Townsville (QLD)
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R4
4h2m
The Townsville Mendi Blackhawks (Bm65)
1400m | 2:45pm
RAIL POSITION
+4.5m 1000-W/Post
+2m Remainder.
RACE CONDITIONS
Benchmark 65 Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$21,000
 
 
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R4
1 - King's Halo (5)
  • 1 King's Halo (5)
  • J: Fiona Sandkuhl (a2) 63.0kg
  • T: S Massingham
  • 0-1-7-7-4-2-1-4-2-9
6.0 6.0 5.25 5.0
$6.00 $6.00 - $6.00 $5.25 $5.00
RACE COMMENT
Battled away gamely 1/2 nk 2nd of 8 (8) $6.00 61.0 Burraneer Buoy 1400m Townsville (Bm70) Soft(6) Jan 6. Beaten but not disgraced when 7-3/4 len 9th of 10 (10) $13.00 55.0 Northern Pride 1400m Townsville Open Hcp Soft(6) Jan 16. Just missed at Townsville 6 Jan. Did little on a soft deck (outside alley) 7.7 len 9th here over this trip. Handles all conditions. This looks very winnable.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
14-1-5-1
SOFT
10-2-2-1
TRACK
13-3-3-1
DISTANCE
5-1-1-0
TRK / DIST
0-0-0-0
JKY RIDING
1/12
OUR RANKING
CAREER STATISTICS
16%
WIN S/RATE
54%
PLACE S/RATE
37-6-9-5
CAREER
$142,000
PRIZE MONEY
1250 - 1400
WIN RANGE
8
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 37-6-9-5 16% 54% 1
Distance 13-3-3-1 23% 54% 4
Track 10-2-2-1 20% 50% 3
Track / Dist 5-1-1-0 20% 40% 5
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 1-0-0-1 0% 100% 3
1st up 5-0-1-0 0% 20% 7
2nd up 5-0-1-1 0% 40% 8
3rd up 4-0-1-1 0% 50% 8
4th up 4-2-1-1 50% 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
Track Conditions
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Firm 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Good 21-5-3-4 24% 57% 4
Soft 14-1-5-1 7% 50% 5
Heavy 2-0-1-0 0% 50% 3
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 16-1-6-1 6% 50% 6
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 106-16-16-10 15% 40% 4
Fiona Sandkuhl
Trainer 12mth 296-51-46-37 17% 45% 3
S Massingham
Trained at: Cairns
Owners: Hedley Racing (Mgr: T W Hedley), T W Hedley, B J McDonald, J R McDonald, S C Massingham & Miss T L Clark
Colours: Orange, Yellow H
Age/Sex: 6 year old brown gelding
Breeding: Better Than Ready - Dublette
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
9 of 10 10
Townsville (Soft) 16/01/2026, Race 7, 1400m, Open Hcp
Finished 9/10 7.7L, $400, Jockey S Cormack, Barrier 10, Weight 55kg
$13.00, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:34.68s
1st Northern Pride
2nd Tambo's Justice 55kg 0.1L
3rd Tycoon Beau 56.5kg 0.5L
2 of 8 17
Townsville (Soft) 06/01/2026, Race 3, 1400m, (Bm70)
Finished 2/8 0.2L, $3800, Jockey R Wiggins, Barrier 8, Weight 61kg
$6.00, In-running Settled 2, 800m 1st, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:34.07s
1st Burraneer Buoy
2nd King's Halo 61kg 0.2L
3rd Prince Akeem 55.5kg 0.4L
4 of 8 16
Cairns (Soft) 20/12/2025, Race 6, 1400m, Open Hcp
Finished 4/8 2.8L, $1000, Jockey N Thomas, Barrier 7, Weight 54.5kg
$5.00, In-running Settled 5, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:37.25s
1st Tycoon Beau
2nd Seventies Hit 55kg 0.2L
3rd Strathcona 56kg 2.0L
1 of 7 9
Cairns (Soft) 04/12/2025, Race 2, 1250m, (Bm65)
Finished 1/7 0.5L, $11600, Jockey R Wiggins, Barrier 6, Weight 61.5kg
$3.20, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:37.28s
1st King's Halo
2nd Singular 56.5kg 0.5L
3rd No Love Lost 56.5kg 3.8L
2 of 9 9
Cairns (Good) 25/11/2025, Race 6, 1250m, (Bm70)
Finished 2/9 0.5L, $3800, Jockey S Cormack, Barrier 2, Weight 59kg
$9.00, In-running Settled 3, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:36.00s
1st Turn Bird
2nd King's Halo 59kg 0.5L
3rd Colours Of Autumn 57kg 0.6L
4 of 9 14
Cairns (Good) 16/11/2025, Race 7, 1400m, Open Hcp
Finished 4/9 3.6L, $1000, Jockey N Thomas, Barrier 4, Weight 54kg
$21.00, In-running Settled 4, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd,
1st Moegreen (NZ)
2nd Tycoon Beau 56.5kg 0.2L
3rd Spirit Meister 55.5kg 0.5L
7 of 7 8
Cairns (Soft) 02/11/2025, Race 2, 1250m, (Bm70)
Finished 7/7 2.3L, $400, Jockey R Wiggins, Barrier 3, Weight 59.5kg
$5.00, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:34.75s
1st Impardoo
2nd Targeted 56kg 1L
3rd Turn Bird 60.5kg 1.1L
7 of 9 25
Townsville (Soft) 25/10/2025, Race 5, 1400m, (Bm70)
Finished 7/9 7.7L, $400, Jockey R Wiggins, Barrier 6, Weight 59.5kg
$21.00, In-running Settled 3, 800m 4th, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:34.20s
1st Burraneer Buoy
2nd Moegreen (NZ) 61kg 0.5L
3rd Colours Of Autumn 59kg 1.3L
1 of 7 11
Cairns (Good) 30/09/2025, Race 6, 1250m, (Bm60)
Finished 1/7 0.5L, $11600, Jockey R Wiggins, Barrier 7, Weight 62.5kg
$3.70, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:35.31s
1st King's Halo
2nd Targeted 58.5kg 0.5L
3rd Ellie's Dream 60.5kg 0.7L
11 of 13 10
Townsville (Soft) 19/09/2025, Race 8, 1400m, Hcp (C5)
Finished 11/13 8.3L, Jockey R Wiggins, Barrier 11, Weight 58.5kg
$10.00, In-running Settled 3, 800m 3rd, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:34.43s
1st Moegreen (NZ)
2nd Brave Agenda 57.5kg 1.5L
3rd Blue Steel 56.5kg 2.5L