The Obvious Child (AUS) Horse
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The Obvious Child is a 3yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Dan Clarken and Oopy MacGillivray in Murray Bridge. He is by the stallion Doubtland out of Movandi. The Obvious Child has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in four starts. In his latest start at Morphettville on 17 Oct 2026, he was ridden by Jake Toeroek and finished third, behind winner Kosaji.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Morphettville 17-Oct-26 1800m GOOD 4 R3 LR HILL SMITH $10,750 (of $120,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:49.980, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.150 1st Kosaji ( N Callow 57 ) 2nd Churchill Rose ( W Price 55 ) 0.19L 3rd The Obvious Child ( J Toeroek 57 ) 3.19L See full results | J Toeroek 57kg 3.19L | 3 (8) |
| Murray Bdge 03-Oct-26 1600m SOFT 7 R1 3YO BM66 $3,500 (of $70,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:42.950, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.290 1st Churchill Rose ( R L Hammond 55.5 , Cd 52.5 ) 2nd Kosaji ( N T Callow 57.5 ) 0.99L 3rd Tikkamos ( J Holder 60 ) 1.45L 4th The Obvious Child ( J Toeroek 57.5 ) 2.00L See full results | J Toeroek 57.5kg 2.00L | 4 (7) |
| Balaklava 16-Sep-26 1400m GOOD 4 R1 3YO BM64 $925 (of $25,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:23.970, SP: 3.60 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th 1st Tikkamos ( J Holder 59 ) 2nd Churchill Rose ( T M Johnstone 56 ) 0.79L 3rd Leading Ride ( J B Murphy 58 ) 0.85L 5th The Obvious Child ( T Hutchinson 58.5 , Cd 57 ) 2.43L See full results | T Hutchinson 58.5kg, Cd 57kg 2.43L | 5 (5) |
| Murray Bdge 02-Sep-26 1200m SOFT 5 R1 3YO BM66 $4,400 (of $25,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:13.710, SP: 2.50 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.030 1st Sidebar ( J Holder 60 ) 2nd The Obvious Child ( T Hutchinson 60 , Cd 58.5 ) 0.60L 3rd Leading Ride ( J B Murphy 60 ) 0.90L See full results | T Hutchinson 60, Cd 58.5kg 0.60L | 2 (6) |
| Mindarie Halidon 27-Aug-26 1000m SOFT 6 R5 3Y-TRL, Winning Time: 01:02.840 1st Czech Out ( T M Johnstone ) 2nd Haniata ( T J Pannell ) 0.08L 3rd Ayckbourn ( J Toeroek ) 0.81L 4th The Obvious Child ( T Hutchinson ) 1.86L | T Hutchinson 1.86L | 4 (8) |