Birdsville (QLD)
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R6
TAB Birdsville Cup
1600m | 4:03pm
RAIL POSITION
True
RACE CONDITIONS
Open Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$60,000
 
 
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R6
7 - The Driller (13)
  • 7 The Driller (13)
  • J: Emma Bell 56.0kg
  • T: J H Manzelmann
  • 0-2-6-4-5-5-3-0-2-1
15.0 15.0
$15.00 $15.00 - - - $15.00
RACE COMMENT
Shifted out near 200m when sht nk 2nd of 12 (9) $51.00 58.0 Perovic 1900m Cairns (Bm74) Soft(5) Aug 16. Held up near turn, Hampered near 400m, Lost Ground when 1 len win of 10 (8) $11.00 55.0 John Joseph 1460m Home Hill Open Hcp Good(4) Aug 26. Experienced campaigner. Just missed at Cairns Aug 16. Impressive coming from back half to score at Home Hill. Super fit from racing and one for exotics.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
59-7-5-11
GOOD
0-0-0-0
TRACK
18-1-0-1
DISTANCE
0-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
1-0-0-0
JKY RIDING
CAREER STATISTICS
10%
WIN S/RATE
39%
PLACE S/RATE
83-8-8-16
CAREER
$301,568
PRIZE MONEY
1225 - 2100
WIN RANGE
11
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 83-8-8-16 10% 39% 18
Distance 18-1-0-1 6% 11% 13
Track 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Track / Dist 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 3-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
1st up 8-1-1-1 13% 38% 8
2nd up 8-1-2-1 13% 50% 5
3rd up 8-1-2-1 13% 50% 10
4th up 8-0-0-1 0% 13% 15
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 59-7-5-11 12% 39% 17
Soft 21-1-3-3 5% 33% 14
Heavy 2-0-0-1 0% 50% 8
Synthetic 1-0-0-1 0% 100% 3
All wet 23-1-3-4 4% 35% 13
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 159-20-23-14 13% 36% 6
Emma Bell
Trainer 12mth 615-53-69-64 9% 30% 12
J H Manzelmann
Trained at: Mackay
Owners: J H Manzelmann & I J Corazzol
Colours: Purple With Gold Treble Clef
Age/Sex: 9 year old bay gelding
Breeding: Sea The Stars - Shamal Wind
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
1 of 10 10
Home Hill (Good) 26/08/2025, Race 8, 1460m, Open Hcp
Finished 1/10 1L, $9000, Jockey Adam Sewell, Barrier 8, Weight 55kg
$11.00, In-running Settled 7, 800m 7th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:38.44s
1st The Driller
2nd John Joseph 54kg 1L
3rd Vivenzo 55kg 1.2L
2 of 12 14
Cairns (Soft) 16/08/2025, Race 8, 1900m, (Bm74)
Finished 2/12 0.2L, $7200, Jockey Adam Sewell, Barrier 9, Weight 58kg
$51.00, In-running Settled 11, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 9th, Sectional 600m 0:37.87s
1st Perovic
2nd The Driller 58kg 0.2L
3rd Stadium Of Light (NZ) 61.5kg 2.2L
12 of 14 7
Townsville (Soft) 02/08/2025, Race 5, 1609m, Open Hcp
Finished 12/14 7.5L, Jockey W D'Avila, Barrier 11, Weight 54kg
$71.00, In-running Settled 13, 1200m 13th, 800m 14th, 400m 14th, Sectional 600m 0:34.53s
1st Beau Rain
2nd John Joseph 54kg 0.2L
3rd Acclimatise 54kg 0.7L
3 of 5 7
Middlemount (Good) 26/07/2025, Race 5, 1475m, Open Hcp
Finished 3/5 7.5L, $1600, Jockey Samantha Pointon, Barrier 3, Weight 53.5kg
$3.40
1st Tricky Beans
2nd Grand De Lago 58.5kg 2L
3rd The Driller 53.5kg 7.5L
5 of 11 8
Townsville (Good) 19/07/2025, Race 6, 2000m, Open Hcp
Finished 5/11 6.8L, $1100, Jockey Nikki Olzard, Barrier 11, Weight 52kg
$11.00, In-running Settled 11, 1200m 11th, 800m 10th, 400m 11th, Sectional 600m 0:35.00s
1st Smart Legend
2nd Acclimatise 54kg 1.8L
3rd Ready Tiger 54.5kg 3.6L
5 of 11 27
Mackay (Soft) 11/07/2025, Race 6, 1800m, Open Hcp
Finished 5/11 2.5L, $1100, Jockey Nikki Olzard, Barrier 3, Weight 54kg
$71.00, In-running Settled 9, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:36.08s
1st Archer's Game
2nd Caffrey (IRE) 57.5kg 0.5L
3rd Aimpoint 58kg 1.8L
4 of 7 9
Atherton (Good) 14/06/2025, Race 2, 1200m, Open Hcp
Finished 4/7 3.2L, $500, Jockey Mitch Goring, Barrier 7, Weight 58kg
$5.00, In-running Settled 7, 800m 7th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:34.42s
1st Hearsay
2nd Recruiter 56kg 0.4L
3rd Journalism 60.5kg 0.9L
6 of 7 12
Mackay (Good) 05/06/2025, Race 7, 1560m, Open Hcp
Finished 6/7 6.9L, $400, Jockey Tahlia Fenlon, Barrier 7, Weight 55kg
$26.00, In-running Settled 5, 1200m 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:34.05s
1st Parade Ground
2nd Logan Street Lion (NZ) 60.5kg 0.1L
3rd Cabalo Escuro 54.5kg 1.9L
2 of 6 4
Mareeba (Good) 24/05/2025, Race 4, 1210m, Open Plate
Finished 2/6 1.3L, $2250, Jockey W D'Avila, Barrier 1, Weight 61.5kg
$15.00, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:35.33s
1st Recruiter
2nd The Driller 61.5kg 1.3L
3rd Southern Front 56kg 1.6L
10 of 12 10
Barcaldine (Soft) 20/05/2025, Race 8, 1000m, Open Hcp
Finished 10/12 6.9L, Jockey Isabel Jessop, Barrier 2, Weight 54kg
$101.00, In-running Settled 12, 800m 12th, 400m 12th, Sectional 600m 0:34.29s
1st Dehorned Unicorn
2nd Mon Pierre 56kg 2.8L
3rd The Hanger Cat 61kg 3.0L