Newcastle (NSW)
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R7
9h33m
Team EST (Bm68)
1250m | 4:20pm
RAIL POSITION
+9m Entire
RACE CONDITIONS
Benchmark 68 Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$42,000
 
 
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R7
2 - The Great Houdini (9)
  • 2 The Great Houdini (9)
  • J: Tilly McCarroll (a3) 62.5kg
  • T: S I Singleton
  • 6-1-7-2-0-5-7-5-0-x
15.0 15.0 13.0 15.0 16.0
$15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $13.00 $15.00 $16.00
RACE COMMENT
Taken back from wide barrier, Crowded near 300m when 2-3/4 len 5th of 9 (9) $61.00 58.0 Step Aside 1300m Randwick 4yo+ (Bm78) Good(4) Dec 20. Began awkwardly when 8-1/4 len 10th of 10 (2) $51.00 57.5 Alabama Fox 1500m Randwick 3yo+ (Bm78) Good(4) Jan 3. Had the benefit of 1/2 len 2nd of 5 (5) Lord Remlap 1000m Scone Barrier Trl Soft(5) Apr 1. First-up (14-weeks). Ex G McFarlane in NSW. Proven fresh and looks fit for return to racing. Worth a look fresh in this affair.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
14-1-2-1
GOOD
4-2-2-0
TRACK
8-2-2-0
DISTANCE
1-0-1-0
TRK / DIST
0-0-0-0
JKY RIDING
CAREER STATISTICS
19%
WIN S/RATE
37%
PLACE S/RATE
27-5-4-1
CAREER
$235,250
PRIZE MONEY
1125 - 1400
WIN RANGE
98
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 27-5-4-1 19% 37% 9
Distance 8-2-2-0 25% 50% 6
Track 4-2-2-0 50% 100% 3
Track / Dist 1-0-1-0 0% 100% 4
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
1st up 5-2-0-0 40% 40% 6
2nd up 5-1-1-0 20% 40% 8
3rd up 4-1-1-0 25% 50% 7
4th up 4-0-1-1 0% 50% 7
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: 1125m (1), 1250m (2), 1300m (1), 1400m (1)
Track Conditions
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Firm 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Good 14-1-2-1 7% 29% 9
Soft 9-3-1-0 33% 44% 5
Heavy 4-1-1-0 25% 50% 4
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 13-4-2-0 31% 46% 5
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 153-21-14-17 14% 34% 3
Tilly McCarroll
Trainer 12mth 296-50-38-49 17% 46% 3
S I Singleton
Trained at: Scone (1)
Owners: M D Shaw, Mrs J Shaw & S Colosimo
Colours: Tartan, Red Diamond, Sleeves And Cap
Age/Sex: 7 year old bay gelding
Breeding: Written Tycoon - Sarzameen
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
TRIAL 88
Scone (Soft) 01/04/2026, Race 13, 1000m, Barrier Trl
Finished 2/5 0.4L, Jockey Ms W Costin, Barrier 5, Weight 0kg
N/A
1st Lord Remlap
2nd The Great Houdini 0kg 0.4L
3rd Dark Justice 0kg 4.7L
TRIAL 67
Scone (Soft) 11/03/2026, Race 7, 800m, Barrier Trl
Finished 5/5 11L, Jockey Ms M Weir, Barrier 7, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:32.45s
1st Dollar Magic
2nd Harbour Gold 0kg 0.8L
3rd Rimbaud 0kg 7.8L
10 of 10 14
Randwick (Good) 03/01/2026, Race 5, 1500m, 3yo+ (Bm78)
Finished 10/10 8.3L, $3500, Jockey Tom Sherry, Barrier 2, Weight 57.5kg
$51.00, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:35.09s
1st Alabama Fox
2nd Rolling Magic (NZ) 57.5kg 1.5L
3rd Pretty Powerful 56kg 2.8L
5 of 9 22
Randwick (Good) 20/12/2025, Race 10, 1300m, 4yo+ (Bm78)
Finished 5/9 2.8L, $5200, Jockey Tom Sherry, Barrier 9, Weight 58kg
$61.00, In-running Settled 9, 800m 9th, 400m 9th, Sectional 600m 0:35.25s
1st Step Aside (NZ)
2nd Plundering 59kg 0.8L
3rd Alabama State 56.5kg 1.0L
7 of 9 24
Canterbury (Good) 28/11/2025, Race 7, 1250m, 5yo+ (Bm78)
Finished 7/9 4.7L, $1750, Jockey Anna Roper, Barrier 8, Weight 58kg
$26.00, In-running Settled 9, 800m 9th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:35.89s
1st Balkans
2nd Istolea Merc 59kg 0.3L
3rd House Of Cards 55.5kg 0.4L
5 of 6 45
Randwick (Soft) 04/11/2025, Race 3, 1200m, 5yo+ (Bm84)
Finished 5/6 3.6L, $4750, Jockey Anna Roper, Barrier 1, Weight 55.5kg
$13.00, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:33.85s
1st Carbonados (NZ)
2nd Heuristic 53kg 1.8L
3rd Midnight Opal 58kg 2.0L
13 of 13 28
Randwick (Good) 20/09/2025, Race 4, 1400m, 3yo+ (Bm78)
Finished 13/13 8.3L, Jockey Anna Roper, Barrier 13, Weight 58kg
$71.00, In-running Settled 8, 800m 8th, 400m 9th, Sectional 600m 0:34.01s
1st Idle Flyer
2nd Bauhinia 58kg 1L
3rd Polymnia 58kg 2.5L
2 of 9 35
Randwick (Heavy) 23/08/2025, Race 4, 1200m, 3yo+ (Bm78)
Finished 2/9 0.8L, $29200, Jockey Anna Roper, Barrier 1, Weight 57.5kg
$51.00, In-running Settled 8, 800m 8th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:35.40s
1st Kerguelen
2nd The Great Houdini 57.5kg 0.8L
3rd Lugh 58.5kg 1.0L
7 of 9 40
Rosehill (Soft) 19/07/2025, Race 5, 1200m, 3yo+ E&G (Bm78)
Finished 7/9 5.1L, $3500, Jockey J Parr, Barrier 1, Weight 59.5kg
$26.00, In-running Settled 7, 800m 7th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:34.08s
1st Yoshinobu
2nd Iron Man 58kg 0.3L
3rd Spywire 59kg 2.1L
1 of 9 30
Canterbury (Soft) 09/06/2025, Race 6, 1250m, 3yo+ (Bm72)
Finished 1/9 0.1L, $30500, Jockey Anna Roper, Barrier 3, Weight 59.5kg
$20.00, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:35.88s
1st The Great Houdini
2nd Puntin (NZ) 59.5kg 0.1L
3rd Metaphorically 58kg 0.2L
6 of 8 15
Gosford (Soft) 10/05/2025, Race 1, 1200m, 3yo+ Midway (Bm72)
Finished 6/8 4.2L, $4000, Jockey Anna Roper, Barrier 6, Weight 58.5kg
$4.80, In-running Settled 8, 800m 8th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:34.32s
1st Monte Kate
2nd Duck Egg Blue 55.5kg 0.4L
3rd Trafalgar Square 54kg 1.2L
1 of 6 237
Randwick-Kensington (Soft) 25/04/2025, Race 6, 1250m, 5yo+ (Bm72)
Finished 1/6 2.8L, $30500, Jockey Anna Roper, Barrier 5, Weight 56kg
$6.50, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:35.38s
1st The Great Houdini
2nd Spirit Of Varanasi 57kg 2.8L
3rd Iconic Treasure 59kg 4.1L