Townsville (QLD)
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R4
4h3m
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
8 - Prince Akeem (7)
  • 8 Prince Akeem (7)
  • J: I Fry 58.0kg
  • T: Graham R Hughes
  • 4-x-2-5-1-4-4-3-3-3
4.2 4.2 4.33 4.2 4.5
$4.20 $4.20 $4.20 $4.33 $4.20 $4.50
RACE COMMENT
Ran home solidly for 1/2 nk, sht nk 3rd of 8 (7) $5.00 55.5 Burraneer Buoy 1400m Townsville (Bm70) Soft(6) Jan 6. Began awkwardly when 1-1/2 len, sht hd 3rd of 7 (3) $7.50 55.5 Joe's Giggle 1609m Townsville (Bm70) Soft(6) Jan 16. Model of consistency. Ran on soundly into third in the small field this track. A distance specialist. Makes a strong case in this company.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
24-6-1-7
SOFT
24-3-6-6
TRACK
16-4-3-2
DISTANCE
9-1-3-2
TRK / DIST
2-0-0-1
JKY RIDING
4/12
OUR RANKING
CAREER STATISTICS
13%
WIN S/RATE
45%
PLACE S/RATE
56-7-8-10
CAREER
$151,715
PRIZE MONEY
1200 - 1609
WIN RANGE
8
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 56-7-8-10 13% 45% 3
Distance 16-4-3-2 25% 56% 2
Track 24-3-6-6 13% 63% 4
Track / Dist 9-1-3-2 11% 67% 4
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
1st up 5-0-3-1 0% 80% 3
2nd up 5-2-1-0 40% 60% 2
3rd up 5-1-0-0 20% 20% 6
4th up 5-0-1-0 0% 20% 6
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 27-1-6-2 4% 33% 11
Soft 24-6-1-7 25% 58% 2
Heavy 5-0-1-1 0% 40% 5
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 29-6-2-8 21% 55% 2
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 245-26-23-36 11% 35% 6
I Fry
Trainer 12mth 143-15-10-15 10% 28% 6
Graham R Hughes
Trained at: Cluden
Owners: G R Hughes, Mrs D R Hughes, R J Nash & Mrs S P Nash
Colours: Red, Yellow Striped Sleeves, Yellow Cap
Age/Sex: 8 year old chestnut gelding
Breeding: Polarmore - Zamunda
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
3 of 7 10
Townsville (Soft) 16/01/2026, Race 2, 1609m, (Bm70)
Finished 3/7 1.6L, $1950, Jockey I Fry, Barrier 3, Weight 55.5kg
$7.50, In-running Settled 5, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:38.14s
1st Joe's Giggle
2nd Our Turn Now (NZ) 60kg 1.5L
3rd Prince Akeem 55.5kg 1.6L
3 of 8 24
Townsville (Soft) 06/01/2026, Race 3, 1400m, (Bm70)
Finished 3/8 0.4L, $1950, Jockey S Cormack, Barrier 7, Weight 55.5kg
$5.00, In-running Settled 7, 800m 7th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:34.07s
1st Burraneer Buoy
2nd King's Halo 61kg 0.2L
3rd Prince Akeem 55.5kg 0.4L
3 of 10 18
Townsville (Good) 13/12/2025, Race 5, 1200m, (Bm65)
Finished 3/10 1.2L, $1950, Jockey Gabrielle Semmens, Barrier 9, Weight 56kg
$12.00, In-running Settled 2, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd,
1st Our Impact
2nd From This Moment 61kg 0.2L
3rd Prince Akeem 56kg 1.2L
4 of 9 23
Cairns (Good) 25/11/2025, Race 6, 1250m, (Bm70)
Finished 4/9 1.4L, $1000, Jockey I Fry, Barrier 7, Weight 55.5kg
$19.00, In-running Settled 7, 800m 7th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:36.00s
1st Turn Bird
2nd King's Halo 59kg 0.5L
3rd Colours Of Autumn 57kg 0.6L
4 of 7 12
Cairns (Soft) 02/11/2025, Race 2, 1250m, (Bm70)
Finished 4/7 1.2L, $1000, Jockey S Cormack, Barrier 5, Weight 55.5kg
$12.00, In-running Settled 7, 800m 7th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:34.75s
1st Impardoo
2nd Targeted 56kg 1L
3rd Turn Bird 60.5kg 1.1L
1 of 8 16
Townsville (Good) 21/10/2025, Race 6, 1200m, (Bm65)
Finished 1/8 2L, $11600, Jockey Ms L Morrison, Barrier 4, Weight 56kg
$9.00, In-running Settled 7, 800m 7th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:34.56s
1st Prince Akeem
2nd Candlelit 56kg 2L
3rd Trapassi 60kg 3.0L
5 of 8 16
Townsville (Good) 05/10/2025, Race 5, 1400m, Hcp (C6)
Finished 5/8 5.6L, $650, Jockey Ms L Morrison, Barrier 7, Weight 55kg
$14.00, In-running Settled 3, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:35.71s
1st Burraneer Buoy
2nd Moegreen (NZ) 58.5kg 0.3L
3rd Acclimatise 58.5kg 1.8L
2 of 10 244
Townsville (Soft) 19/09/2025, Race 3, 1200m, (Bm60)
Finished 2/10 0.1L, $3800, Jockey N Thomas, Barrier 10, Weight 58kg
$26.00, In-running Settled 3, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:34.06s
1st Burraneer Buoy
2nd Prince Akeem 58kg 0.1L
3rd To Love Somebody 57kg 0.3L
4 of 9 21
Townsville (Good) 18/01/2025, Race 7, 1400m, (Bm62)
Finished 4/9 2.9L, $1000, Jockey W D'Avila, Barrier 6, Weight 57kg
$9.50, In-running Settled 8, 800m 7th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:34.74s
1st King's Halo
2nd Aidenabet 58kg 0.2L
3rd Fang It (NZ) 58.5kg 2.7L
5 of 9 30
Cairns (Good) 28/12/2024, Race 10, 1250m, (Bm65)
Finished 5/9 2.1L, $500, Jockey Adam Sewell, Barrier 3, Weight 56kg
$26.00, In-running Settled 9, 800m 9th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:35.72s
1st Stick To Your Guns
2nd Mutafiq 59kg 0.3L
3rd Impardoo 59kg 0.4L