55 15 Navy Steel 1EM R62 Barrier 13 Brett & Georgie Cavanough (Scone) Mitchell Bell 54kg 4yo bay gelding Sire Merchant Navy Dam Marise (So You Think (NZ)) Breeder Torryburn Stud Owners Grand Syndicates Maritime (Mgr: S R Leoni) Black, Gold Star, Checked Sleeves And Cap Career Record 13 Starts 4-2-1 (dw) Career Prizemoney $137,250 1st Up 3:1-1-0 2nd Up 3:1-0-0 Track 0:0-0-0 Dist 3:2-0-0 Trk/Dist 0:0-0-0 Firm 0:0-0-0 Good 7:1-2-1 Soft 4:1-0-0 Heavy 2:2-0-0 Synth 0:0-0-0 Distance(s) Won 1000(2),1300(1),1500(1) Recent Form Track Jockey Wgt Br. Odds Result Marg Time @800@400 Rtg 7 of 14 RANDmSat 24Jan26 1200HIGHWAY-C3 Good 4 B Nock(a) 57.5 (56) 8 $31 1-Kingdom Undersiege 58 2.5L 1:10.54 9 9 67 1 of 17 RHILm Sat 31Jan26 1500H’WAY-C3SW Good 4 T Berry 59 8 $21 2-Like Lukey 57.5 0.0L 1:29.93 1 1 66 13 of 14MWBK Sun 8Mar26 1280H&NW CHAMP Good 4 K Nestor 57.5 2 $61 1-Chidiac 55.5 8.7L 1:14.93 4 5 71 16 Dune And Dusted 2EM (Blks) R62 Barrier 14 Paddy Cunningham (Glen Innes) 54kg 6yo bay gelding Sire Hidden Dragon Dam Miss Caitlyn (Falvelon) Breeder Mr P J Cunningham Owners P J Cunningham & Mrs K A Cunningham Gold, Red Smiley Face, Red Armbands Career Record 36 Starts 8-4-2 (dwtc) Career Prizemoney $158,850 1st Up 8:1-0-1 2nd Up 7:1-2-0 Track 13:4-0-2 Dist 10:3-1-1 Trk/Dist 5:1-0-1 Firm 0:0-0-0 Good 26:6-4-2 Soft 8:1-0-0 Heavy 2:1-0-0 Synth 0:0-0-0 Distance(s) Won 1000(3),1100(2),1200(3) Recent Form Track Jockey Wgt Br. Odds Result Marg Time @800@400 Rtg 14 of 14ARMD Fri 13Mar26 1400ARMIDALE CUP 94 Soft 5 N Thomas 55 11 $61 1-Uzziah 61.5 17L 1:23.29 4 5 74 6 of 9 INVL Fri 22May26 1200BM82 Good 4 J P Stanley 57 7 $12 1-Dis Is Heaven 57.5 11L 1:09.35 4 5 74 14 of 14TAMW Fri 26Jun26 1200BM82 Soft 5 J Pracey-Holmes 56.5 1 $101 1-Andale Andale 55.5 6.5L 1:09.28 5 5 73 It is with great pleasure that the Kirby family continues to support the Sir James Kirby Handicap as it has done now for over 60 years. Back in July 1963, Sir James Kirby came to Grafton’s annual race meeting...well-known for attracting the state’s best horses and jockeys. He brought with him his favourite horse Home James, the sentimental favourite of the crowd, who went on to win the Grafton Cup that year. Upon hearing of the club’s nancial di culties, Sir James immediately returned his prize money to the CRJC. In appreciation, the CRJC created a sprint event in his honour which went on to become a traditional feature of the Cup Day programme. Home James came back the following year to defend the Grafton Cup, and was the early favourite in betting discussions. Home James had a tough task ahead as he was recovering from a rheumatic condition and, in an unusual situation, was weighted at 8st 12lb while all the other horses in the race were allotted the minimum weight of 7st 12lb. Despite all this, he went on to win the Grafton Cup again, but this time by two lengths in a slightly faster time of 2 mins 11 secs. Home James became the third Australian horse in the Cup’s history to win consecutively and since then, only 2 other horses have made the same achievement. For many years Sir James, a well-known philanthropist and industrialist, contributed much to the CRJC as well as Grafton. In appreciation, the City of Grafton bestowed Honorary Citizenship on him in 1970 as well as the keys to the city. Sir James Kirby Handicap
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