Pocketing (AUS) Horse
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About
Pocketing is a 4yo bay gelding from Australia under the training of David Hayes. He is by Grunt out of Pickpocket. With a Group Two victory and career earnings of $444,500, he is considered a highly capable racehorse. On 1st Apr 2025 at Rosehill Gardens, ridden by Joshua Parr, Pocketing secured his biggest triumph, winning the $300,000 3yo C&G Open Set Weight and beating Firm Agreement. He has consistently been a lucrative choice for bettors, delivering a 21% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sha Tin 13-Jun-26 1600m SOFT R8 CL2 Hcp (of $3,120,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:34.810, SP: 52.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th 1st Soleil Fighter ( N Yuen 61 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Beauty Alliance ( B Avdulla 55.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Sagacious Life ( H Bowman 61 ) 2.50L 7th Pocketing ( L Hewitson 54 ) 9.00L See full results | L Hewitson 54kg 9.00L | 7 (9) |
| Happy Valley 03-Jun-26 1800m FIRM R8 CL2 Hcp (of $3,120,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:48.620, SP: 40.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.100 1st Silvery Breeze ( Z Purton 56 ) 2nd Liveandletlive ( A Chung 54 , Cd 53 ) 0.30L 3rd Californiatotality ( A Badel 58.5 ) 1.00L 10th Pocketing ( L Hewitson 54.5 ) 3.30L See full results | L Hewitson 54.5kg 3.30L | 10 (11) |
| Sha Tin 26-May-26 1600m R8 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 8 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 400m 00:23.800 1st Pocketing ( K Teetan ) 2nd Quantum Legend ( Z Purton ) 0.80L 3rd Blossomy ( A Atzeni ) 1.10L | K Teetan | 1 (8) |
| Sha Tin 03-May-26 1600m SOFT R8 CL2 Hcp (of $3,120,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:36.200, SP: 22.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 400m 00:24.470 1st Sky Jewellery ( A Atzeni 54 ) 2nd Beauty Eternal ( B Avdulla 55.5 ) 1.80L 3rd Packing Angel ( L Hewitson 53.5 ) 2.80L 9th Pocketing ( K Teetan 53 ) 24.20L See full results | K Teetan 53kg 24.20L | 9 (11) |
| Sha Tin 14-Apr-26 1200m R9 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 5 In-running: Settled 9th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.800 1st Beauty Bolt ( A Atzeni ) 2nd Majestic Valour ( M F Poon ) 1.00L 3rd Emblazon ( J Chau ) 1.50L 5th Pocketing ( H Bentley ) 3.00L | H Bentley 3.00L | 5 (9) |