The Cunning Fox (2018) Horse
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About
The Cunning Fox is an eight-year-old grey gelding sired by Reliable Man out of Cross Rate. The horse is under the guidance of trainer Patrick Payne and races for owners J V O'Neill, L R Buller, Mrs D J Duddy and others. Over 46 starts he has collected 14 victories, placed four times in second position and three times in third, accruing earnings of $843,640. His most recent outing took place at Echuca on 3 November 2026, where he finished 1st out of a field of 7.
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Geelong • Echuca • Seymour • Burrumbeet • Ballarat • Sandown Lakeside • Caulfield • Horsham • Ararat • Sandown Hillside • Warrnambool • PakenhamRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Geelong 13-Nov-26 3800m GOOD 4 R1 Ladbrokes Top 2/3/4 Betting Highweight Handicap Barrier 10, SP: 2.40 | T.Ryan 65kg 0.35L | 2 (10) |
| Echuca 03-Nov-26 3200m SOFT 5 R2 Border Inn Jericho Qualifying Handicap Barrier 4, SP: 2.05 | T.Ryan 67kg | 1 (7) |
| Geelong 21-Oct-26 2400m GOOD 4 R1 BM70 (of $50,000) Barrier 1, SP: 17.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th | S Ingelse 55.5kg 3.5L | 5 (11) |
| Seymour 11-Oct-26 2000m SOFT 5 R4 BM66 $700 (of $35,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:06.100, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 11th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th 1st Terrortorian ( B Egan 59 ) 2nd Takemetothemoon ( B Kinninmont 56 , Cd 54 ) 2.25L 3rd Melek ( J Allen 59 ) 2.60L 8th The Cunning Fox ( W Gordon 60 ) 10.12L See full results | W Gordon 60 10.12L | 8 (12) |
| Burrumbeet 01-Oct-26 1000m R6 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 01:00.750 1st Onlooker ( C Macredmond ) 2nd Simply Excels ( S K Ingelse ) 0.00L 3rd Immortal Justice ( T Atkinson ) 0.00L 4th The Cunning Fox ( N Farley ) 0.00L | N Farley 0.00L | 4 (6) |
| Ballarat 16-Aug-26 3250m HEAVY 9 R4 JJ HDLE $55,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 03:52.150, SP: 1.60 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st The Cunning Fox ( T Ryan 69.5 ) 2nd Bitcoin ( W Gordon 65 ) 1.00L 3rd Untethered ( D H Jnr 65 ) 1.75L See full results | T Ryan 69.5kg | 1 (3) |
| Hamilton 12-Jul-26 3400m HEAVY 10 R2 HDLE-SWP $51,050 (of $81,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 04:09.980, SP: 2.60 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st 1st The Cunning Fox ( T Ryan 69.5 ) 2nd Andy Win ( D M Parker 68 ) 7.00L 3rd Ardakan ( M Kelly 65 ) 7.25L See full results | T Ryan 69.5kg | 1 (4) |
| Sandown Lakeside 08-Jul-26 2125m HEAVY 8 R3 BM70 (of $50,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:17.060, SP: 17.00 In-running: Settled 15th, 1200m 15th, 800m 15th, 400m 15th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.320 1st Second Nature ( E K Pozman 56 , Cd 54 ) 2nd Dragoon ( J G Radley 60 , Cd 58 ) 0.06L 3rd Sunsets ( N Daniels 61.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 2.81L 15th The Cunning Fox ( S Ingelse 59 , Cd 56 ) 6.93L See full results | S Ingelse 59kg, Cd 56kg 6.93L | 15 (15) |
| bet365 Traralgon 02-Jul-26 2800m SOFT 6 R3 HDL-TRL | T Ryan 2L | 1 (4) |
| Caulfield 27-Jun-26 2000m SOFT 7 R4 BM78 (of $80,000) Barrier 5, SP: 71.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 8th | H Durnan 52.5kg 6.46L | 8 (14) |
| Caulfield Heath 17-Jun-26 1800m SOFT 6 R4 BM70 (of $50,000) Barrier 2, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 7th | S Ingelse 56.5kg 7.26L | 6 (8) |
| bet365 Traralgon 05-Jun-26 2400m SOFT 6 R2 HDL-TRL | T Ryan 5.75L | 3 (4) |
| Horsham 28-May-26 1200m SOFT 6 R2 Jump Out-S6 | P Payne | 3 (7) |
| Ararat 12-May-26 850m SOFT 6 R17 Jump Out-S6 | H Durnan | 7 (8) |
| Sandown Lakeside 03-Aug-25 4200m SOFT 5 R4 GN HDLE (of $250,000) Barrier 4, SP: 2.50 | T Ryan 69.5kg | 100 (7) |
| Sandown Hillside 23-Jul-25 2400m SOFT 5 R5 BM64 (of $50,000) Barrier 10, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 14th, 400m 12th | J Kennedy 60.5kg 2.75L | 3 (14) |
| bet365 Traralgon 10-Jul-25 2400m HEAVY 8 R2 0-116 HDL-TRL | T Ryan 0.5L | 1 (4) |
| Sandown Lakeside 01-Jun-25 3900m SOFT 7 R5 AUST HDLE (of $100,000) Barrier 6, SP: 3.50 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th | T Ryan 71kg 1.75L | 1 (7) |
| Sandown Hillside 21-May-25 2400m GOOD 3 R5 BM70 (of $50,000) Barrier 9, SP: 19.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th | T Prebble 57.5kg 1.46L | 5 (11) |
| Warrnambool 30-Apr-25 3200m SOFT 6 R6 HDLE-SWP (of $150,000) Barrier 4, SP: 3.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd | T Ryan 69kg 1.25L | 1 (8) |
| Pakenham 13-Apr-25 3200m SOFT 5 R3 HDLE (of $75,000) Barrier 4 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd | T Ryan 65kg 5L | 1 (6) |
| Sportsbet-Ballarat 07-Apr-25 2800m SOFT 6 R4 117+ HDLE-TRL | W Gordon 6.97L | 5 (7) |