Smithy (AUS) Horse
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Smithy, a 5yo brown gelding from Australia, is trained by John Blacker. He is by Alpine Eagle out of Novarosa. The horse is still a maiden, having failed to win in four starts. In his most recent run at Launceston on 9 Oct 2026, Luke Dempsey rode him to a sixth‑place finish, behind the winner Timely Needs.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Launceston 09-Oct-26 1400m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-SW $250 (of $25,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:26.490, SP: 17.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.130 1st Timely Needs ( C Wells 58.5 ) 2nd Sounds Of Peace ( D Ganderton 56.5 ) 0.30L 3rd Shines Discreetly ( E B Burke 58.5 ) 1.55L 6th Smithy ( L Dempsey 58.5 ) 5.85L See full results | L Dempsey 58.5kg 5.85L | 6 (9) |
| Launceston 25-Sep-26 1220m GOOD 4 R2 MDN-SW $1,125 (of $25,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:14.760, SP: 101.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.520 1st Toorak Lad ( E L B Burke 58.5 ) 2nd Ezydoit ( C Newitt 54 ) 1.50L 3rd Sh'bourne Rising ( K G Sanderson 56.5 ) 2.75L 4th Smithy ( L Dempsey 58.5 ) 3.25L See full results | L Dempsey 58.5kg 3.25L | 4 (10) |
| Devonport SYNTHETIC 09-Sep-26 1150m SYNTHETIC R2 MDN-SW $250 (of $25,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:08.040, SP: 101.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.820 1st Out Of The Sphere ( E L B Burke 58.5 ) 2nd Awesome Orphan ( A Darmanin 56.5 ) 1.25L 3rd Flying Further ( L G Bingley 54 ) 5.75L 6th Smithy ( H Mccarthy 58.5 ) 12.75L See full results | H Mccarthy 58.5kg 12.75L | 6 (7) |
| Devonport SYNTHETIC 26-Aug-26 1150m SYNTHETIC R2 MDN-SW (of $25,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:08.470, SP: 101.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.220 1st Equivaster ( C Newitt 56.5 ) 2nd Lyrebird Lady ( S H Pang 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Harrata ( D M Ganderton 58.5 ) 2.00L 10th Smithy ( H Mccarthy 58.5 ) 5.98L See full results | H Mccarthy 58.5kg 5.98L | 10 (10) |
| Devonport SYNTHETIC 11-Aug-26 800m SYNTHETIC R2 MDN/CL3-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:49.380 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.080 1st Alpinefurther ( D M Ganderton ) 2nd Zuni ( C R Wells ) 0.06L 3rd Corsa Veloce ( A Phanthura ) 1.81L 5th Smithy ( L Dempsey ) 7.81L | L Dempsey 7.81L | 5 (5) |