The Driller (AUS) Horse
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The Driller, a ten-year-old bay gelding bred in Australia and by Sea The Stars out of Shamal Wind, is under the care of trainer Lachie Manzelmann and owned by J H Manzelmann & I J Corazzol. Over 108 starts he has secured twelve victories, placed second eleven times and third 16 times, accumulating $395,118 in earnings. His most recent outing was at Mackay on 23 October 2026, where he finished 6th out of 10 runners. The latest win was recorded at Innisfail on 17 October 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Mackay 23-Oct-26 1300m SOFT 5 R6 HCP (of $21,000) Barrier 6, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 7th | N Thomas 54kg 2.34L | 6 (10) |
| Innisfail 17-Oct-26 2000m GOOD 4 R4 HCP $10,750 (of $15,250) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:03.570, SP: 4.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.080 1st The Driller ( A Sewell 55.5 ) 2nd Sigiriya Rock ( B Kennedy 60.5 ) 1.06L 3rd Amalfi Amore ( S Pointon 55 , Cd 53.5 ) 1.65L See full results | A Sewell 55.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Cloncurry 09-Oct-26 1600m GOOD R5 HCP $350 (of $27,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:32.420, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.810 1st Raetihi ( P F Hamblin 63 ) 2nd Deferential ( M Gray 56 ) 0.63L 3rd Dollars ( N Yadi 60 ) 1.28L 6th The Driller ( A Sewell 58.5 ) 3.46L See full results | A Sewell 58.5kg 3.46L | 6 (7) |
| Atherton 19-Sep-26 2030m GOOD 4 R6 HCP (of $22,200) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:09.310, SP: 3.50 In-running: 1200m 5th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.090 1st Sigiriya Rock ( B D Kennedy 59 ) 2nd Hopeful ( I Fry 61 ) 0.28L 3rd Amalfi Amore ( S I Pointon 55 , Cd 53.5 ) 1.71L 6th The Driller ( A Sewell 56.5 ) 6.73L See full results | A Sewell 56.5kg 6.73L | 6 (7) |
| Mackay 12-Sep-26 1300m GOOD 4 R6 BM65 (of $10,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:17.390, SP: 8.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.250 1st Unifies ( N Thomas 58.5 ) 2nd He's The One ( E L Bell 57.5 ) 0.72L 3rd The Extreme Cat ( A Sewell 67 ) 1.05L 5th The Driller ( P Hammersley 64.5 ) 3.04L See full results | P Hammersley 64.5kg 3.04L | 5 (6) |
| Mackay 03-Sep-26 1560m GOOD 4 R5 HCP $650 (of $21,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:35.290, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.650 1st Red Hot Lizzie ( R Wiggins 63 ) 2nd Acrophobic ( A Holt 59.5 ) 0.05L 3rd Upstart Legend ( A Sewell 54.5 ) 0.12L 5th The Driller ( G Cartwright 54 ) 1.42L See full results | G Cartwright 54kg 1.42L | 5 (8) |
| Ladbrokes Cannon Park 29-Aug-26 2100m GOOD 4 R7 CAIRNS CUP Qlty (of $150,000) Barrier 3, SP: 5.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 10th | R Dolan 52kg 3.29L | 6 (14) |
| Ladbrokes Cannon Park 22-Aug-26 1900m SOFT 6 R7 AMAT CUP BM74 (of $40,000) Barrier 9, SP: 4.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 5th | A Sewell 57kg 0.43L | 1 (11) |
| Emerald 17-Aug-26 1630m GOOD 4 R3 HCP (of $15,000) Barrier 1, SP: 8.50 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th | A Sewell 59kg 0.66L | 2 (6) |
| Townsville 01-Aug-26 1609m GOOD 4 R6 HCP (of $30,000) Barrier 9, SP: 61.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 7th | A Graham 51kg 4.29L | 9 (12) |
| Mackay 17-Jul-26 1800m GOOD 4 R5 HCP (of $35,000) Barrier 9, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 11th | T Fenlon 54kg 8.82L | 8 (11) |
| Townsville 14-Jul-26 1400m GOOD 4 R6 OPEN (of $21,000) Barrier 3, SP: 81.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th | F Sandkuhl 52kg 3.1L | 8 (10) |
| Mackay 02-Jul-26 1560m SOFT 5 R2 HCP (of $21,000) Barrier 6, SP: 101.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th | N Thomas 54kg 7.23L | 7 (7) |
| Clermont 20-Jun-26 1400m FIRM 1 R4 HCP (of $16,000) Barrier 9, SP: 8.00 | E Bell 57kg 12.17L | 8 (9) |
| Thangool 01-Jun-26 800m SOFT 5 R3 BM60 (of $15,000) Barrier 2, SP: 41.00 In-running: 400m 7th | J Dooley 65.5kg 8.38L | 7 (7) |
| Townsville 16-Jan-26 1609m SOFT 6 R2 BM70 (of $21,000) Barrier 5, SP: 17.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 5th | T Mc Carroll 59.5kg 5.63L | 6 (7) |