Newcastle (NSW)
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R1
7h49m
Dailey Family Funerals Mdn Plate
900m | 1:15pm
RAIL POSITION
+ 7m Entire
RACE CONDITIONS
Maiden Set Weight
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$42,000
 
 
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R1
5 - The Way Ahead (2)
  • 5 The Way Ahead (2)
  • J: Dylan Gibbons 57.0kg
  • T: Matthew Smith
  • 3-6-3-4-2-3-x-6-4-3
7.0 7.0 5.25 5.75 5.5 5.25
$7.00 $7.00 $5.25 $5.75 $5.50 $5.25
RACE COMMENT
Fair effort in 3 len 4th of 8 (5) $8.50 57.0 Interro 1100m Goulburn Mdn Good(4) Feb 12. Raced wide without cover when 2-1/4 len, 3-1/4 len 3rd of 8 (7) $13.00 57.0 Fairway To Heaven 1000m Kembla Grange Mdn Plate Good(4) Feb 24. No match but kept on for a distant third in the Mdn Plate at Kembla Grange. Tactical speed, inside draw. Warrants attention.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
5-0-1-3
SOFT
2-0-0-1
TRACK
2-0-0-1
DISTANCE
2-0-0-1
TRK / DIST
1-0-0-0
JKY RIDING
1/9
OUR RANKING
CAREER STATISTICS
0%
WIN S/RATE
56%
PLACE S/RATE
9-0-1-4
CAREER
$29,550
PRIZE MONEY
N/A
WIN RANGE
16
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 9-0-1-4 0% 56% 1
Distance 2-0-0-1 0% 50% 2
Track 2-0-0-1 0% 50% 1
Track / Dist 2-0-0-1 0% 50% 1
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
1st up 2-0-0-1 0% 50% 2
2nd up 2-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
3rd up 2-0-0-2 0% 100% 1
4th up 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
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:
Track Conditions
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Firm 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Good 3-0-0-1 0% 33% 3
Soft 5-0-1-3 0% 80% 1
Heavy 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 6-0-1-3 0% 67% 1
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 573-85-55-56 15% 34% 1
Dylan Gibbons
Trainer 12mth 611-89-74-89 15% 41% 2
Matthew Smith
Trained at: Warwick Farm
Owners: Hobartville Stud Pty Ltd (Mgr: G E Mapp)
Colours: White, Brown Star, Yellow Sleeves And Cap
Age/Sex: 4 year old chestnut mare
Breeding: Headwater - And So It Goes
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
3 of 8 12
Kembla Grange (Good) 24/02/2026, Race 4, 1000m, Mdn Plate
Finished 3/8 5.6L, $3900, Jockey Zac Lloyd, Barrier 7, Weight 57kg
$13.00, In-running Settled 2, 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:33.16s
1st Fairway To Heaven
2nd Bedda Mia 54kg 2.3L
3rd The Way Ahead 57kg 5.6L
4 of 8 18
Goulburn (Good) 12/02/2026, Race 5, 1100m, Mdn
Finished 4/8 3L, $1300, Jockey Molly Bourke, Barrier 5, Weight 57kg
$8.50, In-running Settled 2, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:34.68s
1st Interro
2nd Celestial Grace 56.5kg 1.5L
3rd Turf Luck 59kg 3.0L
6 of 8 204
Wyong (Good) 25/01/2026, Race 3, 1200m, F&M Mdn Plate
Finished 6/8 3.9L, $1150, Jockey Dylan Gibbons, Barrier 5, Weight 58kg
$9.00, In-running Settled 1, 800m 1st, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:33.86s
1st In Limbo
2nd Mediterra 56.5kg 2L
3rd Tartan Tiger 54.5kg 2.3L
TRIAL 188
Warwick Farm (Soft) 09/01/2026, Race 12, 796m, Barrier Trl
Finished 7/10 5.4L, Jockey Zac Lloyd, Barrier 8, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:33.36s
1st She's Assort
2nd Juvenal 0kg 0.2L
3rd Albuquerque 0kg 3.2L
3 of 7 18
Wyong (Soft) 05/07/2025, Race 2, 1000m, Mdn
Finished 3/7 1.4L, $3900, Jockey C Lever, Barrier 2, Weight 55.5kg
$12.00, In-running Settled 4, 800m 4th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:34.14s
1st Bev's Nine
2nd Gamp 58.5kg 1.3L
3rd The Way Ahead 55.5kg 1.4L
2 of 7 18
Hawkesbury (Soft) 17/06/2025, Race 2, 1000m, 3yo Mdn Plate
Finished 2/7 3.8L, $7450, Jockey Zac Lloyd, Barrier 4, Weight 55kg
$31.00, In-running Settled 3, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:32.47s
1st Celerity
2nd The Way Ahead 55kg 3.8L
3rd El Qasabi 57kg 4.8L
4 of 8 15
Goulburn (Soft) 30/05/2025, Race 4, 1000m, Mdn
Finished 4/8 4.8L, $1300, Jockey H Van Der Hoven, Barrier 7, Weight 56.5kg
$20.00, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:35.41s
1st Quein Step
2nd El Qasabi 59kg 4L
3rd Rouge Homme 57.5kg 4.3L
3 of 9 22
Hawkesbury (Soft) 15/05/2025, Race 3, 1100m, Super Mdn
Finished 3/9 4.9L, $5500, Jockey Rachel King, Barrier 1, Weight 56kg
$31.00, In-running Settled 2, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:33.95s
1st Ningaloo Reef
2nd Rainbow Goddess 56.5kg 4.8L
3rd The Way Ahead 56kg 4.9L
6 of 6 22
Newcastle (Heavy) 23/04/2025, Race 2, 900m, Mdn
Finished 6/6 8.5L, $1150, Jockey Rachel King, Barrier 5, Weight 57kg
$16.00, In-running Settled 2, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:34.20s
1st Hawker Hall
2nd He's Cool 54kg 3.5L
3rd Tampa Bay 54kg 5.0L
3 of 7 N/A
Newcastle (Soft) 01/04/2025, Race 1, 900m, Mdn
Finished 3/7 3.3L, $3900, Jockey G Buckley, Barrier 4, Weight 56.5kg
$2.80, In-running Settled 5, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:35.00s
1st Beau Bandit
2nd Oakfield Mars 55kg 1.3L
3rd The Way Ahead 56.5kg 3.3L
TRIAL N/A
Warwick Farm (Good) 21/03/2025, Race 16, 789m, Barrier Trl
Finished 1/8 8L, Jockey Molly Bourke, Barrier 8, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:33.21s
1st The Way Ahead
2nd Roman Forum 0kg 8L
3rd Irish Jig 0kg 8.8L
TRIAL N/A
Hawkesbury (Good) 24/02/2025, Race 17, 800m, Barrier Trl
Finished 9/9 6.3L, Jockey J Ford, Barrier 9, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:33.73s
1st Emery
2nd Monty Road 0kg 0.5L
3rd Amazing Partners 0kg 2.8L
TRIAL N/A
Randwick (Good) 09/09/2024, Race 14, 740m, Barrier Trl
Finished 9/9 28.8L, Jockey Regan Bayliss, Barrier 9, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:33.07s
1st Miss Judas
2nd Fragrant Cloud 0kg 0.5L
3rd Phenom 0kg 0.6L
TRIAL N/A
Warwick Farm (Soft) 27/08/2024, Race 14, 812m, Barrier Trl
Finished 5/9 4.9L, Jockey J Ford, Barrier 9, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:34.13s
1st Dashing Rupert
2nd Jellicious 0kg 0.3L
3rd Ferghana 0kg 3.8L