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First Mate
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Trained by Kylie Vella at Linton, First Mate is a 8 year old gelding by the sire Toronado, out of the dam Admiral's Lady.

He has won a total of 5 races from 30 starts for a win percentage of 17%. His career earnings are $186k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Caulfield on August 19th in 2023 when he won $44,000 in the MRC Chairman's Club Caulfield (a handicap race over 1,400 metres).

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a loss of $-390.

The gelding tends to run better on good ground, with an average prize money per start of $8k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$186k
Starts
30
Wins
5
Second
3
Third
3
Win %
17
Place %
37
Profit
-3.9
Conditions
Good
11
2-1-1
$8k
Soft
15
2-1-1
$5k
Heavy
4
1-0-1
$7k
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
2000m
2
0-0-0
-2
1700m
2
0-0-0
-2
1400m
6
1-0-1
-2.6
1420m
1
0-0-0
-1
1200m
9
3-2-1
+9.9
1600m
1
0-0-0
-1
1116m
1
1-0-0
+2.8
1500m
1
0-0-1
-1
1300m
1
0-0-0
-1
1100m
2
0-1-0
-2
1547m
1
0-0-0
-1
1350m
1
0-0-0
-1
1330m
1
0-0-0
-1
1112m
1
0-0-0
-1
Race Track
Flemington
2
0-0-0
-2
Mildura
3
1-1-0
-0.3
Caulfield
6
1-0-0
-2.6
Ballarat
4
1-0-2
+0.2
Geelong
6
0-1-0
-6
Werribee
2
1-0-0
+1.8
Bendigo
1
0-0-0
-1
Stawell
1
0-0-0
-1
Warracknabeal
1
1-0-0
+11
Donald
1
0-0-0
-1
Echuca
1
0-0-0
-1
Warrnambool
1
0-0-1
-1
Dunkeld
1
0-1-0
-1
Race State
VIC
30
5-3-3
-2.9

Race History

Nov-16 24
2/6
0.2
3.1
Dunkeld
5
1200
Catanach's Jewellers (Bm70)
$5k
$27k
Steven Vella
60½
72.81
-
4
4,4
+2
Aug-3 24
6/12
4.3
$31
Flemington
5
2000
VRC Spring Gala Plate (Bm78)
$3k
$130k
D Bates
57
124.05
37.60
10
10,10,10
+4
Jul-19 24
7/11
6.5
$4.8
Mildura
7
2000
AJ & JJ Dunne Memorial (Bm70)
$1k
$60k
S Vella
62
130.77
35.96
6
6,6,6
-1
Jul-13 24
6/15
4.5
$31
Caulfield
7
1700
(Bm84)
$3k
$130k
T Madden
55½
107.02
37.56
9
10,11,11
+5
Jun-30 24
3/12
3.1
$3.9
Ballarat
7
1400
Simon Davey Memorial (Bm70)
$4k
$40k
S Vella
62½
85.90
35.54
7
5,5
+2
Jun-22 24
6/14
2.5
$15
Flemington
4
1420
VRC-CRV Trophy (Bm84)
$2k
$80k
C Newitt
56
84.14
33.67
10
10,11
+5
Jun-1 24
7/11
3.9
$26
Caulfield
4
1200
GMH Fire & Safety Australia (Bm78)
$3k
$130k
S Vella
59
69.12
33.86
6
6,8
+1
Spell of 147 Days
Jan-6 24
6/10
2.7
$26
Geelong
3
1700
Bet365 Coastal Classic
$6k
$300k
W Price
53
101.65
36.26
5
4,4,4
-2
Dec-26 23
5/10
3.2
$9
Caulfield
5
1400
Take It To The Neds Level (Bm84)
$2k
$65k
C Hefel
54½
84.40
35.78
6
8,6
+1
Dec-10 23
4/7
4.0
$8.5
Werribee
7
1600
TAB Werribee Cup
$8k
$150k
T Madden
54
97.49
37.02
6
7,7,6
+2
Nov-18 23
6/9
2.7
$7
Caulfield
4
1400
MRC Foundation (Bm84)
$2k
$80k
B Shinn
56½
83.86
35.08
9
9,9
+3
Nov-1 23
7/11
2.9
$16
Bendigo
4
1400
bet365 MCC Series Heat 8 (Bm78)
$2k
$100k
S Vella
59½
83.27
35.02
3
4,4
-3
Spell of 74 Days
Aug-19 23
1/13
1.3
$3.4
Caulfield
4
1400
MRC Chairman's Club Caulfield (Bm70)
$44k
$80k
B Shinn
61
82.79
35.68
7
7,7
+6
Jul-22 23
4/10
1.9
$13
Caulfield
4
1400
Catanach's Jewellers (Bm78)
$7k
$130k
C Newitt
57
83.68
34.02
8
8,8
+4
Jul-9 23
1/10
0.8
$3.8
Werribee
8
1116
Cor Cordis (Bm64)
$21k
$38k
S Vella
62
69.06
37.12
6
6,5
+4
May-28 23
3/9
0.2
$11
Ballarat
10
1500
Sportsbet Bet With Mates-Bm70
$4k
$40k
S Vella
59
96.06
36.44
3
2,3
May-16 23
4/12
0.5
$12
Stawell
4
1300
Gift Hotel (Bm64)
$1k
$27k
S Vella
62
78.95
34.86
6
6,6
+2
May-6 23
1/10
0.8
$12
Warracknabeal
4
1200
Emmetts John Deere W'beal-Bm64
$15k
$27k
S Vella
60
71.01
34.44
2
2,2
+1
Apr-7 23
6/13
5.2
$51
Geelong
5
1100
Good Friday Appeal (Bm64)
$2k
$100k
S Vella
60
63.61
34.27
10
10,11
+5
Spell of 280 Days
Jul-1 22
4/10
3.4
$14
Geelong
7
1547
Viatek (Bm64)
$2k
$35k
S Vella
60½
94.60
37.92
7
0,7,6
+2
Jun-18 22
4/10
2.0
$14
Donald
5
1350
Bet365 Top Tote Plus (Bm64)
$1k
$25k
S Vella
60½
81.21
35.84
3
0,4,4
Jun-2 22
5/9
3.4
$11
Echuca
9
1200
Edg Space (Bm64)
$1k
$35k
S Vella
61
74.83
37.20
4
0,4,3
-2
May-8 22
6/8
6.9
$5.5
Ballarat
8
1200
Hygain Winners Choice (Bm64)
$1k
$35k
J Hill
61
74.47
37.00
7
0,7,6
Spell of 272 Days
Aug-9 21
1/9
2.3
$2.7
Mildura
5
1200
The Gateway (Bm64)
$14k
$25k
S Vella
59
72.21
35.52
5
0,5,4
+3
Jul-23 21
2/11
0.1
$5
Mildura
7
1200
Lime Therapy (Bm64)
$6k
$35k
S Vella
58½
73.43
37.04
11
0,11,11
+9
Jul-2 21
6/13
4.9
$10
Geelong
7
1330
Bet365 Top Tote Plus (Bm64)
$1k
$35k
S Vella
59
82.64
35.57
7
0,7,6
Jun-18 21
5/14
1.6
$6
Geelong
7
1112
Geelong Homes (Bm64)
$1k
$35k
S Vella
59
67.88
36.33
8
0,8,7
+2
Spell of 131 Days
Feb-7 21
1/6
1.5
$4.2
Ballarat
5
1200
Cervus Equipment Maiden Plate
$19k
$35k
S Vella
59½
71.86
34.74
2
0,2,2
+1
Jan-24 21
2/7
1.8
$1.75
Geelong
4
1100
Portarlington Fn Maiden Plate
$6k
$35k
S Vella
59½
65.17
33.18
3
0,3,3
+1
Jan-10 21
3/9
4.1
$2.1
Warrnambool
4
1200
The Bookworm Gallery Maiden Plate
$3k
$35k
S Vella
59½
70.80
34.91
8
0,8,5
+2