Gawler Race 6

Greyhounds As Pets Free For All Pr1 Division1

Prize Money: $2,095

SAND DRAGON (5) Made all to win last start at the track in 22.91s over 400m and have to respect the form at the trip. Serious contender. VICTA TARA (8) Charged home to win last run at the track in 23.05s over 400m and strong performer at this trip. Has good early speed and will be nicely positioned. Definite winning chance. DEPARTED (4) Took charge of the race when winning last run at the track in 23.05s over 400m. Flawless this campaign with 2 wins from as many starts. Goes very close. HUNKER DOWN (2) Tidy effort when 3rd last run at this venue and ideal distance as proven previously. Expecting to settle positively. In the mix.

Distance: 400m
Class: Free For All
Track: Good
Weather: Clear
Surface: All Weather

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Wirrulla Melvy (1) 5112153343
Trainer: Kevin Bewley (Lewiston)
Prize Money: $15,335
Win / Place: 28% / 53%

Box Specialist

3 yo DK BDL B

Sire: HARD STYLE RICO (AUS)

Dam: SPECIAL NANGAR (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

45: 13-4-7

Track

12: 4-1-2

Trk/Dst

10: 4-1-2

Distance

11: 4-1-2

Season

22: 7-2-4

Metro

15: 4-2-1

Country

30: 9-2-6

1st Up

2: 0-0-1

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
8	5	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	4	12	3	6	7	4	4	5
1st	2	5	0	1	2	1	1	1
2nd	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1
3rd	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	1

Comments

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 4	1/4/25	Murray Bdge Straight	300m	2	0:17.35	62.2 km/h	4.8L	$2.90	0:17.01	0:16.69	GR 5	$1,110	$110	21	1. Somersby 2. Big Merv 3. Wirrulla Melvy
4th of 7	11/3/25	Murray Bdge Straight	300m	8	0:17.07	63.3 km/h	2.3L	$1.60	0:16.91	0:16.82	GR 5	$1,110	-	6	1. Let's Go Sam 2. Chewdini 3. My Mum's Value
3rd of 6	5/3/25	Gawler	400m	1	0:23.00	62.6 km/h	3.0L	$6.00	0:22.78	0:22.72	GR 3/4	$1,190	$120	5	1. Bun Volcano 2. Ben Tango 3. Wirrulla Melvy
3rd of 6	28/2/25	Gawler	400m	4	0:22.90	62.9 km/h	2.8L	$6.00	0:22.70	0:22.41	OPEN	$2,100	$210	4	1. Dark Moonshine 2. Orlando Grey 3. Wirrulla Melvy
5th of 6	24/2/25	Angle Park	342m	5	0:19.84	62.1 km/h	10.3L	$9.50	0:19.11	0:19.11	OPEN	$2,100	-	7	1. Darcy Dakota 2. Brindle Benny 3. Billboard
1st of 6	17/2/25	Angle Park	342m	2	0:19.61	62.8 km/h	2.3L	$1.60	0:19.61	0:19.48	GR 4/5	$1,720	$1,210	7	1. Wirrulla Melvy 2. Billboard 3. Way Too Soft

Hunker Down (2) 3314511153
Trainer: Donald Gordon (Glossop)
Prize Money: $43,375
Win / Place: 32% / 62%

Track Specialist

Track / Distance Specialist

3 yo Black D

Sire: FLYING RICCIARDO (AUS)

Dam: RHYTHM SECTION (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

53: 17-4-12

Track

7: 4-1-2

Trk/Dst

5: 3-0-2

Distance

9: 4-0-3

Season

28: 8-2-5

Metro

26: 5-1-6

Country

27: 12-3-6

1st Up

2: 2-0-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-1

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

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

Comments

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
3rd of 4	20/4/25	Gawler	400m	4	0:23.18	62.1 km/h	1.8L	$4.00	0:23.05	0:22.91	OPEN	$2,100	$210	10	1. Victa Tara 2. Orlando Grey 3. Hunker Down
5th of 6	10/4/25	Angle Park	530m	5	0:31.01	61.5 km/h	5.3L	$5.50	0:30.63	0:30.29	GR 5	$4,050	-	6	1. Langley Flyer 2. Hot Lips 3. Aussie Brad
1st of 6	4/4/25	Gawler	400m	1	0:22.70	63.4 km/h	3.0L	$1.80	0:22.70	0:22.70	GR 2/3/4	$2,100	$1,465	9	1. Hunker Down 2. Brindle Benny 3. Dark Moonshine
1st of 4	26/3/25	Gawler	400m	3	0:22.66	63.5 km/h	1.8L	$1.50	0:22.66	0:22.66	OPEN	$1,190	$830	3	1. Hunker Down 2. Aston Capone 3. Obsession
1st of 5	23/3/25	Gawler	531m	8	0:31.10	61.5 km/h	0.1L	$1.70	0:31.10	0:30.89	GR 5	$1,860	$1,305	6	1. Hunker Down 2. Bomb Roberta 3. Jalapeno Gem
5th of 7	17/3/25	Angle Park	342m	4	0:19.90	61.9 km/h	6.3L	$3.90	0:19.45	0:19.43	GR 4/5	$2,100	-	4	1. Right Side Up 2. Pumpkin Party 3. Tilley Swamp

Departed (4) 7812117x11
Trainer: Robyn MacKellar (Lewiston)
Prize Money: $96,195
Win / Place: 27% / 57%

Going for the Hat-Trick

3 yo Black D

Sire: TOMMY SHELBY (AUS)

Dam: COSMIC OWL (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

66: 18-7-13

Track

1: 1-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 1-0-0

Distance

3: 1-1-1

Season

13: 5-1-0

Metro

46: 13-5-8

Country

20: 5-2-5

1st Up

2: 1-0-1

2nd Up

2: 1-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
1	4	13	0	0

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

Comments

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
1st of 6	20/4/25	Gawler	400m	7	0:23.05	62.5 km/h	3.8L	$1.50	0:23.05	0:22.91	GR 5	$1,610	$1,130	6	1. Departed 2. King Fearless 3. Diligent
1st of 8	14/4/25	Angle Park	342m	5	0:19.48	63.2 km/h	2.3L	$2.80	0:19.48	0:19.34	GR 5	$1,610	$1,130	123	1. Departed 2. Chilli Sal 3. Palace Prince
123 Day Spell
7th of 7	12/12/24	Angle Park	530m	2	0:32.31	59.1 km/h	27.0L	$2.40f	0:30.42	0:30.30	SPEC	$5,810	-	7	1. Peaky Boo 2. Afire 3. Pet Detective
1st of 6	5/12/24	Angle Park	530m	3	0:30.49	62.6 km/h	2.8L	$5.00	0:30.49	0:30.47	OPEN	$5,810	$4,070	7	1. Departed 2. Fantastic Spike 3. Victa Marli
1st of 5	28/11/24	Angle Park	530m	8	0:30.33	62.9 km/h	6.0L	$2.20f	0:30.33	0:30.33	GR 4/5	$4,420	$3,100	7	1. Departed 2. Versatile 3. Jukebox Duke
2nd of 6	21/11/24	Angle Park	530m	7	0:30.40	62.8 km/h	2.0L	$13	0:30.25	0:30.25	OPEN	$5,810	$1,160	7	1. Fantastic Spike 2. Departed 3. Yarramundi Paul

Sand Dragon (5) 3224122211
Trainer: Brenda Oakey (Two Wells)
Prize Money: $14,005
Win / Place: 32% / 72%

Box Specialist

Going for the Hat-Trick

2 yo Black D

Sire: HOOKED ON SCOTCH (AUS)

Dam: HEADING MY WAY (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

37: 12-9-6

Track

21: 8-5-4

Trk/Dst

20: 8-4-4

Distance

20: 8-4-4

Season

24: 8-7-4

Metro

13: 3-3-2

Country

24: 9-6-4

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
4	8	0	0	0

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

Comments

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
1st of 6	20/4/25	Gawler	400m	4	0:22.91	62.9 km/h	2.0L	$3.70	0:22.91	0:22.91	GR 4/5	$1,720	$1,210	4	1. Sand Dragon 2. Who Knows Darren 3. Billboard
1st of 6	16/4/25	Gawler	400m	5	0:22.64	63.6 km/h	1.5L	$5.00	0:22.64	0:22.57	FFA	$1,190	$830	7	1. Sand Dragon 2. Brindle Benny 3. Long Gully Shack
2nd of 7	9/4/25	Gawler	400m	1	0:23.05	62.5 km/h	1.8L	$3.00	0:22.92	0:22.66	GR 3/4/5	$1,040	$210	8	1. My Rusty Halo 2. Sand Dragon 3. Deep Purple
2nd of 6	1/4/25	Murray Bdge Straight	350m	7	0:19.89	63.3 km/h	1.5L	$3.00	0:19.79	0:19.79	GR 6	$1,060	$210	8	1. Zipping Hagrid 2. Sand Dragon 3. Thundering Lady
2nd of 7	24/3/25	Angle Park	342m	4	0:19.57	62.9 km/h	0.8L	$3.60	0:19.51	0:19.51	GR 5	$1,610	$320	5	1. Pumpkin Party 2. Sand Dragon 3. Rev Leon
1st of 4	19/3/25	Gawler	400m	1	0:22.80	63.2 km/h	0.1L	$3.60	0:22.80	0:22.73	Other	$1,070	$580	7	1. Sand Dragon 2. Long Gully Shack 3. Bang Bang Jack

Long Gully Angel (7) 34211216x5
Trainer: Paula Hearnden (Angaston)
Prize Money: $11,205
Win / Place: 32% / 54%

3 yo Black B

Sire: MY REDEEMER (AUS)

Dam: LONG GULLY EVIE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

31: 10-4-3

Track

15: 6-1-2

Trk/Dst

12: 5-1-1

Distance

12: 5-1-1

Season

10: 3-2-1

Metro

14: 2-3-1

Country

17: 8-1-2

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
3	6	1	0	0

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

Comments

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 7	16/4/25	Gawler	400m	7	0:23.30	61.8 km/h	10.3L	$35	0:22.57	0:22.57	GR 5	$990	-	170	1. Bo Cruz 2. Victa Tara 3. Rev Leon
170 Day Spell
6th of 8	28/10/24	Angle Park	530m	6	0:31.22	61.1 km/h	6.5L	$10	0:30.76	0:30.54	GR 6	$1,740	-	5	1. Gouda Monelli 2. Spin And Burn 3. Bun Exhale
1st of 4	23/10/24	Gawler	531m	4	0:31.11	61.4 km/h	0.1L	$2.80	0:31.11	0:31.11	GR 6	$1,080	$750	9	1. Long Gully Angel 2. Victa Bob 3. Chuck A Party
2nd of 8	14/10/24	Angle Park	530m	2	0:30.85	61.8 km/h	3.3L	$10	0:30.62	0:30.60	GR 6	$1,740	$350	8	1. Ki Ki 2. Long Gully Angel 3. Kisses For Amy
1st of 8	6/10/24	Murray Bridge	395m	1	0:22.60	62.9 km/h	2.0L	$4.80	0:22.60	0:22.42	GR 6	$1,520	$1,065	28	1. Long Gully Angel 2. Barra Banjo 3. Sudoku Nala
1st of 6	8/9/24	Murray Bridge	455m	7	0:26.17	62.6 km/h	1.0L	$5.00	0:26.17	0:25.64	GR 6	$1,740	$1,215	6	1. Long Gully Angel 2. Plodding Along 3. Spring Diesel

Victa Tara (8) 1151111121
Trainer: Ron Schadow (Lower Inman Valley)
Prize Money: $108,420
Win / Place: 64% / 90%

Track Specialist

Track / Distance Specialist

Box Specialist

4 yo DK BDL B

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: VICTA POLLY (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

71: 46-11-7

Track

17: 11-2-2

Trk/Dst

17: 11-2-2

Distance

25: 18-2-3

Season

29: 18-4-4

Metro

14: 8-2-1

Country

57: 38-9-6

1st Up

2: 2-0-0

2nd Up

2: 2-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
20	23	3	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	11	9	10	6	4	9	10	12
1st	8	7	6	4	3	6	5	7
2nd	2	0	2	1	0	1	3	2
3rd	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	2

Comments

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 4	20/4/25	Gawler	400m	2	0:23.05	62.5 km/h	0.3L	$1.60	0:23.05	0:22.91	OPEN	$2,100	$1,465	4	1. Victa Tara 2. Orlando Grey 3. Hunker Down
2nd of 7	16/4/25	Gawler	400m	3	0:22.66	63.5 km/h	1.3L	$2.10	0:22.57	0:22.57	GR 5	$990	$200	9	1. Bo Cruz 2. Victa Tara 3. Rev Leon
1st of 6	7/4/25	Angle Park	342m	1	0:19.52	63.1 km/h	0.1L	$1.20	0:19.52	0:19.49	GR 5	$2,100	$1,465	7	1. Victa Tara 2. Chilli Sal 3. Rev Leon
1st of 5	31/3/25	Angle Park	342m	1	0:19.43	63.4 km/h	4.0L	$1.10	0:19.43	0:19.43	GR 5	$1,610	$1,130	8	1. Victa Tara 2. Bronze Titan 3. Rev Leon
1st of 7	23/3/25	Gawler	400m	1	0:22.74	63.3 km/h	2.0L	$1.30	0:22.74	0:22.48	OPEN	$2,100	$1,465	7	1. Victa Tara 2. Dark Moonshine 3. Orlando Grey
1st of 8	16/3/25	Gawler	400m	2	0:22.74	63.3 km/h	0.1L	$1.40	0:22.74	0:22.61	FFA	$2,100	$1,465	7	1. Victa Tara 2. Brindle Benny 3. Ben Tango