Craftsman (2020) Horse

Foal Date

30-Oct-20

Sex

gelding

Colour

brown

Sire

Alamosa

Dam

Closing Time

Prize Money

7414

Trainer

Mike Breslin

Owners

In To Win Afterhours Syndicate (Mgr:Tineke Balcombe)

About

Craftsman is a 5yo brown gelding (male) from trained by Mike Breslin, who is based at Awapuni. He is sired by the stallion Alamosa out of the dam Closing Time. Craftsman is yet to break his maiden status, having not won a race yet from 12 attempts. During his most recent race at Woodville on 7th Sep 2025, Craftsman was ridden by Jonathan Riddell and finished 6th, behind the winner Lazy.

Raced At

Woodville • Hawera • Awapuni Synthetic • Trentham • Wanganui • Otaki

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Woodville 07-Sep-25 2100m HEAVY 10 R6 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $370 (of $18,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:22.040, SP: 7.20 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd 1st Lazy ( C Lindsay 58.5 , Cd 61.5 ) 2nd Early Times ( K R Hercock 58.5 ) 4.30L 3rd Unusual Gem ( M Singh 56.5 ) 5.80L 6th Craftsman ( J Riddell 58.5 ) 10.90L See full results	J Riddell 58.5kg 10.90L	6 (11)
Hawera 23-Aug-25 1600m HEAVY 8 R7 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $370 (of $18,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:44.480, SP: 10.50 1st Towrope ( J Riddell 58.5 ) 2nd Billy ( F Barrett 58.5 , Cd 62.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Crafty Colin ( B Queiroz 58.5 ) 0.80L 5th Craftsman ( T Davies 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 5.10L See full results	T Davies 58.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 5.10L	5 (9)
Awapuni SYNTHETIC 03-Aug-25 1700m SYNTHETIC R1 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $340 (of $17,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:47.270, SP: 4.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd 1st A Sensible Prince ( K R Hercock 58.5 ) 2nd Uncle Ken ( K Myers 58.5 ) 2.00L 3rd Yakattack ( B Queiroz 58.5 ) 2.00L 5th Craftsman ( J Riddell 58.5 ) 7.50L See full results	J Riddell 58.5kg 7.50L	5 (6)
Woodville 13-Jul-25 1600m HEAVY 10 R9 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $3,060 (of $17,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:46.590, SP: 14.90 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th 1st Abandonment ( W Featherstone 69 , Cd 72 ) 2nd Craftsman ( J Riddell 69 ) 2.50L 3rd Go Trigger ( A Dascombe 69 , Cd 72 ) 4.00L See full results	J Riddell 69kg 2.50L	2 (13)
Awapuni SYNTHETIC 22-Jun-25 1700m SYNTHETIC 10 R6 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $850 (of $17,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:45.660, SP: 10.20 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th 1st Cuba Street ( A Riddell 58.5 , Cd 60.5 ) 2nd Tokyodome ( T Davies 58.5 , Cd 60.5 ) 2.00L 3rd Kayzino ( K Chowdhoory 56.5 ) 3.80L 4th Craftsman ( J Chung 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 5.10L See full results	J Chung 58.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 5.10L	4 (11)
Awapuni SYNTHETIC 08-Jun-25 1400m SYNTHETIC R4 Restricted 60 Hcp $340 (of $17,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:22.820, SP: 22.40 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th 1st Colonel Warden ( A Lawson-carroll 60 , Cd 61 ) 2nd Tears Of Victory ( B Queiroz 58 ) 3.50L 3rd Bold Choice ( C Dell 58 ) 4.80L 5th Craftsman ( J Chung 54 , Cd 52 ) 6.90L See full results	J Chung 54kg, Cd 52kg 6.90L	5 (9)
Trentham 15-Dec-24 1600m GOOD 4 R1 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $375 (of $25,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:37.490, SP: 11.80 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 9th 1st Keeping Time ( A Riddell 56.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 2nd Pacific Princess ( J Doyle 56.5 ) 2.00L 3rd Itoje ( M Singh 56.5 ) 2.10L 9th Craftsman ( J Riddell 58.5 ) 10.90L See full results	J Riddell 58.5kg 10.90L	9 (10)
Wanganui 30-Nov-24 2040m GOOD 4 R1 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $375 (of $25,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:07.440, SP: 25.80 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th 1st Lady's Secret ( H Grace 56.5 ) 2nd Sound Track ( L Sutherland 58.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 0.80L 3rd Madam Pele ( C Barnes 56.5 ) 1.30L 7th Craftsman ( J Riddell 58.5 ) 8.50L See full results	J Riddell 58.5kg 8.50L	7 (14)
Otaki 03-Nov-24 1400m SOFT 7 R5 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $370 (of $18,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:25.680, SP: 27.30 In-running: Settled 7th, 400m 7th 1st Aranui Lass ( M Mcnab 56.5 ) 2nd Lets All Boogie ( K R Hercock 56.5 ) 1.50L 3rd Flash Falcon ( C Butler 56.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 1.90L 5th Craftsman ( J Riddell 58.5 ) 4.40L See full results	J Riddell 58.5kg 4.40L	5 (8)
Woodville 29-Sep-24 1200m HEAVY 10 R7 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $370 (of $18,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:15.090, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th 1st Dollybird ( K R Hercock 56.5 ) 2nd Rosa ( C Grylls 56.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Beetlegeuse ( C Dell 58.5 ) 3.00L 8th Craftsman ( J Riddell 58.5 ) 10.60L See full results	J Riddell 58.5kg 10.60L	8 (9)
Awapuni SYNTHETIC 09-Aug-24 1400m SYNTHETIC R1 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $340 (of $17,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:24.200, SP: 13.70 In-running: Settled 4th, 400m 3rd 1st Thoughtso ( C Dell 58.5 ) 2nd Our Ali ( A Riddell 58.5 , Cd 62.5 ) 2.80L 3rd Shirley Temple ( J Chung 56.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 3.20L 7th Craftsman ( K Chowdhoory 58.5 ) 8.70L See full results	K Chowdhoory 58.5kg 8.70L	7 (8)
Wanganui 22-Feb-24 1360m GOOD 4 R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $925 (of $18,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:22.760, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th 1st Asahi ( C Grylls 58.5 ) 2nd Shockiff ( S O'malley 56.5 ) 0.80L 3rd Perfect Posy ( T Allan 56.5 ) 1.80L 4th Craftsman ( J Riddell 58 ) 3.30L See full results	J Riddell 58kg 3.30L	4 (7)