Townsville (QLD)
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R5
8h8m
Ladbrokes Magnetic Island Mile Hcp
1609m | 3:05pm
RAIL POSITION
+4m 1000-W/Post
+2.0m Remainder.
RACE CONDITIONS
Open Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$21,000
 
 
  Flucs Open Today Fluc -3 Fluc -2 Fluc -1 Win
R5
5 - Going Nuclear (3)
  • 5 Going Nuclear (3)
  • J: Olivia Kendal (a1.5) 56.0kg
  • T: Matthew McGuire
  • 2-1-7-x-7-7-2-3-5-1
6.5 6.5
$6.50 $6.50 - - - $6.50
RACE COMMENT
Keen, Inconvenienced near 100m when 2 len 5th of 7 (6) $3.70 54.5 Central Park 1400m Townsville Open Hcp Good(4) May 31. Handy, put away rivals 1-1/2 len win of 14 (3) $7.00 53.5 Journalism 1609m Townsville Open Hcp Good(4) Jun 16. Started $7 when handily placed and showed fine turn of foot to register a 1.6 len win this venue. Super fit from racing and right in the mix again.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
11-0-0-3
SOFT
16-6-1-4
TRACK
9-3-1-2
DISTANCE
6-3-0-2
TRK / DIST
12-5-1-1
JKY RIDING
4/9
OUR RANKING
CAREER STATISTICS
23%
WIN S/RATE
53%
PLACE S/RATE
30-7-4-5
CAREER
$152,670
PRIZE MONEY
1200 - 1609
WIN RANGE
12
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 30-7-4-5 23% 53% 3
Distance 9-3-1-2 33% 67% 2
Track 16-6-1-4 38% 69% 2
Track / Dist 6-3-0-2 50% 83% 2
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 3-1-0-0 33% 33% 3
1st up 5-1-1-0 20% 40% 5
2nd up 4-1-0-0 25% 25% 6
3rd up 3-0-1-1 0% 67% 8
4th up 3-1-0-1 33% 67% 1
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 1-0-1-0 0% 100% 1
Good 17-7-3-2 41% 71% 1
Soft 11-0-0-3 0% 27% 9
Heavy 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 12-0-0-3 0% 25% 9
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 451-38-45-45 8% 28% 7
Olivia Kendal
Trainer 12mth 149-18-16-23 12% 38% 7
Matthew McGuire
Trained at: Townsville
Owners: M H McGuire, A Casey, J H Cream, Mrs M V McGuire, P T A McGuire, B W Hanke, Half Carton Racing (Mgr: R S Jackson), I B Whitehouse, K J Ashe, Mrs K D Grieve, N J Mansfield & T Busch
Colours: Pink, White Horseshoe, Quartered Cap
Age/Sex: 5 year old bay/brown gelding
Breeding: Nicconi - We Are At War
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
1 of 14 16
Townsville (Good) 16/06/2026, Race 7, 1609m, Open Hcp
Finished 1/14 1.5L, $11600, Jockey Olivia Kendal, Barrier 3, Weight 53.5kg
$7.00, In-running Settled 4, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:34.73s
1st Going Nuclear
2nd Journalism 56kg 1.5L
3rd Olympic Korchnoi (BRZ) 54kg 1.7L
5 of 7 23
Townsville (Good) 31/05/2026, Race 5, 1400m, Open Hcp
Finished 5/7 2L, $650, Jockey Olivia Kendal, Barrier 6, Weight 54.5kg
$3.70, In-running Settled 2, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:34.48s
1st Central Park
2nd Free Carry 57.5kg 0.5L
3rd Prince Akeem 54kg 1.5L
3 of 13 17
Townsville (Soft) 08/05/2026, Race 9, 1400m, Open Hcp
Finished 3/13 1.0L, $3200, Jockey Ms T Chambers, Barrier 6, Weight 55kg
$20.00, In-running Settled 9, 800m 9th, 400m 9th, Sectional 600m 0:34.10s
1st Smart Legend
2nd Astra Star 55kg 0.5L
3rd Going Nuclear 55kg 1.0L
2 of 8 21
Townsville (Good) 21/04/2026, Race 5, 1200m, Open Hcp
Finished 2/8 0.8L, $3800, Jockey Olivia Kendal, Barrier 7, Weight 52.5kg
$10.00, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:34.24s
1st Burraneer Buoy
2nd Going Nuclear 52.5kg 0.8L
3rd Colours Of Autumn 55kg 1.0L
7 of 10 16
Townsville (Good) 31/03/2026, Race 6, 1200m, (Bm75)
Finished 7/10 5.4L, $400, Jockey Olivia Kendal, Barrier 6, Weight 59kg
$12.00, In-running Settled 9, 800m 9th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:34.64s
1st Russian Mint
2nd Sand 'N' Power 56kg 3L
3rd Ready Tiger 54kg 3.5L
7 of 9 161
Townsville (Heavy) 15/03/2026, Race 7, 1000m, Open Hcp
Finished 7/9 4.2L, $400, Jockey Olivia Kendal, Barrier 9, Weight 52.5kg
$18.00, In-running Settled 4, 1200m 0th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:34.19s
1st Roweiner's Dance
2nd Demon Award 59kg 0.5L
3rd Russian Mint 54kg 1.3L
7 of 11 26
Townsville (Good) 05/10/2025, Race 6, 1609m, Open Hcp
Finished 7/11 3.9L, $500, Jockey Olivia Kendal, Barrier 5, Weight 54kg
$2.90, In-running Settled 5, 1200m 7th, 800m 5th, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:35.32s
1st Divine Purpose
2nd Medal (NZ) 55kg 0.8L
3rd Vincenzo 56.5kg 0.9L
1 of 8 17
Townsville (Good) 09/09/2025, Race 3, 1609m, Open Hcp
Finished 1/8 0.2L, $11600, Jockey Olivia Kendal, Barrier 7, Weight 52kg
$2.25, In-running Settled 4, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:34.27s
1st Going Nuclear
2nd Strathcona 54kg 0.2L
3rd Major Artie 54.5kg 3.7L
2 of 7 14
Cairns (Good) 23/08/2025, Race 4, 1400m, (Bm70)
Finished 2/7 1.3L, $5800, Jockey Leah Martyn, Barrier 4, Weight 59.5kg
$5.50, In-running Settled 4, 800m 4th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:35.18s
1st Lean Eagle
2nd Going Nuclear 59.5kg 1.3L
3rd Lucky Exchange 62.5kg 1.8L
1 of 11 29
Townsville (Good) 09/08/2025, Race 9, 1300m, (Bm78)
Finished 1/11 0.5L, $27500, Jockey Olivia Kendal, Barrier 8, Weight 52kg
$8.00, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:33.55s
1st Going Nuclear
2nd Turbeau 60.5kg 0.5L
3rd Valenki 58kg 2.5L