Grafton (NSW)
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R7
13h12m
Herb Blanchard Haulage Hcp (C1)
1215m | 3:35pm
RAIL POSITION
+ 5 entire
RACE CONDITIONS
Class 1 Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$27,000
 
 
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R7
11 - Releasethewolves (5)
  • 11 Releasethewolves (5)
  • J: Poppie Gorton (a3) 55.0kg
  • T: D L Matts
  • 5-9-4-1-0-6-x-7-5-2
17.0 17.0 13.0 16.0 17.0 13.0
$17.00 $17.00 $13.00 $16.00 $17.00 $13.00
RACE COMMENT
Plugged home 7-1/2 len 5th of 12 (1) $41.00 52.0 Yesspecially 1250m Taree Hcp (C1) Heavy(8) Jun 5. Led, nosed out late 1/2 hd 2nd of 14 (8) $41.00 52.0 Got The Smarts 1250m Taree Country Boosted (Bm58) Heavy(8) Jun 23. Raced on the pace and went down in a thrilling stoush at Taree. Could add some value to exotics.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
3-1-0-0
SOFT
2-0-0-0
TRACK
5-0-1-0
DISTANCE
1-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
2-0-1-0
JKY RIDING
CAREER STATISTICS
8%
WIN S/RATE
25%
PLACE S/RATE
12-1-2-0
CAREER
$27,350
PRIZE MONEY
1515
WIN RANGE
12
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 12-1-2-0 8% 25% 10
Distance 5-0-1-0 0% 20% 8
Track 2-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Track / Dist 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
1st up 3-0-1-0 0% 33% 7
2nd up 3-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
3rd up 3-0-1-0 0% 33% 6
4th up 1-1-0-0 100% 100% 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 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Good 5-0-1-0 0% 20% 11
Soft 3-1-0-0 33% 33% 2
Heavy 4-0-1-0 0% 25% 5
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 7-1-1-0 14% 29% 6
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 102-10-5-5 10% 20% 11
Poppie Gorton
Trainer 12mth 78-8-9-12 10% 37% 8
D L Matts
Trained at: Coffs Harbour
Owners: P J Wood, N E Murdoch, J Wood, D Wood & M Bragg
Colours: Gold, Dark Green Braces And Armbands, Lime Green Cap
Age/Sex: 4 year old bay mare
Breeding: Wolf Cry - Please Release Me
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
2 of 14 18
Taree (Heavy) 23/06/2026, Race 7, 1250m, Country Boosted (Bm58)
Finished 2/14 0.1L, $5300, Jockey Poppie Gorton, Barrier 8, Weight 52kg
$41.00, In-running Settled 2, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:36.38s
1st Got The Smarts
2nd Releasethewolves 52kg 0.1L
3rd Barcelona Express 60.5kg 0.3L
5 of 12 28
Taree (Heavy) 05/06/2026, Race 7, 1250m, Hcp (C1)
Finished 5/12 7.4L, $825, Jockey Poppie Gorton, Barrier 1, Weight 52kg
$41.00, In-running Settled 7, 800m 7th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:35.66s
1st Yesspecially
2nd Red Spector 58kg 1.5L
3rd Pride Of Lanka 55kg 5.0L
7 of 10 164
Coffs Harbour (Heavy) 08/05/2026, Race 8, 1205m, F&M (Bm58)
Finished 7/10 5.4L, $500, Jockey K H Zechner, Barrier 2, Weight 56.5kg
$31.00, In-running Settled 7, 800m 7th, 400m 9th, Sectional 600m 0:38.19s
1st Wanjina Rose
2nd Rethink It 58kg 0.2L
3rd Lolita 58kg 2.5L
6 of 11 11
Ballina (Good) 25/11/2025, Race 4, 1920m, Plate (C1)
Finished 6/11 9.7L, $600, Jockey R Spokes, Barrier 4, Weight 57kg
$51.00, In-running Settled 10, 1200m 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 11th, Sectional 600m 0:36.97s
1st Mad Ana
2nd Silver Agent 59kg 0.1L
3rd Brain Wave 57kg 0.5L
10 of 10 13
Ballina (Heavy) 14/11/2025, Race 8, 1595m, Plate (C1)
Finished 10/10 9.2L, $500, Jockey Cobi Vitler, Barrier 10, Weight 57kg
$21.00, In-running Settled 7, 1200m 7th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:36.62s
1st Da Silva Gold
2nd Prestige Ice 55.5kg 1.8L
3rd Forever Fortune 59kg 3.8L
1 of 7 13
Coffs Harbour (Soft) 01/11/2025, Race 1, 1515m, Mdn
Finished 1/7 1.5L, $8150, Jockey R Spokes, Barrier 6, Weight 56.5kg
$3.70, In-running Settled 4, 800m 4th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:39.03s
1st Releasethewolves
2nd Miss Midas Touch 57kg 1.5L
3rd Adeel It's A Steal 59kg 1.7L
4 of 8 19
Lismore (Good) 19/10/2025, Race 3, 1410m, Mdn Plate
Finished 4/8 1.8L, $1300, Jockey J Grisedale, Barrier 4, Weight 57kg
$13.00, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:36.06s
1st Gold Puma
2nd Sinatra 55kg 1L
3rd Traveller 59kg 1.8L
9 of 10 16
Grafton (Good) 30/09/2025, Race 3, 1200m, Country Boosted Mdn Plate
Finished 9/10 2.9L, $725, Jockey J Grisedale, Barrier 1, Weight 57kg
$31.00, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:35.63s
1st Lady Alabama
2nd Gold Puma 57kg 0.2L
3rd Doingiteasy 57kg 0.3L
5 of 10 156
Coffs Harbour (Soft) 14/09/2025, Race 3, 1012m, Super Mdn
Finished 5/10 5L, $1950, Jockey J Grisedale, Barrier 6, Weight 57kg
$21.00, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:35.65s
1st Magnolia Jewel
2nd Concoction 59kg 0.2L
3rd Send A Telegram 55.5kg 0.5L
TRIAL 137
Grafton (Soft) 26/08/2025, Race 1, 940m, Barrier Trl
Finished 3/8 1.5L, Jockey R Spokes, Barrier 8, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:35.47s
1st Petticoat
2nd Poppy Day 0kg 0.5L
3rd Releasethewolves 0kg 1.5L
7 of 9 26
Port Macquarie (Good) 11/04/2025, Race 1, 1200m, Country Boosted Mdn Plate
Finished 7/9 7.4L, $725, Jockey J Grisedale, Barrier 2, Weight 56.5kg
$9.50, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:35.44s
1st Moroccan Thunder
2nd Mum Knows 57kg 0.3L
3rd Caledonian 57kg 3.3L