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The Cunning Fox
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Trained by Patrick & Michelle Payne at Plumpton, The Cunning Fox is a 7 year old gelding by the sire Reliable Man, out of the dam Cross Rate.

He has won a total of 11 races from 37 starts for a win percentage of 30%. His career earnings are $722k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Bendigo on April 2nd in 2022 when he won $110,000 in the Qlty (a quality race over 2,200 metres).

The Cunning Fox has started 1 time at group race level.

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a profit of $565.

The gelding tends to run better on soft ground, with an average prize money per start of $30k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$722k
Starts
37
Wins
11
Second
4
Third
3
Win %
30
Place %
49
Profit
+5.7
Conditions
Good
21
3-4-1
$16k
Soft
12
7-0-2
$30k
Heavy
4
1-0-0
$6k
Race Standard
All
1
0-0-0
Group 1
0
0-0-0
Group 2
1
0-0-0
Group 3
0
0-0-0
Race Distance
2400m
4
0-1-1
-4
3900m
1
1-0-0
+2.5
3200m
3
3-0-0
+6.3
2460m
1
0-1-0
-1
1800m
4
0-0-0
-4
3250m
1
1-0-0
+0.85
3400m
1
1-0-0
+3.8
2100m
3
0-0-0
-3
2250m
1
0-0-1
-1
1728m
1
1-0-0
+2.9
2200m
2
1-0-0
+1.9
1856m
1
0-1-0
-1
1600m
3
0-0-1
-3
2500m
2
0-0-0
-2
2238m
1
1-0-0
+2.6
2210m
1
0-0-0
-1
1500m
1
0-0-0
-1
1400m
2
0-0-0
-2
2800m
1
0-1-0
-1
2040m
1
0-0-0
-1
2000m
1
1-0-0
+8
1606m
1
1-0-0
+1.8
Race Track
Sandown Hillside
7
0-0-1
-7
Sandown Lakeside
5
2-0-0
+3.3
Warrnambool
1
1-0-0
+2
Pakenham
2
2-0-0
+4.3
Geelong
1
0-1-0
-1
Ballarat
3
1-0-1
-1.15
Morphettville Parks
1
0-0-1
-1
Sale
2
2-0-0
+5.5
Bendigo
2
1-0-0
+1.9
Kyneton
1
0-1-0
-1
Flemington
4
1-1-0
+5
Moonee Valley
3
0-0-0
-3
Donald
1
0-0-0
-1
Gold Coast
1
0-0-0
-1
Caulfield
1
0-1-0
-1
Benalla
1
1-0-0
+1.8
Wangaratta
1
0-0-0
-1
Race State
VIC
35
11-4-2
+7.65
SA
1
0-0-1
-1
QLD
1
0-0-0
-1

Race History

Jul-23 25
3/14
2.7
$7
Sandown Hillside
5
2400
Sportsbet Feed (Bm64)
$5k
$50k
J Kennedy
60½
153.64
36.26
13
13,14,12
+9
Jun-1 25
1/7
1.8
$3.5
Sandown Lakeside
7
3900
Sportsbet Australian Hrdl
$57k
$102k
T Ryan
71
275.41
39.76
4
4,4,4
+3
May-21 25
5/11
1.5
$19
Sandown Hillside
3
2400
Sportsbet Feed (Bm70)
$2k
$50k
T Prebble
57½
150.47
35.52
9
8,9,9
+4
Apr-30 25
1/8
1.3
$3
Warrnambool
6
3200
Galleywood Hrdl
$84k
$151k
T Ryan
69
219.68
39.52
2
3,3,2
+1
Apr-13 25
1/6
5.0
$3.9
Pakenham
5
3200
Hrdl
$47k
$75k
T Ryan
65
219.25
-
5
3,2,2
+1
Apr-1 25
2/8
1.5
$5.5
Geelong
3
2460
Henry Longfellow at Rosemont Stud 2025 (Bm64)
$5k
$27k
T Prebble
61
156.53
36.12
6
5,5,5
+3
Mar-19 25
8/11
4.4
$31
Sandown Hillside
4
2400
Sportsbet Feed (Bm64)
$1k
$55k
T Prebble
60
151.52
33.89
7
4,3,4
-4
Feb-26 25
8/9
8.0
$14
Sandown Hillside
3
1800
Ive > (Bm64)
$1k
$55k
T Prebble
60
110.11
33.96
8
9,8,9
+1
Spell of 185 Days
Aug-25 24
1/8
0.4
$1.85
Ballarat
7
3250
Ecycle Solutions JJ Houlahan Hrdl
$83k
$150k
A Kuru
66
228.37
41.28
6
6,3,1
Aug-4 24
1/6
12.0
$4.8
Sandown Lakeside
6
3400
Sportsbet Fast Form Hrdl (Bm120)
$31k
$50k
W Gordon
68½
245.43
39.86
6
3,3,1
Jul-21 24
1/9
5.0
$2.4
Pakenham
9
3200
PB Ronald Memorial Mdn Hrdl
$21k
$35k
A Kuru
69½
234.72
39.68
3
3,3,1
Jul-17 24
9/13
6.5
$11
Sandown Lakeside
9
2100
Stow Storage Solutions (Bm70)
$1k
$50k
T Prebble
57½
135.37
38.62
11
10,10,10
+1
Jun-8 24
3/10
2.0
$2.25
Morphettville Parks
4
2250
Sportsbet (Bm78)
$6k
$65k
T Pannell
56½
145.98
35.68
4
4,4,3
Jun-2 24
10/10
4.1
$17
Sandown Lakeside
4
2100
Sportsbet Photo Finish Refund (Bm70)
$1k
$50k
J Kennedy
58
133.76
35.18
10
9,10,9
-1
May-5 24
1/8
2.3
$3.9
Sale
4
1728
Vale Peter Eustace (Bm64)
$19k
$35k
D Keane
59
106.71
35.74
6
6,6,6
+5
Spell of 78 Days
Feb-17 24
4/9
6.1
$2.1
Bendigo
4
2200
Bendigo Ford Marong Cup (Bm78)
$2k
$30k
D Yendall
55½
136.41
36.99
7
8,8,6
+2
Feb-3 24
2/8
0.2
$3.6
Kyneton
4
1856
Massey Ferguson Woodend Cup (Bm70)
$5k
$30k
J Noonan
59½
114.92
36.95
7
7,7,7
+5
Jan-20 24
5/11
1.9
$21
Flemington
3
1600
Vrc Life Member John Dale Mile (Bm70)
$2k
$80k
B Egan
59½
97.67
34.50
7
7,8,7
+2
Spell of 147 Days
Aug-26 23
7/13
7.8
$31
Moonee Valley
3
2500
Ladbrokes Yard Comments (Bm78)
$3k
$130k
B Egan
56
157.75
36.46
8
5,5,7
Aug-12 23
8/9
8.0
$9.5
Moonee Valley
3
2500
Ladbrokes Odds Surge (Bm78)
$3k
$130k
B Egan
56½
159.06
35.78
6
7,7,7
-1
Aug-2 23
1/7
0.1
$3.6
Sale
5
2238
Ladbrokes Racing Club (Bm70)
$22k
$40k
B Egan
58½
140.98
36.30
6
6,6,5
+4
Jul-21 23
4/6
2.9
$2.6
Donald
7
2210
Gilchrist & Co (Bm70)
$2k
$40k
B Egan
59
139.62
36.88
4
4,4,2
-2
Jun-28 23
6/13
10.6
$20
Sandown Lakeside
9
2100
Evergreen Turf (Bm78)
$1k
$55k
B Egan
56
137.13
38.48
6
8,8,6
Jun-14 23
7/14
9.6
$16
Sandown Hillside
6
1800
Thoroughbred Club Aust. (Bm70)
$1k
$55k
L Lafferty
58
111.74
36.26
7
7,7,5
-2
May-28 23
9/9
8.7
$4
Ballarat
10
1500
Sportsbet Bet With Mates-Bm70
$1k
$40k
B Egan
61
96.06
36.44
4
4,6
-3
Spell of 141 Days
Jan-7 23
12/13
12.7
$4
Gold Coast
3
1800
The Wave
$0k
$250k
C Williams
58½
108.84
35.08
6
6,6,11
-1
Dec-10 22
5/14
5.1
$3.5
Sandown Hillside
3
1800
Same Race Multi-Bm84
$4k
$130k
A Kelly
54
108.38
35.16
5
5,5,6
+1
Nov-19 22
3/15
1.5
$18
Ballarat
7
1600
Ecycle Solutions McKellar-Bm78
$12k
$130k
A Kelly
57
103.93
38.82
12
12,12,12
+9
Nov-1 22
9/15
3.8
$7
Flemington
5
1400
Resimax Group Subzero (Bm90)
$3k
$152k
C Williams
54
83.77
35.32
8
7,9
Spell of 190 Days
Apr-25 22
2/13
2.3
$9
Flemington
4
2800
St Leger
$54k
$301k
B Egan
58
177.79
36.18
4
1,1,1
-1
Apr-16 22
2/12
0.8
$6.5
Caulfield
4
2400
Elvis Thurgood Galilee Final
$36k
$201k
B Egan
59
149.76
36.36
3
2,2,1
-1
Apr-2 22
1/11
0.5
$3.9
Bendigo
4
2200
Qlty
$110k
$200k
B Egan
55½
140.76
37.13
3
4,4,2
+1
Mar-18 22
7/11
5.1
$41
Moonee Valley
4
2040
Alister Clark Stakes 
$15k
$750k
B Egan
57
126.47
38.44
9
10,11,10
+3
Mar-2 22
9/13
6.7
$9
Sandown Hillside
4
1600
Bet Ticker (Bm64)
$1k
$50k
T Hope
60
97.84
35.51
7
7,7,9
Jan-15 22
1/14
0.8
$9
Flemington
4
2000
Twilight Payment (Bm70)
$72k
$130k
A Kelly
54½
124.16
34.76
2
2,2,1
Dec-18 21
1/10
4.3
$2.8
Benalla
6
1606
Benalla Timber Products Maiden
$11k
$20k
M Aitken
58
100.51
36.92
2
2,2,2
+1
Dec-2 21
5/13
6.3
$2.1
Wangaratta
4
1400
Killawarra Kennels/Cattery Maiden
$1k
$35k
B Egan
58
83.99
35.36
9
0,10,8
+3