Eight Under (AUS) Horse

Country
Australia
Foal Date
08-Oct-20
Sex
gelding
Colour
bay
Sire
Spieth
Prize Money
41980
Owners
M R Smerdon & R D Kerr
About

Eight Under is a 5yo bay gelding (male) from Australia trained by Mathew Smerdon, who is based at Ballarat. He is sired by the stallion Spieth out of the dam Silk Belt. Eight Under has managed to win 2 races in his career so far. On 25th May 2025 at Mildura, Eight Under scored his most significant win to date, getting the money in the $27000.00 3yo+ Restricted 58 Handicap. He has proven a profitable horse for the punters over the journey. If you had backed Eight Under throughout his career you'd have achieved a 73% return on investment.

Raced At
Warrnambool • Pakenham Synthetic • Ballarat Synthetic • Mildura • Kyneton • Ballarat • Avoca • Naracoorte • Ararat
Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Warrnambool 06-Jul-25 2350m HEAVY 8 R7 3YO+ BM 58 Hcp $700 (of $35,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:39.310, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 11th 1st Smiling Assassin ( A Lynch 71.5 ) 2nd Bergasun ( T Ryan 69.5 ) 4.25L 3rd Shogun Express ( M Kelly 69 ) 5.50L 9th Eight Under ( W Mccarthy 72 ) 12.00L See full resultsW Mccarthy 72kg 12.00L9 (12)
Pakenham SYNTHETIC 23-Jun-25 2200m SYNTHETIC R5 3YO+ BM 58 Hcp $2,160 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:18.610, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.160 1st Wealdstone ( P Moloney 60 ) 2nd West Indies ( C Newitt 62 ) 1.00L 3rd Eight Under ( Z Spain 62 ) 1.40L See full resultsZ Spain 62kg 1.40L3 (9)
Ballarat SYNTHETIC 11-Jun-25 2100m SYNTHETIC R8 3YO+ BM 64 Hcp $3,150 (of $35,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:09.120, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:38.130 1st African Pioneer ( E Walsh 60 ) 2nd All So Clear ( J Kennedy 61.5 , Cd 63 ) 0.20L 3rd Eight Under ( Z Spain 59 ) 2.95L See full resultsZ Spain 59kg 2.95L3 (7)
Mildura 25-May-25 2000m GOOD 4 R4 3YO+ Restricted 58 Hcp $14,850 (of $27,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:06.960, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.560 1st Eight Under ( L Mcneil 60 ) 2nd Zain Prince ( C Murtagh 60 ) 0.50L 3rd Dubai Legend ( N Punch 56.5 ) 1.25L See full resultsL Mcneil 601 (11)
Kyneton 08-May-25 1854m SOFT 5 R3 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight $14,850 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:57.420, SP: 4.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:38.040 1st Eight Under ( Z Spain 59.5 ) 2nd Coral Impact ( R Mcleod 59.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Just Hangin' ( J Noonan 59.5 ) 0.40L See full resultsZ Spain 59.5kg1 (9)
Ballarat 27-Apr-25 1600m SOFT 6 R4 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $1,125 (of $37,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:40.750, SP: 20.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th 1st Elphaba ( A Kelly 57 ) 2nd Saxon Blood ( J Allen 59 ) 0.06L 3rd Pharoah's Glory ( W Gordon 57 , Cd 56 ) 0.41L 5th Eight Under ( Z Spain 59.5 ) 1.11L See full resultsZ Spain 59.5kg 1.11L5 (12)
Avoca 29-Mar-25 1300m GOOD 4 R2 Mdn Set Weight $2,160 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:18.840, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.360 1st King Alla ( C Atkinson 59.5 ) 2nd Wats Normal ( R Hurdle 59 ) 0.75L 3rd Eight Under ( J Beriman 59.5 ) 1.25L See full resultsJ Beriman 59.5kg 1.25L3 (10)
Caulfield Heath 20-Mar-25 1000m GOOD 4 R5 3UP CL2-TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:01.920 1st Canbecostly ( M J Dee ) 2nd Sixtysecondrule ( W Egan ) 0.10L 3rd Dancing Dolly ( D Bates ) 0.90L 7th Eight Under ( J Allen ) 4.95LJ Allen 4.95L7 (9)
Avoca 05-Mar-25 800m GOOD 4 R6 3UP CL2-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:51.270 1st Eight Under ( M Lloyd ) 2nd Chilli Reaper ( W Egan ) 1.30L 3rd Mr Burt ( C Macredmond ) 1.80LM Lloyd1 (9)
Naracoorte 30-Aug-24 1430m SOFT 7 R2 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $1,500 (of $19,500) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:30.200, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th 1st Hold The Phone ( D Tourneur 56 ) 2nd Love You Belle ( A Livesey 56 ) 1.00L 3rd Cold Train ( C Jones 58 ) 3.70L 4th Eight Under ( C Rawiller 58 ) 4.60L See full resultsC Rawiller 58kg 4.60L4 (12)
Ballarat SYNTHETIC 20-Aug-24 1000m SYNTHETIC R3 4YO+ Mdn Set Weight $810 (of $27,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:00.300, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.920 1st King Sirius ( D Bates 59.5 ) 2nd Da Plane Da Plane ( N Farley 59.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Infer ( L Mcneil 59.5 ) 0.85L 5th Eight Under ( J Hill 59.5 ) 3.15L See full resultsJ Hill 59.5kg 3.15L5 (9)
Ararat 29-Feb-24 1600m GOOD 3 R5 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight (of $27,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:35.970, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 14th, 1200m 14th, 800m 14th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.580 1st Alpine Rocket ( L Meech 59 ) 2nd Nienna ( D Yendall 57 ) 0.50L 3rd Hookham ( J Allen 59 ) 1.00L 11th Eight Under ( J Fry 59 ) 7.00L See full resultsJ Fry 59kg 7.00L11 (14)
Ararat 11-Feb-24 1300m GOOD 4 R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:17.930, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.040 1st Dandino Belle ( L King 57.5 ) 2nd Oh So Vein ( M Aitken 57 ) 0.75L 3rd Alisent ( J Allen 57.5 ) 1.75L 7th Eight Under ( J Hill 59 ) 3.55L See full resultsJ Hill 59kg 3.55L7 (14)
bet365 Stawell 11-Jan-24 800m GOOD 4 R7 2UP CL2-TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:47.590 1st Haesta ( N Farley ) 2nd Seacryption ( J Fry ) 0.30L 3rd Treasureflight ( J Allen ) 1.30L 5th Eight Under ( E Walsh 0 ) 4.05LE Walsh 0 4.05L5 (5)