Randwick (NSW)
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R6
Asahi Super Dry (Bm78)
1400m | 1:55pm
RAIL POSITION
True
RACE CONDITIONS
Benchmark 78 Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
3yo+
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$160,000
 
 
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R6
10 - The Great Houdini
  • 10 The Great Houdini
  • J: Jean Van Overmeire 57.5kg
  • T: G McFarlane
  • 4-4-7-4-1-6-9-x-1-6
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RACE COMMENT
Bounded on jumping when 2-3/4 len win of 6 (5) $6.50 56.0 Spirit Of Varanasi 1250m Randwick-kensington 5yo+ (Bm72) Soft(7) Apr 25. Began awkwardly when 4-1/4 len 6th of 8 (6) $4.80 58.5 Monte Kate 1200m Gosford 3yo+ Midway (Bm72) Soft(7) May 10. Freshened. Kensington winner first-up then ordinary in a Gosford Midway. Prefer easier.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
3-1-0-0
HEAVY
0-0-0-0
TRACK
4-1-0-1
DISTANCE
0-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
1-0-0-1
JKY RIDING
CAREER STATISTICS
21%
WIN S/RATE
42%
PLACE S/RATE
19-4-3-1
CAREER
$156,850
PRIZE MONEY
1125 - 1400
WIN RANGE
28
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 19-4-3-1 21% 42% N/A
Distance 4-1-0-1 25% 50% N/A
Track 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Track / Dist 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
1st up 5-2-0-0 40% 40% N/A
2nd up 5-1-1-0 20% 40% N/A
3rd up 3-0-1-0 0% 33% N/A
4th up 3-0-1-1 0% 67% N/A
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 10-1-2-1 10% 40% N/A
Soft 6-2-1-0 33% 50% N/A
Heavy 3-1-0-0 33% 33% N/A
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 9-3-1-0 33% 44% N/A
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Jean Van Overmeire
Trainer 12mth 155-19-17-13 12% 32% N/A
G McFarlane
Trained at: Gosford
Owners: M D Shaw, Mrs J Shaw & S Colosimo
Colours: Bottle Green, Two Old Gold Chevrons, Collar And Cuffs, Stars Sleeves And Cap
Age/Sex: 6 year old bay gelding
Breeding: Written Tycoon - Sarzameen
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
6 of 8 15
Gosford (Soft) 10/05/2025, Race 1, 1200m, 3yo+ Midway (Bm72)
Finished 6/8 4.2L, $4000, Jockey Anna Roper, Barrier 6, Weight 58.5kg
$4.80, In-running Settled 8, 800m 8th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:34.32s
1st Monte Kate
2nd Duck Egg Blue 55.5kg 0.4L
3rd Trafalgar Square 54kg 1.2L
1 of 6 237
Randwick-Kensington (Soft) 25/04/2025, Race 6, 1250m, 5yo+ (Bm72)
Finished 1/6 2.8L, $30500, Jockey Anna Roper, Barrier 5, Weight 56kg
$6.50, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:35.38s
1st The Great Houdini
2nd Spirit Of Varanasi 57kg 2.8L
3rd Iconic Treasure 59kg 4.1L
9 of 10 28
Rosehill (Good) 31/08/2024, Race 5, 1500m, 3yo+ E&G (Bm78)
Finished 9/10 7.5L, $3500, Jockey Molly Bourke, Barrier 9, Weight 53.5kg
$41.00, In-running Settled 8, 800m 8th, 400m 9th, Sectional 600m 0:34.63s
1st Too Much Caviar (NZ)
2nd Cadetship 60kg 0.5L
3rd Unusual Legacy (NZ) 57kg 2.0L
6 of 12 21
Rosehill (Good) 03/08/2024, Race 2, 1400m, 3yo+ Midway (Bm72)
Finished 6/12 2.1L, $4000, Jockey J Parr, Barrier 4, Weight 58.5kg
$8.00, In-running Settled 7, 800m 7th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:35.21s
1st The Extreme Cat
2nd Forecaster 57.5kg 0.8L
3rd Peace Officer (NZ) 58kg 1.0L
1 of 11 24
Newcastle (Soft) 13/07/2024, Race 7, 1400m, (Bm68)
Finished 1/11 2.3L, $20550, Jockey Anna Roper, Barrier 7, Weight 57.5kg
$6.00, In-running Settled 7, 800m 6th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:36.86s
1st The Great Houdini
2nd Invasive Dreams 55kg 2.3L
3rd Osman 58kg 2.4L
4 of 9 35
Canterbury (Soft) 19/06/2024, Race 6, 1250m, 4yo+ (Bm72)
Finished 4/9 1.5L, $3600, Jockey Tommy Berry, Barrier 5, Weight 58kg
$10.00, In-running Settled 8, 800m 8th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:36.81s
1st Iron Man
2nd Diamond Model 58kg 0.2L
3rd Molly Nails 59kg 0.5L
7 of 10 20
Randwick-Kensington (Heavy) 15/05/2024, Race 4, 1250m, 5yo+ (Bm72)
Finished 7/10 5.5L, $1625, Jockey A Hyeronimus, Barrier 9, Weight 59kg
$9.50, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:37.13s
1st Oakfield Duke
2nd Mars Mission 63kg 0.5L
3rd Shines 60.5kg 1.5L
4 of 7 26
Randwick-Kensington (Good) 25/04/2024, Race 4, 1400m, 4yo+ (Bm72)
Finished 4/7 2.4L, $3800, Jockey J Parr, Barrier 5, Weight 59kg
$8.00, In-running Settled 7, 800m 7th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:34.80s
1st Kokoro
2nd Bunker Hut (NZ) 61kg 0.4L
3rd Nails Murphy (IRE) 61.5kg 2.4L
4 of 16 210
Wyong (Good) 30/03/2024, Race 7, 1350m, (C5)
Finished 4/16 2.2L, $6700, Jockey Ms J Taylor, Barrier 7, Weight 56kg
$21.00, In-running Settled 10, 800m 10th, 400m 10th, Sectional 600m 0:35.16s
1st Ausbred Flirt
2nd Strait Acer 59kg 1.5L
3rd Angara 56kg 1.6L
TRIAL 199
Gosford (Soft) 19/03/2024, Race 3, 1000m, Barrier Trl
Finished 2/10 0.1L, Jockey Ms J Taylor, Barrier 9, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:37.09s
1st Always Sure
2nd The Great Houdini 0kg 0.1L
3rd Fire And Ice 0kg 2.9L
TRIAL 184
Wyong (Good) 04/03/2024, Race 6, 845m, Barrier Trl
Finished 2/7 1L, Jockey A Bullock, Barrier 7, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:34.02s
1st Diamond Diesel
2nd The Great Houdini 0kg 1L
3rd Athelric 0kg 3.3L
3 of 9 14
Hawkesbury (Good) 02/09/2023, Race 8, 1400m, Midway (Bm68)
Finished 3/9 1.0L, $4000, Jockey Jean Van Overmeire, Barrier 7, Weight 60kg
$3.60, In-running Settled 4, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:34.46s
1st Oh Golly Gosh
2nd Patrika Mist 58.5kg 0.8L
3rd The Great Houdini 60kg 1.0L