Darwin Race 1

Bet365 (Bm76)

Prize Money: $23,400

VINNIE'S SPIRIT (2) was a winner at Darwin three weeks back in a similar grade to this but over shorter. He has performed well over these types of trips so why wouldn't he do it once more. Just wants a little bit of speed on. SEGUSO (1) was second there and can build on that good performance. This does appear more his journey and he can feature. AWASH (3) was not beaten too far last time. Has been switching his distances before this. HENNESSY LAD (4) will have to find that winning form that has been missing of late. Could be placed. KANGAROO COURT (5) must lift to find his best. Not sure he runs it right out.

Distance: 1600m
Class: BM76
Track: Good
Weather: fine
Surface: Sand

Rail Position: True.

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Seguso (2) 57x6302162
Trainer: Gary Clarke(Darwin)
Jockey: Adam Nicholls (Last 50: 10-8-6)
Weight: 59kg
Prize Money: $194,460
Win / Place: 18% / 54%

Trainer / Jockey Combo

Jockey Flying

8 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS)

Dam: SHAMAL WIND (AUS)

Dam's Sire: Dubawi

Rating

Stats

Career

33: 6-8-4

Distance

2: 1-1-0

Trk/Dst

2: 1-1-0

Track

12: 1-4-2

Season

3: 1-1-0

1st Up

10: 3-3-1

2nd Up

8: 1-1-2

3rd Up

6: 0-1-0

4th Up

5: 1-2-1

Metro

8: 1-1-1

Non-Metro

25: 5-7-3

Turf

20: 5-4-2

Good

16: 4-2-2

Soft

4: 1-2-0

Sand

13: 1-4-2

Firm

1: 0-0-0

Clockwise

6: 1-1-0

Anti-Clockwise

27: 5-7-4

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

3: 0-1-1

Last 50

50: 10-8-6

Trainer

W 21% P 52%

Distance

W 14% P 39%

Track

W 16% P 44%

Trainer/Track

W 21% P 52%

Trainer/Distance

W 27% P 55%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1200m - 1700m

Gear Changes

[Blinkers, Tongue Tie]

Comments

Last start 2nd of 8 at this track Bm76 on September 6 over 1300m, long-neck behind Vinnie's Spirit with 59kg at $8.50. The run before that 6th of 9 at Katherine Bmnt 71 on August 16 over 1700m, 18 len behind Hettinger carrying 59.5kg at $5.50. Went close last time. Expected to be very competitive.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
2nd of 8	6/9/25	Darwin	1300m	BM76	2	Adam Nicholls	59kg	Good	1:14.92	62.5 km/h	0:35.01	0.4L	7-7	$8.50	21	$23,400	$4,680	1. Vinnie's Spirit 2. Seguso 3. Awash
6th of 9	16/8/25	Katherine	1700m	BMNT	9	Stan Tsaikos	59.5kg	Good	1:40.49	60.9 km/h	0	18.9L	4-4	$5.50	12	$30,000	-	1. Hettinger 2. Tubthumper 3. Venting
1st of 9	4/8/25	Darwin	1600m	BMNT	5	Stan Tsaikos	58kg	Good	1:35.12	60.6 km/h	0:35.31	0.2L	3-4	$9.00	9	$31,440	$21,210	1. Seguso 2. Hettinger 3. Super Famous
2nd of 10	26/7/25	Darwin	1600m	BM0-70	1	Stan Tsaikos	61kg	Good	1:34.91	60.7 km/h	0:35.7	0.1L	3-2	$26	14	$25,352	$4,000	1. Villa Seventynine 2. Seguso 3. The Final Word
11th of 11	12/7/25	Darwin	1200m	BM0-76	10	Jason Lyon	59kg	Good	1:07.72	63.8 km/h	0:34.4	9.1L	9-11	$26	14	$25,352	-	1. Boldinho 2. Bahama Bay 3. Vinnie's Spirit
3rd of 8	28/6/25	Darwin	1300m	OPEN	5	Jason Lyon	54kg	Good	1:14.02	63.2 km/h	0:34.61	1.1L	3-4	$8.50	21	$32,000	$3,200	1. Great Buy 2. Magic Defense 3. Seguso

Vinnie's Spirit (1) 1274x32251
Trainer: Terry Gillett(Alice Springs)
Jockey: Raymond Vigar (Last 50: 5-4-10)
Weight: 59kg
Prize Money: $194,060
Win / Place: 14% / 67%

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS)

Dam: SENSIBILITY (AUS)

Dam's Sire: Redoute's Choice

100

Rating

Stats

Career

28: 4-11-4

Distance

4: 2-1-0

Track

5: 1-2-1

Season

3: 1-1-0

1st Up

7: 0-3-1

2nd Up

6: 0-3-1

3rd Up

4: 0-3-1

4th Up

4: 2-1-0

Metro

10: 1-3-2

Non-Metro

18: 3-8-2

Turf

15: 2-5-2

Good

7: 1-3-1

Soft

2: 0-1-0

Heavy

6: 1-1-1

Sand

13: 2-6-2

Firm

1: 0-1-0

Clockwise

19: 2-9-3

Anti-Clockwise

9: 2-2-1

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

1: 1-0-0

Last 50

50: 5-4-10

Trainer

W 12% P 39%

Distance

W 12% P 38%

Track

W 14% P 41%

Trainer/Track

W 15% P 38%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 50%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1000m - 1400m

Comments

Last start favourite; won by a long-neck at this track Bm76 September 6 over 1300m defeating Seguso carrying 57.5kg at $3. The run before that 5th of 8 at this track Bm76 on August 23 over 1000m, 4.5 len behind Field Of Flutes carrying 54.5kg at $5. Sure to be in the mix.

Expected Settling Position: Off Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 8	6/9/25	Darwin	1300m	BM76	5	Raymond Vigar	57.5kg	Good	1:14.92	62.5 km/h	0:35.01	0.4L	6-5	$3.00f	14	$23,400	$15,210	1. Vinnie's Spirit 2. Seguso 3. Awash
5th of 8	23/8/25	Darwin	1000m	BM76	2	Dakota-Lee Gillett	54.5kg	Good	0:56.19	64.1 km/h	0:33.19	4.7L	8-6	$5.00	19	$23,400	-	1. Field Of Flutes 2. Boldinho 3. Hello World
2nd of 8	4/8/25	Darwin	1200m	BM0-70	8	Dakota-Lee Gillett	61kg	Good	1:07.62	63.9 km/h	0:34.6	2.0L	7-4	$3.10f	9	$31,440	$4,960	1. Devils Delight 2. Vinnie's Spirit 3. Magic Defense
2nd of 9	26/7/25	Darwin	1100m	OPEN	1	Dakota-Lee Gillett	56.5kg	Good	1:02.26	63.6 km/h	0:34	0.2L	7-4	$5.50	14	$32,352	$5,120	1. Pharoah Magic 2. Vinnie's Spirit 3. Hello World
3rd of 11	12/7/25	Darwin	1200m	BM0-76	8	Dakota-Lee Gillett	56.5kg	Good	1:07.72	63.8 km/h	0:34.4	2.2L	10-8	$26	98	$25,352	$2,500	1. Boldinho 2. Bahama Bay 3. Vinnie's Spirit
98 Day Spell
4th of 6	5/4/25	Alice Springs	1400m	BM76	3	Stan Tsaikos	56.5kg	Good	1:22.61	61.0 km/h	0:36.03	3.3L	3-2	$6.00	14	$26,100	$1,820	1. Mathematics 2. Great Gust 3. Limited Risk

Awash (5) 757x825853
Trainer: Gary Clarke(Darwin)
Jockey: Jarrod Todd (Last 50: 10-4-4)
Weight: 57.5kg
Prize Money: $225,610
Win / Place: 14% / 51%

Trainer / Jockey Combo

Jockey Flying

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: MERCHANT NAVY (AUS)

Dam: CHASING MAMMON (AUS)

Dam's Sire: Giant's Causeway

Rating

Stats

Career

27: 4-7-3

Distance

11: 2-5-0

Trk/Dst

2: 0-1-0

Track

5: 0-1-1

Season

3: 0-0-1

1st Up

4: 0-0-0

2nd Up

4: 0-3-0

3rd Up

4: 0-1-1

4th Up

3: 2-0-0

Metro

14: 2-3-1

Non-Metro

13: 2-4-2

Turf

20: 3-6-2

Good

12: 2-2-1

Soft

6: 1-3-1

Heavy

2: 0-1-0

Synthetic

1: 1-0-0

Sand

6: 0-1-1

Clockwise

9: 0-2-0

Anti-Clockwise

18: 4-5-3

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

3: 0-0-1

Last 50

50: 10-4-4

Trainer

W 24% P 52%

Distance

W 9.10% P 27%

Track

W 19% P 46%

Trainer/Track

W 25% P 53%

Trainer/Distance

W 24% P 55%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1300m - 2050m

Comments

Most recently 3rd of 8 at this track Bm76 on September 6 over 1300m, 0.5 len behind Vinnie's Spirit carrying 58kg at $13. The start before that got back early 5th of 9 at Katherine Bmnt 71 on August 16 over 1700m, 17 len behind Hettinger carrying 58.5kg at $5. Leading prospect.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
3rd of 8	6/9/25	Darwin	1300m	BM76	7	Jarrod Todd	58kg	Good	1:14.92	62.5 km/h	0:35.01	0.5L	5-3	$13	21	$23,400	$3,510	1. Vinnie's Spirit 2. Seguso 3. Awash
5th of 9	16/8/25	Katherine	1700m	BMNT	5	Jarrod Todd	58.5kg	Good	1:40.49	60.9 km/h	0	17.7L	9-9	$5.00	12	$30,000	-	1. Hettinger 2. Tubthumper 3. Venting
8th of 12	4/8/25	Darwin	2050m	OPEN	12	Jason Lyon	54kg	Good	2:03.52	59.7 km/h	0:38.88	9.6L	11-10	$9.50	9	$209,100	-	1. Hadouken 2. Prince Jofra 3. Motorace
5th of 12	26/7/25	Darwin	1600m	OPEN	4	Jason Lyon	54kg	Good	1:34.10	61.2 km/h	0:35.66	6.8L	6-6	$3.50f	10	$50,352	$2,000	1. Wolfburn 2. Hettinger 3. Cinque Torri
2nd of 12	16/7/25	Darwin	1600m	BM0-76	4	Wayne Davis	59.5kg	Good	1:35.23	60.5 km/h	0:36.76	0.8L	4-5	$21	18	$50,550	$7,500	1. Hettinger 2. Awash 3. Siakam
8th of 10	28/6/25	Darwin	1300m	OPEN	4	Jarrod Todd	54.5kg	Good	1:13.41	63.8 km/h	0:33.61	11.4L	4-4	$10	107	$32,000	-	1. Cinque Torri 2. Bon's Your Back 3. Siakam
107 Day Spell

Hennessy Lad (4) x69x005783
Trainer: Gary Clarke(Darwin)
Jockey: Jason Lyon (Last 50: 5-4-5)
Weight: 55.5kg
Prize Money: $333,110
Win / Place: 14% / 35%

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: BELARDO (IRE)

Dam: LILLET (NZ)

Dam's Sire: Zabeel

Rating

Stats

Career

28: 4-3-3

Distance

8: 1-1-2

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-1

Track

2: 0-0-1

Season

1: 0-0-1

1st Up

6: 2-0-0

2nd Up

5: 0-2-0

3rd Up

4: 1-0-0

4th Up

4: 1-0-1

Metro

20: 3-3-2

Non-Metro

8: 1-0-1

Turf

25: 4-3-2

Good

19: 3-3-1

Soft

5: 1-0-1

Heavy

1: 0-0-0

Synthetic

1: 0-0-0

Sand

2: 0-0-1

Anti-Clockwise

28: 4-3-3

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

0: 0-0-0

Last 50

50: 5-4-5

Trainer

W 0% P 30%

Distance

W 7.06% P 23%

Track

W 14% P 36%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 30%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 40%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1200m - 1600m

Gear Changes

[Blinkers]

Comments

Returns from a 55-day let-up. Last start tracked the speed and boxed on steadily 3rd of 7 at this track 0 - 66 on August 2 over 1600m, neck behind The Men Went Home with 61kg at $5. The run before that 8th of 10 at this track Chief Ministers on July 12 over 1600m, 11 len behind Hadouken with 59kg at $26. In form and will be hard to beat.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
3rd of 7	2/8/25	Darwin	1600m	BM0-66	1	Paul Hamblin	61kg	Good	1:36.45	59.7 km/h	0:38.5	0.3L	2-3	$5.00	21	$25,352	$2,500	1. The Men Went Home 2. Grinzinger Bishop 3. Hennessy Lad
8th of 10	12/7/25	Darwin	1600m	OPEN	10	Aaron Sweeney	59kg	Good	1:34.92	60.7 km/h	0:36.66	11.9L	6-8	$26	24	$61,804	-	1. Hadouken 2. Cinque Torri 3. Flash Flood
7th of 12	18/6/25	Sandown-Hillside	1500m	BM70	11	Daniel Stackhouse	59kg	Good 4	1:31.69	58.9 km/h	0:34.88	4.6L	2-1	$14	5	$50,000	$1,000	1. Outta Compton 2. Matawai 3. Perfect Gold
5th of 10	13/6/25	Ballarat Synthetic	1500m	BM70	2	Carleen Hefel	59kg	Synthetic	1:30.19	59.9 km/h	0:35.38	9.0L	4-3	$10	44	$27,000	$810	1. Winning Toast 2. Roadie 3. Montjeuify
44 Day Freshen-Up
10th of 11	30/4/25	Warrnambool	1400m	BM70 3U	9	Dakotah Keane	58kg	Heavy 8	1:27.55	57.6 km/h	0:38.22	8.8L	10-10	$21	25	$50,200	$1,000	1. Persian Spirit 2. Boltsaver 3. Dark Harmony
10th of 11	5/4/25	Caulfield	1200m	BM74 3U	4	Zac Spain	58.5kg	Good 4	1:09.04	62.6 km/h	0:34.22	5.5L	7-8	$41	133	$80,000	$1,600	1. Heart Of Glass 2. Prancing Spirit 3. Namesake
133 Day Spell

Kangaroo Court (6) 12250x5685
Trainer: Terry Gillett(Alice Springs)
Jockey: Dakota-Lee Gillett (a1.5)(Last 50: 3-3-6)
Weight: 55.5kg
Prize Money: $169,825
Win / Place: 20% / 37%

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SNITZEL (AUS)

Dam: NO EVIDENCE NEEDED (AUS)

Dam's Sire: Shamardal

Rating

Stats

Career

24: 5-3-1

Distance

6: 1-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Track

4: 0-0-0

Season

2: 0-0-0

1st Up

5: 1-0-0

2nd Up

5: 0-1-0

3rd Up

4: 1-0-1

4th Up

3: 0-0-0

Metro

4: 1-0-0

Non-Metro

20: 4-3-1

Turf

11: 2-1-0

Good

10: 2-1-0

Soft

1: 0-0-0

Sand

13: 3-2-1

Firm

1: 1-0-0

Clockwise

18: 5-3-1

Anti-Clockwise

6: 0-0-0

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

12: 3-2-1

Last 50

50: 3-3-6

Trainer

W 17% P 49%

Distance

W 11% P 38%

Track

W 5.61% P 20%

Trainer/Track

W 8.70% P 34%

Trainer/Distance

W 19% P 47%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1100m - 2000m

Gear Changes

[Blinkers, Visors]

Comments

At the latest run 5th of 8 at this track Bm76 on September 6 over 1300m, 2.5 len behind Vinnie's Spirit carrying 55kg at $13. The run before that raced on the pace before fading second last of 9 at this track Bmnt 70 on August 4 over 1600m, 6 len behind Seguso with 57.5kg at $19. Definitely worth including.

Expected Settling Position: Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
5th of 8	6/9/25	Darwin	1300m	BM76	6	Dakota-Lee Gillett	55kg	Good	1:14.92	62.5 km/h	0:35.01	2.4L	3-4	$13	33	$23,400	-	1. Vinnie's Spirit 2. Seguso 3. Awash
33 Day Freshen-Up
8th of 9	4/8/25	Darwin	1600m	BMNT	7	Dakota-Lee Gillett	57.5kg	Good	1:35.12	60.6 km/h	0:35.31	6.7L	4-3	$19	5	$31,440	-	1. Seguso 2. Hettinger 3. Super Famous
6th of 12	30/7/25	Darwin	1300m	BM0-76	8	Dakota-Lee Gillett	57.5kg	Good	1:14.85	62.5 km/h	0:35.6	4.5L	1-2	$41	14	$40,583	-	1. Stormfront 2. Bon's Your Back 3. Atlantic Ocean
5th of 7	16/7/25	Darwin	1100m	BMNT	5	Hannah Le Blanc	57kg	Good	1:02.60	63.3 km/h	0:34.52	5.0L	5-5	$10	101	$27,830	-	1. Zourata 2. Brat 3. Venting
101 Day Spell
10th of 10	6/4/25	Alice Springs	2000m	OPEN	8	Dakota-Lee Gillett	54kg	Good	1:59.13	60.4 km/h	0	34.7L	2-10	$51	21	$111,035	-	1. Hasseltoff 2. Write Your Name 3. He's Maverick
5th of 6	16/3/25	Alice Springs	1600m	BM76	2	Dakota-Lee Gillett	58kg	Good	1:34.00	61.3 km/h	0:36.23	9.8L	1-1	$3.60	15	$36,940	-	1. Write Your Name 2. Hettinger 3. He's Maverick

The Albion (3) 257x6x8061
Trainer: Peter Stennett(Darwin)
Jockey: Paul Shiers (Last 50: 3-7-5)
Weight: 55kg
Prize Money: $121,350
Win / Place: 18% / 44%

Jockey / Horse Combo

8 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SHAMEXPRESS (NZ)

Dam: STYLE IS ETERNAL (IRE)

Dam's Sire: Montjeu

Rating

Stats

Career

38: 7-10-0

Distance

7: 3-3-0

Trk/Dst

7: 3-3-0

Track

29: 5-8-0

Season

3: 1-0-0

1st Up

5: 1-0-0

2nd Up

4: 0-1-0

3rd Up

4: 0-1-0

4th Up

4: 1-2-0

Non-Metro

38: 7-10-0

Turf

5: 0-1-0

Good

2: 0-0-0

Soft

2: 0-1-0

Heavy

1: 0-0-0

Dirt

3: 1-1-0

Sand

30: 6-8-0

Clockwise

3: 1-1-0

Anti-Clockwise

35: 6-9-0

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

5: 2-0-0

Last 50

50: 3-7-5

Trainer

W 8.57% P 22%

Distance

W 15% P 39%

Track

W 15% P 43%

Trainer/Track

W 8.82% P 23%

Trainer/Distance

W 16% P 33%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1100m - 1600m

Gear Changes

[Blinkers, Tongue Tie]

Comments

Last start raced right near the speed and boxed on; won by a head at this track 0 - 58 September 6 over 1600m defeating Peerless Lad carrying 55.5kg at $8. The race before that 6th of 9 at this track 0 - 58 on August 23 over 1300m, 6 len behind Vieri with 56.5kg at $11. Better last time but looks safely held here.

Expected Settling Position: Off Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 8	6/9/25	Darwin	1600m	BM0-58	4	Paul Shiers	55.5kg	Good	1:36.46	59.7 km/h	0:36.94	0.2L	2-2	$8.00	14	$21,000	$13,650	1. The Albion 2. Peerless Lad 3. Style And Grace
6th of 9	23/8/25	Darwin	1300m	BM0-58	7	Jarrod Todd	56.5kg	Good	1:15.60	61.9 km/h	0:36.06	6.8L	7-7	$11	21	$21,000	-	1. Vieri 2. Style And Grace 3. Merchant Delight
10th of 12	2/8/25	Darwin	1300m	BM0-58	8	Jarrod Todd	57.5kg	Good	1:14.56	62.8 km/h	0:35.6	11.8L	12-11	$31	14	$25,363	-	1. Kessler 2. Frankfurt 3. To The Point
8th of 12	19/7/25	Darwin	1100m	BM0-58	12	Paul Shiers	58kg	Good	1:03.64	62.2 km/h	0:34.71	5.2L	9-9	$31	364	$26,363	-	1. Valkur 2. Just For Marcus 3. Cyclonite
364 Day Spell
6th of 11	20/7/24	Darwin	1100m	BM0-58	8	Emma Lines	56.5kg	Good	1:02.82	63.0 km/h	0:34.49	6.4L	5-4	$19	203	$25,300	-	1. Captain George 2. Collison 3. To The Point
203 Day Spell
7th of 9	30/12/23	Darwin	1600m	BM64	3	Emma Lines	54.5kg	Good	1:35.15	60.5 km/h	0:36.99	8.1L	3-4	$2.75f	14	$22,000	-	1. Ankle Rolex 2. Prince Ruban 3. Spielberg

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