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Sword In Stone
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Trained by Kevin & Stephen Gray at Copper Belt Lodge, Palmerston North, Sword In Stone is a 10 year old gelding by the sire Redwood, out of the dam Spirit Of Sandford.

He has won a total of 5 races from 46 starts for a win percentage of 11%. His career earnings are $3.7M, with the biggest win of his career coming at Sha Tin on December 12th in 2021 when he won $190,722 in the Hong Kong Vase (a weight for age race over 2,400 metres).

Sword In Stone is a top level performer, having started 23 times at group race level.

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a profit of $1430.

The gelding tends to run better on good ground, with an average prize money per start of $42k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$3.7M
Starts
46
Wins
5
Second
6
Third
3
Win %
11
Place %
30
Profit
+14.3
Conditions
Good
40
4-5-3
$42k
Soft
6
1-1-0
$12k
Heavy
0
0-0-0
$0k
Race Standard
All
23
0-1-3
Group 1
8
0-1-1
Group 2
6
0-0-2
Group 3
9
0-0-0
Race Distance
2200m
2
1-0-0
+4
3200m
1
0-0-0
-1
2060m
1
0-1-0
-1
2100m
1
0-0-0
-1
1600m
6
2-1-0
+41
1800m
15
2-1-0
-7.7
2000m
11
0-1-2
-11
2400m
7
0-1-1
-7
1400m
2
0-1-0
-2
Race Track
Trentham
3
1-0-0
+3
Ellerslie
2
1-0-0
+1.8
Wanganui
1
0-1-0
-1
Otaki
1
1-0-0
+42.2
Sha Tin
34
1-4-2
-30.2
Happy Valley
3
1-0-0
+0.5
Te Rapa
2
0-1-1
-2
Race State
41
4-4-2
+15.5
NZ
5
1-2-1
-1.2

Race History

Apr-12 25
7/13
3.5
$11.8
Trentham
5
2200
Hawke's Bay Cup
$2k
$120k
K Chowdhoory
54
136.78
-
8
5,5
-2
Mar-8 25
7/18
5.9
$28.4
Ellerslie
5
3200
Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup 
$4k
$600k
K Myers
55½
208.36
-
5
6,9,9
+2
Mar-2 25
1/7
0.1
$6
Trentham
3
2200
Milestone Homes Hcp
$29k
$50k
M Mc Nab
60
135.23
-
4
4,4,4
+3
Feb-21 25
2/4
0.3
$4.1
Wanganui
5
2060
Sharen Tunnell @ Arizto Real Estate Hcp
$6k
$35k
A Riddell
56½
133.57
-
3
4,3,3
+1
Jan-11 25
9/9
4.5
$14.5
Trentham
4
2100
Life Direct Trentham Stakes  
$2k
$150k
K Myers
55
134.14
-
7
7,7,9
Dec-26 24
1/8
1.3
$43.2
Otaki
7
1600
New World Otaki Hcp
$29k
$50k
T Davies
51
99.42
-
6
6,6,5
+4
Spell of 277 Days
Mar-24 24
10/13
5.8
$21
Sha Tin
4
1800
Designs On Rome Hcp (C3)
$0k
$267k
B Shinn
58½
107.22
23.49
6
7,7,9
-1
Spell of 63 Days
Jan-21 24
13/14
8.8
$66
Sha Tin
4
2000
Keung Shan Hcp (C2)
$0k
$406k
H Bentley
59
122.54
23.35
4
2,2,4
-9
Dec-23 23
4/10
3.0
$28
Sha Tin
4
2000
The Yan Chai Trophy (C2)
$24k
$406k
V Ho
54½
121.77
24.11
7
7,8,6
+2
Dec-6 23
8/12
4.8
$23
Happy Valley
4
1800
Japan Hcp (C2)
$0k
$406k
V Ho
55½
109.53
23.58
5
6,6,6
-2
Nov-19 23
6/9
1.9
$9
Sha Tin
4
1800
BOCHK SME In One Hcp (C2)
$8k
$406k
V Ho
56
109.51
22.68
5
6,6,5
-1
Oct-22 23
10/14
3.3
$29
Sha Tin
4
1800
Swimming Hcp (C2)
$0k
$406k
H Bentley
56
106.87
24.00
7
7,6,6
-4
Spell of 98 Days
Jul-16 23
6/12
3.5
$110
Sha Tin
4
1600
The Hong kong Racehorse Owners Association Hcp (C1)
$0k
$494k
H Bentley
56
94.93
24.38
12
12,11
+5
Jul-1 23
9/14
4.8
$36
Sha Tin
4
2000
The Hk Reunification Cup (C2)
$0k
$377k
V Ho
61
121.56
23.41
7
7,9,10
+1
Jun-10 23
8/12
4.1
$24
Sha Tin
6
1800
Pok Fu Lam Reservoir Road Hcp (C2)
$0k
$377k
E Wong
56½
109.02
23.99
9
9,9,9
+1
May-28 23
9/9
14.0
$46
Sha Tin
4
2400
Chater Cup 
$0k
$1.6M
M Chadwick
57
146.87
24.23
3
4,3,4
-5
May-7 23
4/12
1.5
$68
Sha Tin
6
2400
The Queen Mother Memorial Cup 
$30k
$507k
M Chadwick
54½
150.72
24.99
3
4,4,7
+3
Apr-9 23
8/8
5.5
$75
Sha Tin
4
1600
The Chairman's Trophy 
$0k
$650k
V Ho
56
94.17
23.10
7
7,8
Spell of 154 Days
Nov-6 22
8/10
9.5
$26
Sha Tin
3
1800
The Ladies' Purse Handicap 
$0k
$507k
D Leung
56
106.34
23.17
3
4,3,5
-3
Spell of 140 Days
Jun-19 22
4/11
1.3
$15
Sha Tin
4
1800
The Premier Plate 
$29k
$481k
V Ho
56
108.27
22.95
7
8,8,10
+6
May-22 22
8/10
7.9
$14
Sha Tin
4
2400
Chater Cup 
$0k
$1.6M
M Chadwick
57
146.67
23.62
9
9,8,7
-1
Apr-24 22
6/10
3.0
$19
Sha Tin
4
2000
QEII Cup 
$65k
$3.3M
J Moreira
57
120.13
22.74
7
7,5,6
Spell of 84 Days
Jan-30 22
6/10
2.3
$11
Sha Tin
4
1800
The Centenary Vase 
$0k
$481k
V Ho
55½
106.63
23.38
8
7,7,6
Dec-12 21
4/8
6.5
$22
Sha Tin
4
2400
Hong Kong Vase 
$148k
$2.6M
K Teetan
57
147.07
23.87
6
6,6,5
+1
Nov-21 21
4/7
1.7
$11
Sha Tin
4
2000
Jockey Club Cup 
$37k
$618k
J Moreira
56
123.86
21.81
6
6,5,5
+1
Nov-7 21
6/8
3.5
$5.3
Sha Tin
4
1800
The Ladies' Purse Handicap 
$0k
$481k
J Moreira
55
106.02
23.13
7
7,7,5
-1
Oct-17 21
4/12
0.8
$20
Sha Tin
4
1600
Sha Tin Trophy 
$37k
$618k
V Ho
54½
94.40
22.77
8
0,7,8
+4
Spell of 119 Days
Jun-20 21
4/10
1.8
$2.9
Sha Tin
4
1800
The Premier Plate 
$27k
$455k
J Moreira
55½
106.30
23.26
7
7,8,7
+3
May-23 21
2/8
0.5
$3.2
Sha Tin
4
2400
Chater Cup 
$343k
$1.6M
J Moreira
57
145.25
22.64
6
5,5,4
+2
May-2 21
8/12
3.4
$15
Sha Tin
4
2400
The Queen Mother Memorial Cup 
$0k
$455k
Z Purton
60½
148.14
23.13
11
9,7,11
+3
Apr-5 21
4/9
2.3
$8.4
Sha Tin
4
2000
The Peak Handicap (C1)
$23k
$390k
K Teetan
58
121.92
23.13
9
9,9,8
+4
Feb-21 21
6/7
9.5
$43
Sha Tin
4
2000
Hong Kong Gold Cup 
$31k
$1.6M
B Shinn
57
120.25
22.59
7
4,2,3
-3
Jan-31 21
6/10
4.3
$5.6
Sha Tin
4
1800
The Centenary Vase 
$0k
$455k
C Soumillon
54½
106.01
23.01
8
8,8,7
+1
Dec-13 20
3/7
3.3
$7.5
Sha Tin
4
2400
Hong Kong Vase 
$260k
$2.6M
J Moreira
57
147.21
23.43
6
6,6,6
+3
Nov-22 20
3/9
2.1
$10
Sha Tin
4
2000
Jockey Club Cup 
$67k
$585k
V Ho
56
119.32
23.25
9
9,9,6
+3
Oct-28 20
1/12
2.3
$3.5
Happy Valley
4
1800
Time Warp Handicap (C2)
$163k
$286k
J Moreira
60
109.36
22.93
9
8,8,8
+7
Spell of 119 Days
Jul-1 20
1/11
0.5
$3.8
Sha Tin
4
1800
The H.K. Reunification Cup-C2
$156k
$273k
Z Purton
58
106.43
22.77
5
6,6,5
+4
Jun-3 20
4/9
0.8
$3.1
Happy Valley
4
1800
Cochrane Handicap (C2)
$16k
$273k
Z Purton
57½
108.75
23.51
6
6,8,7
+3
Spell of 73 Days
Mar-22 20
9/14
8.5
$25
Sha Tin
4
2000
Hong Kong Derby 
$0k
$2.6M
N Callan
57
120.15
22.63
8
9,11,8
-1
Feb-23 20
2/11
0.1
$2.4
Sha Tin
4
2000
Lek Yuen Handicap (C2)
$60k
$273k
Z Purton
56
120.84
23.50
5
5,5,5
+3
Feb-2 20
2/13
0.5
$3.8
Sha Tin
4
1800
Azalea Handicap (C2)
$60k
$273k
Z Purton
55
106.71
22.88
9
10,11,10
+8
Jan-11 20
2/14
0.8
$7.1
Sha Tin
4
1600
Lung Kong Handicap (C2)
$60k
$273k
J Moreira
54
93.94
22.93
9
0,8,8
+6
Spell of 83 Days
Oct-20 19
4/13
5.5
$125
Sha Tin
4
1400
Iwc Excellent Handicap (C2)
$16k
$273k
M Poon
50½
80.29
22.17
13
0,13,13
+9
Spell of 253 Days
Feb-9 19
3/13
0.4
$2.7
Te Rapa
3
2000
Waikato Guineas 
$10k
$100k
M Rodd
56½
125.03
34.61
4
2,2,1
-2
Jan-13 19
1/16
1.3
$3.8
Ellerslie
3
1600
Pegasus Equine Maiden
$6k
$10k
S Mc Kay
57
95.71
35.56
15
0,13,8
+7
Dec-22 18
2/13
0.2
$7.5
Te Rapa
3
1400
Thebestlittlebookstore.Co Maiden
$2k
$10k
S Mc Kay
57½
84.24
35.33
5
0,2,3
+1