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Grail Seeker
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Trained by L O'Sullivan & A Scott at Matamata, Grail Seeker is a 5 year old mare by the sire Iffraaj, out of the dam Starwish.

She has won a total of 4 races from 14 starts for a win percentage of 29%. Her career earnings are $738k, with the biggest win of her career coming at Trentham on January 4th in 2025 when she won $281,431 in the TAB Telegraph (a weight for age race over 1,200 metres).

Grail Seeker is a top level performer, having started 9 times at group race level, with 2 wins, including 2 in Group 1 company.

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a profit of $3750.

The mare tends to run better on soft ground, with an average prize money per start of $77k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$738k
Starts
14
Wins
4
Second
2
Third
2
Win %
29
Place %
57
Profit
+37.5
Conditions
Good
8
2-1-1
$35k
Soft
6
2-1-1
$77k
Heavy
0
0-0-0
$0k
Race Standard
All
9
2-2-1
Group 1
5
2-0-0
Group 2
2
0-0-1
Group 3
1
0-1-0
Race Distance
1400m
5
2-0-0
+40.1
1200m
2
1-0-1
+2.4
1600m
4
1-1-1
-2
2000m
1
0-0-0
-1
1500m
1
0-1-0
-1
1300m
1
0-0-0
-1
Race Track
Ellerslie
2
0-0-0
-2
Randwick
1
0-0-0
-1
Te Rapa
4
1-1-0
-2
Trentham
3
2-1-0
+14.1
Hastings
1
1-0-0
+31.4
Pukekohe Park
1
0-0-1
-1
Taupo
1
0-0-0
-1
Matamata
1
0-0-1
-1
Race State
NZ
10
2-1-2
+24.4
NSW
1
0-0-0
-1
3
2-1-0
+14.1

Race History

Sep-6 25
12/16
4.3
$16.3
Ellerslie
6
1400
Proisir Plate 
$0k
$400k
B Queiroz
57
86.00
-
8
8,8
-4
Spell of 140 Days
Apr-19 25
13/14
8.4
$61
Randwick
5
1400
All Aged Stakes
$0k
$1.5M
J Collett
57
82.46
34.76
13
13,12
-1
Spell of 70 Days
Feb-8 25
6/12
6.4
$2.8
Te Rapa
4
1400
BCD Group Sprint  
$8k
$500k
K Stott
57
81.84
-
5
5
-1
Jan-4 25
1/10
2.5
$4.4
Trentham
7
1200
TAB Telegraph  
$316k
$550k
K Stott
56½
67.71
-
9
5
+4
Spell of 119 Days
Sep-7 24
1/11
1.3
$32.4
Hastings
4
1400
Westbury Stud Tarzino Trophy 
$230k
$400k
M Cartwright
56½
81.46
-
6
6,6
+5
Spell of 161 Days
Mar-30 24
9/11
4.2
$5.9
Ellerslie
4
1600
NZ Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes 
$6k
$400k
W Kennedy
54
94.71
-
7
8,8
-1
Mar-16 24
1/14
2.8
$12.7
Trentham
7
1400
Wellington Guineas
$101k
$175k
K Wilson-Taylor
55
83.74
-
11
12,13
+12
Feb-10 24
6/13
3.9
$9.9
Te Rapa
4
2000
David & Karyn Ellis Fillies Classic  
$3k
$175k
V Colgan
56½
124.47
-
6
8,8,8
+2
Jan-20 24
2/14
0.8
$3.6
Trentham
6
1600
New Zealand Bloodstock Desert Stakes  
$22k
$120k
J Doyle
56½
96.75
-
7
8,8
+6
Dec-26 23
3/12
4.2
$21.1
Pukekohe Park
5
1600
Hallmark Stud Eight Carat Classic 
$20k
$225k
J Doyle
56½
95.83
-
7
7,8
+5
Dec-2 23
2/7
0.8
$1.9
Te Rapa
4
1500
Trevor & Corallie Eagle Memorial 
$15k
$80k
N Parmar
55
89.28
-
4
4,4
+2
Nov-11 23
1/10
4.5
$2
Te Rapa
4
1600
Norris Ward McKinnon Mdn
$14k
$25k
N Parmar
54½
97.72
-
3
3,3
+2
Oct-11 23
4/12
0.8
$4
Taupo
3
1300
Winstone Wallboards Mdn
$1k
$19k
L Allpress
54
80.21
-
10
10,7
+3
Sep-20 23
3/11
1.8
$8.8
Matamata
3
1200
Entain - NZB Insurance Pearl Series Race Mdn
$2k
$19k
J Doyle
55
71.38
-
10
10,10
+7