Townsville (QLD)
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R8
Ladbrokes Magnetic Island Mile Hcp
1609m | 4:30pm
RAIL POSITION
+6m 1000m-W/Post
+3m Remainder
RACE CONDITIONS
Open Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$21,000
 
 
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R8
6 - Early Thoughts (7)
  • 6 Early Thoughts (7)
  • J: J L Taylor 54.0kg
  • T: Julie Russell
  • 6-4-x-4-3-4-5-x-1-6
20.0 20.0 17.0 20.0 17.0 20.0
$20.00 $20.00 $17.00 $20.00 $17.00 $20.00
RACE COMMENT
Settled midfield when first-up sht hd win of 10 (9) $81.00 54.0 Master Montaro 1200m Townsville Open Hcp Good(4) Jun 12. Reasonable effort 1-3/4 len 6th of 9 (8) $21.00 54.0 Beau Rain 1400m Townsville Open Hcp Good(4) Jun 29. On a quick back-up. Gave good account here last time out. In the mix.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
10-0-1-0
SOFT
5-1-0-1
TRACK
4-0-0-1
DISTANCE
1-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
2-1-0-0
JKY RIDING
CAREER STATISTICS
19%
WIN S/RATE
43%
PLACE S/RATE
37-7-4-5
CAREER
$164,065
PRIZE MONEY
1200 - 1900
WIN RANGE
7
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 37-7-4-5 19% 43% 6
Distance 4-0-0-1 0% 25% 10
Track 5-1-0-1 20% 40% 5
Track / Dist 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 5-1-1-1 20% 60% 2
1st up 7-1-1-0 14% 29% 8
2nd up 7-0-1-1 0% 29% 11
3rd up 6-1-0-0 17% 17% 9
4th up 4-1-0-1 25% 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 22-6-1-5 27% 55% 4
Soft 10-0-1-0 0% 10% 11
Heavy 1-0-1-0 0% 100% 5
Synthetic 4-1-1-0 25% 50% 1
All wet 11-0-2-0 0% 18% 11
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 298-13-15-16 4% 15% 11
J L Taylor
Trainer 12mth 8-1-0-1 13% 25% 10
Julie Russell
Trained at: Charters Towers
Owners: Mrs J A Russell, J G Russell & W A Russell
Colours: Purple, Green Sleeves, Sash And Cap
Age/Sex: 6 year old bay gelding
Breeding: Vancouver - Milande
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
6 of 9 17
Townsville (Good) 29/06/2025, Race 7, 1400m, Open Hcp
Finished 6/9 1.9L, $400, Jockey J L Taylor, Barrier 8, Weight 54kg
$21.00, In-running Settled 3, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:33.36s
1st Beau Rain
2nd Stats 58.5kg 0.1L
3rd Tambo's Justice 54kg 0.2L
1 of 10 98
Townsville (Good) 12/06/2025, Race 7, 1200m, Open Hcp
Finished 1/10 0.1L, $11600, Jockey J L Taylor, Barrier 9, Weight 54kg
$81.00, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:33.48s
1st Early Thoughts
2nd Master Montaro 60.5kg 0.1L
3rd Prime Ruler 61kg 0.6L
5 of 6 21
Townsville (Good) 06/03/2025, Race 4, 1609m, (Bm72)
Finished 5/6 3.2L, $750, Jockey G D Kliese, Barrier 5, Weight 59kg
$6.00, In-running Settled 3, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:34.90s
1st Strathcona
2nd Finsceal 53kg 0.5L
3rd Castile 61kg 1.8L
4 of 7 34
Townsville (Soft) 13/02/2025, Race 5, 1400m, (Bm72)
Finished 4/7 3L, $1000, Jockey N Thomas, Barrier 6, Weight 59kg
$11.00, In-running Settled 3, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd,
1st Sweet Kisses
2nd Finsceal 54kg 0.2L
3rd Brasco 58.5kg 3.0L
3 of 11 13
Townsville (Good) 10/01/2025, Race 7, 1400m, (Bm70)
Finished 3/11 0.5L, $1950, Jockey Liv O'Donnell, Barrier 7, Weight 57.5kg
$26.00, In-running Settled 6, 800m 5th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:34.95s
1st Brasco
2nd Talons 56.5kg 0.3L
3rd Early Thoughts 57.5kg 0.5L
4 of 7 182
Cairns (Good) 28/12/2024, Race 7, 1250m, Open Hcp
Finished 4/7 5.1L, $1900, Jockey P Romeo, Barrier 1, Weight 54kg
$71.00, In-running Settled 7, 800m 7th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:35.50s
1st Fodor
2nd Bold Type 61kg 0.5L
3rd Lidder Valley 55kg 3.5L
TRIAL 32
Rockhampton (Good) 31/07/2024, Race 1, 900m, Barrier Trl
Finished 5/5 6L, Jockey C Lennon, Barrier 5, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:34.97s
1st Shamedy
2nd Exeter 0kg 0.2L
3rd Fresh Prince 0kg 0.3L
4 of 11 14
Gold Coast Poly (Synthetic) 29/06/2024, Race 5, 1540m, (Bm75)
Finished 4/11 8L, $1450, Jockey Cody Collis, Barrier 2, Weight 56.5kg
$17.00, In-running Settled 3, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:34.87s
1st Cinque Torri
2nd Pernell 56kg 7.3L
3rd Jovita 56kg 7.8L
6 of 8 35
Gold Coast Poly (Synthetic) 15/06/2024, Race 5, 1540m, (Bm70)
Finished 6/8 5.3L, $500, Jockey Cody Collis, Barrier 4, Weight 59.5kg
$19.00, In-running Settled 2, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:34.89s
1st Kerchak (NZ)
2nd Pernell 59kg 1L
3rd All's Fair 56kg 1.8L
TRIAL 17
Sunshine Coast Inner (Soft) 28/05/2024, Race 1, 1000m, Barrier Trl
Finished 5/7 4.2L, Jockey Justin Huxtable, Barrier 5, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:35.60s
1st Economics
2nd The Face 0kg 0.1L
3rd Midwest 0kg 0.9L
5 of 7 168
Ipswich (Soft) 11/05/2024, Race 4, 1350m, Open Hcp
Finished 5/7 3.5L, $1500, Jockey Cody Collis, Barrier 2, Weight 52.5kg
$8.50, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:35.80s
1st Collay's Spirit (NZ)
2nd Kipling's Journey 54kg 0.5L
3rd Tara Jasmine 54kg 1.3L
TRIAL 131
Sunshine Coast Inner (Heavy) 04/04/2024, Race 9, 850m, Barrier Trl
Finished 2/4 1L, Jockey Cody Collis, Barrier 2, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:37.60s
1st Hollywood North
2nd Early Thoughts 0kg 1L
3rd Above The Sky 0kg 1.2L
8 of 8 14
Doomben (Soft) 25/11/2023, Race 1, 2200m, (Bm78)
Finished 8/8 18.18L, $1000, Jockey Jake Bayliss, Barrier 1, Weight 59.5kg
$14.00, In-running Settled 1, 1200m 1st, 800m 3rd, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:36.08s
1st Kureder (NZ)
2nd Security Advisor 53kg 1.5L
3rd Flying Joy 59.5kg 4.3L