Horsham Race 9

Warrack Butchery

Prize Money: $3,875

PAW PALMER (5) boasts a strong record this course with five wins and two minors from nine tries. Missed the frame latest (26.74) when eighth over 460m at Geelong in a Grade 4/5. Looks suited and should go close. DEEP THINKER (7) filled a minor placing last start at this track behind Miner Mick (27.62) in a Grade 4/5. Has the early speed to land on the pace and can stick on. Although beaten ran one of the quickest times on the card last start. Leading chance. MEPUNGA INFRARED (4) was out of the placings last time but shapes well for this on his scintillating win the start prior, getting around Mt Gambier over 600m in 34.60. Expecting another bold showing. MISTER MANFREDI (2) is right in the mix.

Distance: 485m
Class: Mixed 4/5
Track: Good
Weather: Clear
Surface: All Weather

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Paw Imperial (1) 6246363368
Trainer: Luke Harris (GREATER GEELONG (C))
Prize Money: $68,340
Win / Place: 12% / 47%

Track Specialist

3 yo RED/BDL D

Sire: CHRISTO BALE (AUS)

Dam: DYNA UNI (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

94: 12-16-17

Track

4: 2-1-0

Trk/Dst

2: 1-1-0

Distance

2: 1-1-0

Season

47: 4-8-12

Metro

75: 6-13-15

Country

19: 6-3-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	5	6	1	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	17	10	12	13	9	13	9	11
1st	3	2	3	0	0	1	2	1
2nd	5	0	2	4	0	2	1	2
3rd	3	3	1	1	4	2	1	2

Comments

Was out of placings last time (30.66) at The Meadows in a Grade 5, finishing eighth and beaten 8 lengths. Has three wins and eight placings from 17 starts from the draw. Will need 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
8th of 8	4/7/26	The Meadows	525m	3	0:30.66	61.6 km/h	8.7L	$46	0:30.06	0:29.74	GR 5	$8,790	-	7	1. Paw Raelia 2. Inclination 3. Moraine Sara
6th of 8	27/6/26	The Meadows	525m	4	0:31.13	60.7 km/h	10.9L	$21	0:30.36	0:29.71	GR 5	$8,790	-	3	1. Zipping Andora 2. Ivory Inzai 3. Champlain
3rd of 5	24/6/26	The Meadows	525m	2	0:30.33	62.3 km/h	2.0L	$9.50	0:30.19	0:29.85	GR 4/5	$3,910	$400	4	1. Perfectly 2. Espoir 3. Paw Imperial
3rd of 8	20/6/26	The Meadows	525m	6	0:30.69	61.6 km/h	1.8L	$31	0:30.59	0:29.92	GR 5	$8,790	$915	7	1. Oh Biscuit 2. Scott Gnarly 3. Paw Imperial
6th of 8	13/6/26	The Meadows	525m	3	0:31.09	60.8 km/h	14.3L	$31	0:30.11	0:30.10	GR 5	$8,790	-	7	1. Paw Stella 2. Scott Gnarly 3. Zipping Andora
3rd of 8	6/6/26	The Meadows	525m	8	0:30.46	62.0 km/h	3.3L	$14	0:30.24	0:29.62	GR 5	$8,790	$915	3	1. My Mate Leo 2. Paw Bennett 3. Paw Imperial

Mister Manfredi (2) 2515x84414
Trainer: Chris Armstrong (WYNDHAM (C))
Prize Money: $62,665
Win / Place: 7.77% / 42%

3 yo FWN D

Sire: AUSSIE INFRARED (AUS)

Dam: OVER AND AWAY (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

103: 8-20-16

Track

11: 0-6-2

Trk/Dst

10: 0-5-2

Distance

10: 0-5-2

Season

42: 2-9-4

Metro

72: 6-11-10

Country

31: 2-9-6

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	0	5	3	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	15	15	15	11	6	10	14	17
1st	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	2
2nd	5	2	5	0	0	3	4	1
3rd	5	1	4	1	1	1	1	2

Comments

Surprised two starts back at The Meadows to win by 0.7 lengths in 30.19, beating Alfredo. Last start finished 4th on July 2 over 515m at Sandown behind Shade Of Pale beaten 7 lengths (30.10) in a Grade 5. Has ability and worth including.

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
4th of 7	2/7/26	Sandown	515m	6	0:30.10	61.6 km/h	7.0L	$5.00	0:29.61	0:29.29	GR 5	$8,790	$150	8	1. Shade Of Pale 2. Blue Trombone 3. Winning Ratio
1st of 6	24/6/26	The Meadows	525m	8	0:30.19	62.6 km/h	0.7L	$10	0:30.19	0:29.85	GR 5	$3,400	$2,230	3	1. Mister Manfredi 2. Alfredo 3. Phoenix Tan
4th of 7	21/6/26	Sale	510m	8	0:29.10	63.1 km/h	3.5L	$34	0:28.86	0:28.58	GR 5	$3,340	$75	4	1. Nala's Girl 2. Dr. Beyond 3. Jumbuk Sachin
4th of 8	17/6/26	The Meadows	525m	2	0:30.46	62.0 km/h	6.6L	$34	0:30.00	0:29.77	GR 5	$3,460	$75	4	1. Scott Gnarly 2. Paw Gregson 3. Belair Brindle
8th of 8	13/6/26	The Meadows	525m	8	0:31.48	60.0 km/h	19.8L	$81	0:30.11	0:30.10	GR 5	$8,790	-	115	1. Paw Stella 2. Scott Gnarly 3. Zipping Andora
115 Day Spell
5th of 6	18/2/26	The Meadows	600m	8	0:34.99	61.7 km/h	4.5L	$26	0:34.70	0:34.70	GR 4/5	$4,450	-	9	1. Zipping Andora 2. Brindle Surprise 3. Moraine Dylan

Mepunga Infrared (4) 4137245314
Trainer: Nicole Stanley (PORTLAND)
Prize Money: $44,645
Win / Place: 17% / 51%

3 yo Black D

Sire: BELLA INFRARED (USA)

Dam: MEPUNGA MOLLY (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

45: 8-9-6

Track

1: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Distance

1: 0-0-0

Season

13: 3-1-3

Metro

21: 1-7-1

Country

24: 7-2-5

1st Up

2: 0-1-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Missed the frame latest (30.10) when fourth over 512m at Mt Gambier in a Grade 4/5. Strong record off the draw with two wins and two minors from five starts. Has ability and should be around the money.

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 8	14/6/26	Mount Gambier	512m	5	0:30.10	61.2 km/h	7.0L	$4.40	0:29.60	0:29.60	GR 4/5	$1,980	-	21	1. Poke Salad Annie 2. Weblec Polly 3. Ivory Pygmy
1st of 4	24/5/26	Mount Gambier	600m	4	0:34.60	62.4 km/h	5.0L	$1.60	0:34.60	0:34.60	GR 5/6	$1,980	$1,380	7	1. Mepunga Infrared 2. Nova's Fern 3. Moonlight River
3rd of 8	17/5/26	Mount Gambier	512m	8	0:30.04	61.4 km/h	5.0L	$11	0:29.69	0:29.69	GR 5	$1,860	$185	11	1. Duran Nirvana 2. Magic Tom 3. Mepunga Infrared
5th of 7	6/5/26	Warrnambool	650m	7	0:38.34	61.0 km/h	9.8L	$81	0:37.67	0:37.67	SPEC	$10,880	-	27	1. Ayden's Warrior 2. Amron Toy 3. Ascend Ecstatic
4th of 7	9/4/26	Horsham	485m	2	0:27.84	62.7 km/h	7.9L	$4.80	0:27.29	0:27.29	GR 5	$3,340	$75	4	1. Keen On Kev 2. Over Achiever 3. Gumtree Hill
2nd of 6	5/4/26	Mount Gambier	512m	1	0:29.50	62.5 km/h	2.5L	$4.20	0:29.31	0:29.31	GR 5	$1,860	$370	7	1. Belair Brindle 2. Mepunga Infrared 3. Take A Little

Paw Palmer (5) 3773241358
Trainer: Correy Grenfell (ANAKIE)
Prize Money: $21,160
Win / Place: 26% / 60%

Track Specialist

2 yo White/Black D

Sire: AUSSIE INFRARED (AUS)

Dam: ZELZER ALLEN (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

30: 8-6-4

Track

9: 5-2-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Distance

1: 0-0-0

Season

30: 8-6-4

Metro

4: 0-0-2

Country

26: 8-6-2

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	8	0	0	0

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

Comments

Last start finished last over 460m at Geelong beaten 12 lengths (26.74) behind Cumulate in a Grade 4/5 on July 3. Tipped to improve sharply. Rates highly on best form.

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
8th of 8	3/7/26	Geelong	460m	8	0:26.74	61.9 km/h	12.8L	$4.60	0:25.85	0:25.54	GR 4/5	$3,360	-	7	1. Cumulate 2. Whiskey Whiskers 3. Paw Fable
5th of 8	26/6/26	Horsham	410m	8	0:24.00	61.5 km/h	13.1L	$5.00	0:23.09	0:23.07	SPEC	$8,930	-	8	1. Ash Intention 2. Kraken Whisky 3. Upended
3rd of 8	18/6/26	Sandown	515m	4	0:29.97	61.9 km/h	1.7L	$3.00	0:29.85	0:29.34	GR 5	$8,790	$915	9	1. Flying Rogue 2. Holden Bale 3. Paw Palmer
1st of 8	9/6/26	Horsham	410m	5	0:23.00	64.2 km/h	2.0L	$3.00	0:23.00	0:23.00	FFA	$3,360	$2,250	7	1. Paw Palmer 2. Riversdale Mick 3. Paw Winkworth
4th of 8	2/6/26	Horsham	485m	4	0:27.71	63.0 km/h	1.8L	$9.50	0:27.61	0:27.57	SE	$14,650	$150	7	1. Paw Winder 2. Zipping Columbus 3. Aston Summit
2nd of 7	26/5/26	Horsham	410m	2	0:22.92	64.4 km/h	3.3L	$2.80	0:22.70	0:22.70	SPEC H	$3,360	$690	6	1. Zipping Columbus 2. Paw Palmer 3. Paw Winder

Deep Thinker (7) 5674221263
Trainer: Gary Peach (GOLDEN PLAINS (S))
Prize Money: $16,120
Win / Place: 26% / 52%

2 yo Black D

Sire: AUSSIE INFRARED (AUS)

Dam: SWIFTY (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

19: 5-3-2

Track

2: 0-0-1

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-1

Distance

1: 0-0-1

Season

19: 5-3-2

Country

19: 5-3-2

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Placed only run here over this trip. Last start finished 3rd on June 30 over 485m at this track behind Miner Mick beaten 5.5 lengths (27.62) in a Grade 4/5. Looks well placed and should 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
3rd of 7	30/6/26	Horsham	485m	4	0:27.62	63.2 km/h	5.7L	$3.90	0:27.22	0:27.22	GR 4/5	$3,880	$400	5	1. Miner Mick 2. Crackerjack Hops 3. Deep Thinker
6th of 8	25/6/26	Warrnambool	450m	6	0:26.06	62.2 km/h	4.8L	$3.00	0:25.73	0:25.41	GR 5	$2,930	-	13	1. Hurricane Bert 2. Save Me Gary 3. Baby Girl Pearl
2nd of 8	12/6/26	Bendigo	500m	4	0:27.94	64.4 km/h	4.0L	$3.80	0:27.66	0:27.56	Group Listed	$22,900	$4,500	9	1. Flaming Smooth 2. Deep Thinker 3. Insinuating
1st of 8	3/6/26	Ballarat	450m	8	0:25.81	62.8 km/h	0.3L	$1.40	0:25.81	0:24.98	GR 5 H NP	$2,930	$1,950	7	1. Deep Thinker 2. Smaller Acts 3. Ziva Diva
2nd of 8	27/5/26	Ballarat	450m	1	0:25.28	64.1 km/h	1.3L	$3.60	0:25.19	0:25.19	R/A FIN	$3,360	$690	7	1. Repellent 2. Deep Thinker 3. Rev Oberon
2nd of 7	20/5/26	Ballarat	450m	8	0:25.27	64.1 km/h	3.8L	$5.00	0:25.02	0:25.02	RST WIN H	$2,930	$600	12	1. Paw Stella 2. Deep Thinker 3. Holmes

Kraken Tommy (8) 2332822311
Trainer: Gary Webb (GREATER BENDIGO (C))
Prize Money: $17,490
Win / Place: 18% / 70%

Going for the Hat-Trick

3 yo BLU D

Sire: ASTON RUPEE (AUS)

Dam: KRAKEN DOLL (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

37: 7-6-13

Season

32: 5-6-12

Country

37: 7-6-13

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	3	4	0	0

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

Comments

Eye-catching performance leading throughout to score by 1.75 lengths in a Grade 4/5 last start at Bendigo, recording a slick 28.22 over the 500m journey. Harder here but worth including in multiples.

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 6	28/6/26	Bendigo	500m	4	0:28.22	63.8 km/h	1.8L	$2.50	0:28.22	0:28.22	GR 4/5	$3,880	$2,600	9	1. Kraken Tommy 2. Paw Irulan 3. Pepper Rush
1st of 8	19/6/26	Bendigo	500m	1	0:28.13	64.0 km/h	1.5L	$4.80	0:28.13	0:28.13	GR 4/5	$3,880	$2,600	14	1. Kraken Tommy 2. Hartland Willow 3. Blanket Game
3rd of 8	5/6/26	Bendigo	500m	2	0:28.22	63.8 km/h	7.3L	$19	0:27.73	0:27.73	GR 4/5	$3,880	$400	7	1. Paw Waverly 2. Deep State 3. Kraken Tommy
2nd of 8	29/5/26	Bendigo	500m	6	0:28.44	63.3 km/h	0.2L	$2.70	0:28.42	0:27.65	GR 5	$3,340	$690	7	1. Strop 2. Kraken Tommy 3. Sean's Matilda
2nd of 8	22/5/26	Bendigo	500m	3	0:28.12	64.0 km/h	2.5L	$27	0:27.96	0:27.92	GR 5	$3,340	$690	7	1. Miner Mick 2. Kraken Tommy 3. Frenzy
8th of 8	15/5/26	Bendigo	500m	3	0:28.55	63.0 km/h	7.5L	$14	0:28.04	0:27.77	GR 4/5	$3,880	-	4	1. Shima Blush 2. Uncle Stiltskin 3. Slick Eclipse

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