Rosehill (NSW)
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R8
11h54m
TAB Golden Slipper Gr1
1200m | 4:35pm
RAIL POSITION
+2m Entire
RACE CONDITIONS
Open Set Weight
Apprentices Cannot Claim
RESTRICTIONS
2yo
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$5,000,000
 
 
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R8
2 - Closer To Free (17)
  • 2 Closer To Free (17)
  • J: Jamie Melham 56.5kg
  • T: D T O'Brien
  • 1-2
15.0 15.0 8.0 9.0 9.5 9.0
$15.00 $15.00 $8.00 $9.00 $9.50 $9.00
RACE COMMENT
Claimed 1 len win of 8 (7) $13.00 57.0 Guest House 1100m Caulfield Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G) Good(4) Feb 7. Keen when 3/4 len 2nd of 16 (7) $4.60 57.0 Streisand 1200m Caulfield Blue Diamond Stakes Good(4) Feb 21. Tuned for return with 1-1/2 len win of 9 (1) Fireball 1030m Rosehill Barrier Trl Soft(7) Mar 10. 4 weeks since last run. Prominent and showed plenty of ticker to just go under in thrilling finish in the Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield in only his second race appearance. Since trialled at Rosehill 10 Mar. Speedy.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
0-0-0-0
SOFT
0-0-0-0
TRACK
1-0-1-0
DISTANCE
0-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
1-0-1-0
GROUP 1
0-0-0-0
JKY RIDING
CAREER STATISTICS
50%
WIN S/RATE
100%
PLACE S/RATE
2-1-1-0
CAREER
$570,750
PRIZE MONEY
1100
WIN RANGE
28
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 2-1-1-0 50% 100% 7
Distance 1-0-1-0 0% 100% 9
Track 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Track / Dist 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
1st up 1-1-0-0 100% 100% 2
2nd up 1-0-1-0 0% 100% 8
3rd up 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
4th up 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Group 1 1-0-1-0 0% 100% 2
Group 2 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Group 3 1-1-0-0 100% 100% 1
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: 1100m (1)
Track Conditions
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Firm 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Good 2-1-1-0 50% 100% 7
Soft 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Heavy 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 432-68-72-56 16% 45% 6
Jamie Melham
Trainer 12mth 525-72-72-70 14% 41% 12
D T O'Brien
Trained at: Flemington
Owners: Ultra Horse Syndicate (Mgr: P S Buckley)
Colours: Black, Emerald Green Chevrons, White And Emerald Green Seams Sleeves, Black And Green Striped Cap
Age/Sex: 2 year old chestnut colt
Breeding: Street Boss - Lady Naturaliste
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
TRIAL 17
Rosehill (Soft) 10/03/2026, Race 3, 1030m, Barrier Trl
Finished 1/9 1.5L, Jockey Jamie Melham, Barrier 1, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:35.53s
1st Closer To Free
2nd Fireball 0kg 1.5L
3rd Grafology 0kg 7.3L
2 of 16 14
Caulfield (Good) 21/02/2026, Race 8, 1200m, Blue Diamond Stakes
Finished 2/16 0.8L, $360000, Jockey M J Dee, Barrier 7, Weight 57kg
$4.60, In-running Settled 2, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:35.29s
1st Streisand
2nd Closer To Free 57kg 0.8L
3rd Guest House 57kg 1.0L
1 of 8 N/A
Caulfield (Good) 07/02/2026, Race 3, 1100m, Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G)
Finished 1/8 1L, $210750, Jockey M J Dee, Barrier 7, Weight 57kg
$13.00, In-running Settled 2, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:33.81s
1st Closer To Free
2nd Guest House 57kg 1L
3rd Eternal Warrior 57kg 1.1L
TRIAL N/A
Caulfield Heath (Good) 29/01/2026, Race 11, 800m, Barrier Trl
Finished 1/6 0.5L, Jockey C J Parish, Barrier 3, Weight 0kg
N/A
1st Closer To Free
2nd Eternal Warrior 0kg 0.5L
3rd Stretan Ruler 0kg 4.5L