Townsville (QLD)
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5 6 7
R4
Hygain (Bm65)
1609m | 4:35pm
RAIL POSITION
+4m 1000m-W/Post
+3m Remainder
RACE CONDITIONS
Benchmark 65 Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$21,000
 
 
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R4
7 - Sand 'n' Power (7)
  • 7 Sand 'n' Power (7)
  • J: Micheal Mc Donald 60.0kg
  • T: Gareth Smith
  • 2-1-8-x-6-3-5-4-1-1
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RACE COMMENT
Held up near turn when 3/4 len win of 9 (1) $4.80 61.5 Better Be Ready 1470m Bowen Hcp (C2) Good(4) Sep 16. Claimed 3 len win of 8 (8) $6.00 58.5 Eclipsion 1500m Cairns Hcp (C3) Good(4) Oct 12. Chasing hat-trick. Solid 61.5kg winner at Bowen Sep 16. Showed all his fighting qualities as he shook off rivals attentions to win the Hcp (C3) at Cairns. Sound claims.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
8-1-1-2
SOFT
1-0-0-0
TRACK
1-0-0-0
DISTANCE
1-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
1-1-0-0
JKY RIDING
CAREER STATISTICS
21%
WIN S/RATE
50%
PLACE S/RATE
14-3-1-3
CAREER
$60,200
PRIZE MONEY
1310 - 1500
WIN RANGE
9
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 14-3-1-3 21% 50% 1
Distance 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Track 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Track / Dist 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
1st up 3-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
2nd up 3-0-0-2 0% 67% 2
3rd up 2-0-0-1 0% 50% 4
4th up 2-0-1-0 0% 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 4-2-0-1 50% 75% 1
Soft 8-1-1-2 13% 50% 5
Heavy 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Synthetic 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 9-1-1-2 11% 44% 5
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 149-28-33-17 19% 52% 3
Micheal Mc Donald
Trainer 12mth 20-3-3-1 15% 35% 6
Gareth Smith
Trained at: Townsville
Owners: G D Smith
Colours: Lime Green, Royal Blue Star, Diagonal Striped Sleeves, Star Cap
Age/Sex: 4 year old brown/black gelding
Breeding: Better Than Ready - Takotsubo
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
1 of 8 26
Cairns (Good) 12/10/2025, Race 7, 1500m, Hcp (C3)
Finished 1/8 3L, $11600, Jockey Micheal Mc Donald, Barrier 8, Weight 58.5kg
$6.00, In-running Settled 2, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:36.47s
1st Sand 'n' Power
2nd Eclipsion 59kg 3L
3rd Bombinate 54kg 4.0L
1 of 9 14
Bowen (Good) 16/09/2025, Race 6, 1470m, Hcp (C2)
Finished 1/9 0.8L, $9000, Jockey Ashley Butler, Barrier 1, Weight 61.5kg
$4.80, In-running Settled 2, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:33.90s
1st Sand 'n' Power
2nd Better Be Ready 62.5kg 0.8L
3rd Keep On Running 60.5kg 3.3L
4 of 9 7
Townsville (Soft) 02/09/2025, Race 2, 1609m, (Bm60)
Finished 4/9 2.8L, $1000, Jockey Ms L Morrison, Barrier 8, Weight 59kg
$14.00, In-running Settled 6, 1200m 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:35.26s
1st Mission House
2nd Convertor 57kg 2.5L
3rd Kirikan (NZ) 61.5kg 2.8L
5 of 10 10
Home Hill (Good) 26/08/2025, Race 7, 1460m, (Bm55)
Finished 5/10 1.7L, $200, Jockey Shakira Bailey, Barrier 1, Weight 60kg
$6.00, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:39.01s
1st Joe's Giggle
2nd Look At Rosa 55kg 0.8L
3rd Sir Maximus 61kg 1.0L
3 of 10 42
Cairns (Soft) 16/08/2025, Race 3, 1250m, 3yo+ Plate (C1)
Finished 3/10 1.7L, $3000, Jockey McKenzie Apel, Barrier 4, Weight 58kg
$3.20, In-running Settled 3, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:36.31s
1st Superstitions
2nd Indefinite (NZ) 60kg 1.5L
3rd Sand 'n' Power 58kg 1.7L
TRIAL 16
Townsville (Good) 21/07/2025, Race 4, 850m, Barrier Trl
Finished 1/6 0.2L, Jockey I Fry, Barrier 4, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:32.44s
1st Sand 'n' Power
2nd Spring's Gift 0kg 0.2L
3rd Too Many Kisses 0kg 0.3L
6 of 11 111
Rockhampton (Soft) 05/07/2025, Race 6, 1400m, Hcp (C3)
Finished 6/11 3.7L, $500, Jockey Amy Graham, Barrier 10, Weight 53kg
$41.00, In-running Settled 9, 800m 8th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:34.69s
1st Katdeel
2nd More Love 58.5kg 1.5L
3rd Been A Secret 55kg 2.8L
TRIAL 103
Beaudesert (Soft) 27/06/2025, Race 3, 1200m, Barrier Trl
Finished 1/7 0.5L, Jockey Luke Dempsey, Barrier 3, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:37.15s
1st Sand 'n' Power
2nd Mustang Snooks 0kg 0.5L
3rd Kalkanli 0kg 0.7L
TRIAL 93
Gold Coast (Soft) 17/06/2025, Race 11, 1000m, Barrier Trl
Finished 3/6 5.8L, Jockey Amy Graham, Barrier 2, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:35.54s
1st Miley's Memory
2nd Coco Jewel 0kg 5.3L
3rd Sand 'n' Power 0kg 5.8L
8 of 9 22
Sunshine Coast (Soft) 16/03/2025, Race 1, 1400m, 3yo (Bm60)
Finished 8/9 6.2L, $500, Jockey Jaden Lloyd, Barrier 6, Weight 59.5kg
$20.00, In-running Settled 6, 800m 8th, 400m 9th, Sectional 600m 0:35.10s
1st Annie One Ready
2nd La Cometa (NZ) 58.5kg 0.5L
3rd Sheraquay 58kg 0.6L
1 of 12 14
Lismore (Soft) 22/02/2025, Race 3, 1310m, Showcase Super Mdn
Finished 1/12 0.2L, $22000, Jockey M Mc Guren, Barrier 2, Weight 56.5kg
$1.90, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:35.69s
1st Sand 'n' Power
2nd National Goal 58.5kg 0.2L
3rd Preachabull 55kg 4.0L
2 of 10 13
Gold Coast (Soft) 08/02/2025, Race 2, 1200m, Mdn Plate
Finished 2/10 0.5L, $5300, Jockey Jaden Lloyd, Barrier 5, Weight 57.5kg
$26.00, In-running Settled 9, 800m 9th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:35.36s
1st Cornerstone
2nd Sand 'n' Power 57.5kg 0.5L
3rd Torera 56.5kg 1.0L
3 of 11 19
Ipswich (Soft) 26/01/2025, Race 3, 1350m, Mdn
Finished 3/11 1.6L, $2800, Jockey R Curatolo, Barrier 1, Weight 56kg
$6.50, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:35.69s
1st All About Artie
2nd Good Philly 52kg 0.1L
3rd Sand 'n' Power 56kg 1.6L