Sandown Race 1

Sportsbet Feed (Bm70)

Prize Money: $55,000

HIGHLAND BLAZE (1) is the one to beat off the back of a dominant seven-length victory over this trip at Moonee Valley last time, proving the strongest stayer in a genuine test- no surprise given he'd run in a 4600m Jericho Cup only two starts prior. A repeat of last start sees him just about win this. TAVABEEL (4) drops 5kg off a last-start win at Werribee in easier company. He looks suited to 3000m now and can measure up. MAKE US PROUD (2) is a lightly raced six-year-old who struggled over this trip at Moonee Valley last time but had been showing promise prior and could bounce back quickly. DIWALI (3) ran quite well behind HIGHLAND BLAZE at Moonee Valley last time and has the upside to at least bridge back some of that margin. HIGHNESS (5) is up in trip but looks to be making up the field of five.

Distance: 3000m
Class: BM70
Track: Good
Weather: FINE
Surface: Turf

Rail Position: Out 9m Entire Circuit.

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Highland Blaze (1) 2553428821
Trainer: Shane Jackson (Warrnambool)
Jockey: Tom Madden (Last 50: 4-6-1)
Weight: 59.5kg
Prize Money: $182,490
Win / Place: 10% / 43%

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: HIGHLAND REEL (IRE)

Dam: BELLS OF TROY (AUS)

Dam's Sire: Clangalang

100

Rating

Stats

Career

30: 3-5-5

Distance

5: 1-1-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Track

2: 0-0-0

Season

8: 1-2-1

1st Up

4: 0-0-1

2nd Up

4: 0-0-2

3rd Up

4: 1-1-0

4th Up

4: 0-1-0

Metro

12: 1-1-1

Non-Metro

18: 2-4-4

Turf

30: 3-5-5

Good

12: 2-1-1

Soft

14: 1-4-2

Heavy

4: 0-0-2

Anti-Clockwise

30: 3-5-5

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

2: 1-1-0

Last 50

50: 4-6-1

Trainer

W 12% P 50%

Distance

W 4.55% P 31%

Track

W 0% P 50%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 100%

Trainer/Distance

W 50% P 50%

Distance Range Last 6 months

2418m - 4600m

Comments

Form hard to fault. At the latest run scored a big 7 len win at Moonee Valley Bm70 January 24 over 3000m defeating Galilaeus with 56kg at $13. The race before that 2nd of 9 at Geelong Bm64 on January 15 over 2418m, 0.8 len behind Sun Gift with 59kg at $8. Confidence back and is worth following up.

Expected Settling Position: Off Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 11	24/1/25	Moonee Valley	3000m	BM70	11	Tom Madden	56kg	Good 4	3:10.52	56.7 km/h	0:38.74	7.0L	10-1	$13	9	$60,000	-	1. Highland Blaze 2. Galilaeus 3. Bitcoin
2nd of 9	15/1/25	Geelong	2418m	BM64 3U	9	Tom Madden	59kg	Good 4	2:35.00	56.2 km/h	0:37.68	0.8L	7-5	$8.00	45	$35,000	-	1. Sun Gift 2. Highland Blaze 3. Duhlata
45 Day Freshen-Up
8th of 14	1/12/24	Warrnambool	4600m	BM90	9	Jordan Hart	65kg	Heavy 9	5:38.98	48.9 km/h	0:41.52	43.0L	6-11	$26	16	$304,000	-	1. Farag 2. Split 3. Glen Massey
8th of 11	15/11/24	Moonee Valley	3800m	BM78 3U	10	N Newton	65kg	Good 4	4:14.87	53.7 km/h	0:37.76	14.2L	1-9	$12	21	$60,000	-	1. Queen Takes King 2. Reddivo 3. Privileged Son
2nd of 8	25/10/24	Mornington	3070m	BM64	5	Tom Ryan	69kg	Soft 5	3:23.67	54.3 km/h	0:36.68	2.8L	1-1	$2.63f	21	$27,000	-	1. Aerospace 2. Highland Blaze 3. Tomboulder
4th of 10	4/10/24	Moonee Valley	3000m	BM78	8	Joe Bowditch	55kg	Good 4	3:12.82	56.0 km/h	0:36.58	6.0L	1-4	$31	16	$60,000	-	1. Privileged Son 2. Muktamil 3. Wuddzz

Make Us Proud (5) 1x530
Trainer: Shane Jackson (Warrnambool)
Jockey: John Allen (Last 50: 7-3-7)
Weight: 58kg
Prize Money: $15,294
Win / Place: 25% / 50%

6 yo Chestnut Gelding

Sire: CHAMPS ELYSEES (GB)

Dam: LIMOUSINE (GB)

Dam's Sire: Beat Hollow

Rating

Stats

Career

4: 1-0-1

Distance

1: 0-0-0

Season

3: 0-0-1

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

Metro

1: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

3: 1-0-1

Turf

3: 0-0-1

Good

3: 0-0-1

Synthetic

1: 1-0-0

Anti-Clockwise

4: 1-0-1

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

0: 0-0-0

Last 50

50: 7-3-7

Trainer

W 0% P 25%

Distance

W 20% P 58%

Track

W 13% P 34%

Trainer/Track

N/A

Trainer/Distance

N/A

Distance Range Last 6 months

2600m - 3000m

Gear Changes

[Winkers]

Comments

Useful gelding. Returns from a 39-day let-up. Most recently 12th of 14 at Moonee Valley Bm70 on December 28 over 3000m, 29 len behind Glens Top Cat with 58kg at $13. The race before that held ground to the line 3rd of 7 at Werribee Bm64 on December 8 over 2720m, 0.9 len behind Legatus with 61kg at $2.10. Can bounce back.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
12th of 14	28/12/24	Moonee Valley	3000m	BM70 3U	7	Tom Madden	58kg	Good 4	3:09.59	57.0 km/h	0:38.84	29.6L	9-10	$13	20	$130,000	-	1. Glens Top Cat 2. Jenny The Beaver 3. Karburan
3rd of 7	8/12/24	Werribee	2720m	BM64 3U	3	Tom Madden	61kg	Good 4	2:55.96	55.6 km/h	0:37.66	0.9L	2-1	$2.10f	24	$35,000	-	1. Legatus 2. Flying Pharoah 3. Make Us Proud
5th of 10	14/11/24	Ballarat	2600m	BM64	3	Tom Madden	61kg	Good 4	2:49.12	55.3 km/h	0:35.66	3.7L	7-9	$11	708	$35,000	-	1. Just Berrilliant 2. Tewkesbury 3. Adonis Kick
708 Day Spell
5th of 8	29/10/24	Camperdown	1400m	Trial	-	Tom Madden	-	Soft	1:29.60	56.3 km/h	-	3.91L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Point Nepean 2. Rusty Gold 3. Amleto
4th of 5	16/9/24	Cranbourne	1550m	Trial	-	Jake Noonan	-	Soft	1:34.38	59.1 km/h	-	8L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Kingswood 2. Herman Hesse 3. Aerospace
1st of 14	7/12/22	Dundalk	2414m	MDN 3U	10	W J Lee	61kg	Neutral	2:32.19	57.1 km/h	-	5.0L	-	$9.00	-	$18,490	-	1. Make Us Proud 2. Banned 3. Engagement Ring

Diwali (3) 017x91364
Trainer: Lindsey Smith (Warrnambool)
Jockey: Fred W Kersley (Last 50: 3-10-7)
Weight: 57kg
Prize Money: $40,750
Win / Place: 25% / 37%

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: TAVISTOCK (NZ)

Dam: BELONGS IN LIGHTS (AUS)

Dam's Sire: Belong To Me

Rating

Stats

Career

8: 2-0-1

Distance

1: 0-0-0

Season

5: 1-0-1

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 2-0-0

3rd Up

2: 0-0-1

4th Up

1: 0-0-0

Metro

3: 0-0-1

Non-Metro

5: 2-0-0

Turf

8: 2-0-1

Good

7: 2-0-1

Soft

1: 0-0-0

Anti-Clockwise

8: 2-0-1

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

4: 0-0-1

Last 50

50: 3-10-7

Trainer

W 16% P 40%

Distance

W 0% P 25%

Track

W 7.61% P 25%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 50%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1700m - 3000m

Gear Changes

Blinkers ON [Blinkers]

Comments

Useful gelding. At the latest run 4th of 11 at Moonee Valley Bm70 on January 24 over 3000m, 11 len behind Highland Blaze with 56.5kg at $26. The race before that settled back and ran on when 6th of 10 at Moonee Valley Bm64 on December 13 over 2500m, 9 len behind Lavish Thinker carrying 60kg at $12. Can figure.

Expected Settling Position: Backmarker

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
4th of 11	24/1/25	Moonee Valley	3000m	BM70	4	Fred W Kersley	56.5kg	Good 4	3:10.52	56.7 km/h	0:38.74	11.8L	7-7	$26	42	$60,000	-	1. Highland Blaze 2. Galilaeus 3. Bitcoin
42 Day Freshen-Up
6th of 10	13/12/24	Moonee Valley	2500m	BM64 3U	8	Fred W Kersley	60kg	Good 3	2:35.61	57.8 km/h	0:37.46	9.1L	9-5	$12	7	$60,000	-	1. Lavish Thinker 2. Galilaeus 3. You Betcha Woo
3rd of 9	6/12/24	Moonee Valley	2500m	BM74 3U	4	Fred W Kersley	55kg	Good 4	2:36.76	57.4 km/h	0:37.36	1.4L	9-8	$26	28	$60,000	-	1. Roaring Engine 2. Infinity Imperial 3. Diwali
1st of 9	8/11/24	Hamilton	2200m	BM58 3U	9	Tom Ryan	71kg	Good 4	2:21.02	56.2 km/h	0:36.52	0.1L	8-4	$8.00	8	$27,000	-	1. Diwali 2. Space Equity 3. Enrico Pallazzo
9th of 11	31/10/24	Warrnambool	1700m	BM64	7	Jarrod Fry	58.5kg	Good 4	1:42.77	59.6 km/h	0:36.94	8.1L	11-9	$51	233	$35,000	-	1. MacY Moon 2. Feargal 3. Vitruvius
233 Day Spell
7th of 9	12/3/24	Warrnambool	1700m	BM64 3U	9	Luke P Dempsey	58.5kg	Soft 5	1:43.71	59.0 km/h	0:36.02	9.0L	9-9	$41	26	$37,500	-	1. The Big Kahuna 2. Active Duty 3. Dale's Rocket

Tavabeel (4) 971x030321
Trainer: Terry Kelly (Coghills Creek)
Jockey: Jaylah Kennedy (a2)(Last 50: 4-6-6)
Weight: 54.5kg
Prize Money: $83,725
Win / Place: 13% / 47%

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: TAVISTOCK (NZ)

Dam: JESSABEEL (NZ)

Dam's Sire: Zabeel

100

Rating

Stats

Career

23: 3-3-5

Season

6: 1-1-2

1st Up

5: 0-1-1

2nd Up

4: 0-0-2

3rd Up

4: 0-1-0

4th Up

4: 0-0-2

Metro

2: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

21: 3-3-5

Turf

23: 3-3-5

Good

16: 3-2-2

Soft

3: 0-0-2

Heavy

4: 0-1-1

Anti-Clockwise

23: 3-3-5

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

3: 1-0-2

Last 50

50: 4-6-6

Trainer

W 33% P 100%

Distance

W 0% P 20%

Track

W 7.69% P 28%

Trainer/Track

N/A

Trainer/Distance

N/A

Distance Range Last 6 months

1600m - 2778m

Gear Changes

[Blinkers, Visors]

Comments

Going well. Most recently won by a nose at Werribee Bm58 January 10 over 2778m defeating Galloping Guru carrying 57.5kg at $4.40. The start before that 2nd of 8 at Hanging Rock Bm58 on January 1 over 2400m, 1.0 len behind Adare Manor with 57.5kg at $3.40. Can measure up.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 9	10/1/25	Werribee	2778m	BM58 3U	5	John Allen	57.5kg	Good 4	2:58.06	56.2 km/h	0:38.96	0.1L	3-1	$4.40	9	$27,000	-	1. Tavabeel 2. Galloping Guru 3. The Storyteller
2nd of 8	1/1/25	Hanging Rock	2400m	BM58	6	Oliver Stammers	57.5kg	Good 3	2:31.41	57.1 km/h	-	1.0L	-	$3.40f	29	$15,000	-	1. Adare Manor 2. Tavabeel 3. Gymkerrie
3rd of 9	3/12/24	Bendigo	2400m	BM58	3	Jaylah Kennedy	56kg	Heavy 9	2:36.06	55.4 km/h	0:37.4	6.8L	2-1	$26	23	$27,000	-	1. Eco Warrior 2. Highland Glory 3. Tavabeel
10th of 10	10/11/24	Ararat	2200m	OPEN	10	Sarah Field	54kg	Good 3	2:16.81	57.9 km/h	0:34.24	14.1L	5-5	$101	21	$80,000	-	1. Pittsburgh Pirate 2. Staunch 3. Lottaroc
3rd of 10	20/10/24	Horsham	1800m	BM58	8	Jaylah Kennedy	57.5kg	Soft 5	1:51.83	57.9 km/h	0:37.98	3.7L	9-9	$21	17	$35,000	-	1. Catching Stars 2. Wyuna Star 3. Tavabeel
11th of 13	3/10/24	Ballarat	1600m	BM58	10	John Allen	57.5kg	Good 3	1:40.79	57.1 km/h	0:36.28	11.4L	11-11	$41	195	$35,000	-	1. Bower Boy 2. Fine Rebel 3. Into You
195 Day Spell

Highness (2) 37x088x640
Trainer: Rachael Cunningham (Pakenham)
Jockey: Yoshiki Kamomiya (Last 50: 4-4-2)
Weight: 54kg
Prize Money: $31,069
Win / Place: 5.88% / 17%

Quick Back Up

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: GALILEO (IRE)

Dam: QUEEN'S JEWEL (GB)

Dam's Sire: Pivotal

Rating

Stats

Career

17: 1-1-1

Track

1: 0-0-0

Season

4: 0-0-0

1st Up

5: 1-0-0

2nd Up

5: 0-0-0

3rd Up

4: 0-1-0

4th Up

2: 0-0-1

Metro

1: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

16: 1-1-1

Turf

15: 1-1-1

Good

10: 1-1-1

Soft

4: 0-0-0

Heavy

1: 0-0-0

Synthetic

2: 0-0-0

Clockwise

13: 0-1-1

Anti-Clockwise

4: 1-0-0

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

0: 0-0-0

Last 50

50: 4-4-2

Trainer

N/A

Distance

N/A

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

N/A

Trainer/Distance

N/A

Distance Range Last 6 months

1600m - 2400m

Gear Changes

Nasal Strip ON [Blinkers]

Comments

Most recently second last of 12 at this track Bm74 on February 1 over 2400m, 8 len behind Pure Grunt carrying 52kg at $151. The race before that 4th of 13 at Mornington Bm64 on January 19 over 2050m, 5 len behind Black Peppermint carrying 54.5kg at $91. Capable on his day and is a top-three hope.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
11th of 12	1/2/25	Sandown-Lakeside	2400m	BM74 3U	12	Jett Stanley	52kg	Good 4	2:30.06	57.6 km/h	0:34.2	8.0L	12-11	$151	13	$130,000	-	1. Pure Grunt 2. Mi Rock Aly 3. Romans Luck
4th of 13	19/1/25	Mornington	2050m	BM64 3U	6	Sheridan Clarke	54.5kg	Good 4	2:08.22	57.6 km/h	0:38.88	5.1L	9-11	$91	20	$35,000	-	1. Black Peppermint 2. Outcaster 3. Genrichero
6th of 10	30/12/24	Stony Creek	1600m	BM58	6	Adam McCabe	59kg	Good 4	1:38.40	58.5 km/h	0:37.12	8.4L	8-7	$61	134	$27,000	-	1. Grand Sage 2. Ten Downing Street 3. Aureate
134 Day Spell
8th of 8	18/8/24	Moruya	2010m	BM58 3U	6	Nick Heywood	61kg	Soft 6	2:07.07	56.9 km/h	0:37.21	14.8L	1-1	$7.50	23	$27,000	-	1. Amarantz 2. Another Fortune 3. The Boomerang
8th of 8	26/7/24	Canberra Acton	1900m	CL1	8	Richard Bensley	59kg	Neutral	1:57.26	58.3 km/h	0:37.28	14.3L	7-8	$10	14	$22,000	-	1. Firealarm 2. Blind Date 3. United Front
11th of 14	12/7/24	Moruya	1435m	BM66	6	Richard Bensley	58kg	Heavy 8	1:28.96	58.1 km/h	0:36.63	4.5L	8-10	$41	142	$27,000	-	1. What A Peach 2. Almost Persuaded 3. Mulvader
142 Day Spell

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