Townsville (QLD)
123456
789
R6
8h10m
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
7 - Spirit Of Giving (11)
  • 7 Spirit Of Giving (11)
  • J: C Whiteley 56.0kg
  • T: Graham R Hughes
  • 7-1-6-3-x-8-5-9-8-6
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$21.00$21.00-$21.00$20.00$21.00
RACE COMMENT
Midfield, kept grinding away 4-3/4 len 8th of 11 (10) $71.00 60.0 Kirikan 1250m Cairns 3yo+ Plate (C3) Good(4) Aug 29. Midfield, chased solidly in straight 2-1/4 len 6th of 13 (4) $31.00 59.0 Fancy Garter 1200m here (Bm60) Soft(5) Sep 18. Last assignment this trip when ran on okay without troubling this venue. Home track advantage but has an adverse draw. Others with more appeal.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
24-2-7-2
SOFT
17-1-2-2
TRACK
16-1-3-1
DISTANCE
8-0-2-1
TRK / DIST
2-0-0-0
JKY RIDING
CAREER STATISTICS
5%
WIN S/RATE
38%
PLACE S/RATE
58-3-14-5
CAREER
$161,045
PRIZE MONEY
1000 - 1500
WIN RANGE
16
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
StatsWin %Place %Rank
Total58-3-14-55%38%9
Distance16-1-3-16%31%8
Track17-1-2-26%29%7
Track / Dist8-0-2-10%38%5
Day0-0-0-00%0%N/A
Night7-1-1-014%29%3
1st up10-0-4-10%50%8
2nd up8-1-1-013%25%6
3rd up7-0-2-00%29%8
4th up6-0-2-00%33%7
Group 10-0-0-00%0%N/A
Group 20-0-0-00%0%N/A
Group 31-0-0-00%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:1000m (1), 1200m (1), 1500m (1)
Track Conditions
StatsWin %Place %Rank
Firm0-0-0-00%0%N/A
Good29-1-7-23%34%7
Soft24-2-7-28%46%6
Heavy3-0-0-10%33%4
Synthetic2-0-0-00%0%N/A
All wet27-2-7-37%44%6
Stable Stats
StatsWin %Place %Rank
Jockey 12mth266-38-42-3414%43%4
C Whiteley
Trainer 12mth186-23-19-1912%33%7
Graham R Hughes
Trained at:Townsville
Owners:G R Hughes, Mrs D R Hughes, R J Nash & Mrs S P Nash
Colours:Red, Yellow Striped Sleeves, Yellow Cap
Age/Sex:9 year old bay gelding
Breeding:Bel Esprit - Give It Away
RECENT FORM
RESULTDAYRACE DETAILSRESULT
6 of 1320
Townsville(Soft)18/09/2026, Race 6, 1200m, (Bm60)
Finished 6/132.1L, $400, Jockey I Fry, Barrier 4, Weight 59kg
$31.00, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 4th,
1stFancy Garter
2ndInsta Worthy 59kg 0.1L
3rdKickoff 59.5kg 0.2L
8 of 1111
Cairns(Good)29/08/2026, Race 8, 1250m, 3yo+ Plate (C3)
Finished 8/114.9L, $500, Jockey I Fry, Barrier 10, Weight 60kg
$71.00, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:35.78s
1stKirikan (NZ)
2ndHot Digity Boom 58.5kg 0.5L
3rdTipped Off 60kg 1.8L
9 of 1310
Townsville(Good)18/08/2026, Race 7, 1000m, (Bm65)
Finished 9/134.8L, $400, Jockey C Whiteley, Barrier 6, Weight 58kg
$21.00, In-running Settled 7, 800m 7th, 400m 9th, Sectional 600m 0:33.06s
1stDalt Jaz
2ndBriginshaw 54kg 0.4L
3rdNorthernontap 58kg 2.2L
5 of 1625
Townsville(Good)08/08/2026, Race 3, 1000m, (Bm65)
Finished 5/161.4L, $1000, Jockey B Lerena, Barrier 9, Weight 58kg
$41.00, In-running Settled 13, 800m 13th, 400m 9th, Sectional 600m 0:33.28s
1stThee Creek
2ndUnifies 56.5kg 0.2L
3rdDalt Jaz 61kg 1.0L
8 of 11266
Townsville(Good)14/07/2026, Race 4, 1000m, (Bm60)
Finished 8/112.8L, $400, Jockey C Whiteley, Barrier 6, Weight 60.5kg
$41.00, In-running Settled 7, 800m 7th, 400m 9th, Sectional 600m 0:33.82s
1stThe Kamikaze (NZ)
2ndCanny Prospect 58.5kg 0.2L
3rdNorthernontap 61kg 1.0L
3 of 732
Townsville(Good)21/10/2025, Race 3, 1000m, (Bm70)
Finished 3/72.5L, $1950, Jockey S Cormack, Barrier 3, Weight 55.5kg
$26.00, In-running Settled 7, 800m 7th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:33.47s
1stHartshorn
2ndRoth 'N' Bubble 56kg 1.5L
3rdSpirit Of Giving 55.5kg 2.5L
6 of 1017
Townsville(Soft)19/09/2025, Race 3, 1200m, (Bm60)
Finished 6/102.3L, $400, Jockey S Cormack, Barrier 8, Weight 60.5kg
$19.00, In-running Settled 8, 800m 8th, 400m 9th, Sectional 600m 0:34.06s
1stBurraneer Buoy
2ndPrince Akeem 58kg 0.1L
3rdTo Love Somebody 57kg 0.3L
1 of 1045
Townsville(Soft)02/09/2025, Race 4, 1000m, (Bm55)
Finished 1/100.1L, $11600, Jockey S Cormack, Barrier 3, Weight 61kg
$8.50, In-running Settled 7, 800m 7th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:34.08s
1stSpirit Of Giving
2ndMattei 60kg 0.1L
3rdCraicaro 56kg 0.9L
7 of 1213
Townsville(Good)19/07/2025, Race 5, 1000m, (Bm60)
Finished 7/123.5L, $400, Jockey Ms L Morrison, Barrier 5, Weight 59kg
$4.80, In-running Settled 7, 800m 7th, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:33.55s
1stExolent Choice
2ndNorthernontap 60.5kg 1.3L
3rdNo Love Lost 59.5kg 1.5L
8 of 1029
Townsville(Soft)06/07/2025, Race 5, 1200m, Hcp (C6)
Finished 8/103.9L, $400, Jockey J L Taylor, Barrier 8, Weight 54kg
$51.00, In-running Settled 8, 800m 8th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:33.79s
1stChartwell
2ndPennypacker 54kg 0.2L
3rdLe Melody 61kg 0.4L