Sandown Park Race 1

Sb Melbourne Cup Here Nov 29

Prize Money: $8,785

PAW ZEVON (7) hit the ground running to win over the 410m at Horsham two runs back then settled forward again when finishing second at The Meadows last start. Has a strong record out of this box with three wins and a minor placing from four starts. Top prospect. SOLAR SPECTRUM (4) was game in defeat at the latest run, finishing third and beaten 0.9 lengths (30.04) behind Lightning Quick at The Meadows. Has performed well from this box with a win and six minor placings to his name from 10 starts. Leading chance. IAN ALBERT (3) led throughout to score two back then drifted back and missed the frame latest finishing a 10 length 4th at this track (30.02). The form from his last run stacks up well. Should be about the money. BIG DUKE (1) hit the frame here last start so don't underestimate.

Distance: 515m
Class: Grade 5
Track: Good
Weather: OCAST
Surface: All Weather

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Big Duke (1) 8737385152
Trainer: Danny Cortese (Devon Meadows)
Prize Money: $28,290
Win / Place: 14% / 38%

Box Specialist

2 yo Black D

Sire: HOUDINI BOY (AUS)

Dam: RING A DRAGON (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

57: 8-8-6

Track

18: 2-3-2

Trk/Dst

15: 2-3-1

Distance

15: 2-3-1

Season

13: 2-2-2

Metro

29: 5-4-3

Country

28: 3-4-3

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	3	5	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	9	7	9	6	6	6	6	8
1st	5	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
2nd	2	0	3	0	1	0	1	1
3rd	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	1

Comments

In the money last time at this track (29.83) in a Grade 5, finishing a 2.25 lengths second. Goes very well off the draw boasting five wins and two places from nine starts. Among the chances on best.

Expected Early Speed:Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
2nd of 8	23/10/25	Sandown	515m	1	0:29.83	62.2 km/h	2.2L	$6.00	0:29.67	0:29.16	GR 5	$8,790	$1,820	14	1. Irish Nikki 2. Big Duke 3. Noah's Best
5th of 8	9/10/25	Sandown	515m	2	0:30.18	61.4 km/h	3.5L	$9.00	0:29.96	0:29.00	GR 5	$8,790	-	8	1. Derogative 2. Weblec Prince 3. Sit And Steer
1st of 6	1/10/25	The Meadows	525m	6	0:30.24	62.5 km/h	2.8L	$11	0:30.24	0:29.82	GR 5 H	$3,340	$2,230	6	1. Big Duke 2. Winning Steps 3. Zipping Singh
5th of 8	25/9/25	Sandown	515m	2	0:30.24	61.3 km/h	9.8L	$35	0:29.61	0:29.26	GR 5	$8,790	-	7	1. Weblec Billy 2. Galento 3. Derogative
8th of 8	18/9/25	Sandown	515m	4	0:30.37	61.0 km/h	10.8L	$126	0:29.65	0:29.26	GR 4/5	$9,060	-	6	1. Mepunga Scarlett 2. Paw Fabian, Paw Ultra 3.
3rd of 6	12/9/25	Geelong	460m	7	0:26.36	62.8 km/h	4.1L	$101	0:26.08	0:25.67	GR 5 H	$2,930	$300	4	1. Highly Connected 2. Zipping Poitier 3. Big Duke

Midnight Thunder (2) 2814144415
Trainer: David Kerr (Caldermeade)
Prize Money: $10,270
Win / Place: 27% / 38%

1 yo Black D

Sire: HOOKED ON SCOTCH (AUS)

Dam: IT'S A MAYBE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

18: 5-1-1

Track

4: 1-0-0

Trk/Dst

4: 1-0-0

Distance

4: 1-0-0

Season

11: 3-1-0

Metro

6: 1-0-1

Country

12: 4-1-0

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	4	1	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	2	3	1	3	2	4	2	1
1st	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	0
2nd	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
3rd	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Comments

Did a good job two starts back at this track to win by 0.6 lengths in 29.79, beating Crocodile Roll. Last start finished 5th in a Grade 5 on October 25 over 525m at The Meadows behind Paw Nevada beaten 4.5 lengths (30.47). Leading chance on best form.

Expected Early Speed:Front Runner

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
5th of 7	25/10/25	The Meadows	525m	1	0:30.47	62.0 km/h	4.5L	$9.50	0:30.15	0:29.74	GR 5	$8,790	-	5	1. Paw Nevada 2. Paw Zevon 3. Weblec Max
1st of 8	20/10/25	Sandown	515m	6	0:29.79	62.2 km/h	0.6L	$9.50	0:29.79	0:29.27	GR 5	$3,340	$2,230	4	1. Midnight Thunder 2. Crocodile Roll 3. Zipping Poitier
4th of 8	16/10/25	Sandown	515m	2	0:30.08	61.6 km/h	1.5L	$12	0:29.99	0:28.91	GR 5 FIN	$9,060	$150	8	1. Show Cause 2. Paw Funk 3. Baby Girl Pearl
4th of 7	8/10/25	Ballarat	450m	7	0:25.64	63.2 km/h	4.5L	$15	0:25.33	0:25.07	GR 5 H	$2,930	$75	5	1. Paw Funk 2. Spicy La Vida 3. Show Cause
4th of 7	3/10/25	Warragul	460m	1	0:26.24	63.1 km/h	4.0L	$3.40	0:25.97	0:25.81	GR 5	$2,930	$75	5	1. Paw Lauren 2. Spicy Viking 3. King Plum
1st of 8	28/9/25	Sale	435m	7	0:24.60	63.7 km/h	1.0L	$3.10	0:24.60	0:24.37	GR 5	$2,930	$1,950	5	1. Midnight Thunder 2. Cross Locks 3. Tilly Girl

Ian Albert (3) 1452221214
Trainer: Darrell Saunders (Somerville)
Prize Money: $18,330
Win / Place: 18% / 63%

2 yo Black D

Sire: FERAL FRANKY (AUS)

Dam: MA'S PLUM JAM (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

22: 4-8-2

Track

7: 2-2-0

Trk/Dst

7: 2-2-0

Distance

7: 2-2-0

Season

11: 3-5-0

Metro

9: 2-2-1

Country

13: 2-6-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	2	2	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
STARTS	1	2	2	6	4	4	3
1st	1	0	0	1	1	0	1
2nd	0	1	1	2	1	1	2
3rd	0	1	0	0	0	1	0

Comments

Last start finished 4th in a Grade 5 on October 16 over 515m at this track behind Aston Bugsy beaten 10 lengths (30.02). Has been around the mark at his last couple and should make his presence felt.

Expected Early Speed:Front Runner

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
4th of 8	16/10/25	Sandown	515m	5	0:30.02	61.8 km/h	10.5L	$4.60	0:29.32	0:28.91	GR 5	$8,790	$150	9	1. Aston Bugsy 2. He Shines 3. Whipping It
1st of 8	7/10/25	Warragul	460m	7	0:25.78	64.2 km/h	1.3L	$2.60	0:25.78	0:25.78	GR 5	$2,930	$1,950	8	1. Ian Albert 2. Betty's Garden 3. Flying Batty
2nd of 6	29/9/25	Sandown	515m	4	0:29.67	62.5 km/h	3.5L	$4.50	0:29.45	0:29.30	RST WIN H	$3,880	$800	4	1. Weblec Billy 2. Ian Albert 3. Bun Quake
1st of 8	25/9/25	Sandown	515m	5	0:29.67	62.5 km/h	2.8L	$4.80	0:29.67	0:29.26	MX 6/7	$8,790	$5,900	7	1. Ian Albert 2. Whiskey Whiskers 3. Blue Trombone
2nd of 8	18/9/25	Sandown	515m	7	0:29.83	62.2 km/h	0.5L	$8.00	0:29.81	0:29.26	MX 6/7	$8,790	$1,820	9	1. Weblec Billy 2. Ian Albert 3. Bellarine Beauty
2nd of 8	9/9/25	Warragul	460m	7	0:25.96	63.8 km/h	1.5L	$6.00	0:25.87	0:25.81	MX 6/7 FIN	$3,360	$690	7	1. Lissy's A Demon 2. Ian Albert 3. Grand Cassian

Solar Spectrum (4) 5123314223
Trainer: Lisa Delbridge (Balliang)
Prize Money: $46,975
Win / Place: 25% / 67%

Nearing Another Win

2 yo FWN D

Sire: AUSSIE INFRARED (AUS)

Dam: IT'S A FRENZY (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

56: 14-16-8

Season

16: 4-4-4

Metro

3: 0-1-2

Country

53: 14-15-6

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
4	10	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	9	8	5	10	5	8	6	5
1st	2	1	2	1	4	1	0	3
2nd	4	3	2	3	0	2	2	0
3rd	1	1	1	3	0	1	1	0

Comments

In the money last time at The Meadows (30.04) in a Grade 5, finishing a 0.9 lengths third. Goes very well from the draw boasting one victory and six places from 10 starts. With a clean break looks hard to beat.

Expected Early Speed:Front Runner

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
3rd of 8	25/10/25	The Meadows	525m	3	0:30.04	62.9 km/h	0.9L	$7.50	0:29.98	0:29.74	GR 5	$8,790	$915	4	1. Lightning Quick 2. Spicy La Vida 3. Solar Spectrum
2nd of 5	21/10/25	Horsham	485m	4	0:27.40	63.7 km/h	8.5L	$8.00	0:26.84	0:26.84	GR 5 FIN	$9,580	$2,000	7	1. Settle For Less 2. Solar Spectrum 3. Rivers Meet
2nd of 7	14/10/25	Horsham	485m	4	0:27.39	63.7 km/h	5.0L	$4.00	0:27.07	0:27.07	GR 5 H	$3,340	$690	8	1. Settle For Less 2. Solar Spectrum 3. Basement
4th of 8	6/10/25	Shepparton	450m	7	0:25.95	62.4 km/h	8.3L	$8.00	0:25.37	0:25.37	GR 4/5	$3,360	$75	3	1. Analyzation 2. Carry On MacI 3. Carry On Olive
1st of 7	3/10/25	Warragul	460m	1	0:26.28	63.0 km/h	1.8L	$1.30	0:26.28	0:25.81	GR 5	$2,930	$1,950	4	1. Solar Spectrum 2. Jumbuk Punky 3. Why Not Zach
3rd of 8	29/9/25	Shepparton	450m	4	0:25.27	64.1 km/h	5.3L	$9.00	0:24.92	0:24.88	GR 4/5	$3,360	$345	6	1. Nigel Devere 2. Paw Gertrude 3. Solar Spectrum

Motor City Rossi (5) 5223132f44
Trainer: Gerard O'Keeffe (Neerim Junction)
Prize Money: $41,216
Win / Place: 17% / 62%

2 yo Black D

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: MOTOR CITY MOSSY (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

40: 7-12-6

Track

5: 0-1-1

Trk/Dst

5: 0-1-1

Distance

5: 0-1-1

Season

9: 1-3-2

Metro

36: 6-10-5

Country

4: 1-2-1

1st Up

2: 0-2-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	7	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	8
STARTS	3	9	7	7	4	3	7
1st	0	1	2	2	1	0	1
2nd	2	6	0	0	0	1	3
3rd	0	1	2	0	0	1	2

Comments

Has finished fourth at this circuit at the last two appearances, most recently when beaten 4.5 lengths behind Irish Nikki over 515m. Not far away last time but this is a stiff test.

Expected Early Speed:Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
4th of 8	23/10/25	Sandown	515m	4	0:29.97	61.9 km/h	4.3L	$3.90	0:29.67	0:29.16	GR 5	$8,790	$150	3	1. Irish Nikki 2. Big Duke 3. Noah's Best
4th of 6	20/10/25	Sandown	515m	3	0:29.85	62.1 km/h	3.0L	$3.90	0:29.64	0:29.27	GR 5	$3,340	$75	11	1. Paw Quebec 2. Zelda Braga 3. Paw Nevada
- of 8	9/10/25	Sandown	515m	6	0:36.89	50.3 km/h	99.0L	$4.60	0:29.96	0:29.00	GR 5	$8,790	-	7	1. Derogative 2. Weblec Prince 3. Sit And Steer
2nd of 6	2/10/25	Sandown	515m	2	0:29.79	62.2 km/h	2.9L	$3.30	0:29.59	0:29.41	GR 5	$8,790	$1,820	3	1. Riversdale Mick 2. Motor City Rossi 3. Where's Nassif
3rd of 8	29/9/25	Sandown	515m	2	0:29.87	62.1 km/h	1.0L	$3.70	0:29.81	0:29.30	GR 5	$3,340	$345	6	1. Not Our Fault 2. Canya Bolt 3. Motor City Rossi
1st of 8	23/9/25	Warragul	460m	4	0:25.99	63.7 km/h	1.8L	$6.00	0:25.99	0:25.77	GR 5	$2,930	$1,950	4	1. Motor City Rossi 2. Canya Bolt 3. Highway Hooligan

To Peru (6) 6846723515
Trainer: Lorraine Langley (Pakenham)
Prize Money: $12,550
Win / Place: 16% / 41%

2 yo Black B

Sire: HOOKED ON SCOTCH (AUS)

Dam: JOE'S DOLLY (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

24: 4-3-3

Track

18: 3-2-2

Trk/Dst

10: 2-1-1

Distance

10: 2-1-1

Season

10: 1-1-1

Metro

19: 3-2-2

Country

5: 1-1-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	1	3	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	3	2	2	1	2	1	9	4
1st	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
2nd	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
3rd	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Comments

Won two starts back after racing on the pace at this track over 515m in 29.62. Couldn't repeat the feat last time out when fifth over 515m at this track at Grade 5 level. Hard to have this time.

Expected Early Speed:Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
5th of 8	23/10/25	Sandown	515m	8	0:29.99	61.8 km/h	5.9L	$9.50	0:29.57	0:29.16	GR 5	$8,790	-	10	1. In Bloom 2. Galento 3. Parumba Jazzman
1st of 8	13/10/25	Sandown	515m	7	0:29.62	62.6 km/h	1.3L	$10	0:29.62	0:29.40	GR 5	$3,340	$2,230	21	1. To Peru 2. Zipping Poitier 3. Weblec Pepper
5th of 5	22/9/25	Sandown	595m	1	0:35.12	61.0 km/h	6.5L	$2.60	0:34.69	0:34.69	GR 5	$3,940	-	7	1. Best For Last 2. Lyndl Said No 3. Rattle And Bang
3rd of 4	15/9/25	Sandown	595m	1	0:34.85	61.5 km/h	2.3L	$2.50	0:34.71	0:34.58	GR 5	$3,940	$410	3	1. He Shines 2. Lyndl Said No 3. To Peru
2nd of 8	12/9/25	Warragul	460m	7	0:26.09	63.5 km/h	0.8L	$19	0:26.04	0:25.80	GR 5	$2,930	$600	4	1. Son Of Ghost 2. To Peru 3. Sudoku Carmello
7th of 7	8/9/25	Sandown	595m	7	0:35.13	61.0 km/h	18.8L	$9.00	0:33.88	0:33.88	GR 4/5	$4,450	-	4	1. Compton Gold 2. Aston Allure 3. Scott Aquaphobia

Paw Zevon (7) 3361334312
Trainer: Samantha Grenfell (Anakie)
Prize Money: $15,895
Win / Place: 33% / 72%

Box Specialist

1 yo DK BDL D

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: ARATUZA BALE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

18: 6-2-5

Track

2: 0-0-1

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-1

Distance

2: 0-0-1

Season

13: 3-1-5

Metro

5: 0-1-1

Country

13: 6-1-4

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	6	0	0	0

Box History	2	3	4	5	6	7
STARTS	3	2	5	1	3	4
1st	1	1	1	0	0	3
2nd	1	0	0	0	0	1
3rd	1	0	2	0	2	0

Comments

Quickly away at Horsham two runs back then again settled forward and finished second at The Meadows last start over 525m. Has scored three times from this box. Key runner.

Expected Early Speed:Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
2nd of 7	25/10/25	The Meadows	525m	2	0:30.19	62.6 km/h	0.5L	$3.60	0:30.15	0:29.74	GR 5	$8,790	$1,820	4	1. Paw Nevada 2. Paw Zevon 3. Weblec Max
1st of 7	21/10/25	Horsham	410m	7	0:23.13	63.8 km/h	0.5L	$1.50	0:23.13	0:22.85	GR 5	$2,930	$1,950	5	1. Paw Zevon 2. Paw Uella 3. Witch Of Nova
3rd of 8	16/10/25	Warrnambool	390m	4	0:22.38	62.7 km/h	4.8L	$1.70	0:22.07	0:22.07	GR 5	$2,930	$300	6	1. Paw Uella 2. Ace Is Fire 3. Paw Zevon
4th of 8	10/10/25	Geelong	400m	3	0:22.97	62.7 km/h	6.3L	$1.60	0:22.55	0:22.27	GR 5	$2,930	$75	4	1. Rock Eternal 2. Cheryl Blue 3. Scott Sigma
3rd of 8	6/10/25	Horsham	410m	4	0:23.59	62.6 km/h	3.5L	$1.50	0:23.35	0:23.20	GR 4/5	$3,360	$345	24	1. Something Good 2. Eat Your Spinach 3. Paw Zevon
3rd of 7	12/9/25	Geelong	460m	2	0:25.98	63.7 km/h	1.3L	$2.60	0:25.89	0:25.67	GR 5 H	$2,930	$300	8	1. Lochinvar Nugget 2. Perfect Ace 3. Paw Zevon

Paw Nebraska (8) 1125445436
Trainer: Robert Camilleri (Lara)
Prize Money: $22,925
Win / Place: 16% / 59%

2 yo Black B

Sire: JACKSLITTLETHING (IRE)

Dam: IDRIA BALE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

37: 6-13-3

Track

2: 0-2-0

Trk/Dst

2: 0-2-0

Distance

2: 0-2-0

Season

12: 2-3-1

Metro

14: 2-3-2

Country

23: 4-10-1

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	4	2	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	4	3	7	8	3	3	6	3
1st	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	0
2nd	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	0
3rd	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1

Comments

Could only manage sixth last time but the start prior hit the frame at double figure odds when third (29.96) over 525m at The Meadows. Boxed out wide but is in the mix.

Expected Early Speed:Backmarker

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
6th of 8	25/10/25	The Meadows	525m	5	0:30.29	62.4 km/h	4.5L	$10	0:29.98	0:29.74	GR 5	$8,790	-	14	1. Lightning Quick 2. Spicy La Vida 3. Solar Spectrum
3rd of 8	11/10/25	The Meadows	525m	8	0:29.96	63.1 km/h	6.3L	$27	0:29.52	0:29.52	GR 5	$8,790	$915	7	1. Barefoot Zulu 2. Panadero Ruby 3. Paw Nebraska
4th of 7	4/10/25	The Meadows	525m	3	0:30.25	62.5 km/h	4.4L	$13	0:29.95	0:29.69	GR 5	$8,790	$150	7	1. Extradited 2. Canya Tornado 3. Zelda Braga
5th of 8	27/9/25	The Meadows	525m	3	0:30.30	62.4 km/h	5.0L	$15	0:29.97	0:29.85	GR 5	$8,790	-	7	1. Flat Out Freddy 2. Zipping Sandchez 3. Jebrynah Nitro
4th of 8	20/9/25	The Meadows	525m	2	0:30.15	62.7 km/h	3.1L	$9.50	0:29.93	0:29.63	GR 5	$8,790	$150	7	1. Paw Yanelle 2. Jebrynah Nitro 3. Shima Blush
4th of 8	13/9/25	The Meadows	525m	3	0:30.62	61.7 km/h	5.0L	$10	0:30.27	0:29.63	GR 5	$8,790	$150	7	1. Spring Coin 2. Great Terms 3. Michalis

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