Whatanexcuse (NZ) Horse

Country

New Zealand

Foal Date

26-Oct-07

Sex

gelding

Colour

chestnut

Sire

No Excuse Needed

Dam

Disguised

Prize Money

93890

Trainer

Ben Williams

Owners

W Butcher, C Butcher, Mrs M Butcher, Mrs L Hanley & Mrs S Bowler

About

Whatanexcuse is a 17yo chestnut gelding from New Zealand trained by Ben Williams. He is sired by the stallion No Excuse Needed out of the dam Disguised. Whatanexcuse has won 4 races in his career. On 10th Aug 2014 at Cairns, Whatanexcuse achieved his most notable victory, taking the $15000.00 Plasta Masta Benchmark 70 Handicap. Whatanexcuse has retired from racing, last competing on the 25th Jun 2015 at Mackay.

Raced At

Mackay • Townsville • Cairns • Cranbourne • Pakenham • Mornington • Echuca • Moonee Valley • Seymour • Caulfield • Sandown Hillside • Sale • Flemington

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Mackay 25-Jun-15 1200m GOOD 3 R7 Cl6-sw (of $10,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:10.720	J Felix 56kg, Cd 0 7.00L	10 (10)
Charters Towers 18-Oct-14 1600m GOOD R5 BM 70 HCP $2,800 (of $14,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:40.940, SP: $2F	G Kliese 59kg 0.10L	2 (5)
Townsville 25-Sep-14 1630m GOOD 4 R2 Cl6-sw $600 (of $12,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:40.509, SP: $5 In-running: 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.660	J Stanley 56kg 2.80L	4 (8)
Cairns 12-Sep-14 1600m GOOD 3 R5 Bm 70 Hcp $1,500 (of $15,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:36.680, SP: $10 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd	J P Stanley 59.5kg 2.30L	3 (10)
Mackay 04-Sep-14 1200m GOOD 3 R4 Cl6-sw $500 (of $10,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:09.650, SP: $6.50 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.760	J Stanley 56kg 3.60L	4 (7)
Cairns 10-Aug-14 1500m GOOD 4 R4 Bm 70 Hcp $9,750 (of $15,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:29.060, SP: $21 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th	J P Stanley 57.5kg	1 (12)
Townsville 24-Jul-14 1630m GOOD 3 R3 Bm70 (of $10,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:39.500, SP: $9 In-running: 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.100	J Felix 58kg 4.10L	5 (8)
Townsville 19-Jul-14 1400m GOOD 3 R5 Cl4 (of $10,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:23.789, SP: $6 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.860	S D Wiseman 59kg, Cd 57kg 4.00L	7 (11)
Townsville 29-Jun-14 1300m GOOD 3 R7 Bm 75 Hcp (of $10,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:18.130, SP: $10 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.550	J Felix 56kg 5.10L	7 (12)
Cranbourne 10-May-14 1400m SOFT 7 R5 Bm70 $270 (of $15,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:28.200, SP: $15 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:39.500	R Bayliss 60, Cd 58kg 9.90L	10 (12)
Cranbourne 08-Nov-13 2025m GOOD 3 R8 Show Bm70 $360 (of $30,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:06.540, SP: $21 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 8th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.560 didn't come on in the straight	J Mcneil 61kg, Cd 59.5kg 11.60L	9 (10)
Pakenham 21-Oct-13 1750m GOOD 4 R6 BM70 $9,200 (of $15,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:48.539, SP: $8 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.800	J Mott 59kg	1 (10)
Cranbourne 13-Oct-13 1600m GOOD 4 R7 BM70 $360 (of $20,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:40.020, SP: $21 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.520	C Newitt 59kg 2.65L	7 (9)
Mornington 28-Sep-13 1510m HEAVY 8 R2 BM70 $420 (of $35,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:33.820, SP: $7 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.840 widest runner cornering, failed to make an impact	C Newitt 59kg 7.40L	9 (10)
Echuca 14-Sep-13 1412m GOOD 4 R6 BM70 $9,000 (of $15,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:25.210, SP: $3.70F In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.620	J Mott 57.5kg	1 (11)
Cranbourne 04-Sep-13 1400m GOOD 3 R7 BM78 $360 (of $30,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:24.700, SP: $21 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.520 couldn't quicken enough and just boxed on evenly	C Newitt 54kg 3.30L	7 (14)
William Hill Park Hillside 21-Aug-13 1300m GOOD 4 R7 BM78 $1,575 (of $35,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:17.630, SP: $26 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.340 worked home without threatening placegetters	C Newitt 54kg 2.85L	4 (10)
Moonee Valley 03-Aug-13 1000m SOFT 5 R7 HCP $2,000 (of $80,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:59.900, SP: $17 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.980 widest runner cornering, made good late ground	C Newitt 54kg 3.95L	5 (10)
William Hill Park Lakeside 17-Apr-13 1500m GOOD 3 R8 0-72 $420 (of $35,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:28.470, SP: $17 In-running: Settled 15th, 800m 14th, 400m 14th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.370 made some ground but no threat	N Hall 57.5kg 6.65L	10 (16)
Cranbourne 05-Apr-13 1400m GOOD 4 R8 SHOW 0-68 $2,700 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:24.600, SP: $7.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.040	C Symons 59.5kg 0.95L	3 (12)
Moonee Valley 11-Mar-13 1533m GOOD 4 R4 0-72 $1,575 (of $35,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:34.270, SP: $5 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.620 looked to be charging home but peaked on run late	N Hall 57.5kg 1.15L	4 (9)
William Hill Park Lakeside 27-Feb-13 1500m HEAVY 8 R6 0-72 $3,150 (of $35,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:36.640, SP: $8 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.620 hit front into straight but outgunned to the line	N Hall 57.5kg	3 (9)
Seymour 07-Feb-13 1612m GOOD 3 R6 SHOW 0-68 $750 (of $30,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:38.370, SP: $11 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.120	C Symons 60	5 (8)
William Hill Park Lakeside 09-Jan-13 1400m GOOD 3 R6 0-72 $420 (of $35,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:23.910, SP: $13 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.800 fought hard but only held ground to line	J Kissick 58kg, Cd 55kg	10 (13)
Mornington 27-Dec-12 1210m GOOD 3 R7 BM72 $1,250 (of $50,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:12.740, SP: $13 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.840	N Hall 58kg	5 (11)
Caulfield 30-Jun-12 1200m GOOD 5 R8 0-89 $6,300 (of $70,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:13.000, SP: $8 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.740 just missed in a blanket finish	N Hall 54kg	3 (11)
Mornington 11-Jun-12 1216m GOOD 8 R3 0-68 $565 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:15.450, SP: $6 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.660 held ground to line without threatening	D Oliver 59kg	5 (14)
William Hill Park Hillside 01-Feb-12 1300m GOOD 3 R5 0-72 $565 (of $30,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:18.140, SP: $12 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.190 displayed best work late	L Cropp 57kg	5 (13)
William Hill Park Lakeside 11-Jan-12 1300m GOOD 5 R5 0-72 $5,650 (of $30,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:19.560, SP: $7 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.790 flew home down the outside	L Cropp 56kg	2 (14)
Sandown Hillside 24-Dec-11 1300m GOOD 3 R6 0-72 $12,600 (of $70,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:17.870, SP: $41 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.810	54kg 1.75L	2 (14)
Sale 07-Dec-11 1400m GOOD 3 R6 SHOW 0-62 $2,100 (of $22,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:23.990, SP: $7.50 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th	59kg 2.50L	3 (11)
Cranbourne 26-Nov-11 1400m SOFT 5 R6 0-72 $2,100 (of $12,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:26.930, SP: $7 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd	53.5kg 0.10L	2 (7)
Sale 04-Nov-11 1100m SOFT 5 R1 MDN-SW $6,825 (of $12,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:05.230, SP: $4 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 7th	58kg	1 (10)
Flemington 11-Jun-11 2000m SOFT 5 R3 3Y 0-82 (of $70,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:03.770, SP: $101 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 10th, 800m 12th, 400m 17th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.700	D Gauci 54kg 12.35L	13 (17)
Cranbourne 29-May-11 2025m HEAVY 8 R4 3Y MDN-SW $675 (of $15,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:12.820, SP: $6 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 11th, 800m 6th, 400m 3rd	D Nikolic 57kg 5.00L	4 (11)
Flemington 07-May-11 2000m SOFT 5 R3 3Y HCP (of $75,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:03.830, SP: $51 In-running: Settled 12th, 1200m 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.580	G Murphy 54kg 8.25L	13 (18)
Mornington 24-Apr-11 1500m SOFT 5 R3 3Y MDN-SW $1,350 (of $15,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:33.180, SP: $2.80F In-running: 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th	57kg 1.85L	3 (10)
Cranbourne 10-Apr-11 1400m SOFT 5 R2 3Y MDN-SW $1,350 (of $15,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:27.500, SP: $4.20 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th	57kg 0.85L	3 (11)
Flemington 06-Nov-10 1400m GOOD 4 R4 LR Hilton $3,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:24.150, SP: $41 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.270	D Nikolic 54kg 3.45L	6 (10)
Cranbourne 10-Oct-10 1300m SOFT 5 R2 3Y 0-68 $1,850 (of $20,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:18.260, SP: $10 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th	56.5kg 3.25L	3 (5)