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Bossa Nova Lad
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Trained by Gavin Bedggood at Cranbourne, Bossa Nova Lad is a 4 year old gelding by the sire Inference, out of the dam Road To Rio.

He has won a total of 2 races from 16 starts for a win percentage of 13%. His career earnings are $72k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Cranbourne on December 9th in 2022 when he won $14,850 in the Silks Cranbourne Maiden Plate (a set weight race over 1,600 metres).

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

The gelding tends to run better on good ground, with an average prize money per start of $5k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$72k
Starts
16
Wins
2
Second
2
Third
2
Win %
13
Place %
38
Profit
-1.0
Conditions
Good
8
2-1-0
$5k
Soft
5
0-0-1
$2k
Heavy
2
0-0-1
$2k
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
2025m
1
0-0-1
-1
2060m
1
0-0-0
-1
2050m
1
1-0-0
+3
1600m
3
1-0-0
+8
1732m
1
0-0-0
-1
1736m
1
0-1-0
-1
2200m
2
0-1-0
-2
1728m
1
0-0-0
-1
1400m
2
0-0-0
-2
1500m
1
0-0-1
-1
2000m
1
0-0-0
-1
1800m
1
0-0-0
-1
Race Track
Cranbourne
4
1-0-1
+7
Mornington
2
1-0-1
+2
Bendigo
1
0-0-0
-1
Sale
3
0-1-0
-3
Bairnsdale
1
0-0-0
-1
Pakenham Synthetic
1
0-1-0
-1
Sandown Lakeside
1
0-0-0
-1
Flemington
1
0-0-0
-1
Sandown Hillside
1
0-0-0
-1
Pakenham
1
0-0-0
-1
Race State
VIC
16
2-2-2
-1

Declared to Run

Strathalbyn 4 • Tomorrow Adelaide Belt & Hose Hcp (C2)
$4.40Bet

Race History

Apr-19 24
3/11
2.3
$5.5
Cranbourne
6
2025
No Fuss Event Hire (Bm58)
$4k
$40k
B Mertens
60½
127.70
40.70
3
6,5,3
Apr-5 24
4/9
2.9
$3.9
Cranbourne
5
2060
Settlers Run (Bm64)
$2k
$40k
B Mertens
57½
129.73
35.08
6
5,6,7
+3
Mar-31 24
1/13
0.8
$4
Mornington
4
2050
Two Bays Farm Hcp (58)
$15k
$27k
B Mertens
58½
130.31
38.54
2
2,2,1
Mar-21 24
6/11
6.3
$5.5
Bendigo
3
1600
Avis Bendigo (Bm58)
$1k
$27k
J Allen
59
95.60
35.47
5
5,3,3
-3
Feb-18 24
4/12
2.4
$3.6
Sale
4
1732
Ladbroke It! Hcp (64)
$2k
$35k
J McNeil
56
107.67
35.02
7
7,7,7
+3
Jan-23 24
2/10
1.0
$4.2
Sale
4
1736
Ladbroke It! (Bm58)
$5k
$27k
B Allen
59
105.82
36.04
3
3,3,2
Jan-5 24
7/7
5.4
$18
Cranbourne
4
1600
New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka 2024 (Bm64)
$1k
$40k
T Ladd
56
96.87
37.58
7
7,7,7
Spell of 137 Days
Aug-21 23
7/9
13.8
$3.2
Bairnsdale
5
2200
Four'N Twenty The Great Australian Taste (Bm58)
$1k
$27k
B Mertens
60
140.48
37.61
7
7,8,9
+2
Aug-1 23
2/9
0.1
$6.5
Pakenham Synthetic
0
2200
Trusteel Fabrications (Bm58)
$5k
$27k
J Noonan
60
140.62
35.28
7
6,5,4
+2
Jul-23 23
7/14
3.0
$5.5
Sale
5
1728
Lords Cleaning Hcp (64)
$1k
$38k
B Mertens
58
105.86
36.18
13
13,13,12
+5
Jul-5 23
7/13
5.4
$41
Sandown Lakeside
9
1400
Ladbrokes Racing Club (Bm64)
$1k
$55k
B Mertens
58
88.40
36.72
11
11,12
+5
Jun-21 23
3/8
2.5
$11
Mornington
10
1500
Catanachs Jewellers (Bm64)
$3k
$38k
B Mertens
58
94.92
37.67
8
8,4
+1
Spell of 158 Days
Jan-14 23
8/10
7.3
$41
Flemington
4
2000
The Stud & Stable Awards-Bm70
$3k
$150k
J Noonan
55½
124.11
35.44
6
6,6,8
Dec-26 22
7/7
5.5
$17
Sandown Hillside
4
1800
Frank O'Brien (Bm70)
$3k
$150k
D Thornton
57
110.57
35.31
2
2,2,2
-5
Dec-9 22
1/7
0.8
$11
Cranbourne
4
1600
Silks Cranbourne Maiden Plate
$15k
$27k
B Allen
58
97.88
39.52
7
7,7,4
+3
Nov-10 22
9/13
5.1
$26
Pakenham
5
1400
Original Ale Maiden Plate
$1k
$38k
C Hefel
58
85.63
36.01
9
11,12
+3