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Soldier Boy
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Trained by Gavin Sharrock at Stratford, Soldier Boy is a 5 year old gelding by the sire Proisir, out of the dam Forty Love.

He has won a total of 4 races from 34 starts for a win percentage of 12%. His career earnings are $214k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Ellerslie on March 5th in 2022 when he won $32,926 in the New Zealand Derby (a set weight race over 2,400 metres).

Soldier Boy is a top level performer, having started 16 times at group race level.

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a loss of $-310.

The gelding tends to run better on heavy ground, with an average prize money per start of $9k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$214k
Starts
34
Wins
4
Second
2
Third
4
Win %
12
Place %
29
Profit
-3.1
Conditions
Good
9
0-1-0
$4k
Soft
19
3-1-3
$7k
Heavy
6
1-0-1
$9k
Race Standard
All
16
0-1-0
Group 1
4
0-0-0
Group 2
6
0-0-0
Group 3
4
0-1-0
Race Distance
2100m
2
0-0-0
-2
1600m
8
0-0-2
-8
1200m
4
0-0-2
-4
2040m
3
0-0-0
-3
1400m
6
0-1-0
-6
2400m
2
0-0-0
-2
1800m
1
0-1-0
-1
2200m
1
1-0-0
+11.2
2050m
1
0-0-0
-1
1500m
1
0-0-0
-1
1650m
1
1-0-0
+2.2
1300m
1
1-0-0
+6.2
2000m
2
0-0-0
-2
1340m
1
1-0-0
+7.3
Race Track
Trentham
6
1-0-0
+6.2
Wanganui
7
1-0-2
+1.3
New Plymouth Raceway
4
1-1-1
+3.2
Pukekohe Park
4
0-0-0
-4
Hastings
2
0-0-0
-2
Waverley
1
1-0-0
+2.2
Awapuni
4
0-1-1
-4
Ellerslie
1
0-0-0
-1
Te Rapa
3
0-0-0
-3
Otaki
1
0-0-0
-1
Matamata
1
0-0-0
-1
Race State
34
4-2-4
-2.1

Race History

Apr-27 24
6/8
4.4
8.9
Wanganui
8
2040
Smart Naturals Hcp (90)
$1k
$40k
55
0.73
-
Apr-6 24
7/9
11.4
$26
Trentham
5
2100
City Of Palmerston North Awapuni Gold Cup  
$3k
$175k
C Grylls
55½
131.87
-
3
3,3,4
-3
Mar-9 24
5/7
3.9
$10.5
Trentham
3
1600
Autumn Cup
$1k
$50k
J Chung
52
96.75
-
4
3,4
-1
Feb-9 24
10/11
4.8
$28.8
Wanganui
4
1200
Liquorland Wanganui Hcp (86)
$1k
$50k
C Butler
56½
70.62
-
11
11
+1
Spell of 69 Days
Dec-2 23
8/14
7.8
$23.9
Wanganui
4
2040
Steelform Roofing Group Wanganui Cup 
$1k
$80k
J Kamaruddin
53
124.14
-
13
14,14,11
+3
Nov-17 23
5/7
7.1
$5
Trentham
5
1600
Jennian Homes Hcp
$1k
$50k
K Asano
55
97.88
-
3
5,5
Nov-4 23
4/9
3.7
$7.8
Trentham
10
1400
Courtesy Ford Red Craze Bowl Hcp
$3k
$50k
C Grylls
55
87.29
-
9
9,6
+2
Oct-21 23
7/11
3.1
$6.4
Trentham
6
1600
Gee & Hickton Funeral Directors Thompson Hcp 
$2k
$100k
K Hercock
53
99.18
-
5
5,5,5
-2
Spell of 63 Days
Aug-19 23
3/14
1.0
$5.9
New Plymouth Raceway
10
1600
ITM New Plymouth Interprovincial (Bm82)
$6k
$80k
K Hercock
60½
105.86
-
3
3,1
-2
Jul-22 23
8/13
3.3
$8.8
New Plymouth Raceway
9
1400
Opunake Cup 
$1k
$85k
K Hercock
53
87.33
-
9
8,8
Spell of 154 Days
Feb-18 23
7/14
6.0
$11.3
Pukekohe Park
6
2400
Avondale Cup 
$2k
$140k
K Hercock
55½
147.45
-
5
5,5,4
-3
Feb-4 23
2/9
1.3
$6.7
New Plymouth Raceway
6
1800
Taranaki Cup 
$19k
$100k
K Hercock
55½
109.85
-
3
3,3,2
Jan-7 23
1/15
0.1
$12.2
Trentham
7
2200
Marton Cup
$35k
$60k
K Hercock
54
139.58
-
10
6,5,7
+6
Dec-26 22
8/10
8.9
$39
Pukekohe Park
3
2050
Zabeel Classic 
$5k
$320k
S Weatherley
58
125.37
33.88
Nov-26 22
3/7
2.8
$3
Wanganui
7
1600
Wanganui Mtrs & Dyke Fam.-Bm75
$3k
$35k
Y Kumagai
57
100.77
36.42
5
4,3
Nov-1 22
5/12
5.8
$6.7
Pukekohe Park
5
1500
Karaka Classic
$2k
$90k
T Mitchell
53
89.28
35.12
5
5,6
+1
Oct-15 22
7/11
14.4
$6.6
Hastings
10
2040
Livamol Classic 
$5k
$330k
K Hercock
57½
133.83
37.36
4
4,4,4
-3
Oct-6 22
1/10
8.8
$3.2
Waverley
10
1650
Peko Contracting (Bm75)
$8k
$14k
T Mitchell
54
107.74
37.22
3
2,1
Sep-17 22
1/13
0.5
$7.2
New Plymouth Raceway
7
1300
Seaton Park (Bm65)
$17k
$30k
T Mitchell
57
78.99
-
4
4,3
+2
Spell of 147 Days
Apr-23 22
6/10
7.4
$24
Pukekohe Park
4
2100
Championship Stakes 
$2k
$120k
B Grylls
57
130.10
34.71
6
6,6,8
+2
Apr-2 22
6/11
2.9
$17
Awapuni
4
2000
Manawatu Classic 
$1k
$80k
C Grylls
57½
123.07
-
6
6,6,5
-1
Mar-5 22
4/12
6.5
$140.1
Ellerslie
3
2400
New Zealand Derby 
$37k
$1M
K Hercock
56½
147.24
35.24
5
1,1,1
-3
Feb-24 22
14/14
15.1
$6
Wanganui
5
1600
Tribute To T Hutchings (Bm65)
$0k
$12k
A Goindasamy
60
98.64
-
14
0,10,10
-4
Feb-2 22
8/9
8.9
$32.1
Te Rapa
3
2000
Waikato Guineas 
$2k
$110k
K Asano
56½
125.27
35.40
7
7,7,9
+1
Jan-19 22
7/11
4.1
$10.7
Te Rapa
4
1600
Svs Starting Gates (Bm74)
$0k
$12k
A Goindasamy
55
96.30
34.81
11
11,10,10
+3
Nov-25 21
4/8
3.0
$8
Otaki
3
1600
Wellington Stakes 
$4k
$80k
R Schofer
57
95.01
-
7
0,8,7
+3
Nov-12 21
2/9
2.3
$7.2
Awapuni
3
1400
Manawatu Bmw/ Peter Baker 3yo
$6k
$30k
M Singh
57½
82.99
-
8
0,8,7
+5
Oct-25 21
9/11
9.1
$40.6
Te Rapa
5
1400
James & Annie Sarten Memorial 
$2k
$110k
K Hercock
56½
83.63
35.19
9
0,9,8
-1
Oct-2 21
6/12
2.5
$18.6
Hastings
4
1400
Hawke's Bay Guineas 
$2k
$110k
K Hercock
56½
84.01
-
6
0,7,7
+1
Sep-4 21
1/9
0.8
$8.3
Wanganui
8
1340
Wanganui Guineas
$35k
$60k
K Hercock
57½
87.04
-
3
0,4,4
+3
Spell of 154 Days
Apr-3 21
8/14
12.6
$77.2
Awapuni
9
1400
Sires Produce Stakes 
$3k
$225k
W Pinn
56½
85.98
-
12
0,13,11
+3
Mar-17 21
4/12
6.7
$6.4
Matamata
4
1200
Tokoroa Club (Inc) Maiden
$0k
$10k
S Collett
57½
71.84
35.25
8
0,8,8
+4
Mar-6 21
3/5
2.4
$11.1
Awapuni
4
1200
H R Jones & Co Ltd Maiden
$1k
$10k
S Collett
57½
72.48
-
5
0,0,4
+1
Feb-19 21
3/5
3.8
$8.9
Wanganui
5
1200
Palamountains Nutrition Maiden
$1k
$10k
C Dell
57½
73.00
-
4
0,5,5
+2