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Candidate
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Trained by N & B Blatch at Tapanui, Candidate is a 5 year old gelding by the sire Sacred Falls, out of the dam Libetto.

He has won a total of 2 races from 28 starts for a win percentage of 7%. His career earnings are $56k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Ascot Park on October 8th in 2023 when he won $9,219 in the AB Lime & Trenz Homes (a handicap race over 1,400 metres).

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a loss of $-1850.

The gelding tends to run better on heavy ground, with an average prize money per start of $4k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$56k
Starts
28
Wins
2
Second
3
Third
6
Win %
7
Place %
39
Profit
-18.5
Conditions
Good
9
0-0-2
$1k
Soft
13
1-1-2
$2k
Heavy
6
1-2-2
$4k
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
1400m
10
2-1-2
-0.5
1600m
9
0-0-1
-9
1200m
8
0-2-3
-8
1335m
1
0-0-0
-1
Race Track
Ascot Park
6
2-0-2
+3.5
Riccarton Park
3
0-0-1
-3
Riverton
5
0-2-0
-5
Wingatui
10
0-1-2
-10
Cromwell
2
0-0-0
-2
Gore
2
0-0-1
-2
Race State
28
2-3-6
-17.5

Race History

Mar-2 24
10/14
3.5
56
Wingatui
4
1600
ODT Southern Mile Final (Bm82)
$3k
$200k
54
3.50
-
Feb-17 24
6/14
5.3
$10.5
Ascot Park
4
1400
Bellew & Co @ Bayleys SRE (Bm65)
$1k
$50k
A Goindasamy
60
83.53
-
2
2,2
-4
Jan-27 24
3/16
1.5
$17.5
Riccarton Park
3
1400
Racecourse Hotel & Motor Lodge (Bm65)
$4k
$40k
J Kamaruddin
60
83.16
-
6
6,6
+3
Jan-1 24
5/14
2.2
$9.9
Riverton
6
1600
ODT Southern Mile Qualifying Race (Bm65)
$1k
$30k
D Bothamley
60
99.76
-
3
4,4
-1
Dec-26 23
3/12
3.9
$14.5
Wingatui
10
1600
ODT Southern Mile Qualifier (Bm65)
$5k
$50k
D Bothamley
60
101.38
-
1
1,1,2
-1
Dec-16 23
5/14
3.8
$5
Ascot Park
4
1600
The Edge (Bm65)
$1k
$40k
T Comignaghi
60
97.84
-
1
1,1,2
-3
Dec-3 23
7/14
4.2
$32.1
Cromwell
4
1400
Grand Casino (Bm75)
$1k
$40k
R Mudhoo
56
82.18
-
10
10,9
+2
Nov-18 23
11/16
10.6
$88.4
Riccarton Park
5
1600
Discover Niue (Bm75)
$0k
$65k
R Mudhoo
56½
95.51
-
10
10,10,11
Nov-7 23
9/12
5.7
$6.6
Wingatui
3
1200
Positive Signs & Print (Bm75)
$1k
$40k
S Weatherley
56½
70.92
-
11
11,11
+2
Oct-8 23
1/14
1.3
$4.2
Ascot Park
8
1400
AB Lime & Trenz Homes (Bm65)
$10k
$19k
C Campbell
59½
87.88
-
2
2,1
Sep-24 23
3/10
2.2
$8.3
Gore
10
1200
JJS Gore (Bm65)
$2k
$19k
C Campbell
59½
79.13
-
2
2,2
-1
Spell of 169 Days
Apr-8 23
2/12
0.1
$13.1
Riverton
8
1200
South Pacific Meats (Bm65)
$6k
$30k
J Laking
59
74.68
-
4
4,4
+2
Mar-4 23
15/16
14.2
$44.7
Wingatui
5
1600
Odt Southern Mile Final (Bm82)
$0k
$100k
C Barnes
54
97.09
-
4
4,4,7
-8
Feb-18 23
3/9
1.4
$39.8
Ascot Park
5
1400
Southland Stakes (88)
$4k
$40k
T Moseley
54
83.55
-
6
6,5
+2
Jan-21 23
6/12
6.4
$10.4
Gore
7
1335
Regional Ford (Bm65)
$0k
$30k
J Laking
58
81.97
-
3
2,2
-4
Jan-14 23
6/15
3.4
$26.5
Wingatui
3
1600
Odt Southern Mile Qual. (Bm65)
$1k
$40k
C Campbell
58½
96.80
36.42
1
1,1,1
-5
Jan-1 23
6/12
5.2
$6.5
Riverton
5
1600
Odt Southern Mile Qual. (Bm65)
$0k
$25k
J Laking
59
98.61
37.26
12
12,12
+6
Dec-26 22
6/16
3.7
$20.6
Wingatui
5
1600
Odt Southern Qualifier (Bm65)
$1k
$40k
L Callaway
58½
96.92
36.43
6
6,6,5
-1
Dec-10 22
1/14
1.5
$5.3
Ascot Park
5
1400
South Port Maiden
$8k
$15k
J Lowry
59
84.87
36.66
4
4,2
+1
Nov-25 22
4/13
6.6
$3.8
Cromwell
4
1400
Jackson Smart Roofing Maiden
$1k
$14k
C Campbell
58½
84.99
-
9
8,6
+2
Nov-14 22
6/17
4.5
$20.8
Riccarton Park
5
1200
Wuhan Jockey Club Trophy-Bm65
$1k
$60k
C Campbell
54½
69.49
-
8
10,10
+4
Nov-1 22
2/14
0.5
$7.1
Wingatui
7
1200
Colin Macdonald Memorial Maiden
$3k
$15k
J Laking
58½
73.11
37.29
13
13,8
+6
Oct-9 22
3/9
2.8
$10.6
Ascot Park
5
1200
Sinclair Tport & Adv. Agri Maiden
$1k
$14k
C Campbell
58½
72.84
35.55
4
4,4
+1
Spell of 135 Days
May-27 22
8/14
5.2
$8.7
Wingatui
5
1400
Continental Event Hire Maiden
$0k
$15k
C Johnson
58½
86.20
-
10
10,10,9
+1
May-11 22
2/12
5.8
$6.5
Riverton
9
1400
Trenz Homes/Barnes Oysters Maiden
$3k
$15k
J Lowry
58½
91.43
-
6
6,2
May-1 22
3/10
0.5
$30.8
Wingatui
3
1200
Nellie's Restaurant Maiden
$1k
$12k
J Lowry
58½
73.74
-
9
9,10
+7
Apr-16 22
6/11
13.4
$19
Riverton
8
1400
Sth Pacific Meats/Speights Maiden
$0k
$15k
J Lowry
59
90.46
-
1
1,1
-5
Mar-21 22
10/10
10.6
$24.2
Wingatui
4
1200
Night'n Day Milton Maiden
$0k
$12k
K Mudhoo
58
72.87
-
9
10,10