Novela Racehorse Profile

Novela is a 6-year-old Gelding, trained by Michael Hickmott, based at Cairns. With 18 career starts and 4 wins, it has earned $109,160.

Age
6
Sex
Gelding
Trainer
Michael Hickmott
Trained at
Cairns
Sire
Valentia
Dam
Episode Star
Sire of dam
Starcraft (NZ)
Owner
Hedley Racing (Mgr: T W Hedley), Mrs M Raso, Mrs C M Twine, Mrs J M Suffield, T W Hedley, B J McDonald & G Suffield
Career
18:4-4-2
Prize money
$109,160
Last start
17 Oct 2026
Recent form
2423151x027x10134295

Novela Form Guide

Novela — last 23 starts
DateTrackDistClassGoingBarWgtJockeyResultMarginTimeSPWinner / 2nd
11 Oct 2026Cairns1250mBM62G41062kgLauren Guernier9 of 105.6L1:13.036Diamond Lucy
25 Sept 2026Ewan1200mCls 4G0659.5kgLauren Guernier2 of 90.1L1:09.093.2Stokomo
29 Aug 2026Cairns1250mCls 6G4857kgSean Cormack4 of 91.5L1:14.008Miss Moneypenny
22 Aug 2026Cairns1250mBM65S61162kgSean Cormack3 of 110.9L1:14.406Nolan
25 July 2026Atherton1200mCls 3G3863.5kgLauren Guernier1 of 102.8L1:08.242.8The Impeckable
5 July 2026Townsville1200mCls 5G41356kgLauren Guernier12 of 135.4L1:10.2311Cifonelli
16 June 2026Townsville1200mBM55G4761.5kgLauren Guernier1 of 130.2L1:10.628Kirkall
9 Sept 2025Townsville1400mCls 3G4358.5kgSean Cormack7 of 134.3L1:22.762.8Arctic Bear
2 Sept 2025Townsville1200mCls 3S51060kgSean Cormack2 of 110.2L1:09.547.5Dark Gleam
23 Aug 2025Cairns1250mCls 3G41258.5kgSean Cormack11 of 1211.7L1:13.086.5Better Be Slick
3 July 2025Morphettville800mBarrier TrialG47—Todd Pannell4 of 65.4L0:49.81—Crown Riches
24 May 2025Murray Bridge1400mBM70G41151.5kgCaitlin Tootell1 of 160.2L1:23.5313Headphones
17 May 2025Morphettville Parks1400mCls 2G4358.5kgBen Price5 of 103.7L1:24.554.2Falanghina
1 May 2025Murray Bridge1000mBarrier TrialG47—Todd Pannell2 of 93.3L1:01.00—Starts Now
2 Apr 2025Balaklava1400mMdnG4158kgTodd Pannell1 of 115.5L1:22.241.24Splash Of White
15 Mar 2025Morphettville Parks1250mMdnG41158kgTodd Pannell3 of 113.5L1:15.163.1All Too Mysti
4 Mar 2025Morphettville Parks1000mBarrier TrialG46—Todd Pannell7 of 95L1:00.41—Parrot Blessing
18 Jan 2025Murray Bridge1200mMdnG4658kgTodd Pannell2 of 120.4L1:09.592.8Blanc Visage
4 Jan 2025Murray Bridge1200mMdnG4658kgTodd Pannell4 of 121.7L1:09.822.05Press Express
7 Dec 2024Morphettville Parks1250mMdnG4458kgTodd Pannell2 of 111L1:15.762.9Stolen
2 Dec 2024Oakbank1050mBarrier TrialG48—Todd Pannell3 of 81.5L1:03.28—Apolaki
22 Oct 2024Morphettville Parks1000mBarrier TrialG48—Todd Pannell1 of 62L0:59.41—Tennessee Maggie
27 Sept 2024Strathalbyn1000mBarrier TrialS52—Todd Pannell1 of 60.2L1:02.44—The Indigo Falcon

Record by Condition

Starts, record (wins-seconds-thirds) and strike rate by condition
ConditionStartsRecordWin %Place %
This distance72-3-029%71%
Good164-3-125%50%
Soft20-1-10%100%
First-up31-1-033%67%
Second-up30-1-00%33%

Winning distances

2(1200), 2(1400)

Record by Track

Performance at each track raced
TrackRunsWinsPlacesWin %Place %
Morphettville Parks4020%50%
Murray Bridge Gh31233%67%
Morphettville1000%0%
Balaklava111100%100%
Cairns5010%20%
Townsville41225%50%
Ewan1010%100%
Innisfail1000%0%

Record by Jockey

Performance with each jockey ridden
JockeyRunsWinsPlacesWin %Place %
Todd Pannell51420%80%
Jake Toeroek2000%0%
Ben Price1000%0%
Caitlin Tootell111100%100%
Chris Meehan1000%0%
Sean Cormack5020%40%
Lauren Guernier41225%50%
Shohei Kaya1000%0%

Career Wins

Races won
DateRaceEventDistJockey
16 June 2026R5Mitavite (Bm55)1200mLauren Guernier
24 May 2025R9Mulch N More (Bm70)1400mCaitlin Tootell
2 Apr 2025R2Sportsbet Make It Look Easy Mdn Plate1400mTodd Pannell