Launceston (TAS)
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45678
R3
Salters Hire Hcp (C2)
1600m | 7:00pm
RAIL POSITION
+3m Entire
RACE CONDITIONS
Class 2 Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$27,000
 
 
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R3
2 - Thickskinned (7)
  • 2 Thickskinned (7)
  • J: A Darmanin 59.0kg
  • T: M A Ganderton
  • 5-4-1-5-1-4-3-x-2-3
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RACE COMMENT
Fought hard without matching first-up 1-3/4 len 2nd of 5 (4) $16.00 57.0 Glory Mission 1150m Devonport Synthetic Plate (C3) Synthetic(0) Sep 9. Warning - racing manners when 1-1/4 len, 3/4 len 3rd of 4 (1) $1.85 57.5 Alpine Fury 1400m here Hcp (C3) Soft(5) Oct 2. Backing up quickly. Made late headway into the placings this track when second-up. Fitter for those two runs and ready to show best. Key player.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
5-1-0-1
SOFT
4-1-0-1
TRACK
2-1-0-0
DISTANCE
1-1-0-0
TRK / DIST
1-0-1-0
JKY RIDING
1/11
OUR RANKING
CAREER STATISTICS
20%
WIN S/RATE
50%
PLACE S/RATE
10-2-1-2
CAREER
$67,650
PRIZE MONEY
1350 - 1620
WIN RANGE
7
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
StatsWin %Place %Rank
Total10-2-1-220%50%3
Distance2-1-0-050%50%1
Track4-1-0-125%50%4
Track / Dist1-1-0-0100%100%1
Day0-0-0-00%0%N/A
Night4-1-0-125%50%4
1st up3-0-1-00%33%5
2nd up2-0-0-10%50%4
3rd up1-1-0-0100%100%1
4th up1-0-0-00%0%N/A
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
Track Conditions
StatsWin %Place %Rank
Firm0-0-0-00%0%N/A
Good1-0-0-00%0%N/A
Soft5-1-0-120%40%2
Heavy0-0-0-00%0%N/A
Synthetic4-1-1-125%75%3
All wet5-1-0-120%40%2
Stable Stats
StatsWin %Place %Rank
Jockey 12mth211-36-37-3517%51%2
A Darmanin
Trainer 12mth96-12-10-1413%38%5
M A Ganderton
Trained at:Spreyton
Owners:R G Schaeche, J M Schaeche, J H Schaeche, T B Schaeche, Ms B J Peck, Miss J E Schaeche, G E Schaeche, Miss S L Rogers, S A Harding, N C Duncan & A T Flint
Colours:White, Royal Blue Diagonal Stripes, Orange Hooped Sleeves, Orange Cap, White Pom Pom
Age/Sex:5 year old bay gelding
Breeding:Needs Further - Music Shop
RECENT FORM
RESULTDAYRACE DETAILSRESULT
3 of 423
Launceston(Soft)02/10/2026, Race 4, 1400m, Hcp (C3)
Finished 3/42.1L, $2800, Jockey E Byrne Burke, Barrier 1, Weight 57.5kg
$1.85, In-running Settled 3, 800m 4th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:34.28s
1stAlpine Fury
2ndBellsprout (NZ) 57kg 1.3L
3rdThickskinned 57.5kg 2.1L
TRIAL13
Longford(Good)22/09/2026, Race 9, 800m, Barrier Trl
Finished 2/61L, Jockey Kirra-Lee Lane, Barrier 6, Weight 0kg
N/A
1stAlpine Whiskey
2ndThickskinned 0kg 1L
3rdStollaway Ned 0kg 1.1L
2 of 5184
Devonport Synthetic(Synthetic)09/09/2026, Race 1, 1150m, Plate (C3)
Finished 2/51.8L, $5600, Jockey A Darmanin, Barrier 4, Weight 57kg
$16.00, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:35.10s
1stGlory Mission
2ndThickskinned 57kg 1.8L
3rdOzonica 59kg 3.8L
TRIAL169
Longford(Soft)25/08/2026, Race 3, 800m, Barrier Trl
Finished 2/53.8L, Jockey Chloe Wells, Barrier 5, Weight 0kg
N/A
1stGenuine Lady
2ndThickskinned 0kg 3.8L
3rdKenji 0kg 5.8L
TRIAL155
Devonport Synthetic(Synthetic)11/08/2026, Race 3, 800m, Barrier Trl
Finished 3/54.8L, Jockey Chloe Wells, Barrier 4, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:34.39s
1stOzonica
2ndCalifornia Crown 0kg 3.8L
3rdThickskinned 0kg 4.8L
3 of 822
Devonport Synthetic(Synthetic)09/03/2026, Race 7, 1880m, (Bm64)
Finished 3/80.6L, $2500, Jockey D M Ganderton, Barrier 6, Weight 58kg
$2.80, In-running Settled 6, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th,
1stSpring Bean
2ndManhattan Nights 56kg 0.3L
3rdThickskinned 58kg 0.6L
TRIAL16
Devonport Synthetic(Synthetic)03/03/2026, Race 2, 1350m, Barrier Trl
Finished 1/34.5L, Jockey D M Ganderton, Barrier 1, Weight 0kg
N/A
1stThickskinned
2ndReservoir Dog 0kg 4.5L
3rdVixen's Moon 0kg 5.0L
4 of 716
Hobart(Soft)15/02/2026, Race 7, 1600m, Plate (C4)
Finished 4/74.7L, $1305, Jockey D Pires, Barrier 5, Weight 55kg
$6.50, In-running Settled 5, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:36.13s
1stCoal River
2ndStratojack 55kg 4L
3rdFiorente De Legend 57kg 4.3L
1 of 137
Launceston(Soft)30/01/2026, Race 3, 1620m, Plate (C1)
Finished 1/130.5L, $15625, Jockey D M Ganderton, Barrier 4, Weight 59kg
$4.20, In-running Settled 7, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:36.03s
1stThickskinned
2ndLast Tremble 55kg 0.5L
3rdWyndinthewillows (NZ) 57kg 0.6L
5 of 1116
Launceston(Soft)23/01/2026, Race 4, 1400m, Hcp (C1)
Finished 5/113.8L, $520, Jockey D M Ganderton, Barrier 4, Weight 58kg
$21.00, In-running Settled 8, 800m 10th, 400m 8th, Sectional 600m 0:34.87s
1stBeneficiary
2ndThem's The Breaks 52kg 1L
3rdGie It Laldy 54.5kg 2.3L
1 of 819
Devonport Synthetic(Synthetic)07/01/2026, Race 1, 1350m, 4yo+ Mdn Plate
Finished 1/82L, $15625, Jockey D M Ganderton, Barrier 2, Weight 58.5kg
$2.70, In-running Settled 4, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd,
1stThickskinned
2ndArcade Boy 55.5kg 2L
3rdLeo Davinci 58.5kg 2.2L
4 of 1023
Devonport Synthetic(Synthetic)19/12/2025, Race 3, 1350m, 3yo+ Mdn Plate
Finished 4/101.6L, $1125, Jockey D M Ganderton, Barrier 7, Weight 58.5kg
$4.80, In-running Settled 10, 800m 8th, 400m 9th,
1stNikolsky
2ndLeo Davinci 58.5kg 0.3L
3rdRockestjerne 57kg 1.3L
TRIAL13
Devonport Synthetic(Synthetic)09/12/2025, Race 7, 800m, Barrier Trl
Finished 2/51.5L, Jockey D M Ganderton, Barrier 4, Weight 0kg
N/A
1stRebel's Girl
2ndThickskinned 0kg 1.5L
3rdBerserker 0kg 1.7L
5 of 9248
Launceston(Good)26/11/2025, Race 1, 1100m, 3yo+ Mdn Plate
Finished 5/91.9L, $500, Jockey D M Ganderton, Barrier 1, Weight 58.5kg
$4.20, In-running Settled 8, 800m 8th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:34.66s
1stZulu Fields
2ndVabuiagi 53kg 0.5L
3rdMister Manihi 55.5kg 0.6L
TRIAL236
Longford(Good)14/11/2025, Race 4, 800m, Barrier Trl
Finished 3/61.0L, Jockey D M Ganderton, Barrier 6, Weight 0kg
N/A
1stDiesel's Sunshine
2ndKing Pin Power 0kg 0.5L
3rdThickskinned 0kg 1.0L
TRIAL228
Launceston(Soft)06/11/2025, Race 9, 800m, Barrier Trl
Finished 4/66.3L, Jockey D M Ganderton, Barrier 3, Weight 0kg
N/A Sectional 600m 0:33.39s
1stBunker Jako
2ndAlpine Whiskey 0kg 4.5L
3rdBright Night 0kg 5.3L
TRIAL219
Longford(Good)28/10/2025, Race 4, 785m, Barrier Trl
Finished 5/62.6L, Jockey D M Ganderton, Barrier 2, Weight 0kg
N/A
1stLast Tremble
2ndCorsa Veloce 0kg 1L
3rdLawrenny Boys 0kg 1.3L
6 of 8N/A
Hobart(Soft)23/03/2025, Race 3, 1100m, 3yo+ Mdn
Finished 6/84.3L, $250, Jockey D M Ganderton, Barrier 6, Weight 58kg
$3.70, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 6th, Sectional 600m 0:35.46s
1stAmant Francais
2ndLady Fern 54.5kg 1L
3rdHeart Of Paris 53.5kg 1.1L
TRIALN/A
Longford(Good)11/03/2025, Race 4, 800m, Barrier Trl
Finished 1/41L, Jockey D M Ganderton, Barrier 4, Weight 0kg
N/A
1stThickskinned
2ndBunker Jako 0kg 1L
3rdNovalargo 0kg 3.3L
TRIALN/A
Devonport Synthetic(Synthetic)04/03/2025, Race 3, 800m, Barrier Trl
Finished 4/51.8L, Jockey D M Ganderton, Barrier 2, Weight 0kg
N/A
1stMohnar
2ndShy Guy 0kg 0.1L
3rdThe Prayer 0kg 0.9L
TRIALN/A
Devonport Synthetic(Synthetic)04/02/2025, Race 2, 800m, Barrier Trl
Finished 3/52.1L, Jockey D M Ganderton, Barrier 4, Weight 0kg
N/A
1stColonel Bogey
2ndMega Mic 0kg 0.3L
3rdThickskinned 0kg 2.1L
TRIALN/A
Longford(Soft)14/01/2025, Race 6, 800m, Barrier Trl
Finished 6/77.3L, Jockey D M Ganderton, Barrier 6, Weight 0kg
N/A
1stBusinessisbusiness
2ndLacerate 0kg 2.8L
3rdVino Novello 0kg 4.3L