Townsville (QLD)
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
R5
Ladbrokes Hcp
1609m | 2:57pm
RAIL POSITION
True
RACE CONDITIONS
Open Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$30,000
 
 
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R5
6 - Armour Force (2)
  • 6 Armour Force (2)
  • J: J L Taylor 54.0kg
  • T: S Massingham
  • 2-x-5-2-3-8-5-4-8-6
13.0 13.0 15.0 16.0
$13.00 $13.00 - $13.00 $15.00 $16.00
RACE COMMENT
Shifted out near 300m, Crowded concluding stages when 2-3/4 len 8th of 11 (7) $7.50 54.5 Stadium Of Light 1400m Cairns Open Hcp Soft(5) Jul 15. Reasonable effort 2-1/4 len 6th of 9 (3) $11.00 54.5 Valenki 1250m Cairns Open Hcp Soft(5) Jul 24. Ran home respectably at Cairns at latest. Others with more appeal.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
20-4-3-0
SOFT
12-4-2-2
TRACK
2-1-1-0
DISTANCE
2-1-1-0
TRK / DIST
1-1-0-0
JKY RIDING
2/16
OUR RANKING
CAREER STATISTICS
18%
WIN S/RATE
44%
PLACE S/RATE
34-6-5-4
CAREER
$127,710
PRIZE MONEY
950 - 1609
WIN RANGE
9
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 34-6-5-4 18% 44% 5
Distance 2-1-1-0 50% 100% 1
Track 12-4-2-2 33% 67% 2
Track / Dist 2-1-1-0 50% 100% 2
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
1st up 6-2-0-0 33% 33% 3
2nd up 6-1-2-0 17% 50% 10
3rd up 6-1-2-2 17% 83% 4
4th up 3-0-0-2 0% 67% 7
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 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Jumps 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Win distances: 950m (1), 1200m (2), 1250m (1), 1400m (1), 1609m (1)
Track Conditions
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Firm 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Good 12-2-2-2 17% 50% 5
Soft 20-4-3-0 20% 35% 4
Heavy 2-0-0-2 0% 100% 4
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 22-4-3-2 18% 41% 4
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 330-14-15-17 4% 14% 13
J L Taylor
Trainer 12mth 262-56-47-28 21% 50% 2
S Massingham
Trained at: Cairns
Owners: Hedley Racing (Mgr: T W Hedley), T W Hedley, B J McDonald, J R McDonald, S C Massingham & Miss T L Clark
Colours: Orange, Yellow H, Black Cap
Age/Sex: 7 year old bay gelding
Breeding: Fastnet Rock - Silverbeat
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
6 of 9 9
Cairns (Soft) 24/07/2025, Race 6, 1250m, Open Hcp
Finished 6/9 2.1L, $400, Jockey N Thomas, Barrier 3, Weight 54.5kg
$11.00, In-running Settled 9, 800m 9th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:35.93s
1st Valenki
2nd Stats 59.5kg 0.4L
3rd Crowning Moment 55kg 0.6L
8 of 11 9
Cairns (Soft) 15/07/2025, Race 8, 1400m, Open Hcp
Finished 8/11 2.9L, $400, Jockey N Thomas, Barrier 7, Weight 54.5kg
$7.50, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:36.40s
1st Stadium Of Light (NZ)
2nd Stats 59.5kg 0.2L
3rd Valenki 54kg 1.0L
4 of 10 12
Townsville (Soft) 06/07/2025, Race 5, 1200m, Hcp (C6)
Finished 4/10 0.7L, $1000, Jockey R Wiggins, Barrier 9, Weight 61kg
$12.00, In-running Settled 10, 800m 10th, 400m 10th, Sectional 600m 0:33.79s
1st Chartwell
2nd Pennypacker 54kg 0.2L
3rd Le Melody 61kg 0.4L
5 of 8 15
Cairns (Soft) 24/06/2025, Race 6, 1250m, Open
Finished 5/8 2.8L, $650, Jockey N Thomas, Barrier 5, Weight 59kg
$31.00, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:35.72s
1st Speed Legend
2nd Missile Thunder 59kg 0.8L
3rd Smart Image 59kg 1.6L
8 of 8 13
Cairns (Soft) 09/06/2025, Race 5, 950m, Open Hcp
Finished 8/8 5.2L, $400, Jockey N Thomas, Barrier 5, Weight 54kg
$4.80, In-running Settled 4, 800m 4th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:33.84s
1st Smart Image
2nd Overlord 55kg 0.8L
3rd Rising 54kg 3.1L
3 of 9 11
Townsville (Good) 27/05/2025, Race 5, 1000m, Open Hcp
Finished 3/9 1.6L, $1950, Jockey N Thomas, Barrier 1, Weight 55kg
$10.00, In-running Settled 8, 800m 8th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:32.44s
1st Missile Thunder
2nd Booming Lad 53kg 0.1L
3rd Armour Force 55kg 1.6L
2 of 10 10
Townsville (Good) 16/05/2025, Race 6, 1200m, Open Hcp
Finished 2/10 0.1L, $3800, Jockey N Thomas, Barrier 8, Weight 54.5kg
$31.00, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:33.87s
1st Rubunkar
2nd Armour Force 54.5kg 0.1L
3rd Reggie's Boy 52.5kg 0.3L
5 of 6 199
Townsville (Good) 06/05/2025, Race 5, 1000m, Open Hcp
Finished 5/6 3.9L, $650, Jockey N Thomas, Barrier 2, Weight 54.5kg
$51.00, In-running Settled 4, 800m 4th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:32.39s
1st Roweiner's Dance
2nd Turbeau 56.5kg 2.3L
3rd Missile Thunder 60.5kg 2.5L
2 of 6 14
Innisfail (Good) 19/10/2024, Race 6, 2000m, Open Hcp
Finished 2/6 1.3L, $2700, Jockey N Thomas, Barrier 2, Weight 60.5kg
$3.50, In-running Settled 5, 1200m 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:35.46s
1st Fifth Position (IRE)
2nd Armour Force 60.5kg 1.3L
3rd Medal (NZ) 56.5kg 1.4L
4 of 8 21
Gordonvale (Good) 05/10/2024, Race 5, 1800m, Open Hcp
Finished 4/8 2.1L, $800, Jockey M Abe, Barrier 2, Weight 59kg
$2.50
1st Choir Boy
2nd Medal (NZ) 55kg 0.2L
3rd Fifth Position (IRE) 58.5kg 1.2L
...
LAST WIN
1 of 11 24
Townsville (Soft) 21/07/2023, Race 8, 1609m, Open Hcp
Finished 1/11 0.2L, $11600, Jockey J L Taylor, Barrier 7, Weight 54kg
$6.00, In-running Settled 8, 1200m 9th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:34.19s
1st Armour Force
2nd Heirborn (NZ) 52kg 0.2L
3rd American Saint 56kg 0.7L