Townsville (QLD)
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R8
Higgins Coatings (Bm65)
1200m | 4:44pm
RAIL POSITION
True
RACE CONDITIONS
Benchmark 65 Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$30,000
 
 
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R8
4 - Candlelit (20)
  • 4 Candlelit (20)
  • J: S Cormack 60.5kg
  • T: S J Royes
  • 3-1-3-5-3-4-1-2-x-4
26.0 26.0
$26.00 $26.00 - - - $26.00
RACE COMMENT
Overraced early stages when 3-1/4 len 2nd of 9 (4) $2.70 60.0 King's Halo 1400m Cairns 3yo+ Plate (C3) Good(4) Dec 28. On return from break finished 4-1/4 len 4th of 9 (2) $7.00 60.5 Lady Damus 950m Cairns (Bm65) Soft(5) Jul 15. Just battled home this level at Cairns first-up. Has come up with a horror draw. Looking elsewhere.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
12-0-3-3
SOFT
4-1-1-0
TRACK
6-0-1-3
DISTANCE
1-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
0-0-0-0
JKY RIDING
CAREER STATISTICS
12%
WIN S/RATE
64%
PLACE S/RATE
25-3-5-8
CAREER
$108,925
PRIZE MONEY
1000 - 1500
WIN RANGE
18
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 25-3-5-8 12% 64% 7
Distance 6-0-1-3 0% 67% 11
Track 4-1-1-0 25% 50% 6
Track / Dist 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
1st up 5-0-2-2 0% 80% 9
2nd up 4-0-0-1 0% 25% 10
3rd up 3-0-0-2 0% 67% 8
4th up 3-0-2-0 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 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 13-3-2-5 23% 77% 5
Soft 12-0-3-3 0% 50% 13
Heavy 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 12-0-3-3 0% 50% 14
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 551-73-72-56 13% 36% 5
S Cormack
Trainer 12mth 206-25-25-42 12% 45% 8
S J Royes
Trained at: Townsville
Owners: Hedley Racing (Mgr: T W Hedley), T W Hedley, B J McDonald, J R McDonald & G Davis
Colours: Orange, Yellow H, Black Cap
Age/Sex: 6 year old bay gelding
Breeding: Press Statement - Moodlighting
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
4 of 9 199
Cairns (Soft) 15/07/2025, Race 6, 950m, (Bm65)
Finished 4/9 4.2L, $1000, Jockey Jackson Murphy, Barrier 2, Weight 60.5kg
$7.00, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:33.78s
1st Lady Damus
2nd Russian Mint 61.5kg 0.2L
3rd Snitzaroo 61.5kg 1.7L
TRIAL 184
Townsville (Good) 30/06/2025, Race 1, 850m, Barrier Trl
Finished 1/3 2.5L, Jockey F Edwards, Barrier 3, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:31.87s
1st Candlelit
2nd Sweet Kisses 0kg 2.5L
3rd Solar Apex 0kg 5.3L
2 of 9 11
Cairns (Good) 28/12/2024, Race 5, 1400m, 3yo+ Plate (C3)
Finished 2/9 3.3L, $3250, Jockey Jackson Murphy, Barrier 4, Weight 60kg
$2.70, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:34.63s
1st King's Halo
2nd Candlelit 60kg 3.3L
3rd Talons 60kg 4.6L
1 of 6 12
Cairns (Good) 17/12/2024, Race 1, 1500m, 3yo+ Plate (C2)
Finished 1/6 0.4L, $11600, Jockey Jackson Murphy, Barrier 4, Weight 60kg
$2.70, In-running Settled 4, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:36.16s
1st Candlelit
2nd King's Halo 60kg 0.4L
3rd Wong Way 58.5kg 5.4L
4 of 9 13
Townsville (Soft) 05/12/2024, Race 7, 1400m, 3yo+ Plate (C3)
Finished 4/9 1.8L, $1000, Jockey Jackson Murphy, Barrier 9, Weight 58.5kg
$8.00, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:34.38s
1st Valenki
2nd Brasco 58.5kg 0.5L
3rd Ready To Pardon 58.5kg 1.0L
3 of 12 5
Cairns (Soft) 22/11/2024, Race 7, 1250m, Hcp (C2)
Finished 3/12 2.3L, $1950, Jockey Jackson Murphy, Barrier 1, Weight 61.5kg
$6.00, In-running Settled 3, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:36.31s
1st Super Art
2nd King's Halo 58.5kg 0.8L
3rd Candlelit 61.5kg 2.3L
5 of 10 14
Townsville (Good) 17/11/2024, Race 7, 1200m, Hcp (65)
Finished 5/10 2.3L, $650, Jockey Jackson Murphy, Barrier 4, Weight 60kg
$6.00, In-running Settled 4, 800m 4th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:34.08s
1st John Joseph
2nd Viburnum 57.5kg 0.5L
3rd Talons 59.5kg 0.8L
3 of 8 21
Innisfail (Good) 03/11/2024, Race 5, 1200m, 3yo+ Plate (C3)
Finished 3/8 4.0L, $1950, Jockey Jackson Murphy, Barrier 2, Weight 58.5kg
$2.50, In-running Settled 2, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:34.97s
1st Lidder Valley
2nd John Joseph 60kg 1L
3rd Candlelit 58.5kg 4.0L
1 of 11 16
Townsville (Good) 13/10/2024, Race 5, 1000m, Hcp (C1)
Finished 1/11 0.1L, $11600, Jockey Justin Huxtable, Barrier 9, Weight 61.5kg
$2.70, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:33.35s
1st Candlelit
2nd Jawgo 57kg 0.1L
3rd Borneo 57.5kg 0.6L
3 of 10 13
Bowen (Good) 27/09/2024, Race 6, 1200m, 3yo+ Plate (C3)
Finished 3/10 2.8L, $1950, Jockey C Whiteley, Barrier 10, Weight 57kg
$3.50, In-running Settled 7, 800m 7th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:35.40s
1st Memphis Shadow
2nd Restrictions 60kg 1.8L
3rd Candlelit 57kg 2.8L
2 of 11 9
Cairns (Soft) 14/09/2024, Race 8, 1250m, 3yo+ Plate (C3)
Finished 2/11 0.8L, $5300, Jockey N Thomas, Barrier 9, Weight 57kg
$10.00, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:36.56s
1st Overlord
2nd Candlelit 57kg 0.8L
3rd Super Twenty Three 58.5kg 1.6L