Mt Isa (QLD)
1 2 3 4 5
R5
(Bm55)
1000m | 6:00pm
RAIL POSITION
True
RACE CONDITIONS
Benchmark 55 Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$10,000
 
 
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R5
6 - Viking Valour (11)
  • 6 Viking Valour (11)
  • J: J Hoopert 60.5kg
  • T: D R Ballard
  • 0-6-0-2-8-x-2-4-1-2
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RACE COMMENT
Began awkwardly when 1-1/2 len win of 6 (6) $2.35 61.5 Vonk 900m Mt Isa (Bm50) Good(0) Oct 20. Swung sideways at start, Caused interference, Wide throughout when 2 len 2nd of 9 (7) $1.55 63.0 Under Suspicion 900m Mt Isa (Bm50) Good(0) Nov 10. Real tradesman. Solid 61.5kg winner at Mt Isa 20 Oct. Sent forward, outgunned late but kept on for second (Bm50) here. Sticky gate but has early zip.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
18-1-5-2
GOOD
2-1-1-0
TRACK
7-1-1-2
DISTANCE
0-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
1-0-1-0
JKY RIDING
CAREER STATISTICS
10%
WIN S/RATE
38%
PLACE S/RATE
29-3-5-3
CAREER
$90,590
PRIZE MONEY
860 - 1000
WIN RANGE
19
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 29-3-5-3 10% 38% 8
Distance 7-1-1-2 14% 57% 4
Track 2-1-1-0 50% 100% 3
Track / Dist 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 4-1-0-1 25% 50% 1
1st up 4-0-1-1 0% 50% 5
2nd up 3-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
3rd up 3-1-1-0 33% 67% 2
4th up 2-0-1-0 0% 50% 7
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 18-1-5-2 6% 44% 8
Soft 10-2-0-1 20% 30% 2
Heavy 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Synthetic 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 10-2-0-1 20% 30% 3
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 17-2-4-1 12% 41% 3
J Hoopert
Trainer 12mth 49-8-8-6 16% 45% 1
D R Ballard
Trained at: Mount Isa
Owners: Mrs D R Ballard
Colours: Cerise, Blue Checkerboards, Cerise Sleeves And Cap
Age/Sex: 5 year old brown gelding
Breeding: Heroic Valour - Spinning Heart
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
2 of 9 21
Mt Isa (Good) 10/11/2025, Race 7, 900m, (Bm50)
Finished 2/9 2L, $2800, Jockey P Hamblin, Barrier 7, Weight 63kg
$1.55, In-running Settled 2, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:34.13s
1st Under Suspicion
2nd Viking Valour 63kg 2L
3rd Tequila Dancer 62kg 2.5L
1 of 6 10
Mt Isa (Good) 20/10/2025, Race 3, 900m, (Bm50)
Finished 1/6 1.5L, $9000, Jockey P Hamblin, Barrier 6, Weight 61.5kg
$2.35, In-running Settled 1, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:33.96s
1st Viking Valour
2nd Vonk 64kg 1.5L
3rd Hellarama 58kg 3.5L
4 of 11 27
Cloncurry (Good) 10/10/2025, Race 6, 1000m, (Bm55)
Finished 4/11 3.7L, $800, Jockey P Hamblin, Barrier 1, Weight 59kg
$4.80, In-running Settled 2, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:33.84s
1st Vonk
2nd Northumbria 62kg 0.1L
3rd Ithinkbetta 57kg 2.4L
2 of 9 180
Cloncurry (Good) 13/09/2025, Race 2, 1000m, (Bm50)
Finished 2/9 1.3L, $1800, Jockey J Hoopert, Barrier 1, Weight 61.5kg
$4.40 Sectional 600m 0:33.25s
1st Basque
2nd Viking Valour 61.5kg 1.3L
3rd Snipillicious 58.5kg 1.8L
8 of 9 39
Beaudesert (Good) 17/03/2025, Race 3, 1100m, (Bm55)
Finished 8/9 4L, $500, Jockey Jace McMurray, Barrier 9, Weight 57.5kg
$21.00, In-running Settled 8, 800m 8th, 400m 9th, Sectional 600m 0:35.28s
1st Russian Diva
2nd Miss Zermatt 57kg 1.5L
3rd Mr Polar 60.5kg 2.0L
2 of 11 18
Beaudesert (Good) 06/02/2025, Race 4, 1100m, Hcp (55)
Finished 2/11 0.1L, $4800, Jockey Jace McMurray, Barrier 1, Weight 57kg
$11.00, In-running Settled 4, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:34.88s
1st Warrior Chief
2nd Viking Valour 57kg 0.1L
3rd Gallery Master 53kg 1.6L
10 of 12 17
Gatton (Good) 19/01/2025, Race 7, 1400m, Hcp (58)
Finished 10/12 10.1L, $400, Jockey Julie Busuttin, Barrier 11, Weight 53.5kg
$19.00, In-running Settled 4, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:35.34s
1st Fiery Ring
2nd Irama 58kg 0.2L
3rd Lupine (NZ) 57kg 1.2L
6 of 11 12
Kilcoy (Soft) 02/01/2025, Race 6, 1200m, Hcp (55)
Finished 6/11 2.6L, $400, Jockey Julie Busuttin, Barrier 6, Weight 55.5kg
$9.00, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:35.64s
1st Grandeur Rose
2nd Gallery Master 53kg 0.2L
3rd Bull Dimple Rum 55.5kg 0.7L
11 of 12 28
Ipswich (Good) 21/12/2024, Race 7, 800m, (Bm58)
Finished 11/12 6.8L, Jockey Dale Smith, Barrier 9, Weight 58kg
$21.00, In-running Settled 12, 400m 12th, Sectional 600m 0:33.31s
1st Russian Pins
2nd Palawa Kani 59kg 0.4L
3rd Yemean 57.5kg 0.9L
7 of 14 32
Toowoomba (Soft) 23/11/2024, Race 3, 1100m, Hcp (58)
Finished 7/14 4.3L, $420, Jockey Leslie Tilley, Barrier 8, Weight 59kg
$12.00, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:36.03s
1st Electric Arrow
2nd Drang A Tang 60kg 0.1L
3rd Blue Eye Dame 54kg 0.9L