Flemington (VIC)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
R8
12h37m
William Newton VC (Bm78)
1400m | 5:05pm
RAIL POSITION
True Entire Circuit
RACE CONDITIONS
Benchmark 78 Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
3yo+
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$130,000
 
 
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R8
6 - Theblade (6)
  • 6 Theblade (6)
  • J: Ryan Houston (a2) 59.0kg
  • T: M, W & J Hawkes
  • 4-4-x-4-5-2-1-1-x-7
8.0 8.0 9.0 8.0 9.0 9.5
$8.00 $8.00 $9.00 $8.00 $9.00 $9.50
RACE COMMENT
Posted 1-3/4 len win of 11 (10) $2.70 56.0 Bojangles 1400m Randwick 3yo+ (Bm78) Good(4) Dec 13. Battled away for 2-1/4 len 7th of 14 (1) $6.00 59.0 Rue De Royale 1200m Caulfield 3yo+ (Bm78) Good(3) Apr 4. Off the speed, picked up soundly and wasn't beaten far at Caulfield at first run back. Will be fitter second-up and takes a 2kg claim. Can make his presence felt.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
7-2-1-0
GOOD
0-0-0-0
TRACK
1-1-0-0
DISTANCE
0-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
0-0-0-0
JKY RIDING
CAREER STATISTICS
33%
WIN S/RATE
44%
PLACE S/RATE
9-3-1-0
CAREER
$191,900
PRIZE MONEY
1150 - 1400
WIN RANGE
21
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 9-3-1-0 33% 44% 6
Distance 1-1-0-0 100% 100% 1
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 4-1-0-0 25% 25% 12
2nd up 2-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
3rd up 1-0-1-0 0% 100% 8
4th up 1-1-0-0 100% 100% 1
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 7-2-1-0 29% 43% 10
Soft 2-1-0-0 50% 50% 2
Heavy 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 2-1-0-0 50% 50% 2
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 529-47-43-52 9% 27% 13
Ryan Houston
Trainer 12mth 428-56-56-52 13% 38% 12
M, W & J Hawkes
Trained at: Flemington
Owners: R & C Legh Racing Pty Ltd (Mgr: R P Legh), Exset Racing (Mgr: J Bartolo), R Smith, Gilgai Farm (Mgr: R R Jamieson), Glentree Racing (Mgr: B W C Wilson), Murray Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd (Mgr: P A S Murray) & Wright Racing (Mgr: P J Wright)
Colours: Navy, Yellow Lightning Bolt, Armbands And Cap
Age/Sex: 4 year old bay/brown gelding
Breeding: Toronado - Brigite
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
7 of 14 112
Caulfield (Good) 04/04/2026, Race 7, 1200m, 3yo+ (Bm78)
Finished 7/14 2.3L, $2600, Jockey Jye McNeil, Barrier 1, Weight 59kg
$6.00, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:33.85s
1st Rue De Royale (NZ)
2nd Duchess Zou 55.5kg 0.2L
3rd Celsius Star 59.5kg 0.6L
TRIAL 101
Rosehill (Heavy) 24/03/2026, Race 1, 1030m, Barrier Trl
Finished 5/10 3L, Jockey Zac Lloyd, Barrier 10, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:34.98s
1st Plaintiff
2nd Amor Victorious 0kg 0.1L
3rd Giga Kick 0kg 1.4L
1 of 11 31
Randwick (Good) 13/12/2025, Race 10, 1400m, 3yo+ (Bm78)
Finished 1/11 1.8L, $82500, Jockey Zac Lloyd, Barrier 10, Weight 56kg
$2.70, In-running Settled 2, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:35.14s
1st Theblade
2nd Bojangles 58.5kg 1.8L
3rd Sly Boots 58.5kg 2.2L
1 of 11 28
Rosehill (Good) 12/11/2025, Race 7, 1300m, 3yo+ (Bm72)
Finished 1/11 2.5L, $28400, Jockey Zac Lloyd, Barrier 4, Weight 57.5kg
$2.90, In-running Settled 1, 800m 1st, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:33.65s
1st Theblade
2nd Iron Hawk 59.5kg 2.5L
3rd Trafalgar Square 54kg 2.7L
2 of 8 14
Warwick Farm (Good) 15/10/2025, Race 4, 1200m, 3yo+ (Bm78)
Finished 2/8 2.3L, $10350, Jockey Zac Lloyd, Barrier 5, Weight 54.5kg
$5.00, In-running Settled 3, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:33.25s
1st Golden Straand
2nd Theblade 54.5kg 2.3L
3rd Balkans 58kg 2.8L
5 of 8 46
Rosehill (Good) 01/10/2025, Race 6, 1200m, 3yo+ (Bm72)
Finished 5/8 1.5L, $2350, Jockey Zac Lloyd, Barrier 4, Weight 58kg
$4.20, In-running Settled 1, 800m 1st, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:34.04s
1st Golden Straand
2nd Burma Star 56kg 0.5L
3rd Bartolf 56.5kg 1.3L
4 of 10 175
Doomben (Good) 16/08/2025, Race 6, 1200m, 3yo+ E&G Plate (C3)
Finished 4/10 1.9L, $3500, Jockey Tyler Schiller, Barrier 5, Weight 57kg
$2.20, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:34.97s
1st Spywire
2nd Ouroboros 58.5kg 0.1L
3rd Joppa Lane 58.5kg 1.4L
TRIAL 157
Rosehill (Soft) 29/07/2025, Race 9, 900m, Barrier Trl
Finished 1/9 3.8L, Jockey Zac Lloyd, Barrier 8, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:33.96s
1st Theblade
2nd Fleeting Spirit (NZ) 0kg 3.8L
3rd Hammett 0kg 4.3L
4 of 7 77
Rosehill (Good) 22/02/2025, Race 4, 1100m, 3&4yo (Bm78)
Finished 4/7 2.5L, $7100, Jockey Tyler Schiller, Barrier 1, Weight 52.5kg
$2.50, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:34.43s
1st Boston Rocks
2nd Wallenda 56kg 0.1L
3rd Enriched 56.5kg 0.3L
TRIAL 68
Randwick (Soft) 13/02/2025, Race 6, 1050m, Barrier Trl
Finished 1/8 1.5L, Jockey Tyler Schiller, Barrier 8, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:34.80s
1st Theblade
2nd Sydney Bowler 0kg 1.5L
3rd Lugarno 0kg 1.7L
4 of 6 115
Rosehill (Soft) 07/12/2024, Race 1, 1200m, 3yo (Bm72)
Finished 4/6 4.6L, $7100, Jockey Tommy Berry, Barrier 5, Weight 57.5kg
$2.70, In-running Settled 4, 800m 4th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:34.65s
1st Private Harry
2nd Unleeshing 52.5kg 1.3L
3rd Midnight Dynamite 59kg 1.4L
TRIAL 104
Randwick (Good) 26/11/2024, Race 3, 1045m, Barrier Trl
Finished 1/7 0.2L, Jockey Tommy Berry, Barrier 5, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:34.53s
1st Theblade
2nd Time To Boogie 0kg 0.2L
3rd Axius 0kg 0.7L
1 of 6 N/A
Randwick-Kensington (Soft) 14/08/2024, Race 1, 1150m, 3yo C&G Mdn
Finished 1/6 5.8L, $48000, Jockey Tommy Berry, Barrier 3, Weight 58kg
$3.00, In-running Settled 4, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:35.64s
1st Theblade
2nd Alpine Ski 58.5kg 5.8L
3rd Johnny The Kid 59kg 6.3L
TRIAL N/A
Rosehill (Good) 23/07/2024, Race 16, 900m, Barrier Trl
Finished 1/7 0.8L, Jockey Tommy Berry, Barrier 6, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:34.66s
1st Theblade
2nd Justified Heart 0kg 0.8L
3rd Gatsby's 0kg 2.3L
TRIAL N/A
Rosehill (Soft) 21/06/2024, Race 7, 900m, Barrier Trl
Finished 3/5 2.3L, Jockey Zac Lloyd, Barrier 7, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:35.08s
1st Written Gold
2nd Majorca Sunset 0kg 0.8L
3rd Theblade 0kg 2.3L
TRIAL N/A
Rosehill (Heavy) 11/06/2024, Race 8, 900m, Barrier Trl
Finished 2/7 0.1L, Jockey J Ford, Barrier 8, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:36.01s
1st Gram
2nd Theblade 0kg 0.1L
3rd Delrico 0kg 0.9L