Plainridge Racecourse Race 1

1609M

Prize Money: $21,834

MONTANA (1) registered a strong performance last time when he battled on bravely to just miss out over 1609m at this track. A nice draw on the front line should ensure a cosy run. Won't find this any harder and he can take care of this line-up. ENCRYPTION (7) was responsible for a very good effort last time over 1609m at this track, finishing third and just 1.5 metres from the winner. Will need a bit of luck negotiating a very wide starting position. Good enough to win a race of this calibre. MANADOR (2) is in the mix following a fifth at his most recent appearance over 1609m at Saratoga. SCRAPPY IDEAL (4) is worth some thought after his last-start fifth when resuming over 1609m at this track on April 20.

Distance: 1609m
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather
Class: NW4PMLT

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Montana Gb (Fr1) 1328222
Trainer: Joseph Nelson ()
Driver: Kevin Switzer (Jnr)
Prize Money: $34,051
Win / Place: 14% / 85%

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: ALWAYS B MIKI (USA)

Dam: THE PLAYER HANOVER

Rating

Stats

Career

7: 1-4-1

Distance

7: 1-4-1

Trk/Dst

2: 0-2-0

Track

2: 0-2-0

Season

7: 1-4-1

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

3rd Up

1: 0-1-0

Metro

5: 1-2-1

Non-Metro

2: 0-2-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

7: 1-4-1

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:52.20

Driver Stats

Comments

Fair run when beaten by 4 m finishing second behind Encryption at this track over 1609m in a NW2PMLT on April 14 at $1.10. Then a handy effort when a close second behind Boyd Bay at this track over 1609m in a NW4PMLT on April 20 at $2.40. Going nicely and looks sure to be in the finish.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
2nd of 9	20/4/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Kevin Switzer (Jnr)	1:54.00	1:54.00	0.6m	$2.40	6	NW4PMLT	$21,834	$5,459	1. Boyd Bay 2. Montana 3. Encryption
2nd of 5	14/4/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Kevin Switzer (Jnr)	1:52.40	1:52.40	3.8m	$1.10f	17	NW2PMLT	$18,923	$4,731	1. Encryption 2. Montana 3. Show Respect
2nd of 7	28/3/26	Meadowlands	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Yannick Gingras	1:52.30	1:52.30	0.6m	$4.70	14	5U NW2CD	$20,365	$5,091	1. Sneaky Squeaky 2. Montana 3. Ooglesaurus
8th of 9	14/3/26	Meadowlands	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Colin Kelly	1:50.30	1:50.30	13.5m	$8.00	7	6U W2-NW5	$24,579	-	1. Downbythewater 2. Moneyhill 3. Laser Speed
2nd of 10	7/3/26	Meadowlands	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Joe Bongiorno	1:49.40	1:49.40	12.0m	$4.30	14	6U W1-NW5	$24,579	$6,145	1. Laser Speed 2. Montana 3. Forward Flash
3rd of 8	21/2/26	Meadowlands	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Brett Beckwith	1:50.30	1:50.30	7.5m	$4.30	7	6U W1-NW5	$24,964	$2,996	1. Betting On Caesar 2. Big Ego 3. Montana

Manador (Fr2) 411132x765
Trainer: Melissa Beckwith ()
Driver: Matthew Athearn
Prize Money: $153,126
Win / Place: 23% / 46%

3 yo Bay Colt

Sire: BULLDOG HANOVER

Dam: COUNT TO THREE

Rating

Stats

Career

13: 3-1-2

Distance

13: 3-1-2

Trk/Dst

6: 3-1-1

Track

6: 3-1-1

Season

3: 0-0-0

1st Up

2: 0-0-1

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

3rd Up

2: 0-0-0

Metro

3: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

10: 3-1-2

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

13: 3-1-2

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:54.40

Driver Stats

Comments

Last start 5th (Fr2) over 1609m at Saratoga, beaten 16 m by Pestcontrol (1:55.40) in WO2-5PMCD on April 18 at $10.67. Before that, 6th (Fr5) over 1609m at Saratoga, well beaten by Alien Power (1:54.20) in WO2-5PMCD on April 11 at $25.78. Top-three finish is well within his grasp.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
5th of 6	18/4/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Jacob Cutting	1:55.40	1:55.40	16.5m	$11	7	WO2-5PMCD	$15,648	$782	1. Pestcontrol 2. I'm A Papi Hanover 3. Pirates Code
6th of 6	11/4/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Jacob Cutting	1:54.20	1:54.20	90.0m	$26	7	WO2-5PMCD	$15,648	-	1. Alien Power 2. Smart Guy 3. Zander
7th of 7	4/4/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Chris Long	1:56.00	1:56.00	15.0m	$33	156	WO2-5PMCD	$15,648	-	1. Who'zzz This Sky 2. Waterfront 3. Sand Dollar
156 Day Spell
5th of 7	24/3/26	Saratoga	1609m			-	Chris Long	1:59.40	1:59.40	24.75m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Grey Horizon 2. Little Moments 3. Wonka Bar
2nd of 9	30/10/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Yannick Gingras	1:55.20	1:55.20	0.3m	$6.00	10	MA STK R2	$228,311	$57,078	1. Beantown Dragon 2. Manador 3. Hard To Forget
3rd of 6	20/10/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Yannick Gingras	1:54.30	1:54.30	8.3m	$5.10	14	MASS STK	$68,493	$8,219	1. Hard To Forget 2. Coach Cry 3. Manador

Killing Joke (Fr3) 3153517x67
Trainer: Chuck Connor (Jnr) ()
Driver: Nicholas Graffam
Prize Money: $62,717
Win / Place: 18% / 45%

3 yo Bay Colt

Sire: AMERICAN IDEAL (USA)

Dam: Q T PIE HANOVER

Rating

Stats

Career

11: 2-1-2

Distance

11: 2-1-2

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-0

Track

2: 0-0-0

Season

2: 0-0-0

1st Up

2: 0-1-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-1

Metro

2: 0-0-1

Non-Metro

9: 2-1-1

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

11: 2-1-2

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:55.30

Driver Stats

Comments

Last start 7th (Fr5) over 1609m at this track beaten 12 m by Boyd Bay (1:54.00) in NW4PMLT on April 20 at $73.90. Two runs back 6th (Fr5) over 1609m at this track, beaten 30 m by Seafood Neighneigh (1:53.00) in NW4PMLT on April 13 at $8. Shouldn't trouble the top few.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
7th of 9	20/4/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Chuck Connor (Jnr)	1:54.00	1:54.00	12.0m	$74	7	NW4PMLT	$21,834	-	1. Boyd Bay 2. Montana 3. Encryption
6th of 6	13/4/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Chuck Connor (Jnr)	1:53.00	1:53.00	30.0m	$8.00	216	NW4PMLT	$21,834	-	1. Seafood Neighneigh 2. Boyd Bay 3. Mccusker
216 Day Spell
7th of 8	9/9/25	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Matt Kakaley	1:54.30	1:54.30	60.8m	$53	8	NY EXCEL-F	$152,905	-	1. Southwind Iron 2. Shakeitonthebeach 3. American Pastime
1st of 5	1/9/25	Tioga Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Chuck Connor (Jnr)	1:56.40	1:56.40	2.3m	$2.80	8	NW1PMLTCD	$13,761	$6,881	1. Killing Joke 2. Rookie J 3. Bobby White Socks
5th of 6	24/8/25	Tioga Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Ridge Warren	1:56.10	1:56.10	26.3m	$7.10	8	NY EXCEL	$31,008	$1,550	1. River Ranch Dawson 2. Magic Journey 3. Shakeitonthebeach
3rd of 5	16/8/25	Vernon Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Ridge Warren	1:55.20	1:55.20	8.3m	$3.20	9	NY EXCEL	$31,008	$3,721	1. Jericho Johnny 2. American Pastime 3. Killing Joke

Scrappy Ideal (Fr4) 46124355x5
Trainer: Joe Wishard ()
Driver: Joe Wishard
Prize Money: $68,540
Win / Place: 6.90% / 55%

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: AMERICAN IDEAL (USA)

Dam: BEST TUSSLE

Rating

Stats

Career

29: 2-7-7

Distance

29: 2-7-7

Trk/Dst

15: 1-3-5

Track

15: 1-3-5

Season

1: 0-0-0

1st Up

3: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

3rd Up

2: 0-0-1

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

29: 2-7-7

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

29: 2-7-7

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:54.10

Driver Stats

Comments

Last start 5th (Fr2) over 1609m at this track, beaten 6 m by Boyd Bay (1:54.00) in NW4PMLT on April 20 at $68.20. Two runs back 5th (Fr1) over 1609m at this track, beaten 15 m by Th Kay C Crunch (1:54.20) in NW3PMLT on November 26 at $16.60. Plenty of scope for improvement with that run under his belt.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
5th of 9	20/4/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Joe Wishard	1:54.00	1:54.00	6.0m	$68	145	NW4PMLT	$21,834	$1,092	1. Boyd Bay 2. Montana 3. Encryption
145 Day Spell
1st of 5	12/4/26	Cumberland Raceway	1609m			-	Joe Wishard	1:59.30	1:59.30	5.25m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Scrappy Ideal 2. Gowestyounggrace 3. Married Man
5th of 5	26/11/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Jay Randall	1:54.20	1:54.20	15.8m	$17	6	NW3PMLT	$26,718	$1,336	1. Th Kay C Crunch 2. Gracies Tough Guy 3. Sunsational
5th of 7	20/11/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Jay Randall	1:50.30	1:50.30	42.8m	$13	6	W2-5PMLT	$26,718	$1,336	1. Wunderkindbluechip 2. Liam's Ace 3. Sunsational
3rd of 7	14/11/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Jay Randall	1:53.20	1:53.20	12.8m	$18	8	W2-5PMLT	$26,718	$3,206	1. No Guts No Glory 2. Liam's Ace 3. Scrappy Ideal
4th of 6	6/11/25	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Jay Randall	1:53.30	1:53.30	8.3m	$32	6	W2-5PMLT	$26,718	$2,137	1. Courageous Warrior 2. Liam's Ace 3. Wyatt Earp

Mccusker (Fr5) 8731187538
Trainer: Michael Mancini ()
Driver: Cory Stratton
Prize Money: $294,461
Win / Place: 13% / 33%

4 yo Bay Horse

Sire: CATTLEWASH (USA)

Dam: ROBOCALL HANOVER

Rating

Stats

Career

36: 5-1-6

Distance

36: 5-1-6

Trk/Dst

15: 2-0-4

Track

15: 2-0-4

Season

8: 2-0-2

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-1

3rd Up

2: 0-0-1

Metro

13: 1-0-1

Non-Metro

23: 4-1-5

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

36: 5-1-6

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:51.30

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Last start 8th (Fr6) over 1609m at this track, beaten 18 m by Boyd Bay (1:54.00) in NW4PMLT on April 20 at $78.60. Two runs back 3rd (Fr4) over 1609m at this track beaten 23 m by Seafood Neighneigh (1:53.00) in NW4PMLT on April 13 at $6.20. Happy enough to dismiss.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
8th of 9	20/4/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Nicholas Graffam	1:54.00	1:54.00	18.0m	$79	7	NW4PMLT	$21,834	-	1. Boyd Bay 2. Montana 3. Encryption
3rd of 6	13/4/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Bruce Ranger	1:53.00	1:53.00	23.3m	$6.20	44	NW4PMLT	$21,834	$2,620	1. Seafood Neighneigh 2. Boyd Bay 3. Mccusker
44 Day Freshen-Up
5th of 5	6/4/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m			-	Bruce Ranger	1:56.20	1:56.20	18m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Er Griffin 2. Quentin Quarantino 3. P A Piper
5th of 7	28/2/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Brett Crawford	1:55.20	1:55.20	33.8m	$39	7	WO2-5PMCD	$15,098	-	1. Jms Best Bet 2. Beanzy Fresh 3. Whimsical Journey
7th of 8	21/2/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Brett Crawford	1:57.10	1:57.10	11.3m	$19	7	WO2-5PMCD	$15,335	-	1. Joey Joe 2. Dark Hour 3. Who'zzz This Sky
8th of 8	14/2/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Kyle Swift	1:56.20	1:56.20	30.0m	$8.73	23	WO2-5PMCD	$15,335	-	1. Devil's Wish 2. I'm A Papi Hanover 3. Lyons Dukey

Barkovv (Fr6) 3x21736758
Trainer: Jimmy Whittemore ()
Driver: Jimmy Whittemore
Prize Money: $50,900
Win / Place: 12% / 37%

4 yo Bay Horse

Sire: AMERICAN IDEAL (USA)

Dam: TERRORTINA

Rating

Stats

Career

24: 3-3-3

Distance

24: 3-3-3

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

8: 1-1-1

1st Up

3: 0-1-0

2nd Up

3: 1-0-0

3rd Up

3: 0-1-0

Metro

9: 1-1-1

Non-Metro

15: 2-2-2

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

24: 3-3-3

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:54.00

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Didn't do much last start, 8th (Fr2) over 1609m at Saratoga, beaten 40 m by Original Music (1:55.40) in WO2-5PMCD on April 21 at $26.92. Before that 5th (Fr6) over 1609m at Saratoga beaten 45 m by Alien Power (1:54.20) in WO2-5PMCD on April 11 at $69.74. Hard to envisage a win.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
8th of 8	21/4/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Brett Crawford	1:55.40	1:55.40	41.3m	$27	10	WO2-5PMCD	$15,648	-	1. Original Music 2. Can Am 3. A Good Quest
5th of 6	11/4/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Jim Devaux	1:54.20	1:54.20	43.5m	$70	7	WO2-5PMCD	$15,648	$782	1. Alien Power 2. Smart Guy 3. Zander
7th of 7	4/4/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Jay Randall	1:56.00	1:56.00	14.3m	$91	11	WO2-5PMCD	$15,648	-	1. Alien Power 2. Th Kay C Crunch 3. Smart Guy
6th of 7	24/3/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Jay Randall	1:56.20	1:56.20	26.3m	$3.63	7	WO2-5PMCD	$15,098	-	1. Pestcontrol 2. I'm A Papi Hanover 3. Gibby
3rd of 8	17/3/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Brett Beckwith	1:58.00	1:58.00	8.3m	$2.82f	7	WO2-5PMCD	$15,098	$1,812	1. Captain Dee Tee 2. I'm A Papi Hanover 3. Barkovv
7th of 7	10/3/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Shawn T Gray	1:54.30	1:54.30	33.8m	$22	7	WO2-5PMCD	$15,098	-	1. Bettor Not 2. Captain Dee Tee 3. Beanzy Fresh

Encryption (Fr7) 2313x113
Trainer: Rob Harmon ()
Driver: Drew Monti
Prize Money: $39,626
Win / Place: 42% / 100%

3 yo Bay Colt

Sire: PAPI ROB HANOVER (USA)

Dam: CODE IN

100

Rating

Stats

Career

7: 3-1-3

Distance

7: 3-1-3

Trk/Dst

2: 1-0-1

Track

2: 1-0-1

Season

3: 2-0-1

1st Up

2: 1-1-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-1

3rd Up

2: 1-0-1

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

7: 3-1-3

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

7: 3-1-3

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:52.40

Driver Stats

Comments

Last start solid effort when 3rd (Fr4) over 1609m at this track, beaten 1.5 m by Boyd Bay (1:54.00) in NW4PMLT on April 20 at $1.70. Two runs back won by 4 m (Fr5) at this track (1:52.40) beating Montana in NW2PMLT on April 14 at $6.10. Rates highly. Big chance.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
3rd of 9	20/4/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Bruce Ranger	1:54.00	1:54.00	1.5m	$1.70f	6	NW4PMLT	$21,834	$2,620	1. Boyd Bay 2. Montana 3. Encryption
1st of 5	14/4/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Bruce Ranger	1:52.40	1:52.40	3.8m	$6.10	8	NW2PMLT	$18,923	$9,461	1. Encryption 2. Montana 3. Show Respect
1st of 8	6/4/26	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Geo Napolitano (Jnr)	1:53.10	1:53.10	0.3m	$2.80f	169	NW1PM CG	$18,195	$9,098	1. Encryption 2. Tahunanui 3. Calvin Hanover
169 Day Spell
2nd of 7	25/3/26	Pocono Downs	1609m			-	Patrick Ryder	1:54.30	1:54.30	1.5m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Combative 2. Encryption 3. Aurum Blue Chip
3rd of 8	19/10/25	Philadelphia	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Jack Pelling	1:55.10	1:55.10	6.0m	$2.80f	20	2YO NW2	$16,743	$2,009	1. Silent Investor 2. Mick Steamy 3. Encryption
1st of 7	29/9/25	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Jack Pelling	1:55.30	1:55.30	0.9m	$1.40f	7	NW1PM CG	$19,113	$9,557	1. Encryption 2. Bobby G 3. Mighty Matt

Race Review Abbreviations

Brk: Broke, Blkd: Blocked or held up, 1 x 1: One-out, one-back, Prkd: Parked, 3bk otr: 3 back on the outer, 3bk inr: Same as above, but on the inside, trld: Trailed, Gt spd: Showed gate speed, 3wd: 3-wide postd: Caught wide without cover, Held up: Held up, no gaps or few gaps: If they don't see any clear air in the straight, Inr-mid-wd -position: On the inside, mid = 1-off, wd = 3-wide or wider, flew hm wd: Flew home wide, dashd inr: Sprinted well on the inside, Chkd: Checked, Slow: Slow away at the start, Wltd: Wilted or got tired, Fdd: Faded late, Urgd: If the driver is getting stuck in

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