Valiant Sun (2022) Horse
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About
Valiant Sun is a 3yo bay gelding trained by Liam Howley. He is by The Autumn Sun out of Valley Girl. He has recorded one win so far. On 6 Feb 2026 at Colac he claimed his biggest victory, taking the $42500.00 Maiden Plate. He has been a profitable runner for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 19% return on investment.
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Flemington • Caulfield • Bendigo • Sandown Hillside • Pakenham • Colac • Warrnambool • Seymour • Tatura • Wangaratta • KynetonRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Flemington 25-Apr-26 2800m GOOD 3 R6 LR VRC ST LEGER $4,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 02:54.620, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.740 1st Silvasista ( L Currie 56 ) 2nd Finance Merchant ( B Rawiller 58 ) 3.50L 3rd Chillies ( B Mertens 58 ) 4.25L 6th Valiant Sun ( J Mcneil 58 ) 8.96L See full results | J Mcneil 58kg 8.96L | 6 (17) |
| Caulfield 11-Apr-26 2400m GOOD 4 R7 LR 3Y-SWP $9,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:36.180, SP: 71.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.090 1st Single Choice ( J Mott 59 ) 2nd Arabian Prince ( T Stockdale 57 ) 1.25L 3rd Amazake ( M Zahra 57 ) 1.45L 4th Valiant Sun ( J Maskiell 57 ) 2.70L See full results | J Maskiell 57kg 2.70L | 4 (14) |
| Bendigo 27-Mar-26 2400m GOOD 4 R7 BM70 $2,700 (of $30,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:31.100, SP: 81.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.700 1st Customer Service ( W J Egan 57 ) 2nd Chocolate Royal ( N Daniels 56.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 0.30L 3rd Valiant Sun ( H Coffey 54.5 , Cd 55 ) 2.05L See full results | H Coffey 54.5kg, Cd 55kg 2.05L | 3 (13) |
| Sandown Hillside 11-Mar-26 1800m GOOD 4 R7 3Y BM66 $1,100 (of $55,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:52.860, SP: 201.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.900 1st Roulette King ( J Mott 60 ) 2nd Johnich ( D W Stackhouse 59 ) 1.00L 3rd Brave Danza ( L K Cartwright 61 , Cd 59 ) 1.35L 9th Valiant Sun ( J Maskiell 57.5 ) 5.87L See full results | J Maskiell 57.5kg 5.87L | 9 (11) |
| Pakenham 26-Feb-26 2000m SOFT 5 R8 0-62 (of $40,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:06.210, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.230 1st Houdini ( E P Brown 60 ) 2nd Ginger Sweet ( J Mcneil 55 ) 1.25L 3rd Purler Patch ( Z Spain 57 ) 3.00L 11th Valiant Sun ( B Allen 59.5 ) 19.50L See full results | B Allen 59.5kg 19.50L | 11 (11) |
| Colac 06-Feb-26 1600m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW $23,375 (of $42,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:39.520, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.300 1st Valiant Sun ( J Hill 59 ) 2nd Shrewdness ( T M Nugent 59 ) 0.15L 3rd Abby's Crossword ( F W Kersley 57.5 ) 0.65L See full results | J Hill 59kg | 1 (10) |
| Caulfield Heath 29-Jan-26 1500m GOOD 4 R5 3UP-TRL, Winning Time: 01:34.420 1st Aberfeldie Boy ( J Mott ) 2nd Mr Waterville ( E P Brown ) 0.50L 3rd Valiant Sun ( T Stockdale ) 1.25L | T Stockdale 1.25L | 3 (4) |
| bet365 Seymour 16-Jan-26 800m R6 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:51.630 1st Jayzeal ( R J Davis ) 2nd Zephartie ( J Baldock ) 3rd Valiant Sun ( C Marr ) | C Marr | 3 (3) |
| Warrnambool 30-Oct-25 1700m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW $3,825 (of $42,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:44.360, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.580 1st Tivaci Code ( J Allen 57 ) 2nd Dunleer Lad ( A L Herrmann 59.5 ) 4.50L 3rd Valiant Sun ( R Houston 57 , Cd 55.5 ) 5.50L See full results | R Houston 57kg, Cd 55.5kg 5.50L | 3 (8) |
| Seymour 12-Oct-25 1600m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW $1,100 (of $55,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:38.480, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.850 1st Sunlit Serenade ( D M Lane 55 ) 2nd Move The Torana ( F W Kersley 57.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Zeaction ( J Mott 59.5 ) 1.75L 6th Valiant Sun ( R Houston 57 ) 8.00L See full results | R Houston 57kg 8.00L | 6 (13) |
| Tatura 01-Oct-25 1450m GOOD 3 R1 3UP-TRL, Winning Time: 01:29.470 1st La Rosetta ( J Duffy ) 2nd Fonn Power ( B E L Temple ) 0.06L 3rd Holly's Star ( L King ) 0.26L 5th Valiant Sun ( D Munro ) 5.51L | D Munro 5.51L | 5 (8) |
| Wangaratta 09-Sep-25 900m GOOD 4 R9 3UP MDN-TRL, Winning Time: 00:53.830 1st Her Legacy ( L King ) 2nd Smugglers Spot ( J Duffy ) 0.06L 3rd Glamour Man ( M Bunjevac ) 0.12L 7th Valiant Sun ( J Stanley ) 6.82L | J Stanley 6.82L | 7 (7) |
| Kyneton 26-May-25 800m R1 Jump Out-G3 2nd Em Ell Bee ( J Keating ) 3rd Valiant Sun ( T Germaine ) | T Germaine | 3 (5) |
| Apiam Bendigo 19-May-25 1000m R5 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 01:03.190 1st Clarapatra ( L N Mcneil ) 2nd Big Chev ( H I L Blanc ) 3rd Key To Victory ( L Thompson ) 6th Valiant Sun ( D Munro ) | D Munro | 6 (6) |