Cantankerous Racehorse Profile

Cantankerous is a 5-year-old Gelding, trained by Matthew Hoysted, based at Eagle Farm. With 12 career starts and 2 wins, it has earned $57,310.

Age
5
Sex
Gelding
Trainer
Matthew Hoysted
Trained at
Eagle Farm
Sire
Rubick
Dam
Testy Sue
Sire of dam
Testa Rossa (AUS)
Owner
QLD Rogues (Mgr: S K Brown), P S Wilton, Ms A D Burton & M J Hoysted
Career
12:2-1-3
Prize money
$57,310
Last start
17 Sept 2026
Recent form
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Cantankerous Form Guide

Cantankerous — last 19 starts
DateTrackDistClassGoingBarWgtJockeyResultMarginTimeSPWinner / 2nd
2 Sept 2026Ipswich1350mCls 2S5355.5kgRobbie Dolan4 of 97.2L1:20.419.5Metaphorically
7 Aug 2026Ipswich1350mRST58G4459kgJake Bayliss1 of 120.2L1:20.984.6The Torque Factor
19 July 2026Sunshine Coast1200mCls 1S51158kgAshley Butler9 of 117.2L1:11.9311Kilonova
20 June 2026Kilcoy1200mBM65S5957.5kgAidan Keeley7 of 126.8L1:12.615.5Speed Map
27 May 2026Doomben1110mCls 1S7755kgFiona Sandkuhl8 of 108.9L1:05.6412Cherrabah
7 May 2026Doomben1000mBarrier TrialS63—Boris Thornton2 of 42.5L1:00.76—Bertus
21 Apr 2026Doomben840mBarrier TrialG42—Jag Guthmann-chester2 of 44.5L0:50.78—Far Beyond
20 Dec 2025Sunshine Coast1200mMdnG4158.5kgJustin Huxtable1 of 72.5L1:10.852Gunnie Gunfighter
3 Dec 2025Ipswich1200mMdnG4358kgBoris Thornton3 of 90.7L1:10.267Rochedale Hero
20 Nov 2025Deagon1050mBarrier TrialS61—Boris Thornton3 of 51.5L1:01.98—Rochedale Hero
6 Nov 2025Doomben1000mBarrier TrialG46—Fiona Sandkuhl3 of 70.3L0:59.34—Rochedale Hero
30 Apr 2025Ipswich1240mMdnS5258kgDamien Thornton3 of 112.8L1:13.874Kiwi Spirit
11 Apr 2025Gold Coast1100mMdnS5359.5kgBoris Thornton4 of 113.5L1:04.366.5Hey Daisy
18 Mar 2025Deagon1050mBarrier TrialS58—Fiona Sandkuhl2 of 81L1:02.52—Big Demeanor
6 Nov 2024Grafton1200mMdnG4857.5kgBoris Thornton2 of 100.2L1:10.082.1Ellro
16 Oct 2024Doomben1110mMdnS6856.5kgKyle Wilson-taylor7 of 98.1L1:04.964.4King Potter
27 Sept 2024Sunshine Coast1000mMdnG4557.5kgBoris Thornton3 of 100.3L0:58.443Like Smoke
3 Sept 2024Deagon650mBarrier TrialS55—Boris Thornton2 of 50.2L0:38.70—Hella Fast
28 Mar 2024Gold Coast Poly Track1050mBarrier TrialSY03—Justin Huxtable4 of 52.6L1:03.72—Unega Wahy'A

Record by Condition

Starts, record (wins-seconds-thirds) and strike rate by condition
ConditionStartsRecordWin %Place %
Good52-1-240%100%
Soft70-0-10%14%
First-up40-0-20%50%
Second-up41-0-125%50%

Winning distances

1(1200), 1(1350)

Record by Track

Performance at each track raced
TrackRunsWinsPlacesWin %Place %
Ipswich61217%33%
Gold Coast3000%0%
Ballina1000%0%
Doomben5000%0%
Eagle Farm1000%0%
Grafton1010%100%
Sunshine Coast41125%25%
Kilcoy1000%0%
Beaudesert3000%0%
Toowoomba1000%0%

Record by Jockey

Performance with each jockey ridden
JockeyRunsWinsPlacesWin %Place %
Fiona Sandkuhl3000%0%
Boris Thornton4010%25%
N.r1000%0%
Kyle Wilson-taylor1000%0%
Nikita Beriman1000%0%
Damien Thornton1000%0%
Boris Thornton6010%17%
Justin Huxtable111100%100%
Aidan Keeley1000%0%
Ashley Butler1000%0%
Jake Bayliss21150%50%
Jag Guthmann-chester1000%0%
Robbie Dolan1000%0%

Career Wins

Races won
DateRaceEventDistJockey
7 Aug 2026R7Poco Vino Hcp (58)1350mJake Bayliss
20 Dec 2025R3Victa Toe-Cutter Mdn Hcp1200mJustin Huxtable