Bendigo Race 2

Hygain Breeders Crown (3Yo Trotting Colts & Geldings) (1St Heat)

Prize Money: $10,000

Distance: 2150m
Class: No NR
Track: Good
Weather: Cloudy
Surface: All Weather

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The Dark Thunder (Fr1) 4894225005
Trainer: M J Mifsud (Bagshot)
Driver: John Caldow
Prize Money: $21,860
Win / Place: 8.00% / 44%

3 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SKYVALLEY (NZ)

Dam: ARANNALEA (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

25: 2-4-5

Distance

11: 2-2-2

Trk/Dst

7: 1-2-0

Track

12: 1-3-1

Season

11: 1-2-0

1st Up

4: 2-0-1

2nd Up

4: 0-0-1

3rd Up

4: 0-2-1

Metro

10: 0-1-2

Non-Metro

15: 2-3-3

Mobile

23: 2-3-4

Standing

2: 0-1-1

All-Weather

25: 2-4-5

Best Mile

2:02.30

Comments

Last start 5th (Fr6) over 2240m after showing early pace at Melton, at the bell was 9th-27.87 beaten 9 m by Alrighty (2:48.80) in 3yo No NR on November 28 at $13. At the run before 10th (Fr6) over 2240m after racing wide at Melton well beaten by Commodus (2:47.60) in 3yo No NR CG on November 14 at $151.

Expected Settling Position: Off Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
5th of 12	28/11/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Jack Laugher	2:48.80	2:01.3	9.8m	$13	14	No NR	$15,000	$600	1. Alrighty 2. Dance Fighter 3. Ijustcalledtosay
10th of 10	14/11/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	D K Douglas	2:47.60	2:00.4	121.3m	$151	12	No NR	$10,000	$200	1. Commodus 2. Enchauffour 3. Farrokh
11th of 12	2/11/25	Maryborough	2690m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	D K Douglas	3:22.10	2:00.9	149.8m	$101	7	No NR	$60,000	$1,200	1. Mecarno 2. Gatesys Gem 3. Vytis
5th of 7	26/10/25	Maryborough	2690m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	D K Douglas	3:24.70	2:02.5	14.6m	$41	4	No NR	$10,000	$300	1. Commodus 2. Vytis 3. Karbine
2nd of 10	22/10/25	Bendigo	2150m	Standing	All Weather	20m	Jack Laugher	2:47.20	2:03.4	0.2m	$4.00f	7	No NR	$6,000	$900	1. Champagne Charley 2. The Dark Thunder 3. Piesridingshotgun
2nd of 10	15/10/25	Bendigo	2150m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Lauren White	2:40.60	2:00.2	3.1m	$3.10f	7	NR up to 55	$8,000	$1,200	1. Buslin Brody 2. The Dark Thunder 3. Aldebaran Marcus

Enchauffour (Fr2) 1x425x1122
Trainer: Jess Tubbs (Myrniong)
Driver: James Herbertson
Prize Money: $69,090
Win / Place: 38% / 69%

Unbeaten The Track / Distance

Nearing Another Win

3 yo Bay Colt

Sire: VOLSTEAD (USA)

Dam: DREAM ISLAND (FR)

Rating

Stats

Career

13: 5-3-1

Distance

4: 3-0-1

Trk/Dst

2: 2-0-0

Track

2: 2-0-0

Season

4: 2-2-0

1st Up

4: 2-0-0

2nd Up

4: 1-1-1

3rd Up

3: 1-1-0

Metro

9: 2-2-1

Non-Metro

4: 3-1-0

Mobile

12: 5-3-0

Standing

1: 0-0-1

All-Weather

13: 5-3-1

Best Mile

1:58.70

Comments

Two back was well beaten into second behind Commodus at Melton over 2240m in a 3yo No NR CG on November 14 at $4.40. Then a handy effort when beaten by 2.25 m finishing second behind Mecarno at Melton over 2240m in a 3yo G1 No NR CG on November 22 at $5.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
2nd of 12	22/11/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	James Herbertson	2:43.30	1:57.3	2.3m	$5.00	8	No NR	$60,000	$9,600	1. Mecarno 2. Enchauffour 3. Commodus
2nd of 10	14/11/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Blake Fitzpatrick	2:47.60	2:00.4	11.6m	$4.40	12	No NR	$10,000	$1,600	1. Commodus 2. Enchauffour 3. Farrokh
1st of 8	2/11/25	Maryborough	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	James Herbertson	2:44.90	2:01.2	2.6m	$1.25f	16	NR 56 to 64	$10,000	$5,700	1. Enchauffour 2. Jack Sprat 3. Hilltop Hugh
1st of 11	17/10/25	Geelong	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	James Herbertson	1:58.90	1:58.9	1.4m	$1.45f	153	NR 55 to 60	$7,000	$3,990	1. Enchauffour 2. Ringer Wells 3. Freight Shaker
153 Day Spell
5th of 10	17/5/25	Menangle	2300m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr9	Blake Fitzpatrick	2:47.90	1:57.5	22.3m	$7.50	15	No NR	$75,000	$3,000	1. Gatesys Gem 2. Commodus 3. Miss Ohana
2nd of 10	2/5/25	Geelong	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	James Herbertson	2:02.30	2:02.3	2.7m	$1.95f	20	0-2 WINS	$6,000	$900	1. Keayang Kurki 2. Enchauffour 3. Im Eddie

I Am Hellbound (Fr3) 8x13014847
Trainer: Chris Svanosio (Romsey)
Driver: Chris Svanosio
Prize Money: $26,700
Win / Place: 16% / 50%

3 yo Bay/Brown Gelding

Sire: FATHER PATRICK (USA)

Dam: ALDEBARAN SHELLY (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

18: 3-5-1

Distance

2: 0-0-0

Track

4: 1-2-1

Season

8: 2-0-1

1st Up

3: 1-1-0

2nd Up

3: 0-1-1

3rd Up

3: 0-2-0

Metro

11: 0-2-0

Non-Metro

7: 3-3-1

Mobile

17: 3-5-1

Standing

1: 0-0-0

All-Weather

18: 3-5-1

Best Mile

2:00.14

Comments

Last start 7th (Sr3) over 2240m at Melton, beaten 21 m by Mecarno (2:43.30) in 3yo G1 No NR CG on November 22 at $151. At his previous start 4th (Fr4) over 2240m at Melton, at the bell was 6th-12.79 beaten 15 m by Mecarno (2:48.10) in 3yo No NR CG on November 14 at $41.

Expected Settling Position: Off Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
7th of 12	22/11/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	Chris Svanosio	2:43.30	1:57.3	21.8m	$151	8	No NR	$60,000	$1,200	1. Mecarno 2. Enchauffour 3. Commodus
4th of 11	14/11/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Chris Svanosio	2:48.10	2:00.8	15.8m	$41	12	No NR	$10,000	$600	1. Mecarno 2. Mystery Fred 3. Lillys Tiger
8th of 12	2/11/25	Maryborough	2690m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr5	Chris Svanosio	3:22.10	2:00.9	26.6m	$151	7	No NR	$60,000	$1,200	1. Mecarno 2. Gatesys Gem 3. Vytis
4th of 8	26/10/25	Maryborough	2690m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Chris Svanosio	3:23.00	2:01.5	20.8m	$51	11	No NR	$10,000	$500	1. Mecarno 2. Gatesys Gem 3. Prohibited Grace
1st of 9	15/10/25	Bendigo	1650m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Chris Svanosio	2:03.20	2:00.1	0.2m	$2.30f	11	0-2 WINS	$6,000	$3,320	1. I Am Hellbound 2. Lillys Tiger, Charleston Avenue 3.
12th of 12	4/10/25	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Chris Svanosio	2:04.80	1:56.8	122.8m	$101	10	No NR	$60,000	$1,200	1. Commodus 2. Muskee 3. Sam Nien

Mystery Fred (Fr4) 3998577257
Trainer: Peter Manning (Great Western)
Driver: Kerryn Manning
Prize Money: $52,440
Win / Place: 9.76% / 43%

3 yo Brown Colt

Sire: ALDEBARAN EAGLE (USA)

Dam: GARSTON GIRL (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

41: 4-8-6

Distance

15: 2-2-3

Track

2: 1-0-0

Season

12: 0-1-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 1-0-0

Metro

23: 1-7-2

Non-Metro

18: 3-1-4

Mobile

34: 3-7-4

Standing

7: 1-1-2

All-Weather

41: 4-8-6

Best Mile

2:00.34

Comments

Backing up quickly since being well beaten Stawell over 2600m, 3 days ago before that 5th (Fr4) over 2240m after showing early pace at Melton was 6th-15.09 at the bell, beaten 19 m by Mecarno (2:43.30) in 3yo G1 No NR CG on November 22 at $81.

Expected Settling Position: Backmarker

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
7th of 10	30/11/25	Stawell	2600m	Standing	All Weather	Fr4	Kerryn Manning	3:22.50	2:05.4	116.7m	$9.00	8	No NR	$15,000	$300	1. Link In Bio 2. Johns Boy NZ 3. More Wanted
5th of 12	22/11/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Kerryn Manning	2:43.30	1:57.3	19.6m	$81	8	No NR	$60,000	$2,400	1. Mecarno 2. Enchauffour 3. Commodus
2nd of 11	14/11/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Kerryn Manning	2:48.10	2:00.8	9.1m	$71	19	No NR	$10,000	$1,600	1. Mecarno 2. Mystery Fred 3. Lillys Tiger
7th of 8	26/10/25	Maryborough	2690m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Kerryn Manning	3:23.00	2:01.5	59.8m	$81	15	No NR	$10,000	$200	1. Mecarno 2. Gatesys Gem 3. Prohibited Grace
7th of 9	11/10/25	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Michael Bellman	2:05.30	1:57.3	20.5m	$71	8	NR 65 to 75	$15,000	$300	1. Mega Spur 2. Imperial Command NZ 3. Timmy Turtle NZ
5th of 12	3/10/25	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Kerryn Manning	2:05.90	1:57.8	5.2m	$13	6	NR 60 to 69	$8,000	$240	1. Nakedtruth 2. Thunda Struck 3. Timmy Turtle NZ

Tenasea Whiskey (Fr5) x488848354
Trainer: Lisa Pitt (Girgarre)
Driver: Mark Pitt
Prize Money: $19,190
Win / Place: 7.14% / 28%

3 yo Bay Colt

Sire: VOLSTEAD (USA)

Dam: PINEVALE ELLASON (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

14: 1-2-1

Distance

5: 0-2-1

Trk/Dst

3: 0-1-0

Track

5: 0-1-0

Season

8: 0-0-1

1st Up

2: 0-1-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

3rd Up

2: 0-1-0

Metro

9: 1-1-1

Non-Metro

5: 0-1-0

Mobile

13: 1-1-1

Standing

1: 0-1-0

All-Weather

14: 1-2-1

Best Mile

2:02.90

Comments

Last start surrendered the lead and finished 4th (Fr5) over 2240m after showing early pace at Melton was 5th-12.07 at the bell, beaten 1.75 m by Mecarno (2:43.30) in 3yo G1 No NR CG on November 22 at $17. At his previous start 5th (Fr3) over 2240m at Melton beaten 35 m by Commodus (2:47.60) in 3yo No NR CG on November 14 at $19.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
4th of 12	22/11/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Mark Pitt	2:43.30	1:57.3	1.8m	$17	8	No NR	$60,000	$3,600	1. Mecarno 2. Enchauffour 3. Commodus
5th of 10	14/11/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Mark Pitt	2:47.60	2:00.4	34.8m	$19	14	No NR	$10,000	$400	1. Commodus 2. Enchauffour 3. Farrokh
3rd of 9	31/10/25	Maryborough	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Brent Thomson	2:47.00	2:02.7	6.9m	$21	27	NR 46 to 51	$6,000	$600	1. Settle The Bill 2. Dels Destiny NZ 3. Tenasea Whiskey
8th of 12	4/10/25	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Mark Pitt	2:04.80	1:56.8	61.5m	$126	10	No NR	$60,000	$1,200	1. Commodus 2. Muskee 3. Sam Nien
4th of 9	24/9/25	Bendigo	1650m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Mark Pitt	1:59.80	1:56.8	25.8m	$26	11	No NR	$10,000	$600	1. Commodus 2. Muskee 3. Ezra Kai
8th of 12	13/9/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Nathan Jack	2:47.70	2:00.5	16.0m	$101	10	No NR	$125,000	$2,500	1. Sam Nien 2. Ijustcalledtosay 3. Voldagha

Farrokh (Fr6) 1x21146x39
Trainer: C W Lang, S L Mahar (Riddells Creek)
Driver: Chris Lang
Prize Money: $20,730
Win / Place: 27% / 54%

3 yo Chestnut Colt

Sire: THE BEST MADRIK (FR)

Dam: BOHEMIAN QUEEN (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

11: 3-1-2

Distance

5: 1-0-1

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-1

Track

2: 0-0-1

Season

5: 1-0-1

1st Up

3: 0-1-2

2nd Up

3: 1-0-0

3rd Up

2: 1-0-0

Metro

9: 3-1-1

Non-Metro

2: 0-0-1

Mobile

11: 3-1-2

All-Weather

11: 3-1-2

Best Mile

2:01.00

Comments

Well beaten last start by Mecarno, a rival who he faces again; when 25 metres ninth at Melton over 2240m in a 3yo G1 No NR CG race on November 22.

Expected Settling Position: Off Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
9th of 12	22/11/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Chris Lang	2:43.30	1:57.3	27.0m	$151	8	No NR	$60,000	$1,200	1. Mecarno 2. Enchauffour 3. Commodus
3rd of 10	14/11/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Chris Lang	2:47.60	2:00.4	21.4m	$34	80	No NR	$10,000	$1,000	1. Commodus 2. Enchauffour 3. Farrokh
80 Day Spell
3rd of 7	3/11/25	Melton	1720m			-	Chris Lang	2:09.90	-	10m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Spirited Lass 2. Sebastians Waiting 3. Farrokh
3rd of 7	28/10/25	Melton	1720m			-	Chris Lang	2:07.40	-	22.7m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Sassy Galleon 2. Nellie Joy 3. Farrokh
6th of 10	26/8/25	Albion Park	2138m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Adam Sanderson	2:40.10	2:00.5	37.3m	$2.80	10	No NR	$21,380	$304	1. Laydownluna 2. Aspiring Victree 3. Down South Daisy
4th of 11	16/8/25	Albion Park	2138m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Adam Sanderson	2:39.40	2:00.0	5.3m	$2.10f	11	No NR	$51,000	$2,850	1. Laydownluna 2. Down South Daisy 3. Prince Ziggy

Vytis (Fr7) 9137x12301
Trainer: E & R J Brosnan (Meredith)
Driver: Emmett Brosnan
Prize Money: $95,340
Win / Place: 27% / 72%

3 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: VOLSTEAD (USA)

Dam: REINE SEREINE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

18: 5-6-2

Distance

3: 2-1-0

Track

1: 0-0-1

Season

7: 2-1-2

1st Up

4: 1-1-0

2nd Up

3: 2-1-0

3rd Up

3: 0-0-2

Metro

14: 4-5-1

Non-Metro

4: 1-1-1

Mobile

17: 4-6-2

Standing

1: 1-0-0

All-Weather

18: 5-6-2

Best Mile

1:58.99

Comments

Last start won by 16 m as favourite when quickly away, (Fr2) at Melton (2:45.60) beating Charleston Avenue in 3yo No NR on November 28 at $1.25 at the bell was leading 4.06.

Expected Settling Position: Off Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 8	28/11/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Emmett Brosnan	2:45.60	1:59.0	16.5m	$1.25f	14	No NR	$6,000	$3,000	1. Vytis 2. Charleston Avenue 3. Aldebaran Sue
11th of 11	14/11/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Emmett Brosnan	2:48.10	2:00.8	71.5m	$9.00	12	No NR	$10,000	$200	1. Mecarno 2. Mystery Fred 3. Lillys Tiger
3rd of 12	2/11/25	Maryborough	2690m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Emmett Brosnan	3:22.10	2:00.9	17.3m	$21	7	No NR	$60,000	$6,000	1. Mecarno 2. Gatesys Gem 3. Vytis
2nd of 7	26/10/25	Maryborough	2690m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Emmett Brosnan	3:24.70	2:02.5	6.6m	$8.50	6	No NR	$10,000	$1,500	1. Commodus 2. Vytis 3. Karbine
1st of 9	20/10/25	Terang	2180m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Emmett Brosnan	2:45.50	2:02.2	4.5m	$2.10f	65	NR up to 55	$6,000	$3,320	1. Vytis 2. Keayang Tweetybird 3. Leanne Leeann
65 Day Spell
1st of 3	14/10/25	Melton	2240m			-	Emmett Brosnan	2:46.20	-	1.6m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Vytis 2. Gee Cee Calder 3. Sky Flair

Mecarno (Sr1) 11x8171111
Trainer: M J Bellman (Ararat)
Driver: Michael Bellman
Prize Money: $94,990
Win / Place: 53% / 69%

Picket Fence

3 yo Bay Colt

Sire: TACTICAL LANDING (USA)

Dam: SUNDONS PRIDE (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

13: 7-1-1

Distance

4: 1-0-1

Season

7: 5-0-0

1st Up

3: 0-1-0

2nd Up

3: 2-0-1

3rd Up

3: 1-0-0

Metro

9: 5-1-1

Non-Metro

4: 2-0-0

Mobile

12: 6-1-1

Standing

1: 1-0-0

All-Weather

13: 7-1-1

Best Mile

1:57.30

Comments

Brings the right form to the table. Won by 1.75 m as favourite (Sr6) at Melton (2:43.30) beating Enchauffour in 3yo G1 No NR CG on November 22 at $1.85 at the bell was 2nd-2.33. Two runs back won by 9 m as favourite Don't take notice broke at Melton on November 14. (Fr2) at Melton (2:48.10) beating Mystery Fred in 3yo No NR CG on November 14 at $1.22 at the bell was 2nd-0.67.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 12	22/11/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr6	Michael Bellman	2:43.30	1:57.3	1.8m	$1.85f	8	No NR	$60,000	$30,000	1. Mecarno 2. Enchauffour 3. Commodus
1st of 11	14/11/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Michael Bellman	2:48.10	2:00.8	9.1m	$1.22f	12	No NR	$10,000	$5,000	1. Mecarno 2. Mystery Fred 3. Lillys Tiger
1st of 12	2/11/25	Maryborough	2690m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	Michael Bellman	3:22.10	2:00.9	1.9m	$5.00	7	No NR	$60,000	$34,200	1. Mecarno 2. Gatesys Gem 3. Vytis
1st of 8	26/10/25	Maryborough	2690m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Michael Bellman	3:23.00	2:01.5	0.1m	$5.00	9	No NR	$10,000	$5,700	1. Mecarno 2. Gatesys Gem 3. Prohibited Grace
7th of 9	17/10/25	Geelong	2100m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Michael Bellman	2:37.70	2:00.8	9.8m	$2.90f	11	NR 60 to 69	$10,000	$200	1. Aldebaran Brooke 2. Thunda Struck 3. Kyvalleyhoneybunny
1st of 11	6/10/25	Horsham	2200m	Standing	All Weather	10m	Michael Bellman	2:50.40	2:04.1	12.2m	$2.00f	51	NR 50 or better	$6,000	$3,320	1. Mecarno 2. Ataboy Charlie 3. Maximez
51 Day Freshen-Up

Race Review Abbreviations

Brk: Broke, Blkd: Blocked or held up, 1 x 1: One-out, one-back, Prkd: Parked, 3bk otr: 3 back on the outer, 3bk inr: Same as above, but on the inside, trld: Trailed, Gt spd: Showed gate speed, 3wd: 3-wide postd: Caught wide without cover, Held up: Held up, no gaps or few gaps: If they don't see any clear air in the straight, Inr-mid-wd -position: On the inside, mid = 1-off, wd = 3-wide or wider, flew hm wd: Flew home wide, dashd inr: Sprinted well on the inside, Chkd: Checked, Slow: Slow away at the start, Wltd: Wilted or got tired, Fdd: Faded late, Urgd: If the driver's getting stuck in

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