Taree (NSW)
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R1
4h49m
Sky International Mdn Hcp
1007m | 1:15pm
RAIL POSITION
+3m Entire
RACE CONDITIONS
Maiden Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$27,000
 
 
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R1
4 - The Way Ahead (8)
  • 4 The Way Ahead (8)
  • J: R Hutchings 58.0kg
  • T: Matthew Smith
  • 4-2-3-x-6-4-3-2-3-4
7.0
$7.00 - - - - $6.50
RACE COMMENT
Raced three wide when 1-3/4 len, 1/2 hd 3rd of 8 (8) $9.00 58.0 Pombia 1000m Canberra Mdn Soft(5) Mar 25. Sound when 1-3/4 len 4th of 6 (3) $3.20 57.0 Dancer's Delight 1000m Nowra Mdn Plate Heavy(8) Apr 5. Rarely far away. Gave honest account in the small field at Nowra. Warrants attention.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
7-0-2-4
SOFT
0-0-0-0
TRACK
6-0-1-3
DISTANCE
0-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
0-0-0-0
JKY RIDING
CAREER STATISTICS
0%
WIN S/RATE
58%
PLACE S/RATE
12-0-2-5
CAREER
$40,100
PRIZE MONEY
N/A
WIN RANGE
16
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 12-0-2-5 0% 58% N/A
Distance 6-0-1-3 0% 67% N/A
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 2-0-0-1 0% 50% N/A
2nd up 2-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
3rd up 2-0-0-2 0% 100% N/A
4th up 2-0-1-0 0% 50% 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
Track Conditions
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Firm 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Good 3-0-0-1 0% 33% N/A
Soft 7-0-2-4 0% 86% N/A
Heavy 2-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 9-0-2-4 0% 67% N/A
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 331-31-23-25 9% 24% N/A
R Hutchings
Trainer 12mth 624-90-80-94 14% 42% N/A
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
4 of 6 11
Nowra (Heavy) 05/04/2026, Race 2, 1000m, Mdn Plate
Finished 4/6 1.9L, $1300, Jockey H Van Der Hoven, Barrier 3, Weight 57kg
$3.20, In-running Settled 4, 800m 4th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:35.10s
1st Dancer's Delight
2nd Banner Banner 59kg 0.5L
3rd Sweet Rose 56.5kg 0.9L
3 of 8 13
Canberra (Soft) 25/03/2026, Race 1, 1000m, Mdn
Finished 3/8 1.9L, $1800, Jockey H Van Der Hoven, Barrier 8, Weight 58kg
$9.00, In-running Settled 4, 800m 4th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:34.36s
1st Pombia
2nd Over The Limit 58.5kg 1.8L
3rd The Way Ahead 58kg 1.9L
2 of 8 16
Newcastle (Soft) 12/03/2026, Race 1, 900m, Mdn Plate
Finished 2/8 1L, $7450, Jockey Dylan Gibbons, Barrier 2, Weight 57kg
$6.50, In-running Settled 5, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:33.46s
1st Twoexcel
2nd The Way Ahead 57kg 1L
3rd Plume 57kg 1.1L
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