The Cunning Fox (2018) Horse
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About
The Cunning Fox is a 7yo grey gelding trained by Patrick Payne at Plumpton. He is by Reliable Man out of Cross Rate. To date, he has recorded 11 victories. On 2nd Apr 2022 at Bendigo, he captured his biggest triumph, winning the $200,000 Bendigo St Leger Trial. The horse has been a value pick for bettors, delivering a 7% ROI for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Caulfield 27-Jun-26 2000m SOFT 7 R4 BM78 $1,600 (of $80,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:05.810, SP: 71.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 11th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.860 1st Belle Savoir ( J Radley 55 , Cd 53 ) 2nd Amleto ( J Allen 57 ) 3.00L 3rd Prince Eric ( L Cartwright 59 , Cd 57.5 ) 5.25L 8th The Cunning Fox ( H Durnan 55.5 , Cd 52.5 ) 6.46L See full results | H Durnan 55.5kg, Cd 52.5kg 6.46L | 8 (14) |
| Caulfield Heath 17-Jun-26 1800m SOFT 6 R4 BM70 $1,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:51.830, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.080 1st Oak Beach ( J Mott 57.5 ) 2nd Rasp ( J A Johnstone 60.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 3.50L 3rd Four Candles ( B Mertens 56.5 ) 3.80L 6th The Cunning Fox ( S Ingelse 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 7.26L See full results | S Ingelse 59.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 7.26L | 6 (8) |
| Traralgon 05-Jun-26 2400m SOFT 7 R2 HDL-TRL, Winning Time: 03:16.920 1st Highness ( M Kelly ) 2nd Smokin' Romans ( S L Pateman ) 5.00L 3rd The Cunning Fox ( T Ryan ) 5.75L | T Ryan 5.75L | 3 (4) |
| Horsham 28-May-26 1200m R2 Jump Out-S6, Winning Time: 01:19.250 1st Governor King ( N Farley ) 2nd I'llbethere ( W J Egan ) 3rd The Cunning Fox ( P Payne ) | P Payne | 3 (4) |
| Ararat 12-May-26 850m R17 Jump Out-S6, Winning Time: 00:53.650 1st Hopes 'N' Dreams ( P B Payne ) 2nd Hellenic Star ( J M Allen ) 3rd Hexed ( A K Kelly ) 7th The Cunning Fox ( H Durnan ) | H Durnan | 7 (8) |