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Grafton Gas & Plumbing John Carlton Qlty
1190m | 3:40pm
RAIL POSITION
+5m Entire
RACE CONDITIONS
Open Quality
Apprentices Cannot Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$30,000
 
 
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R8
4 - The Astronomer (12)
  • 4 The Astronomer (12)
  • J: Mollie Fitzgerald 55.5kg
  • T: S B Lee
  • 1-1-4-7-x-2-1-1-1-x
8.5 8.5 6.0 5.75 5.5 5.25
$8.50 $8.50 $6.00 $5.75 $5.50 $5.25
RACE COMMENT
Claimed 1/2 nk win of 10 (4) $7.00 58.5 Thankyou Henry 1110m Doomben (Bm68) Good(4) Nov 9. Scored 1/2 hd win of 8 (8) $2.30 55.0 Hard Reyva 1200m Gold Coast (Bm78) Good(4) Dec 7. Strips fitter for sht nk 2nd of 7 (4) Caracoron 1010m Ballina Barrier Trl Heavy(10) Jun 12. Resuming. Chasing fourth successive win. Runner-up in Benchmark 65 company at Doomben first-up last campaign. Back to country level. Strong claims.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
5-2-1-0
SOFT
2-1-1-0
TRACK
4-2-1-0
DISTANCE
1-0-1-0
TRK / DIST
0-0-0-0
JKY RIDING
1/13
OUR RANKING
CAREER STATISTICS
55%
WIN S/RATE
73%
PLACE S/RATE
11-6-2-0
CAREER
$154,675
PRIZE MONEY
1006 - 1250
WIN RANGE
211
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 11-6-2-0 55% 73% 1
Distance 4-2-1-0 50% 75% 1
Track 2-1-1-0 50% 100% 2
Track / Dist 1-0-1-0 0% 100% 4
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
1st up 3-1-2-0 33% 100% 2
2nd up 3-2-0-0 67% 67% 2
3rd up 2-2-0-0 100% 100% 2
4th up 2-1-0-0 50% 50% 3
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 6-4-1-0 67% 83% 1
Soft 5-2-1-0 40% 60% 1
Heavy 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 5-2-1-0 40% 60% 1
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 592-92-75-83 16% 42% 2
Mollie Fitzgerald
Trainer 12mth 249-27-24-20 11% 29% 6
S B Lee
Trained at: Ballina
Owners: A Aceti, S B Lee & Racing88 Pty Ltd (Mgr: Mrs C E Irwin)
Colours: White, Red Diamonds, Green Diamond Sleeves, Checked Cap
Age/Sex: 4 year old bay gelding
Breeding: Zoustar - Wisdom Tree
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
TRIAL 187
Ballina (Heavy) 12/06/2025, Race 2, 1010m, Barrier Trl
Finished 2/7 0.2L, Jockey Yvette Lewis, Barrier 4, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:36.44s
1st Caracoron (NZ)
2nd The Astronomer 0kg 0.2L
3rd At Witz End 0kg 0.3L
TRIAL 122
Ballina (Heavy) 08/04/2025, Race 1, 1000m, Barrier Trl
Finished 4/7 4.3L, Jockey Shae Wilkes, Barrier 11, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:36.17s
1st Immortality
2nd Talakai 0kg 0.2L
3rd Monarch Express 0kg 3.7L
1 of 8 28
Gold Coast (Good) 07/12/2024, Race 7, 1200m, (Bm78)
Finished 1/8 0.1L, $15600, Jockey Courtney Bellamy, Barrier 8, Weight 55kg
$2.30, In-running Settled 2, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:35.47s
1st The Astronomer
2nd Hard Reyva 58kg 0.1L
3rd Skywolf 59kg 0.2L
1 of 10 20
Doomben (Good) 09/11/2024, Race 6, 1110m, (Bm68)
Finished 1/10 0.2L, $42700, Jockey Tahlia Fenlon, Barrier 4, Weight 58.5kg
$7.00, In-running Settled 2, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:33.54s
1st The Astronomer
2nd Thankyou Henry 58kg 0.2L
3rd Great Barrier Reef 58.5kg 0.4L
1 of 6 39
Lismore (Good) 20/10/2024, Race 4, 1110m, Hcp (C3)
Finished 1/6 2L, $13950, Jockey Shae Wilkes, Barrier 3, Weight 59kg
$3.00, In-running Settled 1, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:34.38s
1st The Astronomer
2nd Hidden Melody 54kg 2L
3rd Lucky Bean 55kg 3.5L
2 of 8 130
Doomben (Good) 11/09/2024, Race 6, 1110m, (Bm65)
Finished 2/8 4L, $6800, Jockey Tahlia Fenlon, Barrier 4, Weight 58kg
$5.00, In-running Settled 2, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:33.05s
1st Rich Minx
2nd The Astronomer 58kg 4L
3rd Remlaps Angel 57.5kg 4.2L
TRIAL 73
Gold Coast (Soft) 16/07/2024, Race 7, 1000m, Barrier Trl
Finished 1/6 0.1L, Jockey Jai Williams, Barrier 3, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:35.35s
1st The Astronomer
2nd Eyes To Eye (NZ) 0kg 0.1L
3rd Lasqueti Boom 0kg 0.6L
TRIAL 57
Ballina (Heavy) 30/06/2024, Race 2, 1010m, Barrier Trl
Finished 2/8 1L, Jockey Jace McMurray, Barrier 9, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:35.56s
1st My Mum's Toyboy
2nd The Astronomer 0kg 1L
3rd Eyes To Eye (NZ) 0kg 3.0L
7 of 10 28
Eagle Farm (Soft) 04/05/2024, Race 5, 1300m, 3yo Qlty Hcp
Finished 7/10 5.6L, $1875, Jockey Ms N Beriman, Barrier 4, Weight 54kg
$13.00, In-running Settled 2, 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:34.32s
1st Golden Decade
2nd Inhibitions 58kg 0.8L
3rd Weigall Tiger 56.5kg 1.0L
4 of 9 17
Eagle Farm (Soft) 06/04/2024, Race 6, 1200m, 3yo Qlty Hcp
Finished 4/9 5.8L, $6250, Jockey Kyle Wilson-Taylor, Barrier 4, Weight 56kg
$9.50, In-running Settled 3, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:35.73s
1st Exotique Miss
2nd Volcanic Love 54kg 2.5L
3rd In Evidence 58.5kg 4.5L
1 of 8 19
Doomben (Soft) 20/03/2024, Race 2, 1200m, Plate (C2)
Finished 1/8 1L, $21000, Jockey Leslie Tilley, Barrier 5, Weight 59kg
$6.00, In-running Settled 1, 800m 1st, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:33.76s
1st The Astronomer
2nd Helikedempretty 58kg 1L
3rd Osterberg 58kg 1.1L
1 of 11 33
Ballina (Soft) 01/03/2024, Race 8, 1250m, Hcp (C1)
Finished 1/11 2.8L, $13950, Jockey Leslie Tilley, Barrier 1, Weight 59kg
$3.60, In-running Settled 2, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:34.22s
1st The Astronomer
2nd Touch Of Gracie 55kg 2.8L
3rd Greylander 59.5kg 3.3L
2 of 11 184
Grafton (Soft) 28/01/2024, Race 4, 1175m, (Bm58)
Finished 2/11 0.4L, $5300, Jockey Braith Nock, Barrier 1, Weight 57kg
$5.50, In-running Settled 4, 800m 4th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:35.29s
1st Moskeeta
2nd The Astronomer 57kg 0.4L
3rd Heavy Duty 59kg 1.7L
TRIAL 129
Ballina (Good) 04/12/2023, Race 2, 1010m, (Barrier Trial)
Finished 3/8 3.6L, Jockey Jai Williams, Barrier 7, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:32.86s
1st Watchguard
2nd Roman Rebel 0kg 0.3L
3rd The Astronomer 0kg 3.6L
7 of 8 19
Ipswich (Good) 28/07/2023, Race 2, 1100m, 2yo Open Hcp
Finished 7/8 4.9L, $1000, Jockey Leslie Tilley, Barrier 3, Weight 57kg
$5.50, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:34.35s
1st Ozzie The Rabbit
2nd Kesalul 57kg 0.4L
3rd Toute Sweet 57kg 1.9L