Townsville · QLD · 2026-01-24T02:35:00.000Z

THE VICTORY BAR & GRILL BENCHMARK 65 Handicap

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Draw 6

Garinion Righ

JF.Sandkuhl (2)13%·14d 1/19·Crs 12/121

TG.K.Holt21%·14d 0/5·Crs 30/138

4yo · 57.5kg

Form

11121

1.90

Career

9: 3-1-2

Owner

S Flanagan, K Flanagan, G Bramwell, C Watts, D Adcock, D Collinson, S Blacka, C Collinson, C Lindeberg, B Profke, J Ihle, N Ruhland, P Corfield

Sire

Calyx (GB)

Dam

Cliodhna

Age/Sex/Col

4yo Mare Bay

Last run

59d ago

Win

33%

Place

67%

Last 9 · archive · latest first

11-3-6-3-9-1-2-1-1

Splits

Track

4: 3-1-0

Trk&Dist

1: 1-0-0

Distance

2: 1-0-0

W/ Jockey

0: 0-0-0

Recent runs

Pos	Date	Venue	Cond	Dist	Class	Jockey (Bar)	Wt	SP	Winner	Mgn
11/12	24 May	Sunshine Coast	Soft	1600m	BM62	B.A.Youngberry (7)	59kg	31.00	Jam Packed	12.64L
3/9	25 Apr	Aquis Beaudesert	Soft	1650m	BM65	K.H.Zechner (7)	57.5kg	12.00	The Catch	3.13L
6/7	10 Apr	Gatton	Good	1400m	BM70	J.M.Emmerson (6)	55.5kg	11.00	Lone Force	6.37L
3/3	31 Mar	Sunshine Coast@Inner Track	Soft	1000m	OPEN-TRL	K.Wilson-Taylor			Heartoni	3.28L
9/9	17 Feb	Rockhampton	Soft	1817m	BM60	A.Holt (7)	61.5kg	4.80	Bold Blaze	10.07L
1/7	24 Jan	Townsville	Soft	2000m	BM65	F.Sandkuhl (6)	57.5kg	1.90	Won
2/10	06 Jan	Townsville	Soft	1609m	BM60	F.Sandkuhl (2)	58.5kg	1.80	Release Le Missile	0.04L
1/9	28 Dec	Townsville	Soft	1609m	CL4	F.Sandkuhl (2)	54kg	1.45	Won
1/10	13 Dec	Townsville	Good	1609m	CL1	A.Holt (6)	57.5kg	2.00	Won

Came from just off the pace to complete the hat-trick before just being outgunned at the short quote latest.

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Draw 2

Khamis

JO.L.Kendal (1.5)7%·14d 3/41·Crs 3/67

TT.D.Clive1%·14d 1/4·Crs 1/46

4yo · 54kg

Form

78762

9.50

0.17L

Career

17: 0-1-2

Owner

T Clive, S Dodd

Sire

Pariah

Dam

Zerkela (FR)

Age/Sex/Col

4yo Mare Bay

Last run

11d ago

Win

Place

18%

Last 17 · archive · latest first

8-8-3-11-3-7-8-5-10-4-8-5-2-6-7-8-7

Splits

Track

5: 0-1-0

Trk&Dist

1: 0-1-0

Distance

1: 0-1-0

W/ Jockey

0: 0-0-0

Recent runs

Pos	Date	Venue	Cond	Dist	Class	Jockey (Bar)	Wt	SP	Winner	Mgn
8/8	11 Jul	Ingham	Good	1600m	BM60	I.Fry	55kg	8.00	Heir Jordan	7.56L
8/11	05 Jul	Townsville	Good	1609m	CL3	O.L.Kendal (3)	54kg	101.00	Ready Tiger	2.65L
3/9	20 Jun	Innisfail	Heavy	2000m	BM65	L.J.Morrison	55kg	10.00	Amalfi Amore	3.14L
11/13	11 Jun	Mackay	Good	1560m	0 - 55	M.Abe (10)	54kg	71.00	Yorokobi	13.61L
3/9	31 May	Townsville	Good	1609m	CL3	O.L.Kendal (5)	54kg	151.00	Alabama Moonlight	2.4L
7/7	16 May	Home Hill	Soft	1460m	BM50	M.Abe (5)	57kg	21.00	Bubbles'n'froth	11.75L
8/10	09 Apr	Ladbrokes Cannon Park	Soft	1500m	BM55	T.Chambers (2)	54.5kg	31.00	Innovates	9.03L
5/7	02 Apr	Mackay	Good	1800m	BM60	T.M.Fenlon (4)	54kg	31.00	More Trouble	9.81L
10/11	15 Mar	Townsville	Heavy	1609m	BM65	T.M.Fenlon (6)	54kg	14.00	Prince Akeem	9.33L
4/6	27 Feb	Townsville	Soft	1609m	BM60	N.Thomas (6)	54kg	15.00	Mooloolaba	5.63L

Loomed and peaked on the run two starts ago, then made ground of a cold ride last time. Rise to 2000m looks suitable.

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Draw 1

Joe's Giggle

JJ.B.Murphy (0)6%·14d 1/16·Crs 1/28

TJ.L.Hassett18%·14d 1/2·Crs 6/38

7yo · 59kg

Form

-7813

7.00

3.85L

Career

9: 1-0-1

Owner

J Hassett, J Felix

Sire

Foxwedge

Dam

Song And Laughter

Age/Sex/Col

7yo Gelding Chestnut

Last run

95d ago

Win

11%

Place

22%

Last 9 · archive · latest first

4-7-8-7-6-3-1-8-7

Splits

Track

30: 1-3-6

Trk&Dist

3: 0-0-1

Distance

3: 0-0-1

W/ Jockey

0: 0-0-0

Recent runs

Pos	Date	Venue	Cond	Dist	Class	Jockey (Bar)	Wt	SP	Winner	Mgn
4/6	18 Apr	Home Hill	Good	1460m	BM60	A.Holt (6)	61.5kg	4.00	Parch	7.63L
7/8	14 Apr	Townsville	Good	1609m	BM60	T.Chambers (2)	60.5kg	12.00	Ellis Beach	5.33L
8/14	31 Mar	Townsville	Good	1400m	BM65	C.McIver (2)	58.5kg	51.00	Rhegion	6.38L
7/11	15 Mar	Townsville	Heavy	1200m	BM60	F.Sandkuhl (10)	61kg	31.00	Impressionism	3.11L
6/6	05 Mar	Townsville	Soft	850m	OPEN-TRL	F.Sandkuhl			Molongle Surprise	11.34L
3/7	24 Jan	Townsville	Soft	2000m	BM65	J.B.Murphy (1)	59kg	7.00	Garinion Righ	3.85L
1/7	16 Jan	Townsville	Soft	1609m	BM70	J.B.Murphy (6)	54kg	15.00	Won
8/8	06 Jan	Townsville	Soft	1400m	BM70	A.Sewell (1)	54.5kg	9.00	Burraneer Buoy	5.98L
7/12	28 Dec	Townsville	Soft	1200m	BM55	M.J.McDonald (4)	62kg	21.00	Rideau	3.75L

Specked at healthy odds and proved too tough despite facing the breeze last time. Can run boldly again.

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Draw 5

Not Worth It

JR.L.Stewart (0)9%·14d 0/13·Crs 3/11

TJ.P.Caught8%·14d 0/3·Crs 3/38

4yo · 54kg

Form

09454

12.00

8.88L

Career

4: 0-0-0

Owner

J Caught, S Rowe

Sire

Worthy Cause

Dam

Batten

Age/Sex/Col

4yo Gelding Bay or Brown

Last run

179d ago

Win

Place

Last 4 · archive · latest first

4-5-4-9

Splits

Track

5: 0-0-0

Trk&Dist

1: 0-0-0

Distance

1: 0-0-0

W/ Jockey

0: 0-0-0

Recent runs

Pos	Date	Venue	Cond	Dist	Class	Jockey (Bar)	Wt	SP	Winner	Mgn
4/7	24 Jan	Townsville	Soft	2000m	BM65	R.L.Stewart (5)	54kg	12.00	Garinion Righ	8.88L
5/13	16 Jan	Townsville	Soft	1609m	BM55	J.B.Murphy (2)	56kg	26.00	Chance	1.85L
4/7	28 Dec	Townsville	Soft	1400m	CL1	J.B.Murphy (4)	55kg	31.00	Better Breakout	2.92L
9/10	13 Dec	Townsville	Good	1609m	CL1	J.B.Murphy (1)	58.5kg	81.00	Garinion Righ	10.32L

Not far away at past couple but he's unknown at this longer trip. Prefer to see how he copes with it.

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Draw 7

Mooloolaba

JR.Wiggins (0)16%·14d 6/24·Crs 27/118

TG.K.Holt21%·14d 0/5·Crs 30/138

6yo · 58.5kg

Form

54345

3.40

10.36L

Career

9: 1-0-2

Owner

T Lines, C Lines

Sire

Turn Me Loose (NZ)

Dam

Viticulture (NZ)

Age/Sex/Col

6yo Gelding Brown

Last run

99d ago

Win

11%

Place

33%

Last 9 · archive · latest first

4-13-5-1-3-5-4-3-4

Splits

Track

16: 4-3-1

Trk&Dist

3: 0-1-0

Distance

3: 0-1-0

W/ Jockey

0: 0-0-0

Recent runs

Pos	Date	Venue	Cond	Dist	Class	Jockey (Bar)	Wt	SP	Winner	Mgn
4/8	14 Apr	Townsville	Good	1609m	BM60	R.Wiggins (8)	61.5kg	3.20	Ellis Beach	3.44L
13/14	31 Mar	Townsville	Good	1400m	BM65	M.E.Apel (12)	59.5kg	19.00	Rhegion	7.5L
5/11	15 Mar	Townsville	Heavy	1609m	BM65	R.Wiggins (11)	59.5kg	3.20	Prince Akeem	1.52L
1/6	27 Feb	Townsville	Soft	1609m	BM60	R.Wiggins (3)	60kg	3.10	Won
3/11	03 Feb	Townsville	Good	1609m	BM55	R.Wiggins (7)	62.5kg	6.00	Whirlwind	1.29L
5/7	24 Jan	Townsville	Soft	2000m	BM65	R.Wiggins (7)	58.5kg	3.40	Garinion Righ	10.36L
4/13	16 Jan	Townsville	Soft	1609m	BM55	R.Wiggins (12)	63kg		Chance	1.35L
3/10	06 Jan	Townsville	Soft	1609m	BM60	A.Butler (7)	60.5kg	14.00	Release Le Missile	1.84L
4/10	18 Dec	Rockhampton	Soft	1835m	BM60	A.Butler (8)	61kg	17.00	Cash Artist	2.96L

Close up of late and he's in with an each-way show once again.

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Draw 3

Star Chance

JF.T.Larson (0)7%·14d 3/28·Crs 0/8

TL.S.Manzelmann12%·14d 4/34·Crs 2/59

7yo · 54kg

Form

06767

61.00

10.57L

Career

6: 0-0-0

Owner

L Manzelmann, A James, C James, N Kennedy, K James, B James, R James

Sire

Wandjina

Dam

Hollymount Star

Age/Sex/Col

7yo Gelding Brown

Last run

125d ago

Win

Place

Last 6 · archive · latest first

8-5-7-6-7-6

Splits

Track

1: 0-0-0

Trk&Dist

1: 0-0-0

Distance

1: 0-0-0

W/ Jockey

0: 0-0-0

Recent runs

Pos	Date	Venue	Cond	Dist	Class	Jockey (Bar)	Wt	SP	Winner	Mgn
8/9	19 Mar	Mackay	Soft	1560m	BM55	N.M.Olzard (4)	54kg	26.00	Replace The Ace	9.53L
5/5	17 Feb	Rockhampton	Soft	1400m	BM65	C.McIver (4)	54kg	71.00	Retainer	13.87L
7/8	29 Jan	Rockhampton	Soft	1600m	BM60	F.T.Larson (8)	54kg	26.00	Bold Hussar	4.29L
6/7	24 Jan	Townsville	Soft	2000m	BM65	F.T.Larson (3)	54kg	61.00	Garinion Righ	10.57L
7/12	30 Dec	Mackay	Good	1560m	CL3	N.M.Olzard (4)	54kg	31.00	Grumpywantsatissue	5.32L
6/6	13 Dec	Sportsbet Gladstone	Good	1517m	BM50	C.McIver	58.5kg	7.00	Soften It Up	5.84L

Pressed forward and stuck on okay once headed in an improved showing at Mackay. Rough place hope.

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Draw 4

Torque Espagna

JA.C.Goindasamy (0)10%·14d 3/21·Crs 3/35

TL.S.Manzelmann12%·14d 4/34·Crs 2/59

6yo · 54kg

Form

76347

31.00

11.89L

Career

4: 0-0-1

Owner

J Manzelmann, I Corazzol

Sire

Pariah

Dam

Villa de Madrid

Age/Sex/Col

6yo Mare Bay

Last run

159d ago

Win

Place

25%

Last 4 · archive · latest first

9-7-4-3

Splits

Track

2: 0-0-0

Trk&Dist

1: 0-0-0

Distance

4: 0-0-0

W/ Jockey

0: 0-0-0

Recent runs

Pos	Date	Venue	Cond	Dist	Class	Jockey (Bar)	Wt	SP	Winner	Mgn
9/9	13 Feb	Mackay	Good	1560m	CL3-SW	R.Wiggins (2)	58kg	41.00	Be Bob Aloola	10.46L
7/7	24 Jan	Townsville	Soft	2000m	BM65	A.C.Goindasamy (4)	54kg	31.00	Garinion Righ	11.89L
4/12	30 Dec	Mackay	Good	1560m	CL3	A.C.Goindasamy (8)	54kg	21.00	Grumpywantsatissue	4.05L
3/6	13 Dec	Sportsbet Gladstone	Good	1517m	BM50	M.R.Kennedy	56.5kg	7.00	Soften It Up	1.71L

Tried hard when placing in small field two starts ago and was again sound at latest. Minor hope.

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