Dubbo Race 4

Bryan Maxwell Memorial Heat 1 H

Prize Money: $3,315

DENNIS KEEPING (7) was strongly fancied latest and proved too good with a nose win at Wentworth Park in a handy 29.63. Wide box to overcome but has a good record over this journey. Solid formlines coming through his last run. Great chance to get the job done again. MOTOR CITY SONNY (6) flew the lids from out wide with an impressive turn of foot, going on to clock 29.67 when a 4 length winner over 515m at Gosford last time. Bold showing expected again. TRACEY TARO (4) is a super honest type rarely out of the placings, including wins at her last two on end, the latest at this track (22.62). Rarely misses off this draw. Looks well placed here and has the ability. Go well. VALEDICTORIAN (2) bold run expected on best form.

Distance: 516m
Class: 4th/5th Grade
Track: Good
Weather: Clear
Surface: All Weather

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Shorty (1) 3441432153
Trainer: Graham Pickering (Coonamble)
Prize Money: $30,990
Win / Place: 22% / 57%

2 yo FWN D

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: DISCO DIVA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

61: 14-12-9

Track

53: 11-10-8

Season

35: 7-6-8

Country

61: 14-12-9

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
3	11	0	0	0

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

Comments

Hit the frame latest (23.21) when third at this track in a NG. Has three successes and five minors from 10 starts from box 1. Has ability but looking elsewhere 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
3rd of 7	7/3/26	Dubbo	400m	4	0:23.21	62.0 km/h	3.8L	$4.80	0:22.94	0:22.94	NG	$2,660	$375	7	1. Dusty Mcgraw 2. Caddie's Girl 3. Shorty
5th of 6	28/2/26	Dubbo	400m	5	0:23.42	61.5 km/h	6.3L	$5.00	0:22.98	0:22.81	NG	$2,660	-	7	1. Armatree Violet 2. Rev It Suzie 3. Swift Bree
1st of 7	21/2/26	Dubbo	400m	6	0:22.88	62.9 km/h	0.3L	$8.00	0:22.88	0:22.87	FFA	$2,660	$1,700	3	1. Shorty 2. Armatree Violet 3. From The Disco
2nd of 7	18/2/26	Gunnedah	431m	6	0:24.75	62.7 km/h	1.0L	$8.50	0:24.67	0:24.67	GR 4/5	$3,320	$675	4	1. Armatree Violet 2. Shorty 3. Molly Miss
3rd of 6	14/2/26	Dubbo	400m	1	0:23.12	62.3 km/h	1.0L	$2.30	0:23.04	0:22.95	NG	$2,660	$375	7	1. Torvi Taro 2. Armatree Violet 3. Shorty
4th of 6	7/2/26	Dubbo	318m	1	0:18.53	61.8 km/h	8.3L	$15	0:17.96	0:17.96	NG	$2,660	$75	7	1. Blaine Keeping 2. Nates Fury 3. Messi Taro

Valedictorian (2) 1312311821
Trainer: Sophie Bilal (Wollogorang)
Prize Money: $36,750
Win / Place: 47% / 82%

2 yo Black D

Sire: BLACK MAGIC OPAL (AUS)

Dam: SHE'S REFINED (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

17: 8-4-2

Season

11: 5-2-2

Metro

8: 4-2-0

Country

9: 4-2-2

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
2	2	4	0	0

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

Comments

Good effort to win last start by 0.8 lengths over 365m at Nowra in a handy (20.52), beating Manila Ghost. Has claims if at his best.

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	2/2/26	Nowra	365m	8	0:20.52	64.0 km/h	0.8L	$2.80	0:20.52	0:20.49	GR 4/5	$2,520	$1,600	21	1. Valedictorian 2. Manila Ghost 3. Kicking Bins
2nd of 8	12/1/26	Nowra	520m	2	0:29.63	63.2 km/h	0.3L	$2.70	0:29.61	0:29.61	GR 4/5	$4,220	$675	51	1. Cumbria George 2. Valedictorian 3. Ancestral Queen
51 Day Freshen-Up
8th of 8	22/11/25	Sandown	515m	8	0:29.91	62.0 km/h	9.8L	$4.00	0:29.26	0:29.07	SPEC H	$14,800	-	8	1. Valenzuela 2. Zipper On Time 3. Urana Xavier
1st of 8	14/11/25	Sandown	515m	1	0:29.54	62.8 km/h	3.5L	$2.80f	0:29.54	0:29.10	SPEC	$9,060	$6,100	8	1. Valedictorian 2. Weblec Joel 3. Extradited
1st of 8	6/11/25	Sandown	515m	6	0:29.35	63.2 km/h	3.5L	$7.00	0:29.35	0:29.24	GR 5	$8,790	$5,900	6	1. Valedictorian 2. Brute Force 3. Dapper Chap
3rd of 8	31/10/25	Geelong	460m	5	0:25.97	63.8 km/h	4.0L	$4.20	0:25.70	0:25.59	GR 4/5	$3,360	$345	9	1. Typhoon Baylee 2. Spritely Sian 3. Valedictorian

Nangar Zara (3) 1161
Trainer: Dennis Barnes (CUDAL)
Prize Money: $18,175
Win / Place: 75% / 75%

2 yo Black B

Sire: BERNARDO (AUS)

Dam: NANGAR SILK (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

4: 3-0-0

Season

4: 3-0-0

Metro

1: 0-0-0

Country

3: 3-0-0

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Dominant winner showing plenty of speed to post a big 7 lengths victory in a Mix last start at Grafton, recording a respectable 25.40 over the 450m journey. Harder here but worth including in multiples.

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	11/1/26	Grafton	450m	1	0:25.40	63.8 km/h	7.0L	$1.20	0:25.40	0:25.08	MX	$3,140	$2,000	10	1. Nangar Zara 2. Reckless Crime 3. Miraculum
6th of 7	1/1/26	Q Parklands	520m	4	0:30.37	61.6 km/h	7.0L	$4.20	0:29.88	0:29.53	OPEN	$11,000	-	27	1. Mckeon 2. She's Peakin' 3. Zipping Lipa
1st of 8	5/12/25	Maitland	400m	5	0:22.35	64.4 km/h	1.8L	$5.00	0:22.35	0:22.22	MDN	$20,080	$15,000	11	1. Nangar Zara 2. Federal Odds 3. Dottie Keeping
1st of 8	24/11/25	Maitland	400m	4	0:22.25	64.7 km/h	0.8L	$2.90	0:22.25	0:22.15	MDN	$1,790	$1,175	-	1. Nangar Zara 2. Extreme Machine 3. Karoline Banner

Tracey Taro (4) 1245262811
Trainer: Jeanette Foley (Geurie)
Prize Money: $43,340
Win / Place: 36% / 73%

Track Specialist

Box Specialist

Going for the Hat-Trick

3 yo Black B

Sire: TOMMY SHELBY (AUS)

Dam: QUEEN TARO (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

30: 11-9-2

Track

8: 4-2-0

Trk/Dst

6: 2-2-0

Distance

6: 2-2-0

Season

17: 5-6-0

Metro

7: 1-2-2

Country

23: 10-7-0

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	5	6	0	0

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

Comments

Strongly fancied last time and hit the ground running with a fast early split, paving the way for a 3.5 lengths win at this track over 400m in 22.62. Unbeaten in three starts from this draw. Winning chance.

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 8	7/2/26	Dubbo	400m	3	0:22.62	63.7 km/h	3.5L	$1.40	0:22.62	0:22.62	GR 4/5	$2,520	$1,600	7	1. Tracey Taro 2. Armatree Violet 3. Aliir
1st of 4	31/1/26	Dubbo	400m	2	0:22.68	63.5 km/h	7.3L	$1.10	0:22.68	0:22.68	GR 5	$2,340	$1,500	36	1. Tracey Taro 2. Little King 3. Cluster One
36 Day Freshen-Up
8th of 8	26/12/25	Gosford	515m	2	0:30.45	60.9 km/h	16.8L	$4.20f	0:29.28	0:29.21	NG	$5,580	-	8	1. Black Myth Wave 2. Ritza Kris 3. Trio Of Clowns
2nd of 6	18/12/25	Wentworth Park	520m	7	0:29.70	63.0 km/h	1.8L	$2.80f	0:29.58	0:29.16	GR 4/5	$6,310	$1,175	13	1. O'keefe 2. Tracey Taro 3. Aussie's Queen
6th of 8	5/12/25	Maitland	450m	1	0:25.27	64.1 km/h	7.5L	$6.50	0:24.75	0:24.75	NG	$54,000	-	5	1. Black Myth Wave 2. Allan Keeping 3. Tarawi Lock
2nd of 7	30/11/25	Maitland	450m	1	0:25.03	64.7 km/h	0.8L	$17	0:24.98	0:24.88	NG	$5,580	$1,000	15	1. Gold Force 2. Tracey Taro 3. Fire Me Up

Motor City Sonny (6) 7722312221
Trainer: Trent Anderson (Yetholme)
Prize Money: $50,113
Win / Place: 25% / 68%

3 yo Black D

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: MOTOR CITY MOSSY (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

48: 12-13-8

Track

3: 1-1-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Distance

1: 0-0-0

Season

18: 4-6-3

Metro

19: 2-6-1

Country

29: 10-7-7

1st Up

3: 2-0-0

2nd Up

3: 0-0-1

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

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

Comments

Good performance to post a big 4 lengths win at Gosford over 515m (29.67) beating Trunkey Mink in Grade 4/5 on March 3. Has hit winning form and can measure up again.

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	3/3/26	Gosford	515m	8	0:29.67	62.5 km/h	3.8L	$3.10	0:29.67	0:29.67	GR 4/5	$3,320	$2,100	10	1. Motor City Sonny 2. Trunkey Mink 3. Zipping Evania
2nd of 8	21/2/26	Wentworth Park	520m	5	0:29.92	62.6 km/h	5.3L	$9.00	0:29.56	0:29.51	GR 5	$8,900	$1,675	7	1. Taw Major 2. Motor City Sonny 3. Messy And Untidy
2nd of 8	14/2/26	Wentworth Park	520m	5	0:29.69	63.1 km/h	6.3L	$6.00	0:29.24	0:29.24	GR 5	$8,900	$1,675	7	1. Secret Bandit 2. Motor City Sonny 3. Just Ken
2nd of 8	7/2/26	Wentworth Park	520m	8	0:29.78	62.9 km/h	8.0L	$12	0:29.22	0:29.22	GR 5	$8,900	$1,675	10	1. He's A Pearl 2. Motor City Sonny 3. Ding's Sandy
1st of 8	28/1/26	Gunnedah	527m	4	0:30.27	62.7 km/h	5.3L	$3.00	0:30.27	0:30.27	GR 5	$3,140	$2,000	7	1. Motor City Sonny 2. Lovely Bubbly 3. Elsa Above
3rd of 7	21/1/26	Gunnedah	527m	2	0:30.74	61.7 km/h	4.3L	$2.30	0:30.43	0:30.43	GR 5	$3,140	$425	7	1. Elsa Above 2. Jakey Blue 3. Motor City Sonny

Dennis Keeping (7) 1151311
Trainer: Jason Magri (KEMPS CREEK)
Prize Money: $15,125
Win / Place: 71% / 85%

Going for the Hat-Trick

1 yo Black D

Sire: ASTON DEE BEE (AUS)

Dam: GEORGIA KEEPING (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

7: 5-0-1

Season

7: 5-0-1

Metro

2: 2-0-0

Country

5: 3-0-1

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Consistent performer who is new here. Nice win last start by a nose at Wentworth Park (29.63) beating Texas Bandit in a Grade 5 on March 5. Can win again.

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	5/3/26	Wentworth Park	520m	8	0:29.63	63.2 km/h	0.1L	$1.90	0:29.63	0:29.00	GR 5	$5,840	$3,975	12	1. Dennis Keeping 2. Texas Bandit 3. Wonder I Do
1st of 7	21/2/26	Wentworth Park	520m	4	0:29.55	63.4 km/h	4.3L	$1.60	0:29.55	0:29.51	GR 5	$8,900	$5,975	15	1. Dennis Keeping 2. Dazzle You 3. Federal Odds
3rd of 6	6/2/26	Bulli	472m	2	0:26.31	64.6 km/h	6.3L	$4.40	0:25.86	0:25.74	NG	$5,580	$500	10	1. Jungle Johnny 2. Trio Of Clowns 3. Dennis Keeping
1st of 6	27/1/26	Bulli	472m	8	0:25.87	65.7 km/h	6.8L	$1.10	0:25.87	0:25.85	MX	$3,140	$2,000	11	1. Dennis Keeping 2. Danny Snitch 3. Maneuver Express
5th of 8	16/1/26	Richmond	401m	7	0:23.40	61.7 km/h	5.5L	$1.50	0:23.00	0:22.75	GR 5	$3,840	-	7	1. Brett Keeping 2. Classic Tears 3. Pitman Go Well
1st of 6	9/1/26	Richmond	401m	4	0:22.41	64.4 km/h	7.8L	$1.10	0:22.41	0:22.41	GR 5	$2,340	$1,500	9	1. Dennis Keeping 2. Classic Tears 3. Pitman Go Well

Roma Keeping (8) 13127332
Trainer: Charmaine Roberts (Dubbo)
Prize Money: $4,220
Win / Place: 25% / 87%

1 yo RED/BDL B

Sire: ASTON DEE BEE (AUS)

Dam: GEORGIA KEEPING (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

8: 2-2-3

Track

8: 2-2-3

Trk/Dst

2: 0-1-1

Distance

2: 0-1-1

Season

8: 2-2-3

Country

8: 2-2-3

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

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
STARTS	1	1	1	3	1	1
1st	1	0	0	1	0	0
2nd	0	0	0	1	1	0
3rd	0	1	1	0	0	1

Comments

Jumps from box 8 for the first time after placing latest at this track (30.27) in a Mix. Others appear better placed.

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 8	7/3/26	Dubbo	516m	4	0:30.27	61.4 km/h	4.8L	$2.40	0:29.94	0:29.94	MX	$3,140	$635	7	1. Armatree Asafa 2. Roma Keeping 3. Armatree Judo
3rd of 8	28/2/26	Dubbo	516m	3	0:30.13	61.7 km/h	0.8L	$2.50	0:30.09	0:30.09	MX	$3,140	$425	7	1. Armatree Asafa 2. Armatree Judo 3. Roma Keeping
3rd of 8	21/2/26	Dubbo	400m	6	0:23.09	62.4 km/h	3.0L	$8.00	0:22.87	0:22.87	GR 5	$2,340	$325	7	1. Grant Keeping 2. Hand Me Down 3. Roma Keeping
7th of 8	14/2/26	Dubbo	400m	4	0:23.77	60.6 km/h	10.3L	$3.10	0:23.05	0:22.95	GR 5	$2,340	-	7	1. Queen Gout 2. Merry Merriwa 3. Little King
2nd of 8	7/2/26	Dubbo	318m	5	0:18.57	61.6 km/h	4.3L	$3.20	0:18.28	0:17.96	GR 5	$2,340	$435	5	1. Southbrook Merv 2. Roma Keeping 3. Bronte Beach
1st of 5	2/2/26	Dubbo	318m	4	0:18.49	61.9 km/h	2.0L	$1.40	0:18.49	0:17.99	GR 5	$1,350	$875	2	1. Roma Keeping 2. Raven Fire 3. Go Forward Blaze

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