Pontevedra (AUS) Horse
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In the Scone R4 SCONE RSL BENCHMARK 58 Handicap, Pontevedra is a 3yo bay or brown gelding from Australia trained by Paul Messara and Leah Gavranich. He is by Snitzel out of Vasilissa and has secured two career wins, the most significant being the $30,000 Country Boosted Class 1 Handicap at Muswellbrook on 4 Nov 2025.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tamworth 26-Jun-26 1600m SOFT 5 R5 BM82 $725 (of $30,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:35.250, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th 1st Bellini Spritz ( M Weir 55 ) 2nd Visualise ( J Pracey-holmes 55 ) 1.60L 3rd Oenology ( A Gibbons 55 ) 2.89L 7th Pontevedra ( G Buckley 55 ) 4.84L See full results | G Buckley 55kg 4.84L | 7 (9) |
| Scone 31-May-26 1400m HEAVY 8 R7 CTRY CL2 $725 (of $30,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:26.960, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 14th, 800m 14th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.680 1st Arapawa ( N Palmer 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2nd Dunstall The Gun ( M Bell 57 ) 4.35L 3rd Caledonian ( M Owen 55.5 ) 6.36L 7th Pontevedra ( A Bullock 60.5 ) 9.10L See full results | A Bullock 60.5kg 9.10L | 7 (14) |
| Scone 15-May-26 1300m GOOD 4 R6 CL2 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:17.160, SP: 8.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.830 1st Brutal Belle ( J Collett 55 ) 2nd Fan Harder ( R Jones 55 ) 0.87L 3rd Lighthouse Lass ( C Schofield 57.5 ) 1.09L 11th Pontevedra ( A Bullock 57 , Cd 57.5 ) 6.65L See full results | A Bullock 57kg, Cd 57.5kg 6.65L | 11 (16) |
| Muswellbrook 22-Apr-26 1000m SOFT 5 R13 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:00.480 1st Miss Dee Reign ( D Nock ) 2nd Pontevedra ( W Costin ) 0.01L 3rd Currumbin Alley ( M Bell ) 0.08L | W Costin 0.01L | 2 (6) |
| Scone 01-Apr-26 900m SOFT 5 R12 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:55.300 1st Ring My Bell ( J Pracey-holmes ) 2nd Hunter Bred ( G Johnston ) 0.06L 3rd Pontevedra ( W Costin ) 0.62L | W Costin 0.62L | 3 (5) |