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Elusive Empire (AUS) 2013

Trainer: Martin Da Cruz / Cambridge

Training Location: Cambridge

Jade green & light blue hoops, hooped cap

Race info

Flat Rating: 60
Steeple Rating: 0
Hurdle Rating: 0

Current Gear:
- Approved Plates
- Blinkers
- Lugging Bit

Horse Details

7YO Bay Gelding

Owner: Angel Cruz
Breeder: A R Bell Racing

Sire: EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) 2000
Dam: SPOLETO (USA) 2007
Foaling: 14 Aug 2013

Current Nominations

Current Fields

Performance stats

Recent starts

Form

964X9

1st up

6-0-3

2nd up

4-0-2

Fresh 30

1-0-1

Fresh 90

5-0-2

Sectionals

TRK

Time

First 400m

Last 800m

Last 600m

Last 400m

Last 200m

9-9

15 Jan 21

RAY WHITE COMMERCIAL HANDICAP

1200m

D4

1.12.28

-

-

-

-

-

2-3

5 Jan 21

OPN HCP CATCHWEIGHT 950 - HEAT 5

950m

S

-

-

-

-

-

-

4-11

20 Mar 20

AVONDALE SUNDAY MARKETS 1200

1200m

D5

1.11.93

-

-

0.36.35

-

-

1-6

10 Mar 20

OPN CATCHWEIGHT 1000 - HEAT 2

1000m

D6

-

-

-

-

-

-

6-12

29 Feb 20

GO RACING SYNDICATIONS 1200

1200m

D4

1.10.84

-

-

0.34.66

-

-

9-9

15 Feb 20

DUNSTAN FEEDS 1200

1200m

D4

1.11.22

-

-

0.33.45

-

-

4-7

19 Jan 20

LODGE REAL ESTATE 1200

1200m

D4

1.12.16

-

-

0.34.12

-

-

9-12

23 May 19

HAUNUI FARM 1200

1200m

S7

1.13.09

-

-

0.35.91

-

-

4-13

4 May 19

TE AKAU RACING SUPPORTING BGP 1200

1200m

D4

1.12.80

-

-

0.35.74

-

-

4-9

15 Apr 19

OPN CATCHWEIGHT 1000 - HEAT 22

1000m

G3

-

-

-

-

-

-

5-10

26 Jan 18

MCMILLAN EQUINE

1200m

G3

-

-

-

0.33.41

-

-

2-9

17 Jan 18

BURTON CONSTRUCTION 1215

1215m

D5

-

-

-

0.35.64

-

-

3-8

29 Dec 17

PEGASUS EQUINE 1200

1200m

G3

-

-

-

0.35.60

-

-

1-4

7 Dec 17

OPN CATCHWEIGHT 1000 - HEAT 1

1000m

D

-

-

-

-

-

-

3-11

11 Oct 17

GENERATION HOMES TAUPO 1200

1200m

S8

-

-

-

0.37.19

-

-

3-3

14 Sep 17

OPN CATCHWEIGHT 1200 - HEAT 1

1200m

H10

-

-

-

-

-

-

13-13

22 Apr 17

MARKS EWEN - FASTTRACK $5K 1400

1400m

S7

-

-

-

0.39.85

-

-

7-12

25 Mar 17

BAYLEYS REAL ESTATE 1600

1600m

D6

-

-

-

0.38.89

-

-

7-11

4 Mar 17

MONGOLIAN KHAN TROPHY

1200m

G3

-

-

-

0.34.90

-

-

1-12

22 Feb 17

1400m

D4

1.24.40

-

-

0.35.46

-

-

4-13

29 Jan 17

HALLMARK STUD 1400

1400m

G3

-

-

-

0.34.76

-

-

2-13

14 Jan 17

PEGASUS EQUINE 1400

1400m

G3

-

-

-

0.33.99

-

-

3-14

2 Jan 17

THE WEEKEND SUN 1300

1300m

G3

-

-

-

0.33.93

-

-

2-10

28 Nov 16

MDN CATCHWEIGHT 1200 - HEAT 24

1200m

D6

-

-

-

-

-

-

3-7

9 Nov 16

MDN 3YO CATCHWEIGHT 935 - HEAT 20

935m

D5

-

-

-

-

-

-

Career stats

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In-depth racing review

9-9	15 Jan 21	1200m	RAY WHITE COMMERCIAL HANDICAP		$27,500
BOPL Dead4		Rating 74 Benchmark	8th otr to cnr,out,failed to fire, 1.12.28	Mubs Kareem	$550
1.09.86, Flat 15.1L Bar: 7 SP: $30.40 Rtg: 61 (-1) Wgt: 54.0 Car: 52.0 LWD: 54.0 1: Je Suis Tiger, 55.0 2: Acutus (AUS), 57.0 1 1/2 LEN:LONG NECK Gear carried: Approved Plates, Lugging Bit, Blinkers

2-3	5 Jan 21	950m	OPN HCP Catchweight 950 - Heat 5		$0
CSYN Synthetic		OPN HCP		Mubs Kareem	$0
0.55.54, Flat Bar: 4 SP: $0.00 Rtg: 61 Wgt: 0.0 Car: 0.0 LWD: 0.0 1: Mandalorian, 0.0 3: Imaready, 0.0 NECK:7 LEN Gear carried: Approved Plates, Lugging Bit, Blinkers

4-11	20 Mar 20	1200m	AVONDALE SUNDAY MARKETS 1200		$10,000
AVON Dead5		Rating 65 Benchmark*	Trailed,kn,3w cnr,chal,boxed on, 1.11.93, 600m - 0.36.35	Sam Spratt	$500
1.11.31, Flat 4.2L Bar: 2 SP: $7.10 Rtg: 61 Wgt: 60.5 Car: 60.5 LWD: 58.0 1: Couturiere, 57.0 2: Pluton, 60.5 NOSE:3 3/4 LEN Gear carried: Approved Plates, Lugging Bit, Blinkers Stipe Comment: Raced keenly in the early stages.

1-6	10 Mar 20	1000m	OPN Catchweight 1000 - Heat 2		$0
AVON Dead6		OPN HCP	, 1.01.59	H Chang	$0
1.01.59, Flat Bar: 4 SP: $0.00 Rtg: 61 Wgt: 0.0 Car: 0.0 LWD: 0.0 2: Banrock, 0.0 3: Magic Condor (AUS), 0.0 HEAD:NECK Gear carried: Approved Plates, Lugging Bit, Blinkers

6-12	29 Feb 20	1200m Premier Meeting	GO RACING SYNDICATIONS 1200		$50,000
AUCK Dead4		Rating 72 Benchmark	7th,kn,imp,ld 3w 600,kikd,btld 200m, 1.10.84, 600m - 0.34.66	Andrew Calder	$500
1.10.38, Flat 3.1L Bar: 13 SP: $48.00 Rtg: 61 Wgt: 54.5 Car: 54.5 LWD: 54.5 1: Walkin' By (AUS), 57.0 2: Riding The Wave (AUS), 60.0 NECK:1 LEN Gear carried: Approved Plates, Lugging Bit, Blinkers on Stipe Comment: Raced three wide without cover before improving forward to lead 500m

9-9	15 Feb 20	1200m Premier Meeting	DUNSTAN FEEDS 1200		$40,000
AUCK Dead4		OPN HCP	Easd bk,6th otr,out,failed to fire, 1.11.22, 600m - 0.33.45	Ryoya Kozaki	$400
1.10.27, Flat 6.2L Bar: 8 SP: $65.40 Rtg: 61 Wgt: 53.0 Car: 53.0 LWD: 53.0 1: Red Chois (IRE), 53.5 2: Short Fuse, 53.0 HEAD:3/4 LEN Gear carried: Approved Plates, Lugging Bit Stipe Comment: Restrained from a wide barrier

4-7	19 Jan 20	1200m	LODGE REAL ESTATE 1200		$11,000
WAIK Dead4		Rating 72 Benchmark	Hndy,led 900 to 400,hdd,fght well, 1.12.16, 600m - 0.34.12	Jasmine Fawcett	$550
1.12.04, Flat .6L Bar: 7 SP: $21.40 Rtg: 61 Wgt: 54.5 Car: 53.5 LWD: 54.5 1: Bevan Street, 60.5 2: Willpower, 57.5 NOSE:NECK Gear carried: Approved Plates, Lugging Bit Stipe Comment: Hung outwards when making the final bend running wide approaching the 400 metres, continued to hang out in the final straight and could not be ridden to full advantage.

9-12	23 May 19	1200m	HAUNUI FARM 1200		$10,000
COUN Slow7		Rating 65 Benchmark*	5th 3w cvr,opn 600,loomed 400,faded, 1.13.09, 600m - 0.35.91	Chris Dell	$0
1.12.26, Flat 5.5L Bar: 7 SP: $10.30 Rtg: 62 (-1) Wgt: 58.5 Car: 58.5 LWD: 54.0 1: Byzantine, 58.5 2: Lowprofile, 53.5 1 1/2 LEN:1/2 HEAD Gear carried: Approved Plates, Lugging Bit

4-13	4 May 19	1200m	TE AKAU RACING SUPPORTING BGP 1200		$22,500
WAIK Dead4		Rating 65 Benchmark*	2nd otr to 400,boxed on gamely, 1.12.80, 600m - 0.35.74	Chris Dell	$1,125
1.12.14, Flat 4.5L Bar: 7 SP: $19.60 Rtg: 62 Wgt: 58.5 Car: 58.5 LWD: 54.0 1: Copper Mine (AUS), 59.0 2: Pimms 'N' Pearls, 54.0 3/4 LEN:3 1/2 LEN Gear carried: Approved Plates, Lugging Bit

4-9	15 Apr 19	1000m	OPN Catchweight 1000 - Heat 22		$0
WAPA Good3		OPN HCP		Jake Bayliss	$0
00.59.01, Flat Bar: 6 SP: $0.00 Rtg: 62 Wgt: 0.0 Car: 0.0 LWD: 0.0 1: Quantum, 0.0 2: Cameahotfriday, 0.0 4 1/4 LEN:2 LEN Gear carried: Approved Plates, Lugging Bit

5-10	26 Jan 18	1200m	McMILLAN EQUINE		$22,500
COUN Good3		Rating 65 Benchmark*	Hndy 3w opn to tn,stuck on well, 600m - 0.33.41	Trudy Thornton	$565
1.09.85, Flat 1.2L Bar: 7 SP: $3.40 Rtg: 62 Wgt: 58.5 Car: 58.5 LWD: 54.0 1: I Am Gracie (AUS), 58.0 2: Swissilicious, 57.0 HEAD:1/2 LEN Gear carried: Approved Plates, Lugging Bit, Nose Band Stipe Comment: Raced wide without cover throughout.

2-9	17 Jan 18	1215m	BURTON CONSTRUCTION 1215		$10,000
ROTO Dead5		Rating 65 Benchmark*	4th outr,up 2nd tn,fght well, 600m - 0.35.64	Trudy Thornton	$2,000
1.12.01, Flat .8L Bar: 5 SP: $3.30 Rtg: 60 (+2) Wgt: 57.5 Car: 57.5 LWD: 55.0 1: Wonder Woman, 56.5 3: Impulsive Habit, 58.5 3/4 LEN:1 3/4 LEN Gear carried: Approved Plates, Lugging Bit, Blinkers, Nose Band

3-8	29 Dec 17	1200m	PEGASUS EQUINE 1200		$27,500
AUCK Good3		Rating 65 Benchmark*	Led erly,trld 800,thru 200,fght on, 600m - 0.35.60	Trudy Thornton	$2,660
1.09.81, Flat 2.1L Bar: 1 SP: $3.10 Rtg: 60 Wgt: 57.5 Car: 57.5 LWD: 54.5 1: Dragon, 57.5 2: Getalonghome Cindy, 53.5 NECK:1 3/4 LEN Gear carried: Approved Plates, Lugging Bit, Blinkers, Nose Band

1-4	7 Dec 17	1000m	OPN Catchweight 1000 - Heat 1		$0
AVON Dead		OPN HCP	, 1.01.69	Tayla Wenn	$0
1.01.69, Flat Bar: 1 SP: $0.00 Rtg: 60 Wgt: 0.0 Car: 0.0 LWD: 0.0 2: Packing Eagle, 0.0 3: Major Tom, 0.0 NECK:3 LEN Gear carried: Approved Plates, Lugging Bit, Blinkers, Nose Band

3-11	11 Oct 17	1200m	GENERATION HOMES TAUPO 1200		$10,000
TAUP Slow8		Rating 65 Benchmark*	Led to tn,tkld 100,close, 600m - 0.37.19	Trudy Thornton	$1,000
1.14.68, Flat .4L Bar: 1 SP: $0.00 Rtg: 59 (+1) Wgt: 58.0 Car: 58.0 LWD: 55.0 1: Ichiban, 58.0 2: Bobo So Good (AUS), 57.0 HEAD:HEAD Gear carried: Approved Plates, Lugging Bit on, Blinkers, Nose Band

3-3	14 Sep 17	1200m	OPN Catchweight 1200 - Heat 1		$0
AVON Heavy10		OPN HCP		Ryan Elliot	$0
1.18.50, Flat Bar: 4 SP: $0.00 Rtg: 59 Wgt: 0.0 Car: 0.0 LWD: 0.0 1: Single Shot, 0.0 2: Winmotion (AUS), 0.0 HEAD:3 1/4 LEN Gear carried: Approved Plates, Norton Bit, Blinkers, Bandages, Nose Band

13-13	22 Apr 17	1400m Premier Meeting	MARKS EWEN - FASTTRACK $5K 1400		$25,000
AUCK Slow7		3YO SW+P	8th 3w cvr,undr rd tn, wknd, 600m - 0.39.85	Alysha Collett	$0
1.25.00, Flat 25.5L Bar: 13 SP: $11.90 Rtg: 61 (-2) Wgt: 57.5 Car: 57.5 LWD: 54.0 1: Deals In Heels, 55.5 2: Mystery Show, 57.5 3/4 LEN:3/4 LEN Gear carried: Approved Plates, Norton Bit (1st time), Blinkers, Bandages, Nose Band

7-12	25 Mar 17	1600m	BAYLEYS REAL ESTATE 1600		$20,000
BOPL Dead6		Rating 65 Benchmark*	Handy,led 700,hdd tn,wltd 150m, 600m - 0.38.89	Jason Waddell	$0
1.38.71, Flat 8.6L Bar: 10 SP: $2.60 Rtg: 62 (-1) Wgt: 58.0 Car: 58.0 LWD: 54.0 1: Saffron Lady, 56.0 2: Demelza, 57.0 2 1/2 LEN:1/2 LEN Gear carried: Approved Plates, Standard Bit, Blinkers, Bandages, Nose Band

7-11	4 Mar 17	1200m Group 3	MONGOLIAN KHAN TROPHY		$70,000
AUCK Good3		3YO SW+P	3rd otr,keen,out 400,tight,battled, 600m - 0.34.90	Mark Du Plessis	$700
1.10.14, Flat 2.3L Bar: 1 SP: $5.20 Rtg: 63 (-1) Wgt: 56.0 Car: 56.0 LWD: 54.0 1: Ferrando, 56.0 2: Royal Fashion (AUS), 54.5 1/2 LEN:LONG HEAD Gear carried: Approved Plates, Standard Bit, Blinkers, Bandages (1st time), Nose Band Stipe Comment: Began awkwardly, shifted outwards to avoid heels passing 1100m then hampered, continued to over-race middle stages

1-12	22 Feb 17	1400m	IRT 1400		$7,000
AVON Dead4		MDN	Dwelt,thru to ld,clear tn,bolted in, 1.24.40, 600m - 0.35.46	Mark Du Plessis	$4,375
1.24.40, Flat 3.5L Bar: 2 SP: $1.40 Rtg: 54 (+9) Wgt: 58.0 Car: 58.0 LWD: 56.0 2: Saint Finn, 56.5 3: Marquess Of, 58.0 3 1/2 LEN:NECK Gear carried: Approved Plates, Standard Bit (1st time), Blinkers, Nose Band Stipe Comment: Began awkwardly shifting out making contact losing ground then ridden forward to lead.

4-13	29 Jan 17	1400m Premier Meeting	HALLMARK STUD 1400		$50,000
AUCK Good3		SP COND	13th otr,sent wide 500,big fin wide, 600m - 0.34.76	Craig Grylls	$2,250
1.23.46, Flat 1.6L Bar: 9 SP: $6.80 Rtg: 53 (+1) Wgt: 55.5 Car: 55.5 LWD: 54.0 1: Break My Stride (AUS), 56.5 2: Tavidream, 56.5 1 1/4 LEN:SHORT HEAD Gear carried: Approved Plates, Lugging Bit, Blinkers (1st time), Nose Band Stipe Comment: Began awkwardly losing ground, checked shortly after start then further hampered shortly after

2-13	14 Jan 17	1400m	PEGASUS EQUINE 1400		$10,000
AUCK Good3		MDN	Slow,3 bk innr,out 200,tried hard, 600m - 0.33.99	Craig Grylls	$1,850
1.23.98, Flat .2L Bar: 2 SP: $4.40 Rtg: 51 (+2) Wgt: 57.0 Car: 57.0 LWD: 55.0 1: Repo Bay, 55.5 3: Aleria (AUS), 55.0 HEAD:2 1/2 LEN Gear carried: Approved Plates, Lugging Bit, Nose Band Stipe Comment: Was a little slow to begin. Could not obtain clear running until inside the final 200 metres.

3-14	2 Jan 17	1300m	THE WEEKEND SUN 1300		$7,000
BOPL Good3		MDN	11th 3w cvr,up wide 500,big finish, 600m - 0.33.93	Craig Grylls	$700
1.17.95, Flat .7L Bar: 12 SP: $8.70 Rtg: 45 (+6) Wgt: 57.0 Car: 57.0 LWD: 55.0 1: Monrecour, 55.0 2: Aleria (AUS), 55.0 1/2 LEN:SHORT NECK Gear carried: Approved Plates, Lugging Bit, Nose Band Stipe Comment: Jumped away awkwardly. Raced wide without cover throughout.

2-10	28 Nov 16	1200m	MDN Catchweight 1200 - Heat 24		$0
CAMB Dead6		MDN		Craig Grylls	$0
1.14.20, Flat Bar: 5 SP: $0.00 Rtg: 45 Wgt: 0.0 Car: 0.0 LWD: 0.0 1: Zanyetta, 0.0 3: Sidestep, 0.0 3/4 LEN:SHORT NECK Gear carried: Approved Plates, Lugging Bit, Nose Band

3-7	9 Nov 16	935m	MDN 3YO Catchweight 935 - Heat 20		$0
CAMB Dead5		MDN 3YO		Lynsey Satherley	$0
0.57.63, Flat Bar: 3 SP: $0.00 Rtg: 45 Wgt: 0.0 Car: 0.0 LWD: 0.0 1: Mongolian Eagle, 0.0 2: Pleasant Smile (AUS), 0.0 SHORT NECK:HEAD Gear carried: Approved Plates, Lugging Bit, Nose Band

Mubs Kareem

Age: 27

Location: Waikato

Current Premiership Place Flat: 61

Rides since last win: 34

Current Declarations ›

With Horse

Starts 1
Wins 0
Place 0
S/R 0.0

With Trainer

Starts 6
Wins 1
Place 0
S/R 6.0

This Going (Dead)

Starts 87
Wins 5
Place 9
S/R 17.4

On Course (Tauranga)

Starts 20
Wins 0
Place 3
S/R 0.0

Jockey Performance Stats

Recent rides

00993

	All	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	U	Prizemoney
Career	242	18	14	10	18	25	157	$293,107
G & L								$0
2020/21	104	6	6	4	7	7	74	$114,020
2019/20	71	7	1	2	7	12	42	$94,147
2018/19	63	5	7	4	4	6	37	$84,940
2017/18	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0

Martin Da Cruz

Location: Cambridge

Horses in Training: 37

Jade green & light blue hoops, hooped cap

With Jockey (Mubs Kareem)

Starts 6
Wins 1
Place 0
S/R 6.0

This Going (Dead)

Starts 45
Wins 2
Place 6
S/R 22.5

On Course (Tauranga)

Starts 7
Wins 0
Place 1
S/R 0.0

Current Premiership Place Flat	262
Starts Since Last Win	6

Trainer Performance Stats

Recent starts

78049

	All	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	U	Prizemoney
Career	286	31	34	33	33	23	132	$751,328
G & L	30	2	2	3	2	1	20	$254,250
2020/21	9	1	0	0	1	0	7	$8,600
2019/20	8	1	0	0	2	0	5	$8,500
2018/19	33	1	0	2	3	4	23	$71,253
2017/18	56	7	6	6	3	5	29	$245,325
2016/17	55	6	10	7	7	4	21	$133,895
2015/16	59	9	6	8	9	4	23	$126,050
2014/15	66	6	12	10	8	6	24	$157,705

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