Launceston (TAS)
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R5
Kelvin Lucas Memorial (Bm68)
1200m | 7:30pm
RAIL POSITION
True
RACE CONDITIONS
Benchmark 68 Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$25,000
 
 
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R5
9 - Skin In The Game (13)
  • 9 Skin In The Game (13)
  • J: A Darmanin 58.5kg
  • T: Brendan McShane
  • 2-1-1-1-2-x
4.2 4.2 4.0 4.2 4.33 4.5
$4.20 $4.20 $4.00 $4.20 $4.33 $4.50
RACE COMMENT
Swab taken by order of stewards when 2-1/2 len win of 10 (9) $2.45 59.0 Adachi 1390m Hobart Hcp (C2) Soft(5) Jun 22. Tried hard when 1/2 len 2nd of 10 (3) $1.30 57.0 The Longest Yard 1400m Hobart Plate (C4) Soft(5) Jul 6. Had the benefit of 5-3/4 len 6th of 7 (2) Magnaprime 800m Launceston Barrier Trl Soft(5) Nov 6. Back to the track for second campaign (19-weeks). There or thereabouts in last campaign. Did a terrific job in his first campaign. Drops in grade.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
3-2-1-0
SOFT
0-0-0-0
TRACK
0-0-0-0
DISTANCE
0-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
5-3-2-0
JKY RIDING
2/14
OUR RANKING
CAREER STATISTICS
60%
WIN S/RATE
100%
PLACE S/RATE
5-3-2-0
CAREER
$59,550
PRIZE MONEY
1390 - 1430
WIN RANGE
138
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 5-3-2-0 60% 100% 1
Distance 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
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 1-0-1-0 0% 100% 5
2nd up 1-1-0-0 100% 100% 2
3rd up 1-1-0-0 100% 100% 2
4th up 1-1-0-0 100% 100% 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 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: 1390m (1), 1400m (1), 1430m (1)
Track Conditions
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Firm 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Good 2-1-1-0 50% 100% 1
Soft 3-2-1-0 67% 100% 1
Heavy 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 3-2-1-0 67% 100% 1
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 351-65-58-46 19% 48% 1
A Darmanin
Trainer 12mth 109-7-12-13 6% 29% 7
Brendan McShane
Trained at: Broadmarsh
Owners: B W McShane, P A Lennon, G M McShane & L Drew
Colours: Scarlet, White Cap, Scarlet Spots
Age/Sex: 5 year old chestnut gelding
Breeding: Turffontein - Miss Amigo
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
TRIAL 123
Launceston (Soft) 06/11/2025, Race 5, 800m, Barrier Trl
Finished 6/7 5.8L, Jockey Chloe Wells, Barrier 2, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:33.15s
1st Magnaprime
2nd Just Cruisin' 0kg 0.1L
3rd Nazorian 0kg 3.1L
2 of 10 14
Hobart (Soft) 06/07/2025, Race 6, 1400m, Plate (C4)
Finished 2/10 0.5L, $5800, Jockey A Darmanin, Barrier 3, Weight 57kg
$1.30, In-running Settled 4, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:37.58s
1st The Longest Yard
2nd Skin In The Game 57kg 0.5L
3rd Carnelian Rock 55kg 0.7L
1 of 10 14
Hobart (Soft) 22/06/2025, Race 7, 1390m, Hcp (C2)
Finished 1/10 2.5L, $16875, Jockey A Darmanin, Barrier 9, Weight 59kg
$2.45, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:37.46s
1st Skin In The Game
2nd Adachi 56.5kg 2.5L
3rd Carnelian Rock 53.5kg 3.0L
1 of 10 28
Hobart (Soft) 08/06/2025, Race 5, 1430m, Hcp (C1)
Finished 1/10 0.5L, $16250, Jockey A Darmanin, Barrier 6, Weight 59kg
$3.90, In-running Settled 8, 800m 9th, 400m 9th, Sectional 600m 0:37.54s
1st Skin In The Game
2nd Obviously Good 56kg 0.5L
3rd Christopher Robin 57kg 3.0L
1 of 14 14
Hobart (Good) 11/05/2025, Race 3, 1400m, 2yo+ Mdn Plate
Finished 1/14 2L, $15625, Jockey A Darmanin, Barrier 14, Weight 58.5kg
$2.80, In-running Settled 3, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:36.26s
1st Skin In The Game
2nd Lord Hear Us 58.5kg 2L
3rd Raging Waters 58.5kg 3.3L
2 of 11 N/A
Hobart (Good) 27/04/2025, Race 2, 1400m, 2yo+ Mdn Plate
Finished 2/11 0L, $5000, Jockey A Darmanin, Barrier 8, Weight 58.5kg
$9.50, In-running Settled 8, 1200m 0th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:36.77s
1st Christopher Robin
2nd Skin In The Game 58.5kg 0L
3rd May We All 58.5kg 1.0L
TRIAL N/A
Hobart (Soft) 24/03/2025, Race 4, 800m, Barrier Trl
Finished 3/4 1.8L, Jockey D Pires, Barrier 2, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:35.22s
1st Move On Over
2nd Sterrek 0kg 1L
3rd Skin In The Game 0kg 1.8L
TRIAL N/A
Longford (Soft) 23/12/2024, Race 8, 800m, Barrier Trl
Finished 4/5 6.5L, Jockey Ms K Boxall, Barrier 1, Weight 0kg
N/A
1st Speed Rock
2nd Pepparoni 0kg 0.2L
3rd Talk Soon 0kg 4.7L