Canberra (ACT)
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R7
7h45m
Canberra Southern Cross Club Tuggeranong Cup
1600m | 4:23pm
RAIL POSITION
+10m Entire
RACE CONDITIONS
Open Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$30,000
 
 
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R7
4 - Chop The Ice (2)
  • 4 Chop The Ice (2)
  • J: Damon Budler 56.5kg
  • T: G P Vella
  • 7-5-6-7-1-1-4-x-7-9
11.0 11.0 12.0 11.0 10.0
$11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $12.00 $11.00 $10.00
RACE COMMENT
Began awkwardly when 3-1/2 len 7th of 9 (8) $12.00 55.0 My Last Hooray 1200m Canberra Open Hcp Good(4) Feb 20. Battled away for 3-1/2 len 9th of 9 (4) $8.50 57.5 Urafiki 1200m Canberra Open Hcp Soft(5) Mar 25. Ridden back, battled home without threatening this venue at second run back. Sharper now and capable of making an impact.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
7-2-0-1
SOFT
9-1-1-1
TRACK
0-0-0-0
DISTANCE
0-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
11-1-1-2
JKY RIDING
CAREER STATISTICS
21%
WIN S/RATE
42%
PLACE S/RATE
24-5-2-3
CAREER
$98,225
PRIZE MONEY
1080 - 1300
WIN RANGE
9
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 24-5-2-3 21% 42% 4
Distance 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Track 9-1-1-1 11% 33% 8
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 5-1-2-0 20% 60% 2
2nd up 5-1-0-1 20% 40% 6
3rd up 4-0-0-1 0% 25% 5
4th up 4-0-0-0 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 1-0-0-0 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: 1080m (1), 1200m (1), 1206m (1), 1280m (1), 1300m (1)
Track Conditions
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Firm 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Good 9-0-2-0 0% 22% 8
Soft 7-2-0-1 29% 43% 3
Heavy 2-0-0-1 0% 50% 5
Synthetic 6-3-0-1 50% 67% 1
All wet 9-2-0-2 22% 44% 3
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 113-21-8-12 19% 36% 2
Damon Budler
Trainer 12mth 225-33-25-25 15% 37% 3
G P Vella
Trained at: Canberra
Owners: S Logan, J D Logan, A W Logan, P J Rolls, S Hampton, C G Smith, D Biddle, B D Biddle, S Biddle, S Jennings, G Vella & T R Trenholme
Colours: Orange, Grey Stripes
Age/Sex: 5 year old bay gelding
Breeding: Santos - Lady Ice
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
9 of 9 33
Canberra (Soft) 25/03/2026, Race 5, 1200m, Open Hcp
Finished 9/9 3.4L, $375, Jockey Damon Budler, Barrier 4, Weight 57.5kg
$8.50, In-running Settled 7, 800m 7th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:33.97s
1st Urafiki
2nd Keikoku 58kg 1.3L
3rd Party Doll 55kg 1.8L
7 of 9 245
Canberra (Good) 20/02/2026, Race 8, 1200m, Open Hcp
Finished 7/9 3.6L, $500, Jockey J Ford, Barrier 8, Weight 55kg
$12.00, In-running Settled 9, 800m 9th, 400m 9th, Sectional 600m 0:32.48s
1st My Last Hooray
2nd Love Shuck 58kg 0.5L
3rd Keikoku 56kg 0.9L
TRIAL 237
Goulburn (Good) 12/02/2026, Race 2, 800m, Barrier Trl
Finished 3/5 1.8L, Jockey Damon Budler, Barrier 2, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:32.95s
1st Sir Franklin
2nd Jenni The Jet 0kg 0.8L
3rd Chop The Ice 0kg 1.8L
TRIAL 231
Canberra (Good) 06/02/2026, Race 2, 900m, Barrier Trl
Finished 4/9 1.9L, Jockey Damon Budler, Barrier 1, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:32.20s
1st Drama Dodger
2nd Doogan's Design 0kg 0.2L
3rd Ghost Walker 0kg 1.2L
4 of 8 14
Canberra Acton (Synthetic) 20/06/2025, Race 6, 1280m, Open Hcp
Finished 4/8 2.1L, $1075, Jockey R Bensley, Barrier 1, Weight 57kg
$6.50, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:35.98s
1st Craving Magic
2nd Louie's Legacy 59.5kg 0.5L
3rd Mogo Magic 60.5kg 1.0L
1 of 12 29
Canberra Acton (Synthetic) 06/06/2025, Race 7, 1206m, Open Hcp
Finished 1/12 0.1L, $18000, Jockey R Bensley, Barrier 5, Weight 56kg
$9.00, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:34.72s
1st Chop The Ice
2nd Mogo Magic 60.5kg 0.1L
3rd Craving Magic 58kg 0.1L
1 of 8 12
Goulburn (Soft) 08/05/2025, Race 5, 1300m, (Bm66)
Finished 1/8 1L, $13950, Jockey Billy Owen, Barrier 1, Weight 60kg
$6.50, In-running Settled 3, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:35.63s
1st Chop The Ice
2nd Capicella 55kg 1L
3rd Mahsay 59kg 2.0L
7 of 8 46
Canberra (Soft) 26/04/2025, Race 6, 1400m, Open Hcp
Finished 7/8 6.3L, $375, Jockey J Innes Jnr, Barrier 1, Weight 55kg
$21.00, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:35.09s
1st Hot Bandit
2nd Demanding Mo 59kg 1.8L
3rd Mountain Chatter 57kg 1.9L
TRIAL 38
Canberra (Soft) 18/04/2025, Race 1, 900m, Barrier Trl
Finished 1/10 0.4L, Jockey Damon Budler, Barrier 3, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:33.03s
1st Chop The Ice
2nd Bombay Boom 0kg 0.4L
3rd Inchyra 0kg 0.8L
6 of 11 15
Goulburn (Good) 11/03/2025, Race 7, 1300m, (Bm66)
Finished 6/11 5.5L, $600, Jockey Damon Budler, Barrier 5, Weight 60.5kg
$31.00, In-running Settled 8, 800m 8th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:36.31s
1st Hooligan Tommy (NZ)
2nd Mountain Chatter 60.5kg 1.5L
3rd Dubai Centre 61kg 3.0L
5 of 9 27
Albury (Good) 24/02/2025, Race 6, 1175m, (Bm66)
Finished 5/9 1.8L, $825, Jockey Damon Budler, Barrier 6, Weight 61kg
$8.50, In-running Settled 8, 800m 8th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:35.18s
1st Explosive Rosie
2nd Claymore Mine 58.5kg 0.5L
3rd Mountain Chatter 60.5kg 1.5L
7 of 9 172
Goulburn (Good) 28/01/2025, Race 6, 1000m, (Bm66)
Finished 7/9 4.7L, $500, Jockey Damon Budler, Barrier 5, Weight 61kg
$12.00, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:34.90s
1st Bode Akuna
2nd She Within 55kg 0.1L
3rd Take The Rap 60.5kg 0.6L
3 of 9 14
Canberra Acton (Synthetic) 09/08/2024, Race 6, 1280m, Tab Federal (Bm78)
Finished 3/9 3.0L, $2625, Jockey Damon Budler, Barrier 6, Weight 55kg
$2.00, In-running Settled 3, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:34.86s
1st Prophet's Pride
2nd Tulla Park 61kg 0.2L
3rd Chop The Ice 55kg 3.0L