Ipswich (QLD)
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R7
Result
Ipswich Party Hire Hcp (58)
1350m | 6:47pm
RAIL POSITION
+3m Entire Course
RACE CONDITIONS
Restricted 58 Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$28,000
 
 
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R7
5 - Switchblade (12)
  • 5 Switchblade (12)
  • J: M R Du Plessis 59.0kg
  • T: Stephen Matthews
  • 1-3-9-6-x-5-3-8-6-4
11.0 11.0 8.0 8.5 8.0 8.5
$11.00 $11.00 $8.00 $8.50 $8.00 $8.50
RACE COMMENT
Held up near 400m when 2-1/4 len 6th of 11 (1) $5.00 60.0 Moonshine Run 1400m Gatton 3yo+ Plate (C1) Good(4) Sep 25. Kept grinding 1-1/4 len 4th of 9 (9) $7.00 59.0 Clubhouse 1350m Ipswich E&G Hcp (58) Soft(7) Oct 27. Gave good account in choppy conditions when 1.1 len 4th this track over this distance. Looks a first four candidate.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
6-0-1-2
SOFT
4-0-0-0
TRACK
5-0-0-2
DISTANCE
3-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
1-0-0-0
JKY RIDING
CAREER STATISTICS
7%
WIN S/RATE
43%
PLACE S/RATE
14-1-2-3
CAREER
$36,555
PRIZE MONEY
1300
WIN RANGE
17
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 14-1-2-3 7% 43% 5
Distance 5-0-0-2 0% 40% 4
Track 4-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Track / Dist 3-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 3-1-1-0 33% 67% 1
1st up 3-0-1-0 0% 33% 7
2nd up 3-1-0-2 33% 100% 1
3rd up 3-0-1-1 0% 67% 5
4th up 3-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
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
Win distances: 1300m (1)
Track Conditions
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Firm 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Good 6-1-0-1 17% 33% 4
Soft 6-0-1-2 0% 50% 5
Heavy 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Synthetic 2-0-1-0 0% 50% 2
All wet 6-0-1-2 0% 50% 5
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 299-19-35-42 6% 32% 11
M R Du Plessis
Trainer 12mth 32-4-4-4 13% 38% 4
Stephen Matthews
Trained at: Toowoomba
Owners: SMKT Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd (Mgr: S B Matthews), T J Taylor, L W Schwenke & N W Walsh
Colours: Red, Yellow And Black Striped Sleeves
Age/Sex: 5 year old bay/brown gelding
Breeding: More Than Ready - Tree Of Jesse
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
4 of 9 32
Ipswich (Soft) 27/10/2025, Race 7, 1350m, E&G Hcp (58)
Finished 4/9 1.1L, $1450, Jockey M R Du Plessis, Barrier 9, Weight 59kg
$7.00, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:37.01s
1st Clubhouse
2nd Krumac 54kg 0.2L
3rd Bee Exact 56kg 0.4L
TRIAL 19
Warwick (Good) 14/10/2025, Race 5, 800m, Barrier Trl
Finished 2/4 0.2L, Jockey N Fazackerley, Barrier 2, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:32.92s
1st Miss De Medici
2nd Switchblade 0kg 0.2L
3rd Profits Prayer 0kg 0.5L
6 of 11 27
Gatton (Good) 25/09/2025, Race 6, 1400m, 3yo+ Plate (C1)
Finished 6/11 2.3L, $400, Jockey N Fazackerley, Barrier 1, Weight 60kg
$5.00, In-running Settled 8, 800m 8th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:36.59s
1st Moonshine Run
2nd Decorative 58kg 0.2L
3rd Silver Agent 60kg 0.7L
8 of 10 23
Ipswich (Good) 29/08/2025, Race 3, 1350m, Hcp (58)
Finished 8/10 4.5L, $500, Jockey N Fazackerley, Barrier 5, Weight 59.5kg
$9.50, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:36.39s
1st Fort William
2nd Bolshevic Road 59kg 1.5L
3rd Rockrata 54kg 2.5L
3 of 14 28
Warwick (Soft) 06/08/2025, Race 6, 1350m, (58)
Finished 3/14 0.9L, $1900, Jockey N Fazackerley, Barrier 3, Weight 60kg
$4.80, In-running Settled 6, 800m 7th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:36.35s
1st Bokuden
2nd Proponent 60kg 0.8L
3rd Switchblade 60kg 0.9L
5 of 7 137
Ipswich (Soft) 09/07/2025, Race 2, 1100m, 3yo+ Plate (C1)
Finished 5/7 6.3L, $1100, Jockey N Fazackerley, Barrier 4, Weight 60kg
$31.00, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:35.16s
1st Deep Vegas
2nd Red Hot Lizzie 58kg 4L
3rd Better Be Ready 56.5kg 4.5L
TRIAL 115
Gatton (Good) 17/06/2025, Race 9, 860m, Barrier Trl
Finished 3/5 2.6L, Jockey N Fazackerley, Barrier 2, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:34.01s
1st Addictive Piranha
2nd Pan A Million 0kg 0.1L
3rd Switchblade 0kg 2.6L
TRIAL 100
Toowoomba Inner (Soft) 02/06/2025, Race 9, 870m, Barrier Trl
Finished 2/3 1.8L, Jockey N Fazackerley, Barrier 3, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:36.20s
1st Purosangue
2nd Switchblade 0kg 1.8L
3rd Tortilla 0kg 5.1L
6 of 10 17
Toowoomba (Good) 22/02/2025, Race 1, 1300m, Hcp (C1)
Finished 6/10 5.2L, $420, Jockey N Fazackerley, Barrier 7, Weight 58kg
$3.00, In-running Settled 2, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:37.60s
1st Rubaahy
2nd Farwest 58kg 1.3L
3rd Joy McCoy (NZ) 55kg 2.6L
9 of 12 14
Ipswich (Soft) 05/02/2025, Race 7, 1350m, Hcp (C1)
Finished 9/12 9L, $760, Jockey M Hellyer, Barrier 7, Weight 58.5kg
$8.50, In-running Settled 7, 800m 4th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:35.72s
1st Jonny Da Wolf (NZ)
2nd Grey Impact 55.5kg 4.3L
3rd Like Smoke 56.5kg 4.8L
3 of 15 25
Doomben (Good) 22/01/2025, Race 7, 1350m, 3yo+ Plate (C1)
Finished 3/15 2.5L, $3400, Jockey Emily Lang, Barrier 14, Weight 58kg
$14.00, In-running Settled 5, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:34.05s
1st Heman
2nd Influential 60kg 1L
3rd Switchblade 58kg 2.5L
1 of 12 14
Toowoomba (Good) 28/12/2024, Race 5, 1300m, Mdn Plate
Finished 1/12 3.3L, $13700, Jockey N Fazackerley, Barrier 10, Weight 58.5kg
$4.20, In-running Settled 8, 800m 8th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:36.68s
1st Switchblade
2nd Gidday Gidday 56.5kg 3.3L
3rd Freya's Magic 58.5kg 6.1L
2 of 11 159
Toowoomba (Soft) 14/12/2024, Race 4, 1200m, Mdn Plate
Finished 2/11 1L, $4150, Jockey N Fazackerley, Barrier 7, Weight 58.5kg
$6.50, In-running Settled 4, 800m 4th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:37.00s
1st Tourbillon Whip
2nd Switchblade 58.5kg 1L
3rd Shake'N'Bake 56.5kg 1.5L
TRIAL 141
Toowoomba Inner (Good) 26/11/2024, Race 11, 925m, Barrier Trl
Finished 4/7 1.2L, Jockey N Fazackerley, Barrier 3, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:37.23s
1st Platinum Gift
2nd Shake'N'Bake 0kg 0.2L
3rd Kobe Ascot 0kg 0.7L