Cairns (QLD)
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R7
13h51m
Great Northern Brewing Co Cairns Amateur Cup (Bm74)
1900m | 4:20pm
RAIL POSITION
True
RACE CONDITIONS
Benchmark 74 Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$40,000
 
 
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R7
11 - Betta Al (4)
  • 11 Betta Al (4)
  • J: W D'Avila 54.0kg
  • T: A R Bailey
  • 6-3-8-6-0-3-2-7-6-1
17.0 17.0
$17.00 $17.00 - - - $17.00
RACE COMMENT
Held up near 200m when 4 len 6th of 10 (7) $7.50 56.5 Premium Star 1450m here (Bm60) Soft(7) Jul 23. Laid out concluding stages when 1/2 len win of 8 (1) $3.50 57.5 Dragon Song 1500m Innisfail Hcp (60) Good(4) Aug 15. On a short back-up. Recaptured winning form with a strong victory at Innisfail. Harder now but in winning form and can give some cheek at odds.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
16-1-1-3
SOFT
15-2-0-2
TRACK
1-0-0-0
DISTANCE
1-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
4-1-1-1
JKY RIDING
CAREER STATISTICS
12%
WIN S/RATE
35%
PLACE S/RATE
34-4-2-6
CAREER
$107,740
PRIZE MONEY
950 - 1500
WIN RANGE
7
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 34-4-2-6 12% 35% 8
Distance 1-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Track 15-2-0-2 13% 27% 3
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 5-1-0-1 20% 40% 1
2nd up 5-1-0-2 20% 60% 6
3rd up 4-1-0-0 25% 25% 4
4th up 4-0-0-0 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: 950m (1), 1250m (1), 1400m (1), 1500m (1)
Track Conditions
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Firm 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Good 13-3-1-3 23% 54% 2
Soft 16-1-1-3 6% 31% 8
Heavy 5-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 21-1-1-3 5% 24% 10
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 367-23-42-42 6% 29% 9
W D'Avila
Trainer 12mth 179-13-27-24 7% 36% 11
A R Bailey
Trained at: Cairns
Owners: A R Bailey, B S Ashford, F P Pittorino, Mrs G L Pittorino, R H Bailey, Mrs J E Alley, J Prior, S Prior, T J Prior, J Hall, Mrs R Lalor-Chambers & Cheeky Boys Racing (Mgr: B J Boske)
Colours: Dark Green, Cerise Stars, Dark Green Cap With Cerise Stars
Age/Sex: 6 year old bay gelding
Breeding: Better Than Ready - Hail Maher
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
1 of 8 23
Innisfail (Good) 15/08/2026, Race 6, 1500m, Hcp (60)
Finished 1/8 0.5L, $6800, Jockey W D'Avila, Barrier 1, Weight 57.5kg
$3.50, In-running Settled 4, 1200m 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:36.86s
1st Betta Al
2nd Dragon Song 53.5kg 0.5L
3rd The Impeckable 60.5kg 0.8L
6 of 10 18
Cairns (Soft) 23/07/2026, Race 8, 1450m, (Bm60)
Finished 6/10 4L, $400, Jockey W D'Avila, Barrier 7, Weight 56.5kg
$7.50, In-running Settled 8, 800m 8th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:37.77s
1st Premium Star
2nd Nippa's Nightcap 60.5kg 0.2L
3rd Miss Shu (NZ) 57.5kg 1.0L
7 of 11 13
Townsville (Good) 05/07/2026, Race 3, 1609m, Hcp (C3)
Finished 7/11 1.9L, $400, Jockey Fiona Sandkuhl, Barrier 4, Weight 53kg
$10.00, In-running Settled 10, 1200m 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th, Sectional 600m 0:35.02s
1st Ready Tiger
2nd Beta Better 55.5kg 0.1L
3rd Bluebird Bay 59kg 0.9L
2 of 10 6
Townsville (Good) 22/06/2026, Race 3, 1400m, (Bm55)
Finished 2/10 1L, $3800, Jockey W D'Avila, Barrier 9, Weight 59kg
$14.00, In-running Settled 10, 800m 10th, 400m 9th, Sectional 600m 0:35.27s
1st Bluebird Bay
2nd Betta Al 59kg 1L
3rd Intruder 59kg 1.2L
3 of 10 10
Townsville (Good) 16/06/2026, Race 4, 1400m, Hcp (55)
Finished 3/10 1.3L, $1950, Jockey W D'Avila, Barrier 8, Weight 59kg
$14.00, In-running Settled 8, 800m 7th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:35.75s
1st Talons
2nd Colonel Parker 60kg 0.5L
3rd Betta Al 59kg 1.3L
12 of 13 8
Townsville (Good) 06/06/2026, Race 6, 1400m, (Bm60)
Finished 12/13 6.3L, Jockey C Mc Iver, Barrier 11, Weight 57.5kg
$19.00, In-running Settled 12, 800m 12th, 400m 11th, Sectional 600m 0:34.38s
1st Blackthorn
2nd Buffet Buster 59.5kg 0.5L
3rd Lone Force 60.5kg 1.8L
6 of 7 14
Cairns (Soft) 29/05/2026, Race 3, 1400m, (Bm65)
Finished 6/7 3.2L, $400, Jockey N Thomas, Barrier 4, Weight 55.5kg
$9.00, In-running Settled 7, 800m 7th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:35.62s
1st Swatow
2nd Buffet Buster 59.5kg 0.4L
3rd La Mano 55kg 2.4L
8 of 10 6
Cairns (Heavy) 15/05/2026, Race 7, 1250m, (Bm65)
Finished 8/10 4.4L, $400, Jockey N Thomas, Barrier 7, Weight 56kg
$8.50, In-running Settled 10, 800m 10th, 400m 10th, Sectional 600m 0:36.90s
1st Nolan
2nd Buffet Buster 59.5kg 0.5L
3rd Line 'Em Up Loui 59kg 0.6L
3 of 6 55
Gordonvale (Soft) 09/05/2026, Race 2, 1100m, (Bm65)
Finished 3/6 2.1L, $1000, Jockey N Thomas, Barrier 2, Weight 57kg
$16.00, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 5th,
1st New Hampshire
2nd Irresistible Force 60.5kg 0.8L
3rd Betta Al 57kg 2.1L
6 of 11 10
Townsville (Heavy) 15/03/2026, Race 5, 1609m, (Bm65)
Finished 6/11 4.3L, $400, Jockey Ms A Thomson, Barrier 8, Weight 56.5kg
$21.00, In-running Settled 9, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:36.95s
1st Prince Akeem
2nd More Trouble (NZ) 61.5kg 0.3L
3rd Misterkipchoge (NZ) 61kg 0.6L