Coffs Harbour (NSW)
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R5
10h2m
Hesket Thoroughbreds Reduction Online Now (Bm66)
1218m | 2:14pm
RAIL POSITION
+2m 1600m-1000m
+7m 1000m-350m
true remainder
RACE CONDITIONS
Benchmark 66 Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$27,000
 
 
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R5
9 - Flying Shelly (2)
  • 9 Flying Shelly (2)
  • J: Liberty Smyth (a2) 57.0kg
  • T: Sally Taylor
  • 1-5-2-4-x-8-2-9-8-x
3.75 3.75 3.4 3.38
$3.75 $3.75 - $3.75 $3.40 $3.38
RACE COMMENT
Crowded near 1000m, Overraced middle stages when 6-1/2 len 9th of 10 (5) $21.00 58.0 Corrupted 1200m Eagle Farm (Bm65) Good(4) Feb 4. Gave away late 5-1/2 len 8th of 8 (5) $7.00 56.0 Midnight Drifter 1200m Sunshine Coast (Bm68) Good(4) Feb 22. Primed for return with 1/2 len win of 9 (5) Bodhi Boy 1000m Port Macquarie Barrier Trl Heavy(9) May 27. First-up (14-weeks). Ex David Vandyke. Trained here now. Proven fresh and looks fit for return to racing. Breaks from a low barrier.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
0-0-0-0
HEAVY
0-0-0-0
TRACK
15-2-3-0
DISTANCE
0-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
0-0-0-0
JKY RIDING
3/10
OUR RANKING
CAREER STATISTICS
11%
WIN S/RATE
37%
PLACE S/RATE
27-3-7-0
CAREER
$132,135
PRIZE MONEY
900 - 1200
WIN RANGE
101
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 27-3-7-0 11% 37% 9
Distance 15-2-3-0 13% 33% 5
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 3-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
1st up 6-1-2-0 17% 50% 3
2nd up 6-2-3-0 33% 83% 2
3rd up 6-0-1-0 0% 17% 9
4th up 6-0-1-0 0% 17% 9
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 16-1-5-0 6% 38% 6
Soft 11-2-2-0 18% 36% 7
Heavy 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 11-2-2-0 18% 36% 7
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 147-22-13-14 15% 33% 2
Liberty Smyth
Trainer 12mth 160-17-12-26 11% 34% 3
Sally Taylor
Trained at: Coffs Harbour
Owners: Ms S J Taylor, Mrs S Fuller & A P Grewal
Colours: Cerise, Black Checks, Sleeves And Cap
Age/Sex: 6 year old bay mare
Breeding: Flying Artie - Twelve Pack Shelly
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
TRIAL 94
Port Macquarie (Heavy) 27/05/2026, Race 2, 1000m, Barrier Trl
Finished 1/9 0.5L, Jockey Laura Wakely, Barrier 5, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:35.84s
1st Flying Shelly
2nd Bodhi Boy (NZ) 0kg 0.5L
3rd Fay's Angels 0kg 4.3L
TRIAL 61
Coffs Harbour (Heavy) 24/04/2026, Race 1, 800m, Barrier Trl
Finished 3/9 3.0L, Jockey G Spokes, Barrier 2, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:33.00s
1st Petticoat
2nd Inlanda 0kg 2.8L
3rd Flying Shelly 0kg 3.0L
8 of 8 18
Sunshine Coast (Good) 22/02/2026, Race 7, 1200m, (Bm68)
Finished 8/8 5.4L, $500, Jockey Ben Thompson, Barrier 5, Weight 56kg
$7.00, In-running Settled 1, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:34.56s
1st Midnight Drifter
2nd Joy A Plenty 58.5kg 1.8L
3rd The Hamo 58kg 4.1L
9 of 10 32
Eagle Farm (Good) 04/02/2026, Race 8, 1200m, (Bm65)
Finished 9/10 6.5L, $760, Jockey M Hellyer, Barrier 5, Weight 58kg
$21.00, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:34.63s
1st Corrupted
2nd Cindersea 56kg 1.5L
3rd Stein 53.5kg 3.0L
2 of 8 29
Ipswich (Good) 03/01/2026, Race 7, 1200m, Hcp (C4)
Finished 2/8 1.3L, $4800, Jockey M Hellyer, Barrier 8, Weight 54.5kg
$19.00, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:34.89s
1st Super Quick
2nd Flying Shelly 54.5kg 1.3L
3rd The Gambling Greek 56kg 1.5L
8 of 9 93
Sunshine Coast (Good) 05/12/2025, Race 3, 1200m, (Bm65)
Finished 8/9 3.8L, $500, Jockey Ryan Maloney, Barrier 1, Weight 58kg
$3.20, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:35.01s
1st Colleano
2nd The Bear 56kg 0.1L
3rd Gold Fever 59.5kg 0.2L
TRIAL 69
Sunshine Coast Inner (Good) 11/11/2025, Race 8, 1000m, Barrier Trl
Finished 1/6 1.5L, Jockey Jag Guthmann-Chester, Barrier 5, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:35.93s
1st Flying Shelly
2nd Retainer 0kg 1.5L
3rd Fistsoffury 0kg 1.7L
4 of 9 21
Ipswich (Good) 03/09/2025, Race 7, 1200m, (Bm68)
Finished 4/9 0.7L, $1500, Jockey Ben Thompson, Barrier 2, Weight 56.5kg
$3.60, In-running Settled 3, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:33.66s
1st Better Be Nordy
2nd Velozes 57.5kg 0.2L
3rd Zoufani 57.5kg 0.3L
2 of 10 14
Eagle Farm (Good) 13/08/2025, Race 8, 1200m, (Bm65)
Finished 2/10 0.1L, $6800, Jockey Justin Huxtable, Barrier 4, Weight 57.5kg
$7.50, In-running Settled 3, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:34.69s
1st Zoufani
2nd Flying Shelly 57.5kg 0.1L
3rd Toro Strike 57.5kg 2.1L
5 of 12 13
Doomben (Soft) 30/07/2025, Race 9, 1350m, F&M Hcp (C3)
Finished 5/12 2.7L, $1100, Jockey Taylor Marshall, Barrier 3, Weight 57kg
$8.00, In-running Settled 2, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:36.54s
1st Simply Amazing
2nd Walsh Bay 58kg 0.3L
3rd Divine Gem 56kg 0.8L
1 of 9 25
Ipswich (Soft) 17/07/2025, Race 6, 1200m, (Bm65)
Finished 1/9 0.5L, $15600, Jockey Taylor Marshall, Barrier 3, Weight 55.5kg
$4.80, In-running Settled 3, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:36.15s
1st Flying Shelly
2nd Lion Class 59.5kg 0.5L
3rd La Soeur 57kg 0.7L
2 of 10 205
Sunshine Coast (Soft) 22/06/2025, Race 4, 1000m, (Bm65)
Finished 2/10 2.8L, $4800, Jockey M R Du Plessis, Barrier 6, Weight 55.5kg
$13.00, In-running Settled 10, 800m 10th, 400m 9th, Sectional 600m 0:35.29s
1st Bonded Affair
2nd Flying Shelly 55.5kg 2.8L
3rd Kernel Boom 56.5kg 4.6L
TRIAL 179
Sunshine Coast Inner (Soft) 27/05/2025, Race 15, 850m, Barrier Trl
Finished 6/7 3L, Jockey Tiffani Brooker, Barrier 6, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:35.77s
1st Bonded Affair
2nd Hot Torque Invegas 0kg 0.4L
3rd Bold Tee 0kg 0.5L
TRIAL 11
Sunshine Coast Inner (Good) 10/12/2024, Race 5, 1000m, Barrier Trl
Finished 1/5 0.2L, Jockey Ron Stewart, Barrier 1, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:34.90s
1st Flying Shelly
2nd King Yoshi 0kg 0.2L
3rd Itza Motza 0kg 2.5L
10 of 10 55
Sunshine Coast (Soft) 29/11/2024, Race 3, 1200m, (Bm65)
Finished 10/10 6.1L, $500, Jockey Damien Thornton, Barrier 10, Weight 56kg
$4.20, In-running Settled 2, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:34.90s
1st Pivotal Lad
2nd Billy's Bro 59.5kg 0.5L
3rd Araminta 56.5kg 1.8L