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Tight Grip
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Trained by John McArdle at Mornington, Tight Grip is a 3 year old gelding by the sire Trapeze Artist, out of the dam La Questa.

Tight Grip is still a maiden as he is yet to win a race from 5 starts. His career earnings are $6k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Avoca on April 6th in 2024 when he won $2,160 in the Blue Pyrenees Estate Mdn Plate (a set weight race over 1,300 metres).

The gelding tends to run better on soft ground, with an average prize money per start of $2k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$6k
Starts
5
Wins
0
Second
0
Third
1
Win %
0
Place %
20
Profit
-5.0
Conditions
Good
3
0-0-0
$1k
Soft
2
0-0-1
$2k
Heavy
0
0-0-0
$0k
Race Standard
All
0
0-0-0
Group 1
0
0-0-0
Group 2
0
0-0-0
Group 3
0
0-0-0
Race Distance
1300m
1
0-0-1
-1
1209m
1
0-0-0
-1
1210m
1
0-0-0
-1
1200m
1
0-0-0
-1
1474m
1
0-0-0
-1
Race Track
Avoca
1
0-0-1
-1
Yarra Glen
1
0-0-0
-1
Kyneton
2
0-0-0
-2
Cranbourne
1
0-0-0
-1
Race State
VIC
5
0-0-1
-4

Race History

Apr-27 24
6/9
5.9
9
Kyneton
4
1474
Hygain Mdn Plate
$1k
$27k
59
89.88
-
6
6,6
Apr-6 24
3/10
1.8
$11
Avoca
6
1300
Blue Pyrenees Estate Mdn Plate
$2k
$27k
P Gatt
59
80.23
37.40
7
7,7
+4
Mar-17 24
6/9
3.4
$26
Yarra Glen
4
1209
3yo+ Mdn Plate
$1k
$38k
Z Spain
59
71.35
34.98
8
8,9
+3
Spell of 157 Days
Oct-12 23
7/10
5.3
$51
Kyneton
4
1210
bet365 Protest Promise Mdn Plate
$1k
$38k
J Mott
58
71.44
35.80
6
6,7
Sep-21 23
8/9
9.4
$14
Cranbourne
5
1200
Hygain Mdn Plate
$1k
$38k
J Mott
58
72.36
35.91
7
7,7
-1