Townsville (QLD)
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R8
6h32m
The Brothers Leagues Club Hcp
1200m | 5:14pm
RAIL POSITION
+4.5m 1000-W/Post
+2m Remainder.
RACE CONDITIONS
Open Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$21,000
 
 
  Flucs Open Today Fluc -3 Fluc -2 Fluc -1 Win
R8
6 - Inching Closer (9)
  • 6 Inching Closer (9)
  • J: 57.0kg
  • T: M A Dale
  • 0-7-0-0-4-8-3-5-5-5
41.0
$41.00 - - - - $41.00
RACE COMMENT
Reasonable effort 1 len 5th of 7 (7) $6.00 61.5 Lucky Rolla 1123m Mareeba (Open) Soft(7) Dec 26. Kept trying 3-1/4 len 5th of 6 (2) $7.00 61.0 Bella Bianca 1000m Atherton Open Hcp Heavy(8) Jan 17. On a quick back-up. Long time since last saluted. Out of the money in testing conditions at Atherton. Awkwardly drawn.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
33-3-4-7
SOFT
18-3-1-2
TRACK
10-3-1-1
DISTANCE
5-1-0-0
TRK / DIST
0-0-0-0
JKY RIDING
CAREER STATISTICS
20%
WIN S/RATE
42%
PLACE S/RATE
85-17-7-12
CAREER
$247,000
PRIZE MONEY
1100 - 1460
WIN RANGE
7
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 85-17-7-12 20% 42% N/A
Distance 10-3-1-1 30% 50% N/A
Track 18-3-1-2 17% 33% N/A
Track / Dist 5-1-0-0 20% 20% N/A
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 6-3-0-1 50% 67% N/A
1st up 8-1-2-0 13% 38% N/A
2nd up 8-2-0-1 25% 38% N/A
3rd up 8-1-0-2 13% 38% N/A
4th up 8-4-1-1 50% 75% 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
Win distances: 1100m (2), 1200m (3), 1250m (4), 1300m (5), 1350m (1), 1400m (1), 1460m (1)
Track Conditions
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Firm 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Good 46-12-3-5 26% 43% N/A
Soft 33-3-4-7 9% 42% N/A
Heavy 5-2-0-0 40% 40% N/A
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 38-5-4-7 13% 42% N/A
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth --- 0% 0% N/A
Trainer 12mth 43-3-2-5 7% 23% N/A
M A Dale
Trained at: Cairns
Owners: M A Dale, H J Davis, C K Synnott, Miss A J Synnott, Mrs M D Griffin, M J Griffin & S J Hawkes
Colours: Black, White Sash, Red Sleeves And Cap
Age/Sex: 9 year old bay gelding
Breeding: Akeed Mofeed - Insurgent
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
5 of 6 22
Atherton (Heavy) 17/01/2026, Race 5, 1000m, Open Hcp
Finished 5/6 3.3L, Jockey Micheal Mc Donald, Barrier 2, Weight 61kg
$7.00 Sectional 600m 0:34.30s
1st Bella Bianca
2nd Recruiter 57.5kg 1.5L
3rd Crystal Chief 55kg 1.6L
5 of 7 6
Mareeba (Soft) 26/12/2025, Race 2, 1123m, (Open)
Finished 5/7 1L, Jockey W D'Avila, Barrier 7, Weight 61.5kg
$6.00 Sectional 600m 0:33.79s
1st Lucky Rolla
2nd Bella Bianca 54kg 0.4L
3rd Injada 56kg 0.6L
5 of 8 16
Cairns (Soft) 20/12/2025, Race 6, 1400m, Open Hcp
Finished 5/8 2.9L, $650, Jockey Lauren Guernier, Barrier 2, Weight 58kg
$12.00, In-running Settled 4, 800m 5th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:37.25s
1st Tycoon Beau
2nd Seventies Hit 55kg 0.2L
3rd Strathcona 56kg 2.0L
3 of 5 18
Cairns (Soft) 04/12/2025, Race 3, 1250m, (Bm75)
Finished 3/5 0.9L, $1950, Jockey Lauren Guernier, Barrier 4, Weight 60.5kg
$21.00, In-running Settled 4, 800m 4th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:36.53s
1st Harrow (IRE)
2nd Spirit Meister 59kg 0.1L
3rd Inching Closer 60.5kg 0.9L
8 of 9 14
Cairns (Good) 16/11/2025, Race 7, 1400m, Open Hcp
Finished 8/9 8.2L, $400, Jockey Aidan Holt, Barrier 6, Weight 60kg
$51.00, In-running Settled 3, 800m 3rd, 400m 6th,
1st Moegreen (NZ)
2nd Tycoon Beau 56.5kg 0.2L
3rd Spirit Meister 55.5kg 0.5L
4 of 4 72
Cairns (Soft) 02/11/2025, Race 3, 1250m, Open Hcp
Finished 4/4 5L, $1000, Jockey Aidan Holt, Barrier 1, Weight 60kg
$16.00, In-running Settled 3, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:35.78s
1st Spirit Meister
2nd Fodor 58.5kg 2L
3rd Tycoon Beau 56.5kg 4.5L
11 of 14 13
Cairns (Good) 22/08/2025, Race 8, 1400m, Open Hcp
Finished 11/14 7.3L, Jockey Ty Wheeler, Barrier 1, Weight 52kg
$101.00, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:35.43s
1st Speed Legend
2nd Divine Okay 52kg 1.3L
3rd Valenki 54.5kg 2.3L
14 of 15 16
Townsville (Good) 09/08/2025, Race 8, 1300m, Cleveland Bay
Finished 14/15 11.7L, Jockey Olivia Kendal, Barrier 13, Weight 52kg
$91.00, In-running Settled 14, 800m 14th, 400m 15th, Sectional 600m 0:33.86s
1st Speed Legend
2nd Cherry Rose 54.5kg 0.2L
3rd Casino Lord 54.5kg 4.0L
7 of 9 5
Cairns (Soft) 24/07/2025, Race 6, 1250m, Open Hcp
Finished 7/9 2.3L, $400, Jockey Chris Meehan, Barrier 8, Weight 61kg
$41.00, In-running Settled 2, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:35.93s
1st Valenki
2nd Stats 59.5kg 0.4L
3rd Crowning Moment 55kg 0.6L
14 of 14 13
Townsville (Good) 19/07/2025, Race 9, 1200m, Open Hcp
Finished 14/14 10.6L, Jockey W D'Avila, Barrier 9, Weight 59kg
$61.00, In-running Settled 13, 800m 13th, 400m 13th, Sectional 600m 0:32.76s
1st Hellish
2nd Turbeau 56kg 1.8L
3rd He's Xceptional 54.5kg 1.9L
...
LAST WIN
1 of 10 32
Townsville (Good) 15/04/2025, Race 7, 1200m, Open Hcp
Finished 1/10 1L, $11600, Jockey Gabrielle Semmens, Barrier 8, Weight 57.5kg
$21.00, In-running Settled 1, 800m 1st, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:32.91s
1st Inching Closer
2nd Crowning Moment 55kg 1L
3rd Tycoon Beau 54kg 2.5L