Wonderful Friend (2023)

Foal Date

24-Jan-23

Colour

bay

Sire

Bungle Inthejungle

Dam

The Shrew

Prize Money

12954

Trainer

E Bethell

Owners

Paul & Clare Rooney

About

Wonderful Friend is a 2yo bay horse trained by E Bethell, based at Middleham. She is by the stallion Bungle Inthejungle out of the dam The Shrew. The horse remains a maiden, having failed to win in seven starts. In her most recent outing at Newcastle on 10 October 2025, she was ridden by Connor Beasley and finished fifth, behind winner Parisian Scholar.

Raced At

Haydock • Chester • Redcar • Nottingham

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Newcastle 10-Oct-25 1610m SYNTHETIC R5 CL5 $233 (of $7,478) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:44.200, SP: 5.00	C Beasley 61.2kg 10.20L	5 (8)
Haydock 27-Sep-25 1400m SOFT R6 CL5 $128 (of $8,361) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:30.680, SP: 6.00	H Crouch 60.3kg 3.00L	6 (9)
Chester 12-Sep-25 1220m GOOD R1 CL5 Nv $906 (of $14,756) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:14.940, SP: 5.00	H Doyle 59.4kg 3.20L	4 (9)
Redcar 24-Aug-25 1200m GOOD R2 CL5 Nv $2,028 (of $7,869) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:11.390, SP: 2.75	O J Orr 59kg 1.50L	2 (10)
Hamilton 13-Jul-25 1010m GOOD R2 CL4 Md $2,535 (of $9,837) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:58.660, SP: 5.00	C Beasley 60.3kg 2.25L	2 (4)
Redcar 21-Jun-25 1010m GOOD R2 CL5 Nv $444 (of $6,886) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:56.820, SP: 11.00 Restless in stalls, raced in close 4th against far rail, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong	R Scott 59kg 3.50L	4 (7)
Nottingham 12-Jun-25 1010m GOOD R1 CL5 Nv (of $6,786) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:59.470, SP: 11.00 Slowly away, towards rear, never in contention	C Rodriguez 60.3kg 6.00L	6 (8)