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
9 - Room For Squares (2)
  • 9 Room For Squares (2)
  • J: G D Kliese 58.0kg
  • T: Jason Babarovich
  • 6-0-7-3-7-1-1-4-4-0
16.0 16.0 21.0 20.0 21.0
$16.00 $16.00 $16.00 $21.00 $20.00 $21.00
RACE COMMENT
Fair effort in 3-1/4 len 4th of 5 (4) $2.30 57.0 Excite Choo 1200m Innisfail Open Hcp Good(3) Dec 6. Battled away for 6-3/4 len 11th of 11 (9) $41.00 60.5 Keep On Running 1400m Townsville (Bm62) Soft(6) Jan 16. On pace but folded up quickly this venue at this distance. Only for wider exotics.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
10-1-0-0
SOFT
6-1-0-0
TRACK
6-1-0-0
DISTANCE
4-1-0-0
TRK / DIST
0-0-0-0
JKY RIDING
CAREER STATISTICS
23%
WIN S/RATE
30%
PLACE S/RATE
30-7-0-2
CAREER
$73,850
PRIZE MONEY
1000 - 1450
WIN RANGE
8
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 30-7-0-2 23% 30% 2
Distance 6-1-0-0 17% 17% 10
Track 6-1-0-0 17% 17% 5
Track / Dist 4-1-0-0 25% 25% 6
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
1st up 4-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
2nd up 2-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
3rd up 2-1-0-0 50% 50% 2
4th up 2-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
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 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Good 19-6-0-2 32% 42% 3
Soft 10-1-0-0 10% 10% 7
Heavy 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 10-1-0-0 10% 10% 7
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 218-24-23-19 11% 30% 8
G D Kliese
Trainer 12mth 28-6-2-5 21% 46% 1
Jason Babarovich
Trained at: Townsville
Owners: J R Walk & Mrs M D Walk
Colours: Blue, White Maltese Cross
Age/Sex: 5 year old bay gelding
Breeding: Rubick - Fimatino
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
11 of 11 41
Townsville (Soft) 16/01/2026, Race 8, 1400m, (Bm62)
Finished 11/11 6.8L, Jockey J Babarovich, Barrier 9, Weight 60.5kg
$41.00, In-running Settled 2, 800m 1st, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:35.64s
1st Keep On Running
2nd Buffet Buster 60kg 1L
3rd Kobayastar 56.5kg 3.0L
4 of 5 14
Innisfail (Good) 06/12/2025, Race 3, 1200m, Open Hcp
Finished 4/5 3.1L, $500, Jockey J Babarovich, Barrier 4, Weight 57kg
$2.30, In-running Settled 2, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd,
1st Excite Choo
2nd Crystal Chief 61kg 1.5L
3rd Pennypacker 58kg 1.8L
4 of 8 18
Pentland (Firm) 22/11/2025, Race 4, 1250m, (Bm65)
Finished 4/8 5.6L, $500, Jockey J Babarovich, Barrier 6, Weight 61.5kg
$4.00
1st She Smashes
2nd Red Suture 56kg 2L
3rd Vonk 56.5kg 2.2L
1 of 7 16
Townsville (Soft) 04/11/2025, Race 2, 1400m, (Bm65)
Finished 1/7 0.1L, $6800, Jockey J Babarovich, Barrier 1, Weight 58kg
$8.00 Sectional 600m 0:36.05s
1st Room For Squares
2nd Candlelit 58kg 0.1L
3rd Starmeira 54kg 0.5L
1 of 7 14
Ewan (Good) 19/10/2025, Race 3, 1200m, Hcp (60)
Finished 1/7 0.5L, $8300, Jockey J Babarovich, Barrier 4, Weight 60.5kg
$9.00 Sectional 600m 0:36.65s
1st Room For Squares
2nd Vancouver Bay 58kg 0.5L
3rd Madam Borodina 59kg 0.8L
7 of 8 8
Townsville (Good) 05/10/2025, Race 5, 1400m, Hcp (C6)
Finished 7/8 10.5L, $400, Jockey J Babarovich, Barrier 8, Weight 55kg
$61.00, In-running Settled 1, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:35.71s
1st Burraneer Buoy
2nd Moegreen (NZ) 58.5kg 0.3L
3rd Acclimatise 58.5kg 1.8L
3 of 6 42
Ewan (Good) 27/09/2025, Race 5, 1300m, (Bm65)
Finished 3/6 4.8L, $1000, Jockey J Babarovich, Barrier 5, Weight 58kg
$4.00 Sectional 600m 0:37.77s
1st Deal An Ace
2nd Hell Of A Trip 56.5kg 2.5L
3rd Room For Squares 58kg 4.8L
7 of 9 14
Bowen (Soft) 16/08/2025, Race 5, 1470m, (Bm65)
Finished 7/9 6.6L, Jockey J Babarovich, Barrier 2, Weight 59.5kg
$14.00 Sectional 600m 0:34.49s
1st Medal (NZ)
2nd Mission House 60.5kg 1.5L
3rd Big Demeanor 58kg 2.3L
13 of 16 27
Townsville (Good) 02/08/2025, Race 8, 1200m, (Bm65)
Finished 13/16 6.9L, Jockey J Babarovich, Barrier 2, Weight 57.5kg
$26.00, In-running Settled 7, 800m 7th, 400m 9th, Sectional 600m 0:33.98s
1st Lean Eagle
2nd Chartwell 57kg 1L
3rd Trapassi 60.5kg 1.2L
6 of 11 7
Townsville (Soft) 06/07/2025, Race 3, 1400m, (Bm65)
Finished 6/11 2.8L, $400, Jockey Micheal Mc Donald, Barrier 5, Weight 58kg
$9.50, In-running Settled 2, 800m 1st, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:35.12s
1st Tymon
2nd Convertor 55kg 0.3L
3rd Set The Sails 58.5kg 0.5L