Geelong Race 8

Beachside Security

Prize Money: $3,360

BAREFOOT ZULU (6) was well back throughout but attacked the line strongly to place, 0.8 lengths from the winner (25.92) at this track in Grade 4/5. Ran one of the fastest times on the program last start despite finishing in the minors. Leading chance again. AWESOME AVENGER (3) boasts a strong record this journey with 12 wins and six minors from 24 tries. Hit the frame latest (30.42) when third at The Meadows in a Grade 4/5. Looks a key chance on best figures. LOCHINVAR NUGGET (8) looks close to another win after finishing second last time (26.09) at this track. Form at the trip sound including three wins. Form from his last run is proving strong. Hard to beat again. ZIPPING POITIER (7) can feature with the right run.

Distance: 460m
Class: Mixed 4/5
Track: Good
Weather: fINE
Surface: All Weather

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Dusty McGraw (2) x2x1172111
Trainer: Anthony Azzopardi (Rowsley)
Prize Money: $34,265
Win / Place: 61% / 94%

Track Specialist

Picket Fence

2 yo Black D

Sire: ASTON RUPEE (AUS)

Dam: NANGAR GOLD (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

18: 11-3-3

Track

4: 2-1-0

Season

1: 1-0-0

Metro

4: 1-1-2

Country

14: 10-2-1

1st Up

3: 2-1-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
1	9	1	0	0

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

Comments

Recorded a 2 length win (22.69) in a Grade 4 last time at this track. Yet to score but has placed each of two runs from this draw. Others rate better this time.

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 7	22/8/25	Geelong	400m	1	0:22.69	63.5 km/h	2.0L	$1.50	0:22.69	0:22.55	GR 4	$3,360	$2,250	30	1. Dusty McGraw 2. Dubrow 3. Just Believe
1st of 7	23/7/25	Ballarat	450m	1	0:25.14	64.4 km/h	2.6L	$2.50	0:25.14	0:25.14	GR 4/5	$3,360	$2,250	11	1. Dusty McGraw 2. Mav Reiko 3. Impel
1st of 6	12/7/25	Geelong	400m	7	0:22.20	64.9 km/h	5.9L	$1.80	0:22.20	0:22.20	GR 4/5	$3,360	$2,250	8	1. Dusty McGraw 2. Aston Caper 3. No Bad Deed
2nd of 7	4/7/25	Geelong	400m	2	0:22.52	63.9 km/h	0.5L	$3.60	0:22.49	0:22.49	GR 4/5	$3,360	$690	7	1. Gas Lantern 2. Dusty McGraw 3. Paw Xabia
7th of 8	27/6/25	Geelong	400m	7	0:23.01	62.6 km/h	10.1L	$6.50	0:22.30	0:22.30	GR 4/5	$3,360	-	7	1. No Restrictions 2. All Talker 3. Wario
1st of 6	20/6/25	Bendigo	425m	1	0:24.22	63.2 km/h	1.2L	$6.50	0:24.22	0:23.85	GR 4/5	$3,360	$2,250	21	1. Dusty McGraw 2. Gas Lantern 3. Leap Of Faith

Awesome Avenger (3) 7682611323
Trainer: George Borg (MARYBOROUGH)
Prize Money: $58,905
Win / Place: 28% / 52%

Nearing Another Win

4 yo Black D

Sire: HOOKED ON SCOTCH (AUS)

Dam: LADY AVENGER (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

57: 16-6-8

Track

3: 1-0-1

Trk/Dst

2: 1-0-1

Distance

6: 3-0-1

Season

3: 0-1-2

Metro

21: 2-1-2

Country

36: 14-5-6

1st Up

3: 1-1-0

2nd Up

3: 0-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	10	6	0	0

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

Comments

Placed last time (30.42) at The Meadows in a Grade 4/5, finishing third and beaten 6 lengths. Fairly consistent record from the draw including a win and three minors. Looks suited here and rates a leading chance.

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	20/8/25	The Meadows	525m	8	0:30.42	62.1 km/h	6.0L	$4.20	0:30.02	0:30.02	GR 4/5	$3,880	$400	5	1. Copper Rush 2. Giacomo 3. Awesome Avenger
2nd of 7	15/8/25	Bendigo	425m	7	0:24.00	63.7 km/h	0.8L	$3.60	0:23.96	0:23.71	MX 3/4	$3,360	$690	7	1. Bombarda Maxima 2. Awesome Avenger 3. Bourbon Bullet
3rd of 7	8/8/25	Geelong	460m	2	0:26.04	63.6 km/h	6.0L	$18	0:25.64	0:25.64	GR 4/5	$3,360	$345	21	1. Kurnai Bolt 2. Utrillo Bale 3. Awesome Avenger
1st of 8	18/7/25	Bendigo	425m	1	0:24.17	63.3 km/h	0.7L	$2.60	0:24.17	0:23.81	GR 4/5	$3,360	$2,250	28	1. Awesome Avenger 2. Amron Bobby 3. Candy Stride
1st of 8	20/6/25	Geelong	460m	3	0:25.86	64.0 km/h	0.3L	$5.50	0:25.86	0:25.57	GR 5	$2,930	$1,950	7	1. Awesome Avenger 2. Ballan Brumby 3. Aston Walker
6th of 8	13/6/25	Geelong	400m	5	0:23.05	62.5 km/h	12.5L	$13	0:22.22	0:22.22	Group Listed	$30,500	-	8	1. Funny Old Fellow 2. Lyndl Said No 3. Uncle Rosco

Knockout Norm (4) 4212622777
Trainer: Matthew Lanigan (Rowsley)
Prize Money: $71,430
Win / Place: 17% / 50%

3 yo Black D

Sire: FERAL FRANKY (AUS)

Dam: PICTOR LUCY (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

73: 13-17-7

Track

4: 1-0-0

Trk/Dst

3: 1-0-0

Distance

3: 1-0-0

Season

2: 0-0-0

Metro

40: 6-7-4

Country

33: 7-10-3

1st Up

3: 1-0-0

2nd Up

3: 2-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	4	9	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	13	12	5	11	8	8	6	10
1st	2	4	1	3	1	0	0	2
2nd	4	4	1	2	1	2	1	2
3rd	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	1

Comments

Has finished seventh at his last three starts, most recently over 595m at Sandown. Likely to struggle this time.

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	21/8/25	Sandown	595m	3	0:35.29	60.7 km/h	13.7L	$13	0:34.34	0:34.14	GR 5	$10,100	-	14	1. Paw Xantippe 2. Red Stiletto 3. Miss Jazz
7th of 8	7/8/25	Sandown	515m	2	0:29.95	61.9 km/h	8.0L	$14	0:29.43	0:28.93	GR 5	$8,790	-	21	1. Talcott Bale 2. Extradited 3. Paw Harris
7th of 8	17/7/25	Sandown	515m	8	0:31.03	59.7 km/h	20.3L	$8.50	0:29.69	0:29.07	GR 4	$9,060	-	7	1. Motion Sensor 2. Zipping Minaj 3. Versnellen
2nd of 6	10/7/25	Sandown	515m	2	0:29.56	62.7 km/h	3.1L	$7.00	0:29.34	0:29.34	GR 4	$9,060	$1,870	7	1. Intrepid Bale 2. Knockout Norm 3. Doongalla Jessie
2nd of 7	3/7/25	Sandown	515m	4	0:29.63	62.6 km/h	1.0L	$14	0:29.63	0:29.33	FFA	$9,060	$1,870	7	1. Spring Regency 2. Knockout Norm 3. Reiko Daiquiri
6th of 7	26/6/25	Sandown	515m	7	0:30.14	61.5 km/h	6.8L	$19	0:29.70	0:29.36	FFA	$9,060	-	7	1. Bagman 2. Valenzuela 3. Lure Of Kilkenny

Barefoot Zulu (6) 5411124x73
Trainer: David Geall (Lara)
Prize Money: $41,829
Win / Place: 35% / 70%

Box Specialist

3 yo White/Black D

Sire: SENNACHIE (AUS)

Dam: KOORINGA MAIZIE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

20: 7-3-4

Track

1: 0-0-1

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-1

Distance

2: 0-0-1

Season

1: 0-0-1

Metro

5: 0-1-0

Country

15: 7-2-4

1st Up

3: 0-0-1

2nd Up

3: 1-0-2

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

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

Comments

Showed good improvement when third behind Paw Tabitha at this track last start over 460m (25.92). Made up good ground from the back and will be strong late again. Has to be included.

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 8	29/8/25	Geelong	460m	8	0:25.92	63.9 km/h	0.8L	$3.00	0:25.88	0:25.80	GR 4/5	$3,360	$345	47	1. Paw Tabitha 2. Regal Huxley 3. Barefoot Zulu
47 Day Freshen-Up
7th of 8	13/7/25	Capalaba	366m	8	0:20.21	65.2 km/h	9.9L	$2.50	0:19.50	0:19.39	GR 4/5	$3,100	-	120	1. Casino Special 2. Tarawi Buster 3. Mr. O'Malley
120 Day Spell
4th of 8	15/3/25	Cannington	520m	7	0:30.02	62.4 km/h	7.3L	$4.50	0:29.51	0:29.43	OPEN	$43,060	-	7	1. Sunset Hornet 2. Rippin' Moses 3. Both Bowers Ace
2nd of 7	8/3/25	Cannington	520m	2	0:29.72	63.0 km/h	0.8L	$2.00	0:29.68	0:29.42	OPEN	$19,820	$4,004	11	1. Rare Speed 2. Barefoot Zulu 3. Wise Barra
1st of 8	25/2/25	Ipswich	431m	3	0:24.66	62.9 km/h	3.5L	$1.60	0:24.66	0:24.66	GR 4/5	$3,400	$2,210	14	1. Barefoot Zulu 2. Star Assassin 3. Destini Kadali
1st of 7	11/2/25	Ipswich	520m	4	0:29.81	62.8 km/h	11.8L	$1.30	0:29.81	0:29.81	RST WIN	$4,600	$2,990	7	1. Barefoot Zulu 2. Zipping Slash 3. Barefoot Gypsy

Zipping Poitier (7) 1212145fx8
Trainer: Dallan Klemke (Lara)
Prize Money: $11,655
Win / Place: 38% / 61%

Unbeaten at the Track

2 yo BDL D

Sire: ASTON RUPEE (AUS)

Dam: ZIPPING TAYLA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

13: 5-3-0

Track

2: 2-0-0

Season

1: 0-0-0

Country

13: 5-3-0

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

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

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

Comments

Didn't finish two back and couldn't make the frame last time when he finished last over 425m at Bendigo beaten 15 lengths (25.02) behind Speedy Riccardo in a Grade 5 on August 22. Solid showing expected.

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
8th of 8	22/8/25	Bendigo	425m	6	0:25.02	61.2 km/h	15.5L	$3.80	0:23.99	0:23.63	GR 5	$2,930	-	297	1. Speedy Riccardo 2. King Matteo 3. Roscoe Bale
297 Day Spell
99th of 1	22/7/25	Geelong	400m	1	N/A	-	-	$0.00			Trial	$0	-	-	1. 99-Zipping Poitier 2. 3.
- of 6	29/10/24	Warragul	400m	7	0:29.50	48.8 km/h	99.0L	$2.30	0:22.57	0:22.29	GR 5	$2,930	-	16	1. More Beer Please 2. Fill Your Boots 3. Dazzler
5th of 8	13/10/24	Sale	435m	8	0:24.68	63.5 km/h	8.8L	$11	0:24.07	0:24.07	SE	$10,080	-	7	1. Dr. Asher 2. Skinny Olive 3. Dr. Dylan
4th of 7	6/10/24	Sale	435m	7	0:24.77	63.2 km/h	4.5L	$8.40	0:24.46	0:24.16	SPEC H	$3,360	$75	5	1. Here Comes Blue 2. Go Stevie 3. Dr. Dylan
1st of 8	1/10/24	Horsham	410m	6	0:23.03	64.1 km/h	6.0L	$3.90	0:23.03	0:22.85	GR 4/5	$3,360	$2,250	22	1. Zipping Poitier 2. Tinker Dot 3. Tinker Mav

Lochinvar Nugget (8) 22x111x342
Trainer: Renee Kenyon (Lara)
Prize Money: $12,230
Win / Place: 45% / 90%

2 yo Black D

Sire: BERNARDO (AUS)

Dam: LARRAKEYAH LADY (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

11: 5-4-1

Track

1: 0-1-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-1-0

Distance

1: 0-1-0

Season

2: 0-1-0

Country

11: 5-4-1

1st Up

3: 2-0-1

2nd Up

3: 1-1-0

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

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

Comments

Finished second last start (26.09) over 460m at this track. Jumps from a wide draw. Cannot be ruled out.

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	22/8/25	Geelong	460m	3	0:26.09	63.5 km/h	1.5L	$5.00	0:25.99	0:25.96	GR 4/5	$3,360	$690	16	1. Fleetwood Eros 2. Lochinvar Nugget 3. Queen Kimetto
4th of 7	6/8/25	Ballarat	450m	8	0:25.60	63.3 km/h	6.0L	$3.70	0:25.20	0:25.20	GR 4/5	$3,360	$75	7	1. Wyong Dallas 2. Stomping 3. Paw Nevada
3rd of 8	30/7/25	Ballarat	450m	2	0:25.46	63.6 km/h	1.0L	$12	0:25.39	0:25.39	GR 4/5	$3,360	$345	79	1. Paw Tabitha 2. Wyong Dallas 3. Lochinvar Nugget
79 Day Spell
1st of 8	12/5/25	Maitland	450m	1	0:24.91	65.0 km/h	1.5L	$1.30	0:24.91	0:24.91	GR 5	$3,110	$1,975	7	1. Lochinvar Nugget 2. Rise Up Nismo 3. Handbrake's Off
1st of 7	5/5/25	Maitland	450m	5	0:24.97	64.9 km/h	2.0L	$1.80	0:24.97	0:24.97	GR 5	$3,610	$2,475	7	1. Lochinvar Nugget 2. Rise Up Nismo 3. Looking Pristine
1st of 5	28/4/25	Maitland	450m	4	0:25.00	64.8 km/h	1.5L	$1.60	0:25.00	0:25.00	GR 5	$3,110	$1,975	179	1. Lochinvar Nugget 2. Rise Up Nismo 3. Zipper Bank
179 Day Spell

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