70 10 Wolfburn (Blks) Rtg 82 Barrier 3 Gary Clarke (Darwin) Jarrod Todd 54kg 8yo chestnut gelding Sire Snitzel Dam Alice’s Smart (USA) (Smart Strike (CAN)) Breeder Mr I K Smith Owners A E Kingshott, Mrs S M Clarke, R Norton, F D Magee, G E Allen, J P P Brown, J G Scobie, J P Smith, L Marriott, P G Tonks, C Tucker, Exset Racing (Mgr: J Bartolo), S R Hine, B J Walsh, D O’Brien, R P King, S W Dando & A Rehberg Turquoise, White Band, Black And White Striped Sleeves And Cap Career Record 48 Starts 11-6-6 (t) Career Prizemoney $426,353 1st Up 8:1-1-0 2nd Up 8:0-0-2 Track 25:9-4-2 Dist 5:0-2-1 Trk/Dist 4:0-2-1 Firm 0:0-0-0 Good 37:11-5-3 Soft 8:0-1-3 Heavy 2:0-0-0 Synth 0:0-0-0 Distance(s) Won 1200(2),1300(3),1600(6) Recent Form Track Jockey Wgt Br. Odds Result Marg Time Rtg 12 of 12 DRWNm Sat 27Jun26 1300 HCP Good W R Davis 59.5 10 $17 1-Dakota Lee 64 16.6L 1:13.98 85 5 of 12 DRWNm Sat 11Jul26 1600 WFA Good J Todd 59 9 $21 1-Magic Defense 57 1.5L 1:34.93 83 4 of 11 DRWNm Sat 25Jul26 1600 HCP Good J Todd 58.5 11 $4.80 1-Venting 57.5 1.3L 1:35.08 83 Charged forward early to offset his wide barrier 25/7. Tried to stack them up mid-race, before fighting on solidly behind VENTING over 1600m. Terrific performer who could surprise. 11 Rematch (Blks) Rtg 79 Barrier 2 Chris Nash (Darwin) Robbie Dolan 54kg 7yo brown gelding Sire Real Impact (JPN) Dam Cross Court (Snitzel) Breeder Arrowfield Pastoral Pty Ltd Owners J A Coleman, S P Dignan, M J Burns, Hi Viz Racing (Mgr: J A Coleman), L Michell, Mrs C Kalinowsky, J Kalinowsky, A E Burgess, C J McNally, D Campbell, J W Herraman & Mrs A Dugan Green, Maroon Celtic Cross And Hooped Sleeves Career Record 24 Starts 6-7-4 (wt) Career Prizemoney $312,525 1st Up 6:2-1-0 2nd Up 6:2-3-1 Track 3:1-1-0 Dist 2:0-0-1 Trk/Dist 0:0-0-0 Firm 0:0-0-0 Good 15:4-6-0 Soft 6:1-1-4 Heavy 3:1-0-0 Synth 0:0-0-0 Distance(s) Won 1200(1),1300(1),1500(1),1600(3) Recent Form Track Jockey Wgt Br. Odds Result Marg Time Rtg 5 of 9 DRWNm Sat 20Jun26 1300 BM76 Good P J Shiers 59 4 $10 1-Shisuta Bo 56.5 4.0L 1:14.09 74 1 of 8 DRWNm Wed 8Jul26 1600 0 - 76 Good R A Bensley 59.5 4 $18 2-Ichiban 60 1.0L 1:34.41 73 2 of 11 DRWNm Sat 25Jul26 1600 HCP Good R A Bensley 55.5 7 $4.60f 1-Venting 57.5 0.2L 1:35.08 77 Loomed in the straight and looked the winner, before caught late by VENTING over 1600m 25/7. Going well, however out to this distance and in this class may test him today. 12 Maxxi Bon (Blks) Rtg 78 Barrier 1 Chris Nash (Darwin) Richard Bensley 54kg 7yo chestnut gelding Sire Bon Aurum Dam Maxixe (Bernardini (USA)) Breeder Ken King Thoroughbreds Owners G M Bedggood & A J Nash White, Blue Seams Career Record 43 Starts 7-8-6 (wtc) Career Prizemoney $268,110 1st Up 6:0-3-0 2nd Up 6:1-1-1 Track 9:2-2-2 Dist 6:1-0-2 Trk/Dist 1:1-0-0 Firm 0:0-0-0 Good 20:6-0-3 Soft 11:1-2-2 Heavy 6:0-4-1 Synth 2:0-0-0 Distance(s) Won 1600(4),1750(1),1900(1),2050(1) Recent Form Track Jockey Wgt Br. Odds Result Marg Time Rtg 3 of 8 DRWNm Sat 27Jun26 1600 BM76 Good B A Cray 57.5 5 $7.50 1-Ichiban 59 1.4L 1:34.80 67 1 of 7 DRWNm Sat 4Jul26 1600 BMNT 74 Good R A Bensley 54.5 (55.5) 6 $4.60 2-Jimi Hendrix (IRE) 61.5 1.8L 1:34.82 67 1 of 10 DRWNm Sat 18Jul26 2050 HCP Good R A Bensley 57.5 2 $5 2-Unquestionably 55 1.5L 2:04.60 72 Won his way into the Darwin Cup with a tough grinding effort over this journey 18/7. He has been racing well for trainer Chris Nash, and certainly not the worst in this line-up. 13 Vega Magnifico (IRE) 1EM (Blks) Rtg 79 Barrier 15 Neil Dyer (Darwin) Billy Cray 54kg 8yo chestnut gelding Sire Lope de Vega (IRE) Dam Hit the Sky (IRE) (Cozzene (USA)) Breeder Knocktoran Stud & Hit The Sky Partnership Owners N J Dyer Gold And Blue Diagonal Stripes, Gold Cap And Pom Pom Career Record 32 Starts 5-0-4 (d) Career Prizemoney $280,943 1st Up 7:1-0-1 2nd Up 6:2-0-0 Track 3:0-0-0 Dist 13:3-0-2 Trk/Dist 0:0-0-0 Firm 0:0-0-0 Good 24:5-0-3 Soft 5:0-0-1 Heavy 2:0-0-0 Synth 1:0-0-0 Distance(s) Won 1400(1),1500(1),2000(3) Recent Form Track Jockey Wgt Br. Odds Result Marg Time Rtg 10 of 12 DRWNm Sat 27Jun26 1300 HCP Good J L Hampson(a) 59 2 $21 1-Dakota Lee 64 11.5L 1:13.98 84 12 of 12 DRWNm Sat 11Jul26 1600 WFA Good R A Bensley 59 3 $41 1-Magic Defense 57 17.0L 1:34.93 82 8 of 11 DRWNm Sat 25Jul26 1600 HCP Good J J Lyon 57 5 $26 1-Venting 57.5 4.7L 1:35.08 80 Just fair when battled away behind VENTING in the Metric Mile over 1600m 25/7. Pushes out to a journey he has raced well at previously, so may improve further here.
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