Bathurst (NSW)
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1800m | 3:20pm
RAIL POSITION
True
RACE CONDITIONS
Benchmark 58 Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$27,000
 
 
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R5
5 - Will To Excel (2)
  • 5 Will To Excel (2)
  • J: Ms W Costin 61.0kg
  • T: James Ponsonby
  • 6-8-3-1-9-0-7-6-x-9
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RACE COMMENT
Began awkwardly and lost ground when 11-3/4 len 6th of 6 (6) $19.00 58.5 Marks Icon 1800m Bathurst (Bm66) Good(4) Dec 23. On return from break finished 9 len 9th of 9 (5) $81.00 61.5 Extravagant Choice 1800m Bathurst (Bm58) Good(4) Apr 25. Freshened. Couldn't show a turn of foot here first-up. Backmarker. Not fancied.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
9-0-3-2
HEAVY
3-0-0-0
TRACK
9-0-2-1
DISTANCE
2-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
3-0-0-0
JKY RIDING
CAREER STATISTICS
11%
WIN S/RATE
33%
PLACE S/RATE
55-6-5-7
CAREER
$195,670
PRIZE MONEY
1600 - 3200
WIN RANGE
31
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 55-6-5-7 11% 33% 14
Distance 9-0-2-1 0% 33% 4
Track 3-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Track / Dist 2-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 3-0-0-1 0% 33% 2
1st up 8-0-2-0 0% 25% 9
2nd up 7-1-0-0 14% 14% 11
3rd up 7-2-0-1 29% 43% 5
4th up 5-1-0-2 20% 60% 4
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 36-5-1-3 14% 25% 10
Soft 9-1-1-2 11% 44% 9
Heavy 9-0-3-2 0% 56% 6
Synthetic 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 18-1-4-4 6% 50% 11
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 529-27-52-40 5% 22% 14
Ms W Costin
Trainer 12mth 132-12-8-9 9% 22% 15
James Ponsonby
Trained at: Hawkesbury
Owners: Mrs K L Ponsonby, J Ingram & J A Smart
Colours: Red, Yellow Diamond Sash, Black Cap
Age/Sex: 9 year old bay/brown gelding
Breeding: High Chaparral - Essence Of Success
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
9 of 9 123
Bathurst (Good) 25/04/2025, Race 6, 1800m, (Bm58)
Finished 9/9 9L, $500, Jockey M A Cahill, Barrier 5, Weight 61.5kg
$81.00, In-running Settled 9, 1200m 9th, 800m 8th, 400m 9th,
1st Extravagant Choice
2nd Devils Daughter 58kg 2.8L
3rd Rufus Winright 59.5kg 3.3L
6 of 6 7
Bathurst (Good) 23/12/2024, Race 2, 1800m, (Bm66)
Finished 6/6 11.8L, $600, Jockey M A Cahill, Barrier 6, Weight 58.5kg
$19.00, In-running Settled 5, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th,
1st Marks Icon
2nd Judge Jack 55kg 0.5L
3rd Tillman 54kg 0.8L
7 of 8 15
Orange (Good) 16/12/2024, Race 3, 2100m, (Bm58)
Finished 7/8 9.7L, $500, Jockey Glenn Cahill, Barrier 3, Weight 60.5kg
$5.50, In-running Settled 8, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th,
1st On The Decs
2nd Shadow Shot 59kg 0.2L
3rd Sally's Kato 56kg 2.7L
13 of 14 16
Warrnambool (Heavy) 01/12/2024, Race 8, 4600m, (Bm90)
Finished 13/14 99L, Jockey Edward Keating, Barrier 14, Weight 65kg
$61.00, In-running Settled 14, 1200m 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 13th, Sectional 600m 0:41.52s
1st Farag (NZ)
2nd Split (NZ) 65kg 20L
3rd Glen Massey (NZ) 65kg 21.0L
9 of 11 14
Moonee Valley (Good) 15/11/2024, Race 1, 3800m, 3yo+ (Bm78)
Finished 9/11 15L, $1200, Jockey Edward Keating, Barrier 9, Weight 65.5kg
$26.00, In-running Settled 11, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th, Sectional 600m 0:37.76s
1st Queen Takes King (NZ)
2nd Reddivo (NZ) 66kg 6.5L
3rd Privileged Son (NZ) 70kg 7.0L
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 Valentine John (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 4L, $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 4L
3rd Geostorm 53.5kg 5.5L