Moonee Valley (VIC)
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R1
The Road To Jericho (Bm78)
3800m | 6:15pm
RAIL POSITION
Out 4m Entire Circuit
RACE CONDITIONS
Benchmark 78 Handicap
Eligible Riders Cannot Claim
RESTRICTIONS
3yo+
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$60,000
 
 
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R1
10 - Will To Excel (13)
  • 10 Will To Excel (13)
  • J: Edward Keating 65.5kg
  • T: James Ponsonby
  • 3-8-2-0-x-2-6-8-3-1
11.0 11.0 13.0 15.0 13.0 15.0
$11.00 $11.00 $13.00 $15.00 $13.00 $15.00
RACE COMMENT
Gave good account when lng hd, 1-3/4 len 3rd of 5 (2) $3.80 55.5 Roman Hands 2500m Wagga 3yo+ (Bm66) Heavy(8) Oct 19. Came from second half of field for 5 len win of 8 (6) $8.50 55.0 Mcgeehan 3200m Wagga (Bm74) Good(3) Nov 1. Showed a fine turn of foot to score convincingly at Wagga last start. Not out of this.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
32-5-1-3
GOOD
2-0-0-1
TRACK
0-0-0-0
DISTANCE
0-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
1-0-0-0
JKY RIDING
CAREER STATISTICS
12%
WIN S/RATE
36%
PLACE S/RATE
50-6-5-7
CAREER
$192,870
PRIZE MONEY
1600 - 3200
WIN RANGE
14
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 50-6-5-7 12% 36% 9
Distance 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Track 2-0-0-1 0% 50% 4
Track / Dist 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 2-0-0-1 0% 50% 4
1st up 7-0-2-0 0% 29% 8
2nd up 7-1-0-0 14% 14% 6
3rd up 7-2-0-1 29% 43% 6
4th up 5-1-0-2 20% 60% 5
Group 1 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Group 2 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Group 3 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Listed 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
WFA 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Jumps 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Track Conditions
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Firm 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Good 32-5-1-3 16% 28% 7
Soft 9-1-1-2 11% 44% 5
Heavy 8-0-3-2 0% 63% 9
Synthetic 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 17-1-4-4 6% 53% 9
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 23-1-1-1 4% 13% 10
Edward Keating
Trainer 12mth 148-12-17-11 8% 27% 10
James Ponsonby
Trained at: Hawkesbury
Owners: Mrs K L Ponsonby, J Ingram, T Hudson & J A Smart
Colours: Red, Yellow Diamond Sash
Age/Sex: 9 year old bay/brown gelding
Breeding: High Chaparral - Essence Of Success
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
1 of 8 13
Wagga (Good) 01/11/2024, Race 3, 3200m, (Bm74)
Finished 1/8 5L, $15155, Jockey M A Cahill, Barrier 6, Weight 55kg
$8.50, In-running Settled 6, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:36.37s
1st Will To Excel
2nd McGeehan 59kg 5L
3rd Lady Redwood (NZ) 63kg 6.8L
3 of 5 15
Wagga (Heavy) 19/10/2024, Race 1, 2500m, 3yo+ (Bm66)
Finished 3/5 2.0L, $2600, Jockey M A Cahill, Barrier 2, Weight 55.5kg
$3.80, In-running Settled 5, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:35.67s
1st Roman Hands (IRE)
2nd Final Comment 58.5kg 0.2L
3rd Will To Excel 55.5kg 2.0L
8 of 8 18
Dubbo (Good) 04/10/2024, Race 1, 2200m, (Bm58)
Finished 8/8 5L, $500, Jockey M A Cahill, Barrier 1, Weight 60.5kg
$13.00, In-running Settled 8, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th,
1st Jameson (NZ)
2nd Joshua 58kg 0.3L
3rd Hot Gospel 57.5kg 1.8L
6 of 10 41
Tamworth (Good) 16/09/2024, Race 2, 2100m, (Bm58)
Finished 6/10 4.9L, $600, Jockey A Gibbons, Barrier 2, Weight 61kg
$13.00, In-running Settled 7, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:37.12s
1st Mammoth Mountain
2nd Crash'N'Bash 55kg 0.2L
3rd Justifiably 56kg 2.0L
2 of 12 184
Gundagai (Heavy) 06/08/2024, Race 6, 1800m, (Bm58)
Finished 2/12 0L, $5050, Jockey M A Cahill, Barrier 4, Weight 61kg
$26.00, In-running Settled 10, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 10th,
1st Fifi Blue
2nd Will To Excel 61kg 0L
3rd Geostorm 53.5kg 0.0L
10 of 11 11
Sapphire Coast (Good) 04/02/2024, Race 6, 2200m, 3yo+ (Bm66)
Finished 10/11 11L, $1500, Jockey J Lyon, Barrier 1, Weight 58kg
$15.00, In-running Settled 10, 1200m 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 11th, Sectional 600m 0:37.01s
1st Old Gregg (NZ)
2nd Foxtrot Bravo 57.5kg 4.8L
3rd Rangarush 55kg 5.0L
2 of 8 11
Gosford (Good) 24/01/2024, Race 2, 2600m, 3yo+ (Bm64)
Finished 2/8 2.3L, $7450, Jockey G Buckley, Barrier 8, Weight 55kg
$13.00, In-running Settled 8, 1200m 6th, 800m 8th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:38.35s
1st The Big Biig
2nd Will To Excel 55kg 2.3L
3rd Italiano 55kg 5.6L
8 of 9 16
Kembla Grange (Good) 13/01/2024, Race 1, 2400m, (Bm64)
Finished 8/9 4.4L, $1050, Jockey G Buckley, Barrier 1, Weight 56kg
$26.00, In-running Settled 6, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:34.57s
1st Xtrarevz
2nd Laskarina 55kg 1L
3rd Old Gregg (NZ) 57.5kg 1.2L
3 of 7 17
Orange (Soft) 28/12/2023, Race 3, 2110m, 3yo+ (Bm66)
Finished 3/7 2.3L, $2600, Jockey M A Cahill, Barrier 3, Weight 58kg
$4.60, In-running Settled 5, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th,
1st Semper Fortis
2nd Grenoble (GB) 59kg 0.5L
3rd Will To Excel 58kg 2.3L
1 of 6 8
Orange (Good) 11/12/2023, Race 1, 2100m, (Bm58)
Finished 1/6 2.8L, $13950, Jockey M A Cahill, Barrier 1, Weight 59.5kg
$2.15, In-running Settled 5, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th,
1st Will To Excel
2nd Our City 58.5kg 2.8L
3rd Kyanite 55kg 3.0L