Sandown Park Race 8

Sandown Vet Clinic

Prize Money: $9,055

EXCAVATION (2) boasts a strong record this journey with 15 wins and eight minors from 34 tries. Scored by 2.5 lengths last time (30.13) in a Free For All over 525m at The Meadows. Makes strong appeal on best. IRISH NIKKI (7) is a well performed dog and winner of 12 races who was in the minor money last time out at Healesville (19.34). Has a good record here at this journey. Expecting another good run. ZIPPING GRYLLIS (1) boasts a consistent overall record including 21 wins from 56 starts, the latest hitting the minor money when third (30.01) over 525m at The Meadows. Form at the trip sound including six wins. Has the ability and rates a key chance this line-up. PAW VINCE (8) was out of the money here last time out but can bounce back.

Distance: 515m
Class: Mixed 3/4
Track: Good
Weather: Fine
Surface: All Weather

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Zipping Gryllis (1) 2527132143
Trainer: Brooke Ennis (Lara)
Prize Money: $144,820
Win / Place: 37% / 80%

3 yo Black D

Sire: MY REDEEMER (AUS)

Dam: ZIPPING IVY (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

56: 21-16-8

Track

9: 1-4-1

Trk/Dst

9: 1-4-1

Distance

9: 1-4-1

Season

30: 10-8-6

Metro

21: 6-7-3

Country

35: 15-9-5

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
11	4	6	0	0

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

Comments

Hit the ground running last time with a strong early split and tried to lead throughout but had to settle for the minors when third (30.01) at The Meadows over 525m. Has a very good strike-rate out of box 1, scoring two times. Go close.

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	31/5/25	The Meadows	525m	8	0:30.01	63.0 km/h	0.8L	$2.60	0:29.97	0:29.89	FFA	$9,060	$935	6	1. Paw Xantippe 2. Van Wyck 3. Zipping Gryllis
4th of 8	25/5/25	Ballarat	450m	2	0:25.43	63.7 km/h	2.5L	$2.30	0:25.27	0:24.74	SPEC H	$7,330	$75	8	1. Morton 2. Spritely Sian 3. Trefusis
1st of 6	17/5/25	The Meadows	525m	2	0:30.44	62.1 km/h	2.0L	$2.60	0:30.44	0:30.40	FFA	$9,060	$6,100	7	1. Zipping Gryllis 2. Extradited 3. Zipping Hopkins
2nd of 7	10/5/25	The Meadows	525m	8	0:29.90	63.2 km/h	2.4L	$2.80	0:29.73	0:29.73	FFA	$9,060	$1,870	10	1. Zipping Hopkins 2. Zipping Gryllis 3. Amron Tiger
3rd of 8	30/4/25	Warrnambool	450m	5	0:24.86	65.2 km/h	3.5L	$13	0:24.64	0:24.64	SPEC G2	$57,500	$5,000	6	1. Matt Loch 2. Vincent Bale 3. Zipping Gryllis
1st of 8	24/4/25	Warrnambool	450m	1	0:24.97	64.9 km/h	2.1L	$2.50	0:24.97	0:24.72	SPEC H	$7,330	$5,000	20	1. Zipping Gryllis 2. Ashton 3. Aston Zingara

Excavation (2) 382318x711
Trainer: Jason Thompson (Pearcedale)
Prize Money: $454,565
Win / Place: 41% / 69%

Box Specialist

Going for the Hat-Trick

2 yo DK BDL D

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: THRIVING (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

39: 16-5-6

Track

14: 3-2-2

Trk/Dst

14: 3-2-2

Distance

14: 3-2-2

Season

19: 9-2-3

Metro

34: 15-4-4

Country

5: 1-1-2

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

2: 2-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	1	15	0	0

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

Comments

Won again and recorded an impressive time after running them ragged to make it back-to-back wins at The Meadows over 525m (30.13). Makes strong appeal on recent runs.

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 8	24/5/25	The Meadows	525m	4	0:30.13	62.7 km/h	2.5L	$2.10	0:30.13	0:30.10	FFA	$9,060	$6,100	9	1. Excavation 2. In The Hub 3. Jorogumo
1st of 8	15/5/25	Sandown	515m	4	0:29.09	63.7 km/h	1.9L	$1.50	0:29.09	0:29.09	GR 5	$8,790	$5,900	7	1. Excavation 2. Paw Qwan 3. Shiv Roy
7th of 8	8/5/25	Sandown	515m	7	0:30.00	61.8 km/h	4.5L	$4.50	0:29.68	0:29.01	SPEC H	$9,060	-	75	1. Wyong Dallas 2. Van Wyck 3. Dr. Asher
75 Day Spell
8th of 8	22/2/25	The Meadows	525m	5	0:30.42	62.1 km/h	11.1L	$5.00	0:29.64	0:29.61	S/E Group 1	$441,000	-	7	1. Mepunga Tully 2. Tim Zoo 3. Vincent Bale
1st of 8	15/2/25	The Meadows	525m	5	0:29.90	63.2 km/h	0.5L	$2.10	0:29.90	0:29.72	SPEC SF	$9,060	$6,100	7	1. Excavation 2. Canya All Class 3. Motion Sensor
3rd of 8	8/2/25	The Meadows	525m	8	0:29.89	63.2 km/h	0.9L	$6.00	0:29.82	0:29.58	S/E Group 1	$113,500	$11,000	22	1. Tim Zoo 2. Flying Zulu 3. Excavation

Intrepid Bale (3) 7263741121
Trainer: Samantha Grenfell (Anakie)
Prize Money: $63,865
Win / Place: 23% / 50%

3 yo DK BDL D

Sire: JS FLAMIN ACE (AUS)

Dam: FAITHY BALE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

51: 12-7-7

Track

19: 7-5-2

Trk/Dst

12: 3-5-1

Distance

12: 3-5-1

Season

33: 8-4-6

Metro

32: 9-6-5

Country

19: 3-1-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	3	8	1	0

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

Comments

Good effort to win last start by 2.75 lengths over 525m at The Meadows in a handy (29.89), beating Ethanol Secret. Solid showing expected.

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 8	31/5/25	The Meadows	525m	6	0:29.89	63.2 km/h	2.8L	$4.20	0:29.89	0:29.89	GR 5	$8,790	$5,900	5	1. Intrepid Bale 2. Ethanol Secret 3. Red Stiletto
2nd of 6	26/5/25	Sandown	515m	2	0:29.48	62.9 km/h	0.1L	$1.40	0:29.48	0:29.26	MX 3/4	$3,880	$800	7	1. Minh Teddy 2. Intrepid Bale 3. Lure Of Kilkenny
1st of 7	19/5/25	Sandown	515m	2	0:29.65	62.5 km/h	0.3L	$2.00	0:29.65	0:29.36	GR 4/5	$3,880	$2,600	6	1. Intrepid Bale 2. Paw Whitley 3. Minh Teddy
1st of 7	13/5/25	Horsham	485m	2	0:27.18	64.2 km/h	0.4L	$4.20	0:27.18	0:27.18	GR 4/5	$3,880	$2,600	13	1. Intrepid Bale 2. Paw Utility 3. Hi There Frank
4th of 8	30/4/25	Warrnambool	650m	4	0:37.36	62.6 km/h	5.3L	$4.80	0:37.02	0:37.02	SPEC	$10,880	$75	6	1. Reiterate 2. Lanfranco 3. Mepunga Surprise
7th of 8	24/4/25	Warrnambool	450m	4	0:25.29	64.1 km/h	3.7L	$15	0:25.03	0:24.72	SPEC H	$7,330	-	5	1. Sunset Frazier 2. Solicit 3. Motion Sensor

Paw Whitley (6) 3725373271
Trainer: Correy Grenfell (Anakie)
Prize Money: $40,690
Win / Place: 18% / 70%

2 yo DK BDL B

Sire: BERNARDO (AUS)

Dam: FAITHY BALE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

37: 7-10-9

Track

11: 1-3-3

Trk/Dst

11: 1-3-3

Distance

11: 1-3-3

Season

37: 7-10-9

Metro

23: 3-7-7

Country

14: 4-3-2

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Good performance to win by 1.75 lengths at this track over 515m (29.51) beating White Crest in Grade 5 on May 29. Comes through a good form race. Looks a definite chance.

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	29/5/25	Sandown	515m	2	0:29.51	62.8 km/h	1.7L	$1.90	0:29.51	0:29.34	GR 5	$8,790	$5,900	4	1. Paw Whitley 2. White Crest 3. Paw Imperial
7th of 8	25/5/25	Ballarat	450m	6	0:25.73	63.0 km/h	14.8L	$34	0:24.74	0:24.74	SPEC H	$7,330	-	6	1. Gold Force 2. Flying Zulu 3. Aston Fantastic
2nd of 7	19/5/25	Sandown	515m	4	0:29.66	62.5 km/h	0.3L	$4.80	0:29.65	0:29.36	GR 4/5	$3,880	$800	7	1. Intrepid Bale 2. Paw Whitley 3. Minh Teddy
3rd of 7	12/5/25	Sandown	515m	6	0:29.82	62.2 km/h	3.0L	$4.40	0:29.62	0:29.58	GR 4/5	$3,880	$400	18	1. Paw Tonk 2. Bowie Sunny 3. Paw Whitley
7th of 7	24/4/25	Sandown	515m	8	0:30.34	61.1 km/h	16.3L	$17	0:29.26	0:29.17	GR 4/5	$9,060	-	7	1. Paw Qwan 2. Paw Oswald 3. Dr. Asher
3rd of 5	17/4/25	Sandown	515m	8	0:29.45	63.0 km/h	2.2L	$3.30	0:29.30	0:29.08	GR 4/5	$9,060	$935	6	1. Whodat Shanlyn 2. Irish Nikki 3. Paw Whitley

Irish Nikki (7) 3271265242
Trainer: Tom O'Neill (Pearcedale)
Prize Money: $56,905
Win / Place: 30% / 58%

3 yo BLU B

Sire: COSMIC RUMBLE (AUS)

Dam: DELTA RHODE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

39: 12-9-2

Track

13: 2-4-1

Trk/Dst

12: 2-4-1

Distance

12: 2-4-1

Season

16: 3-4-1

Metro

21: 4-6-1

Country

18: 8-3-1

1st Up

3: 2-0-0

2nd Up

3: 0-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
3	4	5	0	0

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

Comments

Charged out of the boxes with a strong early sectional but bumped into one better when runner up (19.34) at Healesville over 350m. Found one better last time. Well placed and worth following up.

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	1/6/25	Healesville	350m	1	0:19.34	65.1 km/h	1.8L	$4.40	0:19.24	0:19.07	GR 5 H	$2,930	$600	9	1. Is He Lucky 2. Irish Nikki 3. County Kildare
4th of 5	23/5/25	Sandown	595m	6	0:34.70	61.7 km/h	14.0L	$6.00	0:33.77	0:33.77	GR 4/5	$10,380	$150	8	1. Flying Envy 2. Navarino 3. Aston Gozo
2nd of 7	15/5/25	Sandown	515m	6	0:29.81	62.2 km/h	2.2L	$3.00	0:29.66	0:29.09	GR 4	$9,060	$1,870	7	1. Mepunga Rocky 2. Irish Nikki 3. Tough Taz
5th of 8	8/5/25	Sandown	515m	3	0:29.78	62.3 km/h	2.4L	$4.60	0:29.61	0:29.01	SPEC H	$9,060	-	12	1. Paw Octavia 2. Tully Luna 3. Aston Gozo
6th of 7	26/4/25	The Meadows	525m	3	0:30.53	61.9 km/h	5.6L	$5.00	0:30.14	0:29.96	GR 4	$9,060	-	9	1. Nangar Jim 2. Holden Bale 3. Shayna Bale
2nd of 5	17/4/25	Sandown	515m	5	0:29.32	63.2 km/h	0.3L	$2.10	0:29.30	0:29.08	GR 4/5	$9,060	$1,870	7	1. Whodat Shanlyn 2. Irish Nikki 3. Paw Whitley

Paw Vince (8) 3242168214
Trainer: Samantha Grenfell (Anakie)
Prize Money: $50,440
Win / Place: 14% / 51%

2 yo Black D

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: HELMA BALE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

56: 8-10-11

Track

24: 4-4-2

Trk/Dst

17: 3-1-1

Distance

17: 3-1-1

Season

47: 6-8-11

Metro

36: 5-6-6

Country

20: 3-4-5

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
1	2	5	0	0

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

Comments

Got back last start and could only manage fourth but before that won by 2.25 lengths at this track (29.35) beating Here Comes Jojo in a Grade 4/5 on May 23. Has ability and worth including.

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	29/5/25	Sandown	595m	7	0:34.58	61.9 km/h	8.5L	$8.50	0:33.98	0:33.98	MX 3/4	$10,380	$150	6	1. Paw Yasmin 2. Dewana Fernando 3. Sunset Wisp
1st of 6	23/5/25	Sandown	515m	2	0:29.35	63.2 km/h	2.3L	$2.40	0:29.35	0:29.35	GR 4/5	$9,060	$6,100	6	1. Paw Vince 2. Here Comes Jojo 3. Versnellen
2nd of 8	17/5/25	The Meadows	600m	1	0:35.22	61.3 km/h	0.3L	$3.10	0:35.20	0:35.00	GR 4/5	$10,380	$2,150	9	1. Whodat Shanlyn 2. Paw Vince 3. Paw Erina
8th of 8	8/5/25	Sandown	515m	4	0:29.89	62.0 km/h	11.9L	$35	0:29.06	0:29.01	SPEC H	$9,060	-	7	1. Mepunga Reward 2. Flying Zulu 3. Motion Sensor
6th of 7	1/5/25	Sandown	515m	8	0:29.75	62.3 km/h	8.3L	$23	0:29.21	0:29.12	GR 5	$8,790	-	7	1. Paw Vortex 2. Warm Cockles 3. Zeberiah
1st of 8	24/4/25	Sandown	595m	4	0:34.15	62.7 km/h	4.8L	$5.50	0:34.15	0:33.99	R/A FIN	$10,380	$7,000	10	1. Paw Vince 2. Stacy's Mum 3. Sweet Bee

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