Moonee Valley (VIC)
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R1
Symal (Bm70)
2040m | 12:20pm
RAIL POSITION
True Entire Circuit
RACE CONDITIONS
Benchmark 70 Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
3yo+
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$80,000
 
 
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R1
5 - Like A Tiger (8)
  • 5 Like A Tiger (8)
  • J: Ryan Houston (a2) 59.0kg
  • T: Mathew Smerdon
  • 8-x-4-0-4-9-x-0-3-8
17.0 17.0 15.0 16.0 15.0 16.0
$17.00 $17.00 $15.00 $16.00 $15.00 $16.00
RACE COMMENT
Held up near 500m when nk, 1/2 nk 3rd of 14 (2) $26.00 61.0 Spylark 1600m Bendigo 2yo+ (Bm64) Heavy(8) Jul 13. Stewards queried run when 3-3/4 len 8th of 15 (15) $20.00 57.5 Superstock 1800m Sandown-hillside (Bm70) Soft(6) Jul 30. Fair effort without threatening at Sandown-Hillside last start. Others better.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
8-1-0-1
SOFT
0-0-0-0
TRACK
3-1-0-0
DISTANCE
0-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
2-0-0-1
JKY RIDING
CAREER STATISTICS
14%
WIN S/RATE
36%
PLACE S/RATE
14-2-1-2
CAREER
$64,292
PRIZE MONEY
1609 - 2012
WIN RANGE
10
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 14-2-1-2 14% 36% 7
Distance 3-1-0-0 33% 33% 5
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 2-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
1st up 4-1-1-0 25% 50% 3
2nd up 4-0-0-2 0% 50% 4
3rd up 4-1-0-0 25% 25% 6
4th up 2-0-0-0 0% 0% 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 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
WFA 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Jumps 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Win distances: 1609m (1), 2012m (1)
Track Conditions
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Firm 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Good 4-0-1-0 0% 25% 7
Soft 8-1-0-1 13% 25% 6
Heavy 1-0-0-1 0% 100% 2
Synthetic 1-1-0-0 100% 100% 1
All wet 9-1-0-2 11% 33% 5
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 391-35-33-32 9% 26% 8
Ryan Houston
Trainer 12mth 48-8-5-7 17% 42% 3
Mathew Smerdon
Trained at: Ballarat
Owners: G P Cosgriff, Mrs C E Cosgriff, Miss M C Cosgriff, H Barby, Miss A Cosgriff, J Partington, Miss G R Cosgriff & M Cosgriff
Colours: Maroon, White Stars, White And Bottle Green Striped Sleeves And Cap, White Pom Pom
Age/Sex: 6 year old chestnut gelding
Breeding: Farhh - Last Tango Inparis
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
8 of 15 17
Sandown-Hillside (Soft) 30/07/2025, Race 8, 1800m, (Bm70)
Finished 8/15 3.7L, $1000, Jockey Ryan Houston, Barrier 15, Weight 57.5kg
$20.00, In-running Settled 15, 1200m 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 15th,
1st Superstock (NZ)
2nd Makdane 59.5kg 0.1L
3rd Zakouma 56kg 1.4L
3 of 14 14
Bendigo (Heavy) 13/07/2025, Race 9, 1600m, 2yo+ (Bm64)
Finished 3/14 0.5L, $3150, Jockey Ryan Houston, Barrier 2, Weight 61kg
$26.00, In-running Settled 5, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:38.38s
1st Spylark (NZ)
2nd Tournelle (IRE) 58kg 0.3L
3rd Like A Tiger (GB) 61kg 0.5L
10 of 14 191
Ballarat (Soft) 29/06/2025, Race 8, 1400m, (Bm70)
Finished 10/14 4.7L, $700, Jockey Cian Macredmond, Barrier 6, Weight 59.5kg
$51.00, In-running Settled 5, 800m 6th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:35.36s
1st Cameron Falls (NZ)
2nd Untethered (NZ) 55kg 0.3L
3rd Always Hapi 57.5kg 0.4L
9 of 9 21
Canterbury (Good) 20/12/2024, Race 8, 1900m, 3yo+ (Bm72)
Finished 9/9 7.1L, $1625, Jockey Tommy Berry, Barrier 7, Weight 59.5kg
$7.50, In-running Settled 8, 1200m 9th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:36.30s
1st Fay's Angels
2nd Galano 56kg 1.5L
3rd Coto De Caza (NZ) 59kg 1.8L
4 of 8 37
Canterbury (Soft) 29/11/2024, Race 6, 1550m, 3yo+ (Bm72)
Finished 4/8 4.3L, $3600, Jockey N Rawiller, Barrier 5, Weight 60kg
$8.50, In-running Settled 4, 1200m 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:36.20s
1st Pier Pressure
2nd Frankly Elegant 57.5kg 2.8L
3rd Lenape Vibe 57kg 4.3L
10 of 13 21
Warwick Farm (Good) 23/10/2024, Race 7, 1600m, 3yo+ (Bm72)
Finished 10/13 6.6L, $1625, Jockey J Parr, Barrier 7, Weight 61kg
$14.00, In-running Settled 10, 1200m 8th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:34.02s
1st Soldier Of Rome
2nd Interjection 56kg 0.2L
3rd Ambassadorial 61kg 0.4L
4 of 8 417
Rosehill (Soft) 02/10/2024, Race 6, 1400m, 3yo+ (Bm72)
Finished 4/8 2.9L, $3600, Jockey Benjamin Osmond, Barrier 7, Weight 58kg
$12.00, In-running Settled 8, 800m 8th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:36.28s
1st Edited By
2nd Getafix 55kg 0.4L
3rd Wembanyama 57kg 2.2L
TRIAL 409
Canterbury (Good) 24/09/2024, Race 5, 1100m, Barrier Trl
Finished 3/5 2.7L, Jockey K Mc Evoy, Barrier 5, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:35.34s
1st Evenflow
2nd Glad You Think So 0kg 0.4L
3rd Like A Tiger (GB) 0kg 2.7L
TRIAL 398
Warwick Farm (Good) 13/09/2024, Race 1, 1200m, Barrier Trl
Finished 6/8 2.7L, Jockey Tyler Schiller, Barrier 4, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:34.69s
1st Ceolwulf (NZ)
2nd Golden Path (NZ) 0kg 1L
3rd Premise (NZ) 0kg 1.2L
8 of 10 16
G B - Ascot (Soft) 12/08/2023, Race 1, 2414m, 3yo Hcp (95)
Finished 8/10 8.5L, $3490, Jockey Saffie Osborne, Barrier 4, Weight 63kg
$4.00, In-running Settled 0, 1200m 0th, 800m 0th, 400m 0th,
1st Regal Empire (Ire)
2nd Struth (Ire) 64kg 0.2L
3rd Intinso (Gb) 61kg 0.7L
5 of 11 83
G B - Great Yarmouth (Soft) 27/07/2023, Race 1, 2011m, Hcp (C2)
Finished 5/11 1.3L, $5356, Jockey H Turner, Barrier 10, Weight 53.5kg
$3.25, In-running Settled 0, 1200m 0th, 800m 0th, 400m 0th,
1st Cumulonimbus (Ire)
2nd Eagle's Way (Gb) 59.5kg 0.2L
3rd Regal Empire (Ire) 52.5kg 1.0L
6 of 7 16
G B - Newmarket (Good) 05/05/2023, Race 2, 2011m, Newmarket Stakes
Finished 6/7 8.5L, $1197, Jockey Daniel Muscutt, Barrier 7, Weight 58kg
$5.00, In-running Settled 0, 1200m 0th, 800m 0th, 400m 0th,
1st Castle Way (Gb)
2nd Circle Of Fire (Gb) 58kg 1.8L
3rd Victory Dancer (Ire) 58kg 2.1L
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LAST WIN
1 of 9 154
G B - Newmarket (Soft) 19/04/2023, Race 3, 2012m, 3yo Hcp (95)
Finished 1/9 4L, $22850, Jockey Daniel Muscutt, Barrier 1, Weight 58kg
$4.00, In-running Settled 0, 1200m 0th, 800m 0th, 400m 0th,
1st Like A Tiger (GB)
2nd Regal Empire (Ire) 60.5kg 4L
3rd Shahbaz (Ire) 60.5kg 5.0L