Flemington (VIC)
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R8
11h42m
Lexus Melbourne Cup Tour Trophy
2000m | 4:00pm
RAIL POSITION
Out 8m Entire Circuit
RACE CONDITIONS
Open Quality
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
3yo
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$150,000
 
 
  Flucs Open Today Fluc -3 Fluc -2 Fluc -1 Win
R8
2 - Brave Danza (20)
  • 2 Brave Danza (20)
  • J: Luke Cartwright (a1.5) 59.0kg
  • T: Matthew Cumani
  • 2-3-1-2-2-x-3-0-2-1
8.0 8.0 5.0 4.6 5.0 5.25
$8.00 $8.00 $5.00 $4.60 $5.00 $5.25
RACE COMMENT
Began awkwardly, Held up near 400m, Laid in in straight when lg nk 2nd of 9 (9) $11.00 60.0 Parvenu 1800m Caulfield Heath 3yo (Bm70) Good(4) Apr 29. Began awkwardly, Crowded near 1600m when 1 len win of 17 (9) $4.20 52.5 She's Got The Cash 2000m Flemington 3yo Hcp Good(4) May 16. Delivered a steely performance to score 3yo Hcp here over this trip. Claiming apprentice engaged again. Worth a look.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
0-0-0-0
HEAVY
2-1-1-0
TRACK
3-1-1-0
DISTANCE
1-1-0-0
TRK / DIST
3-1-1-1
JKY RIDING
1/20
OUR RANKING
CAREER STATISTICS
20%
WIN S/RATE
80%
PLACE S/RATE
10-2-4-2
CAREER
$244,090
PRIZE MONEY
1765 - 2000
WIN RANGE
21
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 10-2-4-2 20% 80% 8
Distance 3-1-1-0 33% 67% 4
Track 2-1-1-0 50% 100% 1
Track / Dist 1-1-0-0 100% 100% 1
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 1-0-1-0 0% 100% 5
1st up 2-0-0-1 0% 50% 8
2nd up 2-0-1-0 0% 50% 8
3rd up 2-0-1-1 0% 100% 7
4th up 2-2-0-0 100% 100% 1
Group 1 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Group 2 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Group 3 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Listed 1-0-1-0 0% 100% 2
WFA 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Jumps 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Win distances: 1765m (1), 2000m (1)
Track Conditions
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Firm 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Good 3-1-1-1 33% 100% 4
Soft 6-1-2-1 17% 67% 7
Heavy 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Synthetic 1-0-1-0 0% 100% 1
All wet 6-1-2-1 17% 67% 8
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 785-74-93-90 9% 33% 11
Luke Cartwright
Trainer 12mth 259-33-28-31 13% 36% 11
Matthew Cumani
Trained at: Ballarat
Owners: M S S Cumani, L E Bartle, Mrs P G Bartle, J F Brady, Ms M Gange, A N C Bengough, B A G S Racing (Mgr: B J Haw), Elite Park Racing (Mgr: Miss M J Davie), S Hay, Y Ozaki, K P Oehme, P C Pratt, Ms C M Robbins, G A Walker, S J Brady, Ms L Laity, B O'Donnell & Plodalong-Hunter (Mgr: P Podbury)
Colours: Pink, Purple And Black Diamonds, Quartered Cap
Age/Sex: 3 year old chestnut gelding
Breeding: Brave Smash - Morganza
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
1 of 17 17
Flemington (Good) 16/05/2026, Race 2, 2000m, 3yo Hcp
Finished 1/17 1L, $82500, Jockey Luke Cartwright, Barrier 9, Weight 52.5kg
$4.20, In-running Settled 9, 1200m 9th, 800m 8th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:35.94s
1st Brave Danza
2nd She's Got The Cash (NZ) 52.5kg 1L
3rd Buthelezi 54.5kg 1.8L
2 of 9 32
Caulfield Heath (Good) 29/04/2026, Race 5, 1800m, 3yo (Bm70)
Finished 2/9 0.4L, $9000, Jockey Luke Cartwright, Barrier 9, Weight 60kg
$11.00, In-running Settled 9, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th, Sectional 600m 0:35.01s
1st Parvenu (NZ)
2nd Brave Danza 60kg 0.4L
3rd Buthelezi 59.5kg 1.2L
10 of 11 17
Rosehill (Soft) 28/03/2026, Race 5, 2000m, Tulloch Stakes
Finished 10/11 16.9L, $3700, Jockey W Egan, Barrier 6, Weight 56kg
$16.00, In-running Settled 3, 1200m 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:36.88s
1st Storm Leopard
2nd Eureka Rebel 56kg 1.8L
3rd Shangri La Boy 56kg 3.6L
3 of 11 102
Sandown-Hillside (Good) 11/03/2026, Race 7, 1800m, 3yo (Bm66)
Finished 3/11 1.2L, $4950, Jockey Luke Cartwright, Barrier 4, Weight 59kg
$6.50, In-running Settled 5, 1200m 7th, 800m 9th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:35.90s
1st Roulette King
2nd Johnich 59kg 1L
3rd Brave Danza 59kg 1.2L
TRIAL 86
Ballarat (Soft) 23/02/2026, Race 13, 1100m, Barrier Trl
Finished 1/6 2.3L, Jockey Cian Macredmond, Barrier 4, Weight 0kg
N/A
1st Brave Danza
2nd Garfield 0kg 2.3L
3rd Starfleet Command 0kg 3.1L
2 of 11 25
Caulfield (Soft) 29/11/2025, Race 5, 2000m, Melbourne Classic
Finished 2/11 1.8L, $72000, Jockey M J Dee, Barrier 10, Weight 57kg
$11.00, In-running Settled 7, 1200m 7th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:36.73s
1st Different Gravy
2nd Brave Danza 57kg 1.8L
3rd Snitz Sonic 57kg 3.1L
2 of 15 33
Flemington (Soft) 04/11/2025, Race 3, 1800m, Batman Stakes
Finished 2/15 2L, $36000, Jockey D W Stackhouse, Barrier 13, Weight 57kg
$31.00, In-running Settled 7, 1200m 9th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:35.75s
1st Different Gravy
2nd Brave Danza 57kg 2L
3rd Obvious 57kg 2.1L
1 of 9 15
Geelong (Soft) 02/10/2025, Race 3, 1765m, 3yo+ Mdn Plate
Finished 1/9 0.1L, $23375, Jockey D W Stackhouse, Barrier 6, Weight 57kg
$2.50, In-running Settled 5, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:36.62s
1st Brave Danza
2nd Sadlers Symphony 57kg 0.1L
3rd Nothin' Wong Here 59.5kg 0.3L
3 of 10 19
Bendigo (Soft) 17/09/2025, Race 4, 1500m, 3yo Mdn
Finished 3/10 1.5L, $3825, Jockey E J Walsh, Barrier 7, Weight 58kg
$11.00, In-running Settled 2, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:36.30s
1st Obvious
2nd Grand Omaha 56kg 1.3L
3rd Brave Danza 58kg 1.5L
2 of 9 21
Pakenham Synthetic (Synthetic) 29/08/2025, Race 2, 1400m, 3yo Mdn
Finished 2/9 1L, $8100, Jockey E J Walsh, Barrier 6, Weight 58kg
$1.95, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:34.58s
1st Magick Media
2nd Brave Danza 58kg 1L
3rd Blue Ensign (NZ) 58kg 1.8L
9 of 12 N/A
Geelong (Soft) 08/08/2025, Race 1, 1200m, 3yo Mdn Plate
Finished 9/12 5.8L, $640, Jockey E J Walsh, Barrier 4, Weight 58kg
$6.50, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:34.96s
1st Trapdoor
2nd Matsuda 58kg 2.5L
3rd Lapland 58kg 2.7L
TRIAL N/A
Warracknabeal (Good) 02/07/2025, Race 2, 1000m, Barrier Trl
Finished 1/8 0.5L, Jockey E J Walsh, Barrier 3, Weight 0kg
N/A
1st Brave Danza
2nd Steady On 0kg 0.5L
3rd Molveno 0kg 0.6L