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Balaklava: Balaklava

20th November 2024

  • Track distance

    1600m

  • Weather

    Fine

  • Rain

    Nil last 24hrs, 3.4mm last 7 days

  • Rail type

    +1m 1850m-1550m, +3m 950m-450m, True Remainder

  • Track rating

    Good 4

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Rail details +1m 1850m-1550m, +3m 950m-450m, True Remainder
Track type Turf
Penetrometer 5.29
Nominations close Thu 14 Nov 24 12:00PM ACDT
Weights last published Fri 15 Nov 24 12:00AM ACDT
Acceptances must be declared before Mon 18 Nov 24 9:00AM ACDT
Riders must be declared before Mon 18 Nov 24 12:00PM ACDT

Race

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4. BTR Excavations Benchmark 56 Handicap 1600m, 3:05pm

Scratchings Scratchings report Gear changes

Total prize pool: $25,000

1st: $12,500, 2nd: $4,400, 3rd: $2,450, 4th: $1,950, 5th: $925

BenchMark 56 (BM56), Handicap (Hcp), Rating Based (RTG), Apprentices can claim.

Field Limit: 16 + 4 EM

results

Fin Name Barrier Weight Margin Starting price Time More info
1
J: Todd Pannell T: Byron Cozamanis 		5 60.0 0.0 $2.15F 01:36.650

  • Jockey

    Todd Pannell

  • Trainer

    Byron Cozamanis

  • Barrier

    5

  • Weight

    60.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    4YO

  • Colour

    grey

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    53.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    4

  • Gear changes

    Blinkers FIRST TIME

  • Prize

    $30,235

  • Racing colours

    Orange, Black Diagonal Halves, Black And White Checked Sleeves

  • Owners

    G N Peters, Mrs B M Phelan, M T Phelan, J T Pollard, Mrs V C Pollard, C Varvaris, Mrs S M Cozamanis, Ms C C Peters, R G N Peters, Ms J M Rowland, Mrs C Maccuspie, M P Maccuspie & W B Fallas

  • Breeding info

    DAM: The Queen's Reward
    SIRE: Inference

  • Career

    9:1-1-2

  • 1st up

    2:0-1-0

  • 2nd up

    2:1-0-0

  • Track

    0:0-0-0

  • Dist

    1:0-0-1

  • Trk/Dst

    0:0-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    8:1-1-2

  • Soft

    1:0-0-0

  • Heavy

    0:0-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
4th / 11 MRPK 09/11/2024 1400 Good CG&E 0-64 2500 Ms Jessica Eaton 56 2 56
  • 1 Mighty Sapphire
  • 2 Never Surrender
3rd / 14 SBYN 23/10/2024 1350 Good 0-56 2450 Todd Pannell 60 5 56
  • 1 Falaise
  • 2 Longwarry
9th / 10 MUBR 12/10/2024 1400 Good 0-64 1000 Todd Pannell 57 10 58
  • 1 The Mansman (NZ)
  • 2 Even Sharper
4th / 12 MORP 05/10/2024 1200 Good CG&E 0-62 2500 Ms Alana Livesey 56 5 58
  • 1 Artful Tawny
  • 2 Limited Risk
4th / 9 MUBR 18/09/2024 1200 Good CL1 1950 Todd Pannell 60 9 58
  • 1 Solar Mist
  • 2 Hypernova
2
J: Sairyn Fawke T: Garret Lynch 		3 55.0 0.2 $7 01:36.680

  • Jockey

    Sairyn Fawke

  • Trainer

    Garret Lynch

  • Barrier

    3

  • Weight

    55.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    6YO

  • Colour

    brown

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    54.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    11

  • Prize

    $111,890

  • Racing colours

    Black And White Diamonds, Lime Sleeves And Cap

  • Owners

    Prodigies Racing Group (Mgr: Ms N D Nguyen)

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Blessed Anna
    SIRE: Better Than Ready

  • Career

    31:1-6-6

  • 1st up

    5:0-1-0

  • 2nd up

    5:0-1-1

  • Track

    3:0-1-1

  • Dist

    3:0-3-0

  • Trk/Dst

    1:0-1-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    18:1-3-3

  • Soft

    11:0-3-3

  • Heavy

    1:0-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
2nd / 15 MUBR 13/11/2024 1600 Good 0-56 4400 Ms Stacey Metcalfe 55 15 45
  • 1 Suggestive Miss
  • 3 Hayai Mesu
9th / 10 GAWL 25/10/2024 1500 Good CL1 - Sairyn Fawke 55 7 47
  • 1 Swycho (NZ)
  • 2 Cuban Lord
2nd / 10 BKVA 16/10/2024 1600 Good CL1 4400 Sairyn Fawke 54 5 45
  • 1 Rekero (IRE)
  • 3 Thinkingnintynine
8th / 8 GAWL 07/10/2024 1516 Good CL1 925 Sairyn Fawke 55 1 46
  • 1 There Goes My Hero
  • 2 Hadar
6th / 15 SBYN 25/09/2024 1350 Soft BM56 925 Ms Polly Brewster 53 2 47
  • 1 Limbering
  • 2 Limited Risk
3
J: Ms Felicity Atkinson (a2/50kg) T: Paula Trenwith 		2 59.5 (cd 57.5kg) 0.6 $12 01:36.750

  • Jockey

    Ms Felicity Atkinson

  • Trainer

    Paula Trenwith

  • Barrier

    2

  • Weight

    59.5

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    8YO

  • Colour

    grey-chestnut

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    50.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    7

  • Prize

    $123,715

  • Racing colours

    White And Royal Blue Halves, Gold Band, Royal Blue Cap

  • Owners

    Miss P G Trenwith, D L Cunningham, Mrs R M Cunningham & Mrs L M Wright & C Stenhouse

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Zighy Bay
    SIRE: Zoustar

  • Career

    52:8-7-5

  • 1st up

    10:0-1-1

  • 2nd up

    7:1-2-2

  • Track

    8:1-1-0

  • Dist

    6:2-0-2

  • Trk/Dst

    0:0-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    45:7-5-5

  • Soft

    6:1-2-0

  • Heavy

    1:0-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
3rd / 5 BR H 09/11/2024 1600 Good SILVERCITY BM60 1600 Ms Stacey Metcalfe 58 1 53
  • 1 My Truth (NZ)
  • 2 King And King
7th / 13 BKVA 30/10/2024 1400 Good CG&E BM56 925 Ms Polly Brewster 57 9 56
  • 1 Snipers Nightmare
  • 2 Royal Trapeze
2nd / 11 BKVA 16/10/2024 1400 Good 0-56 4400 Ms Taylor Johnstone 58 8 56
  • 1 Pretty Reliable (NZ)
  • 3 Castlecomer
10th / 13 BKVA 02/10/2024 1200 Good 0-58 - Ms Ivy Lam 57 6 58
  • 1 Run On (NZ)
  • 2 Snipers Nightmare
5th / 8 SBYN 27/09/2024 1000 Soft 0-70 TRL - Ms Stacey Metcalfe - - -
  • 1 Super Alana (NZ)
  • 2 Absolute Stunner
4
J: Manoel Nunes T: Aaron Bain & Ned Taylor 		1 58.0 0.6 $3.80 01:36.750

  • Jockey

    Manoel Nunes

  • Trainer

    Aaron Bain & Ned Taylor

  • Barrier

    1

  • Weight

    58.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    5YO

  • Colour

    bay or brown

  • Gender

    Mare

  • Status

    Active

  • Ballot Seq

    5

  • Prize

    $73,515

  • Racing colours

    Red, Blue 5 Stars, White Sleeves Blue Checked, Red Cap Blue Stars, Red Collar, Red Cuffs, Red Peak

  • Owners

    A Bain, J M Durnberger-Smith, Ms N Rantanen Reynolds, B P Fitzgerald, Nothinlikefamily (Mgr: M Shuttleworth), G Marr, A Morton, M Tremain, W J Ashman, W Collins, B Cockshell, P J Dolman, B T Cockshell, M Ashman, T Ashman, M D McCann, W L Dansey, ABR Speakeasy Club (Mgr: A Bain) & J M L Tripodi

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Communicating
    SIRE: All Too Hard

  • Career

    25:2-3-2

  • 1st up

    4:0-0-0

  • 2nd up

    3:0-0-1

  • Track

    1:0-0-0

  • Dist

    6:0-1-1

  • Trk/Dst

    1:0-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    21:2-3-2

  • Soft

    2:0-0-0

  • Heavy

    2:0-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
6th / 13 BKVA 30/10/2024 1600 Good NMW-LY BM56 925 Jason Holder 58 6 56
  • 1 Run On (NZ)
  • 2 Castlecomer
7th / 14 MRPK 11/10/2024 1400 Good 0-58 925 Ms Caitlin Tootell 55 3 58
  • 1 Thermodynamic (IRE)
  • 2 Falaise
4th / 6 SBYN 27/09/2024 1000 Soft 0-70 TRL - Ms Caitlin Tootell - - -
  • 1 Hasseltoff
  • 2 Broadway Lane
9th / 12 MUBR 06/09/2024 1000 Good 0-70-TRL - Ms Caitlin Tootell - - -
  • 1 Andrew's Memory
  • 2 Oakland Raider
4th / 7 PT A 17/05/2024 1600 Good 0-58 1500 Ms Caitlin Tootell 56 1 58
  • 1 Jamcra (NZ)
  • 2 Harbouring
5
J: Ms Brooke King (a3/50kg) T: John Hickmott & Carrina Riggs 		4 60.0 (cd 57.0kg) 1.0 $7.50 01:36.820

  • Jockey

    Ms Brooke King

  • Trainer

    John Hickmott & Carrina Riggs

  • Barrier

    4

  • Weight

    60.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    6YO

  • Colour

    bay or brown

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    50.5kg

  • Ballot Seq

    6

  • Prize

    $104,365

  • Racing colours

    Royal Blue, Cream Diagonal Stripes, Purple Cap

  • Owners

    J E Hickmott, Mrs N M How, P C Oswald, C R Dean, Miss C M J Riggs & P D Brown

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Indelible Lass
    SIRE: Headwater

  • Career

    34:4-7-2

  • 1st up

    4:0-0-0

  • 2nd up

    3:0-0-0

  • Track

    7:2-0-0

  • Dist

    11:2-2-0

  • Trk/Dst

    3:1-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    21:2-3-0

  • Soft

    11:2-4-0

  • Heavy

    2:0-0-2

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
1st / 12 NARA 03/11/2024 1430 Good 0-54 9900 Ms Zoe Lloyd 57 6 52
  • 2 Our Ellie Rose (NZ)
  • 3 Tales Of Conflict
2nd / 12 SBYN 23/10/2024 1600 Good 0-56 4400 Ms Zoe Lloyd 55 5 51
  • 1 Hobo Bob
  • 3 Sirmaze
6th / 10 GAWL 07/10/2024 1719 Good 0-56 925 Ms Brooke King 56 8 52
  • 1 Easy Beast (NZ)
  • 2 Cuban Lord
6th / 9 MRPK 28/09/2024 1550 Good NMW-LY 1000 Ms Zoe Lloyd 51 9 53
  • 1 New York Scandal
  • 2 High On Sugar
1st / 11 BKVA 11/09/2024 1400 Good 0-56 12500 Ms Brooke King 54 6 49
  • 2 Time Warrior
  • 3 Applied
6
J: Jacob Opperman T: Matthew Seyers 		7 59.5 2.4 $17 01:37.040

  • Jockey

    Jacob Opperman

  • Trainer

    Matthew Seyers

  • Barrier

    7

  • Weight

    59.5

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    6YO

  • Colour

    bay

  • Gender

    Mare

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    54.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    2

  • Prize

    $85,810

  • Racing colours

    White, Royal Blue, Red And Yellow Checks

  • Owners

    D C Pantelos

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Mojave Aster
    SIRE: Belardo

  • Career

    27:2-2-9

  • 1st up

    6:0-0-1

  • 2nd up

    5:1-0-1

  • Track

    0:0-0-0

  • Dist

    5:0-1-2

  • Trk/Dst

    0:0-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    16:2-1-6

  • Soft

    8:0-0-2

  • Heavy

    2:0-0-1

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
7th / 9 MORP 05/11/2024 1600 Good CL2 925 Jason Holder 58 1 60
  • 1 One Sky Above Us
  • 2 Thinkingnintynine
5th / 6 MRPK 22/10/2024 1250 Good OPN-TRL - Samuel Payne - - -
  • 1 Trumpty Dumpty
  • 2 Shakespeare (NZ)
6th / 6 SBYN 27/09/2024 1000 Soft 0-70 TRL - Jacob Opperman - - -
  • 1 Hasseltoff
  • 2 Broadway Lane
8th / 12 GATT 10/05/2024 2000 Soft BM60 400 Sean Cormack 59 11 62
  • 1 Ideel Hero
  • 2 Tavieslass (NZ)
14th / 14 E FM 20/04/2024 1805 Soft BM68 - Mark Du Plessis 56 9 64
  • 1 Lately (NZ)
  • 2 Aldeenaary (IRE)
7
J: Ms Zoe Lloyd (a3/50kg) T: Paul Carey 		8 58.5 (cd 55.5kg) 7.6 $41 01:37.870

  • Jockey

    Ms Zoe Lloyd

  • Trainer

    Paul Carey

  • Barrier

    8

  • Weight

    58.5

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    4YO

  • Colour

    brown

  • Gender

    Mare

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    50.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    14

  • Prize

    $28,235

  • Racing colours

    Sky Blue, Cerise Star, Black Sleeves, Cerise Cap

  • Owners

    P Carey

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Henny
    SIRE: Valentia

  • Career

    9:1-0-0

  • 1st up

    2:0-0-0

  • 2nd up

    2:0-0-0

  • Track

    2:0-0-0

  • Dist

    3:1-0-0

  • Trk/Dst

    0:0-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    8:1-0-0

  • Soft

    1:0-0-0

  • Heavy

    0:0-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
5th / 9 MORP 05/11/2024 1600 Good CL2 925 Jacob Opperman 57 4 58
  • 1 One Sky Above Us
  • 2 Thinkingnintynine
1st / 10 SBYN 23/10/2024 1600 Good 3UP MDN-SW 12500 Jacob Opperman 56 3 -
  • 2 Amber Nook
  • 3 Stecara
4th / 10 MTNG 12/10/2024 1550 Good MDN-SW 900 Miss Zoe Waller 54 8 -
  • 1 Autumn Rock
  • 2 Mercury Flyer
7th / 12 BKVA 02/10/2024 1200 Good 3UP MDN-SW 925 Ms Zoe Lloyd 53 1 -
  • 1 Royal Trapeze
  • 2 Justa Star
6th / 14 MUBR 18/09/2024 1200 Good 3UP MDN-SW 925 Ms Zoe Lloyd 53 2 -
  • 1 Fine Future (JPN)
  • 2 Goonsun
8
J: Ms Margaret Collett (a0/50kg) T: Brendon Davis 		6 54.5 7.8 $21 01:37.900

  • Jockey

    Ms Margaret Collett

  • Trainer

    Brendon Davis

  • Barrier

    6

  • Weight

    54.5

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    8YO

  • Colour

    bay

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    50.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    12

  • Prize

    $120,879

  • Racing colours

    Cerise, Black Lightning Bolt, Black Cap

  • Owners

    Mrs S C Davis

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Cellar Edition
    SIRE: Time for War

  • Career

    52:5-6-6

  • 1st up

    7:0-0-1

  • 2nd up

    7:1-0-0

  • Track

    4:0-1-0

  • Dist

    2:0-0-1

  • Trk/Dst

    0:0-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    43:3-6-6

  • Soft

    6:1-0-0

  • Heavy

    2:1-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
4th / 12 PT L 06/11/2024 1350 Good BM64 1900 Ms Margaret Collett 54 6 45
  • 1 Hey Michael
  • 2 Axecapital (NZ)
2nd / 12 PT L 27/10/2024 1210 Good 0-56 3960 Ms Margaret Collett 54 10 44
  • 1 A Thousand Degrees
  • 3 Effortkat
3rd / 12 PT L 13/10/2024 1350 Good 0-54 2300 Ms Alana Livesey 55 10 44
  • 1 Onemore Marshall
  • 2 Levee
11th / 13 BKVA 02/10/2024 1200 Good 0-58 - Ms Teagan Voorham 54 7 45
  • 1 Run On (NZ)
  • 2 Snipers Nightmare
2nd / 11 BKVA 11/09/2024 1400 Good 0-56 4400 Sairyn Fawke 54 4 44
  • 1 Bywaters Road
  • 3 Applied
-
J: Ms Alana Livesey (a0/51kg) T: John Dunn & Krystal Bishop 		- 59.0 - - -

  • Jockey

    Ms Alana Livesey

  • Trainer

    John Dunn & Krystal Bishop

  • -

  • Weight

    59.0

  • Age

    10YO

  • Colour

    brown or black

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    51.5kg

  • Ballot Seq

    9

  • Prize

    $189,280

  • Racing colours

    Lime, Purple And White Band, Purple Sleeves, White Stars, White And Purple Hooped Cap

  • Owners

    J Dunn, C W Dunn, Miss B P Temby & C E R O'Sullivan

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Here's Hooping
    SIRE: Sebring

  • Career

    88:7-10-12

  • 1st up

    11:0-1-1

  • 2nd up

    11:1-1-2

  • Track

    0:0-0-0

  • Dist

    15:1-3-0

  • Trk/Dst

    0:0-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    67:7-8-8

  • Soft

    15:0-1-2

  • Heavy

    5:0-1-2

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
2nd / 13 PT L 27/10/2024 1750 Good BM66 3960 Ms Alana Livesey 54 4 54
  • 1 Django Express
  • 3 Super Valentine
8th / 12 PT L 13/10/2024 1350 Good BM68 860 Ms Felicity Atkinson 52 3 55
  • 1 Sino Witness
  • 2 I Need A Drink
6th / 8 SBYN 27/09/2024 1000 Soft 0-70 TRL - Ms Brooke King - - -
  • 1 Super Alana (NZ)
  • 2 Absolute Stunner
3rd / 6 PT L 17/09/2024 1000 Good OPN-TRL - Ms Brooke King - - -
  • 1 Diamente Tagliato
  • 2 The Hass
7th / 10 PT L 26/11/2023 1750 Good BM64 860 Ben Price 56 6 56
  • 1 Fearless Al
  • 2 Enbarr