Chris Munce

Kavak Revives Memories Of Kelso Wood

Posted on January 9, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Memories of late trainer Kelso Wood will be revived when Kavak runs in the $2 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic at the Gold Coast. Wood, who died aged 72 in September 2018, won the race with Real Surreal in 2013, the second time he had the first horse past the post in the Classic. The[...]

Posted on January 2, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

A strong trial win this week by Better Rush has influenced trainer Chris Munce to match the filly against top company at the Gold Coast. The filly will make her debut in the $125,000 Gold Pearl (1200m) at the Gold Coast where she will be ridden by Munce's apprentice Justin Huxtable. Better Rush scored a[...]

Posted on December 31, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

In-form jockey Nash Rawiller will get a chance to avenge one of the most controversial incidents in Magic Millions history when he rides Kavak in the 2YO Classic. Kavak has a win and two seconds from three starts with Jim Byrne his regular jockey. With Byrne out indefinitely with a broken leg, Kavak's trainer Chris[...]

Posted on December 20, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

There are few feature races in Queensland that Chris Munce has not won in his 33 years as a jockey and trainer. He gets the chance to add one of the few to have eluded him when Smart Meteor tackles the Group Three Grand Prix Stakes (2206m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Munce is one[...]

Posted on December 11, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Eagle Farm trainer Chris Munce says pundits who claim his colt Boomsara races best from wide barriers are only partly right. Boomsara has won three feature races when drawn wide and he turned in the run of the day when third in the Group Three George Moore Stakes from barrier 13 two weeks ago. Group[...]

Posted on December 7, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Chris Munce relied on his memory to help Smart Meteor score an upset win in the $125,000 Eagle Way Series heat (2000m) at Doomben. In a sprint home, Smart Meteor ($12) finished too well to beat Don't Waiver ($4) by 1-1/2 lengths with 2-3/4 lengths to Tears of Love ($12) in third place. Smart[...]

Posted on November 29, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Starting from wide barriers is nothing new for Boomsara who has the outside gate in the George Moore Stakes at Doomben. His trainer Chris Munce says the draw will not hinder Boomsara who is used to it by now. He has won four races and three of them have been from double digit barriers –[...]

Posted on November 22, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Chris Munce hopes Skate To Paris and Smartypy can transfer their impressive trial form to the racetrack at Doomben. The mares are chasing black type in Saturday's Listed Spirit of Boom Classic (1200m), the first of a series of feature races for fillies and mares during the summer carnival. The two are big prices[...]

Posted on September 15, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Talented South Australian apprentice Justin Huxtable is set to try his luck in Queensland with trainer Chris Munce as his master. Huxtable has ridden 109 winners in South Australia and still has a 2kg allowance in the metropolitan area. Munce said he expected Huxtable to arrive in Brisbane at the end of September for an[...]

Posted on September 14, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Part owner Bill Andrews had one of the top chances in a Group One race on Saturday but he stayed in Brisbane to see another of his favourite horses Sky Lake win at Doomben. Sky Lake ($8) made a late dive on the line to beat Time To Play ($11) by a short half-head in[...]

Posted on September 4, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Eagle Farm trainer Chris Munce hopes to put aside the disappointment of missing the chance of a big pay day for Snoopy with a consolation win for the evergreen gelding. Snoopy was set to run in the $105,000 Open Handicap at the Gold Coast a fortnight ago but was scratched when he drew the outside[...]

Posted on August 29, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Former top jockey Allan Russell will tackle a new role as foreman for trainer Chris Munce in his recently formed association with Archer Park Racing. Archer Park's former trainer Liam Birchley announced on Wednesday he had stepped aside to fill other roles. Birchley, who was training under a stay pending an appeal on a 12-month[...]

Posted on August 23, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Chris Munce should get an early indication of his hopes of another big Magic Millions carnival when Scathing runs at the Gold Coast. Scathing has top weight of 59.5kg and the outside barrier of nine runners in Saturday's QTIS Three-Year-Old Handicap (1400m). As a jockey, Munce won the 2YO Classic on three occasions and as[...]

Posted on August 3, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Chris Munce's fears that three-year-old Stampe might not run a strong 1350m were quickly shown to be baseless at Doomben. Stampe ($7) had no trouble humping 59kg to beat the favourite Astro Boy Toy ($2.20) by a half length in the River Junction Handicap (1350m). Munce said Stampe had shown a good deal of[...]

Posted on August 2, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Rarely can it be said that a horse finishing 13th in a feature race was a much better effort than it appeared. However, that was the case with Snoopy's 13th in last month's Listed Ramornie Handicap at Grafton. Snoopy was on the pace for much of the race before being checked out of the contest[...]

Posted on July 10, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Champion jockey Jeff Lloyd has seven mounts, which are a cross section of his greatest supporters in Queensland, for his last day of riding on Saturday. Lloyd will have rides for Toby Edmonds (Sunday Session and Granny Red Shoes), Chris Waller (Auerbach), Tony Gollan (Kemsrey), Chris Munce (Woolsey), Kris Lees (Mongolian Wolf), Richard Laming (All[...]

Posted on July 7, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Chris Munce is set for a dual attack on the Listed Ramornine Handicap at Grafton a bid to give his long-time supporter Max Whitby another big Grafton win. Munce won the Grafton Cup with First Crush last year for a syndicate headed by Whitby. He decided not to press on with First Crush to[...]

Kavak Revives Memories Of Kelso Wood

Better Rush To Make Debut In Top Company

Nash Rawiller Booked For Kavak In Millions

Munce To Add Grand Prix To List Of Wins

Boomsara Theories Tested In $250k Gateway

Smart Meteor Revives Memories For Munce

Boomsara Can Overcome Wide Barrier

Munce Hopes Trial Form Holds Up At Doomben

Huxtable To Link With Munce In Brisbane

Brisbane Success Just As Sweet For Andrews

Snoopy Set For Consolation At Eagle Farm

Allan Russell Joins Munce In New Venture

Chris Munce After More Millions Glory

Speedy Stampe Has No Trouble With 1350m

Snoopy’s Run Better Than It Appeared

Trainers Show Support For Retiring Lloyd

Chris Munce In Two-Pronged Ramornie Attack

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