Pocketing (AUS) Horse
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About
Pocketing is a 5yo bay gelding from Australia trained by David Hayes. He is by Grunt out of Pickpocket. After a Group Two win and career earnings of $501,561, he is viewed as an exceptionally talented racehorse. On 1st Apr 2025 at Rosehill Gardens, ridden by Joshua Parr, he secured his biggest victory to date, taking the $300000.00 3yo C&G Open Set Weight and beating Firm Agreement. He has been a profitable choice for bettors; wagering on him throughout his career would have produced a 6% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sha Tin 04-Oct-26 1800m GOOD R8 CL3 Hcp $22,569 (of $376,155) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:46.710, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th 1st Big Return ( A Badel 54.5 ) 2nd Forever Folks ( A Atzeni 53.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 2.50L 3rd Dreaming Together ( K Teetan 52.5 ) 3.00L 4th Pocketing ( B Avdulla 59 ) 3.80L See full results | B Avdulla 59kg 3.80L | 4 (11) |
| Sha Tin 25-Sep-26 1200m GOOD R1 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 2 In-running: Settled 10th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.400 1st My Wish ( Z Purton ) 2nd Fortune Link ( H Y Yuen ) 0.10L 3rd Dragon Air Force ( M Chadwick ) 0.50L 6th Pocketing ( B Avdulla ) 4.30L | B Avdulla 4.30L | 6 (10) |
| Sha Tin 06-Sep-26 1400m FIRM R9 CL3 Hcp (of $329,629) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:20.610, SP: 52.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 11th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.720 1st Baby Sakura ( C Y Ho 59.5 ) 2nd Flying Fortress ( H Bentley 56 ) 0.10L 3rd Beauty Crescent ( Y L Chung 58 , Cd 57 ) 0.20L 8th Pocketing ( B Avdulla 60 ) 6.00L See full results | B Avdulla 60 6.00L | 8 (11) |
| Sha Tin 28-Aug-26 1200m SOFT R1 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 6 In-running: Settled 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 400m 00:24.100 1st Turquoise Velocity ( K Teetan ) 2nd Packing Fighter ( Z Purton ) 0.50L 3rd Victor The Winner ( Y L Chung ) 2.50L 9th Pocketing ( B Avdulla ) 12.00L | B Avdulla 12.00L | 9 (10) |
| Happy Valley 08-Jul-26 1800m GOOD R8 CL2 Hcp $34,492 (of $574,859) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:48.240, SP: 48.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 400m 00:24.120 1st Le Zonda ( C Y Ho 55.5 ) 2nd Pope Cody ( A Badel 53.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Glittering Legend ( Y L Chung 55 , Cd 54 ) 3.00L 4th Pocketing ( B Avdulla 57 ) 4.50L See full results | B Avdulla 57kg 4.50L | 4 (12) |