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The Octopus
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Trained by Lindsey Smith at Geelong, The Octopus is a 5 year old gelding by the sire Eminent, out of the dam Shaylee Wilde.

He has won one race from 11 starts. His career earnings are $21k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Wangaratta on January 25th in 2024 when he won $810 in the Stribley Transport Mdn Plate (a set weight race over 1,300 metres).

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a loss of $-620.

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

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$21k
Starts
11
Wins
1
Second
0
Third
0
Win %
9
Place %
9
Profit
-6.2
Conditions
Good
6
0-0-0
$1k
Soft
4
1-0-0
$4k
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
1700m
1
0-0-0
-1
1600m
4
0-0-0
-4
2240m
1
0-0-0
-1
2200m
1
0-0-0
-1
2000m
1
1-0-0
+3.8
1726m
1
0-0-0
-1
1400m
1
0-0-0
-1
1300m
1
0-0-0
-1
Race Track
Geelong
3
0-0-0
-3
Hamilton
1
0-0-0
-1
Werribee
1
0-0-0
-1
Warrnambool
1
1-0-0
+3.8
Seymour
1
0-0-0
-1
Pakenham Synthetic
1
0-0-0
-1
Pakenham
1
0-0-0
-1
Bendigo
1
0-0-0
-1
Wangaratta
1
0-0-0
-1
Race State
VIC
11
1-0-0
-6.2

Race History

Jun-5 25
5/12
5.0
$151
Geelong
5
1700
Mirnee Electrical Solutions Hcp (64)
$1k
$35k
W Price
54½
104.26
-
3
3,4,3
-2
May-29 25
8/14
10.6
$41
Hamilton
6
1600
Western Victorian Wholesalers (Bm58)
$1k
$27k
R Hurdle
58½
98.37
36.06
12
12,13,10
+2
May-9 25
13/13
8.7
$51
Geelong
3
2240
Schweppes Stakes (Bm58)
$0k
$27k
T Stockdale
59½
140.46
35.48
4
2,2,4
-9
Apr-12 25
12/12
10.4
$15
Werribee
3
2200
3yo+ (Bm58)
$0k
$27k
W Gordon
60
139.57
36.63
1
1,1,2
-10
Mar-28 25
1/10
1.3
$4.8
Warrnambool
6
2000
Michelin Service Centre Warrnambool Mdn Plate
$15k
$27k
J Fry
59½
128.93
38.99
5
4,4,1
Mar-23 25
7/10
6.7
$31
Geelong
4
1726
DMB Contracting Mdn Plate
$1k
$27k
F Kersley
59½
105.93
36.38
9
9,8,8
+1
Spell of 189 Days
Sep-15 24
9/9
18.6
$21
Seymour
4
1600
Bet365 Never Ordinary Mdn Plate
$1k
$38k
J Childs
59½
97.57
37.20
8
8,7,7
-2
Aug-25 24
6/9
6.1
$21
Pakenham Synthetic
0
1400
Sportsbet Nobody Does It Easier Mdn Plate
$1k
$27k
Z Spain
59½
85.09
34.58
9
9,9
+3
Spell of 171 Days
Mar-7 24
8/8
16.3
$26
Pakenham
4
1600
3yo+ Mdn
$1k
$40k
J Noonan
59
98.68
35.42
1
1,1,3
-5
Feb-11 24
7/13
5.7
$14
Bendigo
4
1600
Gippsland Equine Hospital Mdn Plate
$1k
$38k
D Moor
59
96.68
35.60
11
11,11,11
+4
Jan-25 24
5/12
2.0
$19
Wangaratta
5
1300
Stribley Transport Mdn Plate
$1k
$27k
D Thornton
58
79.10
36.44
11
11,10
+5