Gold Coast (QLD)
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Gold Coast Bowls & Community Club (Bm65)
1200m | 5:04pm
RAIL POSITION
+5m 900m-W/Post
+3m Remainder
RACE CONDITIONS
Benchmark 65 Handicap
Apprentices Can Claim
RESTRICTIONS
No age restrictions
No sex restrictions
PRIZE MONEY
$28,000
 
 
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R7
17 - Barcelona Express (14)
  • 17 Barcelona Express (14)
  • J: 57.5kg
  • T: D L Matts
  • 0-x-5-3-7-1-2-9-x-2
81.0 81.0 91.0 101.0
$81.00 $81.00 - $81.00 $91.00 $101.00
RACE COMMENT
Held up near 100m, Eased near 50m when 5-1/4 len 9th of 9 (2) $13.00 63.0 Keep It Loki 1526m Lismore (Bm58) Soft(7) Nov 10. Closed in 3 len 2nd of 8 (5) $11.00 58.5 Personal Space 1010m Coffs Harbour (Bm58) Heavy(9) Mar 9. Got back, cut loose late to fill the minors at Coffs Harbour at resumption. Strips fitter second run back. New to Gold Coast. Could add some value to exotics.
TODAY'S STATISTICS
10-2-1-2
SOFT
0-0-0-0
TRACK
7-0-1-1
DISTANCE
0-0-0-0
TRK / DIST
0-0-0-0
JKY RIDING
CAREER STATISTICS
15%
WIN S/RATE
42%
PLACE S/RATE
33-5-4-5
CAREER
$122,335
PRIZE MONEY
1300 - 1405
WIN RANGE
26
DAYS LAST RACE
Career Statistics
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Total 33-5-4-5 15% 42% 12
Distance 7-0-1-1 0% 29% 15
Track 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Track / Dist 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Day 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Night 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
1st up 7-0-1-1 0% 29% 15
2nd up 6-0-1-2 0% 50% 11
3rd up 5-1-1-1 20% 60% 4
4th up 5-3-0-0 60% 60% 2
Group 1 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Group 2 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Group 3 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Listed 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
WFA 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Jumps 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Track Conditions
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Firm 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
Good 17-3-1-2 18% 35% 10
Soft 10-2-1-2 20% 50% 6
Heavy 6-0-2-1 0% 50% 4
Synthetic 0-0-0-0 0% 0% N/A
All wet 16-2-3-3 13% 50% 8
Stable Stats
Stats Win % Place % Rank
Jockey 12mth --- 0% 0% N/A
Trainer 12mth 47-5-5-8 11% 38% 8
D L Matts
Trained at: Coffs Harbour
Owners: D L Matts, M J Connolly & Mrs J M Matts
Colours: Purple, Gold Vees, Seams Sleeves, Quartered Cap
Age/Sex: 6 year old bay gelding
Breeding: Outreach - Barcelona Girl
RECENT FORM
RESULT DAY RACE DETAILS RESULT
2 of 8 119
Coffs Harbour (Heavy) 09/03/2026, Race 7, 1010m, (Bm58)
Finished 2/8 3L, $5050, Jockey Liberty Smyth, Barrier 5, Weight 58.5kg
$11.00, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 7th, Sectional 600m 0:35.31s
1st Personal Space
2nd Barcelona Express 58.5kg 3L
3rd Cardsharp 59.5kg 3.1L
9 of 9 15
Lismore (Soft) 10/11/2025, Race 6, 1526m, (Bm58)
Finished 9/9 5.3L, $500, Jockey D Peisley, Barrier 2, Weight 63kg
$13.00, In-running Settled 4, 800m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:36.06s
1st Keep It Loki
2nd Warrior Bae 55.5kg 0.2L
3rd In The Fine Print 56.5kg 1.5L
2 of 12 12
Port Macquarie (Good) 26/10/2025, Race 5, 1509m, Country Boosted (Bm58)
Finished 2/12 0.2L, $5300, Jockey D Peisley, Barrier 1, Weight 62kg
$11.00, In-running Settled 5, 800m 5th, 400m 5th, Sectional 600m 0:37.03s
1st Calamity Fox
2nd Barcelona Express 62kg 0.2L
3rd Wilderness Star 58kg 0.3L
1 of 10 18
Armidale (Good) 14/10/2025, Race 7, 1300m, (Bm58)
Finished 1/10 0.3L, $13950, Jockey J Kehoe, Barrier 1, Weight 60kg
$7.00, In-running Settled 8, 800m 8th, 400m 8th,
1st Barcelona Express
2nd Major Makeover (NZ) 57kg 0.3L
3rd Chestime 57.5kg 0.4L
7 of 13 17
Lismore (Good) 26/09/2025, Race 8, 1310m, Showcase (Bm58)
Finished 7/13 3.7L, $1500, Jockey J Grisedale, Barrier 12, Weight 60.5kg
$11.00, In-running Settled 8, 800m 8th, 400m 9th, Sectional 600m 0:35.50s
1st Intoxel
2nd Got The Smarts 56kg 0.5L
3rd Vetoed 57kg 1.5L
3 of 13 14
Grafton (Good) 09/09/2025, Race 6, 1200m, (Bm58)
Finished 3/13 2.2L, $2600, Jockey D Peisley, Barrier 5, Weight 60.5kg
$11.00, In-running Settled 6, 800m 6th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:34.97s
1st Dune And Dusted
2nd Got The Smarts 57.5kg 0.2L
3rd Barcelona Express 60.5kg 2.2L
5 of 11 177
Grafton (Soft) 26/08/2025, Race 7, 1185m, (Bm58)
Finished 5/11 2.9L, $825, Jockey D Peisley, Barrier 4, Weight 61kg
$15.00, In-running Settled 4, 800m 4th, 400m 4th, Sectional 600m 0:34.84s
1st Chilled With Ice
2nd Mofeed 59kg 1L
3rd Got The Smarts 57.5kg 2.5L
10 of 10 33
Coffs Harbour (Good) 02/03/2025, Race 5, 1200m, (Bm58)
Finished 10/10 6.1L, $500, Jockey Millie Thompson, Barrier 8, Weight 60kg
$18.00, In-running Settled 3, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd, Sectional 600m 0:35.40s
1st Externus
2nd Raised By Wolves 56.5kg 0.2L
3rd Launch Sequence 58kg 1.5L
7 of 8 16
Armidale (Soft) 28/01/2025, Race 3, 1400m, Country Boosted (Bm66)
Finished 7/8 5.7L, $725, Jockey Siena Grima, Barrier 2, Weight 57.5kg
$2.90, In-running Settled 2, 800m 5th, 400m 7th,
1st Little Prophet
2nd Takemine 53.5kg 0.1L
3rd Up The Country 57kg 1.6L
3 of 12 27
Coffs Harbour (Soft) 12/01/2025, Race 5, 1300m, E&G (Bm58)
Finished 3/12 0.6L, $2600, Jockey Courtney Bellamy, Barrier 10, Weight 61kg
$9.00, In-running Settled 2, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd, Sectional 600m 0:35.66s
1st Raised By Wolves
2nd Lease 61kg 0.1L
3rd Barcelona Express 61kg 0.6L