Mackay (QLD)
1 2 3
4 5 6 7
R3
Leading Trainer 2025 Clinton Taylor (Bm70)
1300m | 2:04pm
RAIL POSITION
+2.5m Entire
RACE CONDITIONS
Benchmark 70 Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$21,000
 
 
  Flucs Open Today Fluc -3 Fluc -2 Fluc -1 Win
R3
1 - Turn Bird (4)
  • 1 Turn Bird (4)
  • J: S Cormack 60.0kg
  • T: S J Royes
  • 6-x-3-1-1-1-2-1-5-8
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RACE COMMENT
Beaten but not disgraced when 3/4 len 5th of 10 (4) $14.00 57.0 Chartwell 1200m Townsville Hcp (C6) Soft(5) Jul 6. Began awkwardly, Overraced middle stages when 3-1/2 len 8th of 9 (1) $15.00 54.0 Valenki 1250m Cairns Open Hcp Soft(5) Jul 24. Fair effort without threatening at Cairns at latest. Not out of this.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
11-2-2-2
GOOD
1-1-0-0
TRACK
3-1-0-0
DISTANCE
1-1-0-0
TRK / DIST
2-1-1-0
JKY RIDING
2/8
OUR RANKING
CAREER STATISTICS
25%
WIN S/RATE
54%
PLACE S/RATE
24-6-2-5
CAREER
$121,625
PRIZE MONEY
940 - 1400
WIN RANGE
19
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 24-6-2-5 25% 54% 3
Distance 3-1-0-0 33% 33% 4
Track 1-1-0-0 100% 100% 1
Track / Dist 1-1-0-0 100% 100% 1
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
1st up 3-0-0-2 0% 67% 6
2nd up 3-1-0-0 33% 33% 3
3rd up 3-1-0-1 33% 67% 4
4th up 3-2-0-0 67% 67% 1
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 11-2-2-2 18% 55% 3
Soft 12-3-0-3 25% 50% 5
Heavy 1-1-0-0 100% 100% 1
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 13-4-0-3 31% 54% 2
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 548-74-73-57 14% 37% 3
S Cormack
Trainer 12mth 207-25-25-43 12% 45% 5
S J Royes
Trained at: Townsville
Owners: Hedley Racing (Mgr: T W Hedley), T W Hedley, B J McDonald & J R McDonald
Colours: Orange, Yellow 'H" And Cap
Age/Sex: 5 year old bay gelding
Breeding: Star Turn - Miss Imagica
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
8 of 9 18
Cairns (Soft) 24/07/2025, Race 6, 1250m, Open Hcp
Finished 8/9 3.4L, $400, Jockey J L Taylor, Barrier 1, Weight 54kg
$15.00, In-running Settled 4, 800m 4th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:35.93s
1st Valenki
2nd Stats 59.5kg 0.4L
3rd Crowning Moment 55kg 0.6L
5 of 10 61
Townsville (Soft) 06/07/2025, Race 5, 1200m, Hcp (C6)
Finished 5/10 0.9L, $650, Jockey Jackson Murphy, Barrier 4, Weight 57kg
$14.00, In-running Settled 2, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:33.79s
1st Chartwell
2nd Pennypacker 54kg 0.2L
3rd Le Melody 61kg 0.4L
1 of 6 9
Townsville (Good) 06/05/2025, Race 4, 1400m, (Bm70)
Finished 1/6 0.3L, $11600, Jockey S Cormack, Barrier 2, Weight 57kg
$1.90, In-running Settled 3, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:34.06s
1st Turn Bird
2nd Choir Boy 60kg 0.3L
3rd John Joseph 57.5kg 2.8L
2 of 9 12
Townsville (Good) 27/04/2025, Race 7, 1400m, (Bm65)
Finished 2/9 0.1L, $3800, Jockey S Cormack, Barrier 6, Weight 59kg
$2.70, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:35.22s
1st Read 'Em And Weep
2nd Turn Bird 59kg 0.1L
3rd Chartwell 58kg 2.4L
1 of 7 11
Townsville (Good) 15/04/2025, Race 5, 1400m, (Bm55)
Finished 1/7 1.5L, $11600, Jockey Micheal Mc Donald, Barrier 1, Weight 61.5kg
$3.00, In-running Settled 3, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:34.07s
1st Turn Bird
2nd Hit Snooze 56.5kg 1.5L
3rd Kidston 59.5kg 1.6L
1 of 13 25
Townsville (Soft) 04/04/2025, Race 10, 1200m, (Bm55)
Finished 1/13 1.3L, $12800, Jockey Micheal Mc Donald, Barrier 4, Weight 59.5kg
$5.50, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:33.99s
1st Turn Bird
2nd Hit Snooze 56kg 1.3L
3rd Street God 60.5kg 2.1L
1 of 9 9
Mackay (Soft) 10/03/2025, Race 5, 1300m, Hcp (C2)
Finished 1/9 0.2L, $11600, Jockey Ashley Butler, Barrier 5, Weight 57.5kg
$7.00, In-running Settled 4, 800m 4th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:35.39s
1st Turn Bird
2nd Outback Bandit 57kg 0.2L
3rd Answering 58.5kg 0.4L
3 of 8 429
Home Hill (Good) 01/03/2025, Race 5, 1180m, (Bm60)
Finished 3/8 1.7L, $900, Jockey W D'Avila, Barrier 3, Weight 56kg
$21.00 Sectional 600m 0:35.02s
1st Rubunkar
2nd Recruiter 62kg 1.5L
3rd Turn Bird 56kg 1.7L
6 of 8 5
Home Hill (Soft) 28/12/2023, Race 8, 1460m, Hcp (55)
Finished 6/8 11.6L, $400, Jockey M A Butler, Barrier 7, Weight 59.5kg
$6.50, In-running Settled 7, 800m 7th, 400m 6th,
1st Mission House
2nd Cloudy Miss 58kg 1.8L
3rd Dawn Strike 61kg 2.8L
4 of 10 21
Cairns (Soft) 23/12/2023, Race 5, 1250m, (Bm58)
Finished 4/10 4.2L, $1000, Jockey M A Butler, Barrier 4, Weight 56.5kg
$11.00, In-running Settled 8, 800m 8th, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:36.07s
1st Stormy Legend
2nd Guapo 56.5kg 3.3L
3rd Maranzano 59kg 3.4L