Ballarat Synthetic (VIC)
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R4
11h56m
Sportsbet More Places (Bm56)
2200m | 2:40pm
RAIL POSITION
True Entire Circuit
RACE CONDITIONS
Benchmark 56 Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$22,000
 
 
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R4
3 - Guarded Optimist (12)
  • 3 Guarded Optimist (12)
  • J: P Gatt 61.5kg
  • T: Simon Ryan
  • 0-7-4-8-4-6-6-8-0-0
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RACE COMMENT
Hampered at start when 14-1/4 len 14th of 16 (7) $101.00 56.5 El James 2350m Warrnambool 3yo+ (Bm70) Heavy(8) May 5. Crowded near 1600m when 13-3/4 len 12th of 13 (9) $19.00 62.5 Miss Niagara 2238m Werribee 3yo+ (Bm56) Soft(6) May 30. Since recorded 9-1/2 len 5th of 7 (3) Gripping 2400m Warrnambool Barrier Trl Heavy(10) Jun 15. Finished well down the track in 3yo+ (Bm56) at Werribee last outing. Had two trials since. First time around Ballarat Synthetic. Fringe place hope at best.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
6-0-0-0
GOOD
0-0-0-0
TRACK
6-1-0-0
DISTANCE
0-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
0-0-0-0
JKY RIDING
4/16
OUR RANKING
CAREER STATISTICS
15%
WIN S/RATE
27%
PLACE S/RATE
26-4-3-0
CAREER
$97,555
PRIZE MONEY
1300 - 2200
WIN RANGE
22
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 26-4-3-0 15% 27% 3
Distance 6-1-0-0 17% 17% 2
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 2-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
1st up 3-1-0-0 33% 33% 2
2nd up 3-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
3rd up 3-0-1-0 0% 33% 4
4th up 2-0-1-0 0% 50% 7
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 6-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Soft 16-4-3-0 25% 44% 2
Heavy 3-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Synthetic 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 19-4-3-0 21% 37% 1
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 333-9-16-14 3% 12% 13
P Gatt
Trainer 12mth 69-3-1-5 4% 13% 14
Simon Ryan
Trained at: Warrnambool
Owners: H R Anderson, R A Anderson & R Holland
Colours: Blue, Green Star, Quartered Cap
Age/Sex: 5 year old bay gelding
Breeding: Almanzor - Shower Of Roses
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
TRIAL 16
Warrnambool (Heavy) 15/06/2026, Race 4, 2400m, Barrier Trl
Finished 5/7 9.4L, Jockey Micheal Casey, Barrier 3, Weight 0kg
N/A
1st Gripping
2nd Cousins Day 0kg 0.5L
3rd Radstar 0kg 1.0L
TRIAL 6
Traralgon (Soft) 05/06/2026, Race 5, 2800m, Barrier Trl
Finished 4/5 4.3L, Jockey Micheal Casey, Barrier 3, Weight 0kg
N/A
1st Zedwilldo (NZ)
2nd Flashlight (NZ) 0kg 0.5L
3rd Khant Bee (NZ) 0kg 1.0L
12 of 13 25
Werribee (Soft) 30/05/2026, Race 4, 2238m, 3yo+ (Bm56)
Finished 12/13 13.9L, Jockey Melissa Julius, Barrier 9, Weight 62.5kg
$19.00, In-running Settled 5, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th,
1st Miss Niagara (NZ)
2nd Triora (NZ) 58.5kg 2.3L
3rd Sir Rockford (NZ) 63.5kg 3.6L
TRIAL 15
Traralgon (Soft) 20/05/2026, Race 1, 2400m, Barrier Trl
Finished 5/5 10.3L, Jockey A Lynch, Barrier 1, Weight 0kg
N/A
1st Flamin' Romans (NZ)
2nd Khant Bee (NZ) 0kg 2.3L
3rd Fox Strike 0kg 4.1L
14 of 16 16
Warrnambool (Heavy) 05/05/2026, Race 7, 2350m, 3yo+ (Bm70)
Finished 14/16 14.1L, Jockey Melissa Julius, Barrier 7, Weight 56.5kg
$101.00, In-running Settled 2, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:38.48s
1st El James (NZ)
2nd Empress Of The Sun (JPN) 56kg 1L
3rd Wuddzz (NZ) 59kg 3.0L
8 of 12 32
Terang (Heavy) 19/04/2026, Race 7, 1600m, (Bm56)
Finished 8/12 18L, $550, Jockey B R Small, Barrier 9, Weight 74.5kg
$13.00, In-running Settled 12, 1200m 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th, Sectional 600m 0:37.78s
1st Habitein
2nd Break The Taboo 68kg 2.5L
3rd Bookman 71kg 3.5L
6 of 10 18
Doomben (Good) 18/03/2026, Race 8, 2070m, (Bm68)
Finished 6/10 5L, $760, Jockey Jag Guthmann-Chester, Barrier 5, Weight 59kg
$18.00, In-running Settled 5, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:35.41s
1st Artful Girl
2nd Galway Flyer 56kg 3L
3rd Champagne Rouge 54kg 4.0L
6 of 13 7
Eagle Farm (Soft) 28/02/2026, Race 2, 2200m, (Bm70)
Finished 6/13 5.2L, $1000, Jockey Jag Guthmann-Chester, Barrier 2, Weight 58.5kg
$16.00, In-running Settled 5, 1200m 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:34.19s
1st Akkadian Emperor (IRE)
2nd Lovey Dovey 57.5kg 0.8L
3rd Mr O'Reilly 57kg 1.3L
4 of 10 10
Gold Coast (Good) 21/02/2026, Race 5, 2050m, (Bm65)
Finished 4/10 1.4L, $1450, Jockey Boris Thornton, Barrier 8, Weight 61kg
$11.00, In-running Settled 8, 1200m 8th, 800m 10th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:36.08s
1st Tajawal (IRE)
2nd Will It Snow (NZ) 56kg 0.8L
3rd Wanda's Outlaw 55.5kg 0.9L
8 of 10 7
Doomben (Soft) 11/02/2026, Race 6, 2240m, (Bm68)
Finished 8/10 7.9L, $760, Jockey Jasper Franklin, Barrier 2, Weight 57.5kg
$9.50, In-running Settled 3, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:36.79s
1st Liberty Park (NZ)
2nd Demarcay (GB) 54kg 0.5L
3rd Lenape Vibe 57.5kg 1.3L
4 of 9 11
Eagle Farm (Good) 04/02/2026, Race 5, 1800m, (Bm68)
Finished 4/9 7.6L, $1900, Jockey Corey Sutherland, Barrier 1, Weight 58kg
$31.00, In-running Settled 5, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:34.51s
1st So Long Farewell (NZ)
2nd Jenni Moreese 57kg 1L
3rd Tajawal (IRE) 58kg 3.5L
7 of 10 17
Sunshine Coast (Good) 24/01/2026, Race 3, 1800m, (Bm70)
Finished 7/10 8.7L, $1000, Jockey Corey Sutherland, Barrier 6, Weight 57.5kg
$21.00, In-running Settled 10, 1200m 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:35.17s
1st Diamond Epic
2nd Okesutora 53kg 0.8L
3rd Bavarian Lady 57kg 3.6L
11 of 13 137
Eagle Farm (Good) 07/01/2026, Race 5, 1600m, (Bm70)
Finished 11/13 6.3L, Jockey D L Turner, Barrier 12, Weight 60.5kg
$61.00, In-running Settled 10, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 10th, Sectional 600m 0:34.30s
1st Special Artist
2nd Vos Savant 56.5kg 0.2L
3rd Expectant 57kg 0.3L
TRIAL 129
Gold Coast (Soft) 30/12/2025, Race 4, 1000m, Barrier Trl
Finished 6/6 5.4L, Jockey Jai Williams, Barrier 1, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:34.02s
1st Ready To Schipp
2nd Flag Hall 0kg 0.3L
3rd Useapin 0kg 0.5L
TRIAL 114
Beaudesert (Good) 15/12/2025, Race 2, 1050m, Barrier Trl
Finished 5/6 7.7L, Jockey Jai Williams, Barrier 4, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:34.35s
1st Yellow Brick
2nd Adiella 0kg 1.8L
3rd Moravia 0kg 2.0L
TRIAL 101
Gold Coast (Good) 02/12/2025, Race 6, 1000m, Barrier Trl
Finished 7/7 6.1L, Jockey D L Turner, Barrier 5, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:34.31s
1st Shalaa's Moment
2nd Toros 0kg 1.3L
3rd Fat Fingers (NZ) 0kg 1.5L
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LAST WIN
1 of 12 13
Sunshine Coast (Soft) 15/08/2025, Race 4, 2200m, (Bm65)
Finished 1/12 2.5L, $15600, Jockey A Mallyon, Barrier 5, Weight 60.5kg
$5.00, In-running Settled 5, 1200m 5th, 800m 3rd, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:36.83s
1st Guarded Optimist (NZ)
2nd Hell Follows 54.5kg 2.5L
3rd Demarcay (GB) 57.5kg 3.0L