Romford Race 12

Under The Romford Lights

Prize Money: $1,015

VELVET ROLO (1) has a strong record this track and trip with eight wins and 10 placings from 22 starts. Placed last time (24.36) at Romford in an A1, finishing third and beaten 2.75 lengths. Appeals as a leading chance in this. LINKS VIPER (3) produced an impressive win last time in quickest of the meeting when scoring by 1.5 lengths (24.13) at Romford. Expected to feature again. HEADFORD EIMEAR (6) is progressing well with another good run last time, placing (24.75) last time out at Romford. Has a strong winning record here at this journey. Has a strong record out of this box with two wins and two minor placings from five starts. Leading player again. RAHA JAYJAY (4) is going well, filling a minor placing two back then was a 1.5 lengths winner of an A2 at Romford over 400m (24.21). Goes up a notch but can measure up with a repeat of latest.

Distance: 400m
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather
Class: A1

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Velvet Rolo (1) 2214122223
Trainer: K M O'flaherty (Romford)
Prize Money: $5,405
Win / Place: 28% / 75%

2 yo Black/WH D

Sire: GLENGAR BALE (IRE)

Dam: VELVET SPRING (IRE)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

28: 8-9-4

Track

22: 8-8-2

Trk/Dst

22: 8-8-2

Distance

22: 8-8-2

Season

22: 8-8-2

Metro

28: 8-9-4

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-1-1

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

Box History	1	2	3	4
STARTS	19	7	1	1
1st	7	1	0	0
2nd	8	1	0	0
3rd	4	0	0	0

Comments

Form has been sound without winning, placing at his last five starts, the latest when third (24.36) over 400m at Romford. Form from this trap is very strong, including seven wins. 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 5	15/8/26	Romford	400m	1	0:24.36	59.1 km/h	2.8L	$2.50f	0:24.14	0:23.93		$891	$125	14	1. Funky Adz 2. Zenith Zaza 3. Velvet Rolo
2nd of 6	1/8/26	Romford	400m	1	0:24.54	58.7 km/h	0.8L	$3.50	0:24.48	0:23.96		$1,015	$125	10	1. Bacon Burrger 2. Velvet Rolo 3. Romantic Romeo
2nd of 5	22/7/26	Romford	400m	1	0:23.98	60.1 km/h	0.5L	$2.30	0:23.94	0:23.94		$893	$125	12	1. Stormy Pat 2. Velvet Rolo 3. Bombay Flash
2nd of 5	10/7/26	Romford	400m	1	0:23.97	60.1 km/h	5.8L	$5.50	0:23.51	0:23.51		$1,075	$125	6	1. Brindle Bully 2. Velvet Rolo 3. Bombay Buck
2nd of 5	4/7/26	Romford	400m	2	0:24.25	59.4 km/h	0.1L	$3.30	0:24.24	0:23.88		$893	$125	7	1. Funky Adz 2. Velvet Rolo 3. Distant Hiker
1st of 5	27/6/26	Romford	400m	1	0:24.19	59.5 km/h	1.5L	$3.25	0:24.19	0:23.94		$893	$393	7	1. Velvet Rolo 2. Funky Adz 3. Tip Top Nitro

Droopys Saoirse (2) 3333444541
Trainer: P W Young (Romford)
Prize Money: $19,052
Win / Place: 22% / 64%

Dominant Win Last Start

4 yo Black B

Sire: DROOPYS SYDNEY (IRE)

Dam: DROOPYS FIA (IRE)

Rating

Stats

Career

105: 24-19-25

Track

100: 24-18-24

Trk/Dst

97: 24-17-23

Distance

97: 24-17-23

Season

28: 6-4-10

Metro

103: 24-19-24

Country

2: 0-0-1

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	24	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4
STARTS	86	13	5	1
1st	23	1	0	0
2nd	16	3	0	0
3rd	22	3	0	0

Comments

Good effort after racing in the second half of the field and improving to score in an A1 by 6 len at Romford over 400m (24.21). Will be tested in this company.

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
1st of 5	15/8/26	Romford	400m	1	0:24.21	59.5 km/h	5.8L	$4.50	0:24.21	0:23.93		$891	$393	5	1. Droopys Saoirse 2. Miami Sapphire 3. Headford Eimear
4th of 6	10/8/26	Romford	400m	1	0:24.54	58.7 km/h	3.5L	$5.50	0:24.26	0:24.26		$1,015	$125	10	1. Too Spicy 2. Stormy Pat 3. Essex Crazy
5th of 6	31/7/26	Romford	400m	1	0:24.45	58.9 km/h	7.0L	$13	0:23.89	0:23.89		$1,197	$125	7	1. Headford Sarah 2. Distant Eve 3. Bretons Girl, Headford Fiona
4th of 5	24/7/26	Romford	400m	4	0:24.37	59.1 km/h	8.0L	$13	0:23.73	0:23.73		$1,075	$125	14	1. Bombay Buck 2. Distant Rover 3. Piemans Goalie
4th of 5	10/7/26	Romford	400m	2	0:24.29	59.3 km/h	9.8L	$17	0:23.51	0:23.51		$1,075	$125	6	1. Brindle Bully 2. Velvet Rolo 3. Bombay Buck
4th of 5	4/7/26	Romford	400m	1	0:24.35	59.1 km/h	1.1L	$3.50	0:24.24	0:23.88		$893	$125	5	1. Funky Adz 2. Velvet Rolo 3. Distant Hiker

Links Viper (3) 2313112161
Trainer: B Doyle (Romford)
Prize Money: $4,739
Win / Place: 22% / 64%

Last Start Winner from Box

2 yo FWN D

Sire: LINKS MAVERICK (GB)

Dam: FOXWOOD DIVA (GB)

Rating

Stats

Career

31: 7-7-6

Track

20: 6-6-3

Trk/Dst

20: 6-6-3

Distance

20: 6-6-3

Season

23: 6-7-4

Metro

27: 7-6-4

Country

4: 0-1-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

Box History	1	2	3
STARTS	12	18	1
1st	3	3	1
2nd	2	5	0
3rd	2	4	0

Comments

Solid effort after racing on the speed to score in an A2 by 1.5 len at Romford over 400m (24.13). Ran the fastest time on the program in that last win. Follow up.

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 5	18/8/26	Romford	400m	3	0:24.13	59.7 km/h	1.5L	$5.50	0:24.13	0:24.13		$776	$316	8	1. Links Viper 2. Romantic Romeo 3. Magical Max
6th of 6	10/8/26	Romford	400m	2	0:25.08	57.4 km/h	10.0L	$5.50	0:24.28	0:24.26		$891	$115	7	1. Snoopys Gold 2. Highway Bobby 3. Raha Jayjay
1st of 5	3/8/26	Romford	400m	1	0:24.27	59.3 km/h	2.5L	$3.80	0:24.27	0:24.27		$757	$297	9	1. Links Viper 2. Yahoo Poppy 3. Roxys Sunshine
2nd of 5	25/7/26	Romford	400m	1	0:24.53	58.7 km/h	3.0L	$4.00	0:24.29	0:24.05		$758	$115	7	1. Kilara Zach 2. Links Viper 3. Elvis Bay
1st of 4	18/7/26	Romford	400m	2	0:24.51	58.8 km/h	2.3L	$2.10	0:24.51	0:24.09		$624	$278	7	1. Links Viper 2. Itsur View 3. Laughil Dave
1st of 5	11/7/26	Romford	400m	2	0:24.53	58.7 km/h	1.0L	$2.20	0:24.53	0:24.16		$729	$269	14	1. Links Viper 2. Rapido Conti 3. Micks Boy

Raha Jayjay (4) 1365152431
Trainer: M E Wiley (Romford)
Prize Money: $4,854
Win / Place: 37% / 62%

Last Start Winner from Box

2 yo FWN D

Sire: DROMANA BUCKO (IRE)

Dam: NOELLES CAMINO (IRE)

Rating

Stats

Career

24: 9-2-4

Track

22: 9-1-4

Trk/Dst

22: 9-1-4

Distance

22: 9-1-4

Season

18: 6-2-4

Metro

24: 9-2-4

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	9	0	0	0

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

Comments

Chases back to back wins after scoring over 400m at Romford in 24.21, set up by a sizzling early sectional. This appears within his reach.

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 5	15/8/26	Romford	400m	4	0:24.21	59.5 km/h	1.5L	$2.63f	0:24.21	0:23.93		$776	$316	5	1. Raha Jayjay 2. Lightfoot Jamie 3. Four Votes
3rd of 6	10/8/26	Romford	400m	4	0:24.52	58.7 km/h	3.0L	$3.00	0:24.28	0:24.26		$891	$115	51	1. Snoopys Gold 2. Highway Bobby 3. Raha Jayjay
51 Day Freshen-Up
1st of 2	30/7/26	Romford	400m	4	0:24.19	59.5 km/h	4L	$0.00	0:24.19		Trial	$0	-	-	1. Raha Jayjay 2. Inclement Motion 3.
1st of 4	23/7/26	Romford	400m	4	0:24.23	59.4 km/h	4.5L	$0.00	0:24.23		Trial	$0	-	-	1. Raha Jayjay 2. Innfield Melody 3. Broadway Steel
4th of 5	20/6/26	Central Park	277m	1	0:16.90	59.0 km/h	5.6L	$9.00	0:16.43	0:15.96		$1,404	$187	7	1. Hackney Toast 2. Headford Cian 3. Avarua Lake
2nd of 5	13/6/26	Central Park	277m	1	0:16.35	61.0 km/h	1.0L	$7.00	0:16.27	0:15.98		$1,592	$187	12	1. Zenith Scorpion 2. Raha Jayjay 3. Bucking Bucks

Bombay Flash (5) 3451213251
Trainer: P W Young (Romford)
Prize Money: $10,744
Win / Place: 23% / 62%

Last Start Winner from Box

3 yo Black B

Sire: BALLYMAC BEST (IRE)

Dam: MUSICAL ROXANNE (IRE)

Rating

Stats

Career

69: 16-16-11

Track

69: 16-16-11

Trk/Dst

69: 16-16-11

Distance

69: 16-16-11

Season

23: 7-5-4

Metro

69: 16-16-11

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	16	0	0	0

Box History	2	3	4	5
STARTS	5	15	46	3
1st	0	5	10	1
2nd	1	2	12	1
3rd	1	1	9	0

Comments

Good effort to score last start by a head over 400m at Romford in 24.34, beating Pin Point. Likely to find this too tough.

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 6	15/8/26	Romford	400m	5	0:24.34	59.2 km/h	0.2L	$6.00	0:24.34	0:23.93		$891	$316	5	1. Bombay Flash 2. Pin Point 3. Distant Eve
5th of 6	10/8/26	Romford	400m	4	0:24.62	58.5 km/h	4.5L	$10	0:24.26	0:24.26		$1,015	$125	5	1. Too Spicy 2. Stormy Pat 3. Essex Crazy
2nd of 5	5/8/26	Romford	400m	4	0:24.57	58.6 km/h	6.3L	$5.00	0:24.07	0:23.83		$891	$125	14	1. Zenith Zaza 2. Bombay Flash 3. Too Spicy
3rd of 5	22/7/26	Romford	400m	4	0:24.34	59.2 km/h	5.0L	$10	0:23.94	0:23.94		$893	$125	4	1. Stormy Pat 2. Velvet Rolo 3. Bombay Flash
1st of 5	18/7/26	Romford	400m	4	0:24.09	59.8 km/h	8.0L	$4.50	0:24.09	0:24.09		$777	$317	7	1. Bombay Flash 2. Jims Buddy 3. Ballinabola Ruth
2nd of 5	11/7/26	Romford	400m	5	0:24.60	58.5 km/h	1.8L	$7.00	0:24.46	0:24.16		$777	$115	7	1. Brindle Moon 2. Bombay Flash 3. Bombay Jupiter

Headford Eimear (6) 3335211543
Trainer: M E Wiley (Romford)
Prize Money: $6,373
Win / Place: 36% / 72%

2 yo Black B

Sire: DROOPYS ADDITION (GB)

Dam: HEADFORD BRIDE (GB)

Rating

Stats

Career

33: 12-6-6

Track

12: 5-1-2

Trk/Dst

12: 5-1-2

Distance

12: 5-1-2

Season

27: 10-4-5

Metro

33: 12-6-6

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	12	0	0	0

Box History	2	3	4	5	6
STARTS	1	3	6	18	5
1st	1	2	1	6	2
2nd	0	0	2	4	0
3rd	0	0	1	3	2

Comments

Form has been steadily improving. Last start finished third over 400m at Romford in 24.75 behind Droopys Saoirse. The form from the last run stacks up well. Worth including.

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
3rd of 5	15/8/26	Romford	400m	5	0:24.75	58.2 km/h	6.8L	$3.80	0:24.21	0:23.93		$891	$125	14	1. Droopys Saoirse 2. Miami Sapphire 3. Headford Eimear
4th of 6	1/8/26	Romford	400m	5	0:24.82	58.0 km/h	4.3L	$7.00	0:24.48	0:23.96		$1,015	$125	8	1. Bacon Burrger 2. Velvet Rolo 3. Romantic Romeo
5th of 6	24/7/26	Romford	400m	5	0:24.92	57.8 km/h	5.9L	$4.50	0:24.43	0:23.73		$1,200	$125	7	1. Anglesey Prime 2. Romantic Romeo 3. Jims Buddy
1st of 6	17/7/26	Romford	400m	6	0:24.67	58.4 km/h	1.3L	$2.30	0:24.67	0:23.79		$1,200	$576	9	1. Headford Eimear 2. King Jarvis 3. Razldazl Layla
1st of 6	8/7/26	Romford	400m	5	0:24.16	59.6 km/h	1.5L	$7.00	0:24.16	0:24.16		$893	$317	5	1. Headford Eimear 2. Essex Crazy 3. Too Spicy
2nd of 4	3/7/26	Romford	400m	5	0:24.33	59.2 km/h	1.0L	$3.50	0:24.25	0:23.69		$1,075	$125	13	1. Untold Ripple 2. Headford Eimear 3. Getup Me Ava

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