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Prize Money: $3,360

PAW GERTRUDE (1) boasts a strong record this course with seven wins and two minors from 14 tries. Comes off a (30.28) win last time, scoring by 1.5 lengths in a Grade 5 over 525m at The Meadows. Looks a leading chance on best. PAW NIMBUS (4) was a (25.57) winner last time out at Warrnambool from Box 5. Capable of going well again. ELLIS UNIT ONE (8) scored two back then well held latest finishing a 9 length 7th at Sandown (30.15). Expected to feature in the finish. RITZA OLD MATE (5) has a solid strike rate at this distance.

Distance: 450m
Class: Mixed 4/5
Track: Good
Weather: FINE
Surface: All Weather

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Paw Gertrude (1) 3335373211
Trainer: Mark Delbridge (BALLIANG)
Prize Money: $84,605
Win / Place: 25% / 64%

Track Specialist

Going for the Hat-Trick

2 yo DK FWN B

Sire: ALLEN DEED (AUS)

Dam: QUINTANA BALE (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

76: 19-18-12

Track

14: 7-1-1

Trk/Dst

13: 6-1-1

Distance

31: 9-11-2

Season

3: 2-1-0

Metro

20: 5-4-1

Country

56: 14-14-11

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
1	13	5	0	0

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

Comments

Continued winning form with another impressive display after leading to make it back-to-back wins at The Meadows over 525m (30.28). In hot form and expected to go close again.

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	The Meadows	525m	5	0:30.28	62.4 km/h	1.5L	$2.20	0:30.28	0:29.78	GR 5	$8,790	$5,900	9	1. Paw Gertrude 2. Rattler 3. Trendy Tommy
1st of 8	6/8/26	Warrnambool	450m	6	0:25.49	63.6 km/h	1.3L	$3.30	0:25.49	0:25.49	GR 4/5	$3,360	$2,250	5	1. Paw Gertrude 2. Count The Stars 3. Paw Christie
2nd of 8	1/8/26	The Meadows	525m	6	0:30.36	62.3 km/h	1.4L	$2.60	0:30.26	0:29.81	GR 5	$8,790	$1,820	8	1. Naringal Lad 2. Paw Gertrude 3. Carley's Image, Manifesto
3rd of 8	24/7/26	Bendigo	425m	2	0:23.97	63.8 km/h	4.0L	$2.00	0:23.69	0:23.69	GR 5	$2,930	$300	7	1. Bailieston 2. Bonnie Blitz 3. Paw Gertrude
7th of 8	17/7/26	Bendigo	425m	4	0:24.47	62.5 km/h	10.5L	$3.90	0:23.75	0:23.73	FFA	$3,360	-	7	1. Tribeca 2. Jetstream Icon 3. Hard Compass
3rd of 8	10/7/26	Geelong	400m	1	0:22.54	63.9 km/h	1.5L	$5.50	0:22.44	0:22.44	FFA	$3,360	$345	7	1. Come And See 2. Special Lad 3. Paw Gertrude

Paw Vada (2) 1215511328
Trainer: Mark Delbridge (BALLIANG)
Prize Money: $45,770
Win / Place: 17% / 43%

3 yo White/DK BDL B

Sire: ALLEN DEED (AUS)

Dam: TYNSLEE BALE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

80: 14-8-13

Track

15: 2-1-5

Trk/Dst

11: 2-1-3

Distance

28: 5-3-5

Season

3: 0-1-1

Metro

5: 2-0-0

Country

75: 12-8-13

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
1	11	2	0	0

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

Comments

Missed the frame last time when eighth (26.24) at Geelong. Prior to that had been racing well. Drawn a inside box but looks tested this line up.

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	21/8/26	Geelong	460m	8	0:26.24	63.1 km/h	7.3L	$27	0:25.73	0:25.58	GR 4/5	$3,360	-	5	1. Baby Beets 2. Contradiction 3. Maxi Grin
2nd of 8	16/8/26	Sale	510m	2	0:29.14	63.0 km/h	0.4L	$10	0:29.11	0:28.80	GR 5 FIN	$3,880	$800	7	1. Mighty Scar 2. Paw Vada 3. Paw Zhana
3rd of 8	9/8/26	Sale	510m	6	0:29.31	62.6 km/h	1.3L	$8.00	0:29.23	0:28.90	GR 5 H	$3,340	$345	10	1. Solar Spectrum 2. Lambrick Road 3. Paw Vada
1st of 8	30/7/26	Warrnambool	450m	4	0:25.91	62.5 km/h	2.8L	$3.60	0:25.91	0:25.67	GR 4/5	$3,360	$2,250	5	1. Paw Vada 2. Cruising Jamie 3. Insinuating
1st of 7	25/7/26	The Meadows	525m	8	0:30.44	62.1 km/h	0.6L	$20	0:30.44	0:29.71	GR 5	$8,790	$5,900	5	1. Paw Vada 2. Paw Palmer 3. Mepunga Summit
5th of 8	20/7/26	Shepparton	450m	3	0:25.62	63.2 km/h	4.2L	$31	0:25.33	0:25.26	GR 5	$2,930	-	3	1. Ritza Old Mate 2. Promote Tilly 3. Blazing Turbo

Paw Nimbus (4) 8717313881
Trainer: Samantha Grenfell (ANAKIE)
Prize Money: $36,850
Win / Place: 25% / 52%

Box Specialist

2 yo RED/FWN D

Sire: TIGGERLONG TONK (AUS)

Dam: WENDALIN BALE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

36: 9-5-5

Track

1: 1-0-0

Distance

3: 2-0-1

Season

4: 1-0-1

Metro

18: 3-2-2

Country

18: 6-3-3

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
2	4	3	0	0

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

Comments

Good performance after tracking the speed to win by 1.5 lengths at Warrnambool over 450m (25.57) beating Lochinvar Thor in Grade 4/5 on August 20. Hard to go past again.

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	20/8/26	Warrnambool	450m	5	0:25.57	63.4 km/h	1.5L	$3.80	0:25.57	0:25.53	GR 4/5	$3,360	$2,250	5	1. Paw Nimbus 2. Lochinvar Thor 3. Springer's Boy
8th of 8	15/8/26	The Meadows	525m	5	0:30.80	61.4 km/h	11.3L	$21	0:30.02	0:29.78	FFA	$9,060	-	7	1. Sharapova Star 2. Radar O'reilly 3. Paw Qwerty
8th of 8	8/8/26	The Meadows	525m	4	0:30.71	61.5 km/h	8.0L	$7.50	0:30.16	0:29.93	FFA	$9,060	-	7	1. Paw Raelia 2. Treble Beers 3. Paw Monet
3rd of 8	1/8/26	The Meadows	525m	8	0:30.22	62.5 km/h	2.9L	$14	0:30.02	0:29.81	GR 4/5	$9,060	$935	7	1. Paw Qwerty 2. Paw Winkworth 3. Paw Nimbus
1st of 7	25/7/26	The Meadows	525m	7	0:30.12	62.7 km/h	3.5L	$6.00	0:30.12	0:29.71	GR 5	$8,790	$5,900	4	1. Paw Nimbus 2. Solar Spectrum 3. Assassinator
3rd of 7	21/7/26	Horsham	485m	6	0:27.57	63.3 km/h	2.5L	$3.20	0:27.39	0:27.39	GR 4/5	$3,880	$400	10	1. Naringal Lad 2. Paw Niall 3. Paw Nimbus

Ritza Old Mate (5) 6212121465
Trainer: Lisa Delbridge (BALLIANG)
Prize Money: $36,350
Win / Place: 31% / 68%

2 yo Black D

Sire: BERNARDO (AUS)

Dam: RITZA MILLIE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

32: 10-8-4

Track

1: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Distance

5: 2-1-0

Season

3: 0-0-0

Metro

15: 2-4-1

Country

17: 8-4-3

1st Up

2: 1-0-1

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
1	4	5	0	0

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

Comments

Hit the ground running with a slick early sectional but ran over late and missed the frame when a 4 length fifth (25.68) over 450m at this track. Well placed and among the chances here.

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 8	21/8/26	Ballarat	450m	4	0:25.68	63.1 km/h	4.0L	$6.50	0:25.40	0:25.40	GR 4/5	$3,360	-	6	1. Paw Gusto 2. Full Noise 3. Paw Monet
6th of 6	15/8/26	The Meadows	525m	7	0:30.71	61.5 km/h	13.5L	$11	0:29.78	0:29.78	GR 5	$8,790	-	7	1. Accredited 2. Scott Gnarly 3. Giacomo
4th of 8	8/8/26	The Meadows	525m	1	0:30.59	61.8 km/h	2.8L	$5.00	0:30.39	0:29.93	GR 4/5	$9,060	$150	8	1. Nova Owen 2. Scott Gnarly 3. Kiwi George
1st of 8	31/7/26	Geelong	460m	1	0:26.01	63.7 km/h	0.8L	$4.00	0:26.01	0:26.01	GR 4/5	$3,360	$2,250	8	1. Ritza Old Mate 2. Amron Dancer 3. Paw Fable
2nd of 6	23/7/26	Warrnambool	450m	2	0:25.57	63.4 km/h	3.3L	$2.40	0:25.34	0:25.34	GR 4/5	$3,360	$690	3	1. Mother Georgia 2. Ritza Old Mate 3. Paw Hades
1st of 8	20/7/26	Shepparton	450m	1	0:25.33	64.0 km/h	2.8L	$3.20	0:25.33	0:25.26	GR 5	$2,930	$1,950	6	1. Ritza Old Mate 2. Promote Tilly 3. Blazing Turbo

Imitated (7) 3221411617
Trainer: Andrew Mooney (CENTRAL GOLDFIELDS (S))
Prize Money: $18,770
Win / Place: 16% / 41%

3 yo Black B

Sire: KOBLENZ (AUS)

Dam: IT'S A SORT (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

43: 7-6-5

Track

17: 3-2-0

Trk/Dst

14: 2-2-0

Distance

15: 2-2-0

Season

3: 1-0-0

Country

43: 7-6-5

1st Up

2: 0-0-1

2nd Up

2: 0-0-1

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

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

Comments

Did a good job two starts back at this track to win by 1.4 lengths in 25.54, beating Whodat Jewel. Last start finished 7th over 450m at this track beaten 4.5 lengths (25.72) behind Paw Gusto in a Grade 4/5 on August 21. Not up to this.

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
7th of 8	21/8/26	Ballarat	450m	8	0:25.72	63.0 km/h	4.7L	$35	0:25.40	0:25.40	GR 4/5	$3,360	-	9	1. Paw Gusto 2. Full Noise 3. Paw Monet
1st of 7	12/8/26	Ballarat	450m	8	0:25.54	63.4 km/h	1.4L	$6.00	0:25.54	0:25.27	GR 5	$2,930	$1,950	7	1. Imitated 2. Whodat Jewel 3. Dave
6th of 8	5/8/26	Ballarat	450m	3	0:25.62	63.2 km/h	6.5L	$26	0:25.18	0:25.18	GR 4/5	$3,360	-	8	1. Hara's Oden 2. Paw Gusto 3. Flagman Franky
1st of 8	28/7/26	Horsham	485m	6	0:27.83	62.7 km/h	0.5L	$4.20	0:27.83	0:27.56	GR 5 FIN	$3,880	$2,600	7	1. Imitated 2. Jill's Fantasy 3. Noah's Best
1st of 7	21/7/26	Horsham	485m	1	0:27.53	63.4 km/h	1.3L	$4.60	0:27.53	0:27.39	GR 5 H	$3,340	$2,230	6	1. Imitated 2. Soft Beauty 3. Jill's Fantasy
4th of 7	15/7/26	Ballarat	450m	1	0:25.40	63.8 km/h	0.8L	$21	0:25.34	0:25.23	GR 4/5	$3,360	$75	9	1. Paw Estrella 2. Aston Hercules 3. Onyx Lass

Ellis Unit One (8) 7241251117
Trainer: Steven Van Oirschot (LATROBE (C))
Prize Money: $24,920
Win / Place: 37% / 62%

2 yo BDL D

Sire: TOMMY SHELBY (AUS)

Dam: GIRLS GOT RHYTHM (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

27: 10-5-2

Season

3: 2-0-0

Metro

3: 1-1-0

Country

24: 9-4-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	9	1	0	0

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

Comments

Got back last start and could only manage seventh but before that won by 0.8 lengths at Sandown (29.74) beating Hugo Rose in a Grade 5 H on August 10. Not far away last start. Right in the mix again.

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
7th of 8	20/8/26	Sandown	515m	5	0:30.15	61.5 km/h	9.0L	$7.00	0:29.51	0:29.51	GR 5 FIN	$18,150	-	10	1. Weblec Memphis 2. Naringal Lad 3. Monument
1st of 4	10/8/26	Sandown	515m	1	0:29.74	62.3 km/h	0.8L	$2.90	0:29.74	0:29.19	GR 5 H	$3,340	$2,230	6	1. Ellis Unit One 2. Hugo Rose 3. Morning
1st of 6	4/8/26	Warragul	460m	4	0:26.24	63.1 km/h	0.4L	$4.20	0:26.24	0:25.78	GR 4/5	$3,360	$2,250	7	1. Ellis Unit One 2. Point Break 3. Lakeview Sneaky
1st of 6	28/7/26	Warragul	460m	6	0:25.92	63.9 km/h	3.3L	$2.20	0:25.92	0:25.92	GR 4/5	$3,360	$2,250	7	1. Ellis Unit One 2. Cartman 3. Dr. Fanatical
5th of 6	21/7/26	Warragul	400m	3	0:22.97	62.7 km/h	7.4L	$6.00	0:22.45	0:22.45	FFA	$3,360	-	7	1. Blessed Rain 2. Aston Rayner 3. Top Kade
2nd of 6	14/7/26	Warragul	400m	6	0:23.09	62.4 km/h	0.4L	$1.90	0:23.06	0:22.86	FFA	$3,360	$690	7	1. Thorkildsen 2. Ellis Unit One 3. Chalk And Cheese

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