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About To Explode
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Trained by Tony Gollan at Eagle Farm, About To Explode is a 5 year old gelding by the sire Spirit Of Boom, out of the dam About Ready.

He has won a total of 5 races from 16 starts for a win percentage of 31%. His career earnings are $221k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Eagle Farm on January 18th in 2025 when he won $27,500 in the Ladbrokes Racing Club Plate (a set weight race over 1,200 metres).

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a profit of $60.

The gelding tends to run better on soft ground, with an average prize money per start of $13k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$221k
Starts
16
Wins
5
Second
3
Third
0
Win %
31
Place %
50
Profit
+0.6
Conditions
Good
8
3-0-0
$13k
Soft
8
2-3-0
$13k
Heavy
0
0-0-0
$0k
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
13
5-3-0
+3.6
1110m
2
0-0-0
-2
1300m
1
0-0-0
-1
Race Track
Eagle Farm
6
3-1-0
+6.2
Doomben
7
1-2-0
-4.4
Toowoomba
1
0-0-0
-1
Gold Coast
1
0-0-0
-1
Sunshine Coast
1
1-0-0
+0.8
Race State
QLD
16
5-3-0
+0.6

Race History

Mar-7 26
2/11
0.5
$3.2
Eagle Farm
5
1200
Ladbrokes Odds Surge Hcp (C6)
$16k
$85k
A Jones
57
69.59
33.98
4
4,3
+1
Feb-21 26
6/10
2.2
$12
Doomben
4
1110
Ladbrokes Owners Promotion Plate (C6)
$1k
$85k
A Jones
58½
64.13
33.59
8
8,9
+3
Spell of 133 Days
Oct-11 25
4/8
4.9
$3.3
Eagle Farm
3
1200
The Gibson Plate (C6)
$4k
$85k
B Thompson
58½
69.03
34.11
7
7,7
+3
Sep-27 25
7/9
4.4
$2.05
Toowoomba
3
1300
A.G. Rigging Hcp (C6)
$1k
$85k
B Thompson
57½
78.62
35.88
9
9,8
+1
Sep-6 25
1/10
0.5
$2.6
Doomben
4
1200
Ladbrokes Mates Mode Pots (Bm78)
$49k
$85k
B Thompson
59
70.32
33.81
10
10,10
+9
Aug-23 25
1/15
1.0
$4.2
Eagle Farm
5
1200
Ladbrokes Mates Mode Pots (Bm78)
$49k
$85k
B Thompson
56½
70.41
34.75
8
8,5
+4
Aug-9 25
4/12
3.1
$3.7
Eagle Farm
7
1200
Spring Carnival On Sale Now (Rs0mw)
$4k
$85k
C Graham
54
71.82
34.45
10
10,8
+4
Spell of 147 Days
Mar-15 25
7/10
4.3
$5
Gold Coast
4
1200
3yo+ Plate (C4)
$1k
$75k
A Jones
58½
68.97
33.49
8
8,8
+1
Jan-18 25
1/12
0.8
$3
Eagle Farm
4
1200
Ladbrokes Racing Club Plate (C2)
$28k
$50k
A Jones
60
69.93
34.43
8
8,10
+9
Dec-29 24
1/11
1.8
$1.8
Sunshine Coast
4
1200
The Surf Club Mooloolaba (Bm62)
$16k
$28k
R Maloney
60½
71.03
34.92
6
6,5
+4
Dec-6 24
2/9
1.5
$5.5
Doomben
7
1200
Ladbrokes Form Genius Hcp (C1)
$7k
$38k
J Orman
59
70.55
34.94
5
5,5
+3
Nov-13 24
8/10
4.6
$4.4
Doomben
7
1200
XXXX Gold (Bm65)
$1k
$38k
A Jones
58½
71.33
34.25
10
10,10
+2
Spell of 189 Days
May-8 24
1/11
0.3
$5
Eagle Farm
7
1200
Become A BRC Member Mdn Plate
$22k
$40k
J Orman
58
72.11
35.91
11
11,10
+9
Apr-17 24
4/10
2.0
$3.6
Doomben
4
1110
Cascade Mdn Hcp
$2k
$40k
J Orman
59½
64.37
33.33
10
10,8
+4
Apr-3 24
5/11
4.0
$3.4
Doomben
5
1200
Stradbroke Season On Sale Now Mdn Plate
$1k
$40k
J Orman
58
69.84
34.33
8
8,8
+3
Mar-6 24
2/12
1.8
$26
Doomben
5
1200
Opera Qld Regional Tour at EF Mdn Plate
$7k
$40k
J Orman
58
70.64
34.52
10
10,8
+6