Horsham Race 3

Lesley & Kevin Lane Paul James Pace

Prize Money: $6,000

DARETODANCE (2) has not raced for eight months. Looks forward enough for this return after a minor placing in a recent trial. Has the benefit of a good draw. Sure to be right there at the finish. KEAYANG HUNGRY (1) scored two back at Mt Gambier then finished third last time out after he led and battled on well at Terang over 2180m. Likely to get all the favours from this nice draw. Has the class to find the winners' list. HELLAVA DEAL (6) is better than her last-start tenth over 1680m at Terang. Worth another chance. AMERICAN ASSASSIN (7) is in the mix following a fourth at his most recent appearance over 1680m at Terang.

Distance: 1700m
Class: NR 51 to 55
Track: Good
Weather: Showers
Surface: All Weather

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Keayang Hungry (Fr1) 1169975713
Trainer: Z A Pearson (Mount Gambier)
Driver: Lochie Cook
Prize Money: $11,341
Win / Place: 21% / 35%

3 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: STAY HUNGRY (USA)

Dam: THE BLACK QUEEN (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

14: 3-1-1

Distance

2: 0-1-0

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

14: 3-1-1

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

Metro

1: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

13: 3-1-1

Mobile

14: 3-1-1

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

14: 3-1-1

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:58.20

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

6: 2-0-0

Driver Last 50

50: 7-8-7

Comments

Last start was well beaten into third behind Le Cardinal at Terang over 2180m on May 18 at $11. Raced better the start before that where he won by 23 m (Sr2) at Mt Gambier (2:44.10) beating Smokin Strepo in on May 12 at $9.50. Sure to feature.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

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 12	18/5/26	Terang	2180m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Jason Lee	2:41.90	1:59.5	20.6m	$11	6	-	$8,000	$800	1. Le Cardinal 2. Are Weasley 3. Keayang Hungry
1st of 9	12/5/26	Mount Gambier	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Lochie Cook	2:44.10	2:00.6	23.5m	$9.50	7	-	$5,000	$2,897	1. Keayang Hungry 2. Smokin Strepo 3. Grinning Reactor
1st of 4	10/5/26	Mount Gambier	1780m			-	Mark Phillips	2:20.00	-	70m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Keayang Hungry 2. Cityidol 3. Helens Last Wish
7th of 8	5/5/26	Terang	2180m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Glen Craven	2:40.20	1:58.3	24.5m	$126	14	-	$6,000	$140	1. Jilliby Dooley 2. Black Opal Jack 3. Thats Kevin
5th of 6	21/4/26	Mount Gambier	1780m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Mark Phillips	2:12.10	1:59.4	12.0m	$11	8	-	$3,500	$66	1. Steam Machine 2. Dark And Handsome 3. Famished
7th of 8	13/4/26	Hamilton	1660m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Lochie Cook	1:57.40	1:53.8	25.3m	$71	6	-	$6,000	$140	1. Jilliby Dooley 2. Happily 3. Imagination Oro

Outback Queenie (Fr2) 2228141251
Trainer: Tim Mortlock (Carisbrook)
Driver: Jack Laugher
Prize Money: $64,019
Win / Place: 12% / 26%

Driver / Horse Combo

6 yo Bay Mare

Sire: FEAR THE DRAGON (USA)

Dam: MACY LILA (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

78: 10-7-4

Distance

21: 0-1-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Track

2: 0-0-0

Season

20: 3-4-0

1st Up

5: 0-1-0

2nd Up

4: 0-1-0

3rd Up

4: 0-0-0

Metro

15: 2-0-0

Non-Metro

63: 8-7-4

Mobile

78: 10-7-4

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

78: 10-7-4

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:58.70

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

5: 2-1-0

Driver Last 50

50: 7-10-3

Comments

Racing in great heart. Last start won by 1.75 m (Sr1) at Maryborough (2:46.80) beating Precious Belle in on May 11 at $7.50 at the bell was leading 5.1. Can measure up again.

Expected Settling Position: Pace

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
1st of 9	11/5/26	Maryborough	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Trent Fiscalini	2:46.80	2:02.6	1.7m	$7.50	8	-	$8,000	$4,560	1. Outback Queenie 2. Precious Belle NZ 3. Jindalea Jack
5th of 11	3/5/26	Shepparton	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Jackie Barker	2:40.00	1:57.6	32.9m	$23	6	-	$10,000	$300	1. All Over It 2. Hellovatime 3. Wicked Wizard
2nd of 8	27/4/26	Ararat	2195m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Jason Lee	2:46.80	2:02.3	1.9m	$2.00f	7	-	$4,000	$640	1. Famous Label 2. Outback Queenie 3. Wingate Guy
1st of 8	20/4/26	Maryborough	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Trent Fiscalini	2:42.50	1:59.4	3.0m	$4.60	15	-	$4,000	$2,000	1. Outback Queenie 2. Wheres Wood Wood 3. Hurricane Hooly
4th of 8	5/4/26	Victor Harbor	2160m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Kevin Weidenbach	2:42.80	2:01.3	21.8m	$41	5	-	$8,000	$224	1. Signature Look 2. Linxx 3. Big Black Betty
1st of 6	31/3/26	Swan Hill	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Jack Laugher	2:48.90	2:01.4	4.1m	$2.25f	8	-	$5,000	$2,610	1. Outback Queenie 2. Allgood Vinnie 3. Yella

Optimal (Fr3) 5828115069
Trainer: Jason Ainsworth (Great Western)
Driver: Jason Ainsworth
Prize Money: $37,230
Win / Place: 12% / 24%

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: AMERICAN IDEAL (USA)

Dam: RED HOT RITA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

54: 7-3-3

Distance

20: 2-0-0

Trk/Dst

3: 0-0-0

Track

6: 0-0-1

Season

30: 3-3-1

1st Up

4: 1-0-0

2nd Up

4: 1-0-0

3rd Up

4: 0-0-0

Metro

7: 0-1-1

Non-Metro

47: 7-2-2

Mobile

54: 7-3-3

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

54: 7-3-3

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:54.50

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

39: 6-3-1

Driver Last 50

50: 3-5-4

Comments

Last start was driven from back in the field when 9th (Fr5) over 2200m at Ballarat was 10th-15.78 at the bell, beaten 16 m by Sportsbou (2:40.30) on May 14 at $101. Two runs back was driven from back in the field when 6th (Fr4) over 2100m at Charlton beaten 25 m by Scooter Lou (2:33.20) on May 8 at $34. Cannot enthuse.

Expected Settling Position: Off Pace

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
9th of 10	14/5/26	Ballarat	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Jason Ainsworth	2:40.30	1:57.3	16.7m	$101	6	-	$6,000	$140	1. Sportsbou 2. Affamato 3. Caledonian Ranger
6th of 8	8/5/26	Charlton	2100m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Jason Ainsworth	2:33.20	1:57.4	27.1m	$34	9	-	$6,000	$140	1. Scooter Lou 2. Wicked Wizard 3. Shaq
10th of 11	29/4/26	Bendigo	1650m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	Jason Ainsworth	1:58.20	1:55.3	12.8m	$61	16	-	$6,000	$140	1. Affamato 2. Ya Bottom Dollar 3. Line Dance
5th of 8	13/4/26	Hamilton	1660m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Jason Ainsworth	1:57.40	1:53.8	22.8m	$23	10	-	$6,000	$180	1. Jilliby Dooley 2. Happily 3. Imagination Oro
1st of 11	3/4/26	Stawell	1785m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	Jason Ainsworth	2:11.30	1:58.4	0.2m	$9.00	11	-	$5,000	$2,610	1. Optimal 2. Are Weasley 3. Village Voice
1st of 5	18/5/25	Maryborough	2190m			-	Jason Ainsworth	2:45.20	-	20m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Optimal 2. Dancebytheseaside 3. Lester

Huxham Chubb (Fr4) 4713521243
Trainer: Peter Manning (Great Western)
Driver: Josh Duggan
Prize Money: $43,740
Win / Place: 10% / 41%

4 yo Bay Mare

Sire: ALDEBARAN EAGLE (USA)

Dam: POCKET FANTASY (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

77: 8-9-15

Distance

23: 5-2-4

Trk/Dst

2: 1-0-0

Track

4: 1-0-0

Season

42: 5-6-12

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

Metro

17: 1-0-0

Non-Metro

60: 7-9-15

Mobile

77: 8-9-15

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

77: 8-9-15

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:55.27

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

0: 0-0-0

Driver Last 50

50: 4-6-4

Comments

Two back was well beaten into fourth behind Roam at Maryborough over 2190m in a M on May 11 at $13. Then a handy effort when beaten by 4 m finishing third behind Vinny Rock at Terang over 1680m on May 18 at $41. Heading the right way now.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

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 10	18/5/26	Terang	1680m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Lochie Cook	2:01.90	1:56.7	4.1m	$41	7	-	$8,000	$800	1. Vinny Rock 2. Monsieur Flamel 3. Huxham Chubb
4th of 6	11/5/26	Maryborough	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Kerryn Manning	2:41.10	1:58.4	10.7m	$13	6	-	$6,000	$300	1. Roam 2. Janiebquick 3. Over The Line
2nd of 10	5/5/26	Terang	2180m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	Kerryn Manning	2:43.40	2:00.6	6.8m	$1.95f	12	-	$7,000	$1,050	1. Caledonian Terra 2. Huxham Chubb 3. Theroux
1st of 7	23/4/26	Ballarat	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Kerryn Manning	2:43.60	1:59.7	2.0m	$4.00	10	-	$4,000	$2,000	1. Huxham Chubb 2. Kyoretsu 3. Blue Miki
2nd of 9	13/4/26	Hamilton	2160m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Kerryn Manning	2:40.50	1:59.6	0.1m	$2.10f	10	-	$4,000	$640	1. Pretty Basic 2. Huxham Chubb 3. Famous Label
5th of 10	3/4/26	Stawell	1785m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	Kerryn Manning	2:11.60	1:58.6	3.7m	$10	-	-	$10,000	$300	1. Optimal 2. Are Weasley 3. Village Voice

Hellava Deal (Fr5) 15x010
Trainer: Aaron Dunn (Horsham)
Driver: Aaron Dunn
Prize Money: $7,180
Win / Place: 40% / 40%

Driver / Horse Combo

3 yo Bay Filly

Sire: AMERICAN IDEAL (USA)

Dam: MADAZHELL (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

5: 2-0-0

Distance

2: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

5: 2-0-0

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

Metro

1: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

4: 2-0-0

Mobile

5: 2-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

5: 2-0-0

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:58.30

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

4: 2-0-0

Driver Last 50

50: 7-4-6

Comments

Failed to impress last start; 10th (Sr3) over 1680m at Terang, beaten 55 m by Vinny Rock (2:01.90) on May 18 at $41. Showed ability the race before when she raced just off the speed and boxed on; won by 2 m (Fr5) at Charlton (1:58.30) beating Little Whippet in on May 8 at $4.20 at the bell was 2nd-1. Can bounce back.

Expected Settling Position: Pace

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
10th of 10	18/5/26	Terang	1680m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	Aaron Dunn	2:01.90	1:56.7	55.2m	$41	10	-	$8,000	$160	1. Vinny Rock 2. Monsieur Flamel 3. Huxham Chubb
1st of 10	8/5/26	Charlton	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Aaron Dunn	1:58.30	1:58.3	1.9m	$4.20	14	-	$6,000	$3,320	1. Hellava Deal 2. Little Whippet 3. Missmalachite
10th of 12	24/4/26	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Kerryn Manning	2:02.60	1:54.7	40.0m	$19	149	-	$6,000	$140	1. One Golden Deal 2. Fiction File 3. Shiffrin
149 Day Spell
5th of 9	26/11/25	Bendigo	2150m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Aaron Dunn	2:36.90	1:57.5	71.2m	$7.50	5	-	$6,000	$240	1. Romeo 2. Postit Lafite 3. Covered In Gold
1st of 8	21/11/25	Mildura	1790m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Aaron Dunn	2:13.90	2:00.4	3.5m	$1.33f	-	-	$6,000	$3,320	1. Hellava Deal 2. Destiny Kept 3. Allgood Vinnie
2nd of 6	3/11/25	Melton	1720m			-	Aaron Dunn	2:08.30	-	4m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Banjo Star 2. Hellava Deal 3. Wee Georgie Wood

American Assassin (Fr6) 417x47x364
Trainer: Kerryn Manning (Great Western)
Driver: Kerryn Manning
Prize Money: $7,740
Win / Place: 9.09% / 45%

4 yo Bay Horse

Sire: AMERICAN IDEAL (USA)

Dam: MYSTERY ASSASSIN (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

11: 1-2-2

Distance

2: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

5: 0-0-1

1st Up

3: 0-0-2

2nd Up

3: 0-1-0

3rd Up

2: 0-1-0

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

11: 1-2-2

Mobile

11: 1-2-2

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

11: 1-2-2

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

2:01.53

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

5: 0-0-1

Driver Last 50

50: 4-10-5

Comments

Last start 4th (Fr3) over 1680m after racing wide at Terang, at the bell was 5th-9.4 beaten 6 m by Vinny Rock (2:01.90) on May 18 at $26. Before that, was well back in the run when 6th (Fr6) over 1609m at Charlton, at the bell was 8th-11.1 beaten 5.5 m by Hellava Deal (1:58.30) on May 8 at $2.20. This looks a suitable assignment.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

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
4th of 10	18/5/26	Terang	1680m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Kerryn Manning	2:01.90	1:56.7	6.3m	$26	10	-	$8,000	$400	1. Vinny Rock 2. Monsieur Flamel 3. Huxham Chubb
6th of 10	8/5/26	Charlton	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Kerryn Manning	1:58.30	1:58.3	5.7m	$2.20f	11	-	$6,000	$140	1. Hellava Deal 2. Little Whippet 3. Missmalachite
3rd of 7	27/4/26	Ararat	2195m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Kerryn Manning	2:42.80	1:59.4	10.6m	$10	77	-	$6,000	$600	1. Black Opal Jack 2. Colosimo 3. American Assassin
77 Day Spell
7th of 7	9/2/26	Stawell	1785m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Kerryn Manning	2:09.50	1:56.8	16.1m	$3.30	11	-	$6,000	$140	1. Chogi NZ 2. James Garner NZ 3. Fair Chance
4th of 10	29/1/26	Ballarat	1710m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Kerryn Manning	2:03.00	1:55.8	4.0m	$10	226	-	$6,000	$300	1. Cheys Angel 2. Blackindeed 3. Ollies Medal
226 Day Spell
2nd of 6	20/1/26	Terang	2180m			-	Kerryn Manning	2:42.20	-	2m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Odin 2. American Assassin 3. Keayang Wasabi

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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