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Townsville • QLD

Friday 8th May 2026

The meeting at Townsville in Queensland on Friday May 8th 2026 consists of 9 races, with a total prize purse of $211k.

The feature race of the day is the $35k Key Motors Amateurs Trophy Hcp (a handicap race over 1,400 metres).

There are a total of 95 horses declared to run, making an average of 11 per race.

Races

Race
Time
Race Name
Run
Prize
Dist
Class
Wghts
Ages
Genders
1
Wentworth Electrical Mdn Hcp
10
$23k
1000m
Maiden
Hcp
2yo
2
Ladbrokes Punter Assist Mdn Hcp
11
$23k
1000m
Maiden
Hcp
2yo
3
AAA Playscapes Mdn Hcp
7
$23k
1400m
Maiden
Hcp
3yo
4
Thank You Department Of Racing Mdn Hcp
10
$23k
1200m
Maiden
Hcp
5
Galton Supplies Hcp
10
$21k
1000m
Open
Hcp
3yo
6
NQ Electrical (Bm60)
13
$21k
1000m
BM60
Hcp
7
Happy Bucks Ryan Mitchell Hcp (55)
11
$21k
1200m
R55
Hcp
8
Brisbane 2032 Olympics In Townsville (Bm60)
10
$21k
1400m
BM60
Hcp
9
Key Motors Amateurs Trophy Hcp
13
$35k
1400m
Open
Hcp

Top Raters

Burraneer Buoy $9.50 Race 9
Dragon Tales $2.70 Race 5
Nottington Prince $3.00 Race 5
Sweet Kisses $20 Race 9
Bigcat $6.50 Race 6
Coppabella Road $3.30 Race 6
Astra Star $3.80 Race 9
Foneeleven $3.20 Race 7
Got Gumption $5.00 Race 6
Scarlena $12 Race 1
Alabama Moonlight $5.00 Race 8
Ellis Beach $4.80 Race 8
Beau Rain $18 Race 9
Outsmarted $12 Race 9
Breeches $5.00 Race 7
Parch $6.00 Race 8
Fools Play $5.50 Race 8
Hot Cocoa $5.00 Race 5
It's Been A Trek $10 Race 7
Intruder $8.50 Race 6

Best Top Raters

Biggest Gap to Second Rated

Top Trainers at Townsville

Gear Changes

Race
Horse
Gear Changes
1
1. Bowdene
First Time Tongue Tie
Off First Time Winkers
1
6. Astilla
First Time Ear Muffs (Pre-Race Only)
First Time Tongue Tie
1
9. Cryptic Mistress
First Time Blinkers
2
1. Ask Me Edi
Off First Time Nasal Strip
First Time Tongue Tie
2
3. Block The Lead
First Time Ear Muffs (Pre-Race Only)
First Time Tongue Tie
2
9. Booming Belief
First Time Tongue Control Bit
Off First Time Tongue Tie
2
11. Evita Lass
First Time Blinkers
3
1. Small Town Hussler
First Time Visors
Off First Time Winkers
3
5. Onoma
First Time Tongue Tie
4
3. It's Showtime
First Time Lugging Bit
Off First Time Tongue Tie
5
1. Nottington Prince
Again Lugging Bit
5
3. Excelboom
First Time Nose Roll
5
10. Penrod
First Time Tail Chain
First Time Tongue Tie
6
3. Got Gumption
Again Cross-over Nose Band
First Time Tongue Tie
6
4. Intruder
Off First Time Visors
6
5. Cifonelli
Off First Time Cross-over Nose Band
6
9. Coppabella Road
Off First Time Tongue Control Bit
Again Tongue Tie
6
13. Our Folly
First Time Compression Hood With Ear Muffs
Off First Time Ear Muffs (Pre-Race Only)
7
3. Bubbles'n'froth
Off First Time Nose Roll
7
6. To Love Somebody
First Time Blinkers
Off Again Winkers
7
7. Breeches
First Time Ear Muffs (Pre-Race Only)
8
3. Parch
Again Tongue Tie
8
9. Looming One
Again Blinkers
Off Again Visors
9
2. Beau Rain
First Time Bandages (Hind)

Only Ride

Race
Jockey
Horse
4
J Babarovich
8. Shadyvale Al

Horse List

Horse
Race
Alabama Moonlight
8
Arancia
4
Armour Force
9
Ask Me Edi
2
Astilla
1
Astra Star
9
Baggage Handler
6
Beau Rain
9
Bigcat
6
Block The Lead
2
Booming Belief
2
Boomious
2
Bowdene
1
Breeches
7
Briginshaw
1
Bubbles'n'froth
7
Burraneer Buoy
9
Bush Etiquette
3
Canny Prospect
6
Central Park
9
Chance
5
Chartwell
9
Chica Poderosa
2
Cifonelli
6
Coppabella Road
6
Cryptic Mistress
1
Dee Three
2
Divine Diamonds
8
Dragon Tales
5
Ellis Beach
8
Evita Lass
2
Excelboom
5
Foneeleven
7
Fools Play
8
Going Nuclear
9
Gold Classic
5
Got Gumption
6
Heart Of Vienna
1
Hopeful
9
Hot Cocoa
5
Instigate
4
Intruder
6
Isle Ornsay
6
It's Been A Trek
7
It's Showtime
4
John Joseph
9
Kajetan
3
Line Of Kings
7
Look At Rosa
7
Looming One
8
Melo Melo Kava
6
Monday Close
4
Nicco Nota Fighter
4
Nottington Prince
5
Okay Zoomer
4
One Shot More
6
Onoma
3
Ostuni
2
Our Folly
6
Outsmarted
9
Parch
8
Penrod
5
Properleigh
5
Read 'em And Weep
8
Russian Mint
9
Scarlena
1
Shadyvale Al
4
Small Town Hussler
3
Smart Legend
9
Sweet Kisses
9
Talons
8
That's It
7
To Love Somebody
7
Toranaga
3
Tsunami
7
Tymon
8
Valadore
3
Vegameister
5
Volare
4
We Us 'n' Co
3
Wired For Fun
7
Worthy Gem
1

Trainer List

Trainer
Runners
GrahamR Hughes
11
GeorginaBourke
9
StevenRoyes
5
MatthewMcGuire
4
StephenMassingham
3
D KAmos
3
BillKenning
3
MsL McCormack
3
MsJ Ryan
2
GavinKinlyside
2
ZacMcFarlane
2
TracySimmons
2
JeffreyCaught
2
RheinSewell
2
TomButton
2
KrisHansen
2
A GMalliff
2
OChillemi
2
Trevor & PeterRowe
2
MelissaBieri
1
TroyClive
1
MeganPurvis
1
TashaChambers
1
LesSmerdon
1
MariaPotiris
1
MichaelGeaney
1
BonnieThomson
1
MsM Young
1
RussellHenderson
1
TomSmith
1
F JWieland
1
ClintonTaylor
1
ScottCooper
1
ScottSeymour
1
MsJ Hassett
1
KaylaRussell
1
CheyneeMorrison
1
TonyComerford
1

Jockey List

Jockey
Mounts
IvoFry
8
MsL Morrison
7
AidanHolt
7
WD'Avila
7
SCormack
6
FionaSandkuhl
6
AdamSewell
6
AshleyButler
5
CourtneyBellamy
5
CWhiteley
5
TahliaFenlon
4
NThomas
4
OliviaKendal
4
MsT Chambers
4
MichaelMurphy
3
JBabarovich
1

Track Barrier Draw BiasWin % by Barrier • Last 3 Years

1000m

14.9% 7/47
16.0% 8/50
6.3% 3/48
15.7% 8/51
12.5% 6/48
4.3% 2/46
10.5% 4/38
0.0% 0/33
8.0% 2/25
10.0% 2/20
5.6% 1/18
10.0% 1/10
0.0% 0/8
0.0% 0/4
0.0% 0/4
0.0% 0/4
0.0% 0/2
0.0% 0/2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
18
19

1200m

11.4% 4/35
16.2% 6/37
9.1% 3/33
5.6% 2/36
14.3% 4/28
10.3% 3/29
6.9% 2/29
3.8% 1/26
11.1% 2/18
14.3% 2/14
0.0% 0/6
0.0% 0/8
25.0% 1/4
0.0% 0/1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14

1400m

17.6% 3/17
0.0% 0/17
5.6% 1/18
5.9% 1/17
10.5% 2/19
10.5% 2/19
5.3% 1/19
21.4% 3/14
12.5% 2/16
0.0% 0/9
12.5% 1/8
16.7% 1/6
0.0% 0/2
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