Cairns (QLD)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
R8
14h30m
Niesar Painting (Bm65)
1250m | 4:55pm
RAIL POSITION
True
RACE CONDITIONS
Benchmark 65 Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$32,000
 
 
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R8
1 - Novela (11)
  • 1 Novela (11)
  • J: S Cormack 62.0kg
  • T: F J Wieland
  • 5-1-x-0-2-7-x-1-0-1
5.0 5.0 5.5 5.25
$5.00 $5.00 - $5.00 $5.50 $5.25
RACE COMMENT
Pressed forward, couldn’t keep going 5-1/2 len 12th of 13 (13) $11.00 56.0 Cifonelli 1200m Townsville Hcp (C5) Good(4) Jul 5. Led, spacing rivals 2-3/4 len win of 10 (8) $2.80 63.5 The Impeckable 1200m Atherton Hcp (C3) Good(3) Jul 25. Now 4 weeks between runs. Terrific from the wide gate at Atherton. Drawn out but has good gate speed. Can challenge again.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
1-0-1-0
SOFT
1-0-0-0
TRACK
3-0-1-1
DISTANCE
1-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
3-0-1-0
JKY RIDING
2/11
OUR RANKING
CAREER STATISTICS
31%
WIN S/RATE
62%
PLACE S/RATE
13-4-3-1
CAREER
$100,260
PRIZE MONEY
1200 - 1400
WIN RANGE
28
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 13-4-3-1 31% 62% 2
Distance 3-0-1-1 0% 67% 7
Track 1-0-0-0 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 3-1-1-0 33% 67% 1
2nd up 3-0-1-0 0% 33% 9
3rd up 3-1-1-0 33% 67% 2
4th up 1-0-0-1 0% 100% 5
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: 1200m (2), 1400m (2)
Track Conditions
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Firm 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Good 12-4-2-1 33% 58% 1
Soft 1-0-1-0 0% 100% 4
Heavy 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 1-0-1-0 0% 100% 4
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth 572-101-82-81 18% 46% 4
S Cormack
Trainer 12mth 168-25-25-14 15% 38% 3
F J Wieland
Trained at: Cairns
Owners: Hedley Racing (Mgr: T W Hedley), Mrs M Raso, Mrs C M Twine, Mrs J M Suffield, T W Hedley, B J McDonald & G Suffield
Colours: Orange, Yellow H
Age/Sex: 6 year old bay gelding
Breeding: Valentia - Episode Star
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
1 of 10 20
Atherton (Good) 25/07/2026, Race 2, 1200m, Hcp (C3)
Finished 1/10 2.8L, $6800, Jockey Lauren Guernier, Barrier 8, Weight 63.5kg
$2.80, In-running Settled 1, 800m 1st, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:35.39s
1st Novela
2nd The Impeckable 60.5kg 2.8L
3rd Shere Khan 56kg 3.0L
12 of 13 19
Townsville (Good) 05/07/2026, Race 6, 1200m, Hcp (C5)
Finished 12/13 5.4L, Jockey Lauren Guernier, Barrier 13, Weight 56kg
$11.00, In-running Settled 1, 800m 1st, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:34.87s
1st Cifonelli
2nd Arctic Bear 57kg 1.3L
3rd Khumbila 60.5kg 2.1L
1 of 13 280
Townsville (Good) 16/06/2026, Race 5, 1200m, (Bm55)
Finished 1/13 0.2L, $11600, Jockey Lauren Guernier, Barrier 7, Weight 61.5kg
$8.00, In-running Settled 1, 800m 1st, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:35.75s
1st Novela
2nd Kirkall 60kg 0.2L
3rd Fly Fifer 56.5kg 1.7L
7 of 13 7
Townsville (Good) 09/09/2025, Race 6, 1400m, 3yo+ (C3)
Finished 7/13 4.3L, $400, Jockey S Cormack, Barrier 3, Weight 58.5kg
$2.80, In-running Settled 1, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:35.74s
1st Arctic Bear
2nd Hyde Park 60kg 2.3L
3rd Better Be Slick 60kg 3.6L
2 of 11 10
Townsville (Soft) 02/09/2025, Race 6, 1200m, Hcp (C3)
Finished 2/11 0.2L, $3800, Jockey S Cormack, Barrier 10, Weight 60kg
$7.50, In-running Settled 1, 800m 1st, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:33.78s
1st Dark Gleam
2nd Novela 60kg 0.2L
3rd Let's Ride 54kg 1.0L
11 of 12 91
Cairns (Good) 23/08/2025, Race 8, 1250m, 3yo+ Plate (C3)
Finished 11/12 11.7L, Jockey S Cormack, Barrier 12, Weight 58.5kg
$6.50, In-running Settled 3, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:35.62s
1st Better Be Slick
2nd Chartwell 58kg 0.3L
3rd Thormendous Miss 56.5kg 3.3L
TRIAL 40
Morphettville (Good) 03/07/2025, Race 5, 800m, Barrier Trl
Finished 4/6 5.4L, Jockey Todd Pannell, Barrier 7, Weight 0kg
N/A
1st Crown Riches
2nd Morris Minor 0kg 0.8L
3rd Lunarshot 0kg 1.8L
1 of 16 7
Murray Bridge Gh (Good) 24/05/2025, Race 9, 1400m, (Bm70)
Finished 1/16 0.2L, $30000, Jockey Caitlin Tootell, Barrier 11, Weight 51.5kg
$13.00, In-running Settled 1, 800m 1st, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:35.38s
1st Novela
2nd Headphones 57.5kg 0.2L
3rd Angelic Appeal 57.5kg 0.4L
5 of 10 45
Morphettville Parks (Good) 17/05/2025, Race 3, 1400m, Hcp (C2)
Finished 5/10 3.7L, $2050, Jockey Ben Price, Barrier 3, Weight 58.5kg
$4.20, In-running Settled 1, 800m 1st, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:35.72s
1st Falanghina
2nd Even Sharper 56.5kg 0.2L
3rd I Tell Ya What 57kg 2.2L
TRIAL 29
Murray Bridge Gh (Good) 01/05/2025, Race 7, 1000m, Barrier Trl
Finished 2/9 3.3L, Jockey Todd Pannell, Barrier 7, Weight 0kg
N/A
1st Starts Now
2nd Novela 0kg 3.3L
3rd Wee Dram 0kg 4.6L
1 of 11 18
Balaklava (Good) 02/04/2025, Race 2, 1400m, 3yo+ Mdn Plate
Finished 1/11 5.5L, $12500, Jockey Todd Pannell, Barrier 1, Weight 58kg
$1.24, In-running Settled 1, 800m 1st, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:35.33s
1st Novela
2nd Splash Of White 55kg 5.5L
3rd Tosen Storm 58kg 7.0L
3 of 11 56
Morphettville Parks (Good) 15/03/2025, Race 4, 1250m, 3yo+ Mdn
Finished 3/11 3.5L, $4450, Jockey Todd Pannell, Barrier 11, Weight 58kg
$3.10, In-running Settled 2, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:35.42s
1st All Too Mysti
2nd Mougenot 57kg 3.3L
3rd Novela 58kg 3.5L
TRIAL 45
Morphettville Parks (Good) 04/03/2025, Race 13, 1000m, Barrier Trl
Finished 7/9 5L, Jockey Todd Pannell, Barrier 6, Weight 0kg
N/A
1st Parrot Blessing
2nd Easy Girl 0kg 0.1L
3rd Cosmic Latte 0kg 0.9L