Caulfield (VIC)
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R4
5h3m
Sportsbet Up & Coming Stars Series Final (C3)
1400m | 1:45pm
RAIL POSITION
Out 8m Entire Circuit
RACE CONDITIONS
Class 3 Set Weight
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$300,000
 
 
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R4
4 - Hot Sand (9)
  • 4 Hot Sand (9)
  • J: R J Hurdle 57.0kg
  • T: Bill Papazaharoudakis
  • 4-x-7-6-x-3-1
17.0 17.0 12.0 13.0
$17.00 $17.00 - $17.00 $12.00 $13.00
RACE COMMENT
Bumped rival, Protest lodged, dismissed when 1 len, lng hd 3rd of 10 (6) $9.50 58.0 Melian 1200m Caulfield Heath 3yo Mdn Plate Good(4) Mar 4. Took up a midfield position when hd win of 10 (4) $3.50 59.0 Mahmudah 1400m Ballarat Mdn Plate Good(3) Mar 20. Just got there in a gripping finish at at Ballarat at second run back. R J Hurdle retains the ride. All the better and goes into wider exotics.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
4-1-0-1
GOOD
0-0-0-0
TRACK
4-1-0-0
DISTANCE
0-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
1-1-0-0
JKY RIDING
CAREER STATISTICS
20%
WIN S/RATE
40%
PLACE S/RATE
5-1-0-1
CAREER
$61,600
PRIZE MONEY
1400
WIN RANGE
22
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 5-1-0-1 20% 40% 4
Distance 4-1-0-0 25% 25% 3
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 3-0-0-1 0% 33% 9
2nd up 2-1-0-0 50% 50% 2
3rd up 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
4th up 0-0-0-0 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: 1400m (1)
Track Conditions
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Firm 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Good 4-1-0-1 25% 50% 2
Soft 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Heavy 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 416-36-44-41 9% 29% 10
R J Hurdle
Trainer 12mth 76-10-9-12 13% 41% 6
Bill Papazaharoudakis
Trained at: Pakenham OC
Owners: Kooringal Stud (Mgr: A S Lamont) & Ms H Papazaharoudakis
Colours: Bottle Green, White Kooringal Stud Brand And Armbands, Brand On Cap
Age/Sex: 3 year old bay gelding
Breeding: Sandbar - Albakoor
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
1 of 10 16
Ballarat (Good) 20/03/2026, Race 3, 1400m, Mdn Plate
Finished 1/10 0.2L, $41250, Jockey R J Hurdle, Barrier 4, Weight 59kg
$3.50, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:34.54s
1st Hot Sand
2nd Mahmudah 57.5kg 0.2L
3rd Genomic 59kg 1.0L
3 of 10 158
Caulfield Heath (Good) 04/03/2026, Race 4, 1200m, 3yo Mdn Plate
Finished 3/10 1.2L, $9000, Jockey J Mott, Barrier 6, Weight 58kg
$9.50, In-running Settled 3, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:35.15s
1st Melian
2nd Santana 58kg 1L
3rd Hot Sand 58kg 1.2L
6 of 7 13
Sandown-Hillside (Good) 27/09/2025, Race 5, 1400m, 3yo C&G Hcp
Finished 6/7 5.5L, $3000, Jockey Teodore Nugent, Barrier 3, Weight 54kg
$81.00, In-running Settled 3, 800m 2nd, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:33.55s
1st Navy Pilot
2nd Bacash 54kg 0.1L
3rd Centu Cavaddi 54kg 0.6L
7 of 9 120
Sale (Good) 14/09/2025, Race 5, 1411m, 3yo Mdn
Finished 7/9 7L, $850, Jockey Nadia Daniels, Barrier 6, Weight 55kg
$12.00, In-running Settled 7, 800m 7th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:34.56s
1st Victorious Spirit
2nd Getta Good Feeling 56kg 1.3L
3rd Duntulm Lass 56kg 2.8L
4 of 12 N/A
Flemington (Soft) 17/05/2025, Race 2, 1400m, 2yo Open Hcp
Finished 4/12 1.9L, $7500, Jockey Liam Riordan, Barrier 6, Weight 55.5kg
$26.00, In-running Settled 6, 800m 7th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:36.32s
1st Highvol
2nd Buccleuch 54.5kg 0.8L
3rd Warrior Smile 58kg 1.6L