Craftsman (2020) Horse

Foal Date

30-Oct-20

Sex

gelding

Colour

brown

Sire

Alamosa

Dam

Closing Time

Prize Money

7414

Trainer

Mike Breslin

Owners

In To Win Afterhours Syndicate (Mgr:Tineke Balcombe)

About

Craftsman is a 5yo brown gelding trained by Mike Breslin. He is by Alamosa out of Closing Time. He has not yet broken his maiden, having run 12 times without a win. In his most recent start at Woodville on 7 Sep 2025, he was ridden by Jonathan Riddell and came home sixth, behind the winner Lazy.

Raced At

Woodville • Hawera • Awapuni Synthetic • Trentham • Wanganui • Otaki

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Woodville 07-Sep-25 2100m HEAVY 10 R6 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $370 (of $18,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:22.040, SP: 7.20 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd 1st Lazy ( C Lindsay 58.5 , Cd 61.5 ) 2nd Early Times ( K R Hercock 58.5 ) 4.30L 3rd Unusual Gem ( M Singh 56.5 ) 5.80L 6th Craftsman ( J Riddell 58.5 ) 10.90L See full results	J Riddell 58.5kg 10.90L	6 (11)
Hawera 23-Aug-25 1600m HEAVY 8 R7 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $370 (of $18,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:44.480, SP: 10.50 1st Towrope ( J Riddell 58.5 ) 2nd Billy ( F Barrett 58.5 , Cd 62.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Crafty Colin ( B Queiroz 58.5 ) 0.80L 5th Craftsman ( T Davies 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 5.10L See full results	T Davies 58.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 5.10L	5 (9)
Awapuni SYNTHETIC 03-Aug-25 1700m SYNTHETIC R1 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $340 (of $17,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:47.270, SP: 4.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd 1st A Sensible Prince ( K R Hercock 58.5 ) 2nd Uncle Ken ( K Myers 58.5 ) 2.00L 3rd Yakattack ( B Queiroz 58.5 ) 2.00L 5th Craftsman ( J Riddell 58.5 ) 7.50L See full results	J Riddell 58.5kg 7.50L	5 (6)
Woodville 13-Jul-25 1600m HEAVY 10 R9 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $3,060 (of $17,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:46.590, SP: 14.90 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th 1st Abandonment ( W Featherstone 69 , Cd 72 ) 2nd Craftsman ( J Riddell 69 ) 2.50L 3rd Go Trigger ( A Dascombe 69 , Cd 72 ) 4.00L See full results	J Riddell 69kg 2.50L	2 (13)
Awapuni SYNTHETIC 22-Jun-25 1700m SYNTHETIC 10 R6 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $850 (of $17,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:45.660, SP: 10.20 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th 1st Cuba Street ( A Riddell 58.5 , Cd 60.5 ) 2nd Tokyodome ( T Davies 58.5 , Cd 60.5 ) 2.00L 3rd Kayzino ( K Chowdhoory 56.5 ) 3.80L 4th Craftsman ( J Chung 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 5.10L See full results	J Chung 58.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 5.10L	4 (11)
Awapuni SYNTHETIC 08-Jun-25 1400m SYNTHETIC R4 Restricted 60 Hcp $340 (of $17,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:22.820, SP: 22.40 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th 1st Colonel Warden ( A Lawson-carroll 60 , Cd 61 ) 2nd Tears Of Victory ( B Queiroz 58 ) 3.50L 3rd Bold Choice ( C Dell 58 ) 4.80L 5th Craftsman ( J Chung 54 , Cd 52 ) 6.90L See full results	J Chung 54kg, Cd 52kg 6.90L	5 (9)
Trentham 15-Dec-24 1600m GOOD 4 R1 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $375 (of $25,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:37.490, SP: 11.80 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 9th 1st Keeping Time ( A Riddell 56.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 2nd Pacific Princess ( J Doyle 56.5 ) 2.00L 3rd Itoje ( M Singh 56.5 ) 2.10L 9th Craftsman ( J Riddell 58.5 ) 10.90L See full results	J Riddell 58.5kg 10.90L	9 (10)
Wanganui 30-Nov-24 2040m GOOD 4 R1 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $375 (of $25,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:07.440, SP: 25.80 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th 1st Lady's Secret ( H Grace 56.5 ) 2nd Sound Track ( L Sutherland 58.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 0.80L 3rd Madam Pele ( C Barnes 56.5 ) 1.30L 7th Craftsman ( J Riddell 58.5 ) 8.50L See full results	J Riddell 58.5kg 8.50L	7 (14)
Otaki 03-Nov-24 1400m SOFT 7 R5 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $370 (of $18,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:25.680, SP: 27.30 In-running: Settled 7th, 400m 7th 1st Aranui Lass ( M Mcnab 56.5 ) 2nd Lets All Boogie ( K R Hercock 56.5 ) 1.50L 3rd Flash Falcon ( C Butler 56.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 1.90L 5th Craftsman ( J Riddell 58.5 ) 4.40L See full results	J Riddell 58.5kg 4.40L	5 (8)
Woodville 29-Sep-24 1200m HEAVY 10 R7 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $370 (of $18,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:15.090, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th 1st Dollybird ( K R Hercock 56.5 ) 2nd Rosa ( C Grylls 56.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Beetlegeuse ( C Dell 58.5 ) 3.00L 8th Craftsman ( J Riddell 58.5 ) 10.60L See full results	J Riddell 58.5kg 10.60L	8 (9)
Awapuni SYNTHETIC 09-Aug-24 1400m SYNTHETIC R1 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $340 (of $17,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:24.200, SP: 13.70 In-running: Settled 4th, 400m 3rd 1st Thoughtso ( C Dell 58.5 ) 2nd Our Ali ( A Riddell 58.5 , Cd 62.5 ) 2.80L 3rd Shirley Temple ( J Chung 56.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 3.20L 7th Craftsman ( K Chowdhoory 58.5 ) 8.70L See full results	K Chowdhoory 58.5kg 8.70L	7 (8)
Wanganui 22-Feb-24 1360m GOOD 4 R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $925 (of $18,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:22.760, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th 1st Asahi ( C Grylls 58.5 ) 2nd Shockiff ( S O'malley 56.5 ) 0.80L 3rd Perfect Posy ( T Allan 56.5 ) 1.80L 4th Craftsman ( J Riddell 58 ) 3.30L See full results	J Riddell 58kg 3.30L	4 (7)