Chapple gives the locals a reason to cheer
January 20, 2022
MOONBI trainer Dean Chapple is looking for a big showing from his stable at the Carnival of Cups meeting tomorrow night at his home track, Tamworth Paceway. With seven runners competing, Chapple is focussing on the $40,000 Group 3 Multiquip Golden Guitar Final and the $10,000 Hazells Tamworth... Read more
Nice pair of ‘bookends’ for Tamworth ace
November 22, 2021
ASTERISM, a well-named Four Starzzz Shark-Rutherglen Ruth gelding, is developing a ‘constellation’ in regards to his form guide. The four-year-old gelding is trained at Moonbi by Dean Chapple, who also handled the driving duties behind Asterism, which provided a training and driving double for the stables at the Tamworth... Read more
This Guy’s ready to bounce back a winner
November 3, 2021
THE past year has been tough going for Maitland trainer-reinsman Guy Chapple. Yet, he has shown some steely determination and is now on the comeback trail. Two weeks ago, Guy received the OK to get on with his life from his doctors after undergoing an operation along with radiation... Read more
700 wins and bursting with pride
August 27, 2021
VETERAN reinsman Dean Chapple has been involved in the harness racing industry for more than 35 years and yesterday achieved what many other reinsmen and women couldn’t even dream off – he landed the 700th winner of his career. After driving win No. 699 at last week’s Tamworth... Read more
Knocking on the door of 700 wins
August 12, 2021
WHEN Moonbi reinsman Dean Chapple heads into the eight-race card at Tamworth this afternoon he will be itching for a win . . . or preferably two. Chapple is just two winning drives away from a career-high of 700 winning drives! “It has been a hard slog to get... Read more
He’s now known as ‘the Broken Hill Bandit’
March 14, 2021
HE’S already being hailed as ‘the Broken Hill Bandit’. And Moonbi trainer-driver Dean Chapple cannot stop smiling at the tag after winning half of the program at the Broken Hill Carnival of Cups meeting on Friday night. Chapple headed to Broken Hill last Wednesday from his Gully Lodge stables... Read more
Chapple’s Broken Hill-bound
March 11, 2021
A DREAM is about to turn into reality for Moonbi trainer Dean Chapple when he competes at the Broken Hill Carnival of Cups meeting tomorrow (Friday) night. “It is something I have always wanted to do,” said Chapple who has three runners engaged at the meeting. Don’t Tell Dorothy... Read more
