Gold Coast (QLD)
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R1
8h38m
Social Event Hire (Bm78)
1400m | 12:33pm
RAIL POSITION
True
RACE CONDITIONS
Benchmark 78 Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$85,000
 
 
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R1
16 - Pipistrelle (10)
  • 16 Pipistrelle (10)
  • J: M R Du Plessis 56.5kg
  • T: Ricky Vale
  • 1-4-0-1-4-5-4-x-1-4
13.0 13.0 16.0 17.0 20.0 17.0
$13.00 $13.00 $16.00 $17.00 $20.00 $17.00
RACE COMMENT
Began awkwardly when lng hd win of 6 (6) $1.55 56.5 Answering 1100m Mackay Open Hcp Good(4) Feb 13. Overraced early, middle stages, Laid in near 200m when 1 len 4th of 7 (5) $5.50 57.0 Pride Of Venus 1200m Rockhampton Open Hcp Soft(6) Apr 12. Mackay winner two back. Decent effort in the small field at Rockhampton at second run back. Could give some cheek at odds.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
10-1-2-2
SOFT
0-0-0-0
TRACK
4-1-1-1
DISTANCE
0-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
0-0-0-0
JKY RIDING
CAREER STATISTICS
33%
WIN S/RATE
50%
PLACE S/RATE
24-8-2-2
CAREER
$207,775
PRIZE MONEY
1100 - 1800
WIN RANGE
27
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 24-8-2-2 33% 50% 2
Distance 4-1-1-1 25% 75% 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 5-2-0-0 40% 40% 5
2nd up 5-3-0-0 60% 60% 1
3rd up 3-0-1-1 0% 67% 9
4th up 3-1-1-0 33% 67% 3
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: 1100m (1), 1300m (3), 1400m (1), 1500m (1), 1560m (1), 1800m (1)
Track Conditions
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Firm 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Good 13-7-0-0 54% 54% 1
Soft 10-1-2-2 10% 50% 10
Heavy 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 11-1-2-2 9% 45% 10
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 370-34-38-30 9% 28% 12
M R Du Plessis
Trainer 12mth 187-30-33-26 16% 48% 2
Ricky Vale
Trained at: Rockhampton
Owners: R & C Hodgkinson
Colours: Blue, Yellow Horseshoe, Armbands, Quartered Cap
Age/Sex: 5 year old bay mare
Breeding: Ribchester - Flying
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
4 of 7 58
Rockhampton (Soft) 12/04/2026, Race 5, 1200m, Open Hcp
Finished 4/7 1L, $1600, Jockey C Mc Iver, Barrier 5, Weight 57kg
$5.50, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:33.71s
1st Pride Of Venus
2nd Letmeletgo 57kg 0.1L
3rd Astra Star 55kg 0.9L
TRIAL 40
Rockhampton (Soft) 25/03/2026, Race 1, 1000m, Barrier Trl
Finished 2/4 0.1L, Jockey C Mc Iver, Barrier 1, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:33.74s
1st Kathy's Beau
2nd Pipistrelle 0kg 0.1L
3rd Sunnycoast 0kg 2.9L
1 of 6 162
Mackay (Good) 13/02/2026, Race 4, 1100m, Open Hcp
Finished 1/6 0.2L, $11600, Jockey McKenzie Apel, Barrier 6, Weight 56.5kg
$1.55, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:36.35s
1st Pipistrelle
2nd Answering 55kg 0.2L
3rd Rubunkar 54kg 5.2L
TRIAL 155
Rockhampton (Good) 06/02/2026, Race 1, 1000m, Barrier Trl
Finished 2/6 1.3L, Jockey W G Satherley, Barrier 4, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:33.28s
1st Track Tale
2nd Pipistrelle 0kg 1.3L
3rd Tow The Line 0kg 1.5L
TRIAL 106
Rockhampton (Soft) 19/12/2025, Race 1, 1000m, Barrier Trl
Finished 4/5 1.5L, Jockey W G Satherley, Barrier 1, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:33.67s
1st Scrub Chain
2nd Astapor 0kg 0.1L
3rd Early Fusion 0kg 1.4L
4 of 8 13
Mackay (Good) 04/09/2025, Race 2, 1560m, Open Hcp
Finished 4/8 4.2L, $1000, Jockey Ashley Butler, Barrier 6, Weight 57kg
$2.70, In-running Settled 3, 1200m 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:34.93s
1st Obligated
2nd Sir Rocket 54kg 2.3L
3rd Acrophobic 60.5kg 2.8L
5 of 14 13
Cairns (Good) 22/08/2025, Race 8, 1400m, Open Hcp
Finished 5/14 4.7L, $2750, Jockey McKenzie Apel, Barrier 10, Weight 52kg
$6.00, In-running Settled 11, 800m 11th, 400m 10th, Sectional 600m 0:35.43s
1st Speed Legend
2nd Divine Okay 52kg 1.3L
3rd Valenki 54.5kg 2.3L
4 of 11 21
Townsville (Good) 09/08/2025, Race 9, 1300m, (Bm78)
Finished 4/11 3L, $2500, Jockey McKenzie Apel, Barrier 1, Weight 56.5kg
$2.30, In-running Settled 7, 800m 7th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:33.55s
1st Going Nuclear
2nd Turbeau 60.5kg 0.5L
3rd Valenki 58kg 2.5L
1 of 12 14
Townsville (Good) 19/07/2025, Race 7, 1300m, F&M Hcp (C6)
Finished 1/12 2.5L, $14500, Jockey McKenzie Apel, Barrier 10, Weight 60.5kg
$2.00, In-running Settled 4, 800m 4th, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:33.64s
1st Pipistrelle
2nd Brave Maso 53kg 2.5L
3rd Diamond Lucy 54kg 3.0L
11 of 16 15
Rockhampton (Soft) 05/07/2025, Race 7, 1600m, Rockhampton Cup
Finished 11/16 7.4L, Jockey Ms G Cartwright, Barrier 9, Weight 52kg
$13.00, In-running Settled 6, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:34.92s
1st Logan Street Lion (NZ)
2nd Skyforger 54.5kg 0.5L
3rd Quothquan 55kg 1.0L
4 of 13 15
Rockhampton (Good) 20/06/2025, Race 7, 1600m, Open Hcp
Finished 4/13 1.3L, $1900, Jockey Ron Stewart, Barrier 1, Weight 55kg
$2.60, In-running Settled 1, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:34.38s
1st Skyforger
2nd Logan Street Lion (NZ) 59kg 0.4L
3rd Divine Purpose 54.5kg 0.7L
1 of 5 32
Mackay (Good) 05/06/2025, Race 5, 1560m, 3,4yo Open Hcp
Finished 1/5 1.3L, $11600, Jockey R Wiggins, Barrier 4, Weight 62kg
$1.16, In-running Settled 1, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:35.56s
1st Pipistrelle
2nd Me Time 54kg 1.3L
3rd Replace The Ace 54.5kg 4.6L
6 of 14 155
Rockhampton (Soft) 04/05/2025, Race 7, 1300m, 3yo+ (Open)
Finished 6/14 2.9L, $1000, Jockey Ms G Cartwright, Barrier 1, Weight 52kg
$3.70, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:34.14s
1st Lost In Transit
2nd Cherry Rose 55kg 0.1L
3rd Demon Award 54kg 0.9L
TRIAL 144
Rockhampton (Soft) 23/04/2025, Race 1, 1000m, Barrier Trl
Finished 2/5 4.3L, Jockey McKenzie Apel, Barrier 2, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:33.18s
1st Hell
2nd Pipistrelle 0kg 4.3L
3rd Dollar Dollar (NZ) 0kg 10.8L
TRIAL 107
Rockhampton (Soft) 17/03/2025, Race 1, 1000m, Barrier Trl
Finished 3/5 1.7L, Jockey McKenzie Apel, Barrier 3, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:32.87s
1st Bigcat
2nd Cool Encounter 0kg 0.2L
3rd Pipistrelle 0kg 1.7L