Townsville (QLD)
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R7
13h59m
Ladbrokes Winter Cup Hcp
2000m | 4:24pm
RAIL POSITION
+4m 1000m-W/Post
+2m Remainder
RACE CONDITIONS
Open Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$35,000
 
 
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R7
10 - Prefer To Dance (2)
  • 10 Prefer To Dance (2)
  • J: Fiona Sandkuhl (a2) 54.0kg
  • T: Maria Potiris
  • 6-8-x-9-5-1-8-6-7-5
21.0 21.0 26.0
$21.00 $21.00 - - $21.00 $26.00
RACE COMMENT
Plodded home 6-3/4 len 7th of 9 (4) $10.00 56.0 Savvy Thinker 1830m Atherton (Bm65) Good(4) Jun 13. Chased winner from afar 5-1/2 len 5th of 9 (3) $6.00 55.0 Amalfi Amore 2000m Innisfail (Bm65) Heavy(10) Jun 20. Last assignment this trip when went home tamely in sodden conditions at Innisfail at $6. New to Townsville. Hard to warm to here.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
7-1-1-1
SOFT
0-0-0-0
TRACK
3-1-0-1
DISTANCE
0-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
0-0-0-0
JKY RIDING
CAREER STATISTICS
8%
WIN S/RATE
31%
PLACE S/RATE
26-2-3-3
CAREER
$68,335
PRIZE MONEY
2000 - 2450
WIN RANGE
15
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 26-2-3-3 8% 31% 10
Distance 3-1-0-1 33% 67% 3
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 3-1-1-0 33% 67% 2
1st up 2-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
2nd up 2-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
3rd up 2-1-0-1 50% 100% 1
4th up 2-0-0-0 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 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
Win distances: 2000m (1), 2450m (1)
Track Conditions
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Firm 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Good 13-1-1-2 8% 31% 9
Soft 7-1-1-1 14% 43% 4
Heavy 3-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Synthetic 3-0-1-0 0% 33% 2
All wet 10-1-1-1 10% 30% 9
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 250-28-38-28 11% 38% 6
Fiona Sandkuhl
Trainer 12mth 28-3-3-4 11% 36% 7
Maria Potiris
Trained at: Innisfail
Owners: Miss M Potiris, A Potiris & D F Piccolo
Colours: Pale Blue, Red Stars
Age/Sex: 4 year old bay gelding
Breeding: Preferment - Exonex
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
5 of 9 7
Innisfail (Heavy) 20/06/2026, Race 6, 2000m, (Bm65)
Finished 5/9 5.6L, Jockey M Abe, Barrier 3, Weight 55kg
$6.00 Sectional 600m 0:39.63s
1st Amalfi Amore
2nd Eclipsion 56.5kg 0.2L
3rd Khamis 55kg 3.2L
7 of 9 35
Atherton (Good) 13/06/2026, Race 1, 1830m, (Bm65)
Finished 7/9 6.9L, Jockey Shohei Kaya, Barrier 4, Weight 56kg
$10.00, In-running Settled 8, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:36.91s
1st Savvy Thinker
2nd It's Been A Trek 55.5kg 0.1L
3rd Amalfi Amore 56.5kg 3.1L
6 of 13 7
Ipswich (Good) 09/05/2026, Race 7, 2150m, (Bm58)
Finished 6/13 2.2L, $500, Jockey Justin P Stanley, Barrier 1, Weight 58kg
$10.00, In-running Settled 1, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:35.75s
1st Tuki Twelve
2nd Forty Times (NZ) 60.5kg 0.5L
3rd Bright The Sun 57kg 0.8L
8 of 9 7
Eagle Farm (Heavy) 02/05/2026, Race 2, 2200m, (Bm78)
Finished 8/9 7.6L, $1000, Jockey Taylor Marshall, Barrier 9, Weight 52kg
$71.00, In-running Settled 8, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:37.11s
1st Punjabi Landing
2nd Kiroro Peak (NZ) 53kg 0.3L
3rd Just Flying 57kg 3.6L
1 of 8 9
Beaudesert (Soft) 25/04/2026, Race 2, 2450m, 3yo+ Plate (C1)
Finished 1/8 2L, $15600, Jockey Jaden Lloyd, Barrier 5, Weight 60kg
$3.60, In-running Settled 6, 1200m 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:37.60s
1st Prefer To Dance (NZ)
2nd Metcalfe 60kg 2L
3rd Pellinor 59kg 3.5L
5 of 11 8
Ipswich (Good) 16/04/2026, Race 4, 2180m, (Bm60)
Finished 5/11 2.8L, $1000, Jockey Damien Boche, Barrier 5, Weight 55.5kg
$41.00, In-running Settled 5, 1200m 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:35.57s
1st Sacred Bull (NZ)
2nd Kalkanli 59kg 0.1L
3rd Down Under Stunnah 58.5kg 0.9L
9 of 10 183
Eagle Farm (Good) 08/04/2026, Race 3, 1600m, 3yo+ Plate (C1)
Finished 9/10 9.2L, $1000, Jockey Jabez Johnstone, Barrier 5, Weight 57kg
$151.00, In-running Settled 5, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:36.26s
1st Diversity
2nd Heroic Rebel 58.5kg 2.5L
3rd Busker 57kg 2.7L
8 of 11 9
Kilcoy (Good) 07/10/2025, Race 5, 1900m, (Bm60)
Finished 8/11 5.6L, $400, Jockey Leslie Tilley, Barrier 8, Weight 56.5kg
$16.00, In-running Settled 9, 1200m 8th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:36.65s
1st Security Advisor
2nd Our Orator 59.5kg 0.8L
3rd Brave Boy 59.5kg 1.3L
6 of 11 10
Sunshine Coast (Good) 28/09/2025, Race 7, 2200m, (Bm58)
Finished 6/11 4.3L, $500, Jockey Corey Sutherland, Barrier 8, Weight 56kg
$21.00, In-running Settled 1, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:36.50s
1st Likeabeel
2nd Tuki Twelve 55.5kg 0.4L
3rd Trapeze Torque 59.5kg 0.5L
4 of 8 19
Beaudesert (Good) 18/09/2025, Race 3, 2450m, 3yo+ Plate (C1)
Finished 4/8 4.6L, $1450, Jockey Leslie Tilley, Barrier 3, Weight 60kg
$31.00, In-running Settled 5, 1200m 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:36.60s
1st Tennessee Whiskey (NZ)
2nd Trump Card (NZ) 60kg 1.8L
3rd Jimmy Nails 56kg 2.8L