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Last Ditch Effort
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Trained by Tanya Parry at Julia Creek, Last Ditch Effort is a 6 year old gelding by the sire Reward For Effort, out of the dam Moorunda Miss.

He has won a total of 5 races from 32 starts for a win percentage of 16%. His career earnings are $112k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Kembla Grange on December 9th in 2023 when he won $21,000 in the Peroni Provincial Mdn Plate (a set weight race over 1,500 metres).

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a loss of $-800.

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

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$112k
Starts
32
Wins
5
Second
4
Third
8
Win %
16
Place %
53
Profit
-8.0
Conditions
Good
22
5-3-7
$4k
Soft
7
0-1-0
$1k
Heavy
2
0-0-0
$1k
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
1200m
7
1-1-1
-4
1000m
7
3-0-3
+7.5
1100m
6
0-0-3
-6
1050m
2
0-1-0
-2
1300m
3
0-0-1
-3
1600m
2
0-0-0
-2
1500m
2
1-0-0
+4.5
900m
1
0-0-0
-1
1118m
1
0-1-0
-1
1065m
1
0-1-0
-1
Race Track
Mt Isa
4
2-1-0
+7.5
Cloncurry
2
0-0-1
-2
Ewan
1
0-0-1
-1
Winton Aus
1
0-0-1
-1
Julia Creek
1
0-0-1
-1
Rockhampton
6
0-1-0
-6
Mackay
2
0-0-0
-2
Townsville
1
0-0-1
-1
Yeppoon
2
2-0-0
+4
Queanbeyan
1
0-0-0
-1
Kembla Grange
2
1-0-0
+4.5
Newcastle
1
0-0-0
-1
Gosford
1
0-0-0
-1
Hawkesbury
2
0-0-2
-2
Albury
1
0-0-0
-1
Ballarat Synthetic
1
0-0-1
-1
Seymour
1
0-0-0
-1
Kyneton
1
0-1-0
-1
Wagga Riverside
1
0-1-0
-1
Race State
QLD
20
4-2-5
-2.5
NSW
9
1-1-2
-2.5
VIC
3
0-1-1
-3

Race History

Nov-10 25
2/8
1.3
$1.95
Mt Isa
4
1200
Sportsbet Hcp
$3k
$15k
M Mankelow
54
72.44
36.58
6
6,5
+3
Nov-1 25
3/5
2.0
$1.75
Cloncurry
4
1200
Open Plate
$1k
$10k
C Whiteley
57
68.30
35.36
Oct-20 25
1/8
9.3
$3
Mt Isa
4
1200
Trevor Morris Builders (Bm58)
$9k
$15k
M Mankelow
61
70.67
35.20
4
4,1
Oct-10 25
6/7
13.2
$13
Cloncurry
4
1200
Thynne Macartney Hcp (C6)
$0k
$15k
B Stower
58
68.37
35.52
3
3,4
-2
Sep-27 25
3/5
5.3
$5
Ewan
4
1000
Hcp (C5)
$1k
$16k
C Whiteley
59
55.89
35.74
Sep-20 25
3/8
3.1
$3
Winton Aus
4
1000
(Bm65)
$1k
$11k
B Stower
60½
58.59
-
Aug-30 25
3/11
2.6
$4.4
Julia Creek
4
1100
(Bm65)
$1k
$10k
B Stower
60½
62.73
-
Aug-7 25
1/8
3.0
$8.5
Mt Isa
4
1000
CNW Bill Braden Memorial Plate (C3)
$9k
$15k
B Stower
62
58.73
-
4
4,4
+3
Jul-14 25
4/9
4.4
$6
Mt Isa
4
1000
The Boss Shop Hcp (C3)
$1k
$15k
C Lowe
61½
58.61
34.87
5
5,5
+1
May-30 25
4/4
10.0
$6
Rockhampton
9
1050
Patron Dr William Callaghan Hcp (C3)
$1k
$21k
R Wiggins
58½
62.72
34.27
3
3,4
May-22 25
6/10
3.4
$21
Rockhampton
5
1300
Diageo Pty Ltd Hcp (C3)
$0k
$21k
L Martyn
56½
76.87
33.66
1
1,1
-5
May-8 25
6/8
4.8
$7
Mackay
4
1200
Ladbrokes Same Race Multi (Bm70)
$0k
$21k
L Martyn
54½
70.19
34.68
4
4,3
-3
Apr-22 25
4/7
2.9
$11
Rockhampton
6
1200
LJ Hooker Rockhampton (Bm70)
$1k
$21k
A Butler
57
70.18
34.92
6
6,5
+1
Apr-11 25
5/10
3.7
$4.6
Rockhampton
5
1100
(Bm70)
$1k
$21k
J Huxtable
57½
62.52
33.31
5
5,4
-1
Mar-25 25
2/6
2.0
$3
Rockhampton
5
1050
Keno - Together We Play (Bm72)
$4k
$21k
S Cormack
56
59.85
33.51
4
4,3
+1
Mar-10 25
4/8
1.7
$9.5
Mackay
6
1100
3yo+ Plate (C3)
$1k
$21k
S Zoljan
58
63.44
34.62
8
8,8
+4
Spell of 132 Days
Oct-29 24
4/8
3.4
$2.7
Rockhampton
5
1300
Mamselle Corday (Bm65)
$1k
$21k
J Stanley
60½
76.56
34.67
5
5,3
-1
Oct-13 24
3/7
1.0
$2.3
Townsville
4
1000
Cowboys Leagues Club (Bm70)
$2k
$21k
R Wiggins
59
56.56
32.56
4
4,5
+2
Sep-24 24
1/11
3.0
$2.6
Yeppoon
3
1000
Melbourne Cup Day At Callaghan Park Plate (C3)
$12k
$21k
R Wiggins
58½
57.74
34.78
3
3,2
+1
Sep-10 24
1/7
2.0
$3.4
Yeppoon
4
1000
A Days Graze Catering Hcp (60)
$12k
$21k
R Wiggins
60
58.72
-
5
5,5
+4
Spell of 141 Days
Apr-22 24
9/10
8.4
$10
Queanbeyan
4
1200
Queanbeyan Leagues Club (Bm58)
$1k
$27k
A Villiers
59
68.01
35.48
6
6,7
-2
Feb-29 24
8/10
4.9
$31
Kembla Grange
4
1600
Australian Steel Mill Services Midway Hcp (C1)
$1k
$45k
A Collett
57
96.07
34.99
5
5,5,5
-3
Feb-3 24
6/9
7.2
$15
Newcastle
4
1500
Porter Hire Hcp (C1)
$1k
$45k
R Downey
59
89.65
35.48
2
3,2
-4
Dec-28 23
7/8
6.8
$15
Gosford
5
1600
Wattz Fasteners Hcp (C1)
$2k
$50k
C Schofield
58½
98.34
34.86
3
3,5,4
-3
Dec-9 23
1/7
3.0
$6.5
Kembla Grange
4
1500
Peroni Provincial Mdn Plate
$21k
$45k
A Collett
59
90.87
33.97
2
2,2
+1
Nov-23 23
3/10
0.8
$10
Hawkesbury
4
1300
Blakes Marine Midway Mdn Hcp
$4k
$45k
R Downey
58½
77.55
34.51
3
3,3
Nov-9 23
3/7
3.5
$9.5
Hawkesbury
4
1100
Fowler Civil Contracting Mdn Hcp
$4k
$45k
R Downey
58½
63.70
33.63
3
3,4
+1
Oct-28 23
4/13
0.9
$2.4
Albury
4
900
Allure Lash & Beauty Bar Mdn Plate
$1k
$27k
N Heywood
59
52.77
33.99
2
2,3
-1
Spell of 126 Days
Jun-24 23
3/8
5.8
$2.45
Ballarat Synthetic
0
1100
Baxter's Concrete Mdn Plate
$2k
$27k
J Duffy
58
65.54
35.00
3
3,3
Jun-6 23
4/6
3.0
$2.6
Seymour
9
1100
Shearer Constructions Mdn
$1k
$27k
J Mott
58
66.23
35.62
2
2,4
May-18 23
2/9
0.1
$6.5
Kyneton
4
1118
Hygain Mdn Plate
$5k
$27k
R Downey
58
66.42
35.42
3
3,4
+2
Spell of 164 Days
Dec-5 22
2/9
0.1
$3.4
Wagga Riverside
3
1065
Lake Village Butchery Maiden Handicap
$5k
$30k
S Miller
57½
60.57
33.95
2
2,3
+1