Horse Profile

The Scunner
Stable

Trained by A J Meadows at Awapuni, The Scunner is a 6 year old gelding by the sire Shamexpress, out of the dam Miss Daphne.

He has won a total of 6 races from 19 starts for a win percentage of 32%. His career earnings are $236k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Riccarton Park on November 16th in 2024 when he won $33,260 in the Frantic Bloodstock (a handicap race over 1,400 metres).

The Scunner is a top level performer, having started 6 times at group race level, with 1 win.

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a profit of $1690.

The gelding tends to run better on soft ground, with an average prize money per start of $15k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$236k
Starts
19
Wins
6
Second
2
Third
1
Win %
32
Place %
47
Profit
+16.9
Conditions
Good
3
0-0-1
$2k
Soft
12
4-2-0
$15k
Heavy
4
2-0-0
$13k
Race Standard
All
6
1-1-0
Group 1
0
0-0-0
Group 2
2
0-0-0
Group 3
2
1-1-0
Race Distance
1600m
8
1-1-1
-4
1400m
9
4-1-0
+16
1300m
1
1-0-0
+5.9
1360m
1
0-0-0
-1
Race Track
Otaki
4
2-0-0
+2.3
Trentham
8
2-2-1
+9.5
Ellerslie
1
0-0-0
-1
Te Rapa
1
0-0-0
-1
New Plymouth Raceway
1
0-0-0
-1
Riccarton Park
1
1-0-0
+4.2
Wanganui
2
0-0-0
-2
Tauherenikau
1
1-0-0
+5.9
Race State
14
5-2-1
+16.7
NZ
5
1-0-0
+0.2

Declared to Run

Race History

Apr-24 26
9/13
10.8
$10.7
Otaki
9
1600
Jennian Homes ANZAC Hcp 
$1k
$80k
J Doyle
56½
99.61
-
Mar-28 26
5/16
2.5
$11.7
Trentham
5
1400
Bramco Granite & Marble Flying Hcp 
$3k
$110k
O Bosson
57
83.22
-
3
3,3
-2
Spell of 70 Days
Jan-17 26
12/12
17.8
$15.5
Trentham
6
1600
Harcourts Thorndon Mile 
$0k
$500k
K Myers
53
96.50
-
7
9,9
-3
Jan-1 26
10/11
7.5
$20.6
Ellerslie
6
1600
Rich Hill Mile 
$4k
$270k
K Myers
56½
96.60
-
4
4,5
-5
Dec-6 25
1/11
1.0
$13.5
Trentham
5
1400
Taylor Property Plus Spring Sprint 
$69k
$120k
K Myers
53
82.88
-
2
2,2
+1
Oct-26 25
2/9
2.5
$2.6
Trentham
6
1600
Gee & Hickton Funeral Directors Thompson Hcp 
$19k
$100k
S Collett
53
102.29
-
2
2,2
Sep-26 25
1/10
4.5
$4.2
Otaki
10
1400
Cavallo Farms & Chris Rutten Bloodstock Hcp
$29k
$50k
S Collett
54
89.42
-
5
5,1
Spell of 139 Days
May-10 25
1/8
1.0
$4
Trentham
10
1600
(Bm75)
$20k
$35k
L Hemi
59
101.08
-
3
3,6
+5
Apr-13 25
11/15
8.1
$6.7
Te Rapa
4
1600
(Bm75)
$0k
$35k
C Grylls
58
95.87
-
3
3,3,6
-5
Mar-29 25
3/10
1.8
$14.6
Trentham
4
1600
Intowin.Co.Nz (Bm75)
$6k
$65k
S Spratt
58
94.95
-
3
3,3
Mar-22 25
5/8
3.4
$10
Trentham
6
1400
Intowin.Co.Nz (Bm75)
$2k
$65k
R Hurdle
59
83.63
-
7
6,5
Mar-8 25
6/9
6.0
$16.6
New Plymouth Raceway
5
1400
The Rock Tradies Day @ The Races, 24th May 2025 (Bm75)
$1k
$40k
S Mxothwa
55
82.53
-
3
5,7
+1
Spell of 72 Days
Dec-26 24
10/10
11.4
$7.4
Otaki
7
1400
Cavallo Farm & Chris Rutten Bloodstock (Bm75)
$1k
$40k
J Riddell
59
85.40
-
7
7,9
-1
Nov-28 24
1/8
0.5
$2.1
Otaki
5
1400
Vets on Riverbank (Bm75)
$23k
$40k
S Spratt
58
83.17
-
3
3,3
+2
Nov-16 24
1/15
1.3
$5.2
Riccarton Park
7
1400
Frantic Bloodstock (Bm65)
$37k
$65k
S Spratt
59
85.75
-
8
7
+6
Spell of 203 Days
Apr-27 24
6/10
4.3
$5.7
Wanganui
8
1600
Spooner Toy & Hood Ltd (Bm65)
$1k
$35k
K Hercock
59½
101.73
-
4
4,4,2
-4
Mar-16 24
2/11
0.8
$17.2
Trentham
7
1400
3yo+ Spec Mdn
$12k
$65k
S Spratt
58
83.67
-
3
4,3
+1
Mar-3 24
1/9
1.5
$6.9
Tauherenikau
5
1300
Mitre 10 Mega Masterton Mdn
$10k
$19k
J Riddell
58½
78.51
-
4
4,2
+1
Feb-9 24
12/14
9.5
$40.9
Wanganui
4
1360
Wanganui-Taranaki Owners Association Mdn
$0k
$25k
L Sutherland
57½
82.31
-
10
12