Hobart (TAS)
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R9
6h29m
Ladbrokes Hobart Cup Gr3
2400m | 4:45pm
RAIL POSITION
+6m Entire
RACE CONDITIONS
Open Handicap
Apprentices Cannot Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$250,000
 
 
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R9
8 - Ziryab (10)
  • 8 Ziryab (10)
  • J: Beau Mertens 54.5kg
  • T: C Maher
  • 1-3-3-x-5-9-6-2-6-8
2.9 2.9 3.2 3.25 3.3 3.38
$2.90 $2.90 $3.20 $3.25 $3.30 $3.38
RACE COMMENT
Fair effort in 4-1/4 len 6th of 16 (4) $7.00 54.0 Taramansour 2500m Pakenham Pakenham Cup Good(4) Dec 13. Overraced early stages, Raced three wide when 7-1/2 len 8th of 11 (9) $2.00 59.0 Bank Maur 2200m Hobart Summer Cup Soft(5) Jan 18. Stationed midfield and never landed a blow this track 18 Jan. Form good enough for this.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
9-1-2-2
SOFT
1-0-0-0
TRACK
2-0-1-1
DISTANCE
0-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
0-0-0-0
JKY RIDING
4/13
OUR RANKING
CAREER STATISTICS
22%
WIN S/RATE
48%
PLACE S/RATE
23-5-3-3
CAREER
$270,859
PRIZE MONEY
1500 - 2150
WIN RANGE
21
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 23-5-3-3 22% 48% 4
Distance 2-0-1-1 0% 100% 3
Track 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Track / Dist 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 1-1-0-0 100% 100% 2
1st up 4-2-0-0 50% 50% 1
2nd up 4-1-1-0 25% 50% 1
3rd up 4-1-0-0 25% 25% 9
4th up 3-0-1-0 0% 33% 12
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 2-0-0-1 0% 50% 3
WFA 4-1-1-0 25% 50% 1
Jumps 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Win distances: 1500m (1), 1600m (2), 1609m (1), 2150m (1)
Track Conditions
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Firm 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Good 14-4-1-1 29% 43% 5
Soft 9-1-2-2 11% 56% 5
Heavy 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 9-1-2-2 11% 56% 6
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 675-95-81-82 14% 38% 5
Beau Mertens
Trainer 12mth 2406-317-299-311 13% 39% 7
C Maher
Trained at: Cranbourne
Owners: P Trainor, R W Gamble, Mrs S J Gamble, M J Burns, B S David, Miss S T Flannery, Coco's Crew, Four-Point Racing, Northside Crew & P T Van Der Meer
Colours: White, Bottle Green Hoops, Halved Sleeves, Hooped Cap
Age/Sex: 6 year old bay gelding
Breeding: Kingman - Reem
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
8 of 11 36
Hobart (Soft) 18/01/2026, Race 7, 2200m, Summer Cup
Finished 8/11 7.5L, $1000, Jockey Robert Whearty, Barrier 9, Weight 59kg
$2.00, In-running Settled 5, 1200m 4th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:36.17s
1st Bank Maur
2nd Asva (NZ) 59kg 2L
3rd Wineglass Bay (IRE) 59kg 2.1L
6 of 16 14
Pakenham (Good) 13/12/2025, Race 7, 2500m, Pakenham Cup
Finished 6/16 4.3L, $6000, Jockey M J Dee, Barrier 4, Weight 54kg
$7.00, In-running Settled 1, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:37.04s
1st Taramansour (IRE)
2nd Star Vega (IRE) 54.5kg 3.3L
3rd Etna Rosso (IRE) 59.5kg 3.4L
2 of 9 23
Caulfield (Soft) 29/11/2025, Race 1, 2400m, (Bm84)
Finished 2/9 0.1L, $23400, Jockey M Zahra, Barrier 4, Weight 60kg
$6.00, In-running Settled 3, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:36.98s
1st Black Run (FR)
2nd Ziryab (GB) 60kg 0.1L
3rd Tikemyson (NZ) 55kg 0.4L
6 of 9 40
Flemington (Good) 06/11/2025, Race 4, 1800m, 4yo+ (Bm90)
Finished 6/9 3.5L, $3000, Jockey M Zahra, Barrier 3, Weight 57.5kg
$10.00, In-running Settled 2, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:35.16s
1st Al Duca
2nd Farhh Flung (GB) 56kg 0.1L
3rd Liberami (NZ) 57kg 0.9L
9 of 12 14
Sandown-Hillside (Good) 27/09/2025, Race 8, 1800m, Open Hcp
Finished 9/12 9.9L, $3000, Jockey L Currie, Barrier 1, Weight 54kg
$7.50, In-running Settled 7, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:35.04s
1st Charterhouse (GB)
2nd Globe (NZ) 59kg 0.2L
3rd Cadmus (IRE) 54kg 2.5L
5 of 16 126
Flemington (Good) 13/09/2025, Race 10, 1700m, Open Hcp
Finished 5/16 2.5L, $4500, Jockey L Currie, Barrier 8, Weight 54kg
$13.00, In-running Settled 9, 1200m 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th, Sectional 600m 0:35.41s
1st Golden Path (NZ)
2nd Kingswood (GB) 58.5kg 0.3L
3rd Young Werther (NZ) 58kg 0.4L
3 of 8 9
Caulfield (Good) 10/05/2025, Race 2, 2400m, 3yo+ (Bm84)
Finished 3/8 1.5L, $11700, Jockey Ms J Kennedy, Barrier 1, Weight 58.5kg
$3.00, In-running Settled 1, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:35.92s
1st Fernao (IRE)
2nd Galilaeus (GB) 51kg 1.3L
3rd Ziryab (GB) 58.5kg 1.5L
3 of 16 18
Warrnambool (Soft) 01/05/2025, Race 9, 2350m, Warrnambool Cup
Finished 3/16 1.9L, $27000, Jockey Teodore Nugent, Barrier 7, Weight 54kg
$4.60, In-running Settled 2, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd,
1st Smokin' Romans (NZ)
2nd Torranzino (NZ) 56kg 0.1L
3rd Ziryab (GB) 54kg 1.9L
1 of 10 22
Terang (Good) 13/04/2025, Race 7, 2150m, 3yo+ Hcp
Finished 1/10 1L, $38500, Jockey Teodore Nugent, Barrier 8, Weight 55kg
$2.00, In-running Settled 1, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:36.12s
1st Ziryab (GB)
2nd Mystery Island (JPN) 58kg 1L
3rd Any Luck (NZ) 54kg 5.8L
3 of 9 21
Moonee Valley (Soft) 22/03/2025, Race 5, 2040m, Yarra Valley Cup
Finished 3/9 1.1L, $11250, Jockey H Coffey, Barrier 7, Weight 53kg
$4.20, In-running Settled 1, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:38.86s
1st Basilinna (NZ)
2nd Savoir Faire (NZ) 51kg 0.1L
3rd Ziryab (GB) 53kg 1.1L