Sandown Park Race 9

Sandown Vet Clinic

Prize Money: $10,375

BRINDLE SURPRISE (1) is yet to miss the placings in an excellent record this trip which boasts two wins and two placings. Scored by 5 lengths last time (34.43) in a Grade 4/5 over 600m at The Meadows. Expected to be in the finish. MEPUNGA ZIRCON (4) has a big motor and ideally suited at the longer trips. Kept coming to fill the minor placings over 595m at this track (34.44) in a Grade 5. Strike rate this distance strong having won three of five tries. Recorded one of the quickest times on the card last start despite being beaten. Leading chance. CHAMPLAIN (2) has a strong record here with five wins and two placings from 11 starts. Was out of placings last time (35.00) at The Meadows in a Grade 5 H, finishing sixth and beaten 9 lengths. With even luck and a clean start should be around the money. URANA PARALLAX (5) should be thereabouts.

Distance: 595m
Class: Mixed 4/5
Track: Good
Weather: Fine
Surface: All Weather

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Brindle Surprise (1) 2212321221
Trainer: Nicole Lund (Longwarry)
Prize Money: $32,540
Win / Place: 30% / 72%

Dominant Win Last Start

2 yo DK BDL D

Sire: BERNARDO (AUS)

Dam: SURPRISING (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

33: 10-7-7

Track

5: 2-1-1

Trk/Dst

2: 1-1-0

Distance

2: 1-1-0

Season

20: 7-7-4

Metro

12: 4-5-1

Country

21: 6-2-6

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	4	5	1	0

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

Comments

Solid performance to post a big 5 lengths win at The Meadows over 600m (34.43) beating Bandit Daryl in Grade 4/5 on February 25. Expected to measure up again.

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	25/2/26	The Meadows	600m	8	0:34.43	62.7 km/h	5.1L	$1.50	0:34.43	0:34.43	GR 4/5	$4,450	$2,990	7	1. Brindle Surprise 2. Bandit Daryl 3. Dark Miracle
2nd of 6	18/2/26	The Meadows	600m	2	0:34.75	62.2 km/h	0.8L	$1.80	0:34.70	0:34.70	GR 4/5	$4,450	$920	9	1. Zipping Andora 2. Brindle Surprise 3. Moraine Dylan
2nd of 5	9/2/26	Sandown	595m	8	0:34.29	62.5 km/h	3.4L	$6.50	0:34.05	0:34.05	FFA	$4,450	$920	7	1. He's Magic 2. Brindle Surprise 3. Shadows Of Blue
1st of 5	2/2/26	Sandown	595m	4	0:34.34	62.4 km/h	3.2L	$2.30	0:34.34	0:34.34	GR 4/5	$4,450	$2,990	5	1. Brindle Surprise 2. Zipping Una 3. Greysynd Sammy
2nd of 5	28/1/26	The Meadows	525m	1	0:30.14	62.7 km/h	0.8L	$1.50	0:30.11	0:30.11	GR 4/5	$3,880	$800	9	1. Bailieston 2. Brindle Surprise 3. Knurling
3rd of 6	19/1/26	Sandown	515m	8	0:30.35	61.1 km/h	6.0L	$2.20	0:29.96	0:29.34	GR 4/5	$3,880	$400	5	1. Paw Harris 2. Slick Felix 3. Brindle Surprise

Champlain (2) 637x765216
Trainer: Kerrie White (Buln Buln East)
Prize Money: $44,710
Win / Place: 27% / 55%

3 yo Black B

Sire: FERAL FRANKY (AUS)

Dam: PAUA OF JANIE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

29: 8-4-4

Track

11: 5-0-2

Trk/Dst

1: 1-0-0

Distance

1: 1-0-0

Season

13: 3-1-1

Metro

20: 5-2-3

Country

9: 3-2-1

1st Up

3: 1-0-0

2nd Up

3: 0-1-0

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

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

Comments

Did a good job two starts back at this track to win by 1.75 lengths in 34.34, beating Overland Boy. Last start finished last in a Grade 5 H on February 28 over 600m at The Meadows behind Lamp Post beaten 9 lengths (35.00). Leading 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
6th of 6	28/2/26	The Meadows	600m	7	0:35.00	61.7 km/h	9.5L	$4.20	0:34.36	0:34.17	GR 5 H	$10,100	-	16	1. Lamp Post 2. Electrify 3. Paw Vince
1st of 6	12/2/26	Sandown	595m	7	0:34.34	62.4 km/h	1.7L	$4.80	0:34.34	0:34.34	GR 4/5	$10,380	$7,000	5	1. Champlain 2. Overland Boy 3. Hector Darcy
2nd of 6	7/2/26	The Meadows	600m	8	0:34.66	62.3 km/h	1.6L	$7.50	0:34.55	0:34.55	GR 5	$10,100	$2,095	9	1. Ascend Ecstatic 2. Champlain 3. Echoes Of Dad
5th of 7	29/1/26	Sandown	515m	6	0:30.05	61.7 km/h	10.2L	$21	0:29.33	0:29.31	FFA	$9,060	-	7	1. Giacomo 2. Paw Oswald 3. Trendy Art
6th of 7	22/1/26	Sandown	515m	1	0:30.08	61.6 km/h	12.0L	$4.50	0:29.28	0:29.23	MX 3/4	$9,060	-	7	1. Amron Dancer 2. Mav Reiko 3. Ralph Wiggum
7th of 8	15/1/26	Sandown	515m	2	0:30.37	61.0 km/h	16.3L	$12	0:29.29	0:29.29	FFA	$9,060	-	77	1. Avengement 2. Paw Oswald 3. Morning Boss
77 Day Spell

Mepunga Zircon (4) 4124111272
Trainer: Jeffrey Britton (Anakie)
Prize Money: $45,120
Win / Place: 36% / 72%

2 yo Black D

Sire: BARCIA BALE (AUS)

Dam: MEPUNGA RUBY (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

22: 8-7-1

Track

9: 4-3-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-1-0

Distance

1: 0-1-0

Season

22: 8-7-1

Metro

21: 8-6-1

Country

1: 0-1-0

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

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

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

Comments

Flew the lids with a fast early split but had to contend with second when clocking 34.44 over 595m at this track. Expected to go very well.

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	26/2/26	Sandown	595m	6	0:34.44	62.2 km/h	2.9L	$2.60	0:34.24	0:34.24	GR 5	$10,100	$2,095	5	1. Ross The Boss 2. Mepunga Zircon 3. Count The Stars
7th of 8	21/2/26	The Meadows	525m	8	0:30.28	62.4 km/h	7.6L	$23	0:29.75	0:29.72	SPEC SF	$9,060	-	7	1. Paw Oswald 2. Consigliere 3. Neo Devere
2nd of 8	14/2/26	The Meadows	525m	6	0:30.04	62.9 km/h	0.7L	$16	0:29.99	0:29.57	SPEC	$9,060	$1,870	5	1. My Boy Bingo 2. Mepunga Zircon 3. Ascend Ecstatic
1st of 7	9/2/26	Sandown	515m	1	0:29.36	63.1 km/h	6.8L	$1.30	0:29.36	0:29.36	GR 5	$3,340	$2,230	15	1. Mepunga Zircon 2. Darnum Diesel 3. Fabricator
1st of 8	25/1/26	The Meadows	600m	1	0:34.64	62.4 km/h	4.0L	$1.30	0:34.64	0:34.55	R/A FIN	$10,380	$7,000	11	1. Mepunga Zircon 2. Dark Miracle 3. Mighty Multi
1st of 7	14/1/26	The Meadows	600m	3	0:34.42	62.8 km/h	4.8L	$1.70	0:34.42	0:34.42	RST WIN H	$3,940	$2,640	6	1. Mepunga Zircon 2. Mighty Multi 3. Marrakesh

Urana Parallax (5) 4646733245
Trainer: Thomas Dailly (Anakie)
Prize Money: $43,255
Win / Place: 15% / 48%

2 yo FWN D

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: GYPSY URANA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

39: 6-6-7

Track

13: 2-2-0

Trk/Dst

9: 2-2-0

Distance

9: 2-2-0

Season

31: 5-4-6

Metro

32: 4-5-5

Country

7: 2-1-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	2	3	1	0

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

Comments

Lines up from box 5 for the first time after finishing a 11 length fifth at The Meadows (35.00) in a Grade 5 H. Looks one of the chances.

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	28/2/26	The Meadows	600m	2	0:35.00	61.7 km/h	11.5L	$2.70	0:34.24	0:34.17	GR 5 H	$10,100	-	5	1. My Boy Bingo 2. Paw Grady 3. Nova Owen
4th of 8	23/2/26	Ballarat	545m	3	0:30.85	63.6 km/h	7.5L	$4.40	0:30.36	0:30.36	GR 4/5	$3,880	$75	4	1. Barefoot Zulu 2. Soft Beauty 3. Voltage Strike
2nd of 6	19/2/26	Sandown	595m	3	0:34.19	62.6 km/h	1.3L	$6.00	0:34.11	0:34.11	GR 4/5	$10,380	$2,150	5	1. Ethanol Secret 2. Urana Parallax 3. Mepunga Breeze
3rd of 8	14/2/26	The Meadows	600m	3	0:34.56	62.5 km/h	3.8L	$3.40	0:34.29	0:34.29	R/A FIN	$10,380	$1,075	10	1. Charlestown 2. Moraine Dylan 3. Urana Parallax
3rd of 7	4/2/26	The Meadows	600m	4	0:35.14	61.5 km/h	2.0L	$3.30	0:35.01	0:34.67	RST WIN H	$3,940	$410	6	1. Hey Presto 2. King Ron 3. Urana Parallax
7th of 7	29/1/26	Sandown	595m	7	0:34.51	62.1 km/h	9.8L	$51	0:33.82	0:33.82	FFA	$10,380	-	4	1. He's Magic 2. Paw Petrov 3. Lamp Post

Point Break (7) 1212157844
Trainer: Brett Mackie (Tooradin)
Prize Money: $25,550
Win / Place: 23% / 57%

2 yo RED/FWN D

Sire: BERNARDO (AUS)

Dam: IVY ISOBEL (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

21: 5-4-3

Track

10: 4-3-0

Season

21: 5-4-3

Metro

15: 4-3-0

Country

6: 1-1-3

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Has been out of the money of late. Could only manage fourth last time out over 515m at this track. Likely to struggle this time.

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
4th of 8	26/2/26	Sandown	515m	8	0:29.67	62.5 km/h	3.3L	$12	0:29.44	0:29.44	FFA	$9,060	$150	5	1. Weblec Joel 2. Flying Dinar 3. Talcott Bale
4th of 8	21/2/26	The Meadows	525m	5	0:30.50	62.0 km/h	6.8L	$8.00	0:30.03	0:29.72	GR 4/5	$9,060	$150	7	1. Paw Ultra 2. Shima Blush 3. Slick Felix
8th of 8	14/2/26	The Meadows	525m	3	0:30.41	62.2 km/h	6.8L	$21	0:29.93	0:29.57	SPEC	$9,060	-	14	1. Avengement 2. Aston Rayner 3. Neo Devere
7th of 7	31/1/26	Wentworth Park	520m	1	0:30.05	62.3 km/h	10.3L	$8.50	0:29.32	0:29.32	NG	$10,500	-	7	1. Eriza Sparkles 2. Both Bowers Ace 3. My Pharaoh
5th of 7	24/1/26	Wentworth Park	520m	7	0:30.06	62.3 km/h	3.5L	$5.00	0:29.82	0:29.17	NG	$10,500	-	16	1. Wyndra All Heart 2. Late In Winter 3. Texas Bandit
1st of 8	8/1/26	Sandown	515m	1	0:29.28	63.3 km/h	7.3L	$1.70	0:29.28	0:29.14	GR 5	$8,790	$5,900	7	1. Point Break 2. Rivers Meet 3. Canya Maroons

Ralph Wiggum (8) 4521531136
Trainer: Michele Berry (Mount Camel)
Prize Money: $27,085
Win / Place: 20% / 64%

2 yo DK BDL D

Sire: BERNARDO (AUS)

Dam: PRISCILLA WANG (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

25: 5-4-7

Track

11: 2-1-3

Season

23: 5-4-6

Metro

16: 3-3-3

Country

9: 2-1-4

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Didn't make the placings last time at The Meadows (30.60) in a Grade 4, finishing a 10 length sixth. Still a maiden from the draw but has placed two times. Will need the right run.

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	31/1/26	The Meadows	525m	8	0:30.60	61.8 km/h	10.3L	$9.50	0:29.92	0:29.70	GR 4	$9,060	-	9	1. Spring Miles 2. Kiwi Kenji 3. Paw Yochelle
3rd of 7	22/1/26	Sandown	515m	6	0:29.72	62.4 km/h	6.8L	$15	0:29.28	0:29.23	MX 3/4	$9,060	$935	7	1. Amron Dancer 2. Mav Reiko 3. Ralph Wiggum
1st of 8	15/1/26	Sandown	515m	2	0:29.63	62.6 km/h	3.5L	$5.00	0:29.63	0:29.29	GR 5	$8,790	$5,900	5	1. Ralph Wiggum 2. Caly Jet 3. Rivers Meet
1st of 8	10/1/26	The Meadows	525m	4	0:29.93	63.1 km/h	2.8L	$11	0:29.93	0:29.58	GR 5 FIN	$9,060	$6,100	6	1. Ralph Wiggum 2. Aston Trust 3. Angry Chief
3rd of 7	4/1/26	Horsham	485m	6	0:27.58	63.3 km/h	3.8L	$11	0:27.31	0:26.80	GR 5 H	$3,340	$345	3	1. Doongalla Rocket 2. Paw Drogo 3. Ralph Wiggum
5th of 7	1/1/26	Sandown	515m	2	0:30.17	61.5 km/h	6.8L	$3.70	0:29.72	0:29.12	GR 5	$8,790	-	6	1. Shiv Roy 2. Sit And Steer 3. Mepunga Shadow

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