Compressing (2021) Horse
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Compressing is a 4yo bay or brown gelding (male) trained by Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young at Cranbourne. He is by Savabeel out of Joyous Thunder. To date he has won two races. On 4 Apr 2025 at Cranbourne he captured his biggest victory, the $40,000 3yo+ Benchmark 64 Handicap. He has been a profitable runner for bettors, delivering a 73% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sale 10-Jun-26 1717m HEAVY 8 R8 BM62 $700 (of $35,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:48.630, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th 1st Harbour Town ( C Williams 60.5 ) 2nd Sabeeria ( L Neindorf 56.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Grand Sage ( R Lamont 56.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 1.10L 10th Compressing ( D Thornton 60 ) 11.46L See full results | D Thornton 60 11.46L | 10 (10) |
| Ballarat 24-May-26 1500m SOFT 5 R8 BM62 $1,750 (of $35,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:32.880, SP: 17.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.060 1st Terrortorian ( D Bates 60 ) 2nd Eishaa ( S K Ingelse 60 , Cd 57 ) 3.25L 3rd Timeonlees ( J M Allen 56.5 , Cd 57 ) 3.31L 4th Compressing ( D Thornton 60.5 ) 4.56L See full results | D Thornton 60.5kg 4.56L | 4 (11) |
| Southside Cranbourne 27-Apr-26 1000m R11 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 01:00.590 1st Anglesea ( D W Stackhouse ) 2nd Reina Isabella ( O I East ) 3rd Compressing ( B Mertens ) | B Mertens | 3 (9) |
| Southside Cranbourne 13-Apr-26 1000m R17 Jump Out-H8, Winning Time: 01:03.230 1st Perfect Ten ( L K Cartwright ) 2nd Move On In ( S Young ) 3rd Realika ( M G Bourke ) 5th Compressing ( B Mertens ) | B Mertens | 5 (6) |
| Cranbourne 31-Oct-25 2025m GOOD 4 R5 BM62 $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:06.540, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.640 1st Frank Express ( R L Hammond 58 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Storm Ahead ( B Mertens 59.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Jealous ( L K Cartwright 60 , Cd 58.5 ) 1.25L 10th Compressing ( J Noonan 61.5 ) 9.17L See full results | J Noonan 61.5kg 9.17L | 10 (10) |