The Precursor (AUS) Horse
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The Precursor, a 6yo bay/brown gelding from Australia, is trained by R James and R Wellwood. He is by St Jean out of Zalga and has secured four victories. His top achievement came on 31st Jan 2026 at Trentham, where he claimed the $350000.00 Special Condition Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ellerslie 24-Oct-26 1600m GOOD 4 R6 Open Hcp $2,637 (of $52,733) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:34.430, SP: 9.50 1st Top Shelf ( M Mcnab 55 ) 2nd Hasstobeawinner ( G Rooke 56 ) 2.10L 3rd Crocetti ( S Mcnab 62 , Cd 60 ) 2.80L 4th The Precursor ( M Hashizume 54 ) 3.70L See full results | M Hashizume 54kg 3.70L | 4 (9) |
| Matamata 03-Oct-26 2000m SOFT 5 R6 BM 75 Hcp $18,621 (of $32,384) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:04.940, SP: 3.10 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th 1st The Precursor ( M Hashizume 60.5 ) 2nd Overrated ( G Rooke 61 ) 0.80L 3rd Enright ( E M Leighton 58 ) 1.10L See full results | M Hashizume 60.5kg | 1 (12) |
| Ellerslie 05-Sep-26 1600m SOFT 5 R10 BM 75 Hcp $920 (of $61,318) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:36.410, SP: 13.30 In-running: Settled 12th, 1200m 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th 1st Monologue ( J Doyle 60 ) 2nd Zenith ( C J Grylls 59 ) 0.50L 3rd Getaway ( G Rooke 55.5 ) 3.00L 9th The Precursor ( A Simon 61 , Cd 57 ) 5.90L See full results | A Simon 61kg, Cd 57kg 5.90L | 9 (14) |
| Ellerslie 21-Feb-26 2400m SOFT 5 R7 G3 Open Hcp $3,168 (of $211,215) Barrier 19, Winning Time: 02:29.160, SP: 5.10 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd 1st Final Return ( C Dell 53.5 ) 2nd Brayden Star ( O P Bosson 57 ) 0.10L 3rd Just Charlie ( A Comignaghi 53 ) 0.90L 6th The Precursor ( M Hashizume 53 ) 2.10L See full results | M Hashizume 53kg 2.10L | 6 (18) |
| Trentham 31-Jan-26 2100m GOOD 4 R7 Special Condition Hcp $148,595 (of $301,498) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:09.810, SP: 4.30 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd 1st The Precursor ( M Hashizume 58 ) 2nd Roctave ( C J Grylls 58 ) 0.80L 3rd Not So Unusual ( M Singh 56 ) 2.10L See full results | M Hashizume 58kg | 1 (16) |