Gosford (G) Race 12

Staff Appreciation

Prize Money: $2,335

OLD FRIENDS (6) has a strong winning strike-rate here with two wins and a placing from four tries. Below best last time at this track (23.00) in a Grade 5, finishing a 9 length fourth. With a clean break looks hard to beat. LIFE DREAM (8) is a promising type who notched her 2nd career success when too good (15.54) at The Gardens last time. Ran the fastest time on the program in her latest win. Expected to feature again. CREEPING SAILOR (1) led early but gathered in and found a bit of trouble before lifting finish a 4 length fourth (23.20) in a Grade 5 at Maitland. Must include in calculations. FIRE UP FROG (2) is worth including after a top-three finish most recently.

Distance: 388m
Class: 5th Grade
Track: Good
Weather: Showers
Surface: All Weather

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Creeping Sailor (1) 3365214
Trainer: David Lewis (KANGY ANGY)
Prize Money: $2,490
Win / Place: 14% / 57%

2 yo DK BDL D

Sire: FERAL FRANKY (AUS)

Dam: BONNIE KEEPING (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

7: 1-1-2

Track

1: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Distance

1: 0-0-0

Season

7: 1-1-2

Country

7: 1-1-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

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

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

Comments

Won two starts back over 400m at Maitland. Last start he finished 4th over 400m at Maitland beaten 4 lengths (23.20) behind Wizard King in a Grade 5 on October 26. Draw likely to suit. Expected to go very well.

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 6	26/10/26	Maitland	400m	3	0:23.20	62.1 km/h	3.8L	$7.00	0:22.93	0:22.21	GR 5	$2,340	$75	7	1. Wizard King 2. Despicable Nitro 3. Jilliby Logie
1st of 8	19/10/26	Maitland	400m	2	0:22.57	63.8 km/h	1.3L	$6.50	0:22.57	0:22.11	MDN	$2,340	$1,500	7	1. Creeping Sailor 2. Tommy's Roar 3. Chronic Don
2nd of 5	12/10/26	Maitland	400m	2	0:22.50	64.0 km/h	6.5L	$9.00	0:22.04	0:22.04	MDN	$1,870	$340	6	1. Tommy's Roar 2. Creeping Sailor 3. Rowdy Syron
5th of 8	6/10/26	Gosford	388m	8	0:24.00	58.2 km/h	11.5L	$9.00	0:23.20	0:22.03	MDN	$1,870	-	10	1. Final Drink 2. Loco Llorona 3. Fired Up Zipper
6th of 8	26/9/26	The Gardens	400m	6	0:23.53	61.2 km/h	8.3L	$6.50	0:22.96	0:22.76	MDN	$1,870	-	5	1. Take The Zipper 2. Wentworth Flyer 3. Winter Lane
3rd of 8	21/9/26	Maitland	400m	1	0:22.96	62.7 km/h	5.3L	$18	0:22.58	0:22.37	MDN	$2,340	$325	7	1. Ibrox High 2. Fired Up Zipper 3. Creeping Sailor

Fire Up Frog (2) 4135642363
Trainer: David Lewis (KANGY ANGY)
Prize Money: $11,555
Win / Place: 10% / 51%

2 yo Black B

Sire: HOOKED ON SCOTCH (AUS)

Dam: FIRE UP KAREN (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

29: 3-4-8

Track

4: 0-1-1

Trk/Dst

4: 0-1-1

Distance

4: 0-1-1

Season

6: 0-1-2

Metro

21: 2-2-6

Country

8: 1-2-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

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

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

Comments

Good effort at double-figure odds last time when third (22.78) over 400m at Maitland. Drawn close to the inside. Top-three aspirations.

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
3rd of 7	26/10/26	Maitland	400m	2	0:22.78	63.2 km/h	4.8L	$9.00	0:22.44	0:22.21	GR 5	$2,340	$325	30	1. Calypso Ethics 2. Bring On Bling 3. Fire Up Frog
6th of 8	26/9/26	The Gardens	400m	3	0:23.56	61.1 km/h	11.5L	$10	0:22.76	0:22.76	GR 5	$2,340	-	4	1. Rhonda's Rupees 2. Sunburnt Keeper 3. Roman Fly
3rd of 8	22/9/26	Gosford	388m	1	0:22.47	62.2 km/h	2.0L	$4.50	0:22.33	0:22.06	GR 5	$2,340	$325	7	1. Gold And Brown 2. Nan Said No 3. Fire Up Frog
2nd of 8	15/9/26	Gosford	388m	4	0:22.39	62.4 km/h	4.3L	$35	0:22.08	0:21.99	GR 5	$2,340	$435	7	1. Lightning Lotte 2. Fire Up Frog 3. Reborn Destiny
4th of 8	8/9/26	Gosford	388m	8	0:22.51	62.1 km/h	7.0L	$46	0:22.02	0:21.93	GR 5	$2,340	$75	7	1. Not Again 2. Princess Ada 3. Lightning Lotte
6th of 8	1/9/26	Gosford	388m	6	0:22.74	61.4 km/h	12.5L	$61	0:21.86	0:21.86	GR 5	$2,340	-	47	1. Bring The Beers 2. Not Again 3. Rearranged
47 Day Freshen-Up

Irish Lad (3) 7x21112x
Trainer: Jade Murray (NEATH)
Prize Money: $3,710
Win / Place: 50% / 83%

2 yo BLU D

Sire: PESTANA (AUS)

Dam: KAPOW (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

6: 3-2-0

Track

1: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Distance

1: 0-0-0

Season

4: 3-1-0

Country

6: 3-2-0

1st Up

2: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Well supported last time and rocketed out of the boxes with a strong early sectional but had to settle for the minor money, finishing a half a length second (17.78) over 300m at Taree Super Track. Should be around the mark.

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 8	19/8/26	Taree Super Track	300m	1	0:17.78	60.7 km/h	0.5L	$1.50	0:17.75	0:17.26	GR 5	$2,340	$435	4	1. Becky Belle 2. Irish Lad 3. Canya Paprika
1st of 8	15/8/26	Taree Super Track	300m	4	0:17.48	61.8 km/h	2.8L	$2.80	0:17.48	0:17.15	GR 5	$1,350	$875	10	1. Irish Lad 2. Kingsbrae Maggie 3. Becky Belle
1st of 8	5/8/26	Taree Super Track	300m	8	0:17.39	62.1 km/h	1.5L	$2.10	0:17.39	0:17.25	MDN	$2,340	$1,500	4	1. Irish Lad 2. Gorgeous Gossip 3. Pa's Shake
1st of 7	1/8/26	Taree Super Track	300m	3	0:17.56	61.5 km/h	1.0L	$1.80	0:17.56	0:17.08	MDN	$1,100	$700	7	1. Irish Lad 2. Shotgun Polly 3. Bella Zest
2nd of 8	25/7/26	Taree Super Track	300m	6	0:17.81	60.6 km/h	2.8L	$1.60	0:17.61	0:17.44	MDN	$1,100	$200	93	1. Our Bill 2. Irish Lad 3. Fab Prince
93 Day Spell
7th of 7	23/4/26	Gosford	388m	4	0:23.84	58.6 km/h	23.0L	$4.00	0:22.22	0:22.03	MDN	$1,870	-	-	1. Ruby Tanuki 2. High Degrees 3. Exciting Forte

Chinese Chariot (4) 5656614578
Trainer: Peter Mantach (ELDERSLIE)
Prize Money: $8,225
Win / Place: 4.41% / 19%

2 yo Black B

Sire: FERAL FRANKY (AUS)

Dam: BENKENNIE CHIC (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

68: 3-6-4

Track

5: 0-0-1

Trk/Dst

5: 0-0-1

Distance

5: 0-0-1

Season

17: 1-1-2

Metro

2: 0-0-0

Country

66: 3-6-4

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

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

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	11	11	8	1	9	9	9	10
1st	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
2nd	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	2
3rd	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1

Comments

Hasn't produced too much recently, and faces tougher opposition here. Needs to do more. Others better.

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
8th of 8	4/11/26	Nowra	365m	5	0:21.81	60.2 km/h	15.8L	$81	0:20.71	0:20.37	GR 5	$2,340	-	3	1. Forty's Boy 2. Romani Lass 3. Firefly Gal
7th of 8	1/11/26	Richmond	320m	7	0:19.20	60.0 km/h	12.0L	$35	0:18.36	0:18.08	GR 5	$2,340	-	4	1. Stilton Sparkle 2. Shameful 3. Royal Member
5th of 8	28/10/26	Richmond	401m	2	0:23.63	61.1 km/h	6.8L	$27	0:23.15	0:22.92	GR 5	$2,340	-	7	1. Canya Win Coin 2. Parisian Jet 3. Rusty Patch
4th of 7	21/10/26	Nowra	365m	6	0:21.17	62.1 km/h	6.5L	$26	0:20.71	0:20.46	GR 5	$2,340	$75	7	1. Taylors Era 2. Spring Steffi 3. Chic Franky
1st of 8	14/10/26	Nowra	365m	1	0:21.21	62.0 km/h	1.5L	$14	0:21.21	0:20.59	GR 5	$2,340	$1,500	8	1. Chinese Chariot 2. Maximum Gayle 3. Black Bear
6th of 8	6/10/26	Bulli	340m	1	0:19.83	61.7 km/h	9.3L	$16	0:19.18	0:18.85	GR 5	$2,340	-	9	1. Humble Smiles 2. Little Kade 3. Shady Coyote

Call Me Julia (5) 612
Trainer: Stephen Atkins (MARYLAND)
Prize Money: $1,635
Win / Place: 33% / 66%

1 yo Black B

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: JULIA MULWEE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

3: 1-1-0

Season

3: 1-1-0

Country

3: 1-1-0

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

Box History	3	6
STARTS	2	1
1st	0	1
2nd	1	0
3rd	0	0

Comments

Found the going tougher last start when second over 400m at The Gardens. That followed a win two back in 23.12 beating No Wrinkles over 400m at The Gardens. Others better.

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
2nd of 7	30/10/26	The Gardens	400m	3	0:23.45	61.4 km/h	9.3L	$7.00	0:22.80	0:22.77	GR 5	$2,340	$435	8	1. Canya Glow 2. Call Me Julia 3. Jamati Girl
1st of 7	22/10/26	The Gardens	400m	6	0:23.12	62.3 km/h	1.5L	$9.00	0:23.12	0:22.59	MDN	$1,870	$1,200	6	1. Call Me Julia 2. No Wrinkles 3. Winter Lane
6th of 7	16/10/26	The Gardens	400m	3	0:24.05	59.9 km/h	17.3L	$4.50	0:22.83	0:22.72	MDN	$1,870	-	-	1. Ritza Armani 2. Ebony Eyes 3. Caspian

Old Friends (6) 11221514
Trainer: Darryl Wilson (ABERMAIN)
Prize Money: $5,395
Win / Place: 50% / 75%

Track Specialist

Track / Distance Specialist

1 yo Black D

Sire: TYPHOON SAMMY (AUS)

Dam: LIL DOO (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

8: 4-2-0

Track

4: 2-1-0

Trk/Dst

4: 2-1-0

Distance

4: 2-1-0

Season

8: 4-2-0

Country

8: 4-2-0

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Won two starts back when well in the market at The Gardens over 272m. Last start finished 4th on October 29 over 388m at this track behind Not Again beaten 9 lengths (23.00) in a Grade 5. Solid formlines coming through that last run. Looks a major player.

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 8	29/10/26	Gosford	388m	4	0:23.00	60.7 km/h	9.3L	$5.50	0:22.35	0:22.07	GR 5	$2,340	$75	9	1. Not Again 2. Diesel Dash 3. Borrowed Times
1st of 7	20/10/26	The Gardens	272m	3	0:15.96	61.4 km/h	2.3L	$1.60	0:15.96	0:15.96	GR 5	$1,350	$875	17	1. Old Friends 2. Lost Compass 3. Sunny Zoom Zoom
5th of 8	3/10/26	The Gardens	272m	7	0:16.31	60.0 km/h	4.8L	$1.20	0:15.97	0:15.71	GR 5	$2,340	-	2	1. Merry Myrtle 2. Little Whacker 3. Tiny Mistress
1st of 8	1/10/26	Gosford	388m	2	0:22.07	63.3 km/h	3.8L	$1.70	0:22.07	0:22.03	GR 5	$1,350	$875	8	1. Old Friends 2. Tarawi Rex 3. Miss Sally Lea
2nd of 8	23/9/26	Taree Super Track	300m	7	0:17.36	62.2 km/h	1.8L	$1.70	0:17.23	0:17.11	GR 5	$2,340	$435	15	1. Wild Chevy 2. Old Friends 3. Coming Through
2nd of 8	8/9/26	Gosford	388m	3	0:22.47	62.2 km/h	0.5L	$2.40	0:22.44	0:21.93	GR 5	$2,340	$435	7	1. Excessive Wheels 2. Old Friends 3. Rearranged

Angel Joe (7) 3747753442
Trainer: Luke Kilby (WESTON)
Prize Money: $4,520
Win / Place: 10% / 31%

2 yo Black B

Sire: SHIMA SHINE (AUS)

Dam: ALFIE'S ANGEL (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

19: 2-2-2

Track

6: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

6: 0-0-0

Distance

6: 0-0-0

Season

12: 0-2-2

Country

19: 2-2-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Finished second last time (23.27) over 400m at The Gardens. Jumps from a wide draw. Prefer others.

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 8	31/10/26	The Gardens	400m	7	0:23.27	61.9 km/h	1.8L	$8.50	0:23.15	0:22.67	GR 5	$2,340	$435	9	1. Kalani Miss 2. Angel Joe 3. Rockin' Mia
4th of 7	22/10/26	The Gardens	400m	1	0:23.35	61.7 km/h	2.5L	$5.50	0:23.17	0:22.59	GR 5	$2,340	$75	5	1. Wentworth Flyer 2. Canya Tango 3. Zipping Shyann
4th of 8	17/10/26	The Gardens	400m	5	0:23.34	61.7 km/h	1.8L	$18	0:23.21	0:22.71	GR 5	$2,340	$75	4	1. Like A Porsha 2. Zipping Shyann 3. Sketchy Get In
3rd of 8	13/10/26	The Gardens	400m	2	0:23.41	61.5 km/h	2.5L	$4.80	0:23.23	0:22.88	GR 5	$2,340	$325	14	1. Koda Mulwee 2. Kara's Vogue 3. Angel Joe
5th of 8	29/9/26	Gosford	388m	7	0:23.00	60.7 km/h	10.5L	$17	0:22.25	0:21.85	GR 5	$2,340	-	4	1. Reborn Passion 2. Kilcoy Pearl 3. Rainbow Shout
7th of 7	25/9/26	The Gardens	400m	4	0:24.08	59.8 km/h	17.3L	$3.20	0:22.86	0:22.53	GR 5	$2,340	-	8	1. Ministry 2. High Degrees 3. Us Two Boys

Life Dream (8) 5122x51
Trainer: Darryl Wilson (ABERMAIN)
Prize Money: $3,200
Win / Place: 33% / 66%

Last Start Winner from Box

1 yo Black B

Sire: TYPHOON SAMMY (AUS)

Dam: LIL DOO (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

6: 2-2-0

Track

2: 1-0-0

Trk/Dst

2: 1-0-0

Distance

2: 1-0-0

Season

4: 1-2-0

Country

6: 2-2-0

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 2-0-0

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

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

Comments

Strong performance after tracking the speed to post a big 6 lengths win at The Gardens over 272m (15.54) beating Hot Work in Grade 5 on October 24. Ran the fastest time on the program in that last win. Follow 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
1st of 8	24/10/26	The Gardens	272m	8	0:15.54	63.0 km/h	6.3L	$1.50	0:15.54	0:15.54	GR 5	$2,340	$1,500	4	1. Life Dream 2. Hot Work 3. Little Whacker
5th of 7	20/10/26	The Gardens	272m	2	0:16.35	59.9 km/h	5.5L	$2.20	0:15.96	0:15.96	GR 5	$1,350	-	66	1. Old Friends 2. Lost Compass 3. Sunny Zoom Zoom
66 Day Spell
2nd of 8	15/8/26	Taree Super Track	300m	7	0:17.74	60.9 km/h	2.5L	$2.00	0:17.56	0:17.15	GR 5	$1,350	$250	7	1. Chevy The Beast 2. Life Dream 3. Bit On Matty
2nd of 8	8/8/26	Taree Super Track	300m	1	0:17.25	62.6 km/h	0.1L	$2.00	0:17.24	0:17.11	GR 5	$1,350	$250	53	1. Chasing Kisses 2. Life Dream 3. Wow Girl
53 Day Freshen-Up
1st of 8	16/6/26	Gosford	388m	1	0:22.30	62.6 km/h	2.3L	$2.50	0:22.30	0:22.18	MDN	$1,870	$1,200	7	1. Life Dream 2. Dakila 3. Monstrance Clock
5th of 8	9/6/26	Gosford	388m	7	0:23.47	59.5 km/h	15.3L	$9.00	0:22.40	0:22.17	MDN	$1,870	-	-	1. Go Zipper Go 2. Kalimera 3. Bigbad Eden

Tommy's Hitman (9) 3675451887
Trainer: Andrew Bell (WEROMBI)
Prize Money: $38,715
Win / Place: 13% / 44%

4 yo BDL D

Sire: TOMMY SHELBY (AUS)

Dam: MY LUCKY MIA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

98: 13-23-8

Track

1: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Distance

1: 0-0-0

Season

9: 1-0-0

Country

98: 13-23-8

1st Up

3: 0-1-0

2nd Up

3: 1-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
10	3	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	11	16	18	6	9	6	13	19
1st	2	0	3	1	1	2	1	3
2nd	3	2	5	0	1	2	4	6
3rd	0	3	0	0	1	1	2	1

Comments

Last start finished 7th in a Grade 5 on October 13 over 340m at Bulli behind Happy Ethics beaten 6 lengths (19.93). Well below best last time but expecting sharp improvement.

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	13/10/26	Bulli	340m	4	0:19.93	61.4 km/h	5.8L	$35	0:19.52	0:19.20	GR 5	$2,340	-	28	1. Happy Ethics 2. Cheeky Cheese 3. Lizzie Long Legs
8th of 8	15/9/26	Bulli	340m	4	0:20.50	59.7 km/h	17.5L	$61	0:19.27	0:18.98	GR 5	$2,340	-	4	1. Terrell Banner 2. Lochinvar Chiron 3. Autofocus
8th of 8	11/9/26	The Gardens	400m	7	0:23.81	60.5 km/h	9.0L	$71	0:23.18	0:22.73	GR 5	$2,340	-	5	1. Fascinate Vern 2. I'm Alright 3. Skinny Marie
1st of 6	6/9/26	Nowra	365m	5	0:21.06	62.4 km/h	1.0L	$4.80	0:21.06	0:20.37	MX 2/3	$1,350	$875	22	1. Tommy's Hitman 2. Orson Jimmy 3. Cumbria Tess
5th of 7	15/8/26	The Gardens	400m	4	0:23.88	60.3 km/h	9.3L	$8.00	0:23.22	0:22.70	GR 5	$2,340	-	3	1. Dakila 2. Monstrance Clock 3. Rainbow Blue
4th of 6	12/8/26	Nowra	365m	2	0:21.26	61.8 km/h	7.3L	$17	0:20.75	0:20.51	MX 1/2/3	$2,340	$75	4	1. Impress Spieth 2. Nicko King 3. Nicko Queen

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