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Puntura
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Trained by R J Patterson at New Plymouth, Puntura is a 6 year old gelding by the sire Vespa, out of the dam Mumzahoney.

He has won a total of 11 races from 34 starts for a win percentage of 32%. His career earnings are $728k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Trentham on January 20th in 2024 when he won $204,677 in the Harcourts Team Group Thorndon Mile (a set weight with penalties race over 1,600 metres).

Puntura is a top level performer, having started 9 times at group race level, with 3 wins, including 1 in Group 1 company.

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a profit of $4350.

The gelding tends to run better on soft ground, with an average prize money per start of $29k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$728k
Starts
34
Wins
11
Second
4
Third
0
Win %
32
Place %
44
Profit
+43.5
Conditions
Good
11
1-1-0
$14k
Soft
17
8-2-0
$29k
Heavy
6
2-1-0
$18k
Race Standard
All
9
3-0-0
Group 1
1
1-0-0
Group 2
2
1-0-0
Group 3
3
1-0-0
Race Distance
1600m
10
3-2-0
+14.9
1400m
16
5-2-0
+25.8
1500m
1
0-0-0
-1
1300m
1
0-0-0
-1
1615m
1
1-0-0
+1.9
1200m
2
0-0-0
-2
1660m
1
0-0-0
-1
1350m
1
1-0-0
+2
1340m
1
1-0-0
+3.9
Race Track
Trentham
4
2-0-0
+5.5
Riccarton Park
1
1-0-0
+12.8
Te Rapa
7
2-2-0
+5.6
Sunshine Coast
4
2-0-0
+19
Eagle Farm
5
0-1-0
-5
Rosehill
1
0-0-0
-1
Doomben
4
1-1-0
-1.1
Gold Coast
1
0-0-0
-1
Wanganui
2
2-0-0
+5.9
New Plymouth Raceway
4
1-0-0
+3.8
Otaki
1
0-0-0
-1
Race State
19
8-2-0
+33.6
QLD
14
3-2-0
+11.9
NSW
1
0-0-0
-1

Race History

Feb-24 24
9/10
0.0
4.3
Otaki
5
1600
Trackside Otaki-Maori Classic  
$5k
$400k
C J Grylls
59
0.00
-
Jan-20 24
1/14
1.3
$5.3
Trentham
6
1600
Harcourts Team Group Thorndon Mile 
$230k
$400k
C Grylls
57
96.05
-
3
2,1
Dec-23 23
1/10
0.5
$4.2
Trentham
5
1400
Bramco Granite & Marble Manawatu Challenge Stakes 
$86k
$150k
C Grylls
59
81.21
-
8
9
+8
Nov-15 23
1/17
1.3
$13.8
Riccarton Park
3
1600
19th Coupland's Bakeries Mile 
$144k
$250k
C Grylls
55½
95.91
-
1
1,1,1
Nov-4 23
9/9
8.7
$2.8
Trentham
10
1400
Courtesy Ford Red Craze Bowl Hcp
$1k
$50k
L Douglas
57
87.29
-
5
3,5
-4
Oct-21 23
2/11
0.5
$7.2
Te Rapa
3
1400
Bill Moreland Memorial Hcp
$9k
$50k
L Douglas
57½
81.22
-
3
3,4
+2
Spell of 112 Days
Jul-1 23
7/14
2.0
$26
Sunshine Coast
4
1400
Tab Glasshouse Hcp 
$4k
$300k
S Collett
54
84.28
34.62
11
11,12
+5
Jun-24 23
9/14
2.9
$13
Eagle Farm
4
1600
Tattersall's Mile 
$3k
$160k
M Du Plessis
54
96.72
36.22
3
2,2,2
-7
Jun-3 23
13/14
10.1
$19
Eagle Farm
4
1500
Spear Chief Handicap 
$0k
$160k
M Du Plessis
54
89.86
35.55
7
7,8
-5
Apr-29 23
1/10
1.0
$6.8
Te Rapa
5
1400
Cambridge Equine Hospital Hcp
$20k
$35k
L Douglas
55
83.58
-
1
3
+2
Apr-15 23
5/7
3.7
$3.6
Te Rapa
5
1400
Traffic Management Waikato Ltd
$1k
$35k
L Douglas
58½
84.85
-
3
3,4
-1
Spell of 91 Days
Jan-14 23
11/15
3.9
$9.2
Trentham
4
1600
Dixon & Dunlop Anniversary Handicap 
$0k
$100k
C Grylls
58½
94.88
33.80
9
10,5
-6
Jan-1 23
4/16
4.3
$10.6
Te Rapa
3
1600
Rich Hill Mile 
$7k
$140k
C Grylls
57½
94.72
34.01
13
13,13,11
+7
Dec-10 22
2/16
0.2
$15.5
Te Rapa
8
1400
J Swap Sprint
$19k
$100k
C Grylls
57½
84.63
37.51
6
5,5
+3
Nov-26 22
12/13
9.2
$6.1
Te Rapa
6
1300
Majestic Horse Floats Handicap
$0k
$40k
C Grylls
56½
77.25
34.79
10
9,10
-2
Spell of 63 Days
Sep-24 22
14/14
6.5
$8
Rosehill
4
1400
City Tattersalls Group (Bm88)
$0k
$150k
T Clark
59½
83.06
35.19
1
1,2
-12
Sep-10 22
2/9
0.2
$2.15
Doomben
5
1600
Doomben Mile
$23k
$125k
M Du Plessis
55½
96.44
36.08
2
2,2,2
Aug-13 22
2/9
0.4
$4.8
Eagle Farm
5
1600
Sky Racing Handicap
$14k
$75k
M Du Plessis
57
97.68
36.78
1
1,1,1
-1
Jul-23 22
1/9
1.0
$2.9
Doomben
8
1615
Brc Family Raceday 30/7 (Bm90)
$43k
$75k
M Du Plessis
56½
99.16
35.87
2
2,2,2
+1
Jul-2 22
1/12
3.8
$20
Sunshine Coast
10
1400
Ads On Wheels (Bm78)
$43k
$75k
M Du Plessis
59
86.88
36.00
2
2,2
+1
Jun-17 22
4/10
3.1
$7
Sunshine Coast
4
1400
Fc Lawyers Handicap (C6)
$3k
$50k
M Du Plessis
59
85.47
35.14
10
10,10
+6
May-30 22
9/13
5.6
$61
Doomben
8
1200
Brc Carnival Plus M'ship (C6)
$1k
$35k
M Du Plessis
58½
71.23
35.83
12
12,10
+1
Spell of 142 Days
Jan-8 22
12/14
9.7
$9
Gold Coast
8
1400
Aquis Pierata (Bm85)
$0k
$75k
M Du Plessis
56
84.99
36.81
1
1,6
-6
Dec-27 21
1/7
1.5
$3
Sunshine Coast
7
1400
Park And Co Bli Bli Handicap (C4)
$12k
$22k
M Du Plessis
61
85.21
36.88
3
3,2
+1
Dec-11 21
7/9
11.8
$18
Eagle Farm
4
1400
Roku Gin The Gateway
$3k
$250k
S Collett
57
83.83
35.30
1
1,2
-5
Spell of 171 Days
Jun-23 21
6/7
3.6
$9
Doomben
5
1660
Sky Racing Handicap (C5)
$1k
$35k
S Collett
59
101.08
35.08
3
3,4,4
-2
Jun-12 21
10/10
11.0
$31
Eagle Farm
4
1600
Gunsynd Classic 
$3k
$200k
S Collett
57
94.95
35.51
7
7,7,8
-2
May-1 21
1/12
0.3
$5.8
Te Rapa
6
1600
Aon Insurance Brokers 3yo
$14k
$25k
S Collett
59½
98.52
36.06
12
12,12
+11
Apr-8 21
1/10
0.8
$3
Wanganui
4
1350
Rathbone Racing Stables (Bm74)
$6k
$11k
S Collett
56½
81.80
-
3
3,2
+1
Feb-19 21
1/11
0.3
$4.9
Wanganui
5
1340
Stevo's Distributors (Bm65)
$5k
$10k
S Collett
59
81.14
-
9
9,9
+8
Dec-29 20
1/8
2.0
$7.8
New Plymouth Raceway
4
1400
Monstavision Maiden
$5k
$10k
S Collett
57
83.12
-
2
1,1
Dec-3 20
4/12
4.2
$7.5
New Plymouth Raceway
7
1400
Myers Family Appreciation Maiden
$0k
$10k
S Collett
57
85.33
-
3
3,1
-3
Nov-20 20
6/11
4.8
$31.5
New Plymouth Raceway
5
1400
Bunnings Maiden
$0k
$10k
M Hudson
54½
84.78
-
11
9,9
+3
Oct-23 20
5/14
3.5
$27
New Plymouth Raceway
7
1200
Girls Go Racing Maiden
$0k
$10k
S Collett
57½
72.24
-
6
6,6
+1