Gordonvale Race 5

Fuller Sports/Kerry Coppin Memorial Gordonvale Cup Hcp

Prize Money: $20,000

OLYMPIC KORCHNOI (3) drifted well back last start before winding up strongly to finish second, beaten 2.75 lengths, over 1400m at Cairns. Goes well at this journey with three wins from 10 starts and is among the leading chances. MAJOR ARTIE (6) finished third over 1609m at Townsville last time out following a determined win two back. Likely to figure prominently. STRATHCONA (5) progressed nicely last time out to finish just a head from the winner in second over 1609m at Townsville after being in contention on the corner. Likely improver with strong prospects. BLUE STEEL (7) had been in great form winning two on end before finishing third last time out over 1400m at Townsville.

Distance: 1800m
Class: Open HCP
Track: Good4
Weather: -
Surface: Turf

Rail Position: True.

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Farooq (3) 5x687x6664
Trainer: Lachie Manzelmann(Mackay)
Jockey: Aidan Holt (Last 50: 8-1-4)
Weight: 59kg
Prize Money: $441,725
Win / Place: 17% / 33%

10 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: FRANKEL (GB)

Dam: ROSTOVA (AUS)

Dam's Sire: Testa Rossa

Rating

Stats

Career

68: 12-6-5

Distance

3: 0-0-0

Season

4: 0-0-0

1st Up

11: 3-1-0

2nd Up

11: 0-1-1

3rd Up

11: 1-0-1

4th Up

8: 0-2-1

Metro

30: 4-1-3

Non-Metro

38: 8-5-2

Turf

68: 12-6-5

Good

48: 7-5-4

Soft

20: 5-1-1

Clockwise

7: 0-0-0

Anti-Clockwise

61: 12-6-5

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

0: 0-0-0

Last 50

50: 8-1-4

Trainer

W 0% P 23%

Distance

W 17% P 37%

Track

W 36% P 36%

Trainer/Track

N/A

Trainer/Distance

N/A

Distance Range Last 6 months

1300m - 1609m

Gear Changes

[Barrier Extension]

Comments

Most recently in a small field at Mackay Hcp on September 27 over 1560m, 6 len behind Acrophobic carrying 54.5kg at $31. The run before that 6th of 8 at Townsville Hcp on September 9 over 1609m, 9 len behind Going Nuclear carrying 53kg at $21.

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
4th of 5	27/9/25	Mackay	1560m	OPEN	4	Tahlia Fenlon	54.5kg	Good 4	1:34.04	59.7 km/h	0:34.77	6.1L	3-2	$31	18	$21,000	$1,000	1. Acrophobic 2. Divine Purpose 3. Brasco
6th of 8	9/9/25	Townsville	1609m	OPEN	4	Nikki Olzard	53kg	Good 4	1:37.68	59.3 km/h	0:34.27	9.2L	6-7	$21	5	$21,000	$400	1. Going Nuclear 2. Strathcona 3. Major Artie
6th of 8	4/9/25	Mackay	1560m	OPEN	4	Georgina Cartwright	55.5kg	Good 3	1:32.89	60.5 km/h	0:34.93	8.6L	8-7	$41	9	$21,000	$400	1. Obligated 2. Sir Rocket 3. Acrophobic
6th of 10	26/8/25	Home Hill	1460m	OPEN	9	Justin Huxtable	58.5kg	Good 4	1:28.48	59.4 km/h	0:38.44	5.0L	9-8	$17	82	$15,000	$200	1. The Driller 2. John Joseph 3. Vivenzo
82 Day Spell
7th of 7	5/6/25	Mackay	1560m	OPEN	2	Nathan Thomas	57.5kg	Good 4	1:34.61	59.4 km/h	0:34.05	7.3L	4-5	$41	12	$21,000	$400	1. Parade Ground 2. Logan Street Lion 3. Cabalo Escuro
8th of 10	24/5/25	Mackay	1300m	OPEN	1	Sean Cormack	58.5kg	Good 4	1:16.10	61.5 km/h	0:34.76	8.1L	7-8	$91	16	$21,000	$400	1. Track Tale 2. Kathy's Beau 3. Divine Okay

Olympic Korchnoi (2) 4226410192
Trainer: Trevor & Peter Rowe(Cairns)
Jockey: Bailie Baker (a3)(Last 50: 8-5-4)
Weight: 57.5kg
Prize Money: $123,306
Win / Place: 13% / 43%

8 yo Brown/Black Gelding

Sire: AGNES GOLD (JPN)

Dam: LADY OF WAR (USA)

Dam's Sire: War Chant

Rating

Stats

Career

44: 6-9-4

Distance

10: 3-3-1

Trk/Dst

2: 1-0-0

Track

2: 1-0-0

Season

2: 0-1-0

1st Up

7: 1-1-1

2nd Up

4: 0-0-1

3rd Up

4: 0-2-1

4th Up

4: 0-2-0

Metro

1: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

43: 6-9-4

Turf

42: 6-9-3

Good

22: 4-4-2

Soft

16: 2-4-1

Heavy

4: 0-1-0

Dirt

2: 0-0-1

Firm

3: 0-1-1

Clockwise

37: 5-6-3

Anti-Clockwise

7: 1-3-1

Handicap Rating

72.5

Jockey Stats

Horse

0: 0-0-0

Last 50

50: 8-5-4

Trainer

N/A

Distance

N/A

Track

N/A

Trainer/Track

N/A

Trainer/Distance

N/A

Distance Range Last 6 months

1400m - 2100m

Gear Changes

[Blinkers]

Comments

Most recently 2nd in a small field at Cairns Bm68 on September 30 over 1400m, 2.75 len behind Colours Of Autumn carrying 61kg at $31. The start before that 9th of 12 at Cairns Amat Cup Bm74 on August 16 over 1900m, on a slow track; 7 len behind Perovic with 56kg at $18. Can improve again.

Expected Settling Position: Off 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
2nd of 6	30/9/25	Cairns	1400m	BM68	6	Lauren Guernier	61kg	Good 4	1:22.34	61.2 km/h	0	2.7L	6-5	$31	45	$21,000	$3,800	1. Colours Of Autumn 2. Olympic Korchnoi 3. Listentozou
45 Day Freshen-Up
9th of 12	16/8/25	Cairns	1900m	BM74	3	Lauren Guernier	56kg	Soft 5	1:55.78	59.1 km/h	0:37.87	7.0L	6-4	$18	23	$40,000	$800	1. Perovic 2. The Driller 3. Stadium Of Light
1st of 5	24/7/25	Cairns	2100m	BM70	4	Lauren Guernier	58kg	Soft 5	2:11.65	57.4 km/h	0:36.87	3.2L	1-1	$14	5	$21,000	$11,600	1. Olympic Korchnoi 2. Bold Feeling 3. Medal
10th of 11	19/7/25	Townsville	2000m	OPEN	5	Olivia Kendal	52kg	Good 4	2:01.86	59.1 km/h	0:35	10.7L	6-6	$26	14	$35,000	$500	1. Smart Legend 2. Acclimatise 3. Ready Tiger
1st of 3	5/7/25	Mareeba	1800m	BM65	1	Lauren Guernier	61kg	Good 4	1:57.20	55.3 km/h	0:34.61	2.4L	1-1	$2.00f	14	$11,000	$7,500	1. Olympic Korchnoi 2. Melanin 3. Merry Old Soul
4th of 5	21/6/25	Innisfail	2000m	BM65	1	Ivo Fry	63.5kg	Heavy 8	2:10.95	55.0 km/h	0:37.38	6.4L	2-1	$3.30	35	$11,000	$500	1. Merry Old Soul 2. Melanin 3. Perovic
35 Day Freshen-Up

Sir Rocket (4) 6770567243
Trainer: Bodine Bailey(Cairns)
Jockey: Lacey Morrison (Last 50: 12-5-8)
Weight: 57.5kg
Prize Money: $387,390
Win / Place: 18% / 32%

Jockey Flying

9 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SMART MISSILE (AUS)

Dam: WOLFSBURG (AUS)

Dam's Sire: Husson

Rating

Stats

Career

58: 11-5-3

Distance

2: 0-0-1

Season

5: 0-1-1

1st Up

10: 3-1-0

2nd Up

9: 1-1-0

3rd Up

8: 1-0-1

4th Up

7: 3-0-0

Metro

13: 1-0-0

Non-Metro

45: 10-5-3

Turf

50: 9-4-2

Good

35: 5-4-1

Soft

13: 4-0-0

Heavy

2: 0-0-1

Dirt

7: 2-1-1

Sand

1: 0-0-0

Clockwise

58: 11-5-3

Handicap Rating

72.5

Jockey Stats

Horse

1: 0-0-1

Last 50

50: 12-5-8

Trainer

W 42% P 57%

Distance

W 11% P 31%

Track

W 29% P 64%

Trainer/Track

N/A

Trainer/Distance

N/A

Distance Range Last 6 months

1280m - 1750m

Gear Changes

[Blinkers]

Comments

Recent form sound. Last start sat on speed throughout when 3rd of 7 at Ewan Bm70 on September 26 over 1750m, 4 len behind Medal carrying 63kg at $4.20. The start before that ran on strongly from last on the turn; 4th of 8 at Townsville Hcp on September 9 over 1609m, 4.5 len behind Going Nuclear carrying 54kg at $12.

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
3rd of 7	26/9/25	Ewan	1750m	BM70	1	Lacey Morrison	63kg	Good	1:45.13	59.9 km/h	0:35.79	4.2L	3-3	$4.20	17	$30,100	$3,250	1. Medal 2. Mission House 3. Sir Rocket
4th of 8	9/9/25	Townsville	1609m	OPEN	3	Amanda Thomson	54kg	Good 4	1:37.68	59.3 km/h	0:34.27	4.4L	8-8	$12	5	$21,000	$1,000	1. Going Nuclear 2. Strathcona 3. Major Artie
2nd of 8	4/9/25	Mackay	1560m	OPEN	1	Tahlia Fenlon	54kg	Good 3	1:32.89	60.5 km/h	0:34.93	2.3L	5-5	$41	9	$21,000	$3,800	1. Obligated 2. Sir Rocket 3. Acrophobic
7th of 10	26/8/25	Home Hill	1460m	OPEN	10	Samantha Pointon	53kg	Good 4	1:28.48	59.4 km/h	0:38.44	5.6L	10-10	$31	10	$15,000	$200	1. The Driller 2. John Joseph 3. Vivenzo
6th of 10	16/8/25	Bowen	1280m	OPEN	3	Samantha Pointon	54kg	Soft 5	1:14.42	61.9 km/h	0:35.52	6.3L	-	$21	21	$10,000	-	1. Real Key 2. Under The Limit 3. Divine Okay
5th of 5	26/7/25	Middlemont	1475m	OPEN	1	Amie Meissner	56.5kg	Good	1:30.45	58.7 km/h	0	20.8L	4-4	$5.00	15	$20,000	$400	1. Tricky Beans 2. Grand De Lago 3. The Driller

Major Artie (1) x685860013
Trainer: Trevor & Peter Rowe(Cairns)
Jockey: Krysten Swaffer (a0)(Last 50: 2-13-4)
Weight: 56.5kg
Prize Money: $350,820
Win / Place: 12% / 32%

8 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: ARTIE SCHILLER (USA)

Dam: MAJOR CONQUEST (AUS)

Dam's Sire: More Than Ready

Rating

Stats

Career

50: 6-3-7

Distance

9: 2-2-0

Season

4: 1-0-1

1st Up

9: 0-0-2

2nd Up

9: 2-1-0

3rd Up

7: 0-0-2

4th Up

7: 2-1-0

Metro

27: 4-3-4

Non-Metro

23: 2-0-3

Turf

49: 6-3-7

Good

28: 4-2-5

Soft

20: 2-1-2

Heavy

1: 0-0-0

Dirt

1: 0-0-0

Clockwise

48: 5-3-7

Anti-Clockwise

2: 1-0-0

Handicap Rating

71.5

Jockey Stats

Horse

2: 1-0-0

Last 50

50: 2-13-4

Trainer

W 7.19% P 31%

Distance

W 14% P 42%

Track

W 13% P 45%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 40%

Trainer/Distance

W 28% P 71%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1400m - 1900m

Gear Changes

[Blinkers]

Comments

Recent form sound. Most recently 3rd of 8 at Townsville Hcp on September 9 over 1609m, 3.5 len behind Going Nuclear carrying 54.5kg at $13. Before that won by a nose at Innisfail Hcp August 30 over 1800m defeating Perovic with 58kg at $8.50.

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	9/9/25	Townsville	1609m	OPEN	2	Adam Sewell	54.5kg	Good 4	1:37.68	59.3 km/h	0:34.27	3.6L	5-2	$13	10	$21,000	$1,950	1. Going Nuclear 2. Strathcona 3. Major Artie
1st of 5	30/8/25	Innisfail	1800m	OPEN	2	Krysten Swaffer	58kg	Good 3	1:49.31	59.3 km/h	0:38.22	0.1L	5-3	$8.50	14	$12,500	$8,750	1. Major Artie 2. Perovic 3. Medal
11th of 12	16/8/25	Cairns	1900m	BM74	5	Aidan Holt	57.5kg	Soft 5	1:55.78	59.1 km/h	0:37.87	16.8L	3-3	$41	14	$40,000	-	1. Perovic 2. The Driller 3. Stadium Of Light
13th of 14	2/8/25	Townsville	1609m	OPEN	14	Jackson Murphy	54kg	Soft 5	1:35.81	60.5 km/h	0:34.53	10.4L	9-8	$41	18	$30,000	-	1. Beau Rain 2. John Joseph 3. Acclimatise
6th of 11	15/7/25	Cairns	1400m	OPEN	1	Krysten Swaffer	54kg	Soft 5	1:23.78	60.2 km/h	0:36.4	2.4L	8-8	$41	16	$21,000	$400	1. Stadium Of Light 2. Stats 3. Valenki
8th of 11	29/6/25	Townsville	1609m	BM65	4	Leah Martyn	61.5kg	Good 4	1:37.31	59.5 km/h	0:34.59	4.2L	9-9	$15	22	$21,000	$400	1. Our Turn Now 2. Ready Tiger 3. Benevento

Blue Steel (5) 274x312113
Trainer: Alwyn Bailey(Cairns)
Jockey: Amanda Thomson (Last 50: 6-6-6)
Weight: 55kg
Prize Money: $80,425
Win / Place: 21% / 47%

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: REAL STEEL (JPN)

Dam: HIGH FLIGHT (AUS)

Dam's Sire: Smart Missile

Rating

Stats

Career

19: 4-2-3

Season

3: 2-0-1

1st Up

3: 0-0-1

2nd Up

3: 1-0-0

3rd Up

3: 1-1-0

4th Up

3: 1-0-1

Non-Metro

19: 4-2-3

Turf

19: 4-2-3

Good

11: 1-1-2

Soft

7: 3-1-1

Heavy

1: 0-0-0

Clockwise

16: 4-2-3

Anti-Clockwise

3: 0-0-0

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

3: 1-1-1

Last 50

50: 6-6-6

Trainer

W 11% P 31%

Distance

W 3.45% P 48%

Track

W 20% P 45%

Trainer/Track

N/A

Trainer/Distance

N/A

Distance Range Last 6 months

1010m - 1500m

Gear Changes

[Blinkers]

Comments

Recent form sound. Most recently 3rd of 13 at Townsville Cl5 on September 19 over 1400m, on a slow track; 2.5 len behind Moegreen carrying 56.5kg at $4.20. The run before that won by 2.25 len at Cairns Bm60 August 22 over 1400m defeating The Brill Building with 59kg at $1.75.

Expected Settling Position: Backmarker

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 13	19/9/25	Townsville	1400m	CL5	13	Nathan Thomas	56.5kg	Soft 5	1:23.22	60.6 km/h	0:34.43	2.4L	12-11	$4.20	28	$21,000	$1,950	1. Moegreen 2. Brave Agenda 3. Blue Steel
1st of 8	22/8/25	Cairns	1400m	BM60	3	Lacey Morrison	59kg	Good 4	1:22.33	61.2 km/h	0:34.75	2.3L	6-4	$1.75f	6	$32,000	$18,000	1. Blue Steel 2. The Brill Building 3. Lowlands
1st of 8	16/8/25	Cairns	1400m	BM60	3	Lacey Morrison	57kg	Soft 5	1:23.78	60.2 km/h	0	1.1L	7-6	$2.35f	23	$32,000	$18,000	1. Blue Steel 2. Moegreen 3. Eagle Warrior
2nd of 8	24/7/25	Cairns	1500m	BM55	5	Amanda Thomson	59kg	Soft 5	1:29.69	60.2 km/h	0:35.65	0.1L	8-4	$2.90f	9	$21,000	$3,800	1. Seventies Hit 2. Blue Steel 3. Superstitions
1st of 11	15/7/25	Cairns	1400m	BM0-55	6	Amanda Thomson	57kg	Soft 5	1:23.33	60.5 km/h	0:36.41	0.7L	11-10	$5.50	10	$21,000	$11,600	1. Blue Steel 2. Superstitions 3. Lord Power
3rd of 9	5/7/25	Mareeba	1010m	BM0-50	5	Amanda Thomson	61kg	Good 4	0:57.88	62.8 km/h	0:33.98	1.0L	8-7	$8.50	134	$10,000	$900	1. Sowilo Siren 2. Blondie's Secret 3. Blue Steel
134 Day Spell

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