Townsville (QLD)
123456
789
R6
8h11m
Ladbrokes (Bm65)
1200m | 4:25pm
RAIL POSITION
+ 7.5m 1000m to winning post +3m remainder
RACE CONDITIONS
Benchmark 65 Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$21,000
 
 
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R6
2 - Ask Me Mate (2)
  • 2 Ask Me Mate (2)
  • J: P Hammersley 59.5kg
  • T: William Kenning
  • 3-2-4-x-5-3-4-3-4-6
4.64.65.0
$4.60$4.60--$4.60$5.00
RACE COMMENT
Overraced early, middle stages when 2-3/4 len 4th of 7 (6) $2.80 59.0 Bold Artic 1400m Rockhampton Hcp (C5) Good(4) Aug 13. Pressed forward, couldn’t keep going 3-1/2 len 6th of 9 (7) $3.50 61.0 Stokomo 1200m Ewan 3yo+ Plate (C4) Good(0) Sep 25. On pace but unable to sustain bid at Ewan for new trainer. Drawn to receive every chance. Deep into his campaign, not out of this.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
11-3-2-3
SOFT
1-0-0-0
TRACK
7-1-2-0
DISTANCE
0-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
0-0-0-0
JKY RIDING
3/11
OUR RANKING
CAREER STATISTICS
20%
WIN S/RATE
55%
PLACE S/RATE
20-4-3-4
CAREER
$132,200
PRIZE MONEY
1100 - 1400
WIN RANGE
9
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
StatsWin %Place %Rank
Total20-4-3-420%55%1
Distance7-1-2-014%43%5
Track1-0-0-00%0%N/A
Track / Dist0-0-0-00%0%N/A
Day0-0-0-00%0%N/A
Night0-0-0-00%0%N/A
1st up4-1-0-125%50%1
2nd up3-1-0-133%67%1
3rd up3-0-1-00%33%7
4th up3-0-1-10%67%5
Group 10-0-0-00%0%N/A
Group 20-0-0-00%0%N/A
Group 30-0-0-00%0%N/A
Listed0-0-0-00%0%N/A
WFA0-0-0-00%0%N/A
Jumps0-0-0-00%0%N/A
Win distances:1100m (1), 1200m (1), 1400m (2)
Track Conditions
StatsWin %Place %Rank
Firm0-0-0-00%0%N/A
Good8-0-1-10%25%10
Soft11-3-2-327%73%1
Heavy1-1-0-0100%100%1
Synthetic0-0-0-00%0%N/A
All wet12-4-2-333%75%1
Stable Stats
StatsWin %Place %Rank
Jockey 12mth13-0-2-00%15%10
P Hammersley
Trainer 12mth76-12-11-1216%46%1
William Kenning
Trained at:Townsville
Owners:C E Bell
Colours:Yellow, Red Sash And Cap
Age/Sex:5 year old bay gelding
Breeding:Better Than Ready - Blessed Anna
RECENT FORM
RESULTDAYRACE DETAILSRESULT
6 of 943
Ewan(Good)25/09/2026, Race 6, 1200m, 3yo+ Plate (C4)
Finished 6/93.6L, $250, Jockey W D'Avila, Barrier 7, Weight 61kg
$3.50, In-running Settled 1, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:36.54s
1stStokomo
2ndNovela 59.5kg 0.1L
3rdBancory Bay 59.5kg 2.1L
TRIAL27
Townsville(Soft)09/09/2026, Race 1, 850m, Barrier Trl
Finished 1/34.5L, Jockey W D'Avila, Barrier 2, Weight 0kg
N/A
1stAsk Me Mate
2ndSand 'N' Power 0kg 4.5L
3rdBrave Agenda 0kg 4.6L
4 of 713
Rockhampton(Good)13/08/2026, Race 2, 1400m, Hcp (C5)
Finished 4/72.9L, $1000, Jockey C Mc Iver, Barrier 6, Weight 59kg
$2.80, In-running Settled 6, 800m 5th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:33.99s
1stBold Artic
2ndWarna 56kg 0.5L
3rdLonergy 56kg 2.8L
3 of 1220
Rockhampton(Good)31/07/2026, Race 8, 1400m, (Bm65)
Finished 3/122.6L, $1950, Jockey Ms S Tierney, Barrier 12, Weight 58.5kg
$1.75, In-running Settled 1, 800m 1st, 400m 1st, Sectional 600m 0:35.89s
1stGot Gumption
2ndGeneral Wolffe 55kg 2.5L
3rdAsk Me Mate 58.5kg 2.6L
4 of 1022
Rockhampton(Soft)11/07/2026, Race 8, 1200m, (Bm70)
Finished 4/100.7L, $1300, Jockey C Mc Iver, Barrier 7, Weight 58kg
$2.50, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:33.73s
1stCertified Copy
2ndUnderrated 56kg 0.1L
3rdKai Mondo 58.5kg 0.4L
3 of 929
Rockhampton(Soft)19/06/2026, Race 8, 1300m, (Bm70)
Finished 3/91.2L, $1950, Jockey C Mc Iver, Barrier 1, Weight 58kg
$2.80, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:33.16s
1stItalian Riviera
2ndInca Trail 57.5kg 0.2L
3rdAsk Me Mate 58kg 1.2L
TRIAL18
Rockhampton(Good)08/06/2026, Race 1, 1000m, Barrier Trl
Finished 1/41.3L, Jockey C Mc Iver, Barrier 3, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:32.59s
1stAsk Me Mate
2ndDivine Purpose 0kg 1.3L
3rdCorkscrew (NZ) 0kg 3.3L
5 of 12285
Rockhampton(Good)21/05/2026, Race 7, 1200m, (Bm65)
Finished 5/122.1L, $650, Jockey Nikki Olzard, Barrier 11, Weight 58.5kg
$3.40, In-running Settled 11, 800m 11th, 400m 11th, Sectional 600m 0:34.21s
1stPresocratics
2ndNightstick 59.5kg 1.3L
3rdVictory's Ghost 57.5kg 1.5L
TRIAL270
Rockhampton(Good)06/05/2026, Race 1, 1000m, Barrier Trl
Finished 1/42.3L, Jockey C Mc Iver, Barrier 2, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:33.25s
1stAsk Me Mate
2ndDragon's Snip 0kg 2.3L
3rdPepperdine 0kg 3.1L
TRIAL248
Rockhampton(Soft)14/04/2026, Race 1, 1000m, Barrier Trl
Finished 3/53.3L, Jockey C Mc Iver, Barrier 4, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:32.75s
1stCherry Rose
2ndDoubting Eye 0kg 1.3L
3rdAsk Me Mate 0kg 3.3L
4 of 1211
Townsville(Good)09/08/2025, Race 5, 1609m, 4yo (Open)
Finished 4/123.8L, $3500, Jockey Ms T Chambers, Barrier 8, Weight 57kg
$9.00, In-running Settled 8, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:34.45s
1stObligated
2ndSwatow 55kg 2.3L
3rdAstra Star 60.5kg 3.3L
2 of 724
Rockhampton(Soft)29/07/2025, Race 1, 1200m, 3yo Open Hcp
Finished 2/70.3L, $3800, Jockey Ms T Chambers, Barrier 4, Weight 60kg
$2.10, In-running Settled 4, 800m 4th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:33.81s
1stTime To Prophet
2ndAsk Me Mate 60kg 0.3L
3rdEleanor Nancy 56.5kg 0.6L
3 of 1315
Rockhampton(Soft)05/07/2025, Race 8, 1500m, 3yo Guineas
Finished 3/132.5L, $7350, Jockey Ms T Chambers, Barrier 8, Weight 56kg
$3.10, In-running Settled 10, 800m 11th, 400m 9th, Sectional 600m 0:34.65s
1stScrub Chain
2ndI'M Heroic 60.5kg 1L
3rdAsk Me Mate 56kg 2.5L
1 of 1029
Rockhampton(Soft)20/06/2025, Race 3, 1400m, 3yo Hcp
Finished 1/101L, $11600, Jockey Ms T Chambers, Barrier 4, Weight 56.5kg
$2.30, In-running Settled 8, 800m 9th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:33.68s
1stAsk Me Mate
2ndScrub Chain 59.5kg 1L
3rdPropose 51kg 1.8L
TRIAL12
Rockhampton(Soft)03/06/2025, Race 3, 1000m, Barrier Trl
Finished 1/61.5L, Jockey Ms T Chambers, Barrier 3, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:34.86s
1stAsk Me Mate
2ndBigcat 0kg 1.5L
3rdLatin Love 0kg 1.8L