Pocketing (AUS) Horse
Country
Foal Date
Colour
Sire
Dam
Prize Money
Trainer
Owners
About
Pocketing, a 4yo bay gelding from Australia trained by David Hayes, is by Grunt out of Pickpocket. With a Group Two win and $478,992 in career earnings, he is seen as a very talented racehorse. On 1 Apr 2025 at Rosehill Gardens, ridden by Joshua Parr, he achieved his most important victory in the $300000.00 3yo C&g Open Set Weight, defeating Firm Agreement. He has been a profitable choice for punters; backing him across his career would have generated a 15% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Happy Valley 08-Jul-26 1800m GOOD R8 CL2 Hcp $187,200 (of $3,120,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:48.240, SP: 48.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 12th 1st Le Zonda ( V Ho 55.5 ) 2nd Pope Cody ( A Badel 53.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Glittering Legend ( A Chung 55 , Cd 54 ) 3.00L 4th Pocketing ( B Avdulla 57 ) 4.50L See full results | B Avdulla 57kg 4.50L | 4 (12) |
| Sha Tin 30-Jun-26 1200m R1 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 8 In-running: Settled 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.600 1st Forza Toro ( J Moreira ) 2nd Massive Sovereign ( A Atzeni ) 0.80L 3rd Voyage Horizon ( M F Poon ) 1.80L 5th Pocketing ( B Avdulla ) 2.50L | B Avdulla 2.50L | 5 (8) |
| 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 Sectionals: 400m 00:22.840 1st Soleil Fighter ( H Y Yuen 61 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Beauty Alliance ( B Avdulla 55.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Sagacious Life ( J Bowman 61 ) 2.30L 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 ( Y L Chung 54 , Cd 53 ) 0.30L 3rd Californiatotality ( A Badel 58.5 ) 1.10L 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) |