Hughenden Race 3 - Hcp (Cl B)
GOODFUN (8) did little and finished 17 lengths from the winner in ninth over 1400m at Longreach last start, a less impressive effort than her seventh at Barcaldine the run before. Worth noting Nick Palmer goes aboard. Perfectly placed and is sure to play a major role. AFFIRMATIVE LIGHT (3) was responsible for a solid effort last time out when second at Mt Isa over 1200m, beaten half a length. Has been in sound form this prep with a win and three minor placings from seven outings. Best form puts him right in this. CARD BOARD CUT OUT (5) missed the placings two runs back then got a long way back last start when 14 lengths away in fifth over 900m at Mt Isa. Beautifully placed and is sure to take a ton of beating. RED SUTURE (1) recorded his first win last start over 1000m at Winton, getting home by a head. Re-unites with S Mc Govern who was on board last start. Must be respected now that the penny has dropped.

Jockey: S Mc Govern
Weight: 62kgs
Stats
Comments
Third-up today. First-up 3rd in a small field at Mckinlay 2yo+ Mdn-Sw on June 21 over 1000m, 6 len behind Card Board Cut Out with 60kg at $21. Second run from a spell won by a head at Winton July 5 over 1000m defeating Chargrill carrying 60kg at $7.
Last Starts 14 days since last start
Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1/8 | 05/07/2025 | 14 | MDN 2U | $10,000.00 | Winton | 1000m | Good | S Mc Govern | 60kg | 1:00.58 | - | 4 |
| 0.2L | $7.00 |
3/6 | 21/06/2025 | 76 | MDN 2U | $11,000.00 | Mckinlay | 1000m | Good | S Mc Govern | 60kg | 0:56.97 | - | 4 |
| 6.8L | $21.00 |
5/5 | 06/04/2025 | 77 | MDN | $10,000.00 | Mt Isa | 1000m | Soft | David Sparks | 59.5kg | 0:59.81 | - | 3 |
| 39.7L | $7.00 |
11/12 | 19/01/2025 | 15 | MDN | $22,000.00 | Gatton | 1600m | Good 4 | Kenji Yoshida | 57.5kg | 1:36.05 | 8-9-11 | 11 |
| 11.7L | $151.00 |
8/11 | 04/01/2025 | 9 | MDN 3 | $24,500.00 | Toowoomba | 1300m | Good 3 | Kenji Yoshida | 59.5kg | 1:20.76 | 8-11-8 | 6 |
| 8.3L | $101.00 |
8/10 | 26/12/2024 | - | MDN 3 | $20,000.00 | Warwick | 1200m | Good 4 | Chloe Lowe | 57.5kg | 1:10.14 | 7-10-8 | 3 |
| 12.7L | $31.00 |
4/7 | 26/11/2024 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Toowoomba Inner Track | 925m | Good | Kenji Yoshida | 0:57.01 | - | 1 |
| 3.6L | $0.00 | |
1/5 | 08/10/2024 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Toowoomba Inner Track | 650m | Good | N Nishio | 0:39.53 | - | 3 |
| 2.5L | $0.00 | |
4/5 | 21/05/2024 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Gold Coast | 850m | B P Ward | - | - | 2 |
| 14.7L | $0.00 |

Jockey: Brooke Stower
Weight: 60.5kgs
Stats
Comments
Racing well recently. Last start held ground to the line 2nd of 10 at Mt Isa Bm50 on July 14 over 1200m, 0.5 len behind Santorini Sun carrying 60kg at $5.50. The start before that 2nd of 8 at Richmond Qld Bm50 on June 14 over 1200m, 1.75 len behind The Boi carrying 60kg at $2.20. Went close last time.
Last Starts 5 days since last start
Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2/10 | 14/07/2025 | 30 | BM50 | $15,000.00 | Mt Isa | 1200m | Good | Chloe Lowe | 60kg | 1:11.35 | 2-1-2 | 5 |
| 0.5L | $5.50 |
2/8 | 14/06/2025 | 14 | BM50 | $10,000.00 | Richmond Qld | 1200m | Good | Brooke Stower | 60kg | 1:10.16 | - | 5 |
| 1.8L | $2.20 |
2/9 | 31/05/2025 | 7 | BM50 | $10,000.00 | Cloncurry | 1200m | Good | Brooke Stower | 60kg | 1:08.69 | - | 6 |
| 0.7L | $8.00 |
1/5 | 24/05/2025 | 28 | MDN | $10,000.00 | Mt Isa | 1200m | Good | Brooke Stower | 58.5kg | 1:13.49 | - | 5 |
| 1.0L | $3.00 |
9/9 | 26/04/2025 | 13 | CL1 | $12,000.00 | Leeton | 1600m | Good 3 | Jason Lyon | 55kg | 1:36.67 | - | 1 |
| 16.7L | $7.00 |
0/5 | 26/04/2025 | - | Maiden | $0.00 | Canberra | 1400m | O A Dalton | - | - | 0 |
| - | $0.00 | ||
10/10 | 13/04/2025 | 14 | OPEN 2 | $30,000.00 | Wagga | 1000m | Good 4 | Shaun Guymer | 56kg | 0:57.73 | 10-10-10 | 10 |
| 11.2L | $41.00 |
8/13 | 30/03/2025 | - | Maiden | $0.00 | Wagga | 1200m | S Guymer | 55kg | - | 6-6-6 | 2 |
| 4.6L | $19.00 | |
7/8 | 27/12/2024 | - | Open | $0.00 | Canberra | 1000m | S Guymer | 58kg | - | 2-2-4 | 3 |
| 13.4L | $41.00 | |
5/8 | 19/10/2024 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Wagga | 1000m | Soft | Matthew Cahill | 0:59.70 | - | 0 |
| 6.63L | $0.00 |

Jockey: Robert Faehr
Weight: 60kgs
Stats
Comments
Last start 5th of 8 at Mt Isa Cl1 on July 14 over 900m, 14 len behind Heavenly Legend with 59.5kg at $26. The start before that 4th of 8 at Winton on July 5 over 800m, 7 len behind Without carrying 60kg at $4.
Last Starts 5 days since last start
Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/8 | 14/07/2025 | 9 | CL1 | $15,000.00 | Mt Isa | 900m | Good | Denicious Smith | 59.5kg | 0:51.96 | 6-6 | 4 |
| 14.1L | $26.00 |
4/8 | 05/07/2025 | 14 | CLB | $10,000.00 | Winton | 800m | Good | Denicious Smith | 60kg | 0:46.48 | - | 7 |
| 7.6L | $4.00 |
1/6 | 21/06/2025 | 41 | MDN 2U | $11,000.00 | Mckinlay | 1000m | Good | Denicious Smith | 58.5kg | 0:56.97 | - | 3 |
| 5.3L | $12.00 |
6/6 | 11/05/2025 | 16 | MDN | $30,000.00 | Sunshine Coast Poly Track | 1100m | Neutral | Kirk Matheson | 56.5kg | 1:05.68 | 5-5-6 | 5 |
| 8.8L | $151.00 |
0/0 | 26/04/2025 | - | Maiden | $0.00 | Gold Coast | 1200m | 56.5kg | - | - | 1 | - | $0.00 | |||
0/8 | 26/04/2025 | - | Maiden | $0.00 | Gold Coast Poly | 1200m | Kirk Matheson | - | - | 0 |
| - | $0.00 | ||
8/9 | 25/04/2025 | 215 | MDN | $30,000.00 | Beaudesert | 1100m | Heavy 10 | Kirk Matheson | 57.5kg | 1:07.93 | 6-6-8 | 2 |
| 11.8L | $31.00 |
0/11 | 19/04/2025 | - | Maiden | $0.00 | Gold Coast Poly | 1100m | - | - | 0 |
| - | $0.00 | |||
4/6 | 07/04/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Beaudesert | 1050m | Heavy | Justin Huxtable | 1:06.05 | - | 1 |
| 2.5L | $0.00 | |
4/5 | 20/03/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Beaudesert | 900m | Good | Anthony Allen | 0:53.00 | - | 1 |
| 3.3L | $0.00 | |
13/14 | 22/09/2024 | - | MDN | $22,000.00 | Warwick | 1200m | Good 3 | Micheal Hellyer | 56.5kg | 1:10.87 | 11-11-13 | 8 |
| 8.0L | $17.00 |

Jockey: David Sparks
Weight: 59kgs
Stats
Comments
Last start 2nd of 8 at Winton on July 5 over 800m, 4 len behind Without carrying 58.5kg at $15.
Last Starts 14 days since last start
Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2/8 | 05/07/2025 | 49 | CLB | $10,000.00 | Winton | 800m | Good | Matthew Gray | 58.5kg | 0:46.48 | - | 4 |
| 4.2L | $15.00 |
7/8 | 17/05/2025 | 14 | BM50 | $10,000.00 | Hughenden | 1000m | Good | David Sparks | 60kg | 0:56.76 | - | 6 |
| 7.2L | $3.80 |
5/7 | 03/05/2025 | 42 | BM50 | $13,000.00 | Gregory Downs | 1000m | Good | David Sparks | 59.5kg | 0:57.91 | - | 6 |
| 5.7L | $14.00 |
1/6 | 22/03/2025 | 105 | MDN | $10,000.00 | Mt Isa | 900m | Good | Tessa Townsend | 58.5kg | 0:53.66 | - | 5 |
| 2.0L | $2.40 |
7/7 | 07/12/2024 | 14 | MDN | $10,000.00 | Home Hill | 1180m | Good 4 | Aidan Holt | 59.5kg | 1:08.87 | - | 2 |
| 14.7L | $6.00 |
2/7 | 23/11/2024 | 12 | MDN 2U | $10,000.00 | Pentland | 1000m | Good | Amanda Thomson | 58.5kg | 1:01.84 | - | 2 |
| 1.4L | $4.00 |
2/9 | 11/11/2024 | - | Maiden | $0.00 | Mt Isa | 1100m | Ms A Thomson | 58.5kg | - | 1-1-2 | 9 |
| 1.5L | $9.00 | |
3/7 | 02/11/2024 | - | Maiden | $0.00 | Cloncurry | 1000m | J Hoopert | 58.5kg | - | - | 4 |
| 5L | $4.00 | |
6/12 | 11/10/2024 | - | Maiden | $0.00 | Cloncurry | 1000m | J Hoopert | 58.5kg | - | 4-4-5 | 12 |
| 7.8L | $13.00 | |
3/5 | 20/09/2024 | - | Maiden | $0.00 | Twin Hills | 800m | J Hoopert | 58.5kg | - | - | 5 |
| 1.1L | $4.20 |

Jockey: Nick Palmer
Weight: 58.5kgs
Stats
Comments
Returns from a 33-day let-up. Most recently ran last of 9 at Longreach Bm50 on June 16 over 1400m, 17 len behind Lasting Promise carrying 59kg at $10. The start before that 7th of 9 at Barcaldine Bm50 on June 7 over 1200m, slow going 5 len behind Ishotthedeputy carrying 56.5kg at $5.
Last Starts 33 days since last start
Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9/9 | 16/06/2025 | 9 | BM50 | $15,000.00 | Longreach | 1400m | Good | Tessa Townsend | 59kg | 1:21.63 | 3-5-9 | 6 |
| 17.7L | $10.00 |
7/9 | 07/06/2025 | 14 | BM50 | $10,000.00 | Barcaldine | 1200m | Soft 5 | Nick Palmer | 56.5kg | 1:10.24 | 7-7-7 | 6 |
| 5.2L | $5.00 |
2/7 | 24/05/2025 | 4 | BM0-50 | $10,000.00 | Longreach | 1200m | Good | Nick Palmer | 57kg | 1:09.34 | 4-6-2 | 2 |
| 0.1L | $2.40 |
5/12 | 20/05/2025 | 9 | BM55 | $15,000.00 | Barcaldine | 1300m | Soft 7 | Nick Palmer | 54kg | 1:16.92 | 10-10-5 | 10 |
| 3.6L | $26.00 |
1/4 | 11/05/2025 | 17 | MDN | $10,000.00 | Longreach | 1400m | Good | Nick Palmer | 54.5kg | 1:24.40 | - | 4 |
| 4.7L | $2.00 |
9/10 | 24/04/2025 | 235 | MDN | $40,000.00 | Tamworth | 1000m | Good 4 | Mikayla Weir | 56.5kg | 0:57.27 | 5-5-9 | 3 |
| 10.1L | $26.00 |
0/0 | 21/04/2025 | - | Maiden | $0.00 | Muswellbrook | 1000m | Ms M Weir | 56.5kg | - | - | 4 | - | $0.00 | ||
6/12 | 01/09/2024 | - | Maiden | $0.00 | Moree | 950m | Ms M Weir | 55kg | - | 9-9-4 | 2 |
| 8.2L | $21.00 | |
4/10 | 19/08/2024 | - | Maiden | $0.00 | Scone | 1100m | Braith Nock | 55kg | - | 3-3-2 | 2 |
| 4.2L | $21.00 | |
3/6 | 31/07/2024 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Tamworth | 1000m | Soft | Mikayla Weir | 0:54.51 | - | 0 |
| 2.53L | $0.00 | |
4/6 | 06/03/2024 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Muswellbrook | 1000m | Soft | Ashley Morgan | 0:59.04 | - | 0 |
| 8.08L | $0.00 |