Only Opera Racehorse Profile

Only Opera is a 4-year-old Mare, trained by Henry Dwyer, based at Ballarat. With 5 career starts and 1 win, it has earned $11,405.

Age: 4
Sex: Mare
Trainer: Henry Dwyer
Trained at: Ballarat
Sire: Castelvecchio
Dam: Luzonica
Sire of dam: Canford Cliffs (IRE)
Owner: D & M Esplin Pty Ltd (Mgr: Mrs M E Esplin)
Career: 5:1-1-1
Prize money: $11,405
Last start: 18 Sept 2026
Recent form: 6x3421

Only Opera Form Guide

Only Opera — last 6 starts
Date	Track	Dist	Class	Going	Bar	Wgt	Jockey	Result	Margin	Time	SP	Winner / 2nd
25 Aug 2026	Ballarat Synthetic	2100m	Mdn	SY0	9	57.5kg	Declan Bates	2 of 11	1.3L	2:11.42	4.4	Just Swift
12 Aug 2026	Bendigo	1600m	Mdn	H10	5	57.5kg	Declan Bates	4 of 6	7.4L	1:39.56	8	Valda Warrior
10 July 2026	Geelong	1443m	Mdn	H8	6	57kg	Neil Farley	3 of 9	3.8L	1:29.62	11	Ice Quake
10 Feb 2026	Kyneton	1479m	Mdn	G4	8	56kg	Sarah Field	6 of 9	5.8L	1:30.56	101	Iced Poppy
27 Jan 2026	Geelong	1000m	Barrier Trial	G4	12	—	John Allen	10 of 10	6L	1:05.00	—	Hellofacury
25 June 2025	Scone	1000m	Barrier Trial	S7	5	—	Georgina Mc Donnell	4 of 4	7.5L	1:02.48	—	Magurtz

Record by Condition

Starts, record (wins-seconds-thirds) and strike rate by condition
Condition	Starts	Record	Win %	Place %
Good	2	1-0-0	50%	50%
Heavy	2	0-0-1	0%	50%
Synthetic	1	0-1-0	0%	100%
First-up	2	0-0-1	0%	50%
Second-up	1	0-0-0	0%	0%

Record by Track

Performance at each track raced
Track	Runs	Wins	Places	Win %	Place %
Kyneton	1	0	0	0%	0%
Geelong	2	0	1	0%	50%
Swan Hill	1	0	0	0%	0%
Bendigo	1	0	0	0%	0%
Ballarat Synthetic	1	0	1	0%	100%
Ballarat	1	1	1	100%	100%

Record by Jockey

Performance with each jockey ridden
Jockey	Runs	Wins	Places	Win %	Place %
Sarah Field	1	0	0	0%	0%
Neil Farley	3	0	1	0%	33%
Declan Bates	3	1	2	33%	67%

Career Wins

Races won
Date	Race	Event	Dist	Jockey
18 Sept 2026	R4	Hygain Edge Mdn Plate	2000m	Declan Bates