Timely Needs (AUS) Horse
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Timely Needs is a 3yo bay gelding (male) from Australia trained by Stuart Gandy, who is based at Brighton. He is sired by the stallion Needs Further out of the dam Hold Onto Your Hat. Timely Needs is yet to break his maiden status, having not won a race yet from 5 attempts. During his most recent race at Hobart on 10th May 2026, Timely Needs was ridden by Mehmet Ulucinar and finished 2nd, behind the winner Lawrenny Boys.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Hobart 10-May-26 1100m SOFT 5 R1 MDN-SW $5,000 (of $25,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:07.280, SP: 4.20 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.380 1st Lawrenny Boys ( P Brewster 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2nd Timely Needs ( M Ulucinar 58.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Lucky Country ( D Pires 58.5 ) 1.02L See full results | M Ulucinar 58.5kg 1.00L | 2 (7) |
| Hobart 27-Apr-26 1400m GOOD 4 R1 OPN-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:33.290 1st Walking Street ( B Muhcu ) 2nd Timely Needs ( C V Munster ) 0.46L 3rd Berserker ( M Ulucinar ) 1.21L | C V Munster 0.46L | 2 (5) |
| Launceston 21-Nov-25 1400m SOFT 5 R2 MDN-SW $5,000 (of $25,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:24.630, SP: 2.90 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.170 1st Zanzi ( J A Johnstone 56.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 2nd Timely Needs ( A Darmanin 57 ) 2.25L 3rd Monclere ( J G Radley 58.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 2.27L See full results | A Darmanin 57kg 2.25L | 2 (11) |
| Hobart 08-Nov-25 1430m SOFT 6 R3 MDN-SW $1,125 (of $25,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:29.750, SP: 3.20 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.650 1st Alpine Cowgirl ( E L B Burke 56.5 ) 2nd Tassie Power ( J G Radley 58.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Carnotaurus ( J A Johnstone 56.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 0.70L 4th Timely Needs ( A Darmanin 57 ) 0.95L See full results | A Darmanin 57kg 0.95L | 4 (9) |
| Launceston 24-Oct-25 1220m GOOD 4 R2 3Y MDN-SW $3,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:12.930, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.460 1st The Pirate Queen ( S K Kennedy 55 , Cd 53 ) 2nd Can't Catch Chilli ( J G Radley 55 ) 1.00L 3rd Timely Needs ( A Darmanin 57 ) 2.00L See full results | A Darmanin 57kg 2.00L | 3 (8) |
| Launceston 12-Oct-25 1100m SOFT 5 R4 3Y MDN-SW $300 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:05.460, SP: 5.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.180 1st Swift Force ( G Catania 55 ) 2nd Sky Of Gold ( J A Johnstone 55 , Cd 53 ) 4.50L 3rd Silver Grange ( C M Jordan 57 ) 5.00L 6th Timely Needs ( S Kennedy 57 , Cd 55 ) 6.95L See full results | S Kennedy 57kg, Cd 55kg 6.95L | 6 (10) |
| Launceston 23-Sep-25 800m SOFT 5 R6 3YO-TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:46.160 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.540 1st Crack The Shutters ( K Boxall ) 2nd Geegees Missile ( D Pires ) 3.00L 3rd Timely Needs ( G Catania ) 3.75L | G Catania 3.75L | 3 (6) |