The Meadows Race 5

Shepparton To The Meadows Final

Prize Money: $9,055

DEVIL'S SYMPATHY (6) was below best last time finishing fifth at Sandown, but prior to that had been racing well including a Grade 5 H win two back at Shepparton. Likely to improve sharply this time. MISS MAXIMUS (1) quickly away to win over the 425m at Bendigo two runs back then settled forward again when finishing third at Shepparton last start. Expecting another good run. ZELDA BRAGA (8) was prominent early from the tricky draw and stalked the lead but levelled up to score (25.58) at Shepparton in Grade 5 H over 450m. Expected to measure up again. POINT MAN (2) must be included in calculations.

Distance: 525m
Class: Grade 5 Final
Track: Good
Weather: SHWRY
Surface: All Weather

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Miss Maximus (1) x581271713
Trainer: Julia Creed (STRATHBOGIE (S))
Prize Money: $6,605
Win / Place: 36% / 54%

2 yo Black B

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: MADAM MAXIMUS (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

11: 4-1-1

Season

6: 2-1-1

Country

11: 4-1-1

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Jumped well at Bendigo two runs back then again settled forward and finished third at Shepparton last start over 450m. Rates highly on best form. Expected to feature.

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 4	21/9/26	Shepparton	450m	4	0:25.81	62.8 km/h	9.3L	$6.50	0:25.17	0:25.17	GR 5 H	$2,930	$300	9	1. Devil's Sympathy 2. Grapefruit Tito 3. Miss Maximus
1st of 6	12/9/26	Bendigo	425m	8	0:24.08	63.5 km/h	7.0L	$1.80	0:24.08	0:24.07	GR 5	$1,530	$1,000	6	1. Miss Maximus 2. Thermal Ignition 3. Nebula Bale
7th of 7	6/9/26	Healesville	350m	5	0:19.84	63.5 km/h	6.5L	$6.50	0:19.40	0:19.30	GR 5	$2,930	-	9	1. Mums Pearl 2. Detection 3. Sonic Diesel
1st of 8	28/8/26	Bendigo	425m	6	0:23.97	63.8 km/h	1.3L	$3.50	0:23.97	0:23.58	MX 6/7	$2,930	$1,950	7	1. Miss Maximus 2. Vaporize 3. Jilliby Pixie
7th of 8	21/8/26	Geelong	460m	4	0:26.49	62.5 km/h	13.1L	$15	0:25.58	0:25.58	MX 6/7	$2,930	-	11	1. Cobble Hill 2. Indy's Charm 3. Bash Boy Giblet
2nd of 8	10/8/26	Shepparton	450m	6	0:25.67	63.1 km/h	0.6L	$5.00	0:25.63	0:25.35	RST WIN	$2,930	$600	12	1. Aston Mali 2. Miss Maximus 3. Jacqui Moss

Point Man (2) 7743373714
Trainer: Paul Jones (YARRA RANGES (S))
Prize Money: $14,070
Win / Place: 8.77% / 35%

3 yo BLU D

Sire: TOMMY SHELBY (AUS)

Dam: AUDI HERRERA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

57: 5-4-11

Track

9: 0-0-2

Trk/Dst

7: 0-0-2

Distance

7: 0-0-2

Season

9: 1-0-3

Metro

19: 2-1-4

Country

38: 3-3-7

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Did a good job two starts back at Healesville to win by 2.5 lengths in 19.58, beating Archie Mcivor. Last start finished last on September 21 over 450m at Shepparton behind Devil's Sympathy beaten 9 lengths (25.84) in a Grade 5 H. Expect improvement on the latest effort. Great chance to atone.

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 4	21/9/26	Shepparton	450m	6	0:25.84	62.7 km/h	9.8L	$23	0:25.17	0:25.17	GR 5 H	$2,930	$75	10	1. Devil's Sympathy 2. Grapefruit Tito 3. Miss Maximus
1st of 8	11/9/26	Healesville	350m	7	0:19.58	64.4 km/h	2.5L	$4.00	0:19.58	0:19.35	GR 5	$1,530	$1,000	5	1. Point Man 2. Archie Mcivor 3. Luca Skywalker
7th of 7	6/9/26	Sale	510m	3	0:29.83	61.5 km/h	15.4L	$46	0:28.75	0:28.75	RST WIN H	$3,340	-	9	1. Otto Rose 2. Stomper Romper 3. Austral Warriors
3rd of 7	28/8/26	Traralgon	425m	1	0:24.62	62.1 km/h	2.5L	$7.00	0:24.45	0:24.35	GR 5	$2,930	$300	4	1. Geraldton Crew 2. Storm Coming 3. Point Man
7th of 8	24/8/26	Sandown	515m	8	0:31.04	59.7 km/h	10.4L	$4.60	0:30.31	0:29.36	GR 5	$3,340	-	3	1. Galloping Jessie 2. Heathcote Rupee 3. Blazing Blue Ice
3rd of 8	21/8/26	Healesville	350m	1	0:19.64	64.2 km/h	1.7L	$51	0:19.52	0:19.52	GR 5	$1,530	$160	4	1. Winking Willie 2. Ticket Confetti 3. Point Man

Grapefruit Tito (4) 4134572162
Trainer: Cole Brett (MELTON (C))
Prize Money: $9,985
Win / Place: 10% / 42%

2 yo BDL D

Sire: VULTURI (AUS)

Dam: LALA GRAPEFRUIT (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

28: 3-5-4

Track

11: 0-3-2

Trk/Dst

11: 0-3-2

Distance

11: 0-3-2

Season

8: 1-2-1

Metro

22: 1-3-4

Country

6: 2-2-0

1st Up

2: 0-1-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-1

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

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

Comments

Good effort at double-figure odds last time when second (25.71) over 450m at Shepparton. Tricky draw to overcome. One of the better hopes.

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 4	21/9/26	Shepparton	450m	8	0:25.71	63.0 km/h	8.0L	$14	0:25.17	0:25.17	GR 5 H	$2,930	$600	5	1. Devil's Sympathy 2. Grapefruit Tito 3. Miss Maximus
6th of 7	16/9/26	Ballarat	545m	5	0:31.40	62.5 km/h	3.9L	$41	0:31.12	0:31.12	GR 4/5	$3,880	-	4	1. Time Perpetuated 2. Deep Thinker 3. Whiskey Whiskers
1st of 6	12/9/26	Bendigo	425m	5	0:24.09	63.5 km/h	1.4L	$4.50	0:24.09	0:24.07	Rank Limit - Restricted Win	$1,530	$1,000	10	1. Grapefruit Tito 2. Pats For Ruby 3. Paw Laui
2nd of 8	2/9/26	Shepparton	450m	6	0:25.85	62.7 km/h	1.4L	$3.30	0:25.75	0:25.28	MX 6/7	$1,530	$320	2	1. Blackberry Juice 2. Grapefruit Tito 3. Red Turtle
7th of 7	31/8/26	Shepparton	450m	8	0:25.56	63.4 km/h	6.9L	$81	0:25.08	0:25.02	MX 6/7	$2,930	-	7	1. Bold Thruster 2. Surge 3. Whirly Wind
5th of 6	24/8/26	Sandown	595m	7	0:35.39	60.5 km/h	6.8L	$14	0:34.93	0:34.36	RST WIN	$3,940	-	14	1. Raven's Call 2. Del Amitri 3. What Power

Moment (7) 57f7534462
Trainer: Maria Barber (YARRA RANGES (S))
Prize Money: $17,685
Win / Place: 7.58% / 33%

3 yo Black B

Sire: PINDARI EXPRESS (AUS)

Dam: AMBITIOUS (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

66: 5-7-10

Track

4: 0-1-0

Trk/Dst

4: 0-1-0

Distance

5: 0-2-0

Season

7: 0-1-1

Metro

25: 0-2-4

Country

41: 5-5-6

1st Up

2: 0-0-1

2nd Up

2: 0-1-0

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

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

Comments

Hit the frame latest (25.62) when second at Shepparton in a Grade 5 H. Yet to win but has placed three times from this draw. Looks suited here and can measure up on best.

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
2nd of 6	21/9/26	Shepparton	450m	4	0:25.62	63.2 km/h	0.8L	$8.50	0:25.58	0:25.17	GR 5 H	$2,930	$600	11	1. Zelda Braga 2. Moment 3. Quick Shot
99th of 1	13/9/26	Healesville	300m	8	N/A	-	-	$0.00			Trial	$0	-	-	1. 99-Moment 2. 3.
6th of 7	10/9/26	Warragul	460m	3	0:26.53	62.4 km/h	12.1L	$91	0:25.68	0:25.65	GR 5 H	$2,930	-	7	1. Contradiction 2. Aston Lorenz 3. Secret Joker
4th of 8	3/9/26	Sandown	515m	1	0:30.07	61.7 km/h	8.3L	$46	0:29.50	0:29.31	SE	$15,250	$750	4	1. Regal Spencer 2. Da Souza 3. Stidham Arizona
4th of 8	30/8/26	Healesville	350m	5	0:19.70	64.0 km/h	2.0L	$6.50	0:19.56	0:19.29	GR 5	$1,530	$50	6	1. Mighty Mikado 2. Cheetah Moon 3. Luca Skywalker
3rd of 8	24/8/26	Sandown	515m	7	0:30.16	61.5 km/h	3.3L	$67	0:29.94	0:29.36	SPEC H	$3,880	$400	3	1. Stidham Arizona 2. Regal Spencer 3. Moment

Zelda Braga (8) 5155233541
Trainer: Jason Whybrow (WANGARATTA (RC))
Prize Money: $30,000
Win / Place: 19% / 47%

3 yo RED/FWN D

Sire: BALLYMAC ANTON (AUS)

Dam: GYPSY ZELDA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

57: 11-5-11

Track

16: 2-1-2

Trk/Dst

16: 2-1-2

Distance

16: 2-1-2

Season

6: 1-1-2

Metro

20: 2-2-2

Country

37: 9-3-9

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
3	5	3	0	0

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

Comments

Flew the lids with a slick early split last time and went on to clock 25.58 as a strongly fancied winner over 450m at Shepparton. Expected to measure up 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	21/9/26	Shepparton	450m	5	0:25.58	63.3 km/h	0.8L	$1.50	0:25.58	0:25.17	GR 5 H	$2,930	$1,950	15	1. Zelda Braga 2. Moment 3. Quick Shot
4th of 8	6/9/26	Healesville	350m	8	0:19.52	64.5 km/h	3.3L	$4.60	0:19.30	0:19.30	GR 5	$2,930	$75	13	1. Guardian 2. Negative Nibbs 3. Take His Cash
5th of 7	24/8/26	Shepparton	450m	6	0:25.89	62.6 km/h	6.0L	$8.50	0:25.48	0:24.94	MX 3/4	$3,360	-	7	1. Slick Rocket 2. She Likes Beer 3. Black Marvel
3rd of 7	17/8/26	Shepparton	450m	2	0:25.48	63.6 km/h	4.2L	$4.80	0:25.19	0:24.83	GR 4	$3,360	$345	7	1. She Likes Beer 2. Mr. Field 3. Zelda Braga
3rd of 8	10/8/26	Shepparton	450m	1	0:25.65	63.2 km/h	1.1L	$4.00	0:25.57	0:25.35	GR 4/5	$3,360	$345	7	1. O'keefe, 1-She Likes Beer 2. 3. Zelda Braga
2nd of 8	3/8/26	Shepparton	450m	2	0:25.44	63.7 km/h	0.3L	$9.00	0:25.43	0:25.28	GR 4/5	$3,360	$690	7	1. Black Marvel 2. Zelda Braga 3. Sweet Love

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