The Western Front (2020) Horse
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The Western Front is a 5yo bay gelding trained by Ben, Will and Jd Hayes. He is by War Decree out of Rosaeflora. To date he has recorded six wins. On 25 April 2026 at Flemington he captured his biggest victory, taking the $130,000 Bm84 Handicap. He has consistently delivered value to bettors; backing him throughout his career would have generated a 31% ROI.
Raced At
Flemington • Caulfield • Rosehill Gardens • Cranbourne • Pakenham • Randwick • Gawler • Sandown Hillside • Sandown Lakeside • Murray Bdge • Geelong • SaleRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Flemington 16-May-26 2800m GOOD 4 R7 LR RAMSDEN $6,000 (of $300,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 02:56.660, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 13th, 1200m 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 11th 1st Zakouma ( J Childs 58.5 ) 2nd Pounding ( L Nolen 58.5 ) 0.75L 3rd Sir Chartwell ( D Stackhouse 58.5 ) 1.25L 6th The Western Front ( L Currie 58.5 ) 6.00L See full results | L Currie 58.5kg 6.00L | 6 (14) |
| Flemington 25-Apr-26 2500m GOOD 4 R1 BM84 Hcp $71,500 (of $130,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:36.860, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.180 1st The Western Front ( L Currie 57 ) 2nd Xtra Rush ( J Mcneil 56.5 ) 2.00L 3rd Kurakka ( B Mertens 54 ) 2.46L See full results | L Currie 57kg | 1 (9) |
| Caulfield 04-Apr-26 2400m GOOD 4 R4 BM78 $44,000 (of $80,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:28.310, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.660 1st The Western Front ( D Stackhouse 57.5 ) 2nd Vino Novello ( L K Cartwright 59 , Cd 57 ) 0.75L 3rd Kurakka ( T Stockdale 57 ) 1.00L See full results | D Stackhouse 57.5kg | 1 (8) |
| Rosehill Gardens 14-Mar-26 1900m GOOD 4 R2 BM78 $7,100 (of $160,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:57.610, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.960 1st Tazima ( J B Mcdonald 57 ) 2nd Unleeshing ( J Collett 58 ) 1.66L 3rd Iceman ( N C Rawiller 56 ) 2.01L 4th The Western Front ( C Williams 57 ) 3.68L See full results | C Williams 57kg 3.68L | 4 (8) |
| Cranbourne 20-Feb-26 2025m GOOD 4 R7 BM70 $22,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:07.630, SP: 3.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.550 1st The Western Front ( C Williams 59.5 ) 2nd All So Clear ( J G Radley 60 , Cd 58 ) 0.40L 3rd Powerful Torque ( J Noonan 58.5 ) 0.70L See full results | C Williams 59.5kg | 1 (7) |
| Pakenham 29-Jan-26 1600m GOOD 4 R4 BM70 $2,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:37.740, SP: 3.50 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.150 1st Mometz ( L Nolen 58 ) 2nd Otago ( B Mertens 60.5 ) 0.35L 3rd Blakmax ( Z Spain 60 ) 1.10L 4th The Western Front ( D Stackhouse 59.5 ) 1.40L See full results | D Stackhouse 59.5kg 1.40L | 4 (7) |
| Flemington 10-Jan-26 1600m GOOD 4 R5 BM70 $4,000 (of $80,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:37.690, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 10th, 800m 9th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.100 1st Midnite Storm ( R Whearty 58 ) 2nd His Finest Hour ( H T Coffey 57.5 ) 0.46L 3rd Watersports ( M J Dee 57 ) 0.52L 4th The Western Front ( D Stackhouse 59.5 ) 1.27L See full results | D Stackhouse 59.5kg 1.27L | 4 (10) |
| Southside Pakenham 30-Dec-25 1000m R1 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:59.330 1st Yes Yoshi ( L J Neindorf ) 2nd Grand Old Bowler ( T Stockdale ) 3rd The Western Front ( J Radley ) | J Radley | 3 (7) |
| Southside Pakenham 16-Dec-25 1000m R3 Jump Out-G4 1st The Western Front ( J Radley ) 2nd Feeling Dusty ( T M Nugent ) 3rd Royal Turf ( E K Pozman ) | J Radley | 1 (8) |
| Southside Pakenham 09-Dec-25 800m R4 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:48.990 1st Butternut Princess ( S M Pearson ) 2nd Never A Thought ( J Beriman ) 3rd Conscience ( L K Cartwright ) 6th The Western Front ( J Radley ) | J Radley | 6 (6) |
| Randwick 26-Jul-25 1800m SOFT 6 R10 CG&E BM78 $14,000 (of $160,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:53.690, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.780 1st Travolta ( J Collett 58.5 ) 2nd Pure Alpha ( R Hutchings 57.5 ) 1.17L 3rd The Western Front ( R Bayliss 55 ) 3.80L See full results | R Bayliss 55kg 3.80L | 3 (9) |
| Gawler 05-Jul-25 1700m SOFT 7 R3 Rst 0 Met Win-LY Hcp $27,300 (of $50,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:46.790, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 10th, 800m 11th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.830 1st The Western Front ( L Neindorf 58.5 ) 2nd Flyway ( F A Atkinson 54.5 , Cd 51.5 ) 1.52L 3rd Peta's Heart ( B Price 54 ) 1.68L See full results | L Neindorf 58.5kg | 1 (11) |
| Sandown Hillside 18-Jun-25 1800m GOOD 4 R9 BM 70 Hcp $1,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:52.070, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.100 1st Elsie May ( H P Edgley 61.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 2nd Feeling Dusty ( B Allen 58 ) 1.50L 3rd Navy King ( D Bates 59 ) 2.00L 9th The Western Front ( D Stackhouse 58.5 ) 4.71L See full results | D Stackhouse 58.5kg 4.71L | 9 (13) |
| Sandown Lakeside 04-Jun-25 1400m GOOD 4 R7 BM 64 Hcp $1,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:25.740, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.460 1st Nodachi ( T Prebble 62 , Cd 60 ) 2nd Grid Girl ( J Kennedy 62 , Cd 60 ) 0.75L 3rd Moor Mumm ( J Allen 59 ) 0.90L 6th The Western Front ( J Childs 61.5 ) 2.80L See full results | J Childs 61.5kg 2.80L | 6 (9) |
| Picklebet Park Werribee 19-May-25 1200m R1 Jump Out-S6 1st The Western Front ( B Shinn ) 2nd Alenquer ( L Currie ) | B Shinn | 1 (4) |
| Flemington 09-May-25 800m R6 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:47.810 1st The Showvinist ( L Currie ) 2nd Faerie ( J Mcneil ) 3rd The Western Front ( C Gaudray ) | C Gaudray | 3 (5) |
| Murray Bdge 18-Jan-25 2000m GOOD 3 R4 BM 76 Hcp $11,600 (of $65,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:02.550, SP: 2.30 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.650 1st Gotta Go Guru ( T M Johnstone 54 , Cd 52 ) 2nd The Western Front ( L Neindorf 55 ) 0.72L 3rd Magnetic Edge ( T Pannell 57 ) 1.96L See full results | L Neindorf 55kg 0.72L | 2 (9) |
| Flemington 01-Jan-25 1800m GOOD 3 R7 3YO+ BM 70 Hcp $1,300 (of $65,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:49.300, SP: 3.90 In-running: Settled 12th, 1200m 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.080 1st Inevitable Award ( D Moor 56 ) 2nd Blushing Tycoon ( C Williams 59 ) 0.46L 3rd Et Tu Brute ( J Mott 58 ) 0.66L 6th The Western Front ( J Kennedy 58 , Cd 56 ) 3.56L See full results | J Kennedy 58kg, Cd 56kg 3.56L | 6 (12) |
| Sportsbet-Pakenham 24-Dec-24 1000m R1 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 01:00.570 1st She's Bulletproof ( S C Duric ) 2nd Watadeel ( L J Neindorf ) 3rd Miyazawa ( T L Chapman ) 4th The Western Front ( J Kennedy ) | J Kennedy | 4 (7) |
| Geelong 05-Dec-24 1726m GOOD 3 R6 Restricted 64 Hcp $19,250 (of $35,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:43.870, SP: 2.05 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.460 1st The Western Front ( D Stackhouse 59 ) 2nd Cotton Tree ( B Shinn 60 ) 2.50L 3rd Murray Factor ( R J Hurdle 58.5 ) 2.85L See full results | D Stackhouse 59kg | 1 (8) |
| Geelong 17-Nov-24 1535m GOOD 4 R3 Mdn Set Weight $14,850 (of $27,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:32.890, SP: 2.80 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.880 1st The Western Front ( D Stackhouse 59.5 ) 2nd Everythingisautumn ( P M Moloney 57.5 ) 3.00L 3rd Vizie ( L K Cartwright 57.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 4.50L See full results | D Stackhouse 59.5kg | 1 (11) |
| Sale 27-Oct-24 1400m GOOD 3 R2 4YO+ Mdn Set Weight $6,750 (of $37,500) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:24.940, SP: 2.40 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.630 1st Maui Man ( T Stockdale 59.5 ) 2nd The Western Front ( D Stackhouse 59.5 ) 0.15L 3rd Star Canto ( E P Brown 57.5 ) 1.40L See full results | D Stackhouse 59.5kg 0.15L | 2 (13) |
| Cranbourne 11-Oct-24 1300m GOOD 3 R4 Mdn Set Weight $2,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:18.240, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.280 1st Autumn Slide ( J Childs 57.5 ) 2nd Regal Tycoon ( D W Stackhouse 55 ) 0.20L 3rd Zwasp ( J Bowditch 59.5 ) 1.95L 4th The Western Front ( B Allen 59.5 ) 2.41L See full results | B Allen 59.5kg 2.41L | 4 (12) |
| Sportsbet-Pakenham 24-Sep-24 1000m R5 Jump Out-S6 1st The Western Front ( B Allen ) 2nd Cugat On Nitro ( N Punch ) 3rd Najle ( W J Egan ) | B Allen | 1 (7) |
| Sportsbet-Pakenham SYNTHETIC 17-Sep-24 750m R4 JumpOut-Synth, Winning Time: 00:45.320 1st Pride Of Lanka ( B Allen ) 2nd The Western Front ( D Keane ) 3rd Ruling Thought ( D W Stackhouse ) | D Keane | 2 (8) |