Ballina Race 1 - Tooheys New Grafton Cup Preview (Bm82)
SUN TOPAZE (2) loved getting back onto a heavy track last start, coming home too well to score over 1418m at Coffs Harbour. Up sharply in trip but that is a positive - won by four lengths over 2350m last prep. With the prospect of another bog track he must go on top. SCARLET PRINCE (1) has failed to figure in two runs this prep, albeit in races that were far too short for him. Finds a more agreeable set-up today and the heavy track is a tick - he has three wins and three placings from seven runs under these conditions. ROCK THE MACHINE (4) was a month between runs when a closing second over 2245m at Grafton recently. Will come on from that hit-out and is a definite contender. STOICISM (5) is not going well but her only run on a heavy track saw her score by 5.5 lengths. Can turn things around.

Jockey: Archie Mccolm
Weight: 62kgs
Stats
Comments
Third-up today and won third-up previously. Resuming eased back early on 9th of 13 at Gold Coast Bm78 on May 9 over 1400m, 6 len behind Daggers with 56.5kg at $91. Second run from a spell ran second last of 12 at Gold Coast Bm78 on May 22 over 1400m, slow going 7 len behind Blitzburg with 56.5kg at $101. Rates highly. Rates highly on best form and relishes heavy going.
Last Starts 30 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | 22/05/2026 | 13 | BM78 | $50,000.00 | Gold Coast | 1400m | Soft 6 | Rob Thorburn | 56.5kg | 1:24.75 | 12-11-11 | 9 |
| 7.7L | $101.00 |
| 9/13 | 09/05/2026 | 245 | BM78 | $85,000.00 | Gold Coast | 1400m | Good 4 | Rob Thorburn | 56.5kg | 1:21.98 | 12-11-9 | 9 |
| 6.4L | $91.00 |
| 5/5 | 21/04/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Gold Coast | 1000m | Good | Girish Goomany | 0:59.04 | - | 5 |
| 4.6L | $0.00 | |
| 1/7 | 06/09/2025 | 20 | BM75 | $28,000.00 | Gold Coast | 1800m | Soft 5 | Jasper Franklin | 57.5kg | 1:49.68 | 4-5-1 | 1 |
| 1.0L | $3.80 |
| 7/12 | 17/08/2025 | 127 | BM68 | $28,000.00 | Sunshine Coast | 1300m | Soft 5 | Jasper Franklin | 61kg | 1:18.69 | 10-10-7 | 7 |
| 4.6L | $13.00 |
| 9/11 | 12/04/2025 | 28 | BM80 | $85,000.00 | Doomben | 2200m | Soft 7 | Boris Thornton | 57kg | 2:18.15 | 6-8-9 | 1 |
| 10.2L | $5.50 |
| 2/9 | 15/03/2025 | 24 | BM85 | $85,000.00 | Gold Coast | 2400m | Good 4 | Angela Jones | 54kg | 2:27.98 | 1-1-2 | 9 |
| 1.3L | $6.00 |
| 7/7 | 19/04/2024 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Canterbury | 905m | Soft | Jett Stanley | 0:55.41 | - | 0 |
| 5.28L | $0.00 |

Jockey: Jett Newman
Weight: 55kgs
Stats
Comments
Third-up today and won third-up previously. Resuming ran second last of 9 at Inverell Bm82 on May 22 over 1200m, 12 len behind Dis Is Heaven carrying 55kg at $71. Second run from a spell ran on strongly from last on the turn and won by a neck at Coffs Harbour Bm66 June 3 over 1418m in the wet defeating Seething Chuck with 57.5kg at $16. Still early in the prep so there is improvement to come.
Last Starts 18 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/7 | 03/06/2026 | 12 | BM66 | $27,000.00 | Coffs Harbour | 1418m | Heavy 10 | Mikayla Weir | 57.5kg | 1:33.06 | 7-7-1 | 4 |
| 0.3L | $16.00 |
| 8/9 | 22/05/2026 | 173 | BM82 | $27,000.00 | Inverell | 1200m | Good 4 | Stephen Cummins | 55kg | 1:09.35 | 9-9-8 | 2 |
| 12.8L | $71.00 |
| 3/10 | 30/11/2025 | 9 | BM58 | $27,000.00 | Grafton | 2230m | Good 3 | Jett Newman | 60kg | 2:17.87 | 8-9-3 | 2 |
| 2.4L | $3.40 |
| 1/12 | 21/11/2025 | 11 | BM66 | $27,000.00 | Grafton | 2350m | Soft 7 | Jett Newman | 53.5kg | 2:27.44 | 5-1-1 | 3 |
| 4.0L | $4.40 |
| 3/7 | 10/11/2025 | 20 | BM58 | $27,000.00 | Lismore | 2110m | Soft 7 | Jon Grisedale | 58kg | 2:14.24 | 4-4-3 | 3 |
| 2.1L | $4.80 |
| 5/11 | 21/10/2025 | 21 | BM58 3U | $27,000.00 | Grafton | 2370m | Good 4 | Mikayla Weir | 58kg | 2:28.45 | 8-1-5 | 11 |
| 4.0L | $8.00 |
| 10/10 | 26/05/2023 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Lismore | 1010m | Soft | Ben Looker | 1:00.23 | - | 0 |
| 7.83L | $0.00 |

Jockey: Justin P Stanley
Weight: 55kgs
Stats
Comments
At the latest run raced on speed throughout when 2nd of 8 at Grafton Bm74 (71) on June 6 over 2245m, on a slow track; 1.0 len behind Ring Ahoy with 55kg at $7. Before that raced on the speed and boxed on steadily 6th of 9 at Coffs Harbour Bm58 on May 8 over 2200m, in the wet; 8 len behind Bonfidelity with 60kg at $9. Strong chance in a suitable contest.
Last Starts 15 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/8 | 06/06/2026 | 29 | BM74 | $27,000.00 | Grafton | 2245m | Soft 6 | Justin P Stanley | 55kg | 2:20.64 | 3-4-2 | 3 |
| 1.0L | $7.00 |
| 6/9 | 08/05/2026 | 12 | BM58 | $27,000.00 | Coffs Harbour | 2200m | Heavy 10 | Noriyuki Masuda | 60kg | 2:27.51 | 3-3-6 | 4 |
| 8.3L | $9.00 |
| 5/10 | 26/04/2026 | 29 | BM66 | $27,000.00 | Port Macquarie | 1800m | Soft 7 | Ben Looker | 56kg | 1:52.47 | 4-3-5 | 1 |
| 2.8L | $6.00 |
| 1/9 | 28/03/2026 | 15 | BM50 | $16,000.00 | Port Macquarie | 1815m | Soft 5 | Kody Nestor | 62kg | 1:53.27 | 3-1-1 | 1 |
| 1.9L | $2.80 |
| 1/10 | 13/03/2026 | 8 | CL1 | $30,000.00 | Armidale | 1900m | Soft 5 | Kody Nestor | 59kg | 2:00.40 | 3-5-1 | 4 |
| 0.5L | $9.00 |
| 4/12 | 05/03/2026 | 18 | BM58 | $27,000.00 | Grafton | 1420m | Good 4 | Noriyuki Masuda | 56.5kg | 1:24.17 | 12-12-4 | 11 |
| 3.0L | $61.00 |
| 7/9 | 14/06/2024 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Coffs Harbour | 810m | Heavy | Danny Peisley | 0:48.58 | - | 0 |
| 8.56L | $0.00 |

Jockey: Frederick Larson
Weight: 55kgs
Stats
Comments
At the latest run 7th of 11 at Gatton 0 - 62 on June 3 over 2000m, on a slow track; 6 len behind Whatjeudoin' carrying 54.5kg at $15. The race before that 6th of 12 at Gold Coast Poly Bm65 on May 16 over 1900m, 3.5 len behind Highgrove Rose carrying 56kg at $71. Rates highly on best efforts and is not out of contention.
Last Starts 18 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/11 | 03/06/2026 | 18 | BM0-62 | $20,000.00 | Gatton | 2000m | Soft 5 | Archie Mccolm | 54.5kg | 2:05.15 | 7-7-7 | 8 |
| 6.9L | $15.00 |
| 6/12 | 16/05/2026 | 21 | BM65 | $28,000.00 | Gold Coast Poly | 1900m | Neutral | Dale Smith | 56kg | 1:55.22 | 7-5-6 | 4 |
| 3.6L | $71.00 |
| 5/9 | 25/04/2026 | 19 | BM65 | $28,000.00 | Beaudesert | 1650m | Soft 7 | Archie Mccolm | 52.5kg | 1:42.04 | 8-9-5 | 8 |
| 6.2L | $8.00 |
| 14/14 | 06/04/2026 | 14 | BM65 | $28,000.00 | Ipswich | 2170m | Good 4 | Ben Thompson | 56.5kg | 2:15.05 | 2-5-14 | 12 |
| 13.0L | $17.00 |
| 1/8 | 23/03/2026 | 19 | CL1 | $27,000.00 | Ballina | 1900m | Heavy 10 | Dylan Turner | 57kg | 2:06.62 | 5-2-1 | 1 |
| 5.5L | $5.50 |
| 7/9 | 04/03/2026 | 10 | CL1 | $38,000.00 | Doomben | 1640m | Good 4 | Chelsea Baker | 53.5kg | 1:39.97 | 8-8-7 | 5 |
| 4.2L | $31.00 |
| 6/6 | 27/01/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Gold Coast | 1000m | Good | Violet Soulsby | 0:58.97 | - | 1 |
| 3.1L | $0.00 | |
| 6/6 | 05/08/2025 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Deagon | 1050m | Soft | Dan Mcgillivray | 1:03.01 | - | 5 |
| 3.11L | $0.00 |

Jockey: Bailie Baker
Weight: 55kgs
Stats
Comments
At the latest run 4th of 10 at Tamworth Bm66 on June 15 over 2100m, on a slow track; 6 len behind Spenzalot carrying 53kg at $71. The start before that faded in the straight 5th of 8 at Grafton Bm74 (71) on June 6 over 2245m, slow going 7 len behind Ring Ahoy carrying 56kg at $21. Veteran who needs to do more.
Last Starts 6 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/10 | 15/06/2026 | 9 | BM66 | $27,000.00 | Tamworth | 2100m | Soft 5 | Jacob Stiff | 53kg | 2:13.09 | 1-1-4 | 1 |
| 6.7L | $71.00 |
| 5/8 | 06/06/2026 | 6 | BM74 | $27,000.00 | Grafton | 2245m | Soft 6 | Chris Taylor | 56kg | 2:20.64 | 1-1-5 | 8 |
| 7.9L | $21.00 |
| 8/8 | 31/05/2026 | 9 | BM74 | $27,000.00 | Scone | 2200m | Heavy 8 | Hollie Hull | 52kg | 2:21.78 | 2-8-8 | 4 |
| 21.3L | $51.00 |
| 9/10 | 22/05/2026 | 11 | BM66 3U | $27,000.00 | Inverell | 1800m | Good 4 | Tilly Mccarroll | 54.5kg | 1:52.19 | 2-3-9 | 7 |
| 9.2L | $16.00 |
| 11/11 | 11/05/2026 | 16 | BM58 | $30,000.00 | Quirindi | 1600m | Soft 6 | Serg Lisnyy | 58.5kg | 1:40.93 | 5-5-11 | 11 |
| 10.8L | $71.00 |
| 4/6 | 25/04/2026 | 41 | BM58 3U | $12,000.00 | Armidale | 1900m | Soft 7 | Tilly Mccarroll | 57kg | 2:05.37 | - | 3 |
| 1.5L | $4.20 |
| 4/9 | 02/03/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Tamworth | 1000m | Good | Serg Lisnyy | 0:57.39 | - | 0 |
| 8.29L | $0.00 | |
| 8/9 | 25/11/2022 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Muswellbrook | 1000m | Good | Chelsea Hillier | 0:57.23 | - | 0 |
| 9.81L | $0.00 |