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Congratulations Mr & Mrs Dessent (Bm62)
1732m | 4:55pm
RAIL POSITION
Out 4m Entire Circuit
RACE CONDITIONS
Benchmark 62 Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
3yo+
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$35,000
 
 
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R7
7 - Zaaffair Steal (5)
  • 7 Zaaffair Steal (5)
  • J: Beau Mertens 57.0kg
  • T: Julius Sandhu
  • 5-3-0-x-7-3-8-3-5-1
7.5 7.5 8.5 9.0 9.5 9.0
$7.50 $7.50 $8.50 $9.00 $9.50 $9.00
RACE COMMENT
Kept trying 3-1/2 len 5th of 9 (4) $11.00 55.5 Horatius 1600m Mornington 3yo+ (Bm62) Good(4) Jan 1. Landed 1 len win of 8 (4) $7.00 57.0 Luvya Mumma 1600m Cranbourne F&M (Bm62) Good(3) Jan 17. Puts in every start. Steely performance brought home a 1 len win 1600m F&M (Bm62) at Cranbourne. Stays under strong notice for this.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
4-0-0-1
SOFT
1-0-0-0
TRACK
0-0-0-0
DISTANCE
0-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
3-0-0-1
JKY RIDING
CAREER STATISTICS
9%
WIN S/RATE
45%
PLACE S/RATE
22-2-2-6
CAREER
$76,765
PRIZE MONEY
1600
WIN RANGE
25
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 22-2-2-6 9% 45% 5
Distance 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
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 4-1-0-1 25% 50% 3
1st up 3-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
2nd up 3-0-0-2 0% 67% 3
3rd up 2-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
4th up 2-0-0-2 0% 100% 4
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: 1600m (2)
Track Conditions
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Firm 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Good 18-2-2-5 11% 50% 4
Soft 4-0-0-1 0% 25% 7
Heavy 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 4-0-0-1 0% 25% 8
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 673-95-82-84 14% 39% 3
Beau Mertens
Trainer 12mth 246-28-27-39 11% 38% 4
Julius Sandhu
Trained at: Cranbourne
Owners: Dr I D'Cruz, D Goodall-Wilson, Dr W D Capell, Mrs A D Walsh, J K Afford, The Big Steal (Mgr: Dr W D Capell), R D'Cruz, Miss C M D'Cruz & Mrs M D'Cruz
Colours: Orange, Black Band, Orange Cap, Black Pom Pom
Age/Sex: 5 year old chestnut mare
Breeding: American Pharoah - Aljawzaa
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
1 of 8 16
Cranbourne (Good) 17/01/2026, Race 7, 1600m, F&M (Bm62)
Finished 1/8 1L, $14850, Jockey J Noonan, Barrier 4, Weight 57kg
$7.00, In-running Settled 2, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:36.10s
1st Zaaffair Steal
2nd Luvya Mumma 60kg 1L
3rd Queen Beira 57.5kg 3.0L
5 of 9 27
Mornington (Good) 01/01/2026, Race 6, 1600m, 3yo+ (Bm62)
Finished 5/9 3.6L, $1050, Jockey Celine Gaudray, Barrier 4, Weight 55.5kg
$11.00, In-running Settled 9, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th, Sectional 600m 0:36.38s
1st Horatius
2nd Triple Time 59.5kg 3L
3rd Convo 57kg 3.2L
3 of 10 22
Mornington (Good) 05/12/2025, Race 6, 2000m, 3yo+ (Bm56)
Finished 3/10 1.8L, $1760, Jockey Patrick Moloney, Barrier 9, Weight 58.5kg
$5.50, In-running Settled 10, 1200m 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:37.96s
1st Vegas Jack
2nd Coastal Whispers (NZ) 59kg 1.3L
3rd Zaaffair Steal 58.5kg 1.8L
8 of 12 20
Seymour (Good) 13/11/2025, Race 7, 2015m, 3yo+ (Bm62)
Finished 8/12 4.7L, $700, Jockey J Mott, Barrier 11, Weight 57kg
$8.00, In-running Settled 11, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 10th, Sectional 600m 0:34.56s
1st Reliable Jo (NZ)
2nd Prochester (NZ) 59.5kg 1.3L
3rd Zorb 58kg 1.4L
3 of 8 26
Ballarat (Soft) 24/10/2025, Race 5, 1600m, 3yo+ F&M (Bm62)
Finished 3/8 3.6L, $2160, Jockey Beau Mertens, Barrier 5, Weight 58kg
$11.00, In-running Settled 7, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:36.39s
1st Street Lark
2nd Pharoah's Daughter 58.5kg 1.3L
3rd Zaaffair Steal 58kg 3.6L
7 of 13 142
Mornington (Good) 28/09/2025, Race 6, 1500m, 3yo+ Hcp (62)
Finished 7/13 3L, $700, Jockey Beau Mertens, Barrier 12, Weight 56kg
$19.00, In-running Settled 12, 800m 12th, 400m 11th, Sectional 600m 0:35.48s
1st Gallant Prince
2nd Brullen 59.5kg 0.8L
3rd Isdell 54.5kg 0.9L
10 of 13 21
Geelong (Good) 09/05/2025, Race 5, 2240m, 2yo+ (Bm58)
Finished 10/13 5L, $675, Jockey Liam Riordan, Barrier 7, Weight 59kg
$6.00, In-running Settled 5, 1200m 5th, 800m 8th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:35.48s
1st Hollandia
2nd Luckyheleft 61.5kg 0.1L
3rd Christmas (FR) 61kg 0.2L
3 of 11 19
Cranbourne (Good) 18/04/2025, Race 6, 2025m, 3yo+ (Bm58)
Finished 3/11 2.0L, $3600, Jockey J Mott, Barrier 1, Weight 59kg
$5.50, In-running Settled 3, 1200m 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:37.78s
1st Hurricane Georgie
2nd Black Autumn 58kg 1.8L
3rd Zaaffair Steal 59kg 2.0L
5 of 11 63
Sale (Soft) 30/03/2025, Race 8, 1400m, (Bm58)
Finished 5/11 5.7L, $1050, Jockey Jett Stanley, Barrier 4, Weight 57.5kg
$10.00, In-running Settled 9, 800m 8th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:34.98s
1st Midnight Glow
2nd Littlebirdie 58.5kg 1.5L
3rd Sunday Georgie 60kg 2.0L
2 of 8 4
Moe (Good) 26/01/2025, Race 5, 2400m, (Bm64)
Finished 2/8 0.2L, $6300, Jockey J Mott, Barrier 7, Weight 56kg
$3.60, In-running Settled 7, 1200m 8th, 800m 7th, 400m 4th,
1st Tsitsipas (NZ)
2nd Zaaffair Steal 56kg 0.2L
3rd Mogadishu 56.5kg 0.5L