Alpha Crucis (2020)

Foal Date

07-Feb-20

Colour

bay

Sire

Australia

Dam

Night Fairy

Prize Money

$164768

Trainer

G & J Moore

Owners

Heart of the South Racing 131

About

Alpha Crucis, a 5yo gelding trained by G & J Moore of Horsham, is by the stallion Australia out of Night Fairy. The horse has secured four wins so far. Its biggest victory arrived on 13 Oct 2024 at Goodwood, where it claimed the $24,593.00 CL2 Handicap. It has been a profitable runner for bettors; backing Alpha Crucis throughout its career would have delivered a 41% return on investment.

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Sandown 30-Aug-25 2001m SOFT R3 CL2 Hcp $10,876 (of $44,266) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:11.920, SP: 11.00	D Egan 58.5kg 1.75L	2 (12)
Goodwood 02-Aug-25 1820m GOOD R7 CL3 Hcp (of $49,185) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:54.770, SP: 13.00	C T Keane 61.7kg 8.90L	11 (16)
Epsom 06-Jun-25 1712m SOFT R6 Hcp $18,128 (of $38,655), Winning Time: 01:45.630, SP: 9.00 Tracked leaders on inner, ridden over 1f out, held but kept on inside final furlong	J Watson 57.2kg 1.75L	2 (10)
Doncaster 30-Mar-25 1609m SOFT R5 CL2 Hcp (of $147,555) Barrier 20, Winning Time: 01:40.090, SP: 33.00 Chased leaders, pushed along well over 1f out, kept on one pace	R Clutterbuck 58.5kg 1.00L	8 (22)
Doncaster 26-Oct-24 2051m SOFT R4 CL2 Hcp $2,763 (of $44,267) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:15.160, SP: 16.00 Tracked leaders on inside, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge and lost 3rd towards finish	J Watson 62.1kg 1.00L	4 (17)
Goodwood 13-Oct-24 1609m HEAVY R6 CL2 Hcp $13,085 (of $24,593) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:45.220, SP: 10.00 Tracked leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well and always doing enough	J Watson 59kg	1 (8)
Goodwood 25-Sep-24 1820m HEAVY R7 CL4 Hcp $6,621 (of $12,444) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:01.920, SP: 2.20 Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, went clear inside final furlong, easily	R L Moore 59.9kg	1 (6)
Goodwood 24-Aug-24 1990m SOFT R4 Hcp $1,247 (of $10,643), Winning Time: 02:13.800, SP: 5/1 Broke well, held up in touch, not much room on stands rail 3f out, ridden over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, stayed on same pace	J Watson 63kg, Cd 0 3.75L	4 (10)
Redcar 27-May-24 2012m SOFT R6 Hcp (of $21,600), Winning Time: 02:11.610, SP: 7/2 Mid-division, ridden 2f out, plugged on, not pace to challenge	J Watson 58.5kg, Cd 0 4.75L	5 (10)
Goodwood 04-May-24 1990m SOFT R6 Hcp $6,045 (of $25,770), Winning Time: 02:12.220, SP: 3/1 Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, soon drifted left, stayed on entering final furlong, chased leaders close home, nearest finish	J Watson 56.7kg 1.50L	3 (8)
Newbury 20-Apr-24 1609m SOFT R4 Hcp (of $36,078), Winning Time: 01:37.760, SP: 18/1 In touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out	A Gibson 52.6kg, Cd 0 12.25L	13 (21)
Doncaster 24-Mar-24 1609m SOFT R5 Hcp $9,060 (of $77,310) Barrier 19, Winning Time: 01:44.000, SP: 28/1 Held up near side, headway 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong	A Gibson 51.7kg, Cd 0 3.75L	4 (20)
Newmarket 04-Nov-23 1609m HEAVY R6 Hcp (of $10,800) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:44.330, SP: 11/2 Towards rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, nearest finish	K Stott 59.9kg, Cd 0 6.25L	6 (14)
Goodwood 15-Oct-23 1609m SOFT R7 Hcp $6,621 (of $6,621) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:44.450, SP: 7/1 Held up well off the pace in last trio, headway near side of group when not clearest of runs and switched left inside final 2f, soon chasing leaders, strong run between horses inside final furlong, stayed on to lead final 110 yards, soon clear	J Watson 62.1kg	1 (11)
Kempton 08-Jun-23 1408m GOOD R5 Hcp $367 (of $6,281) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:25.460, SP: 17/2 Rear mid-division, pushed along well over 1f out, kept on, never a danger	W Buick 59.4kg, Cd 0 6.00L	5 (11)
Epsom 25-Apr-23 1712m SOFT R6 Hcp $3,438 (of $7,328) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:55.810, SP: 15/8 Tracked leaders, switched right 4f out, headway to grab stand side rail 3f out, ridden to lead 2f out, headed towards finish	J Watson 60.3kg 1.75L	2 (10)
Windsor 17-Apr-23 1637m SOFT R6 Hcp $4,187 (of $4,187) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:49.320, SP: 7/1 Dwelt in touch, headway to lead over 2f out, soon hung left, ridden and hung right approaching final furlong, ran on	J Watson 59.9kg	1 (10)
Newmarket 28-Oct-22 1408m SOFT R2 Nv $1,014 (of $4,320) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:26.790, SP: 300/1 In touch, pushed along halfway, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish	R Clutterbuck 58.1kg 7.75L	3 (14)
Kempton 06-Oct-22 1408m GOOD R3 Nv (of $5,346) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:27.370, SP: 100/1 Slowly away, mid-division, ridden 2f out, soon weakened	T P Queally 59kg, Cd 0 9.50L	8 (10)
Ascot 03-Sep-22 1408m GOOD R1 CL4Nv (of $15,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:31.100, SP: 80/1 Held up and always behind, never a factor, tailed off	R Hornby 59kg, Cd 0 30.25L	8 (9)