Sandown-Lakeside (VIC)
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1400m | 4:50pm
RAIL POSITION
True Entire Circuit
RACE CONDITIONS
Benchmark 64 Handicap
Apprentices Cannot Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$50,000
 
 
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R8
3 - Always Hapi (12)
  • 3 Always Hapi (12)
  • J: Declan Bates 60.5kg
  • T: V L Malady
  • x-6-5-4-x-3-9-0-3-3
8.0
$8.00 - - - - $8.50
RACE COMMENT
Took up a midfield position when nk, 1/2 hd 3rd of 14 (2) $16.00 57.5 Cameron Falls 1400m Ballarat (Bm70) Soft(7) Jun 29. Took up a midfield position when 1/2 len, nk 3rd of 12 (2) $4.00 60.5 Rip 'n' Rip 1300m Bendigo 2yo+ (Bm64) Heavy(8) Jul 13. Ran on well to place at Bendigo last time out. Suited over this distance. Can play a key role.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
13-2-3-4
SOFT
3-0-1-0
TRACK
11-3-2-4
DISTANCE
1-0-1-0
TRK / DIST
3-0-0-2
JKY RIDING
CAREER STATISTICS
14%
WIN S/RATE
47%
PLACE S/RATE
36-5-5-7
CAREER
$181,745
PRIZE MONEY
1350 - 1500
WIN RANGE
2
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 36-5-5-7 14% 47% N/A
Distance 11-3-2-4 27% 82% N/A
Track 3-0-1-0 0% 33% N/A
Track / Dist 1-0-1-0 0% 100% N/A
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
1st up 8-0-1-2 0% 38% N/A
2nd up 8-1-1-0 13% 25% N/A
3rd up 7-0-1-2 0% 43% N/A
4th up 6-2-0-2 33% 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 16-1-1-1 6% 19% N/A
Soft 13-2-3-4 15% 69% N/A
Heavy 7-2-1-2 29% 71% N/A
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 20-4-4-6 20% 70% N/A
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 710-73-76-79 10% 32% N/A
Declan Bates
Trainer 12mth 216-17-16-25 8% 27% N/A
V L Malady
Trained at: Geelong
Owners: A Puyat
Colours: Light Blue, Dark Blue Diamonds And Red Cap
Age/Sex: 7 year old bay gelding
Breeding: American Pharoah - Carribean Sunset
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
2 of 12 19
Cranbourne (Soft) 01/08/2025, Race 6, 1400m, 3yo+ (Bm64)
Finished 2/12 2.3L, $6300, Jockey Tom Prebble, Barrier 2, Weight 59kg
$4.00
1st Fridge Monster
2nd Always Hapi 59kg 2.3L
3rd Miso 60kg 2.5L
3 of 12 14
Bendigo (Heavy) 13/07/2025, Race 7, 1300m, 2yo+ (Bm64)
Finished 3/12 0.8L, $3150, Jockey John Allen, Barrier 2, Weight 60.5kg
$4.00, In-running Settled 7, 800m 7th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:37.64s
1st Rip 'N' Rip (NZ)
2nd Botanical Boy (NZ) 59kg 0.5L
3rd Always Hapi 60.5kg 0.8L
3 of 14 11
Ballarat (Soft) 29/06/2025, Race 8, 1400m, (Bm70)
Finished 3/14 0.4L, $3150, Jockey Declan Bates, Barrier 2, Weight 57.5kg
$16.00, In-running Settled 6, 800m 7th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:35.36s
1st Cameron Falls (NZ)
2nd Untethered (NZ) 55kg 0.3L
3rd Always Hapi 57.5kg 0.4L
10 of 12 17
Sandown-Hillside (Good) 18/06/2025, Race 8, 1300m, (Bm70)
Finished 10/12 5.8L, $1000, Jockey M Aitken, Barrier 12, Weight 58kg
$61.00, In-running Settled 10, 800m 10th, 400m 11th, Sectional 600m 0:34.92s
1st Silver Cliff
2nd Gobbo's Mate 57.5kg 2.3L
3rd Hazel Baby 54kg 2.4L
9 of 10 24
Sandown-Lakeside (Good) 01/06/2025, Race 7, 1200m, 2yo+ (Bm70)
Finished 9/10 3.2L, $1000, Jockey Declan Bates, Barrier 1, Weight 58.5kg
$51.00, In-running Settled 8, 800m 8th, 400m 10th, Sectional 600m 0:35.11s
1st He'Ll Rip
2nd Miss Tallchief 53.5kg 0.1L
3rd Noble Style 57kg 0.2L
3 of 8 176
Kyneton (Good) 08/05/2025, Race 6, 1203m, 2yo+ (Bm64)
Finished 3/8 0.9L, $2160, Jockey Declan Bates, Barrier 8, Weight 61.5kg
$15.00, In-running Settled 8, 800m 8th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:36.22s
1st Tessa's Choice
2nd Tiz Time 59.5kg 0.8L
3rd Always Hapi 61.5kg 0.9L
4 of 10 14
Bendigo (Good) 13/11/2024, Race 8, 1400m, (Bm70)
Finished 4/10 3L, $2000, Jockey R J Hurdle, Barrier 5, Weight 59kg
$14.00, In-running Settled 8, 800m 8th, 400m 9th, Sectional 600m 0:35.81s
1st Impending Link
2nd Catahoula 56kg 0.2L
3rd Princeofnottingham 57.5kg 2.2L
5 of 11 17
Bendigo (Good) 30/10/2024, Race 5, 1300m, (Bm70)
Finished 5/11 3.6L, $1500, Jockey John Allen, Barrier 8, Weight 59.5kg
$61.00, In-running Settled 11, 800m 11th, 400m 10th, Sectional 600m 0:34.67s
1st Floozie
2nd Vienna Vixen 57.5kg 0.1L
3rd Alectrona 59kg 0.2L
6 of 9 102
Seymour (Good) 13/10/2024, Race 7, 1100m, (Bm74)
Finished 6/9 9.3L, $800, Jockey John Allen, Barrier 9, Weight 58kg
$51.00, In-running Settled 9, 800m 9th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:34.52s
1st Along The River
2nd Mantua 57kg 3.3L
3rd Jewel Bay 57.5kg 4.8L
TRIAL 68
Colac (Soft) 09/09/2024, Race 6, 800m, Barrier Trl
Finished 4/6 3.5L, Jockey John Allen, Barrier 3, Weight 0kg
N/A
1st My Bella Mae
2nd Soul Choice 0kg 0.5L
3rd Skybird 0kg 2.5L
11 of 13 14
Sandown-Hillside (Soft) 03/07/2024, Race 6, 1300m, (Bm74)
Finished 11/13 6.4L, Jockey John Allen, Barrier 4, Weight 59kg
$17.00, In-running Settled 9, 800m 9th, 400m 9th, Sectional 600m 0:34.76s
1st Baroque Road
2nd He's Beset 59.5kg 0.1L
3rd Awapuni Princess 55kg 1.6L
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LAST WIN
1 of 9 22
Ballarat (Heavy) 15/10/2023, Race 7, 1400m, 3yo+ (Bm70)
Finished 1/9 1.8L, $22000, Jockey Thomas Stockdale, Barrier 1, Weight 60.5kg
$8.50, In-running Settled 4, 800m 4th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:35.14s
1st Always Hapi
2nd Brazen Lady 56.5kg 1.8L
3rd Matriarch Rose 56kg 3.1L