Sandown Park Race 8

10K Spin The Wheel 22 May

Prize Money: $9,055

ELUSIVE CURL (8) is looking to continue her winning ways off a convincing 29.79 success at The Meadows. Expected to go close again if runs up to latest time. SPARRING (1) has been out of the placings last two but prior to that clocked a speedy 29.84 win over 520m at Geelong. Expected to feature on best figures. FAST FREDDY (7) warrants respect following a recent placing at big odds.

Distance: 515m
Class: Free For All
Track: Good
Weather: Showery
Surface: All Weather

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Sparring (1) 6141114164
Trainer: Michelle Mallia (GREATER GEELONG (C))
Prize Money: $46,495
Win / Place: 46% / 57%

Box Specialist

2 yo Black D

Sire: TOMMY SHELBY (AUS)

Dam: STEPPING (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

28: 13-2-1

Track

7: 3-1-0

Trk/Dst

7: 3-1-0

Distance

7: 3-1-0

Season

28: 13-2-1

Metro

16: 8-2-0

Country

12: 5-0-1

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Was out of placings last time (25.38) at Warrnambool in a Special conditions H, finishing fourth and beaten 5.5 lengths. Boasts three wins and two places from five starts off the draw. Leading chance.

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
4th of 4	30/4/26	Warrnambool	450m	7	0:25.38	63.8 km/h	5.3L	$3.40	0:25.03	0:24.89	SPEC H	$7,330	$75	20	1. Boracay Storm 2. Baby Beets 3. Repeat The Same
6th of 7	10/4/26	Geelong	520m	5	0:30.75	60.9 km/h	9.5L	$3.00	0:30.08	0:29.87	SPEC H	$7,330	-	7	1. Brother Doom 2. Scott Sigma 3. Champlain
1st of 7	3/4/26	Geelong	520m	3	0:29.84	62.7 km/h	1.4L	$1.70	0:29.84	0:29.84	GR 4/5	$3,880	$2,600	6	1. Sparring 2. Never Ever Late 3. General Franky
4th of 8	28/3/26	The Meadows	525m	2	0:30.09	62.8 km/h	1.9L	$2.30	0:29.95	0:29.95	FFA	$9,060	$150	9	1. Paw Matic 2. Highly Connected 3. Mepunga Express
1st of 5	19/3/26	Sandown	515m	1	0:29.28	63.3 km/h	5.8L	$1.80	0:29.28	0:29.02	MX 3/4	$9,060	$6,100	5	1. Sparring 2. Paw Fabian 3. Flying Dinar
1st of 8	14/3/26	The Meadows	525m	6	0:29.84	63.3 km/h	1.2L	$4.60	0:29.84	0:29.84	FFA	$9,060	$6,100	7	1. Sparring 2. Paw Oswald 3. Trendy Art

Obscurus (2) 28f2815231
Trainer: Lisa Cockerell (SURF COAST (S))
Prize Money: $26,330
Win / Place: 23% / 46%

Last Start Winner from Box

2 yo RED/BDL D

Sire: BERNARDO (AUS)

Dam: MADAM ROSMERTA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

26: 6-5-1

Track

10: 2-1-1

Trk/Dst

10: 2-1-1

Distance

10: 2-1-1

Season

26: 6-5-1

Metro

18: 4-2-1

Country

8: 2-3-0

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	2	4	0	0

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

Comments

Scored by 0.8 lengths last time (29.62) in a Grade 5 over 515m at this track. Goes well out of this box with a win and two minors. Can hit the frame with the right run.

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
1st of 8	16/4/26	Sandown	515m	2	0:29.62	62.6 km/h	0.8L	$7.00	0:29.62	0:29.29	GR 5	$8,790	$5,900	7	1. Obscurus 2. Impress Moana 3. Dr. Babette
3rd of 7	9/4/26	Sandown	515m	2	0:29.69	62.4 km/h	3.8L	$4.00	0:29.44	0:29.33	GR 5	$8,790	$915	7	1. Lindenow Buster 2. Oklahoma Bale 3. Obscurus
2nd of 8	2/4/26	Sandown	515m	4	0:29.56	62.7 km/h	3.5L	$15	0:29.32	0:29.29	GR 5	$8,790	$1,820	5	1. Paw Lovisa 2. Obscurus 3. It's Mikado Time
5th of 8	28/3/26	The Meadows	525m	3	0:30.74	61.5 km/h	2.8L	$9.50	0:30.54	0:29.95	GR 5 FIN	$9,060	-	10	1. Analyzation 2. Scott Sigma 3. Par Excellence
1st of 8	18/3/26	The Meadows	525m	6	0:30.29	62.4 km/h	0.8L	$13	0:30.29	0:30.17	GR 5 H	$3,340	$2,230	6	1. Obscurus 2. Mighty Multi 3. Scott Sigma
8th of 8	12/3/26	Sandown	515m	4	0:30.49	60.8 km/h	14.7L	$18	0:29.46	0:29.00	R/A FIN	$9,060	-	6	1. Like A Rock 2. Blue Storm 3. Unchecked

Paw Zuri (3) 6f32347411
Trainer: Mark Delbridge (BALLIANG)
Prize Money: $129,650
Win / Place: 26% / 58%

Going for the Hat-Trick

2 yo DK BDL B

Sire: CHRISTO BALE (AUS)

Dam: DIVYA BALE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

53: 14-8-9

Track

10: 4-1-2

Trk/Dst

10: 4-1-2

Distance

10: 4-1-2

Season

32: 8-6-5

Metro

31: 8-4-5

Country

22: 6-4-4

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	5	9	0	0

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

Comments

Impressive performance racing just off the speed and going on to score by 1.75 lengths in a Free For All last start at The Meadows, clocking an excellent 29.72 for the 525m trip. Should be in this for a long way.

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
1st of 8	2/5/26	The Meadows	525m	1	0:29.72	63.6 km/h	1.7L	$3.70	0:29.72	0:29.68	FFA	$9,060	$6,100	7	1. Paw Zuri 2. Galento 3. Paw Oswald
1st of 8	25/4/26	The Meadows	525m	8	0:29.80	63.4 km/h	6.8L	$5.00	0:29.80	0:29.80	GR 5	$8,790	$5,900	9	1. Paw Zuri 2. Elite One 3. Prison Break
4th of 8	16/4/26	Angle Park	530m	1	0:30.87	61.8 km/h	11.3L	$3.90	0:30.08	0:30.08	OPEN	$5,810	-	5	1. Mallee Beauty 2. Compton Gold 3. Galactic Nemesis
7th of 8	11/4/26	Wentworth Park	520m	8	0:30.43	61.5 km/h	15.3L	$31	0:29.36	0:29.12	NG	$34,000	-	7	1. Cumbria Jack 2. Paw Oswald 3. Vista Weird
4th of 8	4/4/26	Wentworth Park	520m	5	0:29.64	63.2 km/h	2.3L	$31	0:29.48	0:29.27	NG	$15,080	$75	7	1. Taw Galaxy 2. Consigliere 3. Paw Oswald
3rd of 8	28/3/26	Wentworth Park	520m	3	0:29.69	63.1 km/h	3.0L	$21	0:29.48	0:29.25	NG	$10,500	$1,475	4	1. Cumbria Jack 2. Dazzle You 3. Paw Zuri

Cora Mac (4) 1115113484
Trainer: Jeffrey Britton (ANAKIE)
Prize Money: $18,125
Win / Place: 33% / 60%

1 yo White/Black B

Sire: AUSSIE INFRARED (AUS)

Dam: AVA BLAZER (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

15: 5-2-2

Track

4: 1-0-0

Trk/Dst

4: 1-0-0

Distance

4: 1-0-0

Season

15: 5-2-2

Metro

6: 2-1-0

Country

9: 3-1-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

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

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

Comments

Has not shown much in recent runs. Could only manage fourth last time out over 460m at Geelong. Can't recommend in this field.

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	1/5/26	Geelong	460m	5	0:26.00	63.7 km/h	5.3L	$5.00	0:25.63	0:25.56	GR 5 H	$2,930	$75	8	1. Paw Sapphire 2. Sorry I'm Late 3. She's Primed
8th of 8	23/4/26	Sandown	515m	3	0:30.91	60.0 km/h	22.8L	$12	0:29.31	0:29.26	GR 4	$9,060	-	6	1. Hot Nanu 2. Paw Nimbus 3. Mighty Scar
4th of 8	17/4/26	Geelong	460m	8	0:26.13	63.4 km/h	7.0L	$9.50	0:25.65	0:25.60	GR 4/5	$3,360	$75	5	1. Kiwi Henry 2. Baby Beets 3. Mepunga Express
3rd of 8	12/4/26	Healesville	300m	6	0:16.91	63.9 km/h	1.5L	$5.00	0:16.80	0:16.55	GR 5 H	$2,930	$300	31	1. Aston Lyon 2. Play Lab 3. Cora Mac
31 Day Freshen-Up
1st of 7	12/3/26	Sandown	515m	3	0:29.76	62.3 km/h	1.5L	$5.50	0:29.76	0:29.00	GR 5	$8,790	$5,900	5	1. Cora Mac 2. To Peru 3. Cloncurry Gold
1st of 8	7/3/26	The Meadows	525m	8	0:30.26	62.5 km/h	3.3L	$8.50	0:30.26	0:29.87	GR 5	$8,790	$5,900	16	1. Cora Mac 2. Paw Gregson 3. Westside Wizard

Reaper (5) 2253563131
Trainer: Justin Bowman (WELLINGTON (S))
Prize Money: $72,845
Win / Place: 31% / 63%

3 yo Black D

Sire: BERNARDO (AUS)

Dam: DOUBLE SUPREME (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

57: 18-10-8

Track

14: 4-1-2

Trk/Dst

8: 3-1-2

Distance

8: 3-1-2

Season

25: 8-5-3

Metro

29: 6-5-4

Country

28: 12-5-4

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

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

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	5	10	9	13	7	6	2	5
1st	2	4	3	4	3	1	0	1
2nd	1	1	1	2	1	3	1	0
3rd	1	3	0	2	0	0	1	1

Comments

Backs up after winning by 2.25 lengths at Traralgon (32.45) beating Barefoot Zulu in a Grade 4/5 on May 1 six days ago. Likely to find this a lot tougher and he needs to find another gear.

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
1st of 7	1/5/26	Traralgon	570m	2	0:32.45	63.2 km/h	2.3L	$4.40	0:32.45	0:32.45	GR 4/5	$3,880	$2,600	4	1. Reaper 2. Barefoot Zulu 3. Jumbuk Bayeh
3rd of 8	27/4/26	Sandown	515m	4	0:29.76	62.3 km/h	5.5L	$8.00	0:29.38	0:29.33	MX 3/4	$4,000	$400	8	1. Cheeky Chompers 2. Paw Vortex 3. Reaper
1st of 5	19/4/26	Sale	510m	2	0:28.46	64.5 km/h	1.8L	$6.50	0:28.46	0:28.46	GR 4/5	$3,880	$2,600	5	1. Reaper 2. Dr. Babette 3. Aston Bugsy
3rd of 6	14/4/26	Warragul	460m	8	0:26.05	63.6 km/h	8.8L	$13	0:25.44	0:25.44	MX 3/4	$3,360	$345	5	1. Dewana Star 2. No Iron Team 3. Reaper
6th of 8	9/4/26	Sandown	515m	3	0:29.88	62.0 km/h	7.0L	$46	0:29.40	0:29.33	MX 3/4	$9,060	-	7	1. Valenzuela 2. Lektra Beta 3. Holden Bale
5th of 8	2/4/26	Sandown	595m	3	0:35.30	60.7 km/h	13.5L	$6.00	0:34.36	0:34.36	GR 5	$10,100	-	18	1. Magic Loki 2. His Special 3. Cuthbert Binns

Fast Freddy (7) 7163213722
Trainer: Des Douch (WELLINGTON (S))
Prize Money: $42,540
Win / Place: 25% / 70%

3 yo Black D

Sire: ASTON RUPEE (AUS)

Dam: BRUEGHELINO (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

40: 10-10-8

Track

12: 3-3-2

Trk/Dst

12: 3-3-2

Distance

12: 3-3-2

Season

22: 5-5-4

Metro

13: 3-3-3

Country

27: 7-7-5

1st Up

2: 1-0-1

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	7	3	0	0

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

Comments

Hit the ground running with a fast early sectional but found one better when runner up over 515m at this track clocking 29.59. Looks a solid contender.

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 7	30/4/26	Sandown	515m	7	0:29.59	62.7 km/h	2.0L	$12	0:29.46	0:29.12	GR 4	$9,060	$1,870	4	1. Lindenow Buster 2. Fast Freddy 3. Flying Ducati
2nd of 8	26/4/26	Sale	435m	2	0:24.35	64.3 km/h	0.2L	$4.60	0:24.34	0:24.19	GR 4/5	$3,360	$690	7	1. Super Tone 2. Fast Freddy 3. Blame Spencer
7th of 7	19/4/26	Sale	435m	2	0:25.04	62.5 km/h	9.3L	$2.20	0:24.40	0:24.26	GR 5 H	$2,930	-	4	1. Dr. Benedict 2. Dr. Bobby 3. Select Cash
3rd of 5	15/4/26	The Meadows	525m	2	0:30.48	62.0 km/h	9.4L	$4.40	0:29.82	0:29.77	GR 5 H	$3,340	$345	6	1. Deadly Cool 2. Champlain 3. Fast Freddy
1st of 7	9/4/26	Sandown	515m	6	0:29.54	62.8 km/h	0.5L	$4.80	0:29.54	0:29.33	GR 5	$8,790	$5,900	7	1. Fast Freddy 2. Rivers Meet 3. Belair Brindle
2nd of 8	2/4/26	Sandown	515m	2	0:29.69	62.4 km/h	0.5L	$5.50	0:29.67	0:29.29	GR 5	$8,790	$1,820	7	1. Paw Carver 2. Fast Freddy 3. Paw Otis

Elusive Curl (8) 2432115161
Trainer: Karen Pitt (CASEY (C))
Prize Money: $22,405
Win / Place: 40% / 73%

2 yo Black B

Sire: HARD STYLE RICO (AUS)

Dam: MISS CAITLYN (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

15: 6-4-1

Track

3: 1-0-0

Trk/Dst

3: 1-0-0

Distance

3: 1-0-0

Season

15: 6-4-1

Metro

4: 2-0-0

Country

11: 4-4-1

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	4	2	0	0

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

Comments

Solid performance to win by 0.8 lengths at The Meadows over 525m (29.79) beating Prison Break in Grade 5 on May 2. Looks the one to beat again.

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
1st of 7	2/5/26	The Meadows	525m	3	0:29.79	63.4 km/h	0.8L	$3.60	0:29.79	0:29.68	GR 5	$8,790	$5,900	5	1. Elusive Curl, Paw Toronto 2. 3. Prison Break
6th of 8	27/4/26	Sandown	515m	8	0:30.34	61.1 km/h	13.8L	$4.60	0:29.38	0:29.33	MX 3/4	$4,000	$30	11	1. Cheeky Chompers 2. Paw Vortex 3. Reaper
1st of 8	16/4/26	Sandown	515m	2	0:29.34	63.2 km/h	5.8L	$2.40	0:29.34	0:29.29	GR 5	$8,790	$5,900	7	1. Elusive Curl 2. Paw Imperial 3. Zipping Fiyero
5th of 7	9/4/26	Sandown	515m	3	0:30.22	61.4 km/h	11.3L	$6.50	0:29.43	0:29.33	GR 5	$8,790	-	6	1. Paw Damon 2. Dr. Azure 3. Bounding Chief
1st of 8	3/4/26	Warragul	460m	4	0:25.92	63.9 km/h	1.6L	$1.80	0:25.92	0:25.47	GR 5	$2,930	$1,950	7	1. Elusive Curl 2. Dr. Paris 3. Tommy The Hood
1st of 7	27/3/26	Warragul	460m	1	0:26.10	63.4 km/h	4.5L	$1.20	0:26.10	0:25.69	MX 6/7	$2,930	$1,950	7	1. Elusive Curl 2. Aston Kristen, Hugo Rose 3.

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