Flemington (VIC)
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R4
6h59m
Victorian Jockeys' Association Trophy (Bm74)
1410m | 2:00pm
RAIL POSITION
Out 10m Entire Circuit
RACE CONDITIONS
Benchmark 74 Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
3yo+
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$80,000
 
 
  Flucs Open Today Fluc -3 Fluc -2 Fluc -1 Win
R4
17 - Politely Dun (19)
  • 17 Politely Dun (19)
  • J: Damien Thornton 58.5kg
  • T: D T O'Brien
  • 5-8-0-2-4-4-5-4-9-x
34.0 34.0 26.0 31.0 34.0 41.0
$34.00 $34.00 $26.00 $31.00 $34.00 $41.00
RACE COMMENT
Tried very hard 2-1/4 len 4th of 11 (3) $11.00 52.0 Ambassadorial 2000m Flemington (Bm84) Good(4) Feb 28. Taken back from wide barrier, Lame, Vet Certificate required when 5-1/4 len 9th of 12 (12) $8.00 52.0 Zakouma 2000m Flemington 3yo+ (Bm84) Heavy(8) Mar 28. First-up (18-weeks). Went close in Benchmark 70 company first-up last campaign. Could give some cheek at odds fresh in this affair.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
15-1-2-2
GOOD
10-1-1-1
TRACK
1-0-0-0
DISTANCE
0-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
0-0-0-0
JKY RIDING
CAREER STATISTICS
8%
WIN S/RATE
33%
PLACE S/RATE
24-2-3-3
CAREER
$333,035
PRIZE MONEY
2000
WIN RANGE
126
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 24-2-3-3 8% 33% 15
Distance 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Track 10-1-1-1 10% 30% 4
Track / Dist 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
1st up 3-0-0-1 0% 33% 14
2nd up 3-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
3rd up 3-0-1-0 0% 33% 13
4th up 3-0-2-1 0% 100% 8
Group 1 2-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Group 2 2-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Group 3 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Listed 2-0-1-0 0% 50% 1
WFA 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Jumps 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Win distances: 2000m (2)
Track Conditions
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Firm 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Good 15-1-2-2 7% 33% 15
Soft 8-1-1-1 13% 38% 11
Heavy 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 9-1-1-1 11% 33% 12
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 757-77-83-75 10% 31% 15
Damien Thornton
Trainer 12mth 484-74-69-64 15% 43% 5
D T O'Brien
Trained at: Flemington
Owners: P Ganci, Three Three Five Six Racing, P2 Racing, Bearman Racing, A Bright Idea, B Fowler, Turker's Lurkers, Team Hit Racing, Sunny Coast Mates, S Kyriazis, Killarney, Fat's Back Racing, Dunpunting, B Shipton, No More Ponies, D Cremasco, S Ganci, D Mullen, J Huggett & S Payne
Colours: Navy Blue, White Checked Sleeves And Cap
Age/Sex: 5 year old bay gelding
Breeding: Dundeel - Politeness
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
9 of 12 28
Flemington (Heavy) 28/03/2026, Race 5, 2000m, 3yo+ (Bm84)
Finished 9/12 5.3L, $2600, Jockey Logan Bates, Barrier 12, Weight 52kg
$8.00, In-running Settled 12, 1200m 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th, Sectional 600m 0:36.07s
1st Zakouma
2nd Alder (IRE) 60kg 2.8L
3rd Jareth (IRE) 51kg 2.9L
4 of 11 31
Flemington (Good) 28/02/2026, Race 10, 2000m, (Bm84)
Finished 4/11 2.3L, $6500, Jockey Logan Bates, Barrier 3, Weight 52kg
$11.00, In-running Settled 6, 1200m 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:33.50s
1st Ambassadorial
2nd Foujita San 57.5kg 0.3L
3rd Xtra Rush 56kg 2.1L
5 of 5 11
Sandown-Hillside (Good) 28/01/2026, Race 1, 2400m, 3yo+ (Bm70)
Finished 5/5 4.1L, $1650, Jockey Jordan Childs, Barrier 3, Weight 61kg
$2.30, In-running Settled 4, 1200m 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:36.26s
1st Amizetta
2nd No Rumours 54kg 1.5L
3rd Eagle Angel (FR) 57.5kg 3.3L
4 of 10 7
Flemington (Good) 17/01/2026, Race 2, 2520m, 3yo+ (Bm78)
Finished 4/10 1.1L, $6500, Jockey Jordan Childs, Barrier 7, Weight 57kg
$5.50, In-running Settled 5, 1200m 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:35.46s
1st Dictionary
2nd Tarvue (NZ) 54kg 0.2L
3rd Navy Heart (NZ) 54kg 0.5L
4 of 9 28
Flemington (Good) 10/01/2026, Race 2, 2000m, 3yo+ (Bm78)
Finished 4/9 1.5L, $6500, Jockey H Coffey, Barrier 9, Weight 57kg
$12.00, In-running Settled 9, 1200m 8th, 800m 7th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:35.95s
1st Sun Gift (NZ)
2nd Trapalanda (IRE) 55kg 1.3L
3rd American Wolf (NZ) 57kg 1.5L
2 of 13 7
Pakenham (Good) 13/12/2025, Race 5, 2000m, 3yo+ (Bm78)
Finished 2/13 1L, $14400, Jockey H Coffey, Barrier 2, Weight 56.5kg
$13.00, In-running Settled 8, 1200m 9th, 800m 10th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:35.79s
1st Suntora
2nd Politely Dun 56.5kg 1L
3rd Prince Eric (IRE) 60.5kg 3.0L
12 of 13 21
Ballarat (Soft) 06/12/2025, Race 8, 2000m, (Bm84)
Finished 12/13 7.1L, Jockey Craig Williams, Barrier 13, Weight 54kg
$6.50, In-running Settled 11, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 13th, Sectional 600m 0:37.20s
1st Prince Eric (IRE)
2nd Liberami (NZ) 60kg 0.4L
3rd Regal Lion (NZ) 59.5kg 0.6L
8 of 11 17
Caulfield (Good) 15/11/2025, Race 3, 1700m, (Bm74)
Finished 8/11 4.2L, $2600, Jockey Jordan Childs, Barrier 3, Weight 59.5kg
$20.00, In-running Settled 6, 1200m 6th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:35.66s
1st Skippers Canyon (NZ)
2nd Sigiriya Rock 58kg 0.2L
3rd Nearing Liberty 58.5kg 0.4L
5 of 9 116
Bendigo (Good) 29/10/2025, Race 3, 1600m, 3yo+ (Bm70)
Finished 5/9 1.9L, $1500, Jockey Jordan Childs, Barrier 2, Weight 61.5kg
$19.00, In-running Settled 7, 1200m 7th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:36.92s
1st Entrusting
2nd Masterful 56.5kg 0.4L
3rd Cavity Bay 57.5kg 1.4L
5 of 16 28
Flemington (Soft) 05/07/2025, Race 7, 2500m, 3yo Challenge Final
Finished 5/16 2.4L, $6000, Jockey D W Stackhouse, Barrier 6, Weight 60kg
$12.00, In-running Settled 8, 1200m 11th, 800m 14th, 400m 14th, Sectional 600m 0:34.74s
1st Shockletz (NZ)
2nd Ant 56kg 0.1L
3rd Frontline Action 54kg 1.1L
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LAST WIN
1 of 17 42
Flemington (Soft) 17/05/2025, Race 5, 2000m, 3yo Open Hcp
Finished 1/17 1.5L, $82500, Jockey Jordan Childs, Barrier 8, Weight 56kg
$13.00, In-running Settled 11, 1200m 13th, 800m 14th, 400m 12th, Sectional 600m 0:37.62s
1st Politely Dun
2nd Hot Majesty 54kg 1.5L
3rd Adjudicate 53kg 2.0L