Townsville (QLD)
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Ladbrokes Townsville Cup
2000m | 3:29pm
RAIL POSITION
True
RACE CONDITIONS
Open Quality
Apprentices Cannot Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$150,000
 
 
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R7
14 - Fortified (11)
  • 14 Fortified (11)
  • J: S Sheargold 54.0kg
  • T: Joshua Manzelmann
  • 2-0-9-0-x-9-5-8-4-0
91.0 91.0 126.0 151.0 126.0 101.0
$91.00 $91.00 $126.00 $151.00 $126.00 $101.00
RACE COMMENT
Shifted out at start when 2-1/4 len 4th of 11 (5) $21.00 55.0 Archer's Game 1800m Mackay Open Hcp Soft(5) Jul 11. Reasonable effort 10-1/2 len 10th of 12 (6) $101.00 54.0 Hype 2000m Mackay Mackay Cup Good(4) Jul 26. Veteran who was runner-up in this race last year. Never likely in Mackay Cup last time out. Can measure up if he brings his A-game.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
17-3-3-1
SOFT
3-1-1-0
TRACK
7-1-1-1
DISTANCE
2-1-1-0
TRK / DIST
0-0-0-0
JKY RIDING
CAREER STATISTICS
16%
WIN S/RATE
44%
PLACE S/RATE
50-8-7-7
CAREER
$302,700
PRIZE MONEY
1300 - 2210
WIN RANGE
14
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 50-8-7-7 16% 44% 9
Distance 7-1-1-1 14% 43% 8
Track 3-1-1-0 33% 67% 4
Track / Dist 2-1-1-0 50% 100% 2
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 2-0-2-0 0% 100% 4
1st up 7-1-1-1 14% 43% 10
2nd up 7-2-1-0 29% 43% 9
3rd up 6-1-1-1 17% 50% 9
4th up 6-1-0-2 17% 50% 7
Group 1 1-0-0-0 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
Win distances: 1300m (1), 1615m (1), 1800m (2), 1810m (1), 1845m (1), 2000m (1), 2210m (1)
Track Conditions
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Firm 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Good 29-5-3-5 17% 45% 8
Soft 17-3-3-1 18% 41% 7
Heavy 2-0-0-1 0% 50% 8
Synthetic 2-0-1-0 0% 50% 3
All wet 19-3-3-2 16% 42% 7
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 181-19-23-23 10% 36% 8
S Sheargold
Trainer 12mth 277-13-18-17 5% 17% 16
Joshua Manzelmann
Trained at: Mackay
Owners: J J Manzelmann & Mrs M A Thomas
Colours: Orange, Black Lightning Bolts, White Cap
Age/Sex: 8 year old bay/brown gelding
Breeding: Ocean Park - Dubonnet
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
10 of 12 15
Mackay (Good) 26/07/2025, Race 7, 2000m, Mackay Cup
Finished 10/12 10.6L, $2250, Jockey J L Taylor, Barrier 6, Weight 54kg
$101.00, In-running Settled 10, 1200m 10th, 800m 9th, 400m 10th, Sectional 600m 0:35.35s
1st Hype (IRE)
2nd Sir Grace (NZ) 55kg 1L
3rd Logan Street Lion (NZ) 58.5kg 4.3L
4 of 11 5
Mackay (Soft) 11/07/2025, Race 6, 1800m, Open Hcp
Finished 4/11 2.1L, $1900, Jockey Leslie Tilley, Barrier 5, Weight 55kg
$21.00, In-running Settled 11, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 10th, Sectional 600m 0:36.08s
1st Archer's Game
2nd Caffrey (IRE) 57.5kg 0.5L
3rd Aimpoint 58kg 1.8L
8 of 11 31
Townsville (Soft) 06/07/2025, Race 8, 1609m, Open Hcp
Finished 8/11 6.2L, $400, Jockey Nikki Olzard, Barrier 1, Weight 52kg
$91.00, In-running Settled 8, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:34.31s
1st Tambo's Justice
2nd Beau Rain 55.5kg 0.2L
3rd Acclimatise 54kg 2.5L
5 of 7 12
Mackay (Good) 05/06/2025, Race 7, 1560m, Open Hcp
Finished 5/7 4.5L, $650, Jockey J L Taylor, Barrier 4, Weight 55.5kg
$41.00, In-running Settled 7, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:34.05s
1st Parade Ground
2nd Logan Street Lion (NZ) 60.5kg 0.1L
3rd Cabalo Escuro 54.5kg 1.9L
9 of 10 252
Mackay (Good) 24/05/2025, Race 7, 1300m, Open Hcp
Finished 9/10 10.4L, $400, Jockey J L Taylor, Barrier 8, Weight 55.5kg
$101.00, In-running Settled 10, 800m 10th, 400m 10th, Sectional 600m 0:34.76s
1st Track Tale
2nd Kathy's Beau 57.5kg 1.5L
3rd Divine Okay 54kg 1.6L
TRIAL 242
Rockhampton (Good) 14/05/2025, Race 1, 1000m, Barrier Trl
Finished 6/6 7.9L, Jockey Jacallen Dooley, Barrier 6, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:33.14s
1st Bigcat
2nd Zhuang Shi 0kg 0.5L
3rd Logan Street Lion (NZ) 0kg 0.7L
12 of 14 21
Cairns (Soft) 14/09/2024, Race 7, 2100m, Open Qlty
Finished 12/14 8.8L, Jockey J L Taylor, Barrier 10, Weight 54kg
$51.00, In-running Settled 14, 1200m 14th, 800m 10th, 400m 11th,
1st Cashin' Chex (NZ)
2nd Mahagoni (GB) 57.5kg 1.8L
3rd Magic Conqueror 57kg 2.2L
9 of 14 14
Cairns (Soft) 24/08/2024, Race 7, 2100m, Cairns Cup
Finished 9/14 9.8L, $2250, Jockey Jackson Murphy, Barrier 9, Weight 53kg
$41.00, In-running Settled 14, 1200m 14th, 800m 14th, 400m 14th, Sectional 600m 0:37.10s
1st Mahagoni (GB)
2nd Magic Conqueror 54kg 2L
3rd Cashin' Chex (NZ) 52kg 3.3L
11 of 14 7
Mackay (Good) 10/08/2024, Race 7, 2000m, Mackay Cup
Finished 11/14 11.1L, Jockey Zac Sprie, Barrier 8, Weight 54kg
$41.00, In-running Settled 12, 1200m 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 13th, Sectional 600m 0:35.59s
1st Hype (IRE)
2nd Warp Speed 60kg 1L
3rd Cashin' Chex (NZ) 54kg 2.3L
2 of 13 14
Townsville (Good) 03/08/2024, Race 7, 2000m, Townsville Cup
Finished 2/13 1.5L, $27000, Jockey Ms L Morrison, Barrier 10, Weight 52kg
$4.00, In-running Settled 11, 1200m 11th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th, Sectional 600m 0:37.32s
1st Warp Speed
2nd Fortified (NZ) 52kg 1.5L
3rd Major Artie 54kg 2.0L
1 of 5 7
Townsville (Soft) 20/07/2024, Race 6, 2000m, Open Hcp
Finished 1/5 2L, $19800, Jockey Ms L Morrison, Barrier 5, Weight 54kg
$5.50, In-running Settled 5, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:36.21s
1st Fortified (NZ)
2nd Mooloolaba (NZ) 54kg 2L
3rd Phoenix Flyer 55kg 3.0L