Matchsticks (AUS)

Country
Australia
Foal Date
12-Sep-22
Sex
filly
Colour
chestnut
Prize Money
$4225
Owners
G Portelli, C E Holt, Mrs L A Morton, G B Morton, A Roden, D Lopez, A D Bowler, D Tatler, Ms L M Richardson, W R Sly & Miss M F Cox
About

Matchsticks is a 3yo chestnut filly from Australia trained by Gary Portelli at Warwick Farm. She is by Maurice out of Double Ranga. She has yet to break her maiden, having run twice without a win. In her most recent start at Orange on 9 Oct 2025, Andrew Calder rode her to a third‑place finish behind the winner Viipuri.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Orange 09-Oct-25 1000m SOFT 6 R3 Mdn Set Weight $2,600 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:59.100, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4thA Calder 55kg 1.72L3 (7)
Warwick Farm 18-Sep-25 789m SOFT 5 R9 MDN-BT Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:46.200 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.170A Collett1 (9)
Warwick Farm 04-Sep-25 790m SOFT 5 R6 3Y+ MDN-BT Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:46.170 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.090M Bourke 1.53L4 (10)
Warwick Farm 07-Apr-25 1200m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-BT Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:13.030 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.740R Jones 3.41L2 (9)
Kensington 26-Mar-25 1100m GOOD 4 R2 Open Hcp $1,625 (of $60,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:04.130, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.790R Jones 56.5kg 9.95L8 (8)
Hawkesbury 24-Feb-25 800m GOOD 4 R13 2Y-BT Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:47.100 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.090C Lever 3.23L6 (9)
Warwick Farm 11-Feb-25 790m HEAVY 8 R12 2YO-BT Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:47.790 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.100R Jones 0.09L2 (9)
Warwick Farm 30-Sep-24 821m HEAVY 8 R4 2YF-BT Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:49.430 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.010T Sherry 0 7.69L5 (6)