Val The Octopus (AUS) Horse
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Val The Octopus is a 4yo brown mare (female) from Australia trained by Gary Colvin, who is based at Wagga Wagga. She is sired by the stallion Denman out of the dam Medora. Val The Octopus is yet to break her maiden status, having not won a race yet from 1 attempt. During her most recent race at Wagga on 19th Apr 2026, Val The Octopus was ridden by Jessica Taylor and finished 10th, behind the winner Trigoso.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Wagga 19-Apr-26 1000m GOOD 4 R2 CTRY MDN-SW $1,000 (of $35,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:57.460, SP: 51.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.440 1st Trigoso ( M Cahill 57 ) 2nd Miss Hard Copy ( J V Overmeire 56.5 ) 0.35L 3rd Lord Limerick ( B Mcdougall 58.5 ) 1.43L 10th Val The Octopus ( J Taylor 57 ) 6.74L See full results | J Taylor 57kg 6.74L | 10 (11) |
| Wagga 29-Mar-26 1000m SOFT 5 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:00.750 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.310 1st Maxis Legacy ( J Martin ) 2nd Siyaasi ( J J Lyon ) 0.48L 3rd The Lad ( C J Parish ) 1.04L 4th Val The Octopus ( B Dimery ) 1.50L | B Dimery 1.50L | 4 (9) |