Pakenham (VIC)
1 2 3 4 5
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R5
8h50m
9mile Fresh (Bm66)
1400m | 7:45pm
RAIL POSITION
Out 4m Entire Circuit
RACE CONDITIONS
Benchmark 66 Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$40,000
 
 
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R5
8 - Nic's Choice (7)
  • 8 Nic's Choice (7)
  • J: Luke Cartwright 58.5kg
  • T: J F Moloney
  • 1-0-x-5-1-2-0-x-5-2
9.0 9.0 7.5 6.5 6.25 6.0
$9.00 $9.00 $7.50 $6.50 $6.25 $6.00
RACE COMMENT
Fair effort in 2-1/4 len 5th of 7 (1) $16.00 58.5 Tennessee Song 1200m Mornington (Bm62) Good(4) Jan 1. Slowly away when 1-3/4 len 2nd of 9 (4) $16.00 56.0 Bons To Riches 1400m Pakenham (Bm66) Good(4) Jan 23. Honest battler. Snagged back to the tail, gave late chase into second this venue. Ready to peak third-up. Worth a look.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
8-1-3-0
GOOD
3-1-2-0
TRACK
8-2-3-0
DISTANCE
3-1-2-0
TRK / DIST
1-0-1-0
JKY RIDING
2/9
OUR RANKING
CAREER STATISTICS
15%
WIN S/RATE
46%
PLACE S/RATE
13-2-4-0
CAREER
$106,600
PRIZE MONEY
1400
WIN RANGE
20
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 13-2-4-0 15% 46% 6
Distance 8-2-3-0 25% 63% 3
Track 3-1-2-0 33% 100% 1
Track / Dist 3-1-2-0 33% 100% 1
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 6-1-4-0 17% 83% 2
1st up 4-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
2nd up 3-1-2-0 33% 100% 3
3rd up 2-0-1-0 0% 50% 5
4th up 2-0-1-0 0% 50% 3
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: 1400m (2)
Track Conditions
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Firm 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Good 8-1-3-0 13% 50% 2
Soft 3-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Heavy 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Synthetic 2-1-1-0 50% 100% 3
All wet 3-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 775-69-88-86 9% 31% 7
Luke Cartwright
Trainer 12mth 190-21-19-16 11% 29% 7
J F Moloney
Trained at: Cranbourne
Owners: J F Moloney, G A Pinnuck, Miss M McKinlay, Hey Expert (Mgr: R T Deagan), N Conidi, DJ McCrory, Mrs J Daniels & Mrs W L Daniels
Colours: Green, White Cap
Age/Sex: 4 year old chestnut gelding
Breeding: Nicconi - Poison Ivy
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
2 of 9 22
Pakenham (Good) 23/01/2026, Race 6, 1400m, (Bm66)
Finished 2/9 1.8L, $10800, Jockey Luke Cartwright, Barrier 4, Weight 56kg
$16.00, In-running Settled 9, 800m 9th, 400m 9th, Sectional 600m 0:34.89s
1st Bons To Riches
2nd Nic's Choice 56kg 1.8L
3rd Orovero 59.5kg 2.8L
5 of 7 106
Mornington (Good) 01/01/2026, Race 7, 1200m, (Bm62)
Finished 5/7 2.1L, $1050, Jockey Sheridan Clarke, Barrier 1, Weight 58.5kg
$16.00, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:35.72s
1st Tennessee Song
2nd Bold Response 56.5kg 0.4L
3rd Insain Harry 58kg 0.8L
10 of 11 19
Bendigo (Soft) 17/09/2025, Race 8, 1400m, 3yo+ (Bm66)
Finished 10/11 7.8L, $700, Jockey D W Stackhouse, Barrier 4, Weight 59kg
$12.00, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:36.16s
1st Gold Medallist
2nd Overactive (GB) 61kg 1L
3rd Our Wishbone 60kg 3.5L
2 of 7 11
Pakenham Synthetic (Synthetic) 29/08/2025, Race 6, 1600m, (Bm64)
Finished 2/7 2L, $7200, Jockey D W Stackhouse, Barrier 3, Weight 60kg
$2.90, In-running Settled 5, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:34.94s
1st Austrata (IRE)
2nd Nic's Choice 60kg 2L
3rd You Never Can Tell 59kg 4.3L
1 of 10 17
Pakenham Synthetic (Synthetic) 18/08/2025, Race 8, 1400m, (Bm64)
Finished 1/10 1.3L, $14850, Jockey D W Stackhouse, Barrier 5, Weight 58kg
$3.90, In-running Settled 9, 800m 9th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:35.20s
1st Nic's Choice
2nd Tatsu 59.5kg 1.3L
3rd Long Brew 57kg 2.8L
5 of 10 135
Cranbourne (Soft) 01/08/2025, Race 5, 1200m, 3yo+ Hcp (C1)
Finished 5/10 3.2L, $1050, Jockey Sheridan Clarke, Barrier 1, Weight 57kg
$10.00, In-running Settled 8, 800m 8th, 400m 7th,
1st Illuminance
2nd Empire Of Pain 57.5kg 0.8L
3rd Adelante (NZ) 56.5kg 0.9L
10 of 12 27
Sandown-Hillside (Good) 19/03/2025, Race 6, 1400m, 3yo (Bm70)
Finished 10/12 5.3L, $1100, Jockey D W Stackhouse, Barrier 6, Weight 56kg
$41.00, In-running Settled 11, 800m 11th, 400m 12th, Sectional 600m 0:33.61s
1st Bossy Benita
2nd Excelindeed 56.5kg 0.5L
3rd Natural Numbers 58kg 1.0L
1 of 10 7
Pakenham (Good) 20/02/2025, Race 5, 1400m, 3,4,5yo Mdn Plate
Finished 1/10 0.8L, $41250, Jockey D W Stackhouse, Barrier 5, Weight 59kg
$8.00, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:35.91s
1st Nic's Choice
2nd High Praise (NZ) 59kg 0.8L
3rd Red Feathers 57kg 0.9L
2 of 8 15
Pakenham (Good) 13/02/2025, Race 6, 1400m, 3,4,5yo Mdn Plate
Finished 2/8 0.8L, $13500, Jockey D W Stackhouse, Barrier 4, Weight 59kg
$2.70, In-running Settled 1, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:35.02s
1st Preservator
2nd Nic's Choice 59kg 0.8L
3rd Show Of Gold 59.5kg 1.6L
4 of 6 32
Sandown-Lakeside (Good) 29/01/2025, Race 1, 1400m, 3yo Mdn Plate
Finished 4/6 1.7L, $2750, Jockey Jarrod Fry, Barrier 6, Weight 58kg
$3.60, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:34.56s
1st New Kingdom
2nd Rock Them Jools (NZ) 58kg 0.3L
3rd Ultra Blue 58kg 0.8L