Sandown Park Race 10

Sportsbet Ht2

Prize Money: $3,340

WIZARD WATSON (8) hit the frame latest (34.90) when third at The Meadows in a R/A FIN. Already a winner from this draw. With a clean break looks hard to beat. GOLD TAG (2) broke a six run winning streak last start when fourth and beaten 3.5 lengths (25.23) last time at Shepparton. Has never missed the frame here from three starts. Form from his last run is proving strong. Has ability and is one of the better chances. BORACAY BELLA (4) is a capable type and proved too classy last time to win by at The Meadows in a handy 34.72 beating Meaningful. Recorded one of the quickest times on the card in scoring last start. Must be included in calculations. MORNING (6) placed last time and is worth some thought.

Distance: 515m
Class: Grade 5 Heat
Track: Good
Weather: Fine
Surface: All Weather

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Cruzado (1) 4552316521
Trainer: Paul Cusack (MELTON (C))
Prize Money: $28,950
Win / Place: 8.22% / 31%

3 yo WH/LT FWN D

Sire: OUT OF RANGE (AUS)

Dam: KANZAN (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

73: 6-9-8

Track

24: 2-5-3

Season

5: 2-1-0

Metro

59: 6-7-4

Country

14: 0-2-4

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	13	8	10	2	5	12	7	16
1st	1	0	2	0	0	2	1	0
2nd	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	1
3rd	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	4

Comments

Solid performance to win by a neck at The Meadows over 525m (30.62) beating Mandolin Storm in Grade 5 on September 2. Looks up against it 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
1st of 8	2/9/26	The Meadows	525m	3	0:30.62	61.7 km/h	0.3L	$9.50	0:30.62	0:29.67	GR 5	$3,340	$2,230	7	1. Cruzado 2. Mandolin Storm 3. Little Bont
2nd of 6	26/8/26	The Meadows	525m	7	0:30.67	61.6 km/h	4.5L	$14	0:30.36	0:30.00	GR 5	$3,340	$690	9	1. Crackerjack Trev 2. Cruzado 3. Paw Amalfi
5th of 8	17/8/26	Traralgon	570m	5	0:33.69	60.9 km/h	9.5L	$11	0:33.03	0:33.03	GR 5	$1,740	-	5	1. Parabola 2. Apple Rose 3. Ranger's Girl
6th of 6	12/8/26	The Meadows	525m	8	0:30.76	61.4 km/h	3.3L	$8.00	0:30.54	0:29.88	GR 5	$3,340	-	7	1. Cloncurry Gold 2. Belfast Spot 3. Winning Ratio
1st of 8	5/8/26	The Meadows	600m	1	0:35.24	61.3 km/h	1.3L	$3.00	0:35.24	0:34.32	GR 5 NP	$3,940	$2,640	7	1. Cruzado 2. Belfast Spot 3. Winning Ratio
3rd of 6	29/7/26	The Meadows	525m	8	0:30.60	61.8 km/h	2.5L	$20	0:30.43	0:29.91	GR 5	$3,340	$345	2	1. Yaya Sally 2. Belfast Spot 3. Cruzado

Gold Tag (2) 44111x1114
Trainer: Robert Le Sueur (MULWALA)
Prize Money: $34,660
Win / Place: 37% / 62%

2 yo Black D

Sire: MEPUNGA BLAZER (AUS)

Dam: BLACK GEMSTONE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

24: 9-2-4

Track

3: 1-1-1

Trk/Dst

3: 1-1-1

Distance

3: 1-1-1

Season

4: 3-0-0

Metro

8: 2-2-2

Country

16: 7-0-2

1st Up

2: 1-0-1

2nd Up

2: 2-0-0

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

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

Comments

Won two starts back when well in the market at Healesville over 350m. Last start finished 4th over 450m at Shepparton beaten 3.5 lengths (25.23) behind Secret Joker in a Mix 3/4 on August 31. The form out of the last run measures up. 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
4th of 7	31/8/26	Shepparton	450m	4	0:25.23	64.2 km/h	3.3L	$3.10	0:25.02	0:25.02	MX 3/4	$3,360	$75	8	1. Secret Joker 2. Sharapova Star 3. Scott Gnarly
1st of 6	23/8/26	Healesville	350m	8	0:19.13	65.9 km/h	2.9L	$1.70	0:19.13	0:19.08	FFA	$3,360	$2,250	7	1. Gold Tag 2. Fiddles 3. Evil Eye
1st of 8	16/8/26	Healesville	350m	5	0:19.13	65.9 km/h	0.6L	$2.80	0:19.13	0:18.86	GR 4	$3,360	$2,250	7	1. Gold Tag 2. Daring Bandit 3. Diamantina Pear
1st of 6	9/8/26	Healesville	350m	3	0:19.26	65.4 km/h	2.3L	$2.30	0:19.26	0:18.85	GR 4/5	$3,360	$2,250	78	1. Gold Tag 2. Mepunga Whiskey 3. Santana Boy
78 Day Spell
1st of 7	23/5/26	The Meadows	525m	2	0:29.81	63.4 km/h	2.3L	$1.60	0:29.81	0:29.68	GR 5	$8,790	$5,900	5	1. Gold Tag 2. Ian Albert 3. Greysynd Clyde
1st of 8	18/5/26	Shepparton	450m	7	0:25.33	64.0 km/h	4.5L	$6.00	0:25.33	0:25.28	GR 5 FIN	$9,580	$6,500	7	1. Gold Tag 2. Montana Icon 3. Ready One

Boracay Bella (4) 2526571211
Trainer: Matthew Lanigan (ROWSLEY)
Prize Money: $29,350
Win / Place: 31% / 57%

Track Specialist

Going for the Hat-Trick

2 yo BDL B

Sire: ASTON RUPEE (AUS)

Dam: MIAMI FERNANDO (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

19: 6-3-2

Track

6: 3-1-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Distance

1: 0-0-0

Season

5: 3-1-0

Metro

15: 5-3-2

Country

4: 1-0-0

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	1	3	2	0

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

Comments

Improved two runs back to score then won again last start over 600m at The Meadows (34.72), beating Meaningful. Query squeeze box draw. Must be a winning chance again.

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 8	5/9/26	The Meadows	600m	2	0:34.72	62.2 km/h	0.0L	$6.00	0:34.72	0:34.28	R/A FIN	$10,380	$7,000	10	1. Boracay Bella 2. Meaningful 3. Wizard Watson
1st of 6	26/8/26	The Meadows	600m	1	0:34.64	62.4 km/h	1.5L	$2.60	0:34.64	0:34.38	RST WIN H	$3,940	$2,640	7	1. Boracay Bella 2. Collessie 3. Reiko Zoom
2nd of 8	19/8/26	The Meadows	600m	1	0:35.37	61.1 km/h	2.8L	$2.10	0:35.18	0:35.18	GR 4/5	$4,450	$920	6	1. Meaningful 2. Boracay Bella 3. Aston Reeves
1st of 8	13/8/26	Sandown	595m	1	0:34.47	62.1 km/h	1.5L	$3.80	0:34.47	0:34.18	GR 5	$10,100	$6,800	8	1. Boracay Bella 2. Flying Royce 3. Pepper Pie
7th of 7	5/8/26	Ballarat	660m	8	0:39.08	60.8 km/h	8.0L	$2.90	0:38.53	0:38.30	RST WIN H	$3,940	-	9	1. Emerald Downs 2. One Feather 3. Regal Ally
5th of 8	27/7/26	Sandown	515m	8	0:29.97	61.9 km/h	6.0L	$8.00	0:29.57	0:29.26	RST WIN	$3,340	-	4	1. Dewana Half Tail 2. Dewana Missile 3. Tandanya

Morning (6) 6275135243
Trainer: Gail Saunders (MORNINGTON PENINSULA (S))
Prize Money: $37,690
Win / Place: 12% / 46%

2 yo Black D

Sire: FERAL FRANKY (AUS)

Dam: MA'S PLUM JAM (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

56: 7-13-6

Track

18: 0-6-4

Trk/Dst

16: 0-5-4

Distance

16: 0-5-4

Season

7: 1-1-2

Metro

36: 1-9-5

Country

20: 6-4-1

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Flew the lids with a quick early split but had to settle for the minor money when third (29.88) over 515m at this track. Solid chance with even luck.

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 8	10/9/26	Sandown	515m	4	0:29.88	62.0 km/h	2.1L	$6.00	0:29.74	0:29.32	GR 5	$8,790	$915	7	1. Victory Barry 2. Brave Island 3. Morning
4th of 8	3/9/26	Sandown	515m	5	0:29.86	62.1 km/h	4.0L	$7.00	0:29.59	0:29.31	GR 5	$8,790	$150	6	1. Mepunga Gypsy 2. Holden Bale 3. Ready One
2nd of 7	28/8/26	Traralgon	425m	2	0:24.40	62.7 km/h	0.6L	$2.30	0:24.35	0:24.35	GR 4/5	$3,360	$690	12	1. Jorogumo 2. Morning 3. Daintree Damage
5th of 5	16/8/26	Healesville	350m	1	0:19.61	64.3 km/h	3.8L	$7.50	0:19.36	0:18.86	GR 5	$2,930	-	6	1. Repellent 2. Max Pearl 3. Wax And Wash
3rd of 4	10/8/26	Sandown	515m	6	0:30.19	61.4 km/h	6.5L	$2.70	0:29.74	0:29.19	GR 5 H	$3,340	$345	3	1. Ellis Unit One 2. Hugo Rose 3. Morning
1st of 8	7/8/26	Traralgon	425m	3	0:23.94	63.9 km/h	0.8L	$5.50	0:23.94	0:23.94	GR 4/5	$3,360	$2,250	5	1. Morning 2. Kuebiko 3. Tommy The Hood

Wizard Watson (8) 1522424213
Trainer: Anthony Azzopardi (BACCHUS MARSH)
Prize Money: $21,845
Win / Place: 26% / 57%

2 yo Black D

Sire: BERNARDO (AUS)

Dam: LEGENDARY LASS (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

26: 7-6-2

Track

6: 0-3-1

Trk/Dst

6: 0-3-1

Distance

6: 0-3-1

Season

4: 1-1-1

Metro

13: 2-4-2

Country

13: 5-2-0

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 2-0-0

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

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

Comments

Won two starts back when well in the market at The Meadows over 600m. Last start finished 3rd in a R/A FIN on September 5 over 600m at The Meadows behind Boracay Bella beaten 2.5 lengths (34.90). Has a slick 29.55 PB at this course and distance. 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 8	5/9/26	The Meadows	600m	3	0:34.90	61.9 km/h	2.5L	$2.50	0:34.72	0:34.28	R/A FIN	$10,380	$1,075	10	1. Boracay Bella 2. Meaningful 3. Wizard Watson
1st of 4	26/8/26	The Meadows	600m	2	0:34.38	62.8 km/h	2.0L	$1.90	0:34.38	0:34.38	RST WIN H	$3,940	$2,640	14	1. Wizard Watson 2. Meaningful 3. Flying Rogue
2nd of 6	12/8/26	Ballarat	545m	4	0:31.04	63.2 km/h	1.8L	$1.60	0:30.92	0:30.72	SPEC	$3,880	$800	7	1. Taw Major 2. Wizard Watson 3. Lightning Hunter
4th of 6	5/8/26	Ballarat	545m	4	0:31.47	62.3 km/h	8.5L	$1.50	0:30.88	0:30.69	SPEC	$3,880	$75	9	1. Regal Jyle 2. Urana Xavier 3. Shima Blush
2nd of 8	27/7/26	Sandown	515m	3	0:29.55	62.7 km/h	1.3L	$2.80	0:29.48	0:29.26	GR 5	$3,340	$690	7	1. Gold Code 2. Wizard Watson 3. Carry On Maci
4th of 8	20/7/26	Shepparton	450m	5	0:25.44	63.7 km/h	2.5L	$3.60	0:25.26	0:25.26	MX 3/4	$3,360	$75	4	1. Boracay Storm 2. Solar Spectrum 3. Kraken Sandy

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