Gold Coast (QLD)
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R7
8h44m
Zeppelin Travel Birdsville Races Charter (Bm65)
1200m | 3:59pm
RAIL POSITION
True
RACE CONDITIONS
Benchmark 65 Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$28,000
 
 
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R7
12 - Immediate (5)
  • 12 Immediate (5)
  • J: McKenzie Apel (a2) 57.5kg
  • T: T J Gollan
  • x-2-3-6-4-2-4-5-2-1
3.8 3.8 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.5
$3.80 $3.80 $3.20 $3.00 $2.70 $2.50
RACE COMMENT
Laid in in straight, Tactics queried when 1/2 len 2nd of 8 (7) $13.00 52.5 Siesta 1200m Eagle Farm Hcp (C1) Soft(5) Jul 1. Laid in in straight when 1-3/4 len win of 6 (6) $6.00 55.5 Esprit Du Jour 1200m Ipswich Hcp (C2) Good(4) Jul 16. Responded strongly to dispose of the small field at Ipswich over this trip. Drawn to effect. Good second only time this t/d. Looks a serious player.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
7-0-2-1
SOFT
3-0-1-1
TRACK
4-1-2-0
DISTANCE
1-0-1-0
TRK / DIST
0-0-0-0
JKY RIDING
4/16
OUR RANKING
CAREER STATISTICS
12%
WIN S/RATE
65%
PLACE S/RATE
17-2-5-4
CAREER
$88,400
PRIZE MONEY
1100 - 1200
WIN RANGE
16
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 17-2-5-4 12% 65% 6
Distance 4-1-2-0 25% 75% 3
Track 3-0-1-1 0% 67% 8
Track / Dist 1-0-1-0 0% 100% 5
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 2-0-1-0 0% 50% 5
1st up 3-0-2-0 0% 67% 7
2nd up 3-0-1-2 0% 100% 5
3rd up 3-1-0-0 33% 33% 4
4th up 2-0-0-1 0% 50% 6
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: 1100m (1), 1200m (1)
Track Conditions
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Firm 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Good 8-2-2-3 25% 88% 1
Soft 7-0-2-1 0% 43% 10
Heavy 1-0-1-0 0% 100% 4
Synthetic 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 8-0-3-1 0% 50% 10
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 191-20-31-16 10% 35% 4
McKenzie Apel
Trainer 12mth 1275-217-207-167 17% 46% 5
T J Gollan
Trained at: Eagle Farm
Owners: First Light Racing Pty Ltd (Mgr: T S Wilson), P D Norris, M Psaltis, N M Humberdross, D Zavitsanos, Mrs L A Alder, G B Dougherty, L Y Fong, N H Dickinson, L J Emery, F J Biviano, M J Psaltis, Ms L Wallace, D S Smart, Ms J O Anderson, A D McClure, D Siviour, M A Gleadow & J D Dalton
Colours: Navy Blue, Gold And White Crescent, Gold Cap
Age/Sex: 5 year old bay mare
Breeding: Better Than Ready - Bella Vedera
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
1 of 6 15
Ipswich (Good) 16/07/2026, Race 4, 1200m, Hcp (C2)
Finished 1/6 1.8L, $15600, Jockey Chelsea Baker, Barrier 6, Weight 55.5kg
$6.00, In-running Settled 2, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:35.78s
1st Immediate
2nd Esprit Du Jour 55.5kg 1.8L
3rd Land Bank 58.5kg 2.6L
2 of 8 40
Eagle Farm (Soft) 01/07/2026, Race 6, 1200m, Hcp (C1)
Finished 2/8 0.5L, $6800, Jockey Chelsea Baker, Barrier 7, Weight 52.5kg
$13.00, In-running Settled 1, 800m 1st, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:34.99s
1st Siesta
2nd Immediate 52.5kg 0.5L
3rd Stein 56.5kg 1.3L
5 of 16 20
Gold Coast (Soft) 22/05/2026, Race 4, 1300m, Hcp (C1)
Finished 5/16 5.9L, $1100, Jockey Tommy Berry, Barrier 3, Weight 55.5kg
$11.00, In-running Settled 7, 800m 7th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:35.02s
1st Hellarious
2nd Cyber City 56kg 4L
3rd Rewrite 58.5kg 4.2L
4 of 10 14
Gold Coast Poly (Synthetic) 02/05/2026, Race 5, 1150m, (Bm58)
Finished 4/10 4L, $1450, Jockey Bella Youngberry, Barrier 9, Weight 57.5kg
$4.80, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:34.31s
1st Spirit Of Brodie
2nd Cat Call 57.5kg 0.2L
3rd Baltray 59.5kg 3.0L
2 of 10 22
Gold Coast (Soft) 18/04/2026, Race 8, 1200m, Hcp (C2)
Finished 2/10 0.8L, $4800, Jockey Leah Martyn, Barrier 5, Weight 53.5kg
$9.50, In-running Settled 1, 800m 1st, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:35.07s
1st Scheherazade
2nd Immediate 53.5kg 0.8L
3rd Vorkuta 56kg 2.3L
4 of 13 16
Toowoomba (Good) 27/03/2026, Race 2, 1100m, Hcp (C1)
Finished 4/13 6.3L, $1900, Jockey Ben Thompson, Barrier 10, Weight 56.5kg
$6.50, In-running Settled 10, 800m 10th, 400m 10th, Sectional 600m 0:37.01s
1st Let'Sfacethemusic
2nd Splash Luma 54.5kg 3.3L
3rd Lucky Lass 55kg 5.6L
6 of 9 14
Doomben (Soft) 11/03/2026, Race 8, 1200m, Hcp (C1)
Finished 6/9 3.4L, $760, Jockey Ben Thompson, Barrier 6, Weight 56kg
$11.00, In-running Settled 7, 800m 7th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:34.62s
1st Bollinger Miss
2nd Berezka 58kg 1L
3rd Climactic 57kg 1.3L
3 of 8 13
Doomben (Good) 25/02/2026, Race 6, 1110m, 3yo+ Plate (C1)
Finished 3/8 1.0L, $3400, Jockey Ben Thompson, Barrier 1, Weight 58kg
$5.50, In-running Settled 4, 800m 4th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:34.49s
1st Andi Don't Care
2nd Dismantle 58kg 0.8L
3rd Immediate 58kg 1.0L
2 of 8 124
Ipswich (Good) 12/02/2026, Race 3, 1100m, F&M Hcp (C1)
Finished 2/8 1.3L, $4800, Jockey Ben Thompson, Barrier 8, Weight 60kg
$3.20, In-running Settled 8, 800m 8th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:35.57s
1st Daitanna
2nd Immediate 60kg 1.3L
3rd Esprit Du Jour 56kg 1.8L
TRIAL 101
Deagon (Soft) 20/01/2026, Race 9, 1050m, Barrier Trl
Finished 5/6 1.8L, Jockey Ben Thompson, Barrier 6, Weight 0kg
N/A, In-running Settled 0, 1200m 0th, 800m 0th, 400m 0th, Sectional 600m 0:34.22s
1st Le Chocolat (NZ)
2nd Grammar Lad 0kg 0.1L
3rd Heavenly Conquest 0kg 0.2L
3 of 9 21
Gold Coast (Good) 11/10/2025, Race 4, 1100m, F&M Hcp (C1)
Finished 3/9 0.5L, $2650, Jockey Madeleine Wishart, Barrier 6, Weight 59.5kg
$4.20, In-running Settled 8, 800m 8th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:34.54s
1st Caxton Lass
2nd Kahlua Girl 57kg 0.1L
3rd Immediate 59.5kg 0.5L