Esperance (WA)
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R5
8h58m
Kalgoorlie Punters & Drinkers Club – Esperance Sprint (Bm70+)
1200m | 6:50pm
RAIL POSITION
True
RACE CONDITIONS
BenchMark 70+ Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
2yo+
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$30,000
 
 
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R5
11 - Mountain Ash (4)
  • 11 Mountain Ash (4)
  • J: Rocky Cheung (a2) 54.0kg
  • T: P D Tapper
  • 6-x-2-0-9-3-6-5-0-4
16.0 16.0 20.0
$16.00 $16.00 - - $16.00 $20.00
RACE COMMENT
Kept grinding 7-1/2 len 10th of 13 (5) $41.00 54.0 Mr Talentino 1600m Esperance 2yo+ (Bm70+) Good(4) Jan 31. Reasonable effort 3/4 len 4th of 7 (7) $10.00 52.0 Debonnaire 1400m Esperance 2yo+ (Bm70+) Good(4) Feb 20. Last win was 1 Apr 2023. Stuck to task pretty well when edged out late this venue. Coming back in distance. Fit from racing and could give some cheek at odds.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
8-0-2-1
SOFT
12-0-1-2
TRACK
7-0-1-1
DISTANCE
3-0-0-1
TRK / DIST
7-0-1-1
JKY RIDING
CAREER STATISTICS
9%
WIN S/RATE
39%
PLACE S/RATE
64-6-13-6
CAREER
$319,926
PRIZE MONEY
1400 - 1627
WIN RANGE
9
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 64-6-13-6 9% 39% 10
Distance 7-0-1-1 0% 29% 12
Track 12-0-1-2 0% 25% 11
Track / Dist 3-0-0-1 0% 33% 10
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
1st up 7-0-3-0 0% 43% 9
2nd up 7-0-0-1 0% 14% 12
3rd up 7-0-1-1 0% 29% 9
4th up 7-0-1-3 0% 57% 10
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
Track Conditions
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Firm 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Good 51-6-11-4 12% 41% 8
Soft 8-0-2-1 0% 38% 9
Heavy 5-0-0-1 0% 20% 7
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 13-0-2-2 0% 31% 10
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 353-38-38-36 11% 32% 5
Rocky Cheung
Trainer 12mth 287-12-23-17 4% 18% 10
P D Tapper
Trained at: Kalgoorlie
Owners: Miss N Jordan, P D Tapper, J B Tapper & J Budny
Colours: Turquoise, Pink Double Diamond Bands And Armbands, Pink Cap
Age/Sex: 7 year old bay gelding
Breeding: Safeguard - Eight Roses
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
4 of 7 20
Esperance (Good) 20/02/2026, Race 3, 1400m, 2yo+ (Bm70+)
Finished 4/7 0.9L, $1170, Jockey Rocky Cheung, Barrier 7, Weight 52kg
$10.00, In-running Settled 1, 800m 1st, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:35.39s
1st Debonnaire
2nd Dothraki (NZ) 59kg 0.5L
3rd Tacito 57.5kg 0.6L
10 of 13 14
Esperance (Good) 31/01/2026, Race 7, 1600m, 2yo+ (Bm70+)
Finished 10/13 7.4L, $396, Jockey Rosie Mahony, Barrier 5, Weight 54kg
$41.00, In-running Settled 3, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:37.03s
1st Mr Talentino
2nd Wild Imagination (NZ) 64.5kg 0.8L
3rd Midnight Rush 52kg 1.0L
5 of 13 15
Esperance (Good) 17/01/2026, Race 6, 1200m, 2yo+ (Bm58+)
Finished 5/13 4.1L, $638, Jockey Rosie Mahony, Barrier 3, Weight 58.5kg
$26.00, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:35.54s
1st Midnight Rush
2nd Tropical Sun 54kg 2.5L
3rd Buster's Girl 55kg 2.8L
6 of 9 6
Esperance (Good) 02/01/2026, Race 3, 1400m, 2yo+ (Bm58+)
Finished 6/9 4.7L, $396, Jockey Bailey Webster, Barrier 8, Weight 56kg
$7.00, In-running Settled 5, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:35.27s
1st Secricity
2nd Snipperando 57kg 1.8L
3rd Make De Fortune 52kg 2.0L
3 of 12 14
Esperance (Good) 27/12/2025, Race 6, 1400m, 3yo+ (Bm70+)
Finished 3/12 1.2L, $1936, Jockey Rocky Cheung, Barrier 3, Weight 52kg
$13.00, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:36.20s
1st Wild Imagination (NZ)
2nd Tacito 54kg 0.4L
3rd Mountain Ash 52kg 1.2L
9 of 12 8
Esperance (Good) 13/12/2025, Race 6, 1400m, 3yo+ (Bm58+)
Finished 9/12 4.3L, $396, Jockey Jefferson Tsang, Barrier 8, Weight 55kg
$18.00, In-running Settled 5, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:34.80s
1st Dadirra
2nd Midnight Rush 53.5kg 0.8L
3rd Secricity 55kg 1.1L
11 of 11 13
Esperance (Good) 05/12/2025, Race 4, 1100m, 3yo+ (Bm58+)
Finished 11/11 6.4L, Jockey Rocky Cheung, Barrier 6, Weight 56.5kg
$4.80, In-running Settled 4, 800m 4th, 400m 8th,
1st Midnight Rush
2nd Dothraki (NZ) 58.5kg 1.5L
3rd Diego Dynamite 55.5kg 2.3L
2 of 8 146
Esperance (Soft) 22/11/2025, Race 3, 1100m, 3yo+ (Bm64+)
Finished 2/8 1.5L, $4092, Jockey Rocky Cheung, Barrier 8, Weight 52kg
$7.00, In-running Settled 2, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st,
1st Dothraki (NZ)
2nd Mountain Ash 52kg 1.5L
3rd Paddy's Flyin' 58.5kg 3.0L
6 of 8 7
Kalgoorlie (Good) 29/06/2025, Race 5, 1200m, 2yo+ (Bm58+)
Finished 6/8 4.7L, $432, Jockey Damien Boutet, Barrier 8, Weight 58kg
$41.00, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 6th,
1st Teabiscuit
2nd Eevalina 61kg 1.8L
3rd Natural Gem 56kg 2.0L
7 of 10 28
Kalgoorlie (Good) 22/06/2025, Race 6, 1300m, 2yo+ (Bm58+)
Finished 7/10 2.1L, $432, Jockey Brandon Louis, Barrier 3, Weight 58kg
$26.00, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 8th,
1st Scottish Laird
2nd American Thighs 51kg 1L
3rd On Just Terms 55kg 1.1L
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LAST WIN
1 of 8 14
Ascot (Good) 01/04/2023, Race 4, 1600m, 2yo+ (Benchmark 66+)
Finished 1/8 0.5L, $43840, Jockey Luke Campbell, Barrier 4, Weight 55kg
$4.20, In-running Settled 1, 800m 1st, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:35.84s
1st Mountain Ash
2nd Classic Rogue 58.5kg 0.5L
3rd Ciscojoe 57.5kg 1.0L