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Balaklava: Balaklava

15th October 2025

  • Track distance

    1600m

  • Weather

    Fine

  • Rain

    Nil

  • Rail type

    +2m 1900m - 1550m, +3m 1550m - 450m, True Remainder

  • Track rating

    Good 4

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Rail details +2m 1900m - 1550m, +3m 1550m - 450m, True Remainder
Track type Turf
Penetrometer 5.24
Nominations close Thu 9 Oct 25 12:00PM ACDT
Weights last published Fri 10 Oct 25 12:00AM ACDT
Acceptances must be declared before Mon 13 Oct 25 9:00AM ACDT
Riders must be declared before Mon 13 Oct 25 12:00PM ACDT

Race

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5. Taylors Wines Benchmark 56 Handicap 1600m, 4:20pm

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: Ms Alysha Warren (a3/53kg) T: Sarah Rutten 		11 59.5 (cd 56.5kg) 0.0 $13 01:36.600

  • Jockey

    Ms Alysha Warren

  • Trainer

    Sarah Rutten

  • Barrier

    11

  • Weight

    59.5

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    9YO

  • Colour

    chestnut

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    53.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    5

  • Prize

    $192,205

  • Racing colours

    Green And Pink Hoops, White Sleeves And Cap

  • Owners

    Miss S Rutten

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Denman By Design
    SIRE: Excelebration

  • Career

    54:5-10-8

  • 1st up

    10:1-3-0

  • 2nd up

    9:2-1-1

  • Track

    2:2-0-0

  • Dist

    9:2-1-1

  • Trk/Dst

    1:1-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    29:3-6-4

  • Soft

    18:1-2-3

  • Heavy

    3:1-1-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
3rd / 12 SBYN 28/09/2025 1600 Good 0-56 2450 Ms Alysha Warren 57 10 55
  • 1 Allegedly (FR)
  • 2 Sadler's Song
7th / 14 MUBR 17/09/2025 1600 Good 0-56 925 Ms Brooke King 58 10 56
  • 1 Blue Special
  • 2 Fleurieu Flipper
6th / 11 MILD 09/08/2025 1409 Good 0 - 58 675 Ms Caitlin Jones 60 11 57
  • 1 Oh So Thrilling
  • 2 Alaskan Storm
5th / 11 MUBR 02/08/2025 1600 Soft BM66 1850 Ms Teagan Voorham 56 6 58
  • 1 Thermodynamic (IRE)
  • 2 Merchant Boss
7th / 11 MORP 21/06/2025 1540 Soft 4UP 0-64 1000 Ms Caitlin Jones 58 6 59
  • 1 Starts Now
  • 2 Salsbury Hill
2
J: Ms Margaret Collett T: John Hickmott & Carrina Riggs 		8 55.0 1.2 $21 01:36.800

  • Jockey

    Ms Margaret Collett

  • Trainer

    John Hickmott & Carrina Riggs

  • Barrier

    8

  • Weight

    55.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    7YO

  • Colour

    bay or brown

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    50.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    12

  • Prize

    $129,780

  • 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

    50:4-10-4

  • 1st up

    5:0-0-0

  • 2nd up

    4:0-0-0

  • Track

    11:2-0-0

  • Dist

    21:2-4-1

  • Trk/Dst

    6:1-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    31:2-4-1

  • Soft

    17:2-6-1

  • Heavy

    2:0-0-2

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
2nd / 14 GAWL 06/10/2025 1500 Good 0-56 4400 Matthew Chadwick 53 1 45
  • 1 Night Cruiser
  • 3 France's Boy
5th / 10 BKVA 24/09/2025 1600 Good BM58 925 Matthew Chadwick 52 4 45
  • 1 Super Lad
  • 2 Fantastic Host
9th / 12 BORD 12/09/2025 1550 Good 0-56 - Ms Alyssa Webb 54 7 46
  • 1 Girls Night
  • 2 Bona Fide Star
2nd / 15 MORP 03/09/2025 1600 Soft 0-56 4400 Matthew Chadwick 53 2 45
  • 1 Sadler's Song
  • 3 Break The Taboo
13th / 13 SBYN 20/08/2025 1600 Soft BM56 - Ms Brooke King 54 5 47
  • 1 Savatoff (NZ)
  • 2 Loca Bella
3
J: Ms Caitlin Tootell (a2/50kg) T: Garret Lynch 		3 60.5 (cd 58.5kg) 1.5 $2.10F 01:36.840

  • Jockey

    Ms Caitlin Tootell

  • Trainer

    Garret Lynch

  • Barrier

    3

  • Weight

    60.5

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    5YO

  • Colour

    chestnut

  • Gender

    Mare

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    50.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    2

  • Prize

    $54,060

  • Racing colours

    Teal, Turquoise Angled Quarters And Sleeves, Teal Cap

  • Owners

    Racing Sales

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Spinderbella
    SIRE: Toronado

  • Career

    13:3-1-2

  • 1st up

    2:1-0-0

  • 2nd up

    2:0-0-1

  • Track

    2:1-1-0

  • Dist

    0:0-0-0

  • Trk/Dst

    0:0-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    7:3-1-0

  • Soft

    3:0-0-1

  • Heavy

    1:0-0-1

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
1st / 9 MRPK 10/10/2025 1250 Good BM58 12500 Ms Caitlin Tootell 56 2 57
  • 2 Testa Dexta
  • 3 Artissi
2nd / 12 BKVA 01/10/2025 1400 Good BM56 4400 Ms Caitlin Tootell 57 7 57
  • 1 Thebigsosso
  • 3 Flambard
1st / 16 BKVA 24/09/2025 1400 Good 0-56 12500 Ms Caitlin Tootell 55 4 53
  • 2 My Crackling
  • 3 Rokabye Warrior
6th / 12 BORD 12/09/2025 1200 Good 0-54 725 Connor Murtagh 58 3 54
  • 1 Ponty Well
  • 2 Artissi
15th / 15 MORP 03/09/2025 1200 Soft F&M 0-56 - Ms Kayla Crowther 60 3 56
  • 1 Pretentious Lass
  • 2 Startide
4
J: Jason Holder T: Bill Bogarts 		10 57.5 2.7 $9 01:37.030

  • Jockey

    Jason Holder

  • Trainer

    Bill Bogarts

  • Barrier

    10

  • Weight

    57.5

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    6YO

  • Colour

    bay

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    52.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    8

  • Prize

    $49,250

  • Racing colours

    Red, White Star

  • Owners

    S M Noske, Mrs T L Rothe, M W Rothe, J L Kupke, B H Schulz, Ms R K Schulz, Mrs A J Cheney, D R Cheney, J D Foote, Ms A Hayward, J Janson & Mrs J R Bogarts

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Ellie Mae Cee
    SIRE: Ambidexter

  • Career

    21:2-2-1

  • 1st up

    4:0-1-0

  • 2nd up

    4:1-0-0

  • Track

    6:1-1-0

  • Dist

    0:0-0-0

  • Trk/Dst

    0:0-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    14:2-1-0

  • Soft

    6:0-1-1

  • Heavy

    1:0-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
5th / 12 BKVA 01/10/2025 1400 Good BM56 925 Ms Stacey Metcalfe 58 9 52
  • 1 Thebigsosso
  • 2 High Tor
6th / 16 BKVA 24/09/2025 1400 Good 0-56 925 Ms Stacey Metcalfe 59 11 53
  • 1 High Tor
  • 2 My Crackling
6th / 13 BKVA 10/09/2025 1400 Soft 0-56 925 Ms Stacey Metcalfe 59 13 54
  • 1 Super Lad
  • 2 Monseagle
10th / 14 SBYN 20/08/2025 1350 Soft BM56 - Ms Stacey Metcalfe 60 9 56
  • 1 Cockatoo Rose
  • 2 Bubble Over
4th / 6 MUBR 04/08/2025 1200 Soft OPN-TRL - Ms Stacey Metcalfe - - -
  • 1 Wild Imagination (NZ)
  • 2 Wheels (NZ)
5
J: Ms Sophie Potter (a3/55kg) T: Brendon Davis 		5 58.5 (cd 55.5kg) 2.9 $15 01:37.070

  • Jockey

    Ms Sophie Potter

  • Trainer

    Brendon Davis

  • Barrier

    5

  • Weight

    58.5

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    5YO

  • Colour

    chestnut

  • Gender

    Mare

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    55.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    1

  • Prize

    $79,360

  • Racing colours

    Black, Cerise Lightning Bolt

  • Owners

    J A Disseldorp & M L Hotstone

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Maddie de Belle
    SIRE: All Too Hard

  • Career

    18:2-0-3

  • 1st up

    3:0-0-1

  • 2nd up

    3:0-0-0

  • Track

    0:0-0-0

  • Dist

    4:0-0-1

  • Trk/Dst

    0:0-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    10:1-0-1

  • Soft

    3:1-0-0

  • Heavy

    3:0-0-1

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
7th / 12 WNBL 22/09/2025 1400 Good BM56 550 Eoin Walsh 59 6 58
  • 1 Hide Your Assets
  • 2 Inherently
6th / 11 TAT 08/09/2025 1450 Good BM56 550 Ms Celine Gaudray 60 3 59
  • 1 Jayzeal
  • 2 Ville De Lumiere
8th / 13 SEYM 15/08/2025 1600 Soft BM64 675 Ms Celine Gaudray 57 8 61
  • 1 Sound Of Jura
  • 2 Crossoverkid
3rd / 4 BRTS 27/07/2025 1500 Synthetic BM64 3150 Ethan Brown 57 3 62
  • 1 Quello Dorato
  • 2 Tamahine
8th / 14 BDGO 13/07/2025 1600 Heavy BM64 700 Craig Williams 57 1 62
  • 1 Spylark (NZ)
  • 2 Tournelle (IRE)
6
J: Sairyn Fawke T: Waylon Hornhardt 		2 58.5 3.2 $31 01:37.110

  • Jockey

    Sairyn Fawke

  • Trainer

    Waylon Hornhardt

  • Barrier

    2

  • Weight

    58.5

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    7YO

  • Colour

    brown

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    54.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    7

  • Gear changes

    Bandages (Front) FIRST TIME

  • Prize

    $137,648

  • Racing colours

    Black, White Stars, White And Pink Striped Sleeves, Pink Cap

  • Owners

    Mrs S Tsakalis

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Traffic
    SIRE: Turn Me Loose

  • Career

    38:4-6-3

  • 1st up

    6:0-2-0

  • 2nd up

    5:0-2-1

  • Track

    4:0-0-0

  • Dist

    8:0-1-0

  • Trk/Dst

    1:0-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    30:4-5-3

  • Soft

    4:0-0-0

  • Heavy

    2:0-1-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
5th / 10 JTWN 04/10/2025 1340 Good BM58 - Ms Tahlia Hardy 55 3 54
  • 1 Dylan's Lad
  • 2 Midnight Rush
11th / 13 BKVA 10/09/2025 1400 Soft 0-56 - Ben Price 60 4 56
  • 1 Super Lad
  • 2 Monseagle
7th / 11 PT L 22/01/2025 1960 Good BM78 860 Ms Taylor Johnstone 53 8 57
  • 1 Isuspectjeu (NZ)
  • 2 Excelman (NZ)
5th / 10 PT L 31/12/2024 1960 Good BM74 860 Ben Price 55 10 58
  • 1 Chosen Miss
  • 2 Sino Witness
7th / 11 PT L 18/12/2024 1750 Good BM74 860 Ben Price 55 10 59
  • 1 Toorak Blaze
  • 2 Sino Witness
7
J: Todd Pannell T: Byron Cozamanis 		1 60.0 4.7 $4.40 01:37.350

  • Jockey

    Todd Pannell

  • Trainer

    Byron Cozamanis

  • Barrier

    1

  • Weight

    60.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    5YO

  • Colour

    grey

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    53.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    3

  • Prize

    $64,285

  • 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

    20:2-1-6

  • 1st up

    4:0-1-1

  • 2nd up

    4:1-0-1

  • Track

    4:1-0-2

  • Dist

    7:1-0-2

  • Trk/Dst

    2:1-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    15:2-1-6

  • Soft

    5:0-0-0

  • Heavy

    0:0-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
3rd / 12 BKVA 01/10/2025 1400 Good BM56 2450 Jason Holder 60 2 56
  • 1 Thebigsosso
  • 2 High Tor
9th / 13 MRPK 06/09/2025 1400 Good 4UP BM64 1000 Ms Rochelle Milnes 57 4 57
  • 1 Alainge
  • 2 Extra Hot
11th / 13 GAWL 05/07/2025 1500 Soft 4UP BM66 - Ms Teagan Voorham 57 4 59
  • 1 Motorace
  • 2 Katim's Club
5th / 13 MRPK 28/06/2025 1550 Soft BM76 2350 Justin Potter 54 8 59
  • 1 Fiasco Tess
  • 2 Tosen Water
6th / 13 MUBR 14/06/2025 1600 Soft BM64 1000 Manoel Nunes 58 3 59
  • 1 Stratum Pride
  • 2 The Mansman (NZ)
8
J: Ms Stephanie Lacy T: John Hickmott & Carrina Riggs 		7 57.5 6.6 $61 01:37.660

  • Jockey

    Ms Stephanie Lacy

  • Trainer

    John Hickmott & Carrina Riggs

  • Barrier

    7

  • Weight

    57.5

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    7YO

  • Colour

    bay

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    54.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    9

  • Prize

    $150,310

  • Racing colours

    Royal Blue, Cream Diagonal Stripes, Purple Cap

  • Owners

    J E Hickmott, T L Carroll, Mrs J M Carroll, Mrs N M How, A J McCann & C R Dean

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Liffeybel
    SIRE: Alpine Eagle

  • Career

    54:6-7-2

  • 1st up

    6:1-0-0

  • 2nd up

    5:0-2-0

  • Track

    4:0-1-0

  • Dist

    7:0-1-0

  • Trk/Dst

    1:0-1-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    36:4-5-2

  • Soft

    16:2-2-0

  • Heavy

    2:0-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
13th / 16 BKVA 24/09/2025 1400 Good 0-56 - Ms Stephanie Lacy 59 13 53
  • 1 High Tor
  • 2 My Crackling
11th / 12 SBYN 11/04/2025 2050 Soft 0-56 - Jason Holder 60 12 55
  • 1 High Society Girl (NZ)
  • 2 Master Of Ceremony
8th / 14 MORP 29/03/2025 2028 Good BM64 1000 Todd Pannell 57 12 57
  • 1 Beach Pad
  • 2 Shakespeare (NZ)
5th / 9 MRPK 22/03/2025 1950 Good BM72 2050 Ms Stacey Metcalfe 54 2 57
  • 1 Exalted Fire
  • 2 Rich Champagne
5th / 9 OAKB 05/03/2025 2150 Soft BM58 925 Jason Holder 60 2 57
  • 1 Eight On The Dot (NZ)
  • 2 Zain Prince
9
J: Ben Price T: Travis Doudle 		9 56.0 7.3 $6.50 01:37.780

  • Jockey

    Ben Price

  • Trainer

    Travis Doudle

  • Barrier

    9

  • Weight

    56.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    7YO

  • Colour

    bay

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    50.5kg

  • Ballot Seq

    10

  • Gear changes

    Blinkers OFF AGAIN

  • Prize

    $60,840

  • Racing colours

    Pink, Black Circular Saw, Pink Cap, Black Circular Saw

  • Owners

    Opusone Racing (Mgr: A Pappalardo)

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Ameritar
    SIRE: Anacheeva

  • Career

    27:2-5-2

  • 1st up

    7:1-1-0

  • 2nd up

    5:0-1-1

  • Track

    5:0-2-0

  • Dist

    3:0-2-0

  • Trk/Dst

    1:0-1-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    14:2-3-2

  • Soft

    10:0-2-0

  • Heavy

    3:0-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
1st / 14 GAWL 06/10/2025 1500 Good 0-56 12500 Ms Caitlin Tootell 52 4 44
  • 2 Bywaters Road
  • 3 France's Boy
6th / 6 MUBR 04/08/2025 1200 Soft OPN-TRL - Jayden Kerr - - -
  • 1 Wild Imagination (NZ)
  • 2 Wheels (NZ)
10th / 10 GAWL 25/06/2025 1500 Heavy CL1 - Ms Monika Wolanin 52 5 46
  • 1 Placo (IRE)
  • 2 Sazerac
13th / 14 BKVA 18/06/2025 1200 Soft 0-56 - Ms Sophie Potter 55 7 48
  • 1 Riched
  • 2 Testa Dexta
10th / 11 BKVA 04/06/2025 1050 Good 0-56 - Ms Sophie Potter 55 7 50
  • 1 Lakehurst
  • 2 Astromancer
10
J: Wesley Cave T: Danny Penna 		6 54.5 7.4 $101 01:37.790

  • Jockey

    Wesley Cave

  • Trainer

    Danny Penna

  • Barrier

    6

  • Weight

    54.5

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    5YO

  • Colour

    bay

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    54.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    13

  • Prize

    $45,610

  • Racing colours

    Midnight Blue, White Stars And Red Sleeves

  • Owners

    Mr D I Penna, Ms C E Burton, Miss E G Burton, Mr J S Penna, Mr K J Penna, Miss H A Penna

  • Breeding info

    DAM: She's Thoreal
    SIRE: Tivaci

  • Career

    24:2-1-3

  • 1st up

    3:0-0-0

  • 2nd up

    3:0-1-0

  • Track

    4:0-0-1

  • Dist

    8:0-1-2

  • Trk/Dst

    2:0-0-1

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    11:2-1-1

  • Soft

    8:0-0-1

  • Heavy

    4:0-0-1

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
6th / 8 JTWN 04/10/2025 1800 Good JTWN CUP (BM70) - Wesley Cave 55 1 47
  • 1 Shakespeare (NZ)
  • 2 Bit Of A Rebel
12th / 12 BKVA 01/10/2025 1400 Good BM56 - Wesley Cave 56 4 47
  • 1 Thebigsosso
  • 2 High Tor
14th / 15 BKVA 10/09/2025 2200 Soft BM56 - Craig Newitt 57 10 49
  • 1 Retourne (NZ)
  • 2 Rivoli View
10th / 14 MORP 03/09/2025 2037 Soft BM56 - Wesley Cave 58 9 51
  • 1 Easy Beast (NZ)
  • 2 Flying Step
5th / 12 GAWL 27/08/2025 1516 Heavy 0-56 925 Wesley Cave 59 10 52
  • 1 Spelman
  • 2 Spec Raider
11
J: Ms Anna Jordsjo T: Trevor Montgomerie 		4 54.0 9.8 $101 01:38.180

  • Career

    40:3-5-8

  • 1st up

    7:1-1-1

  • 2nd up

    7:0-0-2

  • Track

    0:0-0-0

  • Dist

    8:0-2-0

  • Trk/Dst

    0:0-0-0

  • Firm

    1:0-0-1

  • Good

    21:3-1-4

  • Soft

    10:0-2-2

  • Heavy

    8:0-2-1

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
13th / 14 GAWL 06/10/2025 1500 Good 0-56 - Ms Anna Jordsjo 54 12 44
  • 1 Night Cruiser
  • 2 Bywaters Road
13th / 14 MUBR 17/09/2025 1600 Good 0-56 - Ms Zoe Lloyd 55 9 46
  • 1 Blue Special
  • 2 Fleurieu Flipper
7th / 8 DUBB 04/05/2025 2200 Soft BM58 500 Ms Teighan Worsnop 55 4 48
  • 1 Yak
  • 2 Deemee (NZ)
6th / 8 ARMD 15/04/2025 1900 Good BM58 600 Michael Heagney 57 2 49
  • 1 Descending Mist
  • 2 Maui (NZ)
3rd / 8 WLDA 12/04/2025 1700 Firm BM50 1000 Michael Heagney 61 4 49
  • 1 China Grove
  • 2 Boys Cry