Ballarat Race 12

Two More Races To Go

Prize Money: $1,530

THERMAL FLICKER (4) boasts a strong record this course with three wins and three minors from seven tries. Placed last time (22.74) at Shepparton in a Rank Limit - Grade 5, finishing third and beaten 7 lengths. Looks a key chance on best form. LIKE A BLAZE (7) turned in a better run last time to find a minor placing (22.67) at this track behind Nikita Bale in a Grade 5. Settled off speed and worked to the line nicely. Leading chance. PAW FORRESTER (1) drifted back settling but did best work late to finish 5th at Warragul over 400m (23.62). Cannot be underestimated. FORBES LIGHTNING (2) can run a bold race on best form.

Distance: 390m
Class: Grade 5 T3
Track: Good
Weather: FINE
Surface: All Weather

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Paw Forrester (1) 6345643635
Trainer: Ruby Kennedy (DEVON MEADOWS)
Prize Money: $10,375
Win / Place: 4.90% / 23%

3 yo BDL D

Sire: YOZO BALE (AUS)

Dam: KNICKS BALE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

102: 5-7-12

Track

29: 1-1-1

Trk/Dst

27: 1-1-1

Distance

46: 2-1-4

Season

44: 3-1-7

Country

102: 5-7-12

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	9	13	12	12	15	8	19	14
1st	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	2
2nd	1	0	0	1	0	2	3	0
3rd	0	2	2	2	1	0	4	1

Comments

Suited by inside box. Last start finished 5th in a Grade 5 on March 19 over 400m at Warragul behind Vinnie's Camel beaten 4.5 lengths (23.62). Around the mark two starts back. Winning chance on that form.

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
5th of 8	19/3/26	Warragul	400m	8	0:23.62	61.0 km/h	4.5L	$13	0:23.30	0:22.83	GR 5	$1,530	-	3	1. Vinnie's Camel 2. Maggie Storm 3. Invictus Blue
3rd of 8	16/3/26	Geelong	400m	7	0:23.27	61.9 km/h	1.3L	$9.50	0:23.20	0:22.58	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,530	$160	4	1. Mr. Boot Boot 2. Paw Trinny 3. Paw Forrester
6th of 6	12/3/26	Geelong	400m	7	0:23.25	61.9 km/h	7.0L	$41	0:22.80	0:22.59	GR 5	$1,530	-	7	1. Tinker Conall 2. Big Mako 3. Tinker Rays
3rd of 8	5/3/26	Shepparton	390m	2	0:22.68	61.9 km/h	1.0L	$61	0:22.62	0:21.98	GR 5	$2,930	$300	3	1. Paw Vancouver 2. Especial Yogi 3. Paw Forrester
4th of 7	2/3/26	Warrnambool	390m	8	0:23.35	60.1 km/h	12.5L	$41	0:22.51	0:22.26	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,530	$50	4	1. Seats Two 2. Ultimate Beast 3. Duke Caboom
6th of 7	26/2/26	Warragul	400m	7	0:23.58	61.1 km/h	12.5L	$18	0:22.74	0:22.74	GR 5	$1,530	-	7	1. Flat Chat 2. Tiles And Wine 3. Zipping Scooby

Forbes Lightning (2) x515857544
Trainer: Rose Forbes (Hopetoun Park)
Prize Money: $8,885
Win / Place: 9.76% / 41%

3 yo FWN D

Sire: FERAL FRANKY (AUS)

Dam: SWEET ON ME (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

41: 4-9-4

Track

9: 1-4-1

Trk/Dst

2: 0-1-0

Distance

2: 0-1-0

Season

14: 1-0-2

Metro

8: 0-2-1

Country

33: 4-7-3

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Has finished fourth at the last two runs, both at Geelong, the latest when beaten 6 lengths behind Aston Haruto over 460m. Is a danger.

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	16/3/26	Geelong	460m	4	0:26.65	62.1 km/h	6.0L	$13	0:26.26	0:26.20	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,530	$50	11	1. Aston Haruto 2. Go Pikachu 3. Bronze
4th of 7	5/3/26	Geelong	400m	4	0:23.43	61.5 km/h	6.8L	$6.00	0:22.99	0:22.62	Rank Limit - Grade 5	$1,530	$50	30	1. Fred The Fox 2. King Bruno 3. Mr. Boot Boot
5th of 6	3/2/26	Geelong	400m	7	0:23.28	61.9 km/h	10.0L	$3.80	0:22.62	0:22.34	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,530	-	35	1. Archie's Gift 2. Paw Enna 3. Tiles And Wine
35 Day Freshen-Up
7th of 7	30/12/25	Geelong	460m	3	0:26.77	61.9 km/h	9.8L	$34	0:26.13	0:26.04	GR 4/5	$1,530	-	21	1. Chattanooga 2. Ollie Reiko 3. Reiko Jetson
5th of 8	9/12/25	Geelong	400m	6	0:23.18	62.1 km/h	4.2L	$6.50	0:22.89	0:22.74	Rank Limit - Grade 5	$1,530	-	5	1. Go Me Go 2. Maddy Giblet 3. Rushmore Red
8th of 8	4/12/25	Warragul	460m	4	0:27.11	61.1 km/h	15.8L	$3.50	0:26.06	0:26.06	GR 5	$1,530	-	14	1. Mia Neo 2. Excavator Ticket 3. Jairon Bale

Sailor Song (3) 4844415653
Trainer: Kylie Muscat (Leopold)
Prize Money: $4,310
Win / Place: 13% / 31%

2 yo Black B

Sire: ZIPPING GARTH (AUS)

Dam: BELLA BELIEVE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

22: 3-2-2

Track

2: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Distance

6: 0-0-1

Season

22: 3-2-2

Country

22: 3-2-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Finished third last start (23.41) over 400m at Geelong. Has a low draw. Has to do a bit more.

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	16/3/26	Geelong	400m	3	0:23.41	61.5 km/h	4.5L	$2.70	0:23.11	0:22.58	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,530	$160	4	1. Got Immunity 2. Western Feel 3. Sailor Song
5th of 8	12/3/26	Geelong	460m	2	0:26.48	62.5 km/h	7.8L	$12	0:25.97	0:25.97	T3 RSTW	$1,530	-	7	1. Paw Christie 2. Starborn 3. Paw Lynette
6th of 6	5/3/26	Geelong	460m	3	0:26.74	61.9 km/h	14.0L	$11	0:25.82	0:25.82	Rank Limit - Grade 5	$1,530	-	9	1. Little Flower 2. Bronze 3. Jungle Fireball
5th of 8	24/2/26	Geelong	460m	3	0:26.35	62.8 km/h	4.3L	$31	0:26.08	0:26.07	Rank Limit - Grade 5	$1,530	-	7	1. Jungle Fireball 2. Aston Policy 3. Aston Yamato
1st of 7	17/2/26	Geelong	400m	4	0:23.13	62.3 km/h	1.0L	$35	0:23.13	0:22.51	MX 6/7	$1,530	$1,000	7	1. Sailor Song 2. Always Believe 3. Paw Norbert
4th of 6	10/2/26	Geelong	400m	2	0:22.96	62.7 km/h	4.3L	$4.60	0:22.69	0:22.43	Rank Limit - Restricted Win	$1,530	$50	6	1. Clyde Bale 2. Chorus Line 3. Unleashing

Thermal Flicker (4) 56252666x3
Trainer: Cameron Taylor (Neilborough)
Prize Money: $8,770
Win / Place: 14% / 45%

Track / Distance Specialist

3 yo LT BDL D

Sire: AUSSIE INFRARED (AUS)

Dam: FAUN FLAME (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

35: 5-3-8

Track

7: 3-1-2

Trk/Dst

6: 3-1-2

Distance

15: 3-1-3

Season

17: 2-3-2

Country

35: 5-3-8

1st Up

3: 0-0-1

2nd Up

2: 0-0-2

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

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

Comments

Ran a better race when third behind Kraken Rum at Shepparton last start over 390m (22.74). 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 8	19/3/26	Shepparton	390m	1	0:22.74	61.7 km/h	7.5L	$5.50	0:22.22	0:22.18	Rank Limit - Grade 5	$1,530	$160	66	1. Kraken Rum 2. Hectic Harry 3. Thermal Flicker
66 Day Spell
6th of 8	12/1/26	Warrnambool	450m	8	0:26.11	62.0 km/h	4.7L	$4.00	0:25.78	0:25.64	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,530	-	11	1. Moonlight Jazz 2. Moraine Joker 3. Bush Lass
6th of 8	1/1/26	Shepparton	450m	3	0:26.13	62.0 km/h	8.5L	$14	0:25.57	0:25.43	GR 5	$2,930	-	13	1. Lenora James 2. Magic Bullseye 3. I'm Easy
6th of 8	19/12/25	Healesville	350m	2	0:19.60	64.3 km/h	4.5L	$41	0:19.30	0:19.30	GR 5	$1,530	-	4	1. Paw Waldo 2. Bullseye Bob 3. Jumbuk Johnny
2nd of 8	15/12/25	Ballarat	390m	3	0:22.71	61.8 km/h	5.0L	$14	0:22.39	0:22.39	GR 5	$1,530	$320	49	1. Hot Saki 2. Thermal Flicker 3. Shima Lite
49 Day Freshen-Up
5th of 8	27/10/25	Geelong	400m	5	0:23.20	62.1 km/h	8.5L	$16	0:22.64	0:22.64	GR 5	$1,530	-	13	1. Dollar Bucks 2. Black Tycoon 3. Jack's Regret

Mr. Olaf (5) 6357133857
Trainer: Darrell Leathan (Maryborough)
Prize Money: $10,435
Win / Place: 7.25% / 27%

4 yo White/Black D

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: GOLD AZALEA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

69: 5-6-8

Track

33: 3-3-6

Trk/Dst

33: 3-3-6

Distance

34: 3-3-6

Season

26: 4-1-5

Country

69: 5-6-8

1st Up

3: 1-0-0

2nd Up

3: 0-0-1

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

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

Comments

Last start finished last in a Grade 5 on March 16 over 390m at this track behind Serenity Girl beaten 6 lengths (23.02). Rates among the chances 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 7	16/3/26	Ballarat	390m	6	0:23.02	61.0 km/h	6.8L	$14	0:22.58	0:21.99	GR 5	$1,530	-	6	1. Serenity Girl 2. Saint Raine 3. Step On Air
5th of 7	10/3/26	Ballarat	390m	3	0:22.77	61.7 km/h	8.8L	$8.50	0:22.19	0:22.15	GR 5	$1,530	-	7	1. Tinker Conall 2. Saleena Bale 3. Tinker Pat
8th of 8	3/3/26	Bendigo	425m	7	0:24.98	61.2 km/h	14.0L	$61	0:24.00	0:24.00	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,530	-	6	1. Goosebumps Rico 2. Abracadabra 3. Him Tarzan
3rd of 6	25/2/26	Ballarat	390m	8	0:22.94	61.2 km/h	9.8L	$6.50	0:22.30	0:22.02	GR 5	$1,530	$160	9	1. Alborz Girl 2. Argyle Emma 3. Mr. Olaf
3rd of 8	16/2/26	Ballarat	390m	3	0:22.57	62.2 km/h	3.0L	$9.00	0:22.39	0:22.12	GR 5	$1,530	$160	9	1. Abracadabra 2. Tinker Rays 3. Mr. Olaf
1st of 8	7/2/26	Ballarat	390m	1	0:22.67	61.9 km/h	0.6L	$7.00	0:22.67	0:22.19	GR 5	$1,530	$1,000	12	1. Mr. Olaf 2. Ethanol Vision 3. Ruby's Show

Gold Gizmo (6) 3886847x13
Trainer: Richard Anchen (Moonee Ponds)
Prize Money: $10,275
Win / Place: 12% / 32%

4 yo BDL D

Sire: GET IT GIZMO (AUS)

Dam: LADY PROFIT (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

56: 7-6-5

Track

5: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

5: 0-0-0

Distance

31: 6-4-2

Season

10: 2-0-2

Country

56: 7-6-5

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-1-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
6	1	0	0	0

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

Comments

Won two starts back at Shepparton over 390m in 22.77. Followed that up with a minor placing over 400m at Geelong at Bottom Up - Grade 5 a week ago. Prepared to risk.

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	16/3/26	Geelong	400m	5	0:23.38	61.6 km/h	7.8L	$20	0:22.87	0:22.58	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,530	$160	18	1. Power Affect 2. Alpha Girl 3. Gold Gizmo
1st of 8	26/2/26	Shepparton	390m	2	0:22.77	61.7 km/h	1.8L	$18	0:22.77	0:21.96	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,530	$1,000	80	1. Gold Gizmo 2. Got A Scan 3. Sky Springer
80 Day Spell
7th of 8	8/12/25	Healesville	300m	6	0:17.24	62.6 km/h	7.0L	$101	0:16.78	0:16.78	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,530	-	18	1. Sandy Cheek 2. Thermal Spark 3. Whizbang Josie
4th of 6	20/11/25	Shepparton	390m	8	0:23.07	60.9 km/h	7.5L	$6.50	0:22.58	0:22.31	GR 5	$1,530	$50	43	1. Hartland Prince 2. Tess Cabang 3. Paw Forrester
43 Day Freshen-Up
8th of 8	8/10/25	Bendigo	425m	7	0:25.14	60.9 km/h	15.3L	$41	0:24.12	0:24.12	GR 5	$1,530	-	8	1. Perfect Liam 2. Tornado Jack 3. Zapatron
6th of 7	30/9/25	Geelong	400m	7	0:23.56	61.1 km/h	13.0L	$81	0:22.70	0:22.70	GR 5	$1,530	-	12	1. Orange Ratio 2. My Boy Parker 3. Nicmac Star

Like A Blaze (7) 6653724453
Trainer: Jordan Formosa (Heathcote)
Prize Money: $10,210
Win / Place: 6.76% / 27%

3 yo Black B

Sire: SUPERIOR PANAMA (USA)

Dam: SASSY IZZY (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

74: 5-7-8

Track

18: 0-4-3

Trk/Dst

17: 0-4-3

Distance

47: 3-5-5

Season

40: 1-4-7

Country

74: 5-7-8

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

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

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	10	8	9	6	11	8	6	16
1st	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
2nd	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	3
3rd	2	0	1	1	0	1	1	2

Comments

Showed good improvement when third behind Nikita Bale at this track last start over 390m (22.67). Likely to play a major role.

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 7	16/3/26	Ballarat	390m	7	0:22.67	61.9 km/h	4.8L	$14	0:22.36	0:21.99	GR 5	$1,530	$160	4	1. Nikita Bale 2. Duke Caboom 3. Like A Blaze
5th of 8	12/3/26	Shepparton	390m	5	0:23.06	60.9 km/h	9.3L	$10	0:22.45	0:22.01	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,530	-	7	1. Notorious Blaze 2. Savannah Star 3. Shy Cabang
4th of 8	5/3/26	Shepparton	390m	6	0:23.26	60.4 km/h	13.3L	$7.50	0:22.37	0:21.98	GR 5	$2,930	$75	2	1. Hooked On Gin 2. John Boy 3. Hello Cooper
4th of 8	3/3/26	Bendigo	425m	1	0:25.01	61.2 km/h	6.1L	$6.00	0:24.58	0:24.00	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,530	$50	5	1. Patty's Dream 2. Showgirl Kara 3. Paw Cassian
2nd of 8	26/2/26	Shepparton	390m	8	0:22.51	62.4 km/h	2.0L	$10	0:22.39	0:21.96	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,530	$320	14	1. Leonessa 2. Like A Blaze 3. Shy Cabang
7th of 8	12/2/26	Shepparton	390m	5	0:23.62	59.4 km/h	17.0L	$31	0:22.49	0:22.27	GR 5	$1,530	-	3	1. Ocean Burn 2. Sugar Shine 3. Frank Grimes

Punch Drunk Love (8) 1573353434
Trainer: Sheila Donlon (Burnbank)
Prize Money: $5,320
Win / Place: 12% / 44%

2 yo BDL B

Sire: HOOKED ON SCOTCH (AUS)

Dam: SUPER TORA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

25: 3-1-7

Track

12: 2-0-4

Trk/Dst

8: 2-0-3

Distance

9: 2-0-3

Season

21: 2-1-7

Country

25: 3-1-7

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Found some support last start but struggled and finished 4th on March 18 over 425m at Bendigo behind As You Were beaten 3.5 lengths (24.72) in a Bottom Up - Grade 5. Placed two back at Healesville. Has ability and worth including.

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	18/3/26	Bendigo	425m	1	0:24.72	61.9 km/h	3.5L	$2.90	0:24.50	0:24.19	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,530	$50	9	1. As You Were 2. Nicky's Secret 3. Dookie Giblet
3rd of 6	9/3/26	Healesville	350m	4	0:19.67	64.1 km/h	3.0L	$3.90	0:19.46	0:19.45	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,530	$160	10	1. Inga Buddy 2. Miss Jeckell 3. Punch Drunk Love
4th of 8	27/2/26	Healesville	300m	2	0:17.01	63.5 km/h	2.5L	$9.00	0:16.86	0:16.83	GR 5	$1,530	$50	11	1. New Arrangement 2. Be Gracious 3. Little Master
3rd of 8	16/2/26	Ballarat	390m	8	0:22.55	62.3 km/h	2.3L	$2.30	0:22.40	0:22.12	GR 5	$1,530	$160	5	1. Ocean Burn 2. Mauritian Lucas 3. Punch Drunk Love
5th of 5	11/2/26	Healesville	350m	2	0:19.65	64.1 km/h	6.3L	$12	0:19.24	0:19.24	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,530	-	5	1. Head Hunter 2. World War 3. Cruella
3rd of 8	6/2/26	Healesville	300m	6	0:17.12	63.1 km/h	1.3L	$46	0:17.03	0:16.64	GR 5	$1,530	$160	4	1. Ticket Confetti 2. Guacamole Irish 3. Punch Drunk Love, Red Cabang

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