Timely Needs (AUS) Horse
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Timely Needs is a four-year-old bay gelding bred in Australia, by Needs Further out of Hold Onto Your Hat. He races for trainer Stuart Gandy and is owned by Dr G P Pitt. In eleven starts he has secured one victory, placed two times in second position and three times in third, accumulating $58,175 in earnings. His most recent start came at Launceston on 9 October 2026, where he finished 1st out of a field of 9.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Launceston 30-Oct-26 1600m GOOD 4 R10 Brendon Larkins Class 2 Handicap Barrier 1, SP: 18.00 | C.R.Wells 57kg 4.4L | 4 (6) |
| Launceston 09-Oct-26 1400m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-SW $15,625 (of $25,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:26.490, SP: 3.90 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.130 1st Timely Needs ( C Wells 58.5 ) 2nd Sounds Of Peace ( D Ganderton 56.5 ) 0.30L 3rd Shines Discreetly ( E B Burke 58.5 ) 1.55L See full results | C Wells 58.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Launceston 25-Sep-26 1420m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW $2,500 (of $25,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:29.810, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.030 1st Unfiltered ( E L B Burke 58.5 ) 2nd Jock Rock ( K Lane 56 , Cd 54 ) 1.25L 3rd Timely Needs ( C Wells 58.5 ) 1.65L See full results | C Wells 58.5kg 1.65L | 3 (9) |
| Longford 22-Sep-26 800m GOOD 4 R6 MDN/CL2-TRL Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:47.130 1st Timely Needs ( K Boxall ) 2nd Lawrenny Boys ( G Catania ) 0.30L 3rd Vabuiagi ( C R Wells ) 0.70L | K Boxall | 1 (7) |
| Hobart 05-Jul-26 1410m SOFT 5 R3 MDN-SW (of $25,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:27.770, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 10th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.090 1st Don Turboas ( E L B Burke 58.5 ) 2nd Vinraam ( S K Kennedy 58.5 , Cd 57 ) 0.75L 3rd Bruny Boy ( J C Maskiell 58.5 ) 2.00L 7th Timely Needs ( A Darmanin 58.5 ) 4.95L See full results | A Darmanin 58.5kg 4.95L | 7 (11) |
| Hobart 21-Jun-26 1600m SOFT 5 R1 MDN-SW $2,500 (of $25,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:42.510, SP: 3.20 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.180 1st Light Work ( S K Kennedy 56.5 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Called Through ( H Mccarthy 58.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Timely Needs ( A Darmanin 58.5 ) 1.50L See full results | A Darmanin 58.5kg 1.50L | 3 (9) |
| Hobart 07-Jun-26 1380m SOFT 5 R1 MDN-SW (of $25,000) Barrier 9, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 8th | M Ulucinar 58.5kg 1.75L | 5 (11) |
| Hobart 24-May-26 1200m SOFT 5 R2 MDN-SW (of $25,000) Barrier 4, SP: 3.90 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th | M Ulucinar 58.5kg 3.15L | 4 (8) |
| Hobart 10-May-26 1100m SOFT 5 R1 MDN-SW (of $25,000) Barrier 6, SP: 4.20 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th | M Ulucinar 58.5kg 1L | 2 (7) |
| Hobart 27-Apr-26 1400m GOOD 4 R1 OPN-TRL | C Van Munster 0.46L | 2 (5) |
| Launceston 21-Nov-25 1400m GOOD 4 R2 MDN-SW (of $25,000) Barrier 2, SP: 2.90 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th | A Darmanin 57kg 2.25L | 2 (11) |
| Hobart 08-Nov-25 1430m SOFT 6 R3 MDN-SW (of $25,000) Barrier 1, SP: 3.20 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | A Darmanin 57kg 0.95L | 4 (9) |
| Launceston 24-Oct-25 1220m GOOD 4 R2 3Y MDN-SW (of $30,000) Barrier 7, SP: 4.20 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th | A Darmanin 57kg 2L | 3 (8) |
| Launceston 12-Oct-25 1100m SOFT 5 R4 3Y MDN-SW (of $30,000) Barrier 8, SP: 5.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 5th | S Kennedy 57kg 6.95L | 6 (10) |
| Launceston 23-Sep-25 800m SOFT 5 R6 3YO-TRL | G Catania 3.75L | 3 (6) |