Ballarat Race 6

Bc Electrical Pace

Prize Money: $7,000

SWEET IRISH LOCH (6) went back last start but worked home in good style to score by 3 metres in this grade at Melton, giving her two wins and a second from three starts this time in. Gets her widest draw of the preparation so far but is proven at this circuit and distance and her form reads well. CELESTIAL ZODIAC (4) has been competitive of late and kept the ball rolling last time when 3.5 metres from the winner in fourth at Charlton. Has a good record at this shorter distance. Could put himself into the winners' stall. LEAVEMEOUT (2) scored the only time he raced over this distance here and looks close to a win following a respectable second at his most recent appearance at Melton. SHAZZA LOVE (1) had been racing consistently before the last attempt. Owns a god record at this circuit and distance and gets the ace draw so include.

Distance: 1710m
Class: NR 55 to 64
Track: Good
Weather: Clear
Surface: All Weather

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Shazza Love (Fr1) 1224321417
Trainer: Alison Alford (Bolinda)
Driver: Josh Duggan
Prize Money: $37,070
Win / Place: 14% / 39%

5 yo Brown Mare

Sire: SOMEBEACHSOMEWHERE (USA)

Dam: MAASTRICHT (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

48: 7-9-3

Distance

20: 2-5-2

Trk/Dst

6: 2-1-1

Track

6: 2-1-1

Season

18: 3-6-1

1st Up

4: 0-0-1

2nd Up

4: 0-0-0

3rd Up

4: 0-0-0

Metro

9: 0-2-0

Non-Metro

39: 7-7-3

Mobile

48: 7-9-3

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

48: 7-9-3

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:55.00

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

38: 6-6-2

Driver Last 50

50: 2-9-3

Comments

Failed to impress last start; surrendered the lead and finished 7th (Fr1) over 2150m after showing early pace at Bendigo beaten 20 m by The Steel Dragon (2:35.10) on June 3 at $5. Showed ability the run before when she posted a big 12 m win as favourite after showing early speed, (Fr5) at Cranbourne (1:55.70) beating Ynobe Nova in on May 24 at $1.50 at the bell was leading 3.9. Gets the ace draw so is among the chances.

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
7th of 9	3/6/26	Bendigo	2150m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Chris Alford	2:35.10	1:56.1	20.4m	$5.00	10	0W/15 0K stake	$7,000	$140	1. The Steel Dragon 2. Sportsbou 3. Gunforhire
1st of 8	24/5/26	Cranbourne	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Chris Alford	1:55.70	1:55.7	12.8m	$1.50f	9	NR 48 to 53	$6,000	$3,320	1. Shazza Love 2. Ynobe Nova 3. Inexorable
4th of 10	15/5/26	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Chris Alford	2:06.50	1:58.3	1.9m	$3.10f	7	NR 50 to 53	$6,000	$300	1. Goodtime Captain 2. Skippys Delight NZ 3. Breathe Easy
1st of 8	8/5/26	Charlton	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Chris Alford	1:55.00	1:55.0	15.7m	$4.00	7	NR 49 to 54	$6,000	$3,320	1. Shazza Love 2. Sporting Rage 3. One Golden Deal, To The Nines
2nd of 7	1/5/26	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Chris Alford	2:04.30	1:56.3	8.8m	$1.80f	8	NR 46 to 49	$4,000	$640	1. Kyoretsu 2. Shazza Love 3. Aveiro
3rd of 7	23/4/26	Ballarat	1710m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Joey Sharp	2:05.90	1:58.5	5.1m	$3.60	8	NR up to 51	$8,000	$800	1. Scooter Lou 2. Breathe Easy 3. Shazza Love

Leavemeout (Fr2) 89x0831692
Trainer: Alison Alford (Bolinda)
Driver: Chris Alford
Prize Money: $63,694
Win / Place: 10% / 42%

6 yo Bay Horse

Sire: FOUR STARZZZ SHARK (CAN)

Dam: NO TAR (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

64: 7-9-11

Distance

30: 3-5-6

Trk/Dst

1: 1-0-0

Track

2: 1-0-1

Season

10: 1-1-1

1st Up

6: 0-0-1

2nd Up

6: 0-0-1

3rd Up

6: 0-2-1

Metro

17: 1-1-1

Non-Metro

47: 6-8-10

Mobile

64: 7-9-11

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

64: 7-9-11

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:54.10

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

36: 4-4-7

Driver Last 50

50: 7-6-3

Comments

Improved last start with a solid effort when 2nd (Fr4) over 1720m after showing early pace at Melton was leading by 3.51 at the bell, beaten 3 m by Sweet Irish Loch (2:02.40) on June 12 at $10. Decent effort last start. Major player aided by a low draw.

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
2nd of 7	12/6/26	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Chris Alford	2:02.40	1:54.5	3.2m	$10	6	NR 56 to 64	$7,000	$1,050	1. Sweet Irish Loch 2. Leavemeout 3. Starzzz Destiny
9th of 11	6/6/26	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Chris Alford	2:00.60	1:52.9	16.9m	$101	10	0W/15 0K stake	$15,000	$300	1. Hoorah Philtra 2. Ozzie Corka 3. Seaside Boy
6th of 9	27/5/26	Bendigo	1650m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Chris Alford	1:56.90	1:54.0	10.5m	$6.50	10	NR 60 to 75	$8,000	$160	1. Major Blitz 2. Tooram Magic 3. Starzinhereyes
1st of 9	17/5/26	Cranbourne	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Chris Alford	1:54.20	1:54.2	9.5m	$41	12	NR 53 to 58	$7,000	$3,990	1. Leavemeout 2. Hellovatime 3. Galaxy Lass
3rd of 9	5/5/26	Shepparton	1690m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Chris Alford	2:01.20	1:55.4	6.8m	$41	30	NR 54 to 58	$6,000	$600	1. Draxon 2. Michen Roy 3. Leavemeout
8th of 8	5/4/26	Echuca	1755m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Josh Duggan	2:06.50	1:56.0	30.3m	$81	9	NR 51 to 55	$6,000	$140	1. Reign Em In 2. Hellovatime 3. Animado

Kiss Me Mini Nz (Fr3) 3631525505
Trainer: Adam Kelly (Melton)
Driver: Jordan Leedham (C)
Prize Money: $17,068
Win / Place: 13% / 46%

4 yo Bay Mare

Sire: ALWAYS B MIKI (USA)

Dam: DELIGHTFUL DEAL (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

15: 2-3-2

Distance

4: 0-0-1

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

15: 2-3-2

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

Metro

11: 2-2-1

Non-Metro

4: 0-1-1

Mobile

15: 2-3-2

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

15: 2-3-2

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:53.20

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

6: 1-1-0

Driver Last 50

50: 4-6-5

Comments

Last start was well back in the run when 5th (Fr7) over 2240m at Melton, beaten 30 m by Apollostorm (2:41.10) on June 13 at $81. At the start before was well back in the run when 11th (Fr5) over 1720m at Melton was 8th-14.07 at the bell, beaten 17 m by Perun (2:01.00) on May 16 at $41. Well drawn and may to bounce back.

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
5th of 7	13/6/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Jordan Leedham	2:41.10	1:55.7	30.8m	$81	28	NR up to 59	$8,000	$240	1. Apollostorm 2. Good Day 3. Rocknroll Wish NZ
11th of 11	16/5/26	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Jordan Leedham	2:01.00	1:53.2	17.5m	$41	7	NR 60 to 69	$10,000	$200	1. Perun NZ 2. Lambro Mach 3. In An Ideal World
5th of 10	9/5/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Jordan Leedham	2:42.30	1:56.6	9.4m	$6.00	15	0W/15 0K stake	$10,000	$300	1. Heatseeker 2. Where Is Woody 3. Highlandhartbreaka
5th of 9	24/4/26	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Michael Bellman	2:04.00	1:56.0	8.5m	$1.85f	7	2-4 WINs	$7,000	$210	1. Scherger That 2. Sumthin Else 3. Tappy
2nd of 10	17/4/26	Geelong	2100m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Jordan Leedham	2:32.50	1:56.8	12.6m	$26	19	NR 56 to 64	$7,000	$1,050	1. Seaside Boy 2. Kiss Me Mini NZ 3. Auckland Red
1st of 4	7/4/26	Melton	2240m			-	Kate Gath	2:50.60	-	9m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Kiss Me Mini NZ 2. Maxnjax 3. Gatesys Gem

Celestial Zodiac (Fr4) 2655250824
Trainer: T J Hutchins (Charlton)
Driver: Luke Dunne (C)
Prize Money: $67,003
Win / Place: 14% / 49%

Driver Flying

7 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: GUARANTEED (AUS)

Dam: CELESTIAL DIAMOND (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

107: 15-22-16

Distance

29: 6-6-3

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Track

1: 0-0-0

Season

23: 3-5-4

1st Up

2: 0-1-1

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

3rd Up

2: 0-0-0

Metro

55: 5-13-9

Non-Metro

52: 10-9-7

Mobile

107: 15-22-16

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

107: 15-22-16

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:54.20

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

25: 4-7-5

Driver Last 50

50: 10-5-9

Comments

Last start 4th (Fr3) over 2100m at Charlton was 5th-8.7 at the bell, beaten 3.5 m by To The Nines (2:34.40) on June 15 at $10. Before that, a good run when 2nd (Sr3) over 2150m at Bendigo was 9th-19.18 at the bell, beaten 8 m by Tivoli (2:37.00) on June 3 at $5.50. Likely to be there at the business end.

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
4th of 6	15/6/26	Charlton	2100m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Luke Dunne	2:34.40	1:58.3	3.5m	$10	12	NR 56 to 64	$7,000	$350	1. To The Nines 2. Starzinhereyes 3. Yapper
2nd of 9	3/6/26	Bendigo	2150m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	Blake Pace	2:37.00	1:57.5	8.3m	$5.50	8	NR 50 to 55	$6,000	$900	1. Tivoli 2. Celestial Zodiac 3. Interpretation
8th of 12	26/5/26	Shepparton	1690m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr5	Luke Dunne	2:01.80	1:56.0	7.3m	$18	10	NR 55 to 60	$6,000	$140	1. Sharp Interest 2. Just As Well NZ 3. Nugget Rogers
10th of 11	16/5/26	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Luke Dunne	2:01.00	1:53.2	15.6m	$151	13	NR 60 to 69	$10,000	$200	1. Perun NZ 2. Lambro Mach 3. In An Ideal World
5th of 10	3/5/26	Shepparton	1690m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Luke Dunne	2:00.70	1:54.9	12.5m	$9.00	18	NR 56 to 64	$6,000	$180	1. Ideal Bandit 2. Wild Card NZ 3. Hitch To His Star
2nd of 11	15/4/26	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Luke Dunne	2:02.00	1:54.2	4.3m	$7.00	18	NR 56 to 64	$7,000	$1,050	1. Isolation 2. Celestial Zodiac 3. Popcornfriday

Montana Pride (Fr5) 3958542780
Trainer: Ashleigh Herbertson (Lexton)
Driver: James Herbertson
Prize Money: $112,085
Win / Place: 12% / 44%

Driver Flying

8 yo Bay/Brown Gelding

Sire: BETTOR'S DELIGHT (USA)

Dam: COURAGEOUS ANNIE (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

138: 17-27-17

Distance

45: 4-10-7

Trk/Dst

11: 2-4-2

Track

21: 4-6-3

Season

31: 4-6-6

1st Up

6: 1-0-1

2nd Up

6: 1-1-0

3rd Up

6: 1-2-1

Metro

41: 3-4-5

Non-Metro

97: 14-23-12

Mobile

136: 17-27-17

Standing

2: 0-0-0

All-Weather

138: 17-27-17

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:56.50

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

83: 15-22-10

Driver Last 50

50: 13-13-6

Comments

Didn't do much at the last run, was driven from back in the field when 10th (Fr6) over 1650m at Bendigo, at the bell was 10th-19.13 beaten 9 m by Okanui Beach (1:56.50) on June 17 at $71. Before that was driven from back in the field when 8th (Fr7) over 2150m at Bendigo was 8th-10.72 at the bell, beaten 17 m by Angels Watching (2:34.50) on June 10 at $34. Capable of much better.

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 11	17/6/26	Bendigo	1650m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Liam Older	1:56.50	1:53.6	9.9m	$71	7	NR 55 to 64	$7,000	$140	1. Okanui Beach 2. Telern Lofty 3. Quatro Moth
8th of 10	10/6/26	Bendigo	2150m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	James Herbertson	2:34.50	1:55.6	17.2m	$34	18	NR 55 to 64	$7,000	$140	1. Angels Watching 2. Ollies The Boss 3. Miki B NZ
7th of 7	23/5/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	James Herbertson	2:42.10	1:56.4	20.3m	$19	9	NR 56 to 64	$8,000	$160	1. Most Exciting 2. Our Ultimate Gracy NZ 3. Where Is Woody
2nd of 8	14/5/26	Ballarat	1710m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	James Herbertson	2:02.80	1:55.6	1.5m	$8.00	12	NR 56 to 64	$7,000	$1,050	1. Major Blitz 2. Montana Pride 3. Ranger Rick NZ
4th of 8	2/5/26	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	James Herbertson	2:03.90	1:55.9	3.2m	$51	8	1MW	$15,000	$750	1. Zanda Man 2. Keayang Wasabi 3. Prioritise
5th of 12	24/4/26	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Ewa Justice	2:01.70	1:53.8	14.8m	$81	14	NR 56 to 64	$7,000	$210	1. Lambro Mach 2. Gunforhire 3. Percession

Sweet Irish Loch (Fr6) 652577x121
Trainer: Joe Pace (Harkness)
Driver: Adrian Pace
Prize Money: $21,270
Win / Place: 25% / 41%

Unbeaten Driver / Horse Combo

3 yo Bay Filly

Sire: SWEET LOU (USA)

Dam: JUST IRISH LOCH (NZ)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

12: 3-2-0

Distance

3: 2-0-0

Trk/Dst

2: 1-0-0

Track

2: 1-0-0

Season

10: 2-2-0

1st Up

3: 1-0-0

2nd Up

3: 1-1-0

3rd Up

2: 1-0-0

Metro

6: 1-2-0

Non-Metro

6: 2-0-0

Mobile

12: 3-2-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

12: 3-2-0

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:54.50

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

2: 2-0-0

Driver Last 50

50: 4-6-4

Comments

Last start was well back before the turn; posted a big 3 m win as favourite (Fr3) at Melton (2:02.40) beating Leavemeout in on June 12 at $2.70 at the bell was 6th-12.79. Can continue the strong form.

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
1st of 7	12/6/26	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	A Pace	2:02.40	1:54.5	3.2m	$2.70f	14	NR 56 to 64	$7,000	$3,990	1. Sweet Irish Loch 2. Leavemeout 3. Starzzz Destiny
2nd of 7	29/5/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Blake Pace	2:43.40	1:57.4	1.7m	$1.35f	15	NR up to 55	$6,000	$900	1. Our Bella Lucia 2. Sweet Irish Loch 3. Sumthin Else
1st of 8	14/5/26	Ballarat	1710m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	A Pace	2:04.30	1:56.9	4.3m	$1.12f	152	0-1 LTW PACE	$6,000	$3,320	1. Sweet Irish Loch 2. American Guy 3. Colorado Girl
152 Day Spell
1st of 5	5/5/26	Melton	2240m			-	A Pace	2:50.10	-	0.2m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Sweet Irish Loch 2. Master Louey 3. Rocknroll Wish NZ
1st of 4	28/4/26	Melton	1720m			-	A Pace	2:08.40	-	1.4m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Sweet Irish Loch 2. Sols Me Name 3. Cognac Cowboy
7th of 12	13/12/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	James Herbertson	2:40.20	1:55.1	20.4m	$151	8	No NR	$100,000	$2,000	1. Arrhythmia 2. One Millie 3. Willows Girl

Katunga Express (Fr7) 6172921947
Trainer: John Tormey (Junortoun)
Driver: Ellen Tormey
Prize Money: $44,076
Win / Place: 15% / 47%

Unbeaten The Track / Distance

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SWEET LOU (USA)

Dam: MANELLIRA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

46: 7-8-7

Distance

19: 6-3-2

Trk/Dst

2: 2-0-0

Track

2: 2-0-0

Season

22: 3-3-3

1st Up

3: 1-0-1

2nd Up

3: 0-2-0

3rd Up

3: 2-0-0

Metro

8: 0-2-2

Non-Metro

38: 7-6-5

Mobile

46: 7-8-7

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

46: 7-8-7

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:53.20

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

31: 5-7-4

Driver Last 50

50: 4-4-6

Comments

Last start 7th (Sr2) over 1650m at Bendigo, at the bell was 6th-10.48 beaten 6 m by Okanui Beach (1:56.50) on June 17 at $31. At the run before 4th (Sr1) over 1720m at Melton was 5th-8.18 at the bell, beaten 8 m by Good Tobe Locksley (2:02.00) on May 16 at $26. Capable of a better showing with some luck.

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
7th of 11	17/6/26	Bendigo	1650m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Ellen Tormey	1:56.50	1:53.6	6.2m	$31	32	NR 55 to 64	$7,000	$140	1. Okanui Beach 2. Telern Lofty 3. Quatro Moth
32 Day Freshen-Up
4th of 12	16/5/26	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Abby Sanderson	2:02.00	1:54.1	8.2m	$26	7	0W/15 0K stake	$15,000	$750	1. Good Tobe Locksley 2. Hoorah Philtra 3. Royal Appointment
9th of 12	9/5/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Ellen Tormey	2:42.70	1:56.9	13.2m	$61	16	0W/15 0K stake	$15,000	$300	1. Ideal Bandit 2. The Steel Dragon 3. Dance Affair
1st of 10	23/4/26	Ballarat	1710m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Abby Sanderson	2:01.00	1:53.9	16.7m	$3.80	8	NR 50 to 55	$6,000	$3,320	1. Katunga Express 2. Hurrikane Dusty 3. Caledonian Ranger
2nd of 9	15/4/26	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Ellen Tormey	2:03.60	1:55.6	3.9m	$3.00f	7	NR 56 to 64	$7,000	$1,050	1. Percession 2. Katunga Express 3. Michen Roy
9th of 10	8/4/26	Bendigo	1650m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Ellen Tormey	1:55.80	1:52.9	25.3m	$31	22	0W/15 0K stake	$8,000	$160	1. Keayang Renegade 2. Royal Appointment 3. Ozzie Corka

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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