The Driller (AUS) Horse
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The Driller is a 10yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Lachie Manzelmann. He is by Sea The Stars out of Shamal Wind. He has accumulated 10 wins in his career. On 26 Aug 2023 at Cairns, he secured his most important victory, taking the $150000.00 Cairns Cup Quality Handicap. The horse has been a profitable choice for punters, offering roughly a 10% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Townsville 01-Aug-26 1609m GOOD 4 R6 HCP $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:36.580, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.220 1st Aged Care ( C Jokic 54 ) 2nd Free Carry ( N Thomas 58.5 ) 0.35L 3rd Canberra Legend ( M Abe 54 , Cd 55 ) 0.65L 9th The Driller ( A Graham 54 , Cd 51 ) 4.29L See full results | A Graham 54kg, Cd 51kg 4.29L | 9 (12) |
| Mackay 17-Jul-26 1800m GOOD 4 R5 HCP $500 (of $35,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:49.550, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.460 1st Journalism ( A Sewell 56.5 ) 2nd Odegaard ( S N Cormack 56.5 ) 0.46L 3rd The Penske File ( R M S Olivera 54 ) 1.16L 8th The Driller ( T Fenlon 54 ) 8.82L See full results | T Fenlon 54kg 8.82L | 8 (11) |
| Townsville 14-Jul-26 1400m GOOD 4 R6 OPEN $400 (of $21,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:23.590, SP: 81.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.660 1st Free Carry ( N Thomas 56 ) 2nd Aged Care ( C L Jokic 54 ) 0.48L 3rd Cifonelli ( A Sewell 54 ) 0.81L 8th The Driller ( F Sandkuhl 54 , Cd 52 ) 3.10L See full results | F Sandkuhl 54kg, Cd 52kg 3.10L | 8 (10) |
| Mackay 02-Jul-26 1560m SOFT 5 R2 HCP $400 (of $21,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:34.250, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.090 1st Exodas ( T M Fenlon 54 ) 2nd Raetihi ( C L Jokic 54 , Cd 54.5 ) 0.79L 3rd Journalism ( A Butler 55.5 ) 2.77L 7th The Driller ( N Thomas 54 ) 7.23L See full results | N Thomas 54kg 7.23L | 7 (7) |
| Clermont 20-Jun-26 1400m FIRM 1 R4 HCP (of $16,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:21.580, SP: 8.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.540 1st Our Missile ( C L Jokic 55 ) 2nd Zipitalist ( A J Meissner 55 , Cd 53.5 ) 0.95L 3rd New Level ( W G Satherley 55 ) 2.98L 8th The Driller ( E Bell 57 ) 12.17L See full results | E Bell 57kg 12.17L | 8 (9) |