Penrith Race 3 - Ctsc Huffmeister Pace
BETTORLIGHTEM UP (6) did some work from a similar barrier to this but was too good in scoring by 3 metres at Bathurst last start, the second win from his past three appearances having proven dominant at Menangle last month. Won his lone try at this distance. Can strike again. HEIDSIECK NZ (2) made an encouraging return after close to four months when 5 metres away in third at Newcastle last week and should be improved. Has the benefit of a lower draw and won the only time he raced here. HES A MEISTER NZ (8) may need some luck from the back row but wasn't disgraced at Menangle last Saturday and recorded back-to-back placings here prior. OHOKA COBRA NZ (1) will be reaching peak fitness after finishing fourth at Menangle last time out and is well served by the ace draw.

Driver: Bailey McDonough
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Last start 4th (Fr4) over 1609m after showing early speed at Menangle was 5th-10.3 at the bell, beaten 7 m by Huxton (1:52.40) on September 1 at $26. At the run before was well back in the run when 8th (Fr10) over 2300m at Menangle beaten 25 m by Bettorlightem Up (2:43.20) in 4yo+ on August 22 at $31. Race fit now and draws to advantage.
Last Starts 16 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/10 | 01/09/2026 | 10 | NR up to 75 | $10,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | Bailey Mcdonough | 1:52.4 | 4 |
| 7.3L | $26.00 |
| 8/10 | 22/08/2026 | 11 | 0W/20K Stakes | $20,400.00 | Menangle | 2300m | Fast | Bailey Mcdonough | 1:54.2 | 10 |
| 26.6L | $31.00 |
| 3/10 | 11/08/2026 | 126 | NR up to 75 | $10,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | Jye Coney | 1:52.6 | 8 |
| 8.0L | $12.00 |
| 4/10 | 05/08/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Good | Bailey Mcdonough | 0 |
| 12.9L | $0.00 | |
| 5/9 | 29/07/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Good | Sofia Arvidsson | 0 |
| 21.7L | $0.00 | |
| 9/10 | 07/04/2026 | 7 | NR up to 75 | $10,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | Sofia Arvidsson | 1:52.9 | 3 |
| 6.6L | $12.00 |
| 2/6 | 31/03/2026 | 10 | NR up to 75 | $10,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | Sofia Arvidsson | 1:52.5 | 3 |
| 1.8L | $3.50 |
| 10/10 | 21/03/2026 | 11 | NR up to 85 | $20,400.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | S M Arvidsson | 1:51.9 | 8 |
| 13.5L | $34.00 |

Driver: Robert Morris
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Comments
Not far away at the last couple starts; Finished 5 m third behind The Cid at Newcastle over 1609m last start. Before that was beaten 4.5 metres fifth at Menangle same class on May 26. Fitter and draws well.
Last Starts 6 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/9 | 11/09/2026 | 108 | NR up to 70 | $9,790.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Fast | Robert Morris | 1:54.1 | 6 |
| 5.0L | $21.00 |
| 4/7 | 02/09/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Good | Robert Morris | 0 |
| 17.5L | $0.00 | |
| 5/9 | 19/08/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Good | Robert Morris | 0 |
| 24L | $0.00 | |
| 5/10 | 26/05/2026 | 10 | NR up to 75 | $10,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | Robert Morris | 1:52.6 | 3 |
| 4.3L | $11.00 |
| 3/9 | 16/05/2026 | 7 | 0W/20K Stakes | $20,400.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | Robert Morris | 1:50.9 | 3 |
| 2.7L | $6.50 |
| 3/10 | 09/05/2026 | 8 | 0W/20K Stakes | $20,400.00 | Menangle | 2300m | Fast | Robert Morris | 1:53.8 | 4 |
| 7.7L | $31.00 |
| 5/10 | 01/05/2026 | 6 | NR up to 69 | $11,830.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Fast | Robert Morris | 1:54.9 | 8 |
| 2.3L | $15.00 |
| 8/10 | 25/04/2026 | 11 | 0W/20K Stakes | $20,400.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | Robert Morris | 1:50.9 | 10 |
| 15.8L | $101.00 |

Driver: Jack Callaghan
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Comments
Didn't do much last start, 10th (Fr2) over 1720m at this track beaten 24 m by Bev The Goat (2:03.20) on September 10 at $81. Before that 9th (Fr1) over 1720m at this track, beaten 45 m by Captain Ritchie (2:04.00) on July 30 at $19. Tested again.
Last Starts 7 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 10/09/2026 | 42 | NR up to 65 | $9,790.00 | Penrith | 1720m | Fast | Will Rixon | 1:55.2 | 2 |
| 24.3L | $81.00 |
| 9/9 | 30/07/2026 | 9 | NR up to 63 | $9,790.00 | Penrith | 1720m | Neutral | Blake Fitzpatrick | 1:56.0 | 1 |
| 43.1L | $19.00 |
| 10/10 | 21/07/2026 | 10 | NR up to 60 | $10,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | Will Rixon | 1:52.9 | 5 |
| 68.3L | $18.00 |
| 10/10 | 11/07/2026 | 15 | NR up to 80 | $20,400.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Good | Chris Geary | 1:52.7 | 7 |
| 10.9L | $101.00 |
| 8/8 | 26/06/2026 | 8 | NR up to 90 | $11,830.00 | Newcastle | 1609m | Fast | Michael Stanley | 1:53.2 | 2 |
| 13.7L | $81.00 |
| 6/10 | 18/06/2026 | 7 | NR up to 65 | $9,790.00 | Penrith | 1720m | Fast | Cameron Hart | 1:58.6 | 3 |
| 4.9L | $14.00 |
| 8/8 | 28/04/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Bathurst | 1730m | Good | L B Sharp | 0 |
| 60.8L | $0.00 | |
| 2/4 | 18/02/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Mildura | 2190m | Ryan Backhouse | 0 |
| 1L | $0.00 |

Driver: Will Rixon
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Comments
Last start 7th (Sr1) over 1710m at Goulburn beaten 21 m by Rudy Gee (2:01.30) on September 7 at $34. Two runs back 7th (Fr2) over 2125m after showing early speed at this track was 4th-4.9 at the bell, beaten 9 m by Tomahawk Bart (2:36.20) on August 20 at $9. Unlikely to threaten.
Last Starts 10 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/9 | 07/09/2026 | 18 | NR up to 80 | $11,830.00 | Goulburn | 1710m | Fast | Will Rixon | 1:54.2 | 1 |
| 21.0L | $34.00 |
| 7/10 | 20/08/2026 | 7 | NR up to 90 | $11,830.00 | Penrith | 2125m | Neutral | Cameron Hart | 1:58.3 | 2 |
| 9.8L | $9.00 |
| 5/8 | 13/08/2026 | 12 | NR up to 80 | $11,830.00 | Penrith | 1720m | Neutral | Cameron Hart | 1:54.7 | 5 |
| 16.8L | $21.00 |
| 6/10 | 01/08/2026 | 9 | 0W/20K Stakes | $20,400.00 | Menangle | 2300m | R | Ellen Rixon | 1:54.7 | 10 |
| 23.9L | $51.00 |
| 1/10 | 23/07/2026 | 7 | NR up to 80 | $11,830.00 | Penrith | 1720m | Fast | Will Rixon | 1:54.5 | 4 |
| 2.1L | $5.50 |
| 2/10 | 16/07/2026 | 6 | NR up to 68 | $9,790.00 | Penrith | 1720m | Fast | Cameron Hart | 1:55.0 | 4 |
| 10.0L | $16.00 |
| 3/8 | 20/05/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Good | Will Rixon | 0 |
| 23.9L | $0.00 | |
| 2/6 | 05/01/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Penrith | 1720m | Good | Will Rixon | 0 |
| 1.4L | $0.00 |

Driver: Joshua Gallagher
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Last start was driven from back in the field when 9th (Fr4) over 1720m at this track, beaten 17 m by Lochinvar Jag (2:02.60) on September 10 at $14. At his previous start 5th (Sr1) over 1720m at this track, beaten 13 m by Grosso Naso (2:02.40) on September 3 at $13. Capable of more.
Last Starts 7 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/10 | 10/09/2026 | 7 | NR up to 80 | $11,830.00 | Penrith | 1720m | Fast | Joshua Gallagher | 1:54.7 | 4 |
| 17.0L | $14.00 |
| 5/9 | 03/09/2026 | 7 | NR up to 90 | $11,830.00 | Penrith | 1720m | Neutral | Joshua Gallagher | 1:54.6 | 1 |
| 13.1L | $13.00 |
| 2/9 | 27/08/2026 | 7 | NR up to 80 | $11,830.00 | Penrith | 1720m | Fast | Joshua Gallagher | 1:54.7 | 1 |
| 3.0L | $2.40 |
| 3/10 | 20/08/2026 | 9 | NR up to 90 | $11,830.00 | Penrith | 2125m | Neutral | Joshua Gallagher | 1:58.3 | 4 |
| 5.3L | $7.00 |
| 5/10 | 11/08/2026 | 7 | NR up to 64 | $10,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | Vaughan Duncan | 1:51.5 | 10 |
| 15.8L | $8.50 |
| 5/9 | 04/08/2026 | 7 | NR up to 75 | $10,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | Joshua Gallagher | 1:51.9 | 6 |
| 10.2L | $6.00 |
| 2/8 | 22/07/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Good | Joshua Gallagher | 0 |
| 4.2L | $0.00 | |
| 7/9 | 27/08/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Good | Glenn Mcelhinney | 0 |
| 29.6L | $0.00 |

Driver: Cooper Griffiths
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Last start posted a big 3 m win as favourite (Fr7) at Bathurst (2:03.20) beating Betting Ranger in on September 9 at $2.70 at the bell was leading 0.42. Can go back-to-back.
Last Starts 8 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/10 | 09/09/2026 | 11 | NR up to 90 | $11,830.00 | Bathurst | 1730m | Fast | Cameron Hart | 1:54.6 | 7 |
| 3.1L | $2.70 |
| 9/10 | 29/08/2026 | 7 | NR up to 80 | $20,400.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | Jason Grimson | 1:49.0 | 10 |
| 39.4L | $15.00 |
| 1/10 | 22/08/2026 | 7 | 0W/20K Stakes | $20,400.00 | Menangle | 2300m | Fast | Jason Grimson | 1:54.2 | 5 |
| 11.7L | $6.00 |
| 6/10 | 15/08/2026 | 21 | NMT1W/20K Stakes | $20,400.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Neutral | Cameron Hart | 1:51.7 | 1 |
| 4.4L | $7.50 |
| 6/9 | 25/07/2026 | 14 | 0W/20K Stakes | $20,400.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | Ashleigh Delosa | 1:52.2 | 2 |
| 11.3L | $7.00 |
| 3/10 | 11/07/2026 | 7 | NR up to 80 | $20,400.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Good | Jye Coney | 1:52.7 | 1 |
| 1.6L | $3.00 |
| 5/7 | 01/04/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Good | Ashleigh Delosa | 0 |
| 14L | $0.00 | |
| 4/8 | 25/03/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Good | Ashleigh Delosa | 0 |
| 23.7L | $0.00 |

Driver: Seaton Grima
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Comments
Didn't do much last time out, was well back in the run when 10th (Fr6) over 1720m after being wide early at this track beaten 30 m by Lochinvar Jag (2:02.60) on September 10 at $151. Before that 7th (Fr4) over 1730m at Bathurst beaten 23 m by Ripp (2:00.60) on September 2 at $126. Must improve.
Last Starts 7 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | 10/09/2026 | 8 | NR up to 80 | $11,830.00 | Penrith | 1720m | Fast | Klayton Bigeni | 1:54.7 | 6 |
| 29.6L | $151.00 |
| 7/10 | 02/09/2026 | 13 | No NR | $11,830.00 | Bathurst | 1730m | Fast | Jason Turnbull | 1:52.2 | 4 |
| 23.7L | $126.00 |
| 10/10 | 20/08/2026 | 7 | NR up to 90 | $11,830.00 | Penrith | 2125m | Neutral | Klayton Bigeni | 1:58.3 | 1 |
| 15.0L | $23.00 |
| 4/8 | 13/08/2026 | 7 | NR up to 80 | $11,830.00 | Penrith | 1720m | Neutral | Seaton Grima | 1:54.7 | 1 |
| 16.0L | $16.00 |
| 9/9 | 06/08/2026 | 13 | NR up to 90 | $11,830.00 | Penrith | 1720m | Fast | Klayton Bigeni | 1:55.2 | 4 |
| 13.1L | $41.00 |
| 5/7 | 03/08/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Penrith | 1720m | Good | Klayton Bigeni | 0 |
| 16.4L | $0.00 | |
| 99/9 | 24/07/2026 | 14 | NR up to 80 | $11,830.00 | Newcastle | 2030m | Fast | Klayton Bigeni | 1:54.9 | 4 |
| 0.0L | $12.00 |
| 3/7 | 22/06/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Penrith | 1720m | Good | Klayton Bigeni | 0 |
| 19.4L | $0.00 |

Driver: Chris Geary
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Comments
Last start was driven from back in the field when 6th (Fr3) over 1609m at Menangle beaten 13 m by Huxton (1:51.10) on September 12 at $51. Before that, a solid effort despite getting well back, when 3rd (Fr5) over 1720m at this track beaten 8 m by Grosso Naso (2:02.40) on September 3 at $51. Forward performance expected.
Last Starts 5 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/8 | 12/09/2026 | 9 | NR up to 95 | $20,400.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | Chris Geary | 1:51.1 | 3 |
| 13.5L | $51.00 |
| 3/9 | 03/09/2026 | 7 | NR up to 90 | $11,830.00 | Penrith | 1720m | Neutral | Jim Douglass | 1:54.6 | 5 |
| 8.1L | $51.00 |
| 3/9 | 27/08/2026 | 7 | NR up to 80 | $11,830.00 | Penrith | 1720m | Fast | Chris Geary | 1:54.7 | 2 |
| 3.7L | $11.00 |
| 5/10 | 20/08/2026 | 9 | NR up to 90 | $11,830.00 | Penrith | 2125m | Neutral | Chris Geary | 1:58.3 | 2 |
| 6.1L | $10.00 |
| 5/10 | 11/08/2026 | 47 | NR up to 75 | $10,000.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Fast | Cooper Griffiths | 1:52.6 | 6 |
| 10.3L | $26.00 |
| 8/10 | 05/08/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Good | Mason Muscat | 0 |
| 32.6L | $0.00 | |
| 4/9 | 25/06/2026 | 7 | NR up to 80 | $11,830.00 | Penrith | 1720m | W | Chris Geary | 1:56.9 | 2 |
| 4.2L | $9.00 |
| 3/8 | 30/06/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Bathurst | 1730m | Good | Nathan Turnbull | 0 |
| 6.9L | $0.00 |

Driver: Lucas Rando
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Comments
Last start was well back in the run when 8th (Fr5) over 1720m at this track beaten 10 m by Lochinvar Jag (2:02.60) on September 10 at $51. Two runs back 7th (Sr1) over 1720m at this track was 5th-10.38 at the bell, beaten 11 m by Grosso Naso (2:02.60) on August 27 at $9. Improvement needed.
Last Starts 7 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Driver | Mile Rate | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/10 | 10/09/2026 | 14 | NR up to 80 | $11,830.00 | Penrith | 1720m | Fast | Lucas Rando | 1:54.7 | 5 |
| 10.1L | $51.00 |
| 7/9 | 27/08/2026 | 5 | NR up to 80 | $11,830.00 | Penrith | 1720m | Fast | Lucas Rando | 1:54.7 | 1 |
| 11.8L | $9.00 |
| 6/10 | 22/08/2026 | 7 | 0W/20K Stakes | $20,400.00 | Menangle | 2300m | Fast | Gavin Fitzpatrick | 1:54.2 | 3 |
| 23.9L | $26.00 |
| 4/10 | 15/08/2026 | 16 | NR up to 80 | $20,400.00 | Menangle | 2300m | Neutral | Gavin Fitzpatrick | 1:55.2 | 6 |
| 7.9L | $15.00 |
| 1/9 | 30/07/2026 | 7 | NR up to 63 | $9,790.00 | Penrith | 1720m | Neutral | Klayton Bigeni | 1:56.0 | 2 |
| 6.2L | $6.00 |
| 5/10 | 23/07/2026 | 12 | NR up to 80 | $11,830.00 | Penrith | 1720m | Fast | Gavin Fitzpatrick | 1:54.5 | 5 |
| 6.8L | $13.00 |
| 6/7 | 08/04/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Good | Gavin Fitzpatrick | 0 |
| 17.9L | $0.00 | |
| 5/8 | 25/03/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Menangle | 1609m | Good | Gavin Fitzpatrick | 0 |
| 28.9L | $0.00 |