Thanks Dad (2020) Horse
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Thanks Dad is a six-year-old bay gelding, by Twilight Son out of Never A Quarrel. Trained by S Dixon and owned by Amphitheatre Racing Limited, he has started 35 times, achieving three victories, placing second two times and third three times, and has earned $45,603 in prize money. His most recent start was at Wolverhampton on 20 October 2026, where he finished 8th of 13 runners. The latest win came at Yarmouth on 14 August 2026.
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Wolverhampton • Brighton • Yarmouth • Chepstow • Doncaster • Southwell • Lingfield • Chelmsford CityRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton 20-Oct-26 1225m GOOD R6 CL6 Hcp (of $11,680) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:13.580, SP: 34.00 1st Macarone ( B Ffrench-davis 132 , Cd 127 ) 2nd A Lott Of Kane ( J Haynes 134 ) 0.30L 3rd My Mate Kev ( H Davies 131 ) 0.50L 8th Thanks Dad ( C Hardie 131 ) 4.15L See full results | C Hardie 59.4kg 4.15L | 8 (13) |
| Wolverhampton 02-Oct-26 1225m SYNTHETIC R4 CL5 Hcp $444 (of $7,587) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:13.680, SP: 26.00 1st Style King ( H Davies 135 ) 2nd Sargent Dennis ( D Probert 134 ) 2.50L 3rd Miracleoftheandes ( L Morris 133 ) 1.25L 5th Thanks Dad ( K T O'neill 125 ) 6.50L See full results | K T O'neill 56.7kg 6.50L | 5 (10) |
| Brighton 24-Aug-26 1399m GOOD R6 CL6 Hcp (of $6,602) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:20.840, SP: 6.50 1st Berning Hot ( W Carson 133 ) 2nd Superstorm ( M Mortensen 127 ) 0.30L 3rd Kondratiev Wave ( B Loughnane 135 ) 3.75L 8th Thanks Dad ( K T O'neill 133 ) 9.55L See full results | K T O'neill 60.3kg 9.55L | 8 (9) |
| Yarmouth 14-Aug-26 1210m GOOD R6 CL6 $6,608 (of $6,608) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.370, SP: 13.00 1st Thanks Dad ( M Mortensen 135 , Cd 130 ) 2nd Valadero ( L Wright 135 ) 1.25L 3rd My Mate Mackley ( O Carmichael 137 ) 0.30L See full results | M Mortensen 61.2kg, Cd 59kg | 1 (9) |
| Chepstow 28-Jun-26 1222m GOOD R7 CL6 Hcp (of $7,216) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.360, SP: 7.00 1st Marisitta ( W Carson 126 ) 2nd Autumn Angel ( R Scott 132 ) 1.00L 3rd Sioux Warrior ( T Langley 135 ) 2.25L 6th Thanks Dad ( T Heard 126 ) 7.65L See full results | T Heard 57.2kg 7.65L | 6 (7) |
| Brighton 29-May-26 1202m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 12/1 Close up tracking leaders, shaken up over 2f out, soon one paced, no extra final furlong | Christian Howarth 57.2kg 3/4 length | 8 (13) |
| Doncaster 16-May-26 1414m GOOD TO SOFT CL6 Flat, SP: 9/1 Tracked leaders, pushed along under 3f out and gradually weakened | L Morris 57.6kg 2 1/4l | 10 (13) |
| Southwell 18-Dec-25 1222m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 14/1 Prominent, pushed along well over 2f out, gradually weakened | Mikkel Mortensen 59kg 1 1/4 length | 10 (12) |
| Southwell 21-Nov-25 1222m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 18/1 Midfield, driven 3f out, weakened over 1f out | Joey Haynes 59.9kg 5 1/2l | 13 (13) |
| Southwell 03-Nov-25 1222m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 4/1 Chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, well held over 1f out | Taryn Langley 59.9kg 2l | 9 (12) |
| Southwell 29-Sep-25 1222m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 14/1 Chased leader pushed along out wide over 2f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well | Joey Haynes 59kg | 1 (12) |
| Brighton 31-Aug-25 1202m GOOD CL2 Flat, SP: 9/1 Rear mid-division, pushed along halfway, stayed on final 110 yards, never a danger | K T O'Neill 51.7kg 1/2 length | 4 (13) |
| Doncaster 02-Aug-25 1414m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 11/2 Chased leaders near side, ridden to challenge 2f out, outpaced approaching final furlong, kept on | Jay Mackay 58.1kg Head | 5 (11) |
| Doncaster 19-Jul-25 1414m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 10/1 Prominent, outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | K T O'Neill 54.4kg 2 1/4l | 5 (9) |
| Wolverhampton 03-Jun-25 1441m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 11/1 Chased leaders, went 2nd after 2f, lost 2nd turning in, ridden and weakened soon after | K T O'Neill 60.3kg 1 3/4 length | 7 (11) |
| Brighton 21-May-25 1399m GOOD CL6 Flat, SP: 14/1 In touch, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on | Isobelle Chalmers 55.8kg 3/4 length | 4 (10) |
| Brighton 30-Apr-25 1399m GOOD TO FIRM CL6 Flat, SP: 9/1 Chased leaders, ridden well over 2f out, plugged on, never threatened | Joey Haynes 60.8kg 1 3/4 length | 4 (10) |
| Southwell 20-Apr-25 1421m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 9/2 Mid-division on outside, pushed along and made no impression over 2f out | T Eaves 61.2kg 4l | 11 (13) |
| Southwell 28-Mar-25 1421m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 8/1 Made all, ridden 2f out, strongly pressed inside final 110 yards, held on gamely | T Eaves 60.8kg | 1 (11) |
| Southwell 14-Mar-25 1421m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 20/1 Tracked leaders out wide, went 2nd 5f out, pushed along over 2f out, soon lost 2nd and weakened quickly | Harrison Shaw 55.3kg 2l | 9 (11) |
| Southwell 06-Feb-25 1421m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 9/1 Led, urged along turning in, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, soon lost 2nd, kept on towards finish | K T O'Neill 61.2kg Neck | 3 (9) |
| Southwell 30-Jan-25 1421m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 12/1 Led early, soon headed and dropped to mid-division, pushed along and made no impression 2f out | Mikkel Mortensen 57.2kg 3/4 length | 5 (7) |
| Newcastle 17-Dec-24 1421m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 14/1 Chased leaders near side rail, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | K T O'Neill 58.5kg 3/4 length | 5 (12) |
| Newcastle 28-Oct-24 1421m STANDARD / SLOW CL6 Flat, SP: 11/2 Prominent, led well over 2f out and pushed along, headed under 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | K T O'Neill 61.2kg 2l | 4 (8) |
| Wolverhampton 19-Oct-24 1441m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 9/1 Hled up towards rear, pushed along off pace when hung right 2f out, late headway inside final furlong | Joey Haynes 58.1kg Neck | 5 (10) |
| Southwell 26-Sep-24 1621m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 25/1 Pulled hard in mid-division out wide, hung badly right bend over 3f out, soon lost place | Joey Haynes 62.1kg Neck | 8 (10) |
| Lingfield 10-Sep-24 1409m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 8/1 Held up in rear, shaken up 3f out, ridden over 2f out, switched left and headway on inner over 1f out, went second inside final furlong, kept on but lost second final strides | Joey Haynes 62.1kg Short Head | 3 (8) |
| Southwell 30-Aug-24 1621m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 12/1 Chased leaders, weakened over 1f out | Tyler Heard 61.2kg 1 1/4 length | 12 (12) |
| Southwell 18-Aug-24 1421m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 9/1 Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer | Mikkel Mortensen 62.1kg 1/2 length | 5 (12) |
| Lingfield 30-Jul-24 1532m GOOD TO FIRM CL5 Flat, SP: 11/1 Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, well held over 1f out | Joey Haynes 63kg 2 1/4l | 5 (6) |
| Doncaster 05-Jul-24 1603m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 12/1 Raced keenly tracking leaders, pushed along 3f out, soon ridden and weakened | K T O'Neill 63.5kg 3l | 7 (7) |
| Wolverhampton 20-Jun-24 1441m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 10/3 Led, ridden and hung right over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, no impression on winner towards finish | Tyler Heard 63.5kg 1 length | 2 (11) |
| Brighton 21-May-24 1606m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 6/1 Raced wide close up, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace | Phil Dennis 63.5kg 4l | 4 (8) |
| Chelmsford City 25-Apr-24 1408m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 9/1 Tracked leaders, pushed along and headway under 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, just held | Phil Dennis 63.5kg Short Head | 2 (12) |
| Chelmsford City 13-Apr-24 1408m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 80/1 Raced wide, towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on towards finish | Phil Dennis 63.5kg 1 1/2 length | 3 (8) |