Horse Profile

Excuses Excuses
Stable

Trained by Lisa Whittle at Alice Springs, Excuses Excuses is a 8 year old gelding by the sire Kaphero, out of the dam Apologies.

He has won a total of 7 races from 34 starts for a win percentage of 21%. His career earnings are $146k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Pioneer Park on April 30th in 2023 when he won $20,100 in the Alice City Tyrepower Hcp (a handicap race over 1,000 metres).

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a profit of $50.

The gelding tends to run better on heavy ground, with an average prize money per start of $7k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$146k
Starts
34
Wins
7
Second
4
Third
6
Win %
21
Place %
50
Profit
+0.5
Conditions
Good
23
6-4-3
$5k
Soft
7
0-0-3
$1k
Heavy
3
1-0-0
$7k
Race Standard
All
0
0-0-0
Group 1
0
0-0-0
Group 2
0
0-0-0
Group 3
0
0-0-0
Race Distance
1000m
4
3-0-0
+6.5
1100m
7
1-2-1
-4.5
1200m
7
0-1-3
-7
1215m
1
1-0-0
+5
1400m
6
1-1-1
0
1350m
1
0-0-0
-1
1225m
1
0-0-0
-1
1550m
1
0-0-0
-1
1600m
2
0-0-0
-2
1450m
1
0-0-0
-1
1440m
1
0-0-1
-1
1300m
1
1-0-0
+8.5
1354m
1
0-0-0
-1
Race Track
Pioneer Park
12
4-3-0
+1
Clare
1
0-0-0
-1
Kingscote
1
1-0-0
+5
Gatton
1
0-0-0
-1
Ipswich
1
0-0-0
-1
Toowoomba
1
0-0-0
-1
Mt Gambier
1
0-0-0
-1
Hamilton
1
0-0-0
-1
Warrnambool
1
0-0-0
-1
Bendigo
3
1-0-0
+6.5
Edenhope
1
0-0-0
-1
Mildura
1
0-0-1
-1
Geelong
1
0-0-1
-1
Ballarat
3
1-1-0
+3
Ararat
1
0-0-1
-1
Donald
1
0-0-0
-1
Swan Hill
2
0-0-2
-2
Warracknabeal
1
0-0-1
-1
Race State
NT
12
4-3-0
+2
SA
3
1-0-0
+3
QLD
3
0-0-0
-3
VIC
16
2-1-6
-0.5

Race History

Mar-2 24
7/9
3.9
6
Pioneer Park
0
1200
PFD Food Services Hcp (70)
$0k
$22k
Jade Doyle
60
71.90
-
Feb-10 24
1/8
1.5
$2.7
Pioneer Park
4
1000
CKS Electrical & Air-Conditioning Hcp (64)
$13k
$21k
S Tsaikos
60½
57.31
33.55
Dec-17 23
2/8
1.3
$4.2
Pioneer Park
3
1100
Ladbrokes Odds Surge Hcp (70)
$4k
$22k
J Hampson
56
62.40
33.61
Dec-2 23
1/8
2.0
$2.5
Pioneer Park
3
1100
Happy 60th Dash!! Hcp (64)
$13k
$21k
J Hampson
56½
62.78
34.39
Nov-11 23
2/7
3.8
$3
Pioneer Park
3
1100
AvComm.com.au Hcp (70)
$4k
$22k
L Maloney
52½
61.87
32.70
Nov-4 23
1/5
3.5
$3.6
Pioneer Park
3
1000
Happy 40th Emma Merker Hcp (64)
$14k
$22k
L Maloney
53½
56.83
-
Oct-22 23
4/6
6.9
$4
Pioneer Park
3
1000
Ladbrokes Communities (Bm54)
$0k
$20k
A Sweeney
61
56.57
33.09
Sep-24 23
2/8
0.5
$4.4
Pioneer Park
3
1200
Aus Projects NT Hcp (58)
$4k
$20k
J Todd
59½
70.04
35.62
Sep-10 23
6/9
4.1
$18
Pioneer Park
3
1100
Centreline Saddlery & Country Outfitters Hcp (64)
$0k
$21k
S Logan
57½
63.38
34.22
Aug-25 23
7/9
9.5
$16
Pioneer Park
3
1200
Cummins Euro VI Winter Series Final (Bm66)
$0k
$40k
L Maloney
57
69.70
33.70
Jul-30 23
8/10
11.4
$2.7
Pioneer Park
3
1200
Gallagher Insurance Brokers Hcp (64)
$0k
$21k
S Tsaikos
59½
69.50
35.36
Spell of 91 Days
Apr-30 23
1/12
0.4
$4.2
Pioneer Park
3
1000
Alice City Tyrepower Hcp (58)
$20k
$30k
J Todd
59
57.50
-
Mar-12 23
5/9
2.8
$5.5
Clare
4
1100
Terry Howe (Bm58)
$1k
$17k
J Potter
60½
65.00
-
9
9,7
+2
Feb-18 23
1/9
0.5
$6
Kingscote
4
1215
Novotel Htl South Wharf (Bm62)
$8k
$17k
C Murray
56½
71.84
-
1
1,2
+1
Spell of 253 Days
Jun-10 22
8/12
7.4
$26
Gatton
5
1400
Mozzies Welding Handicap (C2)
$0k
$19k
M Schrapel
57
84.02
36.58
11
11,11
+3
May-29 22
9/9
5.2
$10
Ipswich
10
1350
Barn Family Restaurant Handicap-65
$0k
$24k
J Taylor
57
84.12
36.63
2
2,2
-7
May-17 22
8/10
5.9
$9.5
Toowoomba
6
1225
Princess Of Kilcoy (Bm60)
$0k
$19k
A Bakos
57½
77.06
38.69
9
9,6
-2
Spell of 83 Days
Feb-23 22
13/15
8.1
$12
Mt Gambier
4
1550
(Bm58)
$0k
$22k
C Puls
61
94.05
-
6
3,3,3
-10
Jan-28 22
5/8
13.5
$10
Hamilton
9
1600
Evelyn Peach Memorial (Bm58)
$1k
$25k
Z Lloyd
61
102.66
37.62
2
2,2,3
-2
Dec-31 21
9/13
9.6
$21
Warrnambool
4
1400
Quick Withdraw (Bm64)
$1k
$35k
D Bates
60
83.45
36.26
8
8,9
Dec-12 21
8/10
5.3
$20
Bendigo
3
1100
Kieran Byrne Building (Bm64)
$1k
$35k
D Bates
60
64.29
34.96
6
6,8
Spell of 182 Days
Jun-13 21
4/12
5.5
$12
Edenhope
6
1450
Tasco Petroleum (Bm64)
$1k
$22k
L Neindorf
60
87.87
37.42
3
4,3
-1
May-30 21
3/9
1.6
$2.9
Mildura
3
1400
Bet365 Mildura Cup Carn.-Bm70
$5k
$50k
T Bull
55
84.56
35.61
2
3,3
May-21 21
3/12
2.0
$17
Geelong
5
1440
Rip Curl (Bm64)
$2k
$22k
J McNeil
60
88.00
35.83
3
4,3
May-9 21
5/12
5.0
$9
Ballarat
6
1400
Same Race Multi-Bm64
$1k
$35k
H Grace
59
88.45
35.78
2
2,2
-3
Apr-28 21
2/12
1.0
$16
Ballarat
4
1400
Sportsbet-Makes It Easy-Bm64
$6k
$35k
T Bull
58½
86.34
35.65
1
1,1
-1
Apr-14 21
9/10
4.5
$13
Bendigo
4
1600
The Big Screen Company (Bm64)
$1k
$35k
D Bates
60½
96.31
36.09
4
4,5,3
-6
Mar-21 21
1/5
1.0
$6
Ballarat
9
1400
Porter Plant Handicap (C1)
$19k
$35k
D Bates
58½
91.53
-
3
3,3
+2
Feb-13 21
1/11
0.1
$9.5
Bendigo
4
1300
Nat. Tiles & Carpet Call Maiden
$13k
$23k
D Bates
59½
78.10
35.62
5
5,5
+4
Jan-28 21
3/7
1.8
$6
Ararat
4
1100
Harvey Norman Ararat Maiden Plate
$2k
$23k
D Bates
59½
64.74
35.96
6
6,5
+2
Spell of 180 Days
Aug-1 20
6/11
2.0
$5.5
Donald
4
1354
Remember R Booth/D Philpot Maiden
$1k
$23k
D Holland
59½
83.21
36.78
5
5,5
-1
Jul-24 20
3/11
1.6
$4.2
Swan Hill
4
1200
Bet365 Maiden Plate
$3k
$32k
D Bates
58½
72.29
35.78
7
7,7
+4
Jul-6 20
3/10
0.2
$15
Warracknabeal
6
1200
Tac - Be Races Ready Maiden Plate
$2k
$21k
D Holland
59½
73.24
34.64
1
1,1
-2
Jun-22 20
3/9
3.8
$3.7
Swan Hill
6
1200
Murray Downs Golf&Country Maiden
$2k
$21k
D Bates
58½
73.35
36.72
8
9
+6