Mildura Race 3

Club Merbein Pace

Prize Money: $8,000

TOUGH AINT ENOUGH (2) led at his most recent outing and scored in a nice return to form at Swan Hill over 1750m, getting home by 1.4 metres. Has the benefit of a good draw. Big chance in this comparable race. HOT DEAL (3) made a winning return at his latest appearance a week-and-a-half ago, getting home by 3.5 metres over 1700m at Horsham. Has the benefit of a good draw. Meets a similar line up so he can keep the ball rolling. POWERSOFPERSUASION (1) is right in contention after finishing in the placings for the second time in a row last start, beaten 8 metres into third at this track. No reason he cannot take this out. FORTY LOVE (7) is better than his last-start eighth over 2240m at Melton. Stick with him at this easier level.

Distance: 2190m
Class: NR 65
Track: Good
Weather: Clear
Surface: All Weather

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Powersofpersuasion (Fr1) 4159422633
Trainer: S M O'connor (Irymple)
Driver: Wayne Hill
Prize Money: $101,421
Win / Place: 17% / 48%

Driver In Form

6 yo Brown Horse

Sire: HES WATCHING (USA)

Dam: SAMANTHA SPARKLE (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

81: 14-9-16

Distance

40: 2-5-11

Trk/Dst

33: 2-5-11

Track

69: 13-8-16

Season

0: 0-0-0

1st Up

6: 1-2-1

2nd Up

6: 1-0-2

3rd Up

6: 0-0-2

Metro

4: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

77: 14-9-16

Mobile

81: 14-9-16

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

81: 14-9-16

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:55.30

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

40: 8-6-8

Driver Last 50

50: 6-12-8

Comments

Two back was well beaten into third despite hanging in on scoring up, behind Serg Blanco at this track over 2190m on July 17 at $7.50. Then a handy effort when beaten by 8 m finishing third behind Royal Appointment at this track over 1790m on July 31 at $4.60. Sure to feature in the finish.

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 6	31/7/26	Mildura	1790m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Wayne Hill	2:10.00	1:56.8	8.3m	$4.60	14	NR 60 to 75	$8,000	$800	1. Royal Appointment 2. Letsgo Big Girl 3. Powersofpersuasion
3rd of 8	17/7/26	Mildura	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Wayne Hill	2:40.50	1:57.9	12.2m	$7.50	7	NR 65	$8,000	$800	1. Serg Blanco NZ 2. Komodo 3. Powersofpersuasion
6th of 6	10/7/26	Mildura	1790m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Wayne Hill	2:09.40	1:56.4	18.5m	$3.90	7	NR 65	$8,000	$160	1. Letsgo Big Girl 2. Tough Aint Enough 3. Dallas Miki
2nd of 7	3/7/26	Mildura	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Wayne Hill	2:41.50	1:58.7	0.1m	$11	1	NR 65 or better	$8,000	$1,200	1. All Da Rage 2. Powersofpersuasion 3. Prioritise
2nd of 7	2/7/26	Mildura	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Wayne Hill	2:41.50	1:58.7	0.0m	$11	13	NR 65 or better	$8,000	$1,200	1. All Da Rage 2. Powersofpersuasion 3. Prioritise
4th of 7	19/6/26	Mildura	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Wayne Hill	2:41.20	1:58.4	8.6m	$8.50	7	NR 65 or better	$8,000	$400	1. Dallas Miki 2. Bizzness Class 3. Tough Aint Enough

Tough Aint Enough (Fr2) 9631355251
Trainer: A R Stenhouse (Merbein South)
Driver: Ellen Tormey
Prize Money: $56,050
Win / Place: 28% / 68%

5 yo Bay/Brown Gelding

Sire: SPORTSWRITER (USA)

Dam: COUNT THE ACES (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

35: 10-9-5

Distance

19: 4-3-3

Trk/Dst

18: 4-3-3

Track

33: 9-9-5

Season

0: 0-0-0

1st Up

4: 2-1-1

2nd Up

4: 0-2-2

3rd Up

3: 1-2-0

Metro

1: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

34: 10-9-5

Mobile

35: 10-9-5

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

35: 10-9-5

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:53.60

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

11: 2-2-2

Driver Last 50

50: 2-9-8

Comments

Going well. Last start won by 1.4 m after showing early speed, (Fr4) at Swan Hill (2:03.60) beating Clymenus in on July 24 at $7 at the bell was leading 3.6. Sure to play a major role again.

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 5	24/7/26	Swan Hill	1750m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Ellen Tormey	2:03.60	1:53.6	1.4m	$7.00	7	NR 65	$8,000	$4,560	1. Tough Aint Enough 2. Clymenus NZ 3. Serg Blanco NZ
5th of 8	17/7/26	Mildura	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Ellen Tormey	2:40.50	1:57.9	13.8m	$6.00	7	NR 65	$8,000	$240	1. Serg Blanco NZ 2. Komodo 3. Powersofpersuasion
2nd of 6	10/7/26	Mildura	1790m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Ellen Tormey	2:09.40	1:56.4	4.0m	$3.80	7	NR 65	$8,000	$1,200	1. Letsgo Big Girl 2. Tough Aint Enough 3. Dallas Miki
5th of 7	3/7/26	Mildura	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Ellen Tormey	2:41.50	1:58.7	5.4m	$3.50	1	NR 65 or better	$8,000	$240	1. All Da Rage 2. Powersofpersuasion 3. Prioritise
5th of 7	2/7/26	Mildura	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Ellen Tormey	2:41.50	1:58.7	5.4m	$3.50	13	NR 65 or better	$8,000	$240	1. All Da Rage 2. Powersofpersuasion 3. Prioritise
3rd of 7	19/6/26	Mildura	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Ellen Tormey	2:41.20	1:58.4	4.5m	$3.90	7	NR 65 or better	$8,000	$800	1. Dallas Miki 2. Bizzness Class 3. Tough Aint Enough

Hot Deal (Fr3) 21235659x1
Trainer: Aaron Dunn (Horsham)
Driver: Corey Johnson (C)
Prize Money: $254,070
Win / Place: 26% / 61%

Track Specialist

7 yo Bay Horse

Sire: AMERICAN IDEAL (USA)

Dam: HOTAZGABBY (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

86: 23-15-15

Distance

39: 11-9-6

Trk/Dst

13: 4-5-1

Track

24: 10-8-1

Season

0: 0-0-0

1st Up

8: 2-2-2

2nd Up

6: 2-1-1

3rd Up

6: 4-0-1

Metro

40: 2-3-13

Non-Metro

46: 21-12-2

Mobile

80: 23-14-14

Standing

6: 0-1-1

All-Weather

86: 23-15-15

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:53.20

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

0: 0-0-0

Driver Last 50

50: 6-7-6

Comments

Comes here in the right form. Came home strongly from last on the turn and posted a big 3.5 m win when driven back in the field, (Fr6) held up early, at Horsham (2:01.60) beating Ultimate Vinnie in on July 27 at $10 at the bell was 6th-11.1. Two runs back 9th (Sr3) over 2190m after racing wide at this track, beaten 40 m by My Ultimate Jimmy (2:40.40) on March 27 at $13. Can make it back-to-back wins.

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 6	27/7/26	Horsham	1700m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Kerryn Manning	2:01.60	1:55.1	3.3m	$10	122	NR 65	$8,000	$4,560	1. Hot Deal 2. Ultimate Vinnie 3. Komodo
122 Day Spell
9th of 10	27/3/26	Mildura	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	L R Sutherland	2:40.40	1:57.9	39.4m	$13	7	NR 65 or better	$8,000	$160	1. My Ultimate Jimmy NZ 2. Cemetery Bay 3. Prioritise
5th of 9	20/3/26	Mildura	1790m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Aaron Dunn	2:09.50	1:56.4	14.2m	$2.60f	10	NR 65 or better	$8,000	$240	1. Prioritise 2. Cemetery Bay 3. Maxy Wants To Play
6th of 7	10/3/26	Mildura	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	L R Sutherland	2:40.70	1:58.1	12.6m	$2.70	24	NR 67 or better	$8,000	$160	1. Santa Casa Beach 2. My Ultimate Jimmy NZ 3. Powersofpersuasion
5th of 8	14/2/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Aaron Dunn	2:39.40	1:54.5	12.8m	$14	10	No NR	$22,500	$675	1. Chase A Dream NZ 2. Mach Dan 3. Operative Line
3rd of 8	4/2/26	Mildura	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Aaron Dunn	2:39.30	1:57.1	0.3m	$2.00f	12	NR 67 or better	$8,000	$800	1. Santa Casa Beach 2. Jaxon Beach 3. Hot Deal

Cemetery Bay (Fr4) 1457847444
Trainer: Allan MacDonald (Irymple)
Driver: Jack Laugher
Prize Money: $144,393
Win / Place: 10% / 32%

Driver Flying

8 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: LIVE OR DIE (USA)

Dam: VISUAL IMAGE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

136: 14-20-10

Distance

68: 5-9-7

Trk/Dst

44: 4-4-5

Track

86: 13-11-6

Season

0: 0-0-0

1st Up

5: 0-3-0

2nd Up

5: 1-0-1

3rd Up

5: 3-1-0

Metro

23: 1-5-1

Non-Metro

113: 13-15-9

Mobile

131: 14-18-10

Standing

5: 0-2-0

All-Weather

136: 14-20-10

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:57.10

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

4: 0-1-0

Driver Last 50

50: 12-4-7

Comments

4th (Fr3) over 1790m at this track was 5th-12.8 at the bell, beaten 11 m by Royal Appointment (2:10.00) on July 31 at $14. Before that 4th (Fr1) over 1750m at Swan Hill, at the bell was 3rd-4.6 beaten 5 m by Tough Aint Enough (2:03.60) on July 24 at $26. This looks a far sterner test.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

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	31/7/26	Mildura	1790m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Alex Ashwood	2:10.00	1:56.8	11.1m	$14	7	NR 60 to 75	$8,000	$400	1. Royal Appointment 2. Letsgo Big Girl 3. Powersofpersuasion
4th of 5	24/7/26	Swan Hill	1750m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Alex Ashwood	2:03.60	1:53.6	5.1m	$26	7	NR 65	$8,000	$400	1. Tough Aint Enough 2. Clymenus NZ 3. Serg Blanco NZ
4th of 8	17/7/26	Mildura	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Luke Sutherland	2:40.50	1:57.9	13.3m	$41	28	NR 65	$8,000	$400	1. Serg Blanco NZ 2. Komodo 3. Powersofpersuasion
1st of 3	10/7/26	Mildura	2190m			-	K Hughes	2:50.00	-	0m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Cemetery Bay 2. Ideal Delight 3. Lilbitajaytee
7th of 7	19/6/26	Mildura	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Luke Sutherland	2:41.20	1:58.4	249.1m	$61	14	NR 65 or better	$8,000	$160	1. Dallas Miki 2. Bizzness Class 3. Tough Aint Enough
4th of 9	5/6/26	Mildura	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Luke Sutherland	2:41.00	1:58.3	20.5m	$51	21	NR 65 or better	$8,000	$400	1. Prioritise 2. My Ultimate Jimmy NZ 3. Tough Aint Enough

Don Lou (Fr5) 87x562830x
Trainer: T J Hutchins (Charlton)
Driver: Luke Dunne (C)
Prize Money: $205,408
Win / Place: 22% / 41%

7 yo Bay Horse

Sire: SWEET LOU (USA)

Dam: FLAIR FOR LIFE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

62: 14-6-6

Distance

6: 1-1-0

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

0: 0-0-0

1st Up

7: 2-1-0

2nd Up

7: 2-2-1

3rd Up

7: 0-2-1

Metro

40: 9-1-4

Non-Metro

22: 5-5-2

Mobile

60: 14-6-6

Standing

2: 0-0-0

All-Weather

62: 14-6-6

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:49.70

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

0: 0-0-0

Driver Last 50

50: 5-6-5

Comments

First up. At the last run he 12th (Fr6) over 2138m after racing wide at Albion Park, beaten 25 m by Mullum Hank (2:33.00) on January 24 at $34. Likely to measure up.

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
2nd of 2	26/7/26	Maryborough	2190m			-	Luke Dunne	2:40.00	-	0.1m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Lougle 2. Don Lou 3.
12th of 12	24/1/26	Albion Park	2138m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Pete Mcmullen	2:33.00	1:55.2	25.8m	$34	18	No NR MANUAL PACERS	$18,100	$300	1. Mullum Hank 2. District Attorney 3. Turn It Up
3rd of 5	6/1/26	Albion Park	2138m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	N T Rothwell	2:34.30	1:56.1	7.5m	$9.50	31	NR 70 to 99	$10,620	$918	1. Quaddie Vc NZ 2. Bangkok Deejay 3. Don Lou
31 Day Freshen-Up
8th of 8	6/12/25	Albion Park	2680m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Luke McCarthy	3:12.10	1:55.4	53.2m	$10	7	No NR	$21,380	$304	1. Captain Hammerhead 2. District Attorney 3. Alby Two Chains
2nd of 7	29/11/25	Albion Park	1660m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Chloe Butler	1:54.10	1:50.6	15.2m	$7.00	11	No NR	$14,500	$2,394	1. Alby Two Chains 2. Don Lou 3. Mossdale Terry NZ
6th of 8	18/11/25	Albion Park	2647m	Standing	All Weather	30m	Chloe Butler	3:15.30	1:58.3	24.6m	$11	7	No NR	$9,120	$60	1. Miracle Moose NZ 2. Hector NZ 3. Go The Red

Forty Love (Sr1) 3350743378
Trainer: Aaron Dunn (Horsham)
Driver: Aaron Dunn
Prize Money: $160,147
Win / Place: 25% / 64%

4 yo Bay Horse

Sire: DOWNBYTHESEASIDE (USA)

Dam: SHADOW SCOOTER (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

39: 10-5-10

Distance

16: 5-3-4

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-1

Track

2: 0-0-2

Season

0: 0-0-0

1st Up

3: 1-1-0

2nd Up

3: 0-1-1

3rd Up

3: 2-0-1

Metro

28: 6-4-5

Non-Metro

11: 4-1-5

Mobile

39: 10-5-10

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

39: 10-5-10

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:51.80

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

35: 10-5-10

Driver Last 50

50: 7-4-4

Comments

Last start was driven from back in the field when 8th (Fr5) over 2240m at Melton, at the bell was 7th-10.97 beaten 17 m by Oliver Dan (2:39.30) on June 6 at $26. At the run before 7th (Sr2) over 2690m at Maryborough beaten 11 m by Bay Of Biscay (3:21.30) on May 31 at $23. Likely improver who is worth including.

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
8th of 9	6/6/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Aaron Dunn	2:39.30	1:54.4	17.0m	$26	6	No NR	$22,500	$450	1. Oliver Dan 2. Fox Dan 3. Ultimate Vinnie
7th of 9	31/5/26	Maryborough	2690m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Aaron Dunn	3:21.30	2:00.4	11.0m	$23	50	No NR	$20,000	$400	1. Bay Of Biscay 2. War Dan Buddy 3. Hes From Heaven NZ
50 Day Freshen-Up
1st of 2	25/5/26	Horsham	2200m			-	Aaron Dunn	2:42.60	-	2m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Forty Love 2. Komodo 3.
3rd of 11	11/4/26	Mildura	2600m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Aaron Dunn	3:09.60	1:57.4	7.6m	$10	4	No NR	$40,000	$4,000	1. Jilliby Nitro 2. Fox Dan 3. Forty Love
3rd of 8	7/4/26	Mildura	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Aaron Dunn	2:38.80	1:56.7	3.3m	$3.10f	10	No NR	$8,000	$800	1. My Ultimate Jimmy NZ 2. Isthisjustfantasy 3. Forty Love
4th of 8	28/3/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Michael Bellman	2:39.50	1:54.6	8.9m	$3.30	14	NR up to 100	$17,500	$875	1. Meteor Moth 2. Ghost Of Time 3. Justalittlesip NZ

Maxy Wants To Play (Sr2) 41524930x6
Trainer: Aaron Dunn (Horsham)
Driver: Luke Sutherland (C)
Prize Money: $125,406
Win / Place: 16% / 45%

Track / Distance Specialist

7 yo Bay/Brown Gelding

Sire: SHADOW PLAY (USA)

Dam: MISS POTENTIAL (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

105: 17-21-10

Distance

51: 7-10-4

Trk/Dst

10: 4-2-0

Track

20: 8-4-2

Season

0: 0-0-0

1st Up

6: 1-1-0

2nd Up

5: 0-2-1

3rd Up

5: 0-3-0

Metro

22: 2-3-2

Non-Metro

83: 15-18-8

Mobile

105: 17-21-10

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

105: 17-21-10

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:54.64

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

0: 0-0-0

Driver Last 50

50: 5-10-0

Comments

Comes here second-up after a week-and-a-half. Lacklustre first-up performance when 6th (Fr4) over 1700m after showing early pace at Horsham, at the bell was leading 2.8 beaten 22 m by Hot Deal (2:01.60) on July 27 at $19. Unlikely to threaten against this field.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

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
6th of 6	27/7/26	Horsham	1700m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Jason Lee	2:01.60	1:55.1	22.0m	$19	122	NR 65	$8,000	$160	1. Hot Deal 2. Ultimate Vinnie 3. Komodo
122 Day Spell
10th of 10	27/3/26	Mildura	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Ryan Backhouse	2:40.40	1:57.9	40.0m	$13	7	NR 65 or better	$8,000	$160	1. My Ultimate Jimmy NZ 2. Cemetery Bay 3. Prioritise
3rd of 9	20/3/26	Mildura	1790m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	Ryan Backhouse	2:09.50	1:56.4	10.7m	$3.20	12	NR 65 or better	$8,000	$800	1. Prioritise 2. Cemetery Bay 3. Maxy Wants To Play
9th of 10	8/3/26	Birchip	2150m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Aaron Dunn	2:38.00	1:58.3	46.7m	$23	9	NR up to 90	$125,000	$1,250	1. Wicked Confession 2. Golden Tribe 3. Sanchez
4th of 9	27/2/26	Ararat	2195m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Ryan Backhouse	2:38.10	1:55.9	4.5m	$14	9	NR up to 90	$20,000	$1,000	1. Ata Rangi 2. Madigan 3. Madrigal NZ
2nd of 8	18/2/26	Mildura	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Ryan Backhouse	2:40.20	1:57.7	2.6m	$4.00	11	NR 65 or better	$8,000	$1,200	1. Dhaulagiri NZ 2. Maxy Wants To Play 3. Jaxon Beach

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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