
Mareeba 06-Sep-14 1500m GOOD 3 R5 CL6 (of $9,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:28.410, SP: $5.50 N Yadi 58.5kg, Cd 57kg 7.20L 5 (7)
Atherton 24-Aug-14 1400m GOOD 3 R4 BM 70 HCP (of $6,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:23.770, SP: $4.20 S Pawsey 58kg 3.10L 5 (6)
Cairns 10-Aug-14 1400m GOOD 4 R8 Qlty (of $20,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:22.990, SP: $11 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 4th D Evans 54kg 16.30L 13 (13)
Sandown Hill 04-Jun-14 1600m SOFT 7 R7 Bm70 (of $35,000) Barrier 20, Winning Time: 01:44.550, SP: $31 In-running: Settled 15th, 1200m 15th, 800m 15th, 400m 14th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.670 eased to 2nd last but always among last few C Symons 58.5kg 18.15L 13 (16)
Wodonga Nordcon LAND Park 18-May-14 1400m GOOD 4 R5 Bm70 $270 (of $15,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:24.010, SP: $7 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.720 R Bayliss 59kg, Cd 57kg 5.45L 8 (10)
Deniliquin 25-Apr-14 1400m GOOD 3 R4 CUP-BM64 $3,950 (of $6,550) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:21.830, SP: $1.90F A Bloomfield 59kg 1 (6)
Geelong 17-Nov-13 1741m GOOD 3 R5 BM70 $300 (of $15,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:45.140, SP: $4 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.520 M Zahra 59kg 1.50L 5 (9)
Hamilton 27-Oct-13 1600m SOFT 7 R8 BM70 $5,400 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:41.979, SP: $4.40EF In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.820 D Yendall 59kg 1.50L 2 (13)
Bairnsdale 15-Oct-13 1600m GOOD 3 R5 BM64 $9,000 (of $15,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:37.570, SP: $4.80F In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.320 D Stackhouse 60 1 (10)
Stawell 30-Sep-13 1618m SOFT 5 R6 BM64 $9,000 (of $15,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:39.920, SP: $4.60 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.080 D Yendall 58kg 1 (10)
Cranbourne-Trn 23-Sep-13 1550m HEAVY 10 R17 3UP-TRL, Winning Time: 01:40.440 I Gundogdu 1 (8)
Pakenham 07-Sep-13 1400m SOFT 6 R6 0-64 (of $15,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:28.240, SP: $11 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.640 I Gundogdu 58.5kg 11.05L 12 (13)
Caulfield 25-May-13 2000m SOFT 5 R1 0-62 $500 (of $25,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:05.200, SP: $9.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.020 worked home quite well down the outside K Mallyon 59.5kg, Cd 57.5kg 4.20L 5 (16)
Benalla 04-May-13 1615m GOOD 4 R8 0-62 $600 (of $15,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:37.310, SP: $3.30EF In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 5th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.720 A Mallyon 59.5kg 2.95L 4 (10)
Stawell 22-Apr-13 1600m HEAVY 8 R8 0-62 $2,550 (of $15,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:41.590, SP: $5.50F In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.640 C Robertson 59.5kg 2.00L 2 (13)
Seymour 26-Mar-13 1612m GOOD 4 R6 0-62 $1,200 (of $15,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:39.150, SP: $6 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.880 D Stackhouse 59.5kg 1.15L 3 (9)
Cranbourne 08-Mar-13 2025m GOOD 4 R6 SHOW 0-62 $1,350 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:10.360, SP: $8 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 11th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.220 D Stackhouse 59.5kg 3.30L 4 (12)
Kilmore 24-Feb-13 1600m GOOD 3 R5 0-62 $350 (of $17,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:38.759, SP: $3.30F In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.560 D Stackhouse 59.5kg 5.55L 5 (11)
Bendigo 09-Feb-13 1600m GOOD 3 R7 0-62 $2,550 (of $15,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:37.710, SP: $9 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.240 J Mott 59kg 0.20L 2 (13)
Benalla 27-Jan-13 1515m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW $9,000 (of $15,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:32.190, SP: $4.40 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.660 D Stackhouse 58.5kg 1 (8)
Yarra Valley 21-Jan-13 1200m GOOD 4 R10 TRL, Winning Time: 01:14.090 D Stackhouse 2 (5)
Stony Creek 29-Dec-12 1100m GOOD 4 R2 MDN-SW $270 (of $15,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:07.420, SP: $5 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.120 D Moor 58.5kg 6 (12)
Ballarat 03-Jun-12 1400m GOOD 8 R4 3Y MDN-SW $2,700 (of $15,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:30.560, SP: $12 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.820 G Boss 58kg 2 (11)
Echuca 27-Sep-11 1600m GOOD 3 R4 MDN-SW $250 (of $12,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:39.640, SP: $2.60F In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th D Holland 55.5kg 7 (10)
Sandown Lakeside 14-Sep-11 1600m SOFT 5 R1 MDN-SW (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:39.039, SP: $12 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th D Oliver 55.5kg 12 (16)
Seymour 01-Sep-11 1309m SOFT 5 R5 MDN-SW $1,350 (of $15,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:17.480, SP: $13 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 7th D Oliver 55.5kg 3 (10)
Green Wattle 31-Jul-11 1008m SOFT 5 R4 2UP MDN-SW (of $15,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:00.150, SP: $8 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 9th D Holland 55.5kg 12 (16)
Mornington 24-Apr-11 1200m SOFT 5 R1 2Y MDN-SW $675 (of $15,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:12.340, SP: $8 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th J Todd 57kg 2.05L 4 (14)
Green Wattle 29-Mar-11 1213m GOOD 3 R2 2Y MDN-SW $1,050 (of $12,070) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:11.300, SP: $9 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 5th R Mcleod 57kg 3.00L 3 (7)