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BETTER THAN DARCY

18yo Bay or Brown Gelding
D.O.B: 16-Sep-2006
by COMMANDS  from LIFELONG DREAM
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Stewards Embargoes Current - 04-Apr-2011, Suspension (Stewards)
Last Gear Change* 13-Aug-2009, Lugging Bit, On
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Career Summary: 17-2:3:0    Prizemoney: $42,760     Prizemoney incl. Bonus: $42,760
BOBS Bonus: $0    BOBS Double Up: $0    Other Bonus: $0
Min/Max-Dist-Win: 1100/1650     1st Up: 3:1-0-0    2nd Up: 3:0-0-0     Track: 0:0-0-0    Dist: 5:0-0-0    Track/Dist: 0:0-0-0
Firm: 2:0-1-0    Good: 13:1-2-0    Soft: 2:1-0-0    Heavy: 0:0-0-0    Synthetic: 0:0-0-0
Sand/Dirt Fast: 0:0-0-0     Sand/Dirt Wet Fast: 0:0-0-0
T 7th of 12 CTRN 03Aug09 800m Heavy10 3YC&G-TRL $000 Michael Carson 0kg Barrier 0
1st Red Colossus 0kg, 2nd Eclair Fastpass 0kg 0:49.70
Spell 15 weeks
T 4th of 10 CTRN 16Nov09 800m Good4 3YC&G-TRL $000 Michael Carson 0kg Barrier 0
1st No Jay Vee 0kg, 2nd Go for Home 0kg 0:46.53
1st of 9 S CK 05Dec09 1100m Good4 3Y MDN-SW $12,000 ($6,825) Ben Knobel 57kg (cd 55kg) Barrier 4
2nd Deep Heat 57kg, 3rd Calaraben 55kg 1:07.22, 0.1L $7.50
5th of 7 CAUL 16Dec09 1440m Good4 3Y 0 - 68 $30,000 ($565) Dean Yendall 56kg Barrier 7 Rtg 62
1st Token of Honour 56kg, 2nd Manden 56kg 1:27.12 (600m 35.76), 6.95L, 3rd@800m, 3rd@400m, $10/$13
Spell 21 weeks
T 5th of 10 LARK 10May10 950m Good3 OPN-TRL $000 Mr Link Robertson 0kg Barrier 0
1st Magic Eight 0kg, 2nd Dante's Alert 0kg 0:56.01, 3L
7th of 11 NTHM 27May10 1100m Good4 0 - 64 $11,000 Mr Link Robertson 57kg Barrier 1 Rtg 62
1st Elle Choisit 55kg, 2nd Yourcayeye 55kg 1:04.75 (600m 35.69), 4L, 5th@400m, $2.35/$3.30
7th of 14 BLMT 16Jun10 1400m Good4 E&G 0 - 68 $17,500 Alan Kennedy 55.5kg Barrier 1 Rtg 62
1st Cold Command 56.5kg, 2nd Central Park (NZ) 56.5kg 1:23.53 (600m 35.51), 4.1L, 7th@800m, 9th@400m, $26/$31/$21
4th of 14 NTHM 01Jul10 1400m Good3 0 - 64 $11,000 ($220) Shaun McGruddy 57kg Barrier 8 Rtg 62
1st Bizzaca 57kg, 2nd Wild Enforcer 54kg 1:23.04, 2.75L, 7th@800m, 7th@400m, $8.5/$9/$8
1st of 10 BLMT 14Jul10 1650m Soft5 3Y 0 - 68 $20,000 ($13,000) Shaun McGruddy 58kg Barrier 3 Rtg 62
2nd Modern Art 56kg, 3rd Endless Time 54kg 1:40.87 (600m 36.10), 0.05L, 6th@800m, 6th@400m, $11/$10/$9/$8
2nd of 8 BLMT 24Jul10 1600m Firm2 3Y 0 - 74 $40,000 ($8,000) Shaun McGruddy 57.5kg Barrier 5 Rtg 66
1st Come Party 52.5kg, 3rd Dheka 55.5kg 1:38.59 (600m 34.24), 1L, 5th@800m, 6th@400m, $6/$8
10th of 12 BLMT 07Aug10 1600m Firm2 BM 74+ $50,000 Shaun McGruddy 53kg Barrier 9 Rtg 67
1st Admiring 53kg, 1st Reimbursement 53kg 1:36.22 (600m 35.89), 8L, 9th@800m, 9th@400m, $12/$13/$10
10th of 12 BLMT 14Aug10 1650m Good4 0 - 74 $40,000 Shaun McGruddy 55.5kg Barrier 9 Rtg 67
1st Galoubay 52.5kg, 2nd Dash of Brains 53kg 1:40.89 (600m 34.90), 5L, 9th@800m, 10th@400m, $12/$13/$10
5th of 11 BLMT 01Sep10 1650m Good3 0 - 72 $20,000 ($400) Shaun McGruddy 55.5kg Barrier 3 Rtg 65
1st Raging 56kg, 2nd Cassius Grey 55kg 1:40.26 (600m 36.61), 2.25L, 7th@800m, 7th@400m, $8/$9.5/$10/$9
T 3rd of 7 LARK 13Sep10 1450m Good3 3UP-TRL $000 Shaun Meeres 0kg Barrier 0
1st It's Judgement Day (NZ) 0kg, 2nd Redondo Beach (NZ) 0kg 1:33.44, 0.6L
5th of 12 BLMT 29Sep10 2100m Good3 0 - 68 $17,500 ($350) Shaun McGruddy 57kg Barrier 10 Rtg 65
1st Timberlands 54.5kg, 2nd Thanks Dansk 53.5kg 2:11.36 (600m 35.94), 2L, 11th@800m, 8th@400m, $13/$20/$15
Spell 27 weeks
Training information change: Tony Noonan to Mike Powell
T 7th of 8 LARK 04Apr11 950m Good3 OPN-TRL $000 Katariina Aho (a) 0kg Barrier 0
1st Bizet 0kg, 2nd Zester 0kg 0:55.83, 14.5L
T 1st of 4 BLMT 11Apr11 1200m Good3 3UP-TRL $000 Mr Daniel Staeck 0kg Barrier 0
2nd Bizzaca 0kg, 3rd New Steel 0kg 1:11.10, 1.25L
Spell 61 weeks
Training information change: Mike Powell to Kellie Kersley
12th of 12 BLMT 13Jun12 1200m Soft5 0 - 72 $20,000 Jarrad Noske 56.5kg Barrier 8 Rtg 65
1st Frenchman 56.5kg, 2nd Unforgiving Minute 57.5kg 1:12.64 (600m 35.48), 6.75L, 8th@400m, $21/$20
13th of 15 BLMT 27Jun12 1400m Good4 0 - 68 $17,500 Jarrad Noske 58kg Barrier 2 Rtg 65
1st Fun Spice 56.5kg, 2nd Coolism 55kg 1:25.85 (600m 36.29), 6.25L, 6th@800m, 9th@400m, $21/$41/$31
5th of 15 BLMT 11Jul12 1400m Good4 0 - 72 $20,000 ($400) Lisa Staples 55.5kg Barrier 4 Rtg 63
1st November Red 59.5kg, 2nd Chanify 59.5kg 1:24.79 (600m 35.68), 3L, 5th@800m, 5th@400m, $41/$51
2nd of 13 BLMT 18Jul12 2100m Good3 0 - 72 $20,000 ($4,000) Lisa Staples 55.5kg Barrier 8 Rtg 63
1st Verdello Blue 56.5kg, 3rd Ask Me Nicely (NZ) 58kg 2:11.53 (600m 35.68), 1L, 5th@800m, 4th@400m, $26/$31
2nd of 11 BLMT 28Jul12 2200m Good3 BM 68+ $45,000 ($9,000) Mr Daniel Staeck 55kg Barrier 9 Rtg 64
1st Starlight Lady 55.5kg, 3rd Verdello Blue 56kg 2:18.27 (600m 36.47), 0.75L, 3rd@800m, 3rd@400m, $5.50/$6
7th of 10 BLMT 04Aug12 2100m Good4 0 - 74 $40,000 Mr Daniel Staeck 58kg Barrier 7 Rtg 66
1st Jim 'n' Jim 53kg, 2nd Ambers Kingdom 58kg 2:13.82 (600m 35.80), 4.75L, 1st@800m, 1st@400m, $3.70/$3.50/$3.70