The Meadows Race 9

Riverside Cricket Club

Prize Money: $10,375

MEPUNGA REWARD (5) is progressing well scoring last time out (34.30) at this track and bringing up his 8th career win. Has a good record here including three wins. Ran the fastest time on the program in his latest win. Well placed and can measure up. DISTRACTING (1) finished in the placings last time but could not have been more impressive before that in her swift 30.99 win at Ballarat over 545m. Has the ability and can find winning form again. HENRY INTENTION (2) placed last time (34.57) at Sandown in a Grade 4/5, finishing third and beaten 6 lengths. Has already won seven times from this draw. Can feature in the finish. DOTTY'S GIFT (4) can measure up with the right run.

Distance: 600m
Class: Mixed 3/4
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather

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Distracting (1) 2617351113
Trainer: Keith Lancaster (Melton)
Prize Money: $59,575
Win / Place: 20% / 51%

3 yo Black B

Sire: BARCIA BALE (AUS)

Dam: SUBMISSION (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

68: 14-8-13

Track

28: 7-5-5

Trk/Dst

14: 4-3-2

Distance

14: 4-3-2

Season

24: 4-4-5

Metro

35: 8-6-6

Country

33: 6-2-7

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
2	2	6	4	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	10	5	10	11	8	8	5	11
1st	3	0	1	2	1	2	2	3
2nd	0	2	3	2	1	0	0	0
3rd	2	2	1	2	3	1	1	1

Comments

Won two starts back over 545m at Ballarat. Last start she finished 3rd on March 28 over 460m at Geelong behind Natalie Bale beaten 4.5 lengths (25.86) in a Grade 5. Draw likely to suit. Goes very well from this box including three wins. Leading player.

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 6	28/3/25	Geelong	460m	4	0:25.86	64.0 km/h	4.5L	$8.00	0:25.57	0:25.57	GR 5	$2,930	$300	9	1. Natalie Bale 2. Pretty Pipa 3. Distracting
1st of 6	19/3/25	Ballarat	545m	3	0:30.99	63.3 km/h	1.3L	$6.00	0:30.99	0:30.99	GR 4/5	$3,880	$2,600	7	1. Distracting 2. Aston Ping 3. Highland Duke
1st of 6	12/3/25	Ballarat	390m	8	0:22.12	63.5 km/h	0.2L	$10	0:22.12	0:21.96	GR 5	$2,930	$1,950	5	1. Distracting 2. Fluent Action 3. Come And See
1st of 8	7/3/25	Bendigo	500m	1	0:28.28	63.6 km/h	0.1L	$5.50	0:28.28	0:28.28	GR 5	$3,340	$2,230	9	1. Distracting 2. Dad's Last Run 3. Unreal Miss
5th of 6	26/2/25	Ballarat	450m	1	0:25.67	63.1 km/h	5.3L	$51	0:25.33	0:25.20	GR 4/5	$3,360	-	7	1. Paw Petrov 2. Paw Roxy 3. Paw Vernon
3rd of 6	19/2/25	The Meadows	525m	5	0:30.36	62.3 km/h	11.8L	$10	0:29.58	0:29.58	MX 3/4	$3,880	$400	23	1. Colac Kid 2. Rev Rose 3. Distracting

Henry Intention (2) 3554176x63
Trainer: Tom O'Neill (Pearcedale)
Prize Money: $64,005
Win / Place: 21% / 56%

Box Specialist

3 yo BDL D

Sire: AUSSIE INFRARED (AUS)

Dam: JANE'S INTENTION (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

37: 8-5-8

Track

16: 5-0-3

Trk/Dst

9: 3-0-2

Distance

9: 3-0-2

Season

16: 2-0-4

Metro

30: 8-3-8

Country

7: 0-2-0

1st Up

4: 0-1-1

2nd Up

4: 1-0-2

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	0	4	3	1

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

Comments

Ran a better race when third behind Shake And Bake at Sandown last start over 595m (34.57). Good beginner who shouldn't be far away in the run.

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
3rd of 5	31/3/25	Sandown	595m	5	0:34.57	62.0 km/h	5.8L	$9.50	0:34.17	0:34.17	GR 4/5	$4,450	$460	5	1. Shake And Bake 2. Mepunga Infrared 3. Henry Intention
6th of 7	26/3/25	The Meadows	600m	4	0:34.93	61.8 km/h	4.5L	$20	0:34.64	0:34.64	GR 4/5	$4,450	-	67	1. If Only 2. Sephora Bale 3. Paw Harris
67 Day Spell
6th of 6	18/1/25	The Meadows	730m	6	0:43.89	59.9 km/h	25.8L	$13	0:42.09	0:42.09	GR 4/5	$10,380	-	9	1. Lanfranco 2. Zipping Grande 3. Facetious
7th of 8	9/1/25	Sandown	715m	4	0:42.69	60.3 km/h	13.5L	$8.50	0:41.75	0:41.75	GR 5	$10,100	-	12	1. Cashing Out 2. Groovebird 3. Reiterate
1st of 6	28/12/24	The Meadows	730m	2	0:43.36	60.6 km/h	1.3L	$7.70	0:43.36	0:43.36	GR 4/5	$10,380	$7,000	5	1. Henry Intention 2. Valletta Diva 3. Reiterate
4th of 8	23/12/24	Sandown	595m	2	0:34.75	61.6 km/h	7.1L	$6.40	0:34.26	0:34.02	GR 4/5	$4,450	$75	11	1. Stomping 2. Mahogany 3. Tammy McIvor

Dotty's Gift (4) 8117428414
Trainer: Robin Moore (Devon Meadows)
Prize Money: $101,365
Win / Place: 18% / 38%

4 yo Black B

Sire: BELLA INFRARED (USA)

Dam: AMELIA CHRISTA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

92: 17-9-9

Track

46: 9-3-5

Trk/Dst

31: 6-3-4

Distance

31: 6-3-4

Season

24: 3-1-1

Metro

80: 14-9-8

Country

12: 3-0-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	1	8	8	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	16	17	12	9	11	7	6	14
1st	4	5	3	2	1	1	1	0
2nd	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	2
3rd	1	2	1	3	1	1	0	0

Comments

Didn't make the placings last time at Sandown (34.60) in a Grade 5, finishing a 2 length fourth. Has two successes and three minors from nine starts from box 4. Can hit the frame with the right run.

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 6	27/3/25	Sandown	595m	7	0:34.60	61.9 km/h	2.0L	$16	0:34.46	0:34.02	GR 5	$10,100	$150	11	1. Aston Michigan 2. Got A Pulse 3. Facetious
1st of 8	16/3/25	Sale	640m	5	0:36.86	62.5 km/h	2.0L	$4.60	0:36.86	0:36.86	GR 5	$3,940	$2,640	8	1. Dotty's Gift 2. Warrior Ethan 3. He Shines
4th of 6	8/3/25	The Meadows	600m	4	0:34.75	62.2 km/h	6.5L	$34	0:34.29	0:34.21	GR 4/5	$10,380	$150	5	1. Urana Xavier 2. Bomb Luca 3. Upset Sunset
8th of 8	3/3/25	Sandown	595m	5	0:34.83	61.5 km/h	12.8L	$11	0:33.99	0:33.99	GR 4/5	$4,450	-	19	1. Intrepid Bale 2. Canya Nitrate 3. Miles Apart
2nd of 7	12/2/25	The Meadows	600m	2	0:34.53	62.6 km/h	1.5L	$3.70	0:34.44	0:34.38	GR 4/5	$4,450	$920	13	1. Bomb Luca 2. Dotty's Gift 3. Sephora Bale
4th of 7	30/1/25	Sandown	515m	1	0:30.30	61.2 km/h	10.8L	$4.00	0:29.59	0:29.11	GR 5	$8,790	$150	14	1. Hi There Frank 2. Jazzy Belle 3. Paw Berry

Mepunga Reward (5) 0x33232x21
Trainer: Jeffrey Britton (Anakie)
Prize Money: $78,290
Win / Place: 40% / 90%

2 yo WH/BDL D

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: MEPUNGA ISLA (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

20: 8-5-5

Track

10: 3-3-3

Trk/Dst

1: 1-0-0

Distance

1: 1-0-0

Season

7: 1-3-3

Metro

18: 8-4-4

Country

2: 0-1-1

1st Up

3: 1-1-1

2nd Up

3: 2-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	0	7	1	0

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

Comments

Strong performance to win by 6 lengths at this track over 600m (34.30) beating Bomb Luca in Grade 4/5 on March 29. The form from last run stacks up well. Hard to beat.

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
1st of 7	29/3/25	The Meadows	600m	8	0:34.30	63.0 km/h	6.0L	$2.20	0:34.30	0:34.30	GR 4/5	$10,380	$7,000	8	1. Mepunga Reward 2. Bomb Luca 3. Ascend Ecstatic
2nd of 6	21/3/25	Geelong	460m	5	0:25.72	64.4 km/h	0.8L	$1.60	0:25.68	0:25.21	GR 5	$2,930	$600	104	1. Lanky Larry 2. Mepunga Reward 3. Paw Tabitha
104 Day Spell
2nd of 8	7/12/24	The Meadows	525m	6	0:29.95	63.1 km/h	5.2L	$6.90	0:29.59	0:29.59	MX 3/4	$9,060	$1,870	8	1. Tim Zoo 2. Mepunga Reward 3. Grand Tourer
3rd of 7	29/11/24	The Meadows	525m	4	0:29.80	63.4 km/h	3.6L	$4.80	0:29.55	0:29.55	FFA	$9,060	$935	6	1. Lakeview Emily 2. Field Day 3. Mepunga Reward
2nd of 8	23/11/24	Sandown	515m	7	0:29.33	63.2 km/h	1.9L	$11	0:29.20	0:29.00	SPEC H	$14,800	$3,000	8	1. Joey The Jet 2. Mepunga Reward 3. Champagne Cuddle
3rd of 8	15/11/24	Sandown	515m	6	0:29.81	62.2 km/h	4.3L	$4.20	0:29.51	0:28.94	SPEC	$9,060	$935	7	1. Read The Room 2. Nangar Jim 3. Mepunga Reward

Pixie Trixie (7) 2463818886
Trainer: Clint Capuano (Anakie)
Prize Money: $23,505
Win / Place: 12% / 30%

2 yo Black B

Sire: SH AVATAR (USA)

Dam: FAIRYTALE WISH (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

49: 6-6-3

Track

14: 1-1-1

Trk/Dst

5: 1-0-1

Distance

5: 1-0-1

Season

32: 3-4-2

Metro

19: 1-2-1

Country

30: 5-4-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
1	3	0	2	0

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

Comments

Starting from wide draw and has been unwanted at recent poor starts. Others better.

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
6th of 8	18/3/25	Horsham	410m	3	0:24.01	61.5 km/h	7.1L	$67	0:23.51	0:23.14	GR 5	$2,930	-	21	1. Take The Steps 2. Aston Nitro 3. Aston Advance
8th of 8	25/2/25	Horsham	485m	2	0:28.14	62.0 km/h	7.8L	$23	0:27.63	0:27.38	GR 5	$3,340	-	19	1. Urana Jasmine 2. Weblec Marquise 3. Sharp Thief
8th of 8	6/2/25	Sandown	595m	5	0:35.49	60.4 km/h	18.8L	$35	0:34.17	0:34.17	GR 5	$10,100	-	5	1. Paw Octavia 2. Aston Gaga 3. Dewana Scotch
8th of 8	1/2/25	The Meadows	525m	3	0:30.85	61.3 km/h	12.4L	$31	0:29.98	0:29.85	GR 5	$8,790	-	7	1. Paw Ollie 2. Psycho Buddy 3. Donita Bale
1st of 8	25/1/25	The Meadows	600m	5	0:35.00	61.7 km/h	4.7L	$9.50	0:35.00	0:34.56	GR 5	$10,100	$6,800	7	1. Pixie Trixie 2. Bold Bert 3. Hold Me Closer
8th of 8	18/1/25	The Meadows	525m	5	0:30.78	61.4 km/h	7.8L	$9.00	0:30.24	0:29.41	GR 5	$8,790	-	7	1. Paw Summer 2. Big Buckets 3. Psycho Buddy

Aston Michigan (8) 3414263531
Trainer: Ann Panetta (Melton West)
Prize Money: $86,015
Win / Place: 12% / 36%

4 yo BDL D

Sire: ASTON KIMETTO (AUS)

Dam: ASTON ADELE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

108: 13-11-15

Track

45: 7-4-6

Trk/Dst

27: 5-4-3

Distance

27: 5-4-3

Season

29: 2-4-5

Metro

85: 11-9-10

Country

23: 2-2-5

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	1	7	5	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	15	17	12	12	11	14	10	17
1st	5	3	3	2	0	0	0	0
2nd	2	4	0	0	1	2	0	2
3rd	2	1	0	4	2	1	2	3

Comments

Solid performance after racing just off the speed to win by 1.3 lengths at Sandown over 595m (34.46) beating Got A Pulse in Grade 5 on March 27. Good win last start but looks tested in this difficult assignment.

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
1st of 6	27/3/25	Sandown	595m	2	0:34.46	62.2 km/h	1.3L	$13	0:34.46	0:34.02	GR 5	$10,100	$6,800	7	1. Aston Michigan 2. Got A Pulse 3. Facetious
3rd of 8	20/3/25	Sandown	515m	8	0:29.86	62.1 km/h	3.5L	$71	0:29.62	0:29.04	GR 5	$8,790	$915	7	1. Zeberiah 2. Russian Raccoon 3. Aston Michigan
5th of 7	13/3/25	Sandown	515m	8	0:30.18	61.4 km/h	9.5L	$67	0:29.56	0:29.36	GR 4/5	$9,060	-	8	1. Paw Petrov 2. Flying Dinar 3. Queen Avenger
3rd of 7	5/3/25	The Meadows	525m	4	0:30.53	61.9 km/h	6.3L	$17	0:30.11	0:30.09	GR 4/5	$3,880	$400	6	1. Van Wyck 2. Shiv Roy 3. Aston Michigan
6th of 6	27/2/25	Sandown	595m	2	0:34.70	61.7 km/h	2.9L	$18	0:34.49	0:34.48	GR 4/5	$10,380	-	7	1. His Special 2. Mahogany 3. Tully Luna
2nd of 8	20/2/25	Sandown	595m	8	0:34.63	61.9 km/h	2.1L	$16	0:34.48	0:34.46	GR 5	$10,100	$2,095	14	1. Urana Xavier 2. Aston Michigan 3. Paw Ucolta

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