Ballarat Race 8

Sweet Netty's Catering

Prize Money: $1,740

VISTA VANADIUM (1) turned spotting a big start finishing seventh (27.18) last time in a Grade 5 at Geelong. Form at the trip sound including three wins. The form out of his last race has been franked. Has ability and is one of the better chances. PERFECT TONIGHT (2) filled a minor placing last start at this track behind Maddie Odd Sock (31.85) in a Grade 5. Has the early speed to land on the pace and can stick on. Recorded one of the quickest times on the card last start despite being beaten. Expected to be in the finish again. STEADFAST EDDIE (7) can play a role coming off a short let-up.

Distance: 545m
Class: Grade 5 T3
Track: Good
Weather: Fine
Surface: All Weather

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Vista Vanadium (1) 8782772867
Trainer: Aroha Hemingway (Rochester)
Prize Money: $12,185
Win / Place: 7.69% / 38%

2 yo RED/BDL D

Sire: ASTON RUPEE (AUS)

Dam: GYPSY VISTA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

52: 4-12-4

Track

8: 0-1-1

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Distance

1: 0-0-0

Season

52: 4-12-4

Metro

13: 2-4-0

Country

39: 2-8-4

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Was out of placings last time (27.18) at Geelong in a Grade 5, finishing seventh and beaten 12 lengths. Still a maiden from the draw but has placed two times. Looks a key chance on best form.

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
7th of 8	1/7/25	Geelong	460m	4	0:27.18	60.9 km/h	12.0L	$20	0:26.38	0:26.16	GR 5	$1,530	-	6	1. Norbit 2. Akela Young 3. Radar's Patrol
6th of 8	25/6/25	Bendigo	500m	3	0:29.01	62.0 km/h	8.0L	$51	0:28.47	0:28.47	GR 5	$1,740	-	4	1. Maddie Odd Sock 2. Bold Bert 3. McIvor Alfy
8th of 8	21/6/25	Bendigo	500m	3	0:29.06	61.9 km/h	12.4L	$81	0:28.20	0:28.20	GR 4/5	$1,740	-	3	1. Perfect Ace 2. Auntie Amber 3. Argyle Axle
2nd of 8	18/6/25	Bendigo	500m	3	0:29.40	61.2 km/h	7.5L	$27	0:28.91	0:28.42	GR 5	$1,740	$360	7	1. McIvor Jewels 2. Vista Vanadium 3. Kenneth Bale
7th of 8	11/6/25	Bendigo	500m	3	0:29.42	61.2 km/h	12.5L	$18	0:28.54	0:28.47	GR 5	$1,740	-	2	1. Sweet Begonia 2. Fire Wire 3. Leave Me In
7th of 8	9/6/25	Ballarat	545m	3	0:32.22	60.9 km/h	11.0L	$51	0:31.49	0:31.49	GR 5	$1,740	-	5	1. Paw Julia 2. Elsa Jay 3. Bun Quake

Perfect Tonight (2) 4654774252
Trainer: Andrea Gurry (NHILL)
Prize Money: $13,545
Win / Place: 10% / 36%

3 yo Black D

Sire: WALK HARD (AUS)

Dam: MRS. SHARP (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

60: 6-10-6

Track

3: 0-1-1

Trk/Dst

1: 0-1-0

Distance

1: 0-1-0

Season

41: 3-5-6

Metro

2: 0-0-0

Country

58: 6-10-6

1st Up

3: 0-1-0

2nd Up

3: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Finished second last start (31.85) at big odds over 545m at this track. Drawn close to the inside. One of the better hopes.

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
2nd of 6	8/7/25	Ballarat	545m	1	0:31.85	61.6 km/h	3.6L	$9.00	0:31.60	0:31.60	GR 5	$1,740	$360	5	1. Maddie Odd Sock 2. Perfect Tonight 3. Amron Buster
5th of 8	3/7/25	Warrnambool	450m	4	0:25.82	62.7 km/h	5.3L	$101	0:25.48	0:25.03	GR 5	$2,930	-	10	1. Donita Bale 2. Paw Maud 3. Moraine Sofia
2nd of 5	23/6/25	Warrnambool	450m	4	0:25.65	63.2 km/h	0.1L	$9.00	0:25.64	0:25.36	GR 5	$1,530	$320	7	1. More Wine Please 2. Perfect Tonight 3. Bella Supreme
4th of 8	16/6/25	Warrnambool	450m	6	0:26.30	61.6 km/h	6.0L	$12	0:25.90	0:25.61	GR 5	$1,530	$50	7	1. Bob Deeds 2. Pretty Panama 3. Zipping Remy
7th of 7	9/6/25	Warrnambool	450m	2	0:26.20	61.8 km/h	12.5L	$11	0:25.38	0:25.38	GR 5	$1,530	-	6	1. Moraine Sadie 2. Dad's Jam Donut 3. Brindle Bec
7th of 8	3/6/25	Horsham	485m	7	0:28.09	62.2 km/h	11.4L	$151	0:27.29	0:27.29	GR 4/5	$3,880	-	3	1. Cheap Red Wine 2. Xoel Bale 3. Nova Owen

Scarlett Express (3) 5875182575
Trainer: Alfred Spiteri (St Albans)
Prize Money: $30,390
Win / Place: 5.88% / 36%

4 yo FWN B

Sire: BERNARDO (AUS)

Dam: MY DEWANA PENNY (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

85: 5-14-12

Track

13: 2-2-0

Trk/Dst

7: 2-1-0

Distance

7: 2-1-0

Season

17: 1-4-1

Metro

57: 3-10-10

Country

28: 2-4-2

1st Up

4: 0-2-0

2nd Up

4: 0-1-2

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

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	6	15	11	11	9	12	10	11
1st	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	0
2nd	0	4	2	1	2	2	1	2
3rd	0	2	0	2	2	1	3	2

Comments

Backs up after finishing 5th on July 8 over 545m at this track in a Grade 5. Others better.

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
5th of 6	8/7/25	Ballarat	545m	5	0:32.07	61.2 km/h	6.7L	$14	0:31.60	0:31.60	GR 5	$1,740	-	8	1. Maddie Odd Sock 2. Perfect Tonight 3. Amron Buster
7th of 7	30/6/25	Ballarat	545m	8	0:31.90	61.5 km/h	7.3L	$18	0:31.40	0:31.05	GR 5	$1,740	-	7	1. Bakis Bale 2. Aston Allure 3. Barry Bale
5th of 8	23/6/25	Ballarat	450m	3	0:26.59	60.9 km/h	5.4L	$14	0:26.21	0:25.83	GR 5	$1,530	-	6	1. Jumbuk Punky 2. Rapidfire Denzel 3. Paw Hull
2nd of 6	17/6/25	Geelong	400m	2	0:23.41	61.5 km/h	10.3L	$2.80	0:22.73	0:22.53	GR 5	$1,530	$320	20	1. Gunai Jedi 2. Scarlett Express 3. Jeff The Man
8th of 8	28/5/25	The Meadows	600m	2	0:35.87	60.2 km/h	16.3L	$46	0:34.73	0:34.42	RST WIN H	$3,940	-	9	1. Reiko Dusty 2. Desired Range 3. Warm Hugs
1st of 5	19/5/25	Ballarat	545m	7	0:31.43	62.4 km/h	2.3L	$15	0:31.43	0:31.43	GR 5	$1,740	$1,150	7	1. Scarlett Express 2. Aston Allure 3. Taden Bale

Taden Bale (5) 1738533544
Trainer: Wayne Gray (WENDOUREE)
Prize Money: $24,710
Win / Place: 15% / 39%

4 yo FWN D

Sire: BARCIA BALE (AUS)

Dam: ZELZER ALLEN (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

73: 11-9-9

Track

25: 4-2-3

Trk/Dst

14: 3-1-2

Distance

14: 3-1-2

Season

38: 4-5-4

Metro

11: 3-1-1

Country

62: 8-8-8

1st Up

4: 0-0-0

2nd Up

4: 1-0-2

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
1	3	7	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	15	4	12	10	5	9	11	7
1st	5	1	3	2	0	0	0	0
2nd	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	0
3rd	1	1	4	2	0	0	1	0

Comments

Has not shown much in recent runs. Could only manage fourth last time out over 545m at this track. Others better.

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
4th of 7	14/6/25	Ballarat	545m	4	0:31.85	61.6 km/h	4.5L	$12	0:31.56	0:31.56	GR 5	$1,740	$50	5	1. Smooth Prince 2. Ranger's Girl 3. Maddie Odd Sock
4th of 7	9/6/25	Ballarat	450m	6	0:26.24	61.7 km/h	6.5L	$27	0:25.81	0:25.73	GR 5	$1,530	$50	7	1. That's A Boodie 2. Urano Bale 3. Vinny Dewalt
5th of 6	2/6/25	Ballarat	450m	4	0:26.62	60.9 km/h	15.5L	$15	0:25.59	0:25.31	GR 5	$1,530	-	7	1. Had A Mischief 2. Artificial Blue 3. Too Cold
3rd of 7	26/5/25	Ballarat	450m	4	0:26.30	61.6 km/h	6.0L	$3.80	0:25.91	0:25.47	GR 5	$1,530	$160	7	1. Tinker Mike 2. Velox Bale 3. Taden Bale
3rd of 5	19/5/25	Ballarat	545m	3	0:31.65	62.0 km/h	3.3L	$21	0:31.43	0:31.43	GR 5	$1,740	$180	7	1. Scarlett Express 2. Aston Allure 3. Taden Bale
5th of 7	12/5/25	Ballarat	450m	6	0:26.10	62.1 km/h	4.7L	$10	0:25.77	0:25.67	GR 5	$1,530	-	5	1. Bern's Banjo 2. Rock Eternal 3. Blazing Riot

White Shiraz (6) 2334236656
Trainer: Jye Formosa (HEATHCOTE)
Prize Money: $14,365
Win / Place: 8.24% / 21%

4 yo White/Black B

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: PEPPER SHIRAZ (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

85: 7-4-7

Track

11: 0-0-1

Trk/Dst

10: 0-0-1

Distance

10: 0-0-1

Season

41: 1-3-3

Metro

17: 2-0-0

Country

68: 5-4-7

1st Up

3: 0-0-0

2nd Up

3: 0-0-0

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

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	11	15	7	12	10	9	10	11
1st	3	1	0	1	0	0	2	0
2nd	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0
3rd	0	1	1	2	0	1	1	1

Comments

Has not shown much in recent runs. Could only manage sixth last time out over 545m at this track. Doesn't look smart enough to threaten the top few.

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 6	8/7/25	Ballarat	545m	7	0:32.13	61.1 km/h	7.6L	$19	0:31.60	0:31.60	GR 5	$1,740	-	8	1. Maddie Odd Sock 2. Perfect Tonight 3. Amron Buster
5th of 7	30/6/25	Ballarat	545m	2	0:31.65	62.0 km/h	3.6L	$31	0:31.40	0:31.05	GR 5	$1,740	-	5	1. Bakis Bale 2. Aston Allure 3. Barry Bale
6th of 8	25/6/25	Bendigo	500m	7	0:28.99	62.1 km/h	7.5L	$71	0:28.50	0:28.47	GR 5	$1,740	-	4	1. Argyle Maggie 2. Lizard Country 3. Magic Scotch
6th of 8	21/6/25	Bendigo	500m	5	0:28.91	62.3 km/h	10.2L	$34	0:28.20	0:28.20	GR 4/5	$1,740	-	5	1. Perfect Ace 2. Auntie Amber 3. Argyle Axle
3rd of 5	16/6/25	Ballarat	545m	7	0:32.27	60.8 km/h	4.3L	$27	0:32.00	0:32.00	GR 5	$1,740	$180	30	1. Chattanooga 2. South Thailand 3. White Shiraz
99th of 1	28/5/25	Bendigo	425m	8	N/A	-	-	$0.00			Trial	$0	-	-	1. 99-White Shiraz 2. 3.

Steadfast Eddie (7) 5x3783388x
Trainer: Nadine Jack (Lethbridge)
Prize Money: $5,340
Win / Place: 15% / 42%

3 yo Black D

Sire: SHIMA SHINE (AUS)

Dam: SUPER YESY (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

19: 3-2-3

Track

8: 2-1-1

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-1

Distance

2: 0-0-1

Season

14: 1-1-3

Metro

1: 0-0-0

Country

18: 3-2-3

1st Up

2: 0-1-1

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Finished off last campaign with a eighth (29.69) in a GR 5 at Bendigo. Makes return after a 11 weeks break. Placed at both tries fresh. Looks a key chance fresh.

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
99th of 1	4/7/25	Geelong	460m	5	N/A	-	-	$0.00			Trial	$0	-	-	1. 99-Steadfast Eddie 2. 3.
8th of 8	30/4/25	Bendigo	500m	3	0:29.69	60.6 km/h	17.3L	$4.60	0:28.55	0:28.55	GR 5	$1,740	-	12	1. Bree Cabang 2. Rapidfire Denzel 3. White Shiraz
8th of 8	18/4/25	Geelong	680m	3	0:40.23	60.9 km/h	12.3L	$35	0:39.41	0:39.37	RST WIN H	$3,940	-	11	1. Star Stay 2. Kiptum 3. Mepunga Infrared
3rd of 7	7/4/25	Geelong	460m	4	0:26.19	63.2 km/h	5.8L	$16	0:25.80	0:25.80	RST WIN	$1,530	$160	20	1. Voltage Strike 2. Super Seaplane 3. Steadfast Eddie
3rd of 7	18/3/25	Geelong	460m	6	0:26.27	63.0 km/h	7.8L	$17	0:25.77	0:25.77	GR 5	$1,530	$160	8	1. Mandolin Storm 2. He's All That 3. Steadfast Eddie
8th of 8	10/3/25	Warrnambool	450m	2	0:26.71	60.7 km/h	12.6L	$3.00	0:25.83	0:25.51	GR 5	$1,530	-	19	1. Elara Bale 2. Temper Trap 3. Kel Of Kintyre

Leave Me In (8) 7624623464
Trainer: Donald Jarvis (Heathcote)
Prize Money: $10,870
Win / Place: 7.41% / 35%

4 yo BDL B

Sire: HOOKSY (AUS)

Dam: LEAVE ME OUT (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

54: 4-10-5

Track

7: 1-1-1

Trk/Dst

4: 0-1-0

Distance

4: 0-1-0

Season

38: 2-7-3

Country

54: 4-10-5

1st Up

3: 1-0-1

2nd Up

2: 1-1-0

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

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	5	5	9	13	5	5	8	4
1st	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0
2nd	0	0	1	5	1	1	2	0
3rd	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1

Comments

Has been out of the money of late. Could only manage fourth last time out over 450m at Shepparton. Cannot enthuse on this occasion.

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 8	10/7/25	Shepparton	450m	7	0:26.01	62.3 km/h	4.5L	$8.00	0:25.72	0:25.65	GR 5	$1,530	$50	10	1. Miss Jeckell 2. Destini Lorenzo 3. Thank You Tommy
6th of 7	30/6/25	Ballarat	545m	3	0:31.75	61.8 km/h	5.0L	$35	0:31.40	0:31.05	GR 5	$1,740	-	5	1. Bakis Bale 2. Aston Allure 3. Barry Bale
4th of 8	25/6/25	Bendigo	500m	4	0:28.84	62.4 km/h	5.5L	$26	0:28.47	0:28.47	GR 5	$1,740	$50	14	1. Maddie Odd Sock 2. Bold Bert 3. McIvor Alfy
3rd of 8	11/6/25	Bendigo	500m	4	0:28.91	62.3 km/h	5.3L	$16	0:28.54	0:28.47	GR 5	$1,740	$180	28	1. Sweet Begonia 2. Fire Wire 3. Leave Me In
99th of 1	4/6/25	Bendigo	425m	8	N/A	-	-	$0.00			Trial	$0	-	-	1. 99-Leave Me In 2. 3.
99th of 1	28/5/25	Bendigo	425m	7	N/A	-	-	$0.00			Trial	$0	-	-	1. 99-Leave Me In 2. 3.

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