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
10 - Sir Rocket (12)
  • 10 Sir Rocket (12)
  • J: Samantha Pointon (a3) 56.0kg
  • T: J H Manzelmann
  • 5-4-6-6-7-7-0-5-6-7
71.0 71.0
$71.00 $71.00 - - - $71.00
RACE COMMENT
Kept grinding 6-1/4 len 6th of 10 (3) $21.00 54.0 Real Key 1280m Bowen Open Hcp Soft(5) Aug 16. Beaten but not disgraced when 5-1/2 len 7th of 10 (10) $31.00 53.0 The Driller 1460m Home Hill Open Hcp Good(4) Aug 26. Experienced campaigner. Last win was Oct 20. New to Birdsville. Old stager who has plenty to find on latest offerings. On trust.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
39-7-4-1
GOOD
0-0-0-0
TRACK
2-1-1-0
DISTANCE
0-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
2-0-0-0
JKY RIDING
CAREER STATISTICS
20%
WIN S/RATE
31%
PLACE S/RATE
55-11-4-2
CAREER
$379,340
PRIZE MONEY
1000 - 1560
WIN RANGE
11
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 55-11-4-2 20% 31% 13
Distance 2-1-1-0 50% 100% 2
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 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
1st up 8-2-1-0 25% 38% 6
2nd up 7-1-1-0 14% 29% 8
3rd up 7-1-0-1 14% 29% 12
4th up 7-3-0-0 43% 43% 1
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 5-0-0-0 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 39-7-4-1 18% 31% 14
Soft 14-4-0-0 29% 29% 3
Heavy 2-0-0-1 0% 50% 9
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 16-4-0-1 25% 31% 2
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 151-9-16-17 6% 28% 10
Samantha Pointon
Trainer 12mth 615-53-69-64 9% 30% 13
J H Manzelmann
Trained at: Mackay
Owners: J H Manzelmann
Colours: Dark Blue, Light Blue Star, White Cap
Age/Sex: 9 year old bay gelding
Breeding: Smart Missile - Wolfsburg
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
7 of 10 10
Home Hill (Good) 26/08/2025, Race 8, 1460m, Open Hcp
Finished 7/10 5.6L, $200, Jockey Samantha Pointon, Barrier 10, Weight 53kg
$31.00, In-running Settled 10, 800m 10th, 400m 10th, Sectional 600m 0:38.44s
1st The Driller
2nd John Joseph 54kg 1L
3rd Vivenzo 55kg 1.2L
6 of 10 21
Bowen (Soft) 16/08/2025, Race 4, 1280m, Open Hcp
Finished 6/10 6.3L, Jockey Samantha Pointon, Barrier 3, Weight 54kg
$21.00 Sectional 600m 0:35.52s
1st Real Key
2nd Under The Limit 55kg 0.2L
3rd Divine Okay 57.5kg 0.7L
5 of 5 15
Middlemount (Good) 26/07/2025, Race 5, 1475m, Open Hcp
Finished 5/5 20.8L, $400, Jockey Amie Meissner, Barrier 1, Weight 56.5kg
$5.00
1st Tricky Beans
2nd Grand De Lago 58.5kg 2L
3rd The Driller 53.5kg 7.5L
11 of 11 20
Mackay (Soft) 11/07/2025, Race 6, 1800m, Open Hcp
Finished 11/11 16.5L, Jockey Tahlia Fenlon, Barrier 7, Weight 55kg
$81.00, In-running Settled 4, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:36.08s
1st Archer's Game
2nd Caffrey (IRE) 57.5kg 0.5L
3rd Aimpoint 58kg 1.8L
7 of 9 7
Clermont (Good) 21/06/2025, Race 4, 1400m, Clermont Cup
Finished 7/9 7.5L, Jockey Brooke Johnson, Barrier 7, Weight 60.5kg
$15.00, In-running Settled 7, 1200m 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 9th,
1st Goldeeluck
2nd Lip Sip Suk 53.5kg 2.8L
3rd Stampede Warrior 59.5kg 3.0L
7 of 7 14
Atherton (Good) 14/06/2025, Race 2, 1200m, Open Hcp
Finished 7/7 4.9L, Jockey I Fry, Barrier 4, Weight 62kg
$12.00, In-running Settled 4, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:34.42s
1st Hearsay
2nd Recruiter 56kg 0.4L
3rd Journalism 60.5kg 0.9L
6 of 9 7
Cloncurry (Good) 31/05/2025, Race 4, 1200m, Open Hcp
Finished 6/9 9L, Jockey Denicious Smith, Barrier 4, Weight 63kg
$17.00 Sectional 600m 0:33.93s
1st Mr Metrics
2nd Kalashnikov 63.5kg 3.8L
3rd Magical Slipper 56kg 3.9L
6 of 6 7
Mareeba (Good) 24/05/2025, Race 4, 1210m, Open Plate
Finished 6/6 4.6L, Jockey Chris Meehan, Barrier 3, Weight 61.5kg
$4.00, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:35.33s
1st Recruiter
2nd The Driller 61.5kg 1.3L
3rd Southern Front 56kg 1.6L
4 of 6 6
Home Hill (Good) 17/05/2025, Race 5, 1180m, Open Plate
Finished 4/6 5.2L, $500, Jockey N Thomas, Barrier 4, Weight 61.5kg
$7.00 Sectional 600m 0:36.68s
1st Under The Limit
2nd Dragon's Snip 61.5kg 1.3L
3rd Aidenabet 61.5kg 2.1L
5 of 7 10
Bowen (Good) 11/05/2025, Race 4, 1200m, Open
Finished 5/7 2.1L, Jockey G D Kliese, Barrier 6, Weight 61.5kg
$7.00 Sectional 600m 0:36.39s
1st Chalkley
2nd Mr Tangles 61.5kg 0.5L
3rd Gossip Torque 59.5kg 0.6L
...
LAST WIN
1 of 6 9
Ewan (Good) 20/10/2024, Race 2, 1300m, (Open)
Finished 1/6 3.5L, $7500, Jockey Isabel Jessop, Barrier 1, Weight 58.5kg
$1.70, In-running Settled 1, 800m 1st, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:35.78s
1st Sir Rocket
2nd Savvy Sovereign (NZ) 57.5kg 3.5L
3rd The Driller 61.5kg 5.5L