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Smooth Operator
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Trained by Ms S Faulkner at Timaru, Smooth Operator is a 6 year old gelding by the sire Turn Me Loose, out of the dam Sade.

He has won a total of 6 races from 38 starts for a win percentage of 16%. His career earnings are $182k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Ascot Park on December 14th in 2024 when he won $25,585 in the Nigel Robertson Building Southland Crystals Hcp (a handicap race over 2,200 metres).

Smooth Operator is a top level performer, having started 4 times at group race level.

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a loss of $-250.

The gelding tends to run better on soft ground, with an average prize money per start of $6k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$182k
Starts
38
Wins
6
Second
1
Third
5
Win %
16
Place %
32
Profit
-2.5
Conditions
Good
15
1-0-3
$4k
Soft
8
1-1-2
$6k
Heavy
14
4-0-0
$6k
Race Standard
All
4
0-1-0
Group 1
0
0-0-0
Group 2
0
0-0-0
Group 3
1
0-0-0
Race Distance
3200m
1
0-0-0
-1
2600m
2
0-0-1
-2
2000m
6
0-0-0
-6
1600m
15
3-0-1
+5
2147m
1
0-0-0
-1
2400m
1
0-1-0
-1
1810m
2
0-0-1
-2
2200m
3
3-0-0
+12.5
1800m
3
0-0-2
-3
1400m
3
0-0-0
-3
1335m
1
0-0-0
-1
Race Track
Riccarton Park
8
0-0-1
-8
Phar Lap Raceway
6
1-0-0
-2.8
Riverton
1
0-0-0
-1
Wingatui
5
2-1-0
+11.5
Ascot Park
5
2-0-2
+4
Gore
3
0-0-0
-3
Kumara
2
0-0-1
-2
Oamaru
1
0-0-0
-1
Ashburton
2
1-0-0
+4.8
Kurow
1
0-0-1
-1
Cambridge Synthetic
1
0-0-0
-1
Matamata
2
0-0-0
-2
Hastings
1
0-0-0
-1
Race State
NZ
13
0-0-1
-13
25
6-1-4
+10.5

Race History

Nov-15 25
13/18
24.8
$64.2
Riccarton Park
9
3200
Martin Collins 162nd New Zealand Cup 
$0k
$450k
B May
54
213.05
-
14
18,5,5
-8
Nov-8 25
10/13
11.6
$16.1
Riccarton Park
3
2600
Nautical Boat Insurance Metropolitan Trophy 
$2k
$100k
T Comignaghi
57
159.75
-
2
2,2,2
-8
Oct-25 25
4/14
3.6
$12.5
Riccarton Park
4
2000
Sothys Spring Classic 
$4k
$80k
T Comignaghi
53
123.79
-
11
11,8,6
+2
Sep-27 25
4/12
4.8
$5.5
Riccarton Park
4
2000
Waimakariri Businesses North Canterbury Cup
$3k
$50k
T Comignaghi
56½
124.48
-
5
5,5,5
+1
Sep-24 25
6/8
3.3
$4.7
Phar Lap Raceway
8
1600
Hospitality NZ - SC Branch Hcp
$0k
$25k
T Comignaghi
60
101.93
-
Sep-7 25
8/8
10.8
$9.4
Phar Lap Raceway
3
1600
Loveracing.nz Remembering Grey Way Hcp
$0k
$25k
B Jacobson
60
98.05
-
4
4,4,3
-5
Spell of 141 Days
Apr-19 25
4/14
7.9
$6.2
Riverton
8
2147
Riverton Cup
$4k
$80k
T Comignaghi
58
137.75
-
3
4,4,4
Mar-1 25
2/14
1.8
$5.2
Wingatui
5
2400
Positive Signs + Print Dunedin Gold Cup 
$31k
$170k
T Comignaghi
57
151.37
-
5
6,7,5
+3
Feb-15 25
3/13
1.0
$3.1
Ascot Park
4
2600
Baillie & Lewis Pharmacy Invercargill Gold Cup
$5k
$60k
T Comignaghi
56½
163.91
-
8
7,6,9
+6
Feb-2 25
8/14
6.8
$3.9
Gore
4
2000
MLT Gore Cup
$1k
$50k
T Comignaghi
60
122.98
-
5
5,5,7
-1
Jan-11 25
3/12
0.7
$11
Kumara
6
1810
Vernon & Vazey Truck Parts Kumara Gold Nuggets
$4k
$40k
R Mudhoo
58½
111.68
-
1
1,1,1
-2
Dec-14 24
1/10
4.3
$5
Ascot Park
4
2200
Nigel Robertson Building Southland Crystals Hcp (88)
$29k
$50k
T Comignaghi
56½
137.93
-
4
2,2,1
Nov-21 24
1/7
1.0
$3.2
Phar Lap Raceway
5
2200
Echoes Of Heaven & Jon Snow (Bm75)
$10k
$19k
T Comignaghi
59
137.42
-
3
3,3,2
+1
Nov-5 24
1/9
0.1
$7.3
Wingatui
10
2200
Otago Painting Solutions (Bm75)
$23k
$40k
T Comignaghi
57
150.85
-
6
6,6,6
+5
Oct-23 24
4/8
3.3
$16.9
Gore
8
2000
Kevin Coyle Memorial Hcp
$1k
$25k
T Moseley
54
136.59
-
8
8,8,6
+2
Sep-25 24
9/9
5.0
$14.2
Phar Lap Raceway
4
1600
Love Racing & Remembering Grey Way Hcp
$0k
$25k
T Moseley
54
98.44
-
Sep-8 24
4/8
4.0
$4.3
Wingatui
8
1600
KB Contractors (Bm75)
$1k
$19k
T Moseley
57½
99.97
-
7
7,7
+3
Aug-3 24
7/11
9.2
$16.7
Riccarton Park
10
1800
Gold Club (Bm75)
$1k
$35k
T Moseley
58
117.23
-
10
10,9,8
+1
Jul-21 24
11/12
12.5
$15
Oamaru
10
1600
Crombie & Price Ltd Oamaru Cup
$0k
$40k
T Moseley
54
101.51
-
10
10,10,12
+1
Jul-4 24
1/7
0.8
$6.8
Ashburton
8
1600
NZ Trainers Give A Little For Amanda
$20k
$35k
T Moseley
58½
100.72
-
6
6,6,6
+5
Jun-22 24
4/9
5.2
$5.5
Riccarton Park
10
2000
Sam Keenan-Tennis Coach (Bm65&Jmps)
$2k
$35k
K Williams
59½
135.62
-
9
9,9,4
Jun-2 24
1/14
0.3
$9.2
Wingatui
8
1600
Ray Kean - Property Brokers (Bm65)
$20k
$35k
K Williams
57½
100.68
-
12
12,12,9
+8
May-12 24
8/13
10.6
$7.2
Ascot Park
10
1400
AB Lime & Milnes Transport (Bm65)
$0k
$17k
T Comignaghi
57½
92.96
-
12
12,13
+5
Apr-24 24
14/14
14.1
$13.4
Phar Lap Raceway
4
1600
Hospitality New Zealand (SC Branch) (Bm65)
$0k
$17k
K Mudhoo
59
96.24
-
8
8,8,10
-4
Spell of 81 Days
Feb-3 24
5/11
1.8
$5.5
Wingatui
7
1600
Lorraine Anderton Memorial (Bm65)
$1k
$25k
K Chowdhoory
59
100.66
-
10
9
+4
Jan-27 24
3/13
1.8
$12.5
Riccarton Park
3
1800
Lot 933 Jon Snow Filly at Karaka (Bm65)
$4k
$40k
K Chowdhoory
58½
110.34
-
11
11,11,10
+7
Jan-6 24
4/11
0.7
$4.4
Kumara
9
1810
Speights / Super Liquor (Bm65)
$1k
$19k
K Chowdhoory
58½
116.26
-
3
3,3,1
-3
Dec-30 23
3/11
2.4
$6.5
Kurow
5
1800
Cochranes Farm Machinery (Bm65)
$2k
$19k
K Chowdhoory
58½
115.96
-
10
9,9,8
+5
Dec-16 23
3/14
0.8
$19.8
Ascot Park
4
1600
The Edge (Bm65)
$4k
$40k
K Chowdhoory
58
97.84
-
6
6,6,6
+3
Nov-11 23
15/17
8.9
$34.3
Riccarton Park
3
1600
Blue Star Taxis (Bm65)
$0k
$65k
J Fawcett
58½
96.30
-
6
6,7,10
-5
Oct-25 23
5/14
4.0
$8.5
Gore
3
1335
Traffers (Bm65)
$0k
$19k
T Comignaghi
58½
81.08
-
3
3,3
-2
Spell of 164 Days
May-14 23
1/11
0.5
$4
Ascot Park
10
1600
Nightcaps Contracting Mdn
$8k
$15k
T Comignaghi
58½
107.15
-
9
9,9,8
+7
Apr-27 23
6/9
5.7
$14.5
Phar Lap Raceway
3
1600
In Mem. Of Anzac War Horses
$0k
$14k
G Jogoo
56
97.73
-
3
3,4
-2
Apr-5 23
5/14
3.1
$46.8
Ashburton
6
1400
The Trust Mdn
$0k
$14k
G Jogoo
58
85.81
-
9
9,9
+4
Feb-8 23
8/11
22.9
$12.4
Cambridge Synthetic
0
2000
Race A Savabeel Filly Maiden
$0k
$14k
J Kamaruddin
57
126.98
-
3
3,4,8
Jan-25 23
7/13
4.4
$11.5
Matamata
7
1600
Matamata Function Centre Maiden
$0k
$14k
J Kamaruddin
56
99.71
-
12
12,12,9
+2
Jan-3 23
7/14
4.6
$35.4
Matamata
5
1600
Happy Ny & Welcome To 2023 Maiden
$0k
$14k
A Goindasamy
57
97.17
36.43
9
10
+3
Dec-7 22
9/11
5.8
$35.1
Hastings
3
1400
Happy Hire Maiden
$0k
$14k
J Doyle
57½
86.51
34.56
5
5,7
-2