Townsville Race 11

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Prize Money: $2,400

HOLDER AUSTIN (7) is progressing well and looks close to another win after hitting the frame from Box 8 last run (22.24) at this track. Sure to be about the mark. HARA'S MERYL (2) turned in a better effort at this track last start, finishing second behind Moonshine Magic (22.11) in a Grade 5. Has the early speed to land on the pace and can stick on. Bold showing expected. CAWBOURNE SLICK (1) has been beaten for early speed lately, last time finishing fourth (22.03) in a Grade 5 at this track. Has never missed the frame from three starts from this draw, including a win. Leading chance. HARA'S SERENA (3) looks an each-way chance.

Distance: 380m
Class: 5th Grade
Track: Good
Weather: FINE
Surface: All Weather

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Cawbourne Slick (1) 4226331344
Trainer: Bradley Belford (Gumlow)
Prize Money: $19,155
Win / Place: 20% / 62%

2 yo BDL D

Sire: GOOD ODDS HARADA (AUS)

Dam: CAWBOURNE TAYLOR (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

24: 5-6-4

Track

10: 1-2-3

Trk/Dst

7: 1-0-2

Distance

7: 1-0-2

Season

7: 1-0-3

Metro

5: 1-1-0

Country

19: 4-5-4

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Didn't make the placings last time at this track (22.03) in a Grade 5, finishing a 6 length fourth. Has never missed the placings from three starts off this box. Makes strong appeal.

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 8	16/9/25	Townsville	380m	3	0:22.03	62.1 km/h	5.8L	$2.90	0:21.63	0:21.60	GR 5	$2,400	$120	4	1. Rumble Tempest 2. Drink Tia 3. Marjorie Maude
4th of 8	12/9/25	Townsville	380m	4	0:22.32	61.3 km/h	3.5L	$3.50	0:22.08	0:21.44	GR 5	$3,200	$160	10	1. Told You So 2. Express Pack 3. Agitate
3rd of 8	2/9/25	Townsville	380m	2	0:22.02	62.1 km/h	1.8L	$2.50	0:21.90	0:21.66	GR 5	$2,400	$240	7	1. Harlem Shuffle 2. Drink Tia 3. Cawbourne Slick
1st of 8	26/8/25	Townsville	380m	4	0:21.72	63.0 km/h	3.8L	$3.50	0:21.72	0:21.55	GR 5	$2,400	$1,560	11	1. Cawbourne Slick 2. Pika Wave 3. Popular Monster
3rd of 8	15/8/25	Townsville	380m	1	0:22.42	61.0 km/h	1.3L	$1.40	0:22.33	0:21.68	GR 5	$2,400	$240	10	1. Dinosaur Bones 2. Drink Tia 3. Cawbourne Slick
3rd of 8	5/8/25	Townsville	498m	8	0:28.90	62.0 km/h	3.8L	$4.60	0:28.64	0:28.55	GR 5	$3,800	$380	4	1. Winnie Rumble 2. Hara's Stellar 3. Cawbourne Slick

Hara's Meryl (2) 7241685372
Trainer: Hayley Wooler (Stuart)
Prize Money: $7,800
Win / Place: 22% / 44%

2 yo Black B

Sire: JUNGLE DEUCE (AUS)

Dam: HARA'S FLAME (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

18: 4-2-2

Track

18: 4-2-2

Trk/Dst

18: 4-2-2

Distance

18: 4-2-2

Season

4: 0-1-1

Country

18: 4-2-2

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Latest effort finished 2nd on September 9 over 380m at this track behind Moonshine Magic beaten 4 lengths (22.11) in a Grade 5. Has run blistering time here with a 21.69 PB at the distance. Hard to beat.

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	9/9/25	Townsville	380m	6	0:22.11	61.9 km/h	3.8L	$4.80	0:21.85	0:21.85	GR 5	$2,400	$480	7	1. Moonshine Magic 2. Hara's Meryl 3. Swing On By
7th of 8	2/9/25	Townsville	380m	5	0:22.28	61.4 km/h	5.5L	$9.00	0:21.90	0:21.66	GR 5	$2,400	-	7	1. Harlem Shuffle 2. Drink Tia 3. Cawbourne Slick
3rd of 8	26/8/25	Townsville	380m	1	0:22.29	61.4 km/h	1.1L	$4.00	0:22.20	0:21.55	GR 5	$2,400	$240	14	1. Express Pack 2. Salim Shady 3. Hara's Meryl
5th of 8	12/8/25	Townsville	380m	5	0:23.00	59.5 km/h	19.5L	$8.50	0:21.64	0:21.50	GR 4	$2,800	-	14	1. Sneaky Pete 2. Canya King Seti 3. Maddie Dutton
8th of 8	29/7/25	Townsville	380m	7	0:23.15	59.1 km/h	17.5L	$4.20	0:21.91	0:21.50	GR 4	$2,800	-	4	1. Powerful Whiskey 2. Hit After Hit 3. Souvlaki George
6th of 8	25/7/25	Townsville	380m	3	0:22.40	61.1 km/h	8.0L	$4.80	0:21.84	0:21.79	GR 5	$3,200	-	7	1. Jackknifed 2. Bar One Smokers 3. Verruckt

Hara's Serena (3) 26811715f5
Trainer: Hayley Wooler (Stuart)
Prize Money: $7,230
Win / Place: 25% / 31%

2 yo Black B

Sire: JUNGLE DEUCE (AUS)

Dam: SOLAR SKY (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

16: 4-1-0

Track

14: 2-1-0

Trk/Dst

14: 2-1-0

Distance

14: 2-1-0

Season

4: 1-0-0

Country

16: 4-1-0

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Didn't finish two back and couldn't make the frame last time when she finished 5th in a Grade 4/5 on August 19 over 380m at this track behind Gidgee Bug beaten 4 lengths (22.44). Solid claims this line-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
5th of 8	19/8/25	Townsville	380m	5	0:22.44	61.0 km/h	4.0L	$6.50	0:22.16	0:21.62	GR 4/5	$2,800	-	7	1. Gidgee Bug 2. Tropical Balt 3. Half Day Hero
- of 8	12/8/25	Townsville	380m	6	0:28.57	47.9 km/h	99.0L	$6.00	0:21.64	0:21.50	GR 4	$2,800	-	4	1. Sneaky Pete 2. Canya King Seti 3. Maddie Dutton
5th of 8	8/8/25	Townsville	380m	6	0:22.11	61.9 km/h	3.6L	$20	0:21.87	0:21.53	GR 5	$3,200	-	7	1. On Holidays 2. Bridge Up Baby 3. Furious Phantom
1st of 8	1/8/25	Townsville	380m	8	0:22.00	62.2 km/h	2.5L	$3.40	0:22.00	0:21.55	GR 5	$2,400	$1,560	7	1. Hara's Serena 2. Canya Goose 3. Don't Tell Shilo
7th of 8	25/7/25	Townsville	380m	7	0:22.44	61.0 km/h	8.5L	$10	0:21.84	0:21.79	GR 5	$3,200	-	7	1. Jackknifed 2. Bar One Smokers 3. Verruckt
1st of 8	18/7/25	Townsville	380m	6	0:21.74	62.9 km/h	1.3L	$14	0:21.74	0:21.59	GR 5	$2,400	$1,560	16	1. Hara's Serena 2. Baroski 3. Bad Not Mad

Barnsley (4) 5116627453
Trainer: Rhonda Essery (Burdell)
Prize Money: $5,250
Win / Place: 10% / 31%

2 yo BLU/FWN D

Sire: FERAL FRANKY (AUS)

Dam: ESCALATION (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

19: 2-1-3

Track

9: 2-1-1

Trk/Dst

6: 2-1-0

Distance

6: 2-1-0

Season

8: 1-1-1

Metro

10: 0-0-2

Country

9: 2-1-1

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

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

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

Comments

Showed good improvement when third behind Maxwell Rhodes at this track last start over 498m (29.34). Likely to play a major role.

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 7	16/9/25	Townsville	498m	4	0:29.34	61.1 km/h	9.5L	$11	0:28.67	0:28.55	GR 5/6	$3,800	$380	7	1. Maxwell Rhodes 2. Stappen On Tap 3. Barnsley
5th of 8	9/9/25	Townsville	498m	5	0:29.16	61.5 km/h	7.8L	$15	0:28.61	0:28.61	GR 4/5	$4,200	-	11	1. Gidgee Bug 2. Cold Cold Night 3. Federal Tommy
4th of 8	29/8/25	Townsville	498m	1	0:29.09	61.6 km/h	5.8L	$5.00	0:28.68	0:28.21	GR 5/6	$3,800	$190	3	1. Golden Envy 2. On Report 3. Affleck
7th of 7	26/8/25	Townsville	380m	3	0:22.57	60.6 km/h	8.7L	$2.90	0:21.95	0:21.55	GR 5	$2,400	-	4	1. Bug Me More 2. Marjorie Maude 3. He Played One
2nd of 8	22/8/25	Townsville	380m	3	0:21.99	62.2 km/h	1.0L	$4.40	0:21.92	0:21.56	GR 5	$2,400	$480	10	1. Bridge Up Baby 2. Barnsley 3. Moonshine Magic
6th of 8	12/8/25	Townsville	380m	6	0:22.28	61.4 km/h	11.0L	$8.00	0:21.50	0:21.50	GR 5	$2,400	-	4	1. On Holidays 2. Baroski 3. Hit After Hit

Rock Balboa (5) 1237683566
Trainer: Robert Lound (JENSEN)
Prize Money: $16,875
Win / Place: 20% / 40%

3 yo Black D

Sire: ASTON DEE BEE (AUS)

Dam: CLASSY BLAZE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

45: 9-3-6

Track

22: 2-2-4

Trk/Dst

22: 2-2-4

Distance

22: 2-2-4

Season

4: 0-0-1

Metro

1: 0-0-0

Country

44: 9-3-6

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Has finished sixth at this circuit at the last two appearances, most recently when beaten 9 lengths behind Tilly's Son over 380m. Hard to tip with any confidence.

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
6th of 8	15/8/25	Townsville	380m	8	0:22.81	60.0 km/h	9.3L	$11	0:22.17	0:21.68	GR 5	$2,400	-	3	1. Tilly's Son 2. Bridge Up Baby 3. Balt's Ordeal
6th of 8	12/8/25	Townsville	380m	7	0:22.43	61.0 km/h	7.8L	$27	0:21.88	0:21.50	GR 4/5	$2,800	-	4	1. Cash Pirate 2. Mad Bunch 3. Move Lightly
5th of 8	8/8/25	Townsville	380m	5	0:22.30	61.3 km/h	11.3L	$31	0:21.53	0:21.53	GR 5	$2,400	-	7	1. Aston Kinnie 2. Agitate 3. On Report
3rd of 8	1/8/25	Townsville	380m	7	0:22.23	61.5 km/h	2.5L	$15	0:22.05	0:21.55	GR 5	$2,400	$240	38	1. Canya Scarlet 2. Time For Tina 3. Rock Balboa
38 Day Freshen-Up
8th of 8	24/6/25	Townsville	380m	6	0:22.52	60.7 km/h	10.8L	$12	0:21.76	0:21.69	GR 4/5	$2,800	-	7	1. Drink Shiraz 2. Come By Chance 3. Bedworth
6th of 7	17/6/25	Townsville	380m	5	0:22.46	60.9 km/h	4.6L	$10	0:22.15	0:21.63	GR 4/5	$2,800	-	7	1. Flying In Style 2. Zipping Perkins 3. Tuta King

Agitate (6) 5324443236
Trainer: Bobbie-Jean Chaffey (Stuart)
Prize Money: $20,660
Win / Place: 15% / 41%

3 yo White/Black D

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: SPECULATE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

53: 8-8-6

Track

50: 6-8-6

Trk/Dst

50: 6-8-6

Distance

50: 6-8-6

Season

9: 0-2-3

Country

53: 8-8-6

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Had been racing in honest fashion, recording three placings in a row, before finishing sixth (22.50) at this track last start. Has to overcome a wide draw and will need to find best.

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
6th of 8	16/9/25	Townsville	380m	8	0:22.50	60.8 km/h	10.3L	$7.50	0:21.78	0:21.60	GR 5	$2,400	-	4	1. Maple Wave 2. Good Odds Adam 3. Ashy Bear
3rd of 8	12/9/25	Townsville	380m	5	0:22.25	61.5 km/h	2.3L	$13	0:22.08	0:21.44	GR 5	$3,200	$320	10	1. Told You So 2. Express Pack 3. Agitate
2nd of 8	2/9/25	Townsville	380m	7	0:21.98	62.2 km/h	0.3L	$12	0:21.96	0:21.66	GR 5	$2,400	$480	7	1. Pika Wave 2. Agitate 3. Told You So
3rd of 8	26/8/25	Townsville	380m	4	0:21.98	62.2 km/h	4.3L	$14	0:21.67	0:21.55	GR 5	$2,400	$240	4	1. Gidgee Bug 2. Lagoon Joey 3. Agitate
4th of 8	22/8/25	Townsville	380m	5	0:22.45	60.9 km/h	6.5L	$7.50	0:22.00	0:21.56	GR 5	$2,400	$120	7	1. Eternal Winter 2. Souvlaki George 3. Good Odds Adam
4th of 8	15/8/25	Townsville	380m	7	0:22.22	61.6 km/h	5.8L	$3.40	0:21.80	0:21.68	GR 5	$2,400	$120	3	1. Baroski 2. Good Odds Adam 3. Move Lightly

Holder Austin (7) 3417f54143
Trainer: Greta Thomson (BLACK RIVER)
Prize Money: $7,890
Win / Place: 23% / 58%

2 yo FWN D

Sire: FERAL FRANKY (AUS)

Dam: GALWAY GRANGE (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

17: 4-1-5

Track

2: 0-0-1

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-1

Distance

1: 0-0-1

Season

1: 0-0-1

Metro

2: 0-0-1

Country

15: 4-1-4

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

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

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

Comments

Placed only run here over this trip. Last start finished 3rd over 380m at this track beaten 8 lengths (22.24) behind Lemon Slice in a Grade 5 on September 16. Rates highly on best form. Expected to feature.

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	16/9/25	Townsville	380m	8	0:22.24	61.5 km/h	8.0L	$2.10	0:21.68	0:21.60	GR 5	$2,400	$240	49	1. Lemon Slice 2. Black Rifle 3. Holder Austin
49 Day Freshen-Up
4th of 8	29/7/25	Townsville	498m	6	0:29.22	61.4 km/h	5.8L	$5.50	0:28.82	0:28.58	GR 5/6	$3,800	$190	47	1. Bedworth 2. Cawbourne Slick 3. Federal Tommy
47 Day Freshen-Up
1st of 6	12/6/25	Warrnambool	450m	2	0:25.41	63.8 km/h	3.5L	$3.60	0:25.41	0:24.95	GR 5	$2,930	$1,950	29	1. Holder Austin 2. Paw Farina 3. Nimble Benny
4th of 8	14/5/25	Ballarat	450m	8	0:25.74	62.9 km/h	5.0L	$17	0:25.41	0:25.24	GR 5	$2,930	$75	7	1. Paw Tabitha 2. Roy Kent 3. Mandolin Wind
5th of 8	7/5/25	Ballarat	450m	5	0:25.78	62.8 km/h	4.7L	$8.00	0:25.44	0:25.14	GR 5	$2,930	-	5	1. Acacia Rocket 2. Frog March 3. If He Could
- of 8	2/5/25	Bendigo	425m	5	0:31.14	49.1 km/h	99.0L	$9.00	0:24.21	0:23.75	GR 5	$2,930	-	29	1. Ripper Riley 2. Our Alamo 3. Gremlin

Big Kelce (8) 5383236157
Trainer: Clarence Wilcox (Majors Creek)
Prize Money: $8,050
Win / Place: 6.67% / 43%

2 yo Black D

Sire: MY BRO FABIO (AUS)

Dam: PRIM AND PROPER (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

30: 2-6-5

Track

28: 2-6-5

Trk/Dst

23: 2-6-2

Distance

23: 2-6-2

Season

6: 1-1-1

Country

30: 2-6-5

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-1-0

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

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

Comments

Needs to do more than recent efforts, the latest a seventh over 380m at this track. Doesn't profile as a likely winner.

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	9/9/25	Townsville	380m	8	0:22.44	61.0 km/h	8.3L	$21	0:21.85	0:21.85	GR 5	$2,400	-	11	1. Moonshine Magic 2. Hara's Meryl 3. Swing On By
5th of 7	29/8/25	Townsville	380m	4	0:22.33	61.3 km/h	8.8L	$67	0:21.71	0:21.67	GR 5	$2,400	-	7	1. Untamed Velocity 2. Marjorie Maude 3. Pika Wave
1st of 8	22/8/25	Townsville	380m	3	0:22.35	61.2 km/h	3.0L	$9.50	0:22.35	0:21.56	GR 6	$2,400	$1,560	7	1. Big Kelce 2. Panadom 3. Rosdue Beach
6th of 8	15/8/25	Townsville	380m	7	0:23.26	58.8 km/h	19.9L	$9.00	0:21.85	0:21.68	GR 6	$2,400	-	7	1. Popular Monster 2. Me Myself And 3. Reuben Cotter
3rd of 8	8/8/25	Townsville	498m	4	0:29.41	61.0 km/h	0.2L	$6.50	0:29.38	0:29.38	GR 6	$3,800	$380	7	1. Aston Bradley 2. Zero Limerick 3. Big Kelce
2nd of 8	1/8/25	Townsville	380m	1	0:22.05	62.0 km/h	2.3L	$8.00	0:21.88	0:21.55	GR 6	$2,400	$480	7	1. Barnsley 2. Big Kelce 3. Big Bubba Gump

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