Geelong Race 8

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Prize Money: $1,530

DOONGALLA GEM (1) has been settling off the speed lately, finishing fifth (26.06) last time in a Grade 5 at Shepparton. Solid record here at this trip including two wins. Can bounce back. DAD'S SURPRISE (8) was quickly out of the tricky draw with a fast early sectional and clocked 25.55 with a half a length win at Ballarat over 450m. Deserves serious consideration again. BLOW TORCH (2) stalked lead from an outside box last start before finishing second (25.72) at Ballarat in a Grade 5 over 450m. Expected to be in the finish again. AZZURRO WREN (7) boasts a solid strike-rate from this box.

Distance: 460m
Class: Rank Limit - Grade 5
Track: Good
Weather: fine
Surface: All Weather

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Doongalla Gem (1) 6116671165
Trainer: Kathryne Tabb (GREATER GEELONG (C))
Prize Money: $9,460
Win / Place: 32% / 35%

Box Specialist

3 yo BLU B

Sire: BERNARDO (AUS)

Dam: HOLLY'S ENTITY (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

28: 9-0-1

Track

10: 2-0-0

Trk/Dst

5: 2-0-0

Distance

5: 2-0-0

Season

25: 9-0-1

Country

28: 9-0-1

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
3	6	0	0	0

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

Comments

Last start finished 5th over 450m at Shepparton beaten 4.5 lengths (26.06) behind Scott Greyscale in a Grade 5 on July 13. Has a strong record from box 1, including two wins. Go close.

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 6	13/7/26	Shepparton	450m	6	0:26.06	62.2 km/h	4.4L	$5.00	0:25.75	0:25.34	GR 5	$2,930	-	7	1. Scott Greyscale 2. Kid Gulla 3. Tat Leah
6th of 6	6/7/26	Ballarat	450m	2	0:26.42	61.3 km/h	15.3L	$1.40	0:25.36	0:25.19	GR 5	$2,930	-	6	1. Wearing Levis 2. Serrated Edge 3. Paw Jerry
1st of 8	30/6/26	Geelong	460m	7	0:25.72	64.4 km/h	3.5L	$5.00	0:25.72	0:25.72	Rank Limit - Grade 5	$1,530	$1,000	12	1. Doongalla Gem 2. Paw Christie 3. Dad's Surprise
1st of 8	18/6/26	Shepparton	390m	4	0:22.33	62.9 km/h	3.7L	$4.80	0:22.33	0:22.11	GR 4/5	$1,530	$1,000	9	1. Doongalla Gem 2. Starship Atlas 3. Pelican's Sunday
7th of 8	9/6/26	Horsham	410m	1	0:23.73	62.2 km/h	7.0L	$3.80	0:23.24	0:23.00	GR 5	$2,930	-	9	1. Paw Elodee 2. Patriot Niamh 3. Paw Varna
6th of 7	31/5/26	Healesville	300m	4	0:17.16	62.9 km/h	5.3L	$7.50	0:16.81	0:16.52	GR 5	$2,930	-	12	1. Jaded Smile 2. Jumbuk Funi 3. Zipping Nuttall

Blow Torch (2) 7323648432
Trainer: Wade Green (MOORABOOL (S))
Prize Money: $19,250
Win / Place: 7.58% / 51%

3 yo Black D

Sire: ASTON RUPEE (AUS)

Dam: IT'S A BLUSH (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

66: 5-12-17

Track

26: 2-4-6

Trk/Dst

4: 0-0-1

Distance

4: 0-0-1

Season

33: 1-5-8

Country

66: 5-12-17

1st Up

2: 0-1-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-1

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

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

Comments

Latest effort finished 2nd over 450m at Ballarat beaten 1.5 lengths (25.72) behind Moraine Damian in a Grade 5 on July 18. Boxed on well at the latest run to hit the frame. Leading player.

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 8	18/7/26	Ballarat	450m	8	0:25.72	63.0 km/h	1.5L	$19	0:25.63	0:25.55	GR 5	$1,530	$320	4	1. Moraine Damian 2. Blow Torch 3. Aston Transcend
3rd of 8	14/7/26	Geelong	460m	6	0:26.61	62.2 km/h	3.2L	$14	0:26.39	0:26.30	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,530	$160	7	1. Raven Xander 2. Remi Joy 3. Blow Torch
4th of 5	7/7/26	Geelong	460m	2	0:26.20	63.2 km/h	6.8L	$71	0:25.74	0:25.74	Rank Limit - Grade 5	$1,530	$50	3	1. Ticket Confetti 2. Voltage Strike 3. Dad's Surprise
8th of 8	4/7/26	Geelong	460m	2	0:26.82	61.7 km/h	12.6L	$46	0:25.93	0:25.93	GR 5	$1,530	-	11	1. Bit Of Potash 2. Money Palace 3. Maddie Odd Sock
4th of 8	23/6/26	Geelong	460m	2	0:26.44	62.6 km/h	10.3L	$67	0:25.74	0:25.74	GR 5	$1,530	$50	10	1. Regal Spencer 2. Paw Lampades 3. No Stop Signs
6th of 6	13/6/26	Geelong	400m	7	0:23.51	61.3 km/h	12.8L	$31	0:22.63	0:22.63	GR 5	$1,530	-	4	1. Missy Who 2. Smiling Lily 3. Mandolin Storm

Go Pikachu (3) 5723563146
Trainer: Amy Pickering (GOLDEN PLAINS (S))
Prize Money: $11,865
Win / Place: 14% / 34%

3 yo FWN D

Sire: BERNARDO (AUS)

Dam: SLINGSHOT GYPSY (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

49: 7-6-4

Track

11: 1-1-2

Trk/Dst

10: 1-1-1

Distance

10: 1-1-1

Season

43: 6-6-4

Country

49: 7-6-4

1st Up

3: 1-1-0

2nd Up

3: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Backs up after finishing 6th on July 17 over 460m at this track in a Grade 5. Happy to risk this time.

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 8	17/7/26	Geelong	460m	1	0:26.38	62.8 km/h	12.2L	$31	0:25.53	0:25.53	GR 5	$2,930	-	7	1. No Stop Signs 2. Ticket Confetti 3. Bronze
4th of 6	10/7/26	Bendigo	425m	7	0:24.39	62.7 km/h	4.0L	$6.00	0:24.11	0:23.62	GR 5	$2,930	$75	4	1. Kraken Babe 2. Hard Style Robbo 3. Simply Ned
1st of 7	6/7/26	Ballarat	450m	7	0:25.70	63.0 km/h	1.0L	$10	0:25.70	0:25.19	GR 5	$2,930	$1,950	9	1. Go Pikachu 2. Tickets 3. Dance Lady Dance
3rd of 8	27/6/26	Ballarat	450m	4	0:25.68	63.1 km/h	1.3L	$4.20	0:25.59	0:25.59	GR 5	$1,530	$160	10	1. Sit And Steer 2. Zipping Tyra 3. Go Pikachu
6th of 8	17/6/26	Ballarat	450m	8	0:26.10	62.1 km/h	9.0L	$46	0:25.48	0:24.99	GR 5	$2,930	-	4	1. Quest For Storm 2. She's Saintly 3. Quick Aussie
5th of 7	13/6/26	Geelong	460m	2	0:26.96	61.4 km/h	6.8L	$2.90	0:26.48	0:26.20	GR 5	$1,530	-	10	1. Chappy's Totem 2. Big Boy Cooper 3. Hard Compass

Jungle Fireball (4) 2516557645
Trainer: Barry Reid (GREATER GEELONG (C))
Prize Money: $18,810
Win / Place: 11% / 43%

3 yo Black D

Sire: JUNGLE DEUCE (AUS)

Dam: MISS INNINGS (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

88: 10-14-14

Track

55: 5-11-8

Trk/Dst

47: 4-8-8

Distance

47: 4-8-8

Season

43: 5-6-6

Country

88: 10-14-14

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	10	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	8	9	7	11	11	13	19	10
1st	1	2	0	1	0	5	1	0
2nd	0	1	1	2	3	3	3	1
3rd	3	1	2	1	0	3	1	3

Comments

Has been out of the money of late. Could only manage fifth last time out over 460m at this track. Prepared to overlook.

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
5th of 8	14/7/26	Geelong	460m	4	0:26.67	62.1 km/h	4.1L	$10	0:26.39	0:26.30	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,530	-	22	1. Raven Xander 2. Remi Joy 3. Blow Torch
4th of 7	22/6/26	Warrnambool	450m	4	0:26.08	62.1 km/h	5.6L	$17	0:25.69	0:25.46	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,530	$50	7	1. Paw Nevada 2. Ultra Pub Run 3. Fred The Fox
6th of 8	15/6/26	Warrnambool	450m	2	0:26.12	62.0 km/h	8.0L	$14	0:25.58	0:25.55	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,530	-	6	1. Ultra Pub Run 2. Fred The Fox 3. Rushmore Red
7th of 8	9/6/26	Geelong	460m	7	0:26.69	62.0 km/h	9.7L	$18	0:26.02	0:25.93	Rank Limit - Grade 5	$1,530	-	7	1. Bit Of Potash 2. Raven Xander 3. Remi Joy
5th of 6	2/6/26	Geelong	460m	7	0:26.52	62.4 km/h	4.3L	$14	0:26.22	0:26.06	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,530	-	6	1. Chappy's Totem 2. No More Extras 3. Zipping Windsor
5th of 8	27/5/26	Bendigo	425m	7	0:24.54	62.3 km/h	6.0L	$35	0:24.13	0:23.89	GR 5	$1,530	-	16	1. Lolly Cake 2. Perfect Ace 3. Broombrae Fritz

Azzurro Wren (7) 7264715631
Trainer: Jack Osborne (GREATER GEELONG (C))
Prize Money: $4,235
Win / Place: 27% / 45%

Box Specialist

Last Start Winner from Box

1 yo BLU D

Sire: AUSSIE INFRARED (AUS)

Dam: QUEEN AMAROK (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

11: 3-1-1

Track

8: 3-0-1

Trk/Dst

2: 1-0-1

Distance

2: 1-0-1

Season

11: 3-1-1

Country

11: 3-1-1

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Strong performance to win by 2.5 lengths at this track over 400m (22.56) beating Paw Nessy in Bottom Up - Restricted Win on July 14. Capable of a good showing.

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 8	14/7/26	Geelong	400m	7	0:22.56	63.8 km/h	2.5L	$2.50	0:22.56	0:22.56	Bottom Up - Restricted Win	$1,530	$1,000	7	1. Azzurro Wren 2. Paw Nessy 3. Miss Duddles
3rd of 6	7/7/26	Geelong	460m	5	0:26.28	63.0 km/h	1.0L	$2.20	0:26.22	0:25.74	Rank Limit - Restricted Win	$1,530	$160	23	1. Sir Trenton 2. Paw Yaris 3. Azzurro Wren
6th of 7	14/6/26	Healesville	350m	7	0:19.83	63.5 km/h	5.3L	$2.60	0:19.48	0:19.32	MX 6/7	$2,930	-	9	1. Aston Fixer 2. Guardian 3. Waratah Lad
5th of 7	5/6/26	Geelong	400m	4	0:22.63	63.6 km/h	4.0L	$21	0:22.35	0:22.11	SPEC H	$3,360	-	27	1. Star Fury 2. Chevron Stroll 3. Hara Hachi Bu
1st of 5	9/5/26	Geelong	460m	7	0:25.97	63.8 km/h	5.8L	$1.80	0:25.97	0:25.73	Rank Limit - Restricted Win	$1,530	$1,000	8	1. Azzurro Wren 2. Cornhill Boomer 3. Gravy Train
7th of 8	1/5/26	Geelong	400m	6	0:23.10	62.3 km/h	6.8L	$8.00	0:22.64	0:22.47	RST WIN	$2,930	-	7	1. Paw Sherman 2. Lochinvar Angel 3. Franky's Lass

Dad's Surprise (8) 5552134361
Trainer: Wade Green (MOORABOOL (S))
Prize Money: $26,525
Win / Place: 17% / 48%

3 yo FWN B

Sire: ASTON RUPEE (AUS)

Dam: GUNAI REBEL (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

64: 11-11-9

Track

25: 5-3-4

Trk/Dst

17: 1-2-4

Distance

17: 1-2-4

Season

51: 9-9-9

Metro

15: 1-3-4

Country

49: 10-8-5

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
2	8	1	0	0

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

Comments

Good effort to score just three days ago over 450m at Ballarat by half a length in a Grade 5. Has run slick time here with a 25.82 PB at the distance. Go close.

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	18/7/26	Ballarat	450m	4	0:25.55	63.4 km/h	0.5L	$4.00	0:25.55	0:25.55	GR 5	$1,530	$1,000	8	1. Dad's Surprise 2. Strop 3. Escaping Bindi
6th of 7	10/7/26	Geelong	460m	1	0:26.46	62.6 km/h	11.5L	$26	0:25.67	0:25.59	MX 4/5 H	$3,360	-	3	1. Keep Rolling 2. Valenzuela 3. Aston Barrister
3rd of 5	7/7/26	Geelong	460m	4	0:26.11	63.4 km/h	5.5L	$2.00	0:25.74	0:25.74	Rank Limit - Grade 5	$1,530	$160	4	1. Ticket Confetti 2. Voltage Strike 3. Dad's Surprise
4th of 7	3/7/26	Geelong	460m	1	0:26.27	63.0 km/h	3.3L	$4.60	0:26.06	0:25.54	GR 5	$2,930	$75	3	1. Aston Lace 2. Focus Franky 3. Madam Serious
3rd of 8	30/6/26	Geelong	460m	3	0:26.06	63.5 km/h	5.0L	$3.10	0:25.72	0:25.72	Rank Limit - Grade 5	$1,530	$160	11	1. Doongalla Gem 2. Paw Christie 3. Dad's Surprise
1st of 8	19/6/26	Bendigo	425m	5	0:23.89	64.0 km/h	1.5L	$3.70	0:23.89	0:23.45	GR 5	$2,930	$1,950	14	1. Dad's Surprise 2. Heard Your Words 3. Don't Tell Shell

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