Pocketing (AUS) Horse
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Pocketing is a 5yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by David Hayes. He is by the stallion Grunt out of Pickpocket. With a Group Two victory and career earnings of $478,992, he is considered a highly talented racehorse. On 1st Apr 2025 at Rosehill Gardens, ridden by Joshua Parr, he captured his biggest triumph in the $300,000 3yo C&G Open Set Weight, beating Firm Agreement. He has been a profitable selection for bettors, delivering an approximate 10% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sha Tin 06-Sep-26 1400m GOOD R9 CL3 Hcp (of $329,629) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:20.610, SP: 52.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 11th, 400m 9th 1st Baby Sakura ( V Ho 59.5 ) 2nd Flying Fortress ( H Bentley 56 ) 0.10L 3rd Beauty Crescent ( A Chung 58 , Cd 57 ) 0.10L 8th Pocketing ( B Avdulla 60 ) 6.00L See full results | B Avdulla 60 6.00L | 8 (11) |
| Sha Tin 28-Aug-26 1200m SOFT R1 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 6 In-running: Settled 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 400m 00:24.100 1st Turquoise Velocity ( K Teetan ) 2nd Packing Fighter ( Z Purton ) 0.50L 3rd Victor The Winner ( Y L Chung ) 2.50L 9th Pocketing ( B Avdulla ) 12.00L | B Avdulla 12.00L | 9 (10) |
| Happy Valley 08-Jul-26 1800m GOOD R8 CL2 Hcp $34,492 (of $574,859) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:48.240, SP: 48.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 400m 00:24.120 1st Le Zonda ( C Y Ho 55.5 ) 2nd Pope Cody ( A Badel 53.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Glittering Legend ( Y L Chung 55 , Cd 54 ) 3.00L 4th Pocketing ( B Avdulla 57 ) 4.50L See full results | B Avdulla 57kg 4.50L | 4 (12) |
| Sha Tin 30-Jun-26 1200m SOFT R1 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 8 In-running: Settled 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.600 1st Forza Toro ( J Moreira ) 2nd Massive Sovereign ( A Atzeni ) 0.80L 3rd Voyage Horizon ( M F Poon ) 1.80L 5th Pocketing ( B Avdulla ) 2.50L | B Avdulla 2.50L | 5 (8) |
| Sha Tin 13-Jun-26 1600m SOFT R8 CL2 Hcp (of $565,167) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:34.810, SP: 52.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.840 1st Soleil Fighter ( H Y Yuen 61 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Beauty Alliance ( B Avdulla 55.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Sagacious Life ( J Bowman 61 ) 2.30L 7th Pocketing ( L Hewitson 54 ) 9.00L See full results | L Hewitson 54kg 9.00L | 7 (9) |