Eagle Farm (QLD)
5 7
9 4 6 8 2 3 1
R7
12h55m
Sky Racing Queensland Derby Gr1
2400m | 3:13pm
RAIL POSITION
True
RACE CONDITIONS
Open Set Weight
Apprentices Cannot Claim
RESTRICTIONS
3yo
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$1,000,000
 
 
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R7
2 - One Step Closer (20)
  • 2 One Step Closer (20)
  • J: Ben Thompson 57.0kg
  • T: Tom Charlton
  • 1-0-4-4-x-0-3-4-6-0
20.0 20.0 21.0 26.0 31.0 26.0
$20.00 $20.00 $21.00 $26.00 $31.00 $26.00
RACE COMMENT
Became unbalanced when 6 len 6th of 13 (2) $17.00 56.5 Green Spaces 2400m Randwick Australian Derby Soft(7) Apr 4. Struggled home 8-1/2 len 14th of 16 (6) $6.10 57.0 Kilman 2000m Doomben Rough Habit Plate Soft(7) May 16. Very tame performance in rain affected going at Doomben. Goes into wider exotics.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
4-0-0-1
SOFT
0-0-0-0
TRACK
1-0-0-0
DISTANCE
0-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
3-0-0-0
GROUP 1
0-0-0-0
JKY RIDING
CAREER STATISTICS
8%
WIN S/RATE
17%
PLACE S/RATE
12-1-0-1
CAREER
$198,325
PRIZE MONEY
1500
WIN RANGE
14
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 12-1-0-1 8% 17% 23
Distance 1-0-0-0 0% 0% 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 1-0-0-1 0% 100% 8
1st up 3-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
2nd up 3-1-0-1 33% 67% 6
3rd up 2-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
4th up 2-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Group 1 3-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Group 2 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Group 3 2-0-0-0 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: 1500m (1)
Track Conditions
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Firm 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Good 7-1-0-0 14% 14% 18
Soft 4-0-0-1 0% 25% 18
Heavy 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 5-0-0-1 0% 20% 20
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 776-130-135-97 17% 47% 4
Ben Thompson
Trainer 12mth 99-11-17-9 11% 37% 17
Tom Charlton
Trained at: Randwick
Owners: C E Holt, R J Miller, Miss N M Miller, M J Miller, P G Miller, D Von Kotze, Mrs J D Scala, Mrs B M Stewart, J D Stewart, Prairie Racing (Mgr: R Yap), Slice Syndicate (Mgr: M J Cousins), M R Cawley, V Cefai, C A Benjamin, T Charlton, J M Jackson & FOS Enterprises (Mgr: C G Crockett)
Colours: Royal Blue, Red Vee
Age/Sex: 3 year old chestnut gelding
Breeding: Castelvecchio - Get Closer
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
14 of 16 42
Doomben (Soft) 16/05/2026, Race 9, 2000m, Rough Habit Plate
Finished 14/16 8.4L, Jockey M Zahra, Barrier 6, Weight 57kg
$6.10, In-running Settled 13, 1200m 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 9th, Sectional 600m 0:36.04s
1st Kilman (NZ)
2nd Beauty Swift 57kg 1.3L
3rd Providence 57kg 1.5L
TRIAL 27
Canterbury (Soft) 01/05/2026, Race 3, 1100m, Barrier Trl
Finished 2/7 1.5L, Jockey Zac Lloyd, Barrier 4, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:34.62s
1st Real Baker
2nd One Step Closer 0kg 1.5L
3rd Just Fine (IRE) 0kg 1.7L
6 of 13 14
Randwick (Soft) 04/04/2026, Race 9, 2400m, Australian Derby
Finished 6/13 6L, $20000, Jockey Zac Lloyd, Barrier 2, Weight 56.5kg
$17.00, In-running Settled 9, 1200m 10th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:36.36s
1st Green Spaces
2nd Dezignation 56.5kg 3.3L
3rd Storm Leopard 56.5kg 3.7L
4 of 8 22
Rosehill (Soft) 21/03/2026, Race 6, 2000m, Rosehill Guineas
Finished 4/8 3.2L, $33250, Jockey Zac Lloyd, Barrier 8, Weight 56.5kg
$81.00, In-running Settled 8, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:34.87s
1st Autumn Boy
2nd Green Spaces 56.5kg 2L
3rd Observer 56.5kg 2.8L
3 of 7 13
Canterbury (Soft) 27/02/2026, Race 4, 1900m, 3yo+ (Bm78)
Finished 3/7 3.8L, $5500, Jockey Zac Lloyd, Barrier 4, Weight 58kg
$6.00, In-running Settled 4, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:35.02s
1st Powerhouse
2nd Kenmare Bay 56.5kg 3.3L
3rd One Step Closer 58kg 3.8L
10 of 11 105
Randwick (Good) 14/02/2026, Race 4, 1400m, (Bm78)
Finished 10/11 7.3L, $3500, Jockey A Adkins, Barrier 10, Weight 57kg
$101.00, In-running Settled 11, 800m 11th, 400m 11th, Sectional 600m 0:33.80s
1st Amreekiyah
2nd Sovereign Hill 59.5kg 1L
3rd Duvana 55.5kg 1.8L
TRIAL 97
Canterbury (Good) 06/02/2026, Race 2, 1106m, Barrier Trl
Finished 5/8 12.6L, Jockey Zac Lloyd, Barrier 5, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:34.78s
1st Oh Diamond Lil
2nd Redstone Well (IRE) 0kg 5.5L
3rd Palmetto (NZ) 0kg 11.0L
TRIAL 87
Randwick (Good) 27/01/2026, Race 7, 1050m, Barrier Trl
Finished 6/8 5.1L, Jockey Dylan Gibbons, Barrier 3, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:33.84s
1st Wootton Lass
2nd Polyglot 0kg 1.3L
3rd Ruination 0kg 3.1L
4 of 16 7
Flemington (Good) 01/11/2025, Race 7, 2500m, Victoria Derby
Finished 4/16 1.6L, $90000, Jockey Jye McNeil, Barrier 2, Weight 57kg
$101.00, In-running Settled 9, 1200m 9th, 800m 12th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:34.87s
1st Observer
2nd Arcora 57kg 0.8L
3rd Deal Done Fast 57kg 1.6L
4 of 9 14
Moonee Valley (Good) 25/10/2025, Race 9, 2040m, Drummond Golf Vase
Finished 4/9 3L, $18000, Jockey Zac Lloyd, Barrier 2, Weight 57kg
$61.00, In-running Settled 5, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:36.11s
1st Observer
2nd Providence 57kg 0.5L
3rd O'Sheamus 57kg 1.5L
14 of 16 16
Rosehill (Good) 11/10/2025, Race 6, 1800m, Gloaming Stakes
Finished 14/16 9.7L, Jockey Dylan Gibbons, Barrier 16, Weight 56.5kg
$91.00, In-running Settled 16, 1200m 16th, 800m 16th, 400m 16th, Sectional 600m 0:35.06s
1st Shangri La Boy
2nd The Pearls (NZ) 54.5kg 2L
3rd San Giovanni 56.5kg 2.3L
1 of 8 19
Goulburn (Good) 25/09/2025, Race 3, 1500m, Mdn Plate
Finished 1/8 0.3L, $13950, Jockey Jean Van Overmeire, Barrier 5, Weight 56.5kg
$3.70, In-running Settled 7, 800m 7th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:37.13s
1st One Step Closer
2nd Freddie Bassett 56.5kg 0.3L
3rd So Superior 59kg 2.6L
5 of 8 126
Hawkesbury (Good) 06/09/2025, Race 3, 1400m, E&G Mdn Plate
Finished 5/8 4.2L, $1400, Jockey K S Latham, Barrier 8, Weight 56.5kg
$5.50, In-running Settled 8, 800m 8th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:34.20s
1st Senjutsu
2nd Cobra Club 55kg 1.5L
3rd Falcon Lair 54.5kg 1.6L
TRIAL 117
Rosehill (Soft) 28/08/2025, Race 5, 1030m, Barrier Trl
Finished 6/7 4.8L, Jockey Dylan Gibbons, Barrier 4, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:35.77s
1st Pimlico
2nd State Opera 0kg 0.1L
3rd Fireball Miss 0kg 1.6L
TRIAL 96
Randwick (Heavy) 07/08/2025, Race 11, 1044m, Barrier Trl
Finished 7/8 6.5L, Jockey J Parr, Barrier 7, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:35.96s
1st Magenta Skies (GB)
2nd Zoufield 0kg 0.2L
3rd Melodia Legend 0kg 3.2L