Pakenham Synthetic (VIC)
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R6
12h0m
Next Payments (Bm62)
1000m | 4:00pm
RAIL POSITION
True Entire Circuit
RACE CONDITIONS
Benchmark 62 Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$27,000
 
 
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R6
10 - The Opportunist (12)
  • 10 The Opportunist (12)
  • J: D W Stackhouse 59.0kg
  • T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes
  • x-4-2-1-0-x-6-4-6-x
6.5 6.5 5.0 4.6 5.0
$6.50 $6.50 $6.50 $5.00 $4.60 $5.00
RACE COMMENT
Soundly beaten 5-1/4 len 4th of 5 (1) $4.80 59.0 Ground Control 1200m Pakenham 3yo (Bm64) Soft(6) Nov 21. Keen when 5-1/4 len 6th of 10 (2) $6.50 54.0 The Volta 1200m Cranbourne 3yo+ Hcp (C1) Good(3) Dec 12. First-up (27-weeks). First time synthetic. Can make his presence felt fresh in this line-up with even luck.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
4-0-1-0
GOOD
0-0-0-0
TRACK
2-0-0-0
DISTANCE
0-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
3-0-1-0
JKY RIDING
CAREER STATISTICS
11%
WIN S/RATE
22%
PLACE S/RATE
9-1-1-0
CAREER
$58,925
PRIZE MONEY
1200
WIN RANGE
192
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 9-1-1-0 11% 22% 14
Distance 2-0-0-0 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 4-0-1-0 0% 25% 12
1st up 3-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
2nd up 3-0-1-0 0% 33% 9
3rd up 2-1-0-0 50% 50% 2
4th up 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
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 1-0-0-0 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 4-0-1-0 0% 25% 14
Soft 5-1-0-0 20% 20% 7
Heavy 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 5-1-0-0 20% 20% 6
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 798-104-107-84 13% 37% 4
D W Stackhouse
Trainer 12mth 1580-219-209-177 14% 38% 3
Ben, Will & Jd Hayes
Trained at: Pakenham 3
Owners: Revelstone Stud (Mgr: Mrs R A Garrett)
Colours: Yellow, Royal Blue Crossed Sashes And Cap
Age/Sex: 3 year old bay gelding
Breeding: Foxwedge - Samba
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
6 of 10 21
Cranbourne (Good) 12/12/2025, Race 6, 1200m, 3yo+ Hcp (C1)
Finished 6/10 5.3L, $800, Jockey Jackson Radley, Barrier 2, Weight 54kg
$6.50, In-running Settled 4, 800m 4th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:35.42s
1st The Volta
2nd Les Braves 59kg 0.8L
3rd Stormbender 55kg 0.9L
4 of 5 9
Pakenham (Soft) 21/11/2025, Race 1, 1200m, 3yo (Bm64)
Finished 4/5 5.2L, $2000, Jockey Celine Gaudray, Barrier 1, Weight 59kg
$4.80, In-running Settled 4, 800m 4th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:35.47s
1st Ground Control
2nd Astari 59kg 2.3L
3rd Tempt The Gods 60.5kg 4.8L
6 of 8 179
Caulfield Heath (Soft) 12/11/2025, Race 4, 1100m, 3yo (Bm64)
Finished 6/8 3.6L, $1000, Jockey Ethan Brown, Barrier 6, Weight 59.5kg
$7.00, In-running Settled 8, 800m 8th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:34.74s
1st Blaze Away
2nd I'Mateez 59kg 1L
3rd Chicago Blues 59kg 2.3L
TRIAL 166
Caulfield Heath (Good) 30/10/2025, Race 12, 800m, Barrier Trl
Finished 1/8 0.5L, Jockey M J Dee, Barrier 2, Weight 0kg
N/A
1st The Opportunist
2nd Forever With Ned 0kg 0.5L
3rd Satin Diva 0kg 2.5L
10 of 12 17
Flemington (Soft) 17/05/2025, Race 2, 1400m, 2yo Open Hcp
Finished 10/12 7.1L, $3000, Jockey Celine Gaudray, Barrier 3, Weight 57kg
$3.70, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:36.32s
1st Highvol
2nd Buccleuch 54.5kg 0.8L
3rd Warrior Smile 58kg 1.6L
1 of 10 13
Warrnambool (Soft) 30/04/2025, Race 1, 1200m, 2yo Hcp
Finished 1/10 3L, $27500, Jockey Celine Gaudray, Barrier 10, Weight 57.5kg
$3.80, In-running Settled 8, 800m 8th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:37.88s
1st The Opportunist
2nd Morgana 55.5kg 3L
3rd Star Compass 58kg 3.1L
2 of 11 20
Pakenham (Good) 17/04/2025, Race 1, 1200m, 2yo Mdn Plate
Finished 2/11 0.8L, $7200, Jockey D W Stackhouse, Barrier 3, Weight 58kg
$15.00, In-running Settled 4, 800m 4th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:33.90s
1st Maldini
2nd The Opportunist 58kg 0.8L
3rd Bella Pietra 56kg 2.3L
4 of 8 135
Cranbourne (Good) 28/03/2025, Race 2, 1200m, 2yo Mdn Plate
Finished 4/8 2.4L, $2000, Jockey D W Stackhouse, Barrier 2, Weight 58kg
$4.00, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:35.14s
1st Stay Cosmic
2nd Signoretti (NZ) 58kg 1.8L
3rd Queen Of The Surf 56kg 1.9L
TRIAL 127
Caulfield Heath (Good) 20/03/2025, Race 10, 800m, Barrier Trl
Finished 2/9 0.3L, Jockey M J Dee, Barrier 3, Weight 0kg
N/A
1st Grammy's Sunshine
2nd The Opportunist 0kg 0.3L
3rd Maya's Ace 0kg 0.8L
5 of 6 28
Bendigo (Soft) 13/11/2024, Race 1, 1000m, 2yo Hcp
Finished 5/6 5.5L, $1125, Jockey B Mc Dougall, Barrier 4, Weight 59kg
$5.00, In-running Settled 2, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:35.08s
1st Hello Romeo (NZ)
2nd Mrs Iglesia 57kg 1.8L
3rd Tiz Worthy 57kg 2.6L
7 of 13 N/A
Caulfield (Good) 16/10/2024, Race 4, 1000m, Debutant Stakes
Finished 7/13 4.3L, $3500, Jockey D W Stackhouse, Barrier 6, Weight 58kg
$9.50, In-running Settled 7, 800m 7th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:35.06s
1st Miss Celine
2nd Bubion 56kg 1L
3rd Winmar 58kg 1.1L
TRIAL N/A
Caulfield Heath (Good) 03/10/2024, Race 4, 800m, Barrier Trl
Finished 2/6 0.2L, Jockey M Zahra, Barrier 3, Weight 0kg
N/A
1st Bacash
2nd The Opportunist 0kg 0.2L
3rd Leave No Doubt 0kg 5.7L