Eight Under (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

08-Oct-20

Sex

gelding

Colour

bay

Sire

Spieth

Dam

Silk Belt

Prize Money

41980

Trainer

Mathew Smerdon

Owners

M R Smerdon & R D Kerr

About

Eight Under is a 5yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Mathew Smerdon in Ballarat. He is by Spieth out of Silk Belt. To date he has won 2 races. On 25 May 2025 at Mildura he captured his biggest victory, the $27,000 3yo+ Restricted 58 Handicap. The horse has been a lucrative performer for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 73% return on investment.

Raced At

Warrnambool • Pakenham Synthetic • Ballarat Synthetic • Mildura • Kyneton • Ballarat • Avoca • Naracoorte • Ararat

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Warrnambool 06-Jul-25 2350m HEAVY 8 R7 3YO+ BM 58 Hcp $700 (of $35,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:39.310, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 11th 1st Smiling Assassin ( A Lynch 71.5 ) 2nd Bergasun ( T Ryan 69.5 ) 4.25L 3rd Shogun Express ( M Kelly 69 ) 5.50L 9th Eight Under ( W Mccarthy 72 ) 12.00L See full results	W Mccarthy 72kg 12.00L	9 (12)
Pakenham SYNTHETIC 23-Jun-25 2200m SYNTHETIC R5 3YO+ BM 58 Hcp $2,160 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:18.610, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.160 1st Wealdstone ( P Moloney 60 ) 2nd West Indies ( C Newitt 62 ) 1.00L 3rd Eight Under ( Z Spain 62 ) 1.40L See full results	Z Spain 62kg 1.40L	3 (9)
Ballarat SYNTHETIC 11-Jun-25 2100m SYNTHETIC R8 3YO+ BM 64 Hcp $3,150 (of $35,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:09.120, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:38.130 1st African Pioneer ( E Walsh 60 ) 2nd All So Clear ( J Kennedy 61.5 , Cd 63 ) 0.20L 3rd Eight Under ( Z Spain 59 ) 2.95L See full results	Z Spain 59kg 2.95L	3 (7)
Mildura 25-May-25 2000m GOOD 4 R4 3YO+ Restricted 58 Hcp $14,850 (of $27,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:06.960, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.560 1st Eight Under ( L Mcneil 60 ) 2nd Zain Prince ( C Murtagh 60 ) 0.50L 3rd Dubai Legend ( N Punch 56.5 ) 1.25L See full results	L Mcneil 60	1 (11)
Kyneton 08-May-25 1854m SOFT 5 R3 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight $14,850 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:57.420, SP: 4.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:38.040 1st Eight Under ( Z Spain 59.5 ) 2nd Coral Impact ( R Mcleod 59.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Just Hangin' ( J Noonan 59.5 ) 0.40L See full results	Z Spain 59.5kg	1 (9)
Ballarat 27-Apr-25 1600m SOFT 6 R4 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $1,125 (of $37,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:40.750, SP: 20.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th 1st Elphaba ( A Kelly 57 ) 2nd Saxon Blood ( J Allen 59 ) 0.06L 3rd Pharoah's Glory ( W Gordon 57 , Cd 56 ) 0.41L 5th Eight Under ( Z Spain 59.5 ) 1.11L See full results	Z Spain 59.5kg 1.11L	5 (12)
Avoca 29-Mar-25 1300m GOOD 4 R2 Mdn Set Weight $2,160 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:18.840, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.360 1st King Alla ( C Atkinson 59.5 ) 2nd Wats Normal ( R Hurdle 59 ) 0.75L 3rd Eight Under ( J Beriman 59.5 ) 1.25L See full results	J Beriman 59.5kg 1.25L	3 (10)
Caulfield Heath 20-Mar-25 1000m GOOD 4 R5 3UP CL2-TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:01.920 1st Canbecostly ( M J Dee ) 2nd Sixtysecondrule ( W Egan ) 0.10L 3rd Dancing Dolly ( D Bates ) 0.90L 7th Eight Under ( J Allen ) 4.95L	J Allen 4.95L	7 (9)
Avoca 05-Mar-25 800m GOOD 4 R6 3UP CL2-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:51.270 1st Eight Under ( M Lloyd ) 2nd Chilli Reaper ( W Egan ) 1.30L 3rd Mr Burt ( C Macredmond ) 1.80L	M Lloyd	1 (9)
Naracoorte 30-Aug-24 1430m SOFT 7 R2 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $1,500 (of $19,500) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:30.200, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th 1st Hold The Phone ( D Tourneur 56 ) 2nd Love You Belle ( A Livesey 56 ) 1.00L 3rd Cold Train ( C Jones 58 ) 3.70L 4th Eight Under ( C Rawiller 58 ) 4.60L See full results	C Rawiller 58kg 4.60L	4 (12)
Ballarat SYNTHETIC 20-Aug-24 1000m SYNTHETIC R3 4YO+ Mdn Set Weight $810 (of $27,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:00.300, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.920 1st King Sirius ( D Bates 59.5 ) 2nd Da Plane Da Plane ( N Farley 59.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Infer ( L Mcneil 59.5 ) 0.85L 5th Eight Under ( J Hill 59.5 ) 3.15L See full results	J Hill 59.5kg 3.15L	5 (9)
Ararat 29-Feb-24 1600m GOOD 3 R5 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight (of $27,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:35.970, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 14th, 1200m 14th, 800m 14th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.580 1st Alpine Rocket ( L Meech 59 ) 2nd Nienna ( D Yendall 57 ) 0.50L 3rd Hookham ( J Allen 59 ) 1.00L 11th Eight Under ( J Fry 59 ) 7.00L See full results	J Fry 59kg 7.00L	11 (14)
Ararat 11-Feb-24 1300m GOOD 4 R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:17.930, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.040 1st Dandino Belle ( L King 57.5 ) 2nd Oh So Vein ( M Aitken 57 ) 0.75L 3rd Alisent ( J Allen 57.5 ) 1.75L 7th Eight Under ( J Hill 59 ) 3.55L See full results	J Hill 59kg 3.55L	7 (14)
bet365 Stawell 11-Jan-24 800m GOOD 4 R7 2UP CL2-TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:47.590 1st Haesta ( N Farley ) 2nd Seacryption ( J Fry ) 0.30L 3rd Treasureflight ( J Allen ) 1.30L 5th Eight Under ( E Walsh 0 ) 4.05L	E Walsh 0 4.05L	5 (5)