Illusionist Racehorse Profile

Illusionist is a 6-year-old Gelding, trained by Brenna Cook, based at Balcairn. With 16 career starts and 1 win, it has earned $19,630.

Age: 6
Sex: Gelding
Trainer: Brenna Cook
Trained at: Balcairn
Sire: Zacinto
Dam: Bas De Soie
Sire of dam: Makfi (GB)
Owner: Brenna Cook, Corbyn Cook, Carol Cook, David Cook, Len Cross, Lyn Cross, Jackie Cook, Tamara Fairhurst & Matt Maquire
Career: 16:1-1-1
Prize money: $19,630
Last start: 26 Sept 2026
Recent form: 897x9800305075721

Illusionist Form Guide

Illusionist — last 16 starts
Date	Track	Dist	Class	Going	Bar	Wgt	Jockey	Result	Margin	Time	SP	Winner / 2nd
10 Sept 2026	Riccarton Park Synthetic	2200m	Mdn	SY0	2	56.5kg	Jack Taplin	1 of 7	3L	2:17.31	4.8	Gap It
26 Aug 2026	Riccarton Park Synthetic	1600m	Mdn	SY0	2	55.5kg	Ashlee Strawbridge	2 of 8	2.8L	1:37.12	48.1	Zambrosia
20 Aug 2026	Riccarton Park Synthetic	1400m	Mdn	SY0	3	55.5kg	Ashlee Strawbridge	7 of 7	4.8L	1:24.61	14.9	Hold'Em Ransom
5 Aug 2026	Riccarton Park Synthetic	1400m	Mdn	SY0	8	55.5kg	Ashlee Strawbridge	5 of 9	6.6L	1:23.68	46.9	Gota Hunch
8 July 2026	Riccarton Park Synthetic	1400m	Mdn	SY0	6	58.5kg	Billy Jacobson	7 of 8	9L	1:23.80	41.8	Russian Blues
25 June 2026	Riccarton Park Synthetic	1600m	Mdn	SY0	7	58.5kg	Terry Moseley	10 of 13	7.3L	1:38.14	23.4	Fah Rong
10 June 2026	Riccarton Park Synthetic	1400m	Mdn	SY0	6	58.5kg	Corey Campbell	5 of 9	1.6L	1:23.56	5.9	Royal Assent
14 May 2026	Riccarton Park Synthetic	1600m	Mdn	SY0	15	58.5kg	Billy Jacobson	12 of 14	4.8L	1:38.09	33.8	Heartbreaker
30 Apr 2026	Riccarton Park Synthetic	1400m	Mdn	SY0	9	58.5kg	Billy Jacobson	3 of 13	3.4L	1:24.27	142.8	Dorothea
18 Feb 2026	Riccarton	2000m	Mdn	H8	1	58.5kg	Yogesh Atchamah	10 of 11	20.8L	2:07.26	85.4	Aishiteru
4 Feb 2026	Riccarton	1600m	Mdn	S7	5	58.5kg	Corey Campbell	10 of 14	17.6L	1:36.82	50.1	Perlino
7 Jan 2026	Reefton	1400m	Mdn	G4	6	56.5kg	Kendra Bakker	8 of 9	10.4L	1:26.80	46.1	Wild Secrets
4 Jan 2026	Omoto	1100m	Mdn	S7	6	58.5kg	Choon K Kwo	9 of 10	10.8L	1:10.28	93.7	I'M Feeling Lucky
5 Sept 2025	Wingatui	1600m	Mdn	H10	2	58.5kg	Choon K Kwo	7 of 8	11.8L	1:44.24	26.5	Descaro
15 Aug 2025	Oamaru	1400m	Mdn	S7	6	55.5kg	Abdul Najib	9 of 10	9.6L	1:27.47	16.2	Highlighted
20 July 2025	Oamaru	1400m	Mdn	H10	3	55.5kg	Abdul Najib	8 of 14	9.5L	1:30.74	26.5	Speed Dial

Record by Condition

Starts, record (wins-seconds-thirds) and strike rate by condition
Condition	Starts	Record	Win %	Place %
This track	2	0-0-0	0%	0%
This distance	1	0-0-0	0%	0%
Good	1	0-0-0	0%	0%
Soft	3	0-0-0	0%	0%
Heavy	3	0-0-0	0%	0%
Synthetic	9	1-1-1	11%	33%
First-up	2	0-0-0	0%	0%
Second-up	2	0-0-0	0%	0%

Record by Track

Performance at each track raced
Track	Runs	Wins	Places	Win %	Place %
Omoto	1	0	0	0%	0%
Reefton	1	0	0	0%	0%
Riccarton Park	3	0	0	0%	0%
Riccarton Park Synthetic	9	1	2	11%	22%
Riccarton	1	0	1	0%	100%

Record by Jockey

Performance with each jockey ridden
Jockey	Runs	Wins	Places	Win %	Place %
Choon K Kwo	1	0	0	0%	0%
Kendra Bakker	1	0	0	0%	0%
Corey Campbell	2	0	0	0%	0%
—	1	0	0	0%	0%
Yogesh Atchamah	1	0	0	0%	0%
Billy Jacobson	3	0	0	0%	0%
Terry Moseley	1	0	0	0%	0%
Ashlee Strawbridge	3	0	1	0%	33%
Jack Taplin	1	1	1	100%	100%
Lemmy Douglas	1	0	1	0%	100%

Career Wins

Races won
Date	Race	Event	Dist	Jockey
10 Sept 2026	R1	Cup Week Tickets On Sale Now Mdn	2200m	Jack Taplin