Eagle Farm (QLD)
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R5
Furlong Equine Insurance (Bm78)
1000m | 3:02pm
RAIL POSITION
+3m Entire Course
RACE CONDITIONS
Benchmark 78 Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$85,000
 
 
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R5
1 - Belegato (8)
  • 1 Belegato (8)
  • J: Jag Guthmann-Chester 62.5kg
  • T: L F Birchley
  • 1-3-1-2-6-3-1-4-1-9
7.5 7.5
$7.50 $7.50 - - - $7.50
RACE COMMENT
Laid in in straight when 1-1/2 len win of 10 (10) $2.90 60.0 Simbu 1000m Eagle Farm (Bm78) Soft(7) Aug 9. Beaten but not disgraced when 7-1/2 len 9th of 11 (1) $26.00 57.0 Tropicus 1100m Caulfield The Heath Soft(5) Aug 30. Prepared for this with hd win of 4 (4) Dream Smart 850m Sunshine Coast Inner Barrier Trl Soft(7) Oct 14. Let-up (70-days). Eagle Farm winner two back. Off pace, only battled home for 7.4 len 9th at Caulfield. Since trialled at Sunshine Coast Inner Oct 14.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
5-1-1-1
GOOD
2-1-0-1
TRACK
9-3-2-2
DISTANCE
2-1-0-1
TRK / DIST
5-3-0-1
JKY RIDING
CAREER STATISTICS
31%
WIN S/RATE
62%
PLACE S/RATE
13-4-2-2
CAREER
$213,250
PRIZE MONEY
1000 - 1110
WIN RANGE
70
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 13-4-2-2 31% 62% 5
Distance 9-3-2-2 33% 78% 7
Track 2-1-0-1 50% 100% 3
Track / Dist 2-1-0-1 50% 100% 4
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 1-1-0-0 100% 100% 1
1st up 2-1-0-0 50% 50% 3
2nd up 2-0-1-1 0% 100% 7
3rd up 2-1-0-0 50% 50% 2
4th up 1-0-1-0 0% 100% 4
Group 1 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Group 2 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Group 3 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Listed 1-0-0-1 0% 100% 1
WFA 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Jumps 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Win distances: 1000m (3), 1110m (1)
Track Conditions
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Firm 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Good 5-1-1-1 20% 60% 6
Soft 6-3-0-1 50% 67% 1
Heavy 2-0-1-0 0% 50% 5
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 8-3-1-1 38% 63% 2
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 368-48-57-45 13% 41% 4
Jag Guthmann-Chester
Trainer 12mth 191-23-19-26 12% 36% 6
L F Birchley
Trained at: Sunshine Coast
Owners: Miss C M Birchley, G Farmer, P V Carr, M Black, M Kyriakides, Ms M P Black, Mrs A M Courtney, H S Courtney, B J Illingworth, Mrs K Illingworth, J P Sims, D A Blair, S N S Chadwick, C Chadwick, Mrs L A McLean, Mrs J Morgan, M F Shine, J W McInally, J Van Lierop & T L Carmichael
Colours: Blue, Gold Braiding, Green Sleeves, White Cap
Age/Sex: 4 year old bay gelding
Breeding: Belardo - Humoresque
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
TRIAL 45
Sunshine Coast Inner (Soft) 14/10/2025, Race 11, 850m, Barrier Trl
Finished 1/4 0.2L, Jockey Ben Thompson, Barrier 4, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:34.76s
1st Belegato (NZ)
2nd Dream Smart 0kg 0.2L
3rd Lost In Transit 0kg 0.5L
9 of 11 21
Caulfield (Soft) 30/08/2025, Race 7, 1100m, The Heath
Finished 9/11 7.4L, Jockey John Allen, Barrier 1, Weight 57kg
$26.00, In-running Settled 4, 800m 4th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:34.72s
1st Tropicus
2nd Arkansaw Kid 59kg 2.3L
3rd See You In Heaven 56.5kg 3.1L
1 of 10 35
Eagle Farm (Soft) 09/08/2025, Race 9, 1000m, (Bm78)
Finished 1/10 1.5L, $48800, Jockey Jag Guthmann-Chester, Barrier 10, Weight 60kg
$2.90, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:34.50s
1st Belegato (NZ)
2nd Simbu 60kg 1.5L
3rd Flaming Conquest 57kg 1.7L
TRIAL 17
Sunshine Coast Inner (Soft) 22/07/2025, Race 5, 1000m, Barrier Trl
Finished 2/6 0.4L, Jockey Jag Guthmann-Chester, Barrier 3, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:35.75s
1st Show Me Mercy
2nd Belegato (NZ) 0kg 0.4L
3rd Bold And Smooth 0kg 0.7L
4 of 14 42
Sunshine Coast (Soft) 05/07/2025, Race 4, 1000m, 3yo Hcp
Finished 4/14 0.9L, $9750, Jockey Jag Guthmann-Chester, Barrier 10, Weight 56.5kg
$4.80, In-running Settled 4, 800m 4th, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:33.87s
1st Overfull
2nd Charming Nic 54kg 0.2L
3rd Benzou 52kg 0.3L
1 of 15 28
Doomben (Soft) 24/05/2025, Race 5, 1110m, 3yo Swp
Finished 1/15 1.3L, $81200, Jockey Jag Guthmann-Chester, Barrier 3, Weight 56kg
$7.50, In-running Settled 3, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:34.41s
1st Belegato (NZ)
2nd Mayfair 57kg 1.3L
3rd Lead Me On 57kg 1.6L
3 of 12 77
Eagle Farm (Soft) 26/04/2025, Race 6, 1000m, Mick Dittman Plate
Finished 3/12 0.5L, $14500, Jockey Jag Guthmann-Chester, Barrier 6, Weight 57kg
$81.00, In-running Settled 4, 800m 4th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:33.52s
1st Spicy Martini
2nd Zoubaby 55kg 0.3L
3rd Belegato (NZ) 57kg 0.5L
6 of 10 14
Doomben (Good) 08/02/2025, Race 6, 1110m, 3yo+ Plate (C3)
Finished 6/10 4.1L, $1000, Jockey James Orman, Barrier 7, Weight 57.5kg
$9.00, In-running Settled 1, 800m 1st, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:33.34s
1st Termagant
2nd Secret Revolution 60kg 2.3L
3rd Instagood 56kg 2.5L
2 of 9 8
Sunshine Coast (Good) 25/01/2025, Race 4, 1000m, 3yo Hcp
Finished 2/9 1L, $16400, Jockey Ms N Beriman, Barrier 2, Weight 55kg
$5.50, In-running Settled 8, 800m 8th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:34.56s
1st Cosmo Centaurus
2nd Belegato (NZ) 55kg 1L
3rd Spywire 60.5kg 1.2L
1 of 9 22
Sunshine Coast (Good) 17/01/2025, Race 8, 1000m, (Bm62)
Finished 1/9 0.8L, $15600, Jockey Jag Guthmann-Chester, Barrier 4, Weight 57.5kg
$2.70, In-running Settled 4, 800m 4th, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:33.38s
1st Belegato (NZ)
2nd Artie Pantz 58kg 0.8L
3rd Pink Cashmere 57.5kg 2.1L
3 of 12 27
Sunshine Coast (Good) 26/12/2024, Race 5, 1000m, Hcp (C1)
Finished 3/12 1.2L, $3400, Jockey R Dolan, Barrier 9, Weight 58kg
$2.50, In-running Settled 4, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:34.07s
1st Untouchable Legend
2nd Mercian 59.5kg 0.4L
3rd Belegato (NZ) 58kg 1.2L
1 of 13 320
Sunshine Coast (Soft) 29/11/2024, Race 2, 1000m, 3yo Mdn Plate
Finished 1/13 2.5L, $16800, Jockey R Dolan, Barrier 13, Weight 58kg
$31.00, In-running Settled 4, 800m 4th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:33.70s
1st Belegato (NZ)
2nd Brazen Act 58kg 2.5L
3rd Blue Moves 56kg 3.0L
TRIAL 295
Gold Coast (Soft) 04/11/2024, Race 16, 850m, Barrier Trl
Finished 7/7 8.8L, Jockey Jace McMurray, Barrier 1, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:33.91s
1st Ciphertext
2nd Accelar 0kg 0.1L
3rd Cutting Edge 0kg 0.6L