Placo (2021)

Foal Date
07-Mar-21
Sex
gelding
Colour
bay
Dam
Spinamiss
Prize Money
$98629
Owners
L O’Connor, Miss T Oxlade, A Barns & T Balfour
About

Placo is a 4yo bay gelding trained by Luke O'Connor. He is out of the mare Spinamiss and by the stallion Starspangedbanner. To date he has recorded four wins. On 19 July 2025 at Morphettville Parks he secured his most important triumph, winning the $55,000 Class 2 Handicap. He has proved a profitable runner for punters, delivering a 67% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Morphettville 13-Sep-25 1600m GOOD 4 R9 BM 70 Hcp $1,100 (of $55,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:36.740, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1stC Murtagh 60 4.79L8 (11)
Morphettville Parks 23-Aug-25 1550m SOFT 5 R7 BM 64 Hcp $27,300 (of $50,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:34.030, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.810J Holder 61kg1 (11)
Murray Bdge 02-Aug-25 1400m SOFT 5 R8 BM 76 Hcp $1,300 (of $65,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:24.790, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.840R Milnes 55.5kg, Cd 54kg 3.29L8 (13)
Morphettville Parks 19-Jul-25 1400m SOFT 5 R7 CL2 Hcp $30,000 (of $55,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:26.500, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1stL Neindorf 601 (12)
Gawler 25-Jun-25 1500m HEAVY 8 R4 CL1 Hcp $12,500 (of $25,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:38.160, SP: 2.60 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:40.040J Toeroek 60.5kg1 (10)
Murray Bdge 14-Jun-25 1100m SOFT 6 R1 CL1 Hcp $1,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:03.850, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.690L Neindorf 59kg 5.72L7 (12)
Gawler 28-May-25 1100m SOFT 7 R5 CL1 Hcp $2,450 (of $25,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:08.290, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.290L Neindorf 61kg 0.73L3 (10)
Strathalbyn 19-May-25 1000m SOFT 7 R10 RTG 0-70-TRL Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:04.880L Neindorf 1.30L2 (8)
Cranbourne-Trn 03-Feb-25 1000m SOFT 6 R16 2UP-TRL Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:57.120T Stockdale 5.50L6 (8)
Lingfield 01-Nov-23 1409m GOOD R4 CL5 Md $6,512 (of $6,689) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:24.130, SP: 1.60K Shoemark 60.5kg1 (7)
Newmarket 07-Oct-23 1408m GOOD R6 CL4Md $4,495 (of $10,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:26.040, SP: 2.75 Slow to break, soon chasing leaders racing keenly, went 2nd over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on, just heldK Shoemark 60.5kg 0.20L2 (9)
Leicester 12-Sep-23 1408m SOFT R4 CL4Nv $1,013 (of $9,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:27.580, SP: 11.00 Tracked leaders far side of group, ridden and every chance when edged left inside final furlong, no extra towards finishK Shoemark 58.1kg 1.00L4 (11)