Mornington Race 10

Mercedes-Benz Mornington (Bm78)

Prize Money: $130,000

STOLI BOLLI (4) proved a tough winner first up at Flemington on wet ground, certainly putting any theory he's a 'non winner' to bed having been close up all last preparation without quite breaking through. Loses D Lane here and the draw isn't ideal but 1200m suits and he can strip fitter. DUCHESS ZOU (10) has been thereabouts in two runs back, just finding the in form Rue De Royale a bit too strong last start at Caulfield. Peaks now and draws to sit in a decent spot. NIMBUSTWOTHOUSAND (6) was just edged out by STOLI BOLLI last time but is racing very well and should get a good run just off the pace. CELSIUS STAR (3) continues to race well and only has to hold his form to be right around the mark again.

Distance: 1200m
Class: BM78
Track: Good4
Weather: OCAST
Surface: Turf

Rail Position: True Entire Circuit.

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Celsius Star (5) 1282933333
Trainer: Shawn Mathrick(Cranbourne)
Jockey: Emily Pozman (a3)(Last 50: 8-8-4)
Weight: 62.5kg
Prize Money: $569,015
Win / Place: 17% / 52%

7 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: ZOUSTAR (AUS)

Dam: CELSIUS (AUS)

Dam's Sire: Commands

Rating

Stats

Career

51: 9-7-11

Distance

25: 4-6-4

Trk/Dst

2: 1-1-0

Track

2: 1-1-0

Season

19: 1-2-7

1st Up

6: 0-2-0

2nd Up

6: 1-2-0

3rd Up

6: 2-0-1

4th Up

6: 1-0-0

Metro

29: 5-2-4

Non-Metro

22: 4-5-7

Turf

50: 9-6-11

Good

36: 4-4-9

Soft

12: 5-2-1

Heavy

2: 0-0-1

Synthetic

1: 0-1-0

Anti-Clockwise

51: 9-7-11

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

1: 0-0-1

Last 50

50: 8-8-4

Last 7 Days

11: 2-0-1

Trainer

W 0% P 50%

Distance

W 14% P 37%

Track

W 15% P 45%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 100%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 100%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1100m - 1200m

Gear Changes

[Blinkers]

Comments

Form hard to fault. Most recently rolled along in front then was edged out late 3rd of 14 at Caulfield Bm78 on April 4 over 1200m, 0.7 len behind Rue De Royale with 59.5kg at $12. Before that crossed from a wide gate to lead but couldn't hold on when 3rd of 12 at Flemington Bm78 on March 28 over 1100m, on rain affected going; 0.8 len behind Stoli Bolli carrying 60.5kg at $18. Should give cheek again.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
3rd of 14	4/4/26	Caulfield	1200m	BM78 3U	5	Emily Pozman	59.5kg	Good 3	1:08.31	63.2 km/h	0:33.85	0.7L	1-1	$12	7	$130,000	$11,700	1. Rue De Royale 2. Duchess Zou 3. Celsius Star
3rd of 12	28/3/26	Flemington	1100m	BM78	12	Molly Bourke	60.5kg	Heavy 8	1:05.47	60.5 km/h	0:35.16	0.8L	1-1	$18	15	$80,000	$7,200	1. Stoli Bolli 2. Nimbustwothousand 3. Celsius Star
3rd of 9	13/3/26	Cranbourne	1200m	BM78 3U	4	Logan Bates	61kg	Good 4	1:10.76	61.1 km/h	0:35.55	0.2L	1-1	$21	14	$101,000	$9,000	1. Mytemptation 2. Laa De Sha 3. Celsius Star
3rd of 8	27/2/26	Cranbourne	1200m	LR OPEN	1	Lachlan Neindorf	54kg	Good 4	1:11.23	60.6 km/h	0:35.14	1.4L	3-3	$5.00	7	$175,650	$15,750	1. Miss Icelandic 2. Corniche 3. Celsius Star
3rd of 5	20/2/26	Cranbourne	1200m	BM78 3U	4	Bailey Kinninmont	59.5kg	Good 4	1:10.31	61.4 km/h	0:35.19	2.0L	4-2	$8.50	20	$40,000	$3,600	1. Laa De Sha 2. Highland Harley 3. Celsius Star
9th of 10	31/1/26	Caulfield	1100m	BM84 3U	3	Dakotah Keane	57kg	Good 4	1:03.71	62.2 km/h	0:34.71	4.2L	2-2	$26	14	$130,000	$2,600	1. Gallant Son 2. Gracie's Rain 3. Sweethearted

Stoli Bolli (8) x3232234x1
Trainer: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes(Pakenham 3)
Jockey: Luke Cartwright (a2)(Last 50: 10-6-6)
Weight: 62kg
Prize Money: $427,175
Win / Place: 20% / 73%

Jockey Flying

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: DEEP FIELD (AUS)

Dam: CHAMPAGNE BOOM (AUS)

Dam's Sire: Spirit Of Boom

100

Rating

Stats

Career

15: 3-4-4

Distance

10: 2-4-1

Season

8: 1-3-3

1st Up

4: 2-0-1

2nd Up

2: 0-2-0

3rd Up

2: 0-0-1

4th Up

2: 1-1-0

Metro

11: 2-3-4

Non-Metro

4: 1-1-0

Turf

15: 3-4-4

Good

8: 2-2-1

Soft

4: 0-2-1

Heavy

3: 1-0-2

Clockwise

1: 0-0-0

Anti-Clockwise

14: 3-4-4

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Last 50

50: 10-6-6

Last 7 Days

4: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 10% P 23%

Distance

W 8.91% P 29%

Track

W 9.57% P 26%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 100%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1100m - 1200m

Gear Changes

Tongue Tie FIRST TIME

Comments

Second-up. First-up after four months favourite; ran on from midfield and won by a nose at Flemington Bm78 March 28 over 1100m in heavy going defeating Nimbustwothousand with 59.5kg at $3.50. Previously second-up made ground from midfield; 2nd of 12 at Moonee Valley Bm84 on August 23 over 1200m, 1.3 len behind Red Hot Nicc carrying 55kg at $3. Strong win fresh and rates highly again.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 12	28/3/26	Flemington	1100m	BM78	6	Damian Lane	59.5kg	Heavy 8	1:05.47	60.5 km/h	0:35.16	0.1L	6-2	$3.50f	126	$80,000	$44,000	1. Stoli Bolli 2. Nimbustwothousand 3. Celsius Star
126 Day Spell
1st of 7	17/3/26	Pakenham	800m	Trial	-	Jackson Radley	-	-	0:46.99	61.3 km/h	-	0L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Stoli Bolli 2. Bacash 3. Doc's Nipper
4th of 9	10/3/26	Pakenham	800m	Trial	-	Jackson Radley	-	-	0:47.15	61.1 km/h	-	0L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Actuality 2. Big Swinger 3. Persian Caviar
4th of 9	22/11/25	Cranbourne	1200m	BM80	7	Michael Dee	58.5kg	Good 3	1:10.21	61.5 km/h	0:35.45	1.6L	7-3	$4.40	14	$130,000	$6,500	1. Hearcomesthestar 2. Naval Academy 3. Actuality
3rd of 12	8/11/25	Flemington	1100m	BM80 3U	7	James McDonald	60.5kg	Heavy 9	1:06.15	59.9 km/h	0:36.1	1.5L	6-6	$3.40f	16	$152,245	$13,500	1. Grand Larceny 2. Codigo 3. Stoli Bolli
2nd of 9	23/10/25	Geelong	1200m	BM84 3U	1	Blake Shinn	56kg	Soft 7	1:11.64	60.3 km/h	0:34.56	0.3L	3-3	$1.90f	19	$75,000	$13,500	1. Naval Academy 2. Stoli Bolli 3. Spione

Nimbustwothousand (4) 61715x5112
Trainer: Gavin Bedggood(Cranbourne)
Jockey: Billy Egan (Last 50: 11-11-7)
Weight: 60.5kg
Prize Money: $161,035
Win / Place: 33% / 60%

Unbeaten Jockey / Horse Combo

Trainer / Jockey Combo

Jockey Flying

4 yo Grey Gelding

Sire: LONHRO (AUS)

Dam: GOLDEN SNITCH (AUS)

Dam's Sire: Snitzel

Rating

Stats

Career

15: 5-3-1

Distance

6: 1-2-1

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-1

Track

1: 0-0-1

Season

6: 3-1-0

1st Up

3: 0-1-1

2nd Up

3: 2-1-0

3rd Up

3: 1-0-0

4th Up

2: 0-1-0

Metro

6: 1-1-0

Non-Metro

9: 4-2-1

Turf

15: 5-3-1

Good

9: 3-2-1

Soft

3: 0-0-0

Heavy

3: 2-1-0

Anti-Clockwise

15: 5-3-1

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

2: 2-0-0

Last 50

50: 11-11-7

Last 7 Days

6: 0-3-3

Trainer

W 20% P 48%

Distance

W 12% P 35%

Track

W 10% P 31%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 50%

Trainer/Distance

W 21% P 50%

Distance Range Last 6 months

955m - 1100m

Gear Changes

[Cross-over Nose Band]

Comments

Racing well recently. At the latest run made some head-way from midfield; 2nd of 12 at Flemington Bm78 on March 28 over 1100m, in the wet; nose behind Stoli Bolli carrying 59kg at $8. The race before that came from midfield and won by a head at Caulfield Heath Bm74 March 4 over 1100m defeating Southern Crescent carrying 60kg at $4.40. Flying and will take beating again.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
2nd of 12	28/3/26	Flemington	1100m	BM78	9	Logan Bates	59kg	Heavy 8	1:05.47	60.5 km/h	0:35.16	0.1L	5-6	$8.00	24	$80,000	$14,400	1. Stoli Bolli 2. Nimbustwothousand 3. Celsius Star
1st of 9	4/3/26	Caulfield Heath	1100m	BM74 3U	9	Billy Egan	60kg	Good 4	1:03.93	61.9 km/h	0:34.22	0.2L	5-5	$4.40	10	$55,000	$30,250	1. Nimbustwothousand 2. Southern Crescent 3. Along The River
1st of 8	22/2/26	Ballarat	1000m	BM70	8	Billy Egan	60kg	Good 4	0:57.66	62.4 km/h	0:33.54	2.8L	7-8	$3.30	16	$40,000	$22,000	1. Nimbustwothousand 2. El Salto 3. Petit Artiste
5th of 7	6/2/26	Cranbourne	955m	BM78 3U	7	Beau Mertens	56kg	Good 3	0:55.23	62.2 km/h	0:34.23	1.0L	6-6	$3.90	149	$60,000	$1,800	1. Port Albert 2. Sparring 3. Blackberry Bomb
149 Day Spell
3rd of 8	26/1/26	Cranbourne	800m	Trial	-	Beau Mertens	-	-	0:45.99	62.6 km/h	-	0L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Plunger 2. She's An Artist 3. Nimbustwothousand
3rd of 10	12/1/26	Cranbourne	800m	Trial	-	Beau Mertens	-	-	0:45.80	62.9 km/h	-	0L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Excess 2. A Little Deep 3. Nimbustwothousand

Fission (9) 4629513668
Trainer: Robbie Griffiths(Cranbourne)
Jockey: Jye Mcneil (Last 50: 3-8-9)
Weight: 59kg
Prize Money: $512,800
Win / Place: 13% / 44%

6 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: RUSSIAN REVOLUTION (AUS)

Dam: NUCLEAR FORCE (AUS)

Dam's Sire: Encosta De Lago

Rating

Stats

Career

38: 5-5-7

Distance

15: 2-1-1

Track

1: 0-0-1

Season

10: 1-1-1

1st Up

7: 2-0-2

2nd Up

5: 0-0-1

3rd Up

4: 0-2-0

4th Up

3: 0-0-1

Metro

31: 4-3-6

Non-Metro

7: 1-2-1

Turf

38: 5-5-7

Good

25: 5-4-4

Soft

11: 0-1-3

Heavy

2: 0-0-0

Anti-Clockwise

38: 5-5-7

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

7: 1-1-0

Last 50

50: 3-8-9

Last 7 Days

3: 0-0-2

Trainer

W 11% P 35%

Distance

W 11% P 34%

Track

W 12% P 38%

Trainer/Track

W 7.14% P 32%

Trainer/Distance

W 12% P 35%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1100m - 1200m

Gear Changes

[Blinkers, Visors]

Comments

At the latest run 8th of 12 at Flemington Bm78 on March 28 over 1100m, on heavy track; 2.5 len behind Stoli Bolli carrying 57.5kg at $31. Before that 6th of 11 at Flemington Bm78 on February 28 over 1200m, 1.75 len behind Dirty Grin carrying 57.5kg at $20. Not keen on his chances.

Expected Settling Position: Backmarker

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
8th of 12	28/3/26	Flemington	1100m	BM78	10	Ryan Houston	57.5kg	Heavy 8	1:05.47	60.5 km/h	0:35.16	2.4L	11-10	$31	28	$80,000	$1,600	1. Stoli Bolli 2. Nimbustwothousand 3. Celsius Star
6th of 11	28/2/26	Flemington	1200m	BM78	2	Luke Cartwright	57.5kg	Good 4	1:10.00	61.7 km/h	0:33.02	1.7L	8-8	$20	14	$80,000	$1,600	1. Dirty Grin 2. Rue De Royale 3. Regal Tycoon
6th of 9	14/2/26	Flemington	1200m	BM90	4	Luke Cartwright	52kg	Good 4	1:10.51	61.3 km/h	0:33.32	3.6L	3-3	$9.00	28	$151,000	$3,000	1. Ndola 2. Rue De Royale 3. Behaviour
3rd of 12	17/1/26	Flemington	1200m	BM84 3U	12	Jackson Radley	54kg	Good 3	1:08.78	62.8 km/h	0:33.05	2.5L	11-11	$8.00	7	$130,000	$11,700	1. Immortal Star 2. Celsius Star 3. Fission
1st of 12	10/1/26	Flemington	1200m	BM74 3U	9	Luke Cartwright	57.5kg	Good 3	1:11.29	60.6 km/h	0:34.61	0.5L	9-8	$31	14	$130,000	$71,500	1. Fission 2. Flying Mikki 3. Rue De Royale
5th of 8	27/12/25	Cranbourne	1200m	BM84 3U	1	Harry Coffey	55kg	Good 3	1:10.92	60.9 km/h	0:34.9	2.3L	5-6	$12	42	$130,000	$3,900	1. Meridius 2. Celsius Star 3. Zouper Fund
42 Day Freshen-Up

Dragoon (2) 1123x1780x
Trainer: Greg Eurell(Cranbourne)
Jockey: Beau Mertens (Last 50: 6-6-9)
Weight: 58.5kg
Prize Money: $187,440
Win / Place: 22% / 55%

5 yo Bay/Brown Gelding

Sire: GRUNT (NZ)

Dam: PROSE (AUS)

Dam's Sire: Commands

Rating

Stats

Career

18: 4-4-2

Distance

3: 0-0-0

Track

2: 0-2-0

Season

4: 1-0-0

1st Up

4: 1-0-0

2nd Up

3: 0-0-1

3rd Up

3: 0-1-0

4th Up

3: 1-1-0

Metro

9: 4-1-1

Non-Metro

9: 0-3-1

Turf

18: 4-4-2

Good

16: 4-4-1

Soft

2: 0-0-1

Anti-Clockwise

18: 4-4-2

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Last 50

50: 6-6-9

Last 7 Days

16: 2-2-4

Trainer

W 11% P 43%

Distance

W 10% P 35%

Track

W 14% P 34%

Trainer/Track

W 14% P 42%

Trainer/Distance

W 16% P 60%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1400m

Gear Changes

Blinkers AGAIN [Blinkers]

Comments

Resuming. Finished off last campaign second last of 13 at Bendigo Bm78 October 29 over 1400m, 6 len behind Guerite carrying 59.5kg at $21. Previous preparation first-up won by 0.5 len Sandown-Lakeside Bm74 August 6 over 1400m defeating Rogue Rocker carrying 59.5kg at $13. See this one.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
3rd of 5	30/3/26	Cranbourne	1000m	Trial	-	Lachlan Neindorf	-	-	1:00.40	59.6 km/h	-	0L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Prestige Forever 2. Zambardo 3. Dragoon
2nd of 9	23/3/26	Cranbourne	1000m	Trial	-	Lachlan Neindorf	-	-	1:02.40	57.7 km/h	-	0L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Rumbled Again 2. Dragoon 3. New Sovereign
12th of 13	29/10/25	Bendigo	1400m	BM78 3U	8	Ben Allen	59.5kg	Good 3	1:22.66	61.0 km/h	0:34.92	6.6L	4-5	$21	53	$100,000	-	1. Guerite 2. Big Sexy 3. Celsius Star
53 Day Freshen-Up
8th of 8	6/9/25	Moonee Valley	1600m	BM84 3U	8	Damian Lane	57kg	Good 4	1:35.96	60.0 km/h	0:35.14	10.5L	2-4	$8.00	14	$130,000	$2,600	1. Farhh Flung 2. Kings Valley 3. The Creator
7th of 12	23/8/25	Moonee Valley	1600m	BM84	3	Luke Cartwright	54kg	Good 4	1:37.89	58.8 km/h	0:36.17	3.3L	3-4	$3.60f	17	$130,000	$2,600	1. The Creator 2. Pudding 3. Reset The Jazz
1st of 11	6/8/25	Sandown-Lakeside	1400m	BM74 3U	5	Damian Lane	59.5kg	Good 4	1:24.09	59.9 km/h	0:35.02	0.5L	1-1	$13	186	$50,000	$27,500	1. Dragoon 2. Rogue Rocker 3. Howdy
186 Day Spell

Duchess Zou (3) 21131x42
Trainer: Ciaron Maher(Cranbourne)
Jockey: Thomas Stockdale (Last 50: 6-11-11)
Weight: 57.5kg
Prize Money: $171,125
Win / Place: 42% / 85%

Trainer / Jockey Combo

4 yo Bay/Brown Mare

Sire: ZOUSTAR (AUS)

Dam: MISS WONDERLAND (AUS)

Dam's Sire: Snitzel

Rating

Stats

Career

7: 3-2-1

Distance

5: 1-2-1

Season

2: 0-1-0

1st Up

2: 0-1-0

2nd Up

2: 1-1-0

3rd Up

1: 1-0-0

4th Up

1: 0-0-1

Metro

3: 1-1-1

Non-Metro

4: 2-1-0

Turf

7: 3-2-1

Good

3: 0-2-0

Soft

4: 3-0-1

Anti-Clockwise

7: 3-2-1

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Last 50

50: 6-11-11

Last 7 Days

15: 1-4-4

Trainer

W 20% P 42%

Distance

W 15% P 33%

Track

W 12% P 32%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 40%

Trainer/Distance

W 20% P 45%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1200m

Gear Changes

[Tongue Tie]

Comments

Third-up today and won third-up previously. Resuming 4th of 9 at Cranbourne Bm78 on March 13 over 1200m, 3 len behind Mytemptation carrying 57kg at $2.10. Last start sat on the speed and boxed on steadily 2nd of 14 at Caulfield Bm78 on April 4 over 1200m, head behind Rue De Royale carrying 55.5kg at $5. Shaping up nicely and can go on with it.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
2nd of 14	4/4/26	Caulfield	1200m	BM78 3U	13	Logan Bates	55.5kg	Good 3	1:08.31	63.2 km/h	0:33.85	0.2L	3-3	$5.00f	22	$130,000	$23,400	1. Rue De Royale 2. Duchess Zou 3. Celsius Star
4th of 9	13/3/26	Cranbourne	1200m	BM78 3U	2	Jamie Melham	57kg	Good 4	1:10.76	61.1 km/h	0:35.55	2.9L	6-4	$2.10f	237	$101,000	$5,000	1. Mytemptation 2. Laa De Sha 3. Celsius Star
237 Day Spell
2nd of 7	2/3/26	Cranbourne	800m	Trial	-	Mark Zahra	-	-	0:49.25	58.5 km/h	-	0L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Mytemptation 2. Duchess Zou 3. Miss Roumbini
4th of 9	16/2/26	Cranbourne	800m	Trial	-	Declan Bates	-	-	0:47.10	61.1 km/h	-	0L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Ulfberht 2. Ain't A Bad Day 3. New Prospect
1st of 8	19/7/25	Flemington	1400m	OPEN 3	6	Craig Williams	55kg	Soft 5	1:23.93	60.1 km/h	0:34.42	1.3L	5-5	$1.65f	14	$150,000	$82,500	1. Duchess Zou 2. Legacy Bay 3. Lario
3rd of 8	5/7/25	Flemington	1200m	LR OPEN 3	7	Declan Bates	55kg	Soft 5	1:09.75	61.9 km/h	0:32.94	2.3L	7-6	$13	15	$176,000	$15,750	1. Bridal Waltz 2. She's An Artist 3. Duchess Zou

Prancing Spirit (6) 18x0636666
Trainer: Phillip Stokes(Pakenham OC)
Jockey: Lachlan Neindorf (Last 50: 12-10-4)
Weight: 57.5kg
Prize Money: $330,310
Win / Place: 16% / 56%

Jockey Won 10 of 30 Last 7 Days

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SIR PRANCEALOT (IRE)

Dam: SISTINE SPIRIT (AUS)

Dam's Sire: Big Brown

Rating

Stats

Career

30: 5-6-6

Distance

21: 3-5-4

Trk/Dst

2: 0-2-0

Track

2: 0-2-0

Season

7: 0-0-1

1st Up

6: 0-0-2

2nd Up

5: 1-1-1

3rd Up

5: 0-1-2

4th Up

5: 2-2-0

Metro

17: 2-4-3

Non-Metro

13: 3-2-3

Turf

30: 5-6-6

Good

26: 5-6-6

Soft

4: 0-0-0

Clockwise

1: 0-0-0

Anti-Clockwise

29: 5-6-6

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

2: 0-0-0

Last 50

50: 12-10-4

Last 7 Days

30: 10-3-3

Trainer

W 19% P 45%

Distance

W 10% P 33%

Track

W 12% P 38%

Trainer/Track

W 50% P 50%

Trainer/Distance

W 18% P 43%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1200m - 1400m

Gear Changes

[Blinkers]

Comments

At the latest run 6th of 14 at Caulfield Bm78 on April 4 over 1200m, 2 len behind Rue De Royale carrying 58kg at $61. The race before that tracked the speed and boxed on steadily 6th of 10 at Wyong Bm78 on March 18 over 1350m, slow going 5.5 len behind Formal Display with 60kg at $13. Looking to others.

Expected Settling Position: Backmarker

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
6th of 14	4/4/26	Caulfield	1200m	BM78 3U	10	Declan Bates	58kg	Good 3	1:08.31	63.2 km/h	0:33.85	2.1L	6-6	$61	17	$130,000	$2,600	1. Rue De Royale 2. Duchess Zou 3. Celsius Star
6th of 10	18/3/26	Wyong	1350m	BM78 3U	9	Chad Schofield	60kg	Soft 6	1:19.57	61.1 km/h	0:35.67	5.3L	3-3	$13	25	$60,000	$1,800	1. Formal Display 2. Slinky 3. Montpellier
6th of 10	21/2/26	Caulfield	1400m	BM84 3U	9	Lachlan Neindorf	56.5kg	Good 4	1:23.50	60.4 km/h	0:34.58	4.0L	6-5	$31	21	$130,750	$2,600	1. Harry's Yacht 2. Porter 3. Stealth Of Night
6th of 12	31/1/26	Caulfield	1400m	BM84 3U	5	Thomas Stockdale	57.5kg	Good 4	1:23.82	60.1 km/h	0:35.58	4.2L	5-6	$21	14	$130,000	$2,600	1. Until Valhalla 2. Stealth Of Night 3. Harry's Yacht
3rd of 10	17/1/26	Flemington	1400m	BM84 3U	2	Harry Coffey	57.5kg	Good 3	1:23.34	60.5 km/h	0:32.83	0.9L	1-1	$26	21	$130,000	$11,700	1. Supernima 2. Ndola 3. Prancing Spirit
6th of 8	27/12/25	Cranbourne	1200m	BM84 3U	8	Luke Nolen	58kg	Good 3	1:10.92	60.9 km/h	0:34.9	2.7L	8-7	$26	14	$130,000	$2,600	1. Meridius 2. Celsius Star 3. Zouper Fund

Maldini (7) 66x22317x3
Trainer: Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman(Pakenham OC)
Jockey: Luke Nolen (Last 50: 7-4-3)
Weight: 54.5kg
Prize Money: $146,490
Win / Place: 16% / 58%

3 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: TOO DARN HOT (GB)

Dam: MOLDOVA (AUS)

Dam's Sire: Snitzel

Rating

Stats

Career

12: 2-3-2

Distance

5: 1-3-1

Season

6: 1-2-2

1st Up

4: 0-2-1

2nd Up

3: 1-1-0

3rd Up

2: 0-0-1

4th Up

2: 1-0-0

Metro

4: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

8: 2-3-2

Turf

12: 2-3-2

Good

7: 2-2-1

Soft

4: 0-1-0

Heavy

1: 0-0-1

Anti-Clockwise

12: 2-3-2

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

5: 1-1-1

Last 50

50: 7-4-3

Last 7 Days

10: 2-1-0

Trainer

W 14% P 39%

Distance

W 13% P 35%

Track

W 16% P 42%

Trainer/Track

W 11% P 47%

Trainer/Distance

W 11% P 32%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1200m - 1400m

Gear Changes

[Blinkers, Tongue Tie]

Comments

Second run back. First-up after four months held ground to the line 3rd of 8 at Cranbourne Bm70 on April 3 over 1200m, 2.5 len behind Lim's Bighorn with 59kg at $4.40. Previously second-up 2nd of 8 at Moe Bm56 on October 19 over 1200m, 1.3 len behind Bedtime Angel carrying 59kg at $1.80. Fitter and an each way hope.

Expected Settling Position: Off Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
3rd of 8	3/4/26	Cranbourne	1200m	BM70	1	Zac Spain	59kg	Good 3	1:11.40	60.5 km/h	0:34.79	2.5L	4-3	$4.40	118	$40,000	$3,600	1. Lim's Bighorn 2. Brandjam 3. Maldini
118 Day Spell
4th of 7	17/3/26	Pakenham	800m	Trial	-	Shakira Pearson	-	-	0:46.99	61.3 km/h	-	0L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Stoli Bolli 2. Bacash 3. Doc's Nipper
4th of 8	10/3/26	Pakenham	800m	Trial	-	Shakira Pearson	-	-	0:48.56	59.3 km/h	-	0L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Cheeky Contiki 2. Intriguing State 3. Aleppo Pine
7th of 7	6/12/25	Ballarat	1400m	BM78 3	2	Luke Nolen	58kg	Soft 6	1:26.55	58.2 km/h	0:34.59	8.6L	3-3	$2.60f	14	$150,000	$3,000	1. Tempt The Gods 2. Zebra Finch 3. Wrigley Field
1st of 8	22/11/25	Cranbourne	1400m	OPEN 3	7	Luke Nolen	55kg	Good 4	1:23.93	60.1 km/h	0:35.73	1.5L	2-2	$4.40	15	$150,000	$82,500	1. Maldini 2. Caffettiera 3. Katsumi Orochi
3rd of 9	7/11/25	Pakenham	1400m	BM66 3U	7	Luke Nolen	56.5kg	Heavy 8	1:31.10	55.3 km/h	0:39.34	3.0L	4-4	$3.60	19	$40,000	$3,600	1. Khadime 2. Rushford 3. Maldini

Small Town Hero (1) 97x8722211
Trainer: Brett Conlon(Cranbourne)
Jockey: Jake Noonan (Last 50: 8-10-5)
Weight: 54kg
Prize Money: $87,640
Win / Place: 23% / 53%

Going for the Hat-Trick

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SHAMEXPRESS (NZ)

Dam: FJALL (NZ)

Dam's Sire: Viking Ruler

Rating

Stats

Career

13: 3-4-0

Distance

4: 0-2-0

Season

7: 2-3-0

1st Up

3: 0-1-0

2nd Up

3: 0-0-0

3rd Up

3: 1-1-0

4th Up

1: 0-1-0

Non-Metro

13: 3-4-0

Turf

13: 3-4-0

Good

6: 1-2-0

Soft

6: 2-2-0

Heavy

1: 0-0-0

Anti-Clockwise

13: 3-4-0

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

10: 3-3-0

Last 50

50: 8-10-5

Last 7 Days

12: 2-2-0

Trainer

W 27% P 54%

Distance

W 8.16% P 26%

Track

W 10% P 32%

Trainer/Track

N/A

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 50%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1100m - 1415m

Gear Changes

[Cross-over Nose Band]

Comments

Chasing a hat-trick. Most recently favourite; won by 0.5 len at Sale Bm62 April 8 over 1415m defeating Axiom carrying 60kg at $3.30. The run before that favourite; won by a nose at Sale Bm62 March 29 over 1400m on a rain affected track defeating Lulu Darling carrying 58kg at $2.05. Not hopeless at huge odds.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 8	8/4/26	Sale	1415m	BM62	3	Jake Noonan	60kg	Good 3	1:25.77	59.4 km/h	0:35.06	0.5L	1-1	$3.30f	10	$35,000	$19,250	1. Small Town Hero 2. Axiom 3. Immerse
1st of 8	29/3/26	Sale	1400m	BM62	5	Jake Noonan	58kg	Soft 6	1:26.40	58.3 km/h	0:36.74	0.1L	1-1	$2.05f	14	$35,000	$19,250	1. Small Town Hero 2. Lulu Darling 3. I'm Dynamite
2nd of 7	15/3/26	Yarra Valley	1200m	BM62 3U	4	Jake Noonan	58kg	Good 4	1:11.83	60.1 km/h	0:35.14	0.4L	3-4	$5.00	14	$35,000	$6,300	1. Superset 2. Small Town Hero 3. Cripps
2nd of 8	1/3/26	Sale	1212m	BM0-62	1	Jake Noonan	58.5kg	Soft 7	1:11.68	60.9 km/h	0:35.36	0.5L	5-4	$3.60	14	$35,000	$6,300	1. Jett Smash 2. Small Town Hero 3. Gaeilge
2nd of 12	15/2/26	Stony Creek	1100m	BM56	4	Brad Rawiller	61kg	Soft 5	1:07.03	59.1 km/h	0:36.44	0.3L	4-4	$4.80	58	$22,000	$3,740	1. Trak Chiller 2. Small Town Hero 3. Montgomery Bay
58 Day Freshen-Up
1st of 7	2/2/26	Cranbourne	1000m	Trial	-	Jett Stanley	-	-	0:58.60	61.4 km/h	-	0L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Small Town Hero 2. Chiringita 3. Roulette King

Race Review Abbreviations

3WNC: Three wide no cover, Awk: Awkwardly away, Bk: Back, Blkd: Blocked, Btld: Battled, Chal: Challenged, Chkd: Checked, Cvr: Cover, Fdd: Faded, Fght: Fought, Fin: Finish, Hdd: Headed, Hld up: Held up, Hmprd: Hampered, Hndy: Handy, Kikd: Kicked, Kn: Keen, Ld: Led/Lead, Midf: Midfield, Mod pc: Moderate pace, Otf: On the Fence, ROS: Ran on strongly, Slow: Slow away, Snagd: Snagged, Stld: Settled, Tn: Turn, Trld: Trailed, Under pres: Under pressure, Under rd: Under riding, Urgd: Urged, Wd: Wide, Wdr: Wider, Weavd: Weaved, Wknd: Weakened, Wrkd: Worked

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