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Too Close The Sun
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Trained by Ciaron Maher at Cranbourne, Too Close The Sun is a 9 year old gelding by the sire Carlton House, out of the dam Old Money.

He has won a total of 9 races from 35 starts for a win percentage of 26%. His career earnings are $893k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Ascot on November 21st in 2020 when he won $200,000 in the Railway Stakes (a handicap race over 1,600 metres).

Too Close The Sun is a top level performer, having started 9 times at group race level.

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a loss of $-1379.

The gelding tends to run better on heavy ground, with an average prize money per start of $59k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$893k
Starts
35
Wins
9
Second
6
Third
4
Win %
26
Place %
54
Profit
-13.8
Conditions
Good
24
5-5-3
$25k
Soft
10
3-0-1
$23k
Heavy
1
1-0-0
$59k
Race Standard
All
9
0-2-0
Group 1
5
0-1-0
Group 2
1
0-0-0
Group 3
2
0-1-0
Race Distance
2000m
5
2-1-1
-0.65
2100m
2
1-1-0
-0.74
2500m
1
0-0-0
-1
2040m
3
1-0-0
+1.2
1600m
4
0-1-0
-4
1400m
6
0-1-1
-6
1420m
1
0-0-0
-1
1800m
4
1-0-1
-1.8
1300m
1
1-0-0
+1.45
1700m
2
1-0-0
-0.25
2800m
1
0-0-0
-1
2350m
1
1-0-0
+1.5
2150m
1
1-0-0
+1.5
2019m
1
0-1-0
-1
1500m
1
0-0-1
-1
2006m
1
0-1-0
-1
Race Track
Caulfield
2
0-0-0
-2
Benalla
1
0-1-0
-1
Moonee Valley
5
1-0-0
-0.8
Flemington
5
0-0-1
-5
Sandown Hillside
1
0-0-0
-1
Ascot
10
1-2-2
-7.8
Belmont Park
6
4-1-1
+1.46
Warrnambool
1
1-0-0
+1.5
Terang
1
1-0-0
+1.5
Pinjarra
1
1-0-0
+1.35
Bunbury
1
0-1-0
-1
Kyneton
1
0-1-0
-1
Race State
VIC
17
3-2-1
-6.8
WA
18
6-4-3
-5.99

Race History

Nov-6 24
2/8
1.8
15
Kyneton
5
2006
bet365 Kyneton Cup
$23k
$125k
J Mott
58
121.94
-
5
3,5,5
+3
Oct-16 24
8/8
7.7
$10
Caulfield
4
2000
Sportsbet Coongy Cup 
$4k
$201k
C Williams
54
125.90
33.82
1
1,1,3
-5
Sep-27 24
2/7
0.8
$7.5
Benalla
3
2100
bet365 Benalla Gold Cup
$23k
$125k
J Mott
56½
128.95
-
3
3,3,4
+2
Aug-24 24
8/8
9.5
$9.5
Moonee Valley
5
2500
Qlty Hcp
$3k
$150k
B Shinn
58
156.68
38.20
1
2,2,4
-4
Aug-10 24
4/11
4.1
$51
Moonee Valley
6
2040
Ranvet Travis Harrison Cup (Bm100)
$8k
$150k
C Williams
57½
129.78
37.52
10
10,10,7
+3
Jul-6 24
12/12
27.5
$71
Flemington
4
1600
VRC-CRV Winter Championship Series Final 
$0k
$201k
D Stackhouse
55½
95.65
36.04
1
2,3,7
-5
Jun-15 24
11/15
8.1
$81
Sandown Hillside
6
1400
Tile Importer Hcp
$0k
$150k
C Hefel
59½
84.69
34.84
8
7,8
-3
Spell of 686 Days
Jul-30 22
7/13
5.9
$21
Moonee Valley
6
1600
Travis Harrison Cup
$3k
$130k
L Lafferty
57½
99.99
37.52
1
1,1,2
-5
Jun-18 22
8/8
5.8
$6
Flemington
7
1420
Brian Beattie Handicap
$3k
$130k
W Price
58½
86.10
36.38
1
0,1,2
-6
Spell of 196 Days
Dec-4 21
4/10
1.2
$61
Ascot
4
1800
Kingston Town Classic 
$40k
$1M
J Azzopardi
59
108.81
34.74
1
0,1,1
-3
Nov-20 21
5/16
6.7
$31
Ascot
4
1600
Railway Stakes 
$20k
$1M
J Azzopardi
55
94.38
34.50
3
0,3,3
-2
Nov-6 21
8/11
4.8
$19
Ascot
4
1400
Waroa-Lee Steere Stakes 
$3k
$250k
J Azzopardi
59
82.10
34.38
2
0,2,2
-6
Spell of 70 Days
Aug-28 21
1/9
1.5
$2.45
Belmont Park
4
1300
Idyllic Prince Stakes
$73k
$125k
W Pike
59
78.00
33.95
1
0,1,1
Aug-7 21
3/9
1.5
$2.2
Belmont Park
5
1400
Ngawyni (Bm78+)
$9k
$100k
B Rawiller
62
85.21
35.72
5
0,5,5
+2
Spell of 104 Days
Apr-25 21
13/13
18.6
$7.5
Flemington
4
1700
The Les Carlyon
$0k
$125k
D Bates
59
102.94
35.84
7
6,3,3
-10
Mar-13 21
5/8
4.9
$3.4
Moonee Valley
4
2040
Xtreme Freight Handicap
$5k
$150k
L Neindorf
57½
124.39
36.80
3
1,1,1
-4
Feb-20 21
7/9
6.4
$101
Caulfield
4
1400
Futurity Stakes 
$10k
$502k
D Bates
59
82.76
35.00
4
0,4,4
-3
Spell of 77 Days
Dec-5 20
4/16
3.5
$7
Ascot
4
1800
Kingston Town Classic 
$40k
$1M
J Azzopardi
59
108.27
34.94
2
0,2,2
-2
Nov-21 20
2/16
1.8
$6
Ascot
4
1600
Railway Stakes 
$200k
$1M
J Azzopardi
53
93.79
35.16
4
0,5,2
Nov-14 20
1/13
4.3
$2.2
Ascot
8
1800
Ascot Gold Cup
$59k
$100k
J Azzopardi
57½
114.25
37.47
2
0,2,1
Oct-31 20
2/11
0.2
$26
Ascot
4
1400
Asian Beau Stakes 
$30k
$150k
B Parnham
54½
85.73
34.87
3
0,3,3
+1
Spell of 168 Days
May-16 20
10/11
23.8
$7
Flemington
4
2800
The Andrew Ramsden
$0k
$321k
D Bates
58
174.82
35.42
1
0,1,3
-7
May-6 20
1/12
1.0
$2.5
Warrnambool
7
2350
Warrnambool Cup
$135k
$225k
D Bates
56
150.12
36.87
1
1,1,1
Apr-19 20
1/12
2.5
$2.5
Terang
5
2150
Terang Cup
$35k
$63k
D Bates
56
135.51
35.82
1
1,1,1
Mar-20 20
1/12
3.8
$4.2
Moonee Valley
4
2040
Simpson Construction (Bm70)
$41k
$75k
L Neindorf
60
125.08
37.33
2
1,2,1
Mar-4 20
3/15
0.5
$3.6
Flemington
4
2000
Melb Cup Carnival On Sale-Bm78
$5k
$50k
D Yendall
59
122.47
35.33
2
2,2,2
-1
Feb-8 20
1/13
1.8
$2.35
Pinjarra
4
2000
Rockingham Ram (Bm66+)
$41k
$70k
J Noske
58
124.99
36.47
2
0,2,2
+1
Jan-25 20
3/12
2.0
$4.2
Ascot
4
1800
Iron Jack (Rs1mw)
$5k
$50k
J Noske
59½
111.20
36.83
1
0,1,1
-2
Spell of 126 Days
Sep-21 19
1/12
0.3
$2
Belmont Park
4
2000
Brian Wheeler 90th B'day-Rs1mw
$30k
$50k
W Pike
57½
124.48
37.34
2
0,2,2
+1
Sep-14 19
2/10
0.2
$1.7
Belmont Park
4
2000
G & B McInerney 70th (Bm64+)
$14k
$70k
W Pike
55
127.22
36.92
4
0,4,3
+1
Aug-28 19
1/8
2.5
$1.26
Belmont Park
4
2100
Ascot Carn.-Oktoberfest Handicap-C1
$15k
$25k
J Noske
60
132.77
37.36
3
0,3,2
+1
Aug-7 19
1/10
0.8
$1.75
Belmont Park
6
1700
Free Entry To Belmont Park Maiden
$12k
$20k
J Noske
58
106.83
37.94
2
0,3,3
+2
Spell of 136 Days
Mar-24 19
2/11
0.2
$2.5
Bunbury
4
2019
Plumbers/Gasfitters Maiden Plate
$3k
$17k
D Staeck
57
128.11
38.58
4
0,4,2
Mar-13 19
3/7
3.3
$7.5
Ascot
4
1500
Hahn Superdry (Rs0ly)
$2k
$25k
D Staeck
58½
92.60
35.18
3
0,3,4
+1
Feb-27 19
5/8
3.5
$9.5
Ascot
4
1400
N Giorgetta 70th B'day (Rs0mw)
$0k
$25k
P Knuckey
58
84.67
35.17
7
0,7,7
+2