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Instigator
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Trained by Aaron Purcell at Warrnambool, Instigator is a 10 year old gelding by the sire Nayef, out of the dam Imagery.

He has won a total of 5 races from 52 starts for a win percentage of 10%. His career earnings are $468k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Ballarat on August 23rd in 2020 when he won $68,750 in the Ecycle Sol. Jj Houlahan Hrdl (a set weight with penalties race over 3,200 metres).

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a profit of $7270.

The gelding tends to run better on soft ground, with an average prize money per start of $13k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$468k
Starts
52
Wins
5
Second
9
Third
9
Win %
10
Place %
44
Profit
+72.7
Conditions
Good
20
1-3-0
$3k
Soft
21
3-4-5
$13k
Heavy
11
1-1-4
$11k
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
3000m
1
0-0-0
-1
3450m
1
1-0-0
+2
2200m
3
1-1-0
+98
3250m
2
0-1-0
-2
4200m
2
0-0-1
-2
3500m
2
0-1-1
-2
3200m
8
2-2-3
+5.6
2540m
1
0-0-0
-1
2000m
4
0-0-1
-4
2418m
1
0-0-0
-1
3900m
1
0-0-0
-1
2350m
3
0-0-0
-3
1700m
1
0-0-0
-1
3400m
1
0-1-0
-1
2400m
8
0-1-1
-8
2480m
1
0-0-0
-1
2500m
2
0-0-1
-2
2150m
2
0-0-0
-2
1600m
1
0-0-0
-1
2040m
1
0-0-0
-1
1950m
1
0-0-1
-1
1800m
1
0-1-0
-1
2800m
1
0-0-0
-1
1850m
1
1-0-0
+4.1
Race Track
Sandown Lakeside
6
0-1-2
-6
Warrnambool
9
1-1-2
-6
Ararat
2
0-0-0
-2
Ballarat
3
1-1-0
+1.6
Pakenham
3
0-1-2
-3
Flemington
4
0-0-0
-4
Geelong
3
1-0-0
+98
Edenhope
1
0-0-0
-1
Pakenham Synthetic
2
1-1-0
+7
Terang
2
0-0-0
-2
Caulfield
1
0-0-0
-1
Moonee Valley
1
0-0-0
-1
Hamilton
1
0-1-0
-1
Morphettville Parks
1
0-0-1
-1
Coleraine
1
0-1-0
-1
Bendigo
1
0-0-0
-1
Colac
1
0-0-1
-1
Ger - Hamburg
1
0-0-0
-1
Fr - Lyon
2
0-0-0
-2
Ger - Koln
2
1-0-0
+3.1
Fr - Deauville
1
0-0-1
-1
Fr - Saint Cloud
1
0-1-0
-1
Ger - Hoppegarten
1
0-0-0
-1
Race State
VIC
41
4-7-7
+77.6
SA
1
0-0-1
-1
8
1-1-1
-2.9

Race History

Apr-7 24
2/7
1.3
2.7
Ballarat
6
3250
E Cycle Solutions Stpl
$7k
$35k
72½
233.44
-
3
2,3,3
+1
Apr-1 24
7/9
5.3
$31
Sandown Lakeside
4
3000
Sportsbet Bet With Mates (Bm78)
$1k
$60k
T Madden
56
193.82
35.54
4
6,6,6
-1
Mar-12 24
1/8
0.8
$3
Warrnambool
6
3450
3yo+ Stpl
$21k
$35k
W Mc Carthy
71
248.43
42.00
3
3,2,3
+2
Feb-11 24
6/8
10.5
$31
Ararat
4
2200
T.M. 'Murray' Slattery Willaura Cup (Bm70)
$1k
$30k
L Dempsey
60½
137.02
37.84
5
5,5,7
+1
Spell of 168 Days
Aug-27 23
5/10
27.5
$14
Ballarat
5
3250
E Cycle Solutions - JJ Houlahan Hrdl
$5k
$150k
L Horner
67½
224.99
-
Aug-6 23
6/10
9.2
$8
Sandown Lakeside
5
4200
Grand National Hurdle
$6k
$300k
L Horner
65½
310.28
39.56
2
3,7,4
-2
Jul-16 23
2/7
0.8
$15
Pakenham
6
3500
Brendan Drechsler Hurdle
$23k
$125k
L Horner
67
256.73
38.30
7
7,6,6
+4
Jul-2 23
8/10
11.9
$9
Warrnambool
10
3200
Carter Group Lafferty Hrdl
$3k
$125k
D Small
66½
232.81
43.84
7
7,6,8
Jun-17 23
10/14
13.4
$101
Flemington
4
2540
Murray Cox Hcp
$3k
$150k
T Madden
54
158.41
35.12
11
11,12,13
+3
May-3 23
3/8
4.5
$8.5
Warrnambool
10
3200
Sov. Resort Galleywood Hrdl
$16k
$176k
W Mc Carthy
67
227.36
40.48
3
2,3,3
Apr-16 23
3/8
4.0
$3.6
Pakenham
10
3200
Ecycle Solut. Mj Bourke Hrdl
$9k
$100k
W Mc Carthy
65
234.90
39.48
5
4,5,4
+1
Apr-7 23
1/16
0.2
$101
Geelong
6
2200
St Leonards Hotel (Bm64)
$55k
$100k
T Madden
61
139.06
35.56
8
9,9,10
+9
Mar-11 23
5/10
5.3
$41
Edenhope
4
2000
Bet365 Edenhope Cup
$2k
$50k
T Prebble
54
124.00
36.92
9
9,8,7
+2
Spell of 587 Days
Aug-1 21
3/9
10.0
$19
Sandown Lakeside
7
4200
Grand National Hrdl
$23k
$250k
D Horner
66½
314.64
41.68
7
8,6,4
+1
Jul-18 21
3/8
100.5
$9.5
Pakenham
7
3500
Brendan Drechsler Hrdl
$9k
$101k
B Small
69
257.28
42.04
4
3,2,2
-1
Jul-4 21
3/7
7.8
$5.5
Warrnambool
10
3200
Cartergroup K Lafferty Hrdl
$9k
$101k
B Small
69
242.16
43.14
2
2,1,2
-1
Jun-18 21
4/10
4.4
$17
Geelong
7
2418
Dmb Consulting (Bm64)
$2k
$35k
D Bates
61½
157.81
39.04
8
8,8,7
+3
May-23 21
5/8
16.2
$5.5
Sandown Lakeside
4
3900
Australian Hrdl
$4k
$127k
B Small
71
272.22
40.12
2
3,3,4
-1
May-5 21
2/10
3.0
$3.3
Warrnambool
7
3200
Sovereign Galleywood Hrdl
$27k
$151k
B Small
69
222.33
39.56
8
8,8,6
+4
Apr-18 21
1/7
7.0
$9
Pakenham Synthetic
6
3200
Ecycle Sol. M J Bourke Hrdl
$31k
$50k
B Small
68
225.34
39.04
6
7,7,5
+4
Mar-26 21
7/10
9.8
$21
Warrnambool
8
2350
Whalers Hotel (Bm64)
$1k
$22k
C Douglas
62
151.93
36.79
3
4,3,4
-3
Mar-8 21
7/12
8.7
$17
Warrnambool
8
1700
Dwyer Legal Handicap (C1)
$1k
$35k
A Lynch
63
106.68
37.28
9
9,9,10
+3
Spell of 197 Days
Aug-23 20
1/6
16.0
$4.6
Ballarat
10
3200
Ecycle Sol. Jj Houlahan Hrdl
$69k
$125k
L Horner
66
243.09
-
3
3,3,1
Aug-2 20
2/8
1.8
$5
Sandown Lakeside
4
3400
Hrdl (Bm120)
$10k
$50k
L Horner
67
238.03
38.20
3
4,4,2
Jul-19 20
2/10
0.5
$2.05
Pakenham Synthetic
7
3200
Ecycle Solutions Maiden Hrdl
$6k
$32k
B Small
68½
233.81
39.84
6
3,2,1
-1
Jul-8 20
3/13
0.6
$26
Sandown Lakeside
9
2400
Back Yourself (Bm78)
$4k
$40k
B Egan
57
158.94
37.22
11
11,11,10
+7
Jun-12 20
6/11
6.1
$9
Geelong
4
2480
Prestige Jayco Geelong (Bm70)
$1k
$32k
B Egan
61
155.40
36.44
6
6,6,5
-1
May-23 20
5/12
4.1
$31
Flemington
8
2500
Rogan Josh Stayers Trophy-Bm84
$3k
$108k
B Egan
56
161.70
38.96
8
0,9,5
May-6 20
11/12
10.6
$41
Warrnambool
7
2350
Warrnambool Cup
$0k
$225k
B Mertens
56
150.12
36.87
5
4,4,4
-7
Apr-19 20
6/12
7.5
$71
Terang
5
2150
Terang Cup
$1k
$63k
B Mertens
56
135.51
35.82
8
8,8,6
Apr-4 20
10/10
32.5
$21
Caulfield
8
1600
Same Race Multi (Bm90)
$3k
$125k
M Dee
56
101.54
38.96
10
10,10,10
Spell of 146 Days
Nov-10 19
4/8
2.3
$3
Ararat
4
2000
Ararat Gold Cup
$4k
$70k
T Nugent
55
124.89
35.79
8
8,8,7
+3
Oct-25 19
6/9
5.1
$15
Moonee Valley
3
2040
The Westin Melbourne Handicap
$3k
$135k
D Bates
55
125.83
35.16
4
5,6,6
Oct-12 19
2/9
6.0
$3.2
Hamilton
4
2200
Hamilton Cup
$11k
$60k
T Nugent
54
137.84
34.80
8
8,8,9
+7
Oct-5 19
3/8
4.3
$4.4
Morphettville Parks
5
1950
Dominant (Bm85)
$5k
$50k
P Gatt
55
124.17
36.24
4
5,5,5
+2
Sep-22 19
2/11
0.1
$3.9
Coleraine
8
1800
Coleraine Cup
$8k
$45k
T Nugent
54
112.22
37.43
4
3,6,3
+1
Spell of 120 Days
May-25 19
13/18
13.0
$91
Flemington
3
2800
The Andrew Ramsden
$0k
$401k
D Bates
58½
175.15
35.12
14
0,14,13
May-2 19
4/15
1.3
$31
Warrnambool
6
2350
Warrnambool Cup
$11k
$254k
D Bates
54
150.51
36.78
10
12,13,12
+8
Apr-14 19
8/12
6.5
$3.9
Terang
4
2150
Terang Cup
$1k
$70k
D Bates
55
136.98
-
1
3,5,4
-4
Mar-30 19
9/13
5.0
$21
Bendigo
3
2400
Macedon Lodge (Bm84)
$2k
$75k
E Brown
57
150.44
35.59
3
0,3,5
-4
Mar-9 19
5/10
5.2
$10
Flemington
4
2000
Ale (Bm90)
$4k
$125k
L Meech
56
123.65
33.81
1
0,2,3
-2
Feb-10 19
3/12
0.6
$3.6
Colac
7
2000
Colac Gold Cup
$6k
$70k
L Meech
54½
128.71
37.96
6
5,5,6
+3
Spell of 224 Days
Jul-1 18
6/7
4.3
$16.3
Ger - Hamburg
4
2400
Grosser Hansa
$0k
$108k
F Minarik
60
153.92
-
0,0,0
Jun-16 18
6/8
14.0
$6.4
Fr - Lyon
6
2400
G P De Lyon
$0k
$92k
A Crastus
57
151.49
-
0,0,0
May-24 18
4/8
0.8
$3.5
Fr - Lyon
6
2400
Prix Bedel
$8k
$80k
F Veron
57
155.60
-
0,0,0
May-6 18
6/7
5.0
$15.8
Ger - Koln
4
2400
Gerling-Preis
$0k
$108k
F Minarik
57
142.60
-
0,0,0
Spell of 201 Days
Oct-17 17
3/8
0.3
$4.6
Fr - Deauville
6
2500
Prix Vulcain
$12k
$80k
C Soumillon
57
165.57
-
0,0,0
Sep-13 17
2/6
0.2
$6.5
Fr - Saint Cloud
6
2400
Prix Turenne
$16k
$80k
C Soumillon
57
165.21
-
0,0,0
Aug-13 17
5/7
5.5
$15.1
Ger - Hoppegarten
4
2400
Von Berlin
$0k
$256k
F Minarik
55½
152.89
-
0,0,0
Spell of 98 Days
May-7 17
1/8
0.5
$5.1
Ger - Koln
4
1850
3yo Mdn
$7k
$13k
F Minarik
57
114.86
-
0,0,0