CANDLE Thoroughbred
Candle is a thoroughbred horse born in New Zealand in 2018. Race horse Candle is by Super Easy (NZ) out of Flare (NZ) , trained by Richard Didham. Candle form is available here. Owned by K ADAMSON, T R BARRON, J BUCHANAN, R T CRIBB, P J CUSDIN, M K CUTTS, R E DIDHAM, K DOWNING, L W DUNN, M GLEN, MRS N GROWCOTT, A HARTLEY, M R HOLLAMBY, E K MARTINI, J T, M P & T MCDERMOTT, D MCRAE, S T MOFFETT, J K MORETON, M NEWMAN, J M PHILLIPSON, H ROBERTS, B J SLAGTER, P J TOWNSHEND & E YEATMAN.
Pedigree :
| Sire | SUPER EASY (NZ) 2008 |
| Dam | FLARE (NZ) 2011 |
| Dam Sire | NO EXCUSE NEEDED (GB) 1998 |
About the horse :
| Foal Date | 18 Sep 2018 |
| Description | 7yo B Mare |
| Trainer | Richard Didham |
| Owner | K Adamson, T R Barron, J Buchanan, R T Cribb, P J Cusdin, M K Cutts, R E Didham, K Downing, L W Dunn, M Glen, Mrs N Growcott, A Hartley, M R Hollamby, E K Martini, J T, M P & T Mcdermott, D Mcrae, S T Moffett, J K Moreton, M Newman, J M Phillipson, H Roberts, B J Slagter, P J Townshend & E Yeatman |
| Career | 5 Wins (14%) - 9 Placings (40%) - 35 starts |
| Wins | 1100m (1), 1200m (4) |
| PM | New Zealand : NZD $158,870 |
Starts:35 |
Win Rate:14% |
Place Rate:40% |
Candle Past Races
| 2 of 6, 27 Apr 2026, R5 OTAGO PAINTING SOLUTIONS 1200m | NZD $ 17,000 | 59.0kg | J: ALAN LAI | T: RICHARD DIDHAM | Led-Failed to hold on | 1:15.90 | Winner: MONAGHAN BOY |
| 2 of 12, 16 Apr 2026, R6 THE JAN HAY R75 1200M 1200m | NZD $ 17,000 | 57.5kg | J: S MXOTHWA | T: RICHARD DIDHAM | MF-Just missed out | 1:11.32 | Winner: CHAMPAGNE DIBLU |
| 4 of 11, 02 Apr 2026, R8 GREG JONES MEMORIAL 1300m | NZD $ 25,000 | 53.0kg | J: T MOODLEY | T: RICHARD DIDHAM | MF-Worked home fair | 1:18.33 | Winner: TOA HAKA |
| 5 of 11, 12 Mar 2026, R7 AGRAFORUM GROWING INNOVATION 1200m | NZD $ 25,000 | 54.0kg | J: L T HEMI | T: RICHARD DIDHAM | Got Bk-Found the line well | 1:09.87 | Winner: MASTER BRUTUS |
| 6 of 7, 18 Feb 2026, R7 KEVIN DALY MOWERS RATING 75 1400m | NZD $ 25,000 | 61.0kg | J: L T HEMI | T: RICHARD DIDHAM | Last-Fair to the line | 1:26.49 | Winner: THE ENTERTAINER |
| 5 of 8, 04 Feb 2026, R7 C S STEVENS MEMORIAL BANKS PENINSULA CUP 1100m | NZD $ 25,000 | 53.0kg | J: A K RIDDELL | T: RICHARD DIDHAM | Last-Solid effort late | 1:03.17 | Winner: INSATIABLE |
| 7 of 14, 24 Jan 2026, R8 SPEIGHT'S TIMARU STAKES 1200m | NZD $ 80,000 | 53.0kg | J: K R HERCOCK | T: RICHARD DIDHAM | MF-Never a threat | 1:09.60 | Winner: POUR THE WINE |
| 2 of 7, 10 Jan 2026, R3 PHOENIX MINERALS 1150m | NZD $ 25,000 | 58.5kg | J: L T HEMI | T: RICHARD DIDHAM | Got Bk-Couldn't get there | 1:08.05 | Winner: ILLICIT DREAMS |
| 2 of 8, 04 Jan 2026, R2 GREG DALY REAL ESTATE 1100m | NZD $ 18,500 | 60.5kg | J: L T HEMI | T: RICHARD DIDHAM | Got Bk-Fair to the line | 1:08.36 | Winner: MOTIONTIME |
| 6 of 9, 17 Oct 2025, R7 OTAGO ENGINEERING OPN 1400M 1400m | NZD $ 25,000 | 56.0kg | J: L T HEMI | T: RICHARD DIDHAM | Got Bk-Never in it | 1:29.55 | Winner: SESTINA |
Horse Stat |
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| LEAH HEMI | 2 | 20% | 2 | 20% | 10 | $54,557 | 162 | 242 | ||||
| DARRYL BRADLEY | 1 | 50% | 0 | 0% | 2 | $17,000 | 62 | 360 | ||||
| JOHNATHON PARKES | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $15,972 | 27 | 270 | ||||
| LILY SUTHERLAND | 1 | 14% | 2 | 29% | 7 | $22,630 | 10 | 100 | ||||
| KOZZI ASANO | 0 | 0% | 2 | 40% | 5 | $18,670 | -50 | 0 | ||||
| OPIE BOSSON | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | $5,367 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| VINNIE COLGAN | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $545 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| TRISTON MOODLEY | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 3 | $2,152 | -30 | 0 | ||||
| BRIDGET GRYLLS | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $2,294 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| KATE HERCOCK | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $1,034 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| AMBER RIDDELL | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $539 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| SIMA MXOTHWA | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | $2,550 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| ALAN LAI | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | $2,550 | -10 | 0 | ||||
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| HASTINGS | 1 | 17% | 1 | 17% | 6 | $19,913 | 20 | 117 |
| WANGANUI | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $16,429 | 72 | 720 |
| AWAPUNI | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $15,972 | 27 | 270 |
| OAMARU | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $21,296 | 215 | 2150 |
| RICCARTON PARK | 1 | 17% | 0 | 0% | 6 | $28,605 | -23 | 45 |
| WOODVILLE | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | $1,528 | -10 | 0 |
| TRENTHAM | 0 | 0% | 1 | 33% | 3 | $4,757 | -30 | 0 |
| TE RAPA | 0 | 0% | 1 | 25% | 4 | $8,212 | -40 | 0 |
| ELLERSLIE | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | $13,832 | -10 | 0 |
| ASHBURTON | 0 | 0% | 1 | 25% | 4 | $4,603 | -40 | 0 |
| WINGATUI | 0 | 0% | 1 | 50% | 2 | $2,879 | -20 | 0 |
| OMOTO | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | $2,871 | -10 | 0 |
| KUMARA | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | $3,987 | -10 | 0 |
| TAUHERENIKAU | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $336 | -10 | 0 |
| CAMBRIDGE SYNTHETIC | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $315 | -10 | 0 |
| PHAR LAP RACECOURSE | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $325 | -10 | 0 |