Somerton Sniper
(AUS)About
Somerton Sniper is a 5yo chestnut gelding (male) from Australia trained by Sue Grills, who is based at Tamworth. He is sired by the stallion Shooting to Win out of the dam Brightlands Star. Somerton Sniper has managed to win 3 races in his career so far. On 3rd Dec 2023 at Armidale, Somerton Sniper scored his most significant win to date, getting the money in the $50000 Super Maiden Plate. He has proven a profitable horse for the punters over the journey. If you had backed Somerton Sniper throughout his career you'd have achieved a 133% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Randwick 10-Aug-24 1000m SOFT 5 R2 3YO+ CL3 Hcp $4,750 (of $120,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:58.130, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.350 | A Morgan 57kg 2.50L | 5 (12) |
| Tamworth 31-Jul-24 950m SOFT 7 R6 Open-bt Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:54.770 | J Baker 0.13L | 2 (4) |
| Dubbo 19-Jun-24 1100m SOFT 6 R8 CTRY CL3 $16,750 (of $35,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:03.720, SP: $1.75F In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 5th | A Morgan 58kg | 1 (11) |
| Tamworth 21-May-24 1000m GOOD 4 R7 CTRY CL2 $15,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:57.140, SP: $3.90F In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.240 | J Baker 56.5kg, Cd 53.5kg | 1 (11) |
| Tamworth 01-May-24 950m SOFT 5 R6 Open-bt Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:57.350 | J Baker | 1 (5) |
| Armidale 15-Apr-24 1000m SOFT 5 R1 OPEN-BT Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:01.090 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.540 | J Baker 0.36L | 2 (5) |
| Armidale 03-Dec-23 1100m SOFT 5 R5 Super mdn-sw $22,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:03.890, SP: $6 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd | M Mcgillivray 59kg | 1 (9) |
| Muswellbrook 24-Nov-23 1000m SOFT 5 R8 SUPER MDN $1,625 (of $50,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:57.520, SP: $4.80 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.850 | D Bennett 59kg, Cd 56kg 3.20L | 6 (9) |
| Armidale 12-Nov-23 1000m GOOD 4 R1 Open-bt Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:59.470 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.950 | D Bennett 0 | 1 (6) |
| Tamworth 15-Mar-23 1000m SOFT 7 R4 Mdn-bt Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:58.620, SP: $0.00 | C Waddell 0 0.28L | 2 (4) |
| Tamworth 10-Oct-22 1000m SOFT 7 R1 Open-bt Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:58.600 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.550 | C Gallagher 0 8.38L | 7 (10) |