Ballarat Race 8

Greyhound Clubs Victoria

Prize Money: $1,530

SODA BEN (2) is progressing well with another good run last time, placing (26.08) from Box 7 at Shepparton. Good form should continue. ASTON TRANSCEND (1) was below best last time but prior to that was narrowly beaten when eighth (25.93) in a Grade 5 at this track. This looks easier and expected to improve sharply. SUDOKU CARMELLO (6) has been beaten for early speed lately, last time finishing eighth (27.14) in a Grade 5 at Warragul. One of the main contenders. MANDOLIN STORM (8) has strong credentials from this draw.

Distance: 450m
Class: Grade 5 T3
Track: Good
Weather: OCAST
Surface: All Weather

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Aston Transcend (1) 8441314628
Trainer: Rita Gatt (Bannockburn)
Prize Money: $7,500
Win / Place: 10% / 47%

2 yo Black D

Sire: ASTON EXCEED (AUS)

Dam: ASTON SAVANNAH (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

40: 4-5-10

Track

16: 3-3-5

Trk/Dst

16: 3-3-5

Distance

24: 3-5-8

Season

28: 4-4-8

Country

40: 4-5-10

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Was out of placings last time (26.71) at this track in a Rank Limit - Grade 5, finishing eighth and beaten 13 lengths. Goes very well from the draw boasting one victory and three places from six starts. With a clean break looks hard to beat.

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
8th of 8	11/4/26	Ballarat	450m	6	0:26.71	60.7 km/h	12.9L	$23	0:25.81	0:25.52	Rank Limit - Grade 5	$1,530	-	5	1. Darra Sapphire 2. Doongalla Adam 3. Peaky Collinda
2nd of 8	6/4/26	Ballarat	450m	3	0:25.93	62.5 km/h	0.1L	$9.50	0:25.93	0:25.39	GR 5	$1,530	$320	5	1. Go Pikachu 2. Aston Transcend 3. Paw Yale
6th of 6	1/4/26	Geelong	460m	4	0:26.78	61.8 km/h	10.3L	$20	0:26.08	0:26.08	GR 5	$1,530	-	8	1. Doongalla Ghost 2. Ticket Confetti 3. She's On Boost
4th of 8	24/3/26	Geelong	460m	6	0:26.82	61.7 km/h	10.5L	$9.00	0:26.09	0:25.84	Rank Limit - Grade 5	$1,530	$50	8	1. Little Flower 2. Elevate 3. Maddie Odd Sock
1st of 7	16/3/26	Ballarat	450m	1	0:25.74	62.9 km/h	2.0L	$3.20	0:25.74	0:25.74	GR 5	$1,530	$1,000	7	1. Aston Transcend 2. Moonlight Jazz 3. Norbit
3rd of 8	9/3/26	Healesville	350m	1	0:19.65	64.1 km/h	2.0L	$5.50	0:19.51	0:19.45	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,530	$160	7	1. Cindy Cabang 2. Ambani 3. Aston Transcend

Soda Ben (2) 3114468482
Trainer: Emma Scott (Tatura)
Prize Money: $8,585
Win / Place: 20% / 40%

2 yo Black D

Sire: FERAL FRANKY (AUS)

Dam: SODA GIRL (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

20: 4-2-2

Track

2: 1-0-1

Trk/Dst

2: 1-0-1

Distance

12: 3-2-1

Season

20: 4-2-2

Metro

2: 0-0-0

Country

18: 4-2-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

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

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

Comments

Improved sharply when second behind Paw Harry at Shepparton last start over 450m (26.08). Right in the mix.

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	10/4/26	Shepparton	450m	7	0:26.08	62.1 km/h	4.5L	$6.50	0:25.78	0:25.69	GR 5	$2,930	$600	4	1. Paw Harry 2. Soda Ben 3. Little Minnie
8th of 8	6/4/26	Shepparton	450m	1	0:26.18	61.9 km/h	12.4L	$15	0:25.31	0:25.21	GR 5	$2,930	-	4	1. Paw Hazelton 2. Utah Icon 3. Kraken Tommy
4th of 6	2/4/26	Bendigo	425m	7	0:24.50	62.4 km/h	1.3L	$6.50	0:24.41	0:24.05	GR 5	$1,530	$50	10	1. Spicy Assassin 2. Vintage King 3. Moraine Piper
8th of 8	23/3/26	Shepparton	450m	2	0:26.21	61.8 km/h	16.0L	$14	0:25.10	0:25.10	GR 5	$2,930	-	35	1. Paw Tarkov 2. Buck Shines 3. Dash Express
35 Day Freshen-Up
6th of 6	16/2/26	Shepparton	450m	7	0:26.30	61.6 km/h	17.0L	$3.20	0:25.17	0:25.11	GR 5	$2,930	-	7	1. How Amazing 2. Big Boy Cabang 3. Utah Icon
4th of 8	9/2/26	Shepparton	450m	8	0:25.62	63.2 km/h	2.7L	$11	0:25.44	0:24.98	GR 5	$2,930	$75	4	1. Scott Charisma 2. Alfredo 3. Bonnie Blitz

Moraine Bluey (4) 1526126165
Trainer: Briana Robertson Leech (HEPBURN (S))
Prize Money: $5,300
Win / Place: 22% / 38%

2 yo BLU D

Sire: FERDINAND BOY (AUS)

Dam: MEPUNGA REMI (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

18: 4-3-0

Track

2: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-0

Distance

6: 1-0-0

Season

18: 4-3-0

Metro

1: 0-0-0

Country

17: 4-3-0

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Modest effort last time out when fifth over 515m at Sandown. Looks tested in this company.

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 6	6/4/26	Sandown	515m	2	0:30.55	60.7 km/h	10.0L	$6.50	0:29.86	0:29.58	GR 5 NP	$1,740	-	6	1. Galloping Red 2. Talk That Talk 3. Athens Aura
6th of 8	31/3/26	Horsham	485m	7	0:28.09	62.2 km/h	10.0L	$51	0:27.40	0:27.18	GR 5	$3,340	-	6	1. Lektra Isa 2. Paw Harris 3. Dash Express
1st of 7	25/3/26	Bendigo	425m	3	0:24.34	62.9 km/h	1.5L	$7.50	0:24.34	0:23.94	GR 5	$1,530	$1,000	28	1. Moraine Bluey 2. Paw Cheyenne 3. Abracadabra
6th of 8	25/2/26	Bendigo	425m	1	0:24.63	62.1 km/h	6.3L	$7.00	0:24.23	0:23.97	GR 5	$1,530	-	7	1. Louie Cabang 2. Deb Cabang 3. Paw Razor
2nd of 7	18/2/26	Bendigo	425m	7	0:24.65	62.1 km/h	1.0L	$11	0:24.59	0:24.17	GR 5	$1,530	$320	42	1. Louie Cabang 2. Moraine Bluey 3. Jarmon
42 Day Freshen-Up
1st of 8	7/1/26	Bendigo	500m	6	0:28.70	62.7 km/h	5.5L	$2.80	0:28.70	0:28.70	T3 RSTW	$1,740	$1,150	5	1. Moraine Bluey 2. Trenton's Empire 3. Kiptum

Sudoku Carmello (6) 7112167678
Trainer: Trevor Whitford (Willow Grove)
Prize Money: $26,035
Win / Place: 24% / 44%

3 yo RED/FWN D

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: STALENBERG (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

54: 13-7-4

Track

9: 0-3-2

Trk/Dst

3: 0-0-1

Distance

9: 2-0-2

Season

29: 8-2-2

Country

54: 13-7-4

1st Up

2: 0-1-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
2	11	0	0	0

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

Comments

At the last outing finished last on April 9 over 460m at Warragul behind Big Duke beaten 9 lengths (27.14) in a Grade 5. Capable of taking this out.

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
8th of 8	9/4/26	Warragul	460m	3	0:27.14	61.0 km/h	9.8L	$9.00	0:26.46	0:26.42	GR 5	$1,530	-	6	1. Big Duke 2. Yorkshire Girl 3. Shady Lady
7th of 7	3/4/26	Warragul	400m	3	0:23.46	61.4 km/h	13.4L	$20	0:22.52	0:22.21	GR 5	$2,930	-	17	1. Akina Rocky 2. Supreme Queen 3. Akina Johnny
6th of 7	17/3/26	Warragul	400m	8	0:23.45	61.4 km/h	2.8L	$4.80	0:23.25	0:22.82	GR 5	$2,930	-	6	1. Ishikawa Lass 2. Out Of Elite 3. Midnight In Sale
7th of 8	11/3/26	Ballarat	390m	3	0:22.54	62.3 km/h	7.3L	$6.00	0:22.06	0:22.01	GR 5	$2,930	-	36	1. Paw Sapphire 2. Myrniong Storm 3. Aston Monarchy
36 Day Freshen-Up
6th of 8	3/2/26	Warragul	460m	2	0:26.46	62.6 km/h	8.0L	$3.00	0:25.93	0:25.56	GR 5	$2,930	-	5	1. Devil's Sympathy 2. Paw Stella 3. Paw Tarkov
1st of 8	29/1/26	Warragul	460m	8	0:25.95	63.8 km/h	5.3L	$1.20	0:25.95	0:25.95	Rank Limit - Grade 5	$1,530	$1,000	6	1. Sudoku Carmello 2. Weird Karen 3. Mighty Heighty

Stitch And Shout (7) 8737626226
Trainer: Glynn Wood (Warragul)
Prize Money: $38,225
Win / Place: 20% / 50%

Box Specialist

3 yo Black D

Sire: KURO KISMET (AUS)

Dam: DANI THRILLS (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

65: 13-12-8

Track

3: 0-1-0

Trk/Dst

3: 0-1-0

Distance

8: 1-2-1

Season

15: 1-3-1

Metro

7: 2-1-0

Country

58: 11-11-8

1st Up

2: 1-1-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	9	4	0	0

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

Comments

Missed the frame last time but prior to that was in the money twice in a row including a narrow loss two back when second (26.48) over 460m at Warragul. Has to overcome a wide draw and needs to find best form to feature.

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 8	7/4/26	Geelong	460m	7	0:26.50	62.5 km/h	10.7L	$17	0:25.75	0:25.75	Rank Limit - Grade 5	$1,530	-	5	1. Little Flower 2. Jungle Fireball 3. Kokeri
2nd of 8	2/4/26	Warragul	460m	1	0:26.48	62.5 km/h	0.5L	$1.80	0:26.45	0:26.12	Rank Limit - Grade 5	$1,530	$320	7	1. Miss Black 2. Stitch And Shout 3. Excavator Ticket
2nd of 7	26/3/26	Warragul	460m	2	0:26.72	62.0 km/h	2.0L	$3.10	0:26.60	0:26.60	GR 5	$1,530	$320	4	1. Shady Lady 2. Stitch And Shout 3. Mia Neo
6th of 8	22/3/26	Sale	435m	6	0:24.98	62.7 km/h	8.0L	$11	0:24.42	0:23.99	GR 5	$2,930	-	7	1. Strike It Mike 2. Dr. Erica 3. Dr. Axel
2nd of 5	15/3/26	Sale	435m	8	0:24.74	63.3 km/h	0.8L	$4.80	0:24.70	0:24.25	GR 5	$2,930	$600	6	1. Snitch Adams 2. Stitch And Shout 3. Paw Yaz
6th of 6	9/3/26	Healesville	350m	5	0:19.87	63.4 km/h	5.9L	$8.50	0:19.46	0:19.45	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,530	-	32	1. Inga Buddy 2. Miss Jeckell 3. Punch Drunk Love
32 Day Freshen-Up

Mandolin Storm (8) 7253157584
Trainer: Paul Cusack (Mount Cottrell)
Prize Money: $18,860
Win / Place: 12% / 40%

3 yo Black B

Sire: ASTON FASTNET (AUS)

Dam: PRETTY MUCH (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

77: 10-12-9

Track

14: 2-2-4

Trk/Dst

11: 1-2-4

Distance

22: 2-3-5

Season

31: 3-5-5

Metro

8: 0-0-1

Country

69: 10-12-8

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	8	2	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	11	10	10	8	12	9	11	6
1st	1	1	1	1	1	0	3	2
2nd	1	2	1	1	2	1	4	0
3rd	4	0	0	0	3	1	0	1

Comments

Goes well at this track and trip. At the last start finished 4th on April 7 over 400m at Geelong behind Comeback Charlie beaten 1.5 lengths (23.13) in a Grade 4/5. Has claims if at her best.

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 6	7/4/26	Geelong	400m	6	0:23.13	62.3 km/h	1.6L	$3.40	0:23.02	0:22.52	GR 4/5	$1,530	$50	3	1. Comeback Charlie 2. Jumping Oreo 3. Paw Larry
8th of 8	4/4/26	Shepparton	450m	6	0:26.51	61.1 km/h	10.8L	$8.50	0:25.77	0:25.69	Rank Limit - Grade 5	$1,530	-	35	1. Doongalla Adam 2. Kid 3. Paw Harry
35 Day Freshen-Up
5th of 7	28/2/26	Shepparton	450m	8	0:25.87	62.6 km/h	5.0L	$2.80	0:25.52	0:25.17	GR 5	$1,530	-	14	1. Thai Tiger 2. Black Tycoon 3. Charge On
7th of 8	14/2/26	Geelong	460m	5	0:26.71	62.0 km/h	12.6L	$9.50	0:25.82	0:25.77	GR 5	$2,930	-	3	1. Slick Tommy 2. Booterstown 3. Paw Verity
5th of 6	11/2/26	Ballarat	450m	8	0:26.21	61.8 km/h	5.5L	$5.00	0:25.86	0:25.29	GR 5	$2,930	-	9	1. Undercover Guy 2. Fire Up Mark 3. Mia Coco
1st of 7	2/2/26	Ballarat	450m	7	0:25.62	63.2 km/h	1.8L	$3.00	0:25.62	0:25.62	GR 5	$1,530	$1,000	5	1. Mandolin Storm 2. Sunny Stride 3. Punch Drunk Love

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