Flemington (VIC)
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R2
1h32m
Victorian Bushfire Appeal Plate (Bm78)
2520m | 12:50pm
RAIL POSITION
Out 9m Entire Circuit
RACE CONDITIONS
Benchmark 78 Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
3yo+
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$130,000
 
 
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R2
3 - Politely Dun (7)
  • 3 Politely Dun (7)
  • J: Jordan Childs 57.0kg
  • T: D T O'Brien
  • 2-1-8-5-x-5-8-0-2-4
6.25 6.25 6.5 6.25 6.5 6.25
$6.25 $6.25 $6.50 $6.25 $6.50 $6.25
RACE COMMENT
Held up near 400m, Laid in in straight, Vetted - no abnormalities when 1 len 2nd of 13 (2) $13.00 56.5 Suntora 2000m Pakenham 3yo+ (Bm78) Good(4) Dec 13. Reasonable effort 1-1/2 len 4th of 9 (9) $12.00 57.0 Sun Gift 2000m Flemington 3yo+ (Bm78) Good(4) Jan 10. On a quick back-up. Wasn't beaten far this track. Very fit and warrants attention.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
12-1-2-2
GOOD
7-1-1-1
TRACK
2-0-0-0
DISTANCE
2-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
4-1-0-0
JKY RIDING
3/10
OUR RANKING
CAREER STATISTICS
10%
WIN S/RATE
40%
PLACE S/RATE
20-2-3-3
CAREER
$315,785
PRIZE MONEY
2000
WIN RANGE
7
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 20-2-3-3 10% 40% 8
Distance 2-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Track 7-1-1-1 14% 43% 2
Track / Dist 2-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
1st up 3-0-0-1 0% 33% 6
2nd up 3-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
3rd up 3-0-1-0 0% 33% 8
4th up 3-0-2-1 0% 100% 4
Group 1 2-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Group 2 2-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Group 3 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Listed 2-0-1-0 0% 50% 4
WFA 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Jumps 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Win distances: 2000m (2)
Track Conditions
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Firm 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Good 12-1-2-2 8% 42% 8
Soft 8-1-1-1 13% 38% 6
Heavy 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 8-1-1-1 13% 38% 6
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 556-69-72-62 12% 37% 4
Jordan Childs
Trainer 12mth 541-70-64-70 13% 38% 5
D T O'Brien
Trained at: Flemington
Owners: P Ganci, Three Three Five Six Racing, M Davidson, Bearman Racing, A Bright Idea, B Fowler, Turker's Lurkers, Team Hit Racing, Sunny Coast Mates, S Kyriazis, Killarney, Fat's Back Racing, Dunpunting, B Shipton, No More Ponies, D Cremasco, S Ganci, D Mullen, J Huggett & S Payne
Colours: Navy Blue, White Checked Sleeves And Cap
Age/Sex: 4 year old bay gelding
Breeding: Dundeel - Politeness
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
4 of 9 28
Flemington (Good) 10/01/2026, Race 2, 2000m, 3yo+ (Bm78)
Finished 4/9 1.5L, $6500, Jockey H Coffey, Barrier 9, Weight 57kg
$12.00, In-running Settled 9, 1200m 8th, 800m 7th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:35.95s
1st Sun Gift (NZ)
2nd Trapalanda (IRE) 55kg 1.3L
3rd American Wolf (NZ) 57kg 1.5L
2 of 13 7
Pakenham (Good) 13/12/2025, Race 5, 2000m, 3yo+ (Bm78)
Finished 2/13 1L, $14400, Jockey H Coffey, Barrier 2, Weight 56.5kg
$13.00, In-running Settled 8, 1200m 9th, 800m 10th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:35.79s
1st Suntora
2nd Politely Dun 56.5kg 1L
3rd Prince Eric (IRE) 60.5kg 3.0L
12 of 13 21
Ballarat (Soft) 06/12/2025, Race 8, 2000m, (Bm84)
Finished 12/13 7.1L, Jockey Craig Williams, Barrier 13, Weight 54kg
$6.50, In-running Settled 11, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 13th, Sectional 600m 0:37.20s
1st Prince Eric (IRE)
2nd Liberami (NZ) 60kg 0.4L
3rd Regal Lion (NZ) 59.5kg 0.6L
8 of 11 17
Caulfield (Good) 15/11/2025, Race 3, 1700m, (Bm74)
Finished 8/11 4.2L, $2600, Jockey Jordan Childs, Barrier 3, Weight 59.5kg
$20.00, In-running Settled 6, 1200m 6th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:35.66s
1st Skippers Canyon (NZ)
2nd Sigiriya Rock 58kg 0.2L
3rd Nearing Liberty 58.5kg 0.4L
5 of 9 116
Bendigo (Good) 29/10/2025, Race 3, 1600m, 3yo+ (Bm70)
Finished 5/9 1.9L, $1500, Jockey Jordan Childs, Barrier 2, Weight 61.5kg
$19.00, In-running Settled 7, 1200m 7th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:36.92s
1st Entrusting
2nd Masterful 56.5kg 0.4L
3rd Cavity Bay 57.5kg 1.4L
5 of 16 28
Flemington (Soft) 05/07/2025, Race 7, 2500m, 3yo Challenge Final
Finished 5/16 2.4L, $6000, Jockey D W Stackhouse, Barrier 6, Weight 60kg
$12.00, In-running Settled 8, 1200m 11th, 800m 14th, 400m 14th, Sectional 600m 0:34.74s
1st Shockletz (NZ)
2nd Ant 56kg 0.1L
3rd Frontline Action 54kg 1.1L
8 of 17 21
Eagle Farm (Soft) 07/06/2025, Race 9, 2400m, Queensland Derby
Finished 8/17 4.4L, $12000, Jockey Jordan Childs, Barrier 17, Weight 57kg
$20.00, In-running Settled 17, 1200m 17th, 800m 17th, 400m 15th, Sectional 600m 0:36.54s
1st Maison Louis (NZ)
2nd Numbers (NZ) 57kg 1L
3rd Chase Your Dreams (NZ) 55kg 1.3L
1 of 17 42
Flemington (Soft) 17/05/2025, Race 5, 2000m, 3yo Open Hcp
Finished 1/17 1.5L, $82500, Jockey Jordan Childs, Barrier 8, Weight 56kg
$13.00, In-running Settled 11, 1200m 13th, 800m 14th, 400m 12th, Sectional 600m 0:37.62s
1st Politely Dun
2nd Hot Majesty 54kg 1.5L
3rd Adjudicate 53kg 2.0L
2 of 11 14
Caulfield (Good) 05/04/2025, Race 5, 2400m, Galilee Series Final
Finished 2/11 2.3L, $36000, Jockey D W Stackhouse, Barrier 9, Weight 57kg
$12.00, In-running Settled 8, 1200m 8th, 800m 9th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:34.46s
1st Statuario
2nd Politely Dun 57kg 2.3L
3rd Litzdeel 55kg 3.3L
4 of 9 10
Moonee Valley (Soft) 22/03/2025, Race 6, 2040m, Alister Clark Stakes
Finished 4/9 5.1L, $22500, Jockey D W Stackhouse, Barrier 3, Weight 57kg
$61.00, In-running Settled 6, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:37.36s
1st Shanwah (NZ)
2nd Imperialist (NZ) 57kg 2L
3rd Statuario 57kg 2.1L