Morphettville (SA)
R4
46m
Festival Hire (Bm78)
Abandoned | 11:27am
RAIL POSITION
True
RACE CONDITIONS
Benchmark 78 Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$65,000
 
 
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R4
8 - Surprise Coming (7)
  • 8 Surprise Coming (7)
  • J: Connor Murtagh 56.0kg
  • T: R W Huxtable
  • 1-4-8-x-5-7-5-3-5-4
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RACE COMMENT
Settled midfield when 1-1/4 len 5th of 8 (3) $4.60 60.0 Falaise 1800m Murray Bridge Gh (Bm70) Good(4) Dec 20. Battled away for 2-3/4 len 4th of 5 (4) $3.10 59.0 Bamyan Buddha 1600m Murray Bridge Gh (Bm72) Good(4) Jan 10. Taken back and battled home at Murray Bridge Gh over this distance. Deep into his campaign and could give some cheek at odds.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
20-1-2-3
GOOD
8-1-2-0
TRACK
5-0-0-1
DISTANCE
3-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
0-0-0-0
JKY RIDING
CAREER STATISTICS
14%
WIN S/RATE
39%
PLACE S/RATE
28-4-3-4
CAREER
$285,075
PRIZE MONEY
900 - 1500
WIN RANGE
14
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 28-4-3-4 14% 39% 7
Distance 5-0-0-1 0% 20% 8
Track 8-1-2-0 13% 38% 5
Track / Dist 3-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
1st up 5-1-0-1 20% 40% 5
2nd up 5-2-0-0 40% 40% 3
3rd up 4-0-1-0 0% 25% 8
4th up 4-0-0-1 0% 25% 5
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 1-0-1-0 0% 100% 1
WFA 1-0-0-0 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 20-1-2-3 5% 30% 7
Soft 8-3-1-1 38% 63% 3
Heavy 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 8-3-1-1 38% 63% 2
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 538-65-67-62 12% 36% 4
Connor Murtagh
Trainer 12mth 72-6-6-5 8% 24% 7
R W Huxtable
Trained at: Murray Bridge
Owners: T H Verco, Mrs L G Verco, Mrs S E Huxtable, S M E Haigh, Mrs L Haigh, R J Eley, Mrs M A Eley, R S Nance, Ms T F Hansen, S J Schulz, M B Millbank, Mrs S J Millbank, M A Kirkham, Mrs V Kirkham, L S Young, M W Pitkin, Mrs L K Pitkin, L N Paech & S B Mckechnie
Colours: Canary, Black Yoke, Cuffs And Cap
Age/Sex: 5 year old bay gelding
Breeding: Impending - Life's Zerprise
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
4 of 5 21
Murray Bridge Gh (Good) 10/01/2026, Race 1, 1600m, (Bm72)
Finished 4/5 2.8L, $2750, Jockey Kayla Crowther, Barrier 4, Weight 59kg
$3.10, In-running Settled 4, 1200m 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:36.35s
1st Bamyan Buddha
2nd Mellifluent 56kg 0.8L
3rd I Catchem Fox 59kg 1.6L
5 of 8 34
Murray Bridge Gh (Good) 20/12/2025, Race 6, 1800m, (Bm70)
Finished 5/8 1.3L, $2050, Jockey Todd Pannell, Barrier 3, Weight 60kg
$4.60, In-running Settled 4, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:36.44s
1st Falaise
2nd Wild Winner 55.5kg 0.5L
3rd Thinkingnintynine 51.5kg 0.9L
3 of 9 15
Donald (Good) 16/11/2025, Race 6, 1620m, Donald Cup
Finished 3/9 2.1L, $7200, Jockey Ms L J Meech, Barrier 1, Weight 54kg
$3.00, In-running Settled 4, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:35.74s
1st Dark Journey
2nd Albanian I Am 54kg 0.8L
3rd Surprise Coming 54kg 2.1L
5 of 11 21
Morphettville (Good) 01/11/2025, Race 6, 1600m, (Bm74)
Finished 5/11 2.2L, $2350, Jockey Kayla Crowther, Barrier 3, Weight 58kg
$4.60, In-running Settled 11, 1200m 11th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th, Sectional 600m 0:35.48s
1st Snoopy Now
2nd Hard Prince 57.5kg 2L
3rd Porter 57.5kg 2.1L
7 of 16 14
Murray Bridge Gh (Good) 11/10/2025, Race 9, 1400m, (Bm72)
Finished 7/16 2.3L, $1100, Jockey Alysha Warren, Barrier 7, Weight 56.5kg
$4.80, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:35.35s
1st Dual Pressure
2nd Tosen Water 57.5kg 0.5L
3rd Angelic Appeal 54kg 1.3L
5 of 10 91
Morphettville Parks (Good) 27/09/2025, Race 7, 1250m, (Bm80)
Finished 5/10 0.9L, $2350, Jockey Alysha Warren, Barrier 4, Weight 53kg
$8.50, In-running Settled 7, 800m 7th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:34.56s
1st Ndola
2nd Zebella 53kg 0.2L
3rd Dancing Storm 54.5kg 0.7L
TRIAL 82
Murray Bridge Gh (Good) 18/09/2025, Race 9, 1000m, Barrier Trl
Finished 2/6 0.4L, Jockey Alysha Warren, Barrier 3, Weight 0kg
N/A
1st Effusiv
2nd Surprise Coming 0kg 0.4L
3rd Tottori 0kg 0.9L
8 of 13 14
Morphettville Parks (Soft) 28/06/2025, Race 8, 1550m, (Bm76)
Finished 8/13 7L, $1300, Jockey Matthew Chadwick, Barrier 9, Weight 55.5kg
$8.00, In-running Settled 11, 800m 11th, 400m 11th, Sectional 600m 0:36.96s
1st Fiasco Tess
2nd Tosen Water 56.5kg 2L
3rd Brave Star (NZ) 58kg 2.4L
4 of 11 24
Murray Bridge Gh (Soft) 14/06/2025, Race 8, 1400m, (Bm76)
Finished 4/11 1.1L, $3250, Jockey M Nunes, Barrier 9, Weight 58.5kg
$2.60, In-running Settled 4, 800m 4th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:35.51s
1st Maracourt
2nd Easy Campese 58kg 0.8L
3rd Aitch D'Amico 51kg 1.0L
1 of 11 25
Sandown-Hillside (Good) 21/05/2025, Race 7, 1500m, (Bm70)
Finished 1/11 0.1L, $27500, Jockey Jamie Melham, Barrier 10, Weight 59.5kg
$5.50, In-running Settled 5, 800m 4th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:33.52s
1st Surprise Coming
2nd Impending Link 60.5kg 0.1L
3rd Russian Meteor 62.5kg 2.4L
6 of 13 14
Morphettville (Good) 26/04/2025, Race 1, 1600m, Open Hcp
Finished 6/13 2.4L, $1500, Jockey Ben Price, Barrier 8, Weight 54kg
$26.00, In-running Settled 8, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:36.03s
1st Regal Azmon
2nd Arran Bay 62.5kg 0.1L
3rd Chicago Storm 58.5kg 1.1L