The Meadows Race 8

Sportsbet Ht2 (1-6 Wins)

Prize Money: $3,940

MAGIC SCOTCH (1) turned in a modest effort most recently when seventh at Sandown over 595m behind Zipping Singh (35.13) in a Grade 5. Has performed well from this box with a win and four minor placings to her name from 10 starts. Key runner on her best form. BALDING SANDY (7) has been settling off the speed lately, finishing sixth (43.69) last time in a Grade 4/5 at this track. Comes through a solid form race last start. Should be about the money. UNIQUE STAR (8) moderate effort last start when he finished 4th in a Grade 5 on May 2 over 525m at this track behind Cash In View beaten 4.5 lengths (30.18). Better than that run suggests and can feature.

Distance: 600m
Class: Restricted Win Heat
Track: Good
Weather: Showery
Surface: All Weather

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Magic Scotch (1) 2153672357
Trainer: Emma Scott (GREATER SHEPPARTON (C))
Prize Money: $27,025
Win / Place: 8.96% / 38%

3 yo Black B

Sire: HOOKED ON SCOTCH (AUS)

Dam: WHODAT DIVA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

67: 6-11-9

Track

30: 2-7-5

Trk/Dst

14: 1-4-4

Distance

14: 1-4-4

Season

40: 2-7-7

Metro

38: 2-7-5

Country

29: 4-4-4

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-1-1

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

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

Comments

Missed the frame latest (35.13) when seventh over 595m at Sandown in a Grade 5. Fairly consistent record from the draw including a win and four minors. Looks a leading chance.

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
7th of 8	30/4/26	Sandown	595m	3	0:35.13	61.0 km/h	9.0L	$12	0:34.50	0:33.91	GR 5	$10,100	-	5	1. Zipping Singh 2. Champlain 3. Zipping Sigrid
5th of 7	25/4/26	The Meadows	600m	4	0:34.74	62.2 km/h	10.0L	$46	0:34.04	0:34.04	GR 5	$10,100	-	10	1. Hurricane 2. Ethanol Secret 3. Valenzuela
3rd of 6	15/4/26	The Meadows	600m	7	0:34.63	62.4 km/h	2.7L	$8.00	0:34.43	0:34.43	GR 4/5	$4,450	$460	4	1. Lamia Taya 2. Moraine Dylan 3. Magic Scotch
2nd of 6	11/4/26	The Meadows	600m	8	0:35.05	61.6 km/h	4.6L	$17	0:34.73	0:34.73	GR 5	$10,100	$2,095	6	1. Regal Jyle 2. Magic Scotch 3. Paw Zoltin
7th of 8	5/4/26	Bendigo	500m	1	0:28.24	63.7 km/h	7.1L	$71	0:27.75	0:27.75	SPEC	$10,080	-	3	1. Scott Sigma 2. Impress Moana 3. Nigel Devere
6th of 8	2/4/26	Sandown	595m	1	0:35.39	60.5 km/h	14.8L	$8.50	0:34.36	0:34.36	GR 5	$10,100	-	5	1. Magic Loki 2. His Special 3. Cuthbert Binns

Dashing Nando (2) 4562535431
Trainer: Barry Vaughan (HOPPERS CROSSING)
Prize Money: $10,950
Win / Place: 14% / 44%

2 yo RED/FWN B

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: DASHING WILMA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

34: 5-4-6

Season

20: 1-4-4

Metro

19: 2-1-4

Country

15: 3-3-2

1st Up

2: 0-0-1

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Good performance to win by 2 lengths at Sandown over 595m (34.43) beating Athens Aura in Grade 5 NP on April 27. Be tough to make an impression against this lot.

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	27/4/26	Sandown	595m	4	0:34.43	62.2 km/h	2.0L	$2.30	0:34.43	0:34.43	GR 5 NP	$4,060	$2,640	10	1. Dashing Nando 2. Athens Aura 3. Vintage King
3rd of 6	17/4/26	Murray Bridge	455m	7	0:25.88	63.3 km/h	1.8L	$9.00	0:25.76	0:25.43	GR 6	$1,740	$175	4	1. Enhance 2. Adhana Martina 3. Dashing Nando
4th of 7	13/4/26	Angle Park	530m	4	0:30.94	61.7 km/h	1.0L	$15	0:30.86	0:30.58	GR 6	$1,740	-	17	1. Duran Pantera 2. Hijinkery 3. Adhana Martina
5th of 8	27/3/26	Wagga	525m	4	0:31.11	60.8 km/h	4.3L	$7.50	0:30.82	0:30.33	GR 5	$3,140	-	15	1. Cawbourne Noa 2. Havoc One 3. Magnificent
3rd of 6	12/3/26	Angle Park	530m	1	0:30.80	61.9 km/h	5.0L	$4.40	0:30.45	0:30.11	GR 6	$3,680	$370	4	1. Weblec Stella 2. Big Boss Giblet 3. Dashing Nando
5th of 7	8/3/26	Gawler	531m	7	0:31.39	60.9 km/h	7.0L	$7.00	0:30.90	0:30.64	GR 6	$1,740	-	15	1. Handover 2. Birdwood Franky 3. Duran Pantera

Marrakesh (6) 7562535x25
Trainer: Daniel Pell (CAMPASPE (S))
Prize Money: $65,035
Win / Place: 16% / 45%

3 yo Black B

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: DESIREE DEVERE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

31: 5-7-2

Track

11: 1-1-1

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-1

Distance

2: 0-0-1

Season

9: 0-2-1

Metro

24: 4-5-1

Country

7: 1-2-1

1st Up

4: 1-1-0

2nd Up

4: 0-1-1

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

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

Comments

Last start finished fifth over 500m at Bendigo, beaten 5 lengths (28.79) behind My Dear Friend in a Grade 5 on May 1. Will be tested in this company.

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
5th of 7	1/5/26	Bendigo	500m	6	0:28.79	62.5 km/h	5.2L	$3.60	0:28.43	0:28.00	GR 5	$3,340	-	7	1. My Dear Friend 2. Gumtree Hill 3. Belfast Spot
2nd of 6	24/4/26	Bendigo	500m	7	0:28.31	63.6 km/h	2.9L	$4.60	0:28.11	0:27.99	GR 4/5	$3,880	$800	89	1. Paw Cornelius 2. Marrakesh 3. Doongalla Serena
89 Day Spell
5th of 8	25/1/26	The Meadows	600m	7	0:35.07	61.6 km/h	6.5L	$8.00	0:34.64	0:34.55	R/A FIN	$10,380	-	11	1. Mepunga Zircon 2. Dark Miracle 3. Mighty Multi
3rd of 7	14/1/26	The Meadows	600m	8	0:34.79	62.1 km/h	5.5L	$3.70	0:34.42	0:34.42	RST WIN H	$3,940	$410	4	1. Mepunga Zircon 2. Mighty Multi 3. Marrakesh
5th of 8	10/1/26	The Meadows	525m	1	0:30.39	62.2 km/h	1.8L	$4.40	0:30.29	0:29.58	GR 4/5	$9,060	-	8	1. Whispered 2. Vilma Bale 3. Lightning Speed
2nd of 8	2/1/26	Bendigo	500m	4	0:28.45	63.3 km/h	4.8L	$4.80	0:28.14	0:28.14	GR 4/5	$3,880	$800	16	1. Flaming Smooth 2. Marrakesh 3. Velox Bale

Balding Sandy (7) x866414246
Trainer: Deb Carr (ARARAT (RC))
Prize Money: $9,820
Win / Place: 12% / 37%

2 yo Black B

Sire: KINLOCH BRAE (USA)

Dam: GEORGE'S FANCY (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

24: 3-5-1

Track

6: 0-1-1

Trk/Dst

3: 0-1-1

Distance

3: 0-1-1

Season

20: 2-4-1

Metro

6: 0-1-1

Country

18: 3-4-0

1st Up

2: 0-1-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Latest effort finished 6th in a Grade 4/5 on April 25 over 730m at this track behind Lakeview Hunter beaten 11 lengths (43.69). Some good form is emerging from that last run. Expected to prove hard to beat.

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 7	25/4/26	The Meadows	730m	7	0:43.69	60.2 km/h	11.0L	$14	0:42.92	0:42.92	GR 4/5	$10,380	-	7	1. Lakeview Hunter 2. Irish Millie 3. Charlestown
4th of 7	18/4/26	The Meadows	600m	1	0:34.87	61.9 km/h	5.8L	$5.50	0:34.48	0:34.47	R/A FIN	$10,380	$150	10	1. Espoir 2. Fast Reply 3. Zap Devere
2nd of 8	8/4/26	The Meadows	600m	5	0:34.64	62.4 km/h	2.0L	$19	0:34.51	0:34.51	RST WIN H	$3,940	$815	7	1. Espoir 2. Balding Sandy 3. Exclusively
4th of 8	1/4/26	Ballarat	545m	1	0:31.26	62.8 km/h	2.8L	$14	0:31.07	0:31.07	GR 5	$3,340	$75	8	1. Make Them Cry 2. Layla Nova 3. Flash Of Genius
1st of 4	24/3/26	Horsham	485m	2	0:27.69	63.1 km/h	0.3L	$3.10	0:27.69	0:27.32	MX 6/7	$3,340	$2,230	7	1. Balding Sandy 2. Dynamite Eric 3. Paw Bennett
4th of 8	17/3/26	Horsham	485m	6	0:27.71	63.0 km/h	8.5L	$31	0:27.15	0:27.13	MX 6/7	$3,880	$75	13	1. Biscottino 2. Koda 3. Paw Bennett

Unique Star (8) 2753342154
Trainer: Brian Smith (THE ROCK)
Prize Money: $18,730
Win / Place: 18% / 51%

2 yo Black D

Sire: SPEED STAR (AUS)

Dam: UNIQUE SPEED (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

27: 5-5-4

Track

4: 0-0-2

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-2

Distance

2: 0-0-2

Season

21: 4-3-3

Metro

5: 0-0-2

Country

22: 5-5-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

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

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

Comments

Modest effort last time out when fourth over 525m at this track. Can 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
4th of 7	2/5/26	The Meadows	525m	4	0:30.18	62.6 km/h	4.5L	$6.50	0:29.86	0:29.68	GR 5	$8,790	$150	5	1. Cash In View 2. Wanbi 3. Bailieston
5th of 7	27/4/26	Shepparton	450m	6	0:25.38	63.8 km/h	4.0L	$6.00	0:25.11	0:25.11	GR 4/5	$3,360	-	5	1. Manager 2. Paw Welkes 3. Kraken Tommy
1st of 8	22/4/26	Temora	457m	8	0:25.54	64.4 km/h	0.3L	$8.50	0:25.54	0:25.39	GR 5	$6,140	$5,000	7	1. Unique Star 2. Master Mcgraw 3. Nangar Zara
2nd of 8	15/4/26	Temora	457m	7	0:25.99	63.3 km/h	3.8L	$5.00	0:25.72	0:25.54	GR 5	$3,140	$635	9	1. Nangar Zara 2. Unique Star 3. Paw Iron
4th of 8	6/4/26	Shepparton	450m	5	0:25.57	63.4 km/h	4.6L	$17	0:25.25	0:25.21	GR 4/5	$3,360	$75	58	1. Bonnie Blitz 2. Contradiction 3. Par Excellence
58 Day Freshen-Up
3rd of 7	7/2/26	The Meadows	600m	4	0:34.84	62.0 km/h	2.1L	$2.80	0:34.70	0:34.55	GR 5	$10,100	$1,050	7	1. Paw Torrie 2. Yaya Sally 3. Unique Star

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