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Play On Words
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Trained by Rod Symons at Bendigo, Play On Words is a 7 year old gelding by the sire Poet's Voice, out of the dam Kusha.

He has won a total of 8 races from 43 starts for a win percentage of 19%. His career earnings are $211k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Murtoa on October 1st in 2022 when he won $55,000 in the Horsham Doors & Glass (a handicap race over 1,600 metres).

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a loss of $-430.

The gelding tends to run better on soft ground, with an average prize money per start of $9k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$211k
Starts
43
Wins
8
Second
3
Third
6
Win %
19
Place %
40
Profit
-4.3
Conditions
Good
19
4-2-1
$4k
Soft
11
3-1-1
$9k
Heavy
11
1-0-4
$4k
Race Standard
All
0
0-0-0
Group 1
0
0-0-0
Group 2
0
0-0-0
Group 3
0
0-0-0
Race Distance
1600m
14
4-0-3
+8.3
1860m
1
0-1-0
-1
1550m
1
1-0-0
+3.8
1200m
5
1-0-1
-2.2
1300m
4
0-0-0
-4
1500m
4
0-0-1
-4
1400m
5
0-1-0
-5
1406m
1
0-0-1
-1
1350m
3
1-1-0
+0.3
1450m
2
1-0-0
+3.5
1354m
1
0-0-0
-1
1118m
1
0-0-0
-1
975m
1
0-0-0
-1
Race Track
Moonee Valley
1
0-0-0
-1
Kilmore
2
0-0-1
-2
Berrigan
1
1-0-0
+1.1
Avoca
1
0-1-0
-1
Manangatang
1
1-0-0
+3.8
Murtoa
2
1-0-0
+2.2
Tatura
2
2-0-0
+8.5
Seymour
2
0-0-0
-2
Swan Hill
5
1-0-1
+6
Ballarat Synthetic
2
0-0-0
-2
Bendigo
10
0-0-2
-10
Ballarat
2
0-0-0
-2
Flemington
1
0-0-0
-1
Horsham
1
0-0-0
-1
Benalla
1
0-0-1
-1
Warracknabeal
1
1-0-0
+1.8
Donald
5
1-1-1
-1.7
Mildura
1
0-0-0
-1
Kerang
1
0-1-0
-1
Kyneton
1
0-0-0
-1
Race State
VIC
42
7-3-6
-4.4
NSW
1
1-0-0
+1.1

Race History

Dec-15 24
10/10
11.3
151
Bendigo
4
1400
National Heating And Cooling (Bm70)
$1k
$40k
Christopher Pang
59
84.82
-
Dec-6 24
11/11
10.4
$21
Moonee Valley
4
1600
Concrete Republic (Bm64)
$0k
$60k
T Prebble
60
96.72
36.56
1
1,2,4
-7
Nov-24 24
3/5
1.3
$4.8
Kilmore
9
1600
JC Windows (Bm64)
$3k
$38k
C Pang
60
103.81
37.06
1
1,1,1
-2
Nov-2 24
1/5
2.3
$2.1
Berrigan
3
1600
Berrigan Cup
$11k
$19k
C Pang
52½
95.58
35.66
Oct-19 24
2/9
1.3
$11
Avoca
6
1860
Blue Pyrenees Estate Avoca Cup
$5k
$30k
C Pang
53½
118.52
40.28
1
1,1,2
Oct-12 24
1/8
0.1
$4.8
Manangatang
3
1550
Kenso Agcare (Bm64)
$11k
$20k
C Pang
56
93.85
36.04
1
1,1
Oct-5 24
7/12
5.8
$19
Murtoa
4
1600
Horsham Doors & Glass MCC Country Series Heat 2 (Bm64)
$2k
$80k
C Pang
56
97.38
36.59
3
3,3,5
-2
Sep-10 24
1/11
0.3
$5
Tatura
3
1600
Bet365 Tatura Cup Sat Nov 23 (Bm58)
$15k
$27k
C Pang
56
96.25
-
1
1,1,1
Aug-27 24
9/14
4.8
$11
Seymour
7
1600
Seymour Club (Bm58)
$1k
$27k
C Pang
57
100.68
37.68
5
5,3,2
-7
Aug-2 24
6/9
4.7
$7
Swan Hill
4
1600
Its Maui's Gold Swan Hill Horse of the Year 23/24 (Bm64)
$1k
$27k
R Hammond
57
98.83
35.55
2
2,2,3
-3
Jul-22 24
4/14
1.9
$31
Seymour
8
1600
Seymour Cup Sunday Oct 13th (Bm58)
$1k
$27k
C Pang
57½
101.45
38.62
1
1,1,1
-3
Jul-9 24
5/10
9.2
$26
Ballarat Synthetic
0
1200
Hygain Winners Choice (Bm58)
$1k
$27k
C Pang
57½
71.09
35.00
9
9,9
+4
Spell of 280 Days
Oct-3 23
3/10
0.4
$3.8
Swan Hill
7
1600
BusBiz.net.au (Bm58)
$2k
$27k
R Hammond
59½
99.96
36.74
2
2,1,2
-1
Sep-14 23
14/14
6.1
$31
Bendigo
4
1300
bet365 Top Totes Plus Hcp (64)
$0k
$35k
S Clarke
57
77.14
34.98
4
4,3
-11
Spell of 77 Days
Jun-29 23
10/14
12.8
$26
Bendigo
8
1500
Ranbuild Sheds Cup (Bm64)
$1k
$38k
L Overall
58
92.54
38.50
5
6,6
-4
Jun-18 23
11/11
9.7
$9.5
Bendigo
9
1500
Apiam Animal Health (Bm64)
$0k
$38k
L Overall
59
94.47
38.93
1
1,1
-10
Jun-3 23
5/9
8.2
$6
Bendigo
8
1600
O'Sullivans Elmore Cup (Bm70)
$1k
$40k
L Overall
57
99.49
38.90
3
3,3,4
-1
May-28 23
8/9
5.0
$9.5
Ballarat
10
1500
Sportsbet Bet With Mates-Bm70
$1k
$40k
G Lo
58½
96.06
36.44
1
1,1
-7
May-17 23
9/12
3.9
$101
Bendigo
4
1300
The Big Screen Company (Bm70)
$1k
$40k
R Hammond
58
76.99
36.17
1
1,1
-8
Apr-30 23
11/11
7.5
$26
Bendigo
5
1300
Apiam Animal Health (Bm64)
$0k
$38k
R Hammond
61½
77.76
36.70
9
9,10
-1
Spell of 178 Days
Nov-3 22
15/16
11.3
$61
Flemington
4
1600
Melb Cup Carn. Ctry Final-Bm80
$0k
$503k
J Mott
57
95.54
36.01
5
5,4,7
-8
Oct-26 22
3/8
0.2
$6.5
Bendigo
8
1600
Big Al's Water (Bm70)
$5k
$50k
S Clarke
60
100.15
38.26
1
1,1,1
-2
Oct-16 22
10/12
7.2
$21
Horsham
7
1400
Manhari Metals-Melb Cup (Bm70)
$2k
$100k
S Clarke
60
84.26
36.44
4
3,3
-7
Oct-1 22
1/12
0.2
$4.2
Murtoa
6
1600
Horsham Doors & Glass (Bm64)
$55k
$100k
S Clarke
60½
97.63
37.66
2
2,3,2
+1
Sep-23 22
3/12
2.8
$18
Benalla
10
1406
Ryan & McNulty Sawmillers-Bm70
$7k
$100k
L Overall
56½
89.92
39.11
2
2,1
-2
Sep-9 22
1/7
2.3
$11
Swan Hill
10
1600
Pooles Accountants (Bm64)
$21k
$38k
L Overall
57½
107.06
38.96
1
1,1,1
Aug-25 22
3/10
5.3
$20
Bendigo
8
1500
Rmbl Invests Rising Stars-Bm64
$3k
$38k
L German
60½
92.86
39.12
1
0,1,1
-2
Aug-19 22
6/10
2.2
$9.5
Ballarat Synthetic
0
1400
Hygain Winners Choice (Bm64)
$1k
$38k
H Edgley
58½
85.33
36.18
1
0,1,3
-3
Jul-25 22
1/7
2.8
$2.8
Warracknabeal
7
1200
North West Press (Bm58)
$14k
$25k
L Overall
60½
72.48
35.78
1
0,1,1
Jul-11 22
3/12
1.1
$18
Donald
4
1200
Gilchrist & Co (Bm58)
$2k
$25k
J Keating
63½
72.52
35.13
2
0,2,2
-1
Spell of 239 Days
Nov-14 21
6/7
4.8
$11
Donald
4
1350
Gilchrist & Co (Bm70)
$1k
$35k
J Keating
56
79.95
34.63
2
0,1,2
-4
Nov-1 21
9/13
7.6
$16
Ballarat
3
1400
Hygain Winners Choice (Bm64)
$1k
$25k
J Keating
59
85.00
34.86
1
0,1,2
-7
Oct-10 21
1/14
3.5
$3.3
Donald
3
1350
Goldacres Handicap (58)
$14k
$25k
T Bull
58½
79.51
35.76
1
0,1,1
Sep-18 21
1/10
5.0
$5.5
Tatura
5
1450
Greater Shepparton Maiden Plate
$14k
$25k
J Keating
59½
89.50
37.99
2
0,2,1
Spell of 91 Days
Jun-19 21
7/12
4.8
$9
Donald
7
1354
Mallee Landscapes Maiden Plate
$1k
$23k
J Keating
59½
82.15
36.87
3
0,3,3
-4
Jun-5 21
8/11
3.2
$18
Bendigo
6
1300
Smartline Finance Maiden Plate
$1k
$23k
J Keating
58
79.71
37.62
3
0,3,3
-5
May-20 21
7/9
7.8
$6
Kilmore
8
1450
Diamond Valley Vietnam Maiden
$1k
$23k
J Keating
59½
91.31
36.70
1
0,1,1
-6
May-8 21
2/13
0.1
$31
Donald
4
1350
Mallee Landscapes Maiden Plate
$4k
$23k
J Keating
58
80.83
34.67
1
0,1,1
-1
Apr-26 21
6/9
3.9
$9.5
Mildura
4
1200
Mildura Plumbing Plus Maiden
$1k
$23k
J Keating
59
72.96
36.58
2
0,2,2
-4
Apr-3 21
2/10
0.3
$7
Kerang
3
1400
Drinking. Driving. Maiden Plate
$3k
$15k
J Keating
59
84.28
35.98
1
0,1,1
-1
Mar-29 21
5/7
6.2
$61
Kyneton
6
1118
Bet365 Top Tote Plus Maiden
$1k
$23k
J Keating
58
67.61
36.50
2
0,2,1
-4
Spell of 153 Days
Oct-27 20
7/9
7.7
$26
Swan Hill
4
1200
Vale John O'Sullivan Maiden
$1k
$23k
M Julius
58
71.24
33.56
6
0,6,5
-2
Sep-29 20
6/10
5.9
$20
Swan Hill
4
975
Tac Be Races Ready Maiden Plate
$1k
$23k
M Julius
58
57.26
34.10
9
0,9,9
+3