Ballarat Race 14

Prize Money: $2,925

BISMUTH (2) stalked the lead from the inside draw before finishing third last start (25.90) at Shepparton in Grade 5 over 450m. Leading chance again. BOROUGH BOUND (8) doesn't win out of turn but recent form sound. Finished second (22.49) at Shepparton last time making it two minors on end. Overdue and is among the main hopes. IDYLLIC LAYLA (1) was always well back but did hit the line strongly late to finish 4th and beaten only 0.7 lengths (22.72) at Geelong. Strong form has emerged from her last run. Expected to feature in the finish. REDEMPTION ROCK (7) has top-three aspirations after placing from this box last time.

Distance: 390m
Class: Grade 5
Track: Good
Weather: FINE
Surface: All Weather

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Idyllic Layla (1) 6432432264
Trainer: Nicole Salna (ANAKIE)
Prize Money: $9,345
Win / Place: 10% / 25%

2 yo BLU B

Sire: FERNANDO BALE

Dam: PRINCESS KIWI

Rating

Stats

Career

39: 4-4-2

Distance

1: 0-0-0

Season

21: 2-3-2

Metro

10: 0-0-0

Country

29: 4-4-2

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Latest effort finished 4th over 400m at Geelong beaten 0.7 lengths (22.72) behind Sumo Smash in a Grade 5 on January 24. Coming out of a very strong form race. Expected to go well.

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
4th of 8	24/1/25	Geelong	400m	8	0:22.72	63.4 km/h	0.7L	$14	0:22.67	0:22.24	GR 5	$2,930	-	10	1. Sumo Smash 2. Mac And Cheese 3. Zarude Bale
6th of 8	14/1/25	Geelong	400m	3	0:22.89	62.9 km/h	2.4L	$7.00	0:22.72	0:22.48	GR 5	$2,930	-	8	1. Zesty Boy 2. You Yang Yaala 3. Quilla Reef
2nd of 7	6/1/25	Horsham	410m	3	0:23.76	62.1 km/h	3.5L	$3.10	0:23.52	0:22.89	GR 5	$2,930	-	6	1. Maybe Rain 2. Idyllic Layla 3. Major Phantom
2nd of 6	31/12/24	Horsham	410m	1	0:23.63	62.5 km/h	2.3L	$2.20f	0:23.47	0:23.29	GR 5	$2,930	-	7	1. Solid Ground 2. Idyllic Layla 3. Big Sunshine
3rd of 8	24/12/24	Geelong	400m	4	0:23.03	62.5 km/h	0.8L	$4.20	0:22.99	0:22.49	GR 5	$1,530	-	4	1. Summer Spritz 2. Impresario 3. Idyllic Layla
4th of 6	20/12/24	Geelong	400m	5	0:23.32	61.7 km/h	9.8L	$4.80	0:22.63	0:22.43	GR 5	$2,930	-	15	1. Blackpool Viper 2. Fancy Kiaarn 3. Little Gladys

Bismuth (2) 5417772513
Trainer: Anita Gibbons (Lara)
Prize Money: $20,360
Win / Place: 13% / 40%

3 yo Black D

Sire: SUPERIOR PANAMA (USA)

Dam: SHEZ IMPERIOUS (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

66: 9-5-13

Track

13: 2-1-1

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Distance

13: 3-3-0

Season

18: 4-1-2

Metro

2: 0-1-0

Country

64: 9-4-13

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
3	6	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	11	7	6	10	5	13	5	9
1st	3	1	0	1	1	2	1	0
2nd	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0
3rd	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	4

Comments

Won two starts back when well in the market at Warrnambool over 390m. Last start finished 3rd over 450m at Shepparton beaten 2.75 lengths (25.90) behind Tiger Shark in a Grade 5 on January 27. Boxed on well at the latest run to hit the frame. Leading player.

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 6	27/1/25	Shepparton	450m	1	0:25.90	62.5 km/h	2.7L	$9.50	0:25.71	0:25.20	GR 5	$2,930	-	7	1. Tiger Shark 2. Atlas Amazon 3. Bismuth
1st of 7	20/1/25	Warrnambool	390m	1	0:22.41	62.7 km/h	0.6L	$1.60	0:22.41	0:22.29	GR 5	$1,530	-	7	1. Bismuth 2. Belair Brae 3. Saint Madix
5th of 8	13/1/25	Warrnambool	390m	3	0:22.58	62.2 km/h	4.5L	$15	0:22.26	0:22.26	GR 5	$1,530	-	6	1. Baijiu 2. Atomic Secret 3. Senses Fail
2nd of 7	7/1/25	Warrnambool	390m	6	0:22.75	61.7 km/h	2.2L	$3.60	0:22.60	0:21.88	GR 5	$1,530	-	8	1. Crypto Prince 2. Bismuth 3. Caesars Palace
7th of 8	30/12/24	Warrnambool	450m	6	0:26.05	62.2 km/h	6.4L	$16	0:25.61	0:25.27	SPEC H	$1,530	-	12	1. Aston Advance 2. In Their Honour 3. Shrapnel
7th of 7	18/12/24	Ballarat	450m	6	0:26.17	61.9 km/h	6.7L	$31	0:25.70	0:25.10	GR 5	$2,930	-	9	1. Major Franky 2. Betsie Bale 3. Norbit

Make It Thunder (3) 655365x151
Trainer: Katharine Gorman (Tanjil South)
Prize Money: $13,965
Win / Place: 20% / 47%

2 yo Black D

Sire: FERNANDO BALE

Dam: VEGAS TICKET

Rating

Stats

Career

34: 7-4-5

Track

2: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-0

Distance

12: 1-1-3

Season

8: 2-0-1

Country

34: 7-4-5

1st Up

2: 1-1-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Was prominent from the outset and held on well to win at Warragul over 400m in 22.81 last start, beating Paris Calling. Rates among the chances 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	30/1/25	Warragul	400m	1	0:22.81	63.1 km/h	4.5L	$1.50	0:22.81	0:22.75	GR 5	$1,530	-	7	1. Make It Thunder 2. Paris Calling 3. Jonathan's Dream
5th of 7	23/1/25	Warragul	400m	6	0:23.23	62.0 km/h	11.1L	$2.80	0:22.46	0:22.46	GR 5	$1,530	-	10	1. On The Coin 2. Hyperkinetic 3. Hurricane Max
1st of 8	13/1/25	Healesville	300m	2	0:16.95	63.7 km/h	1.5L	$4.20	0:16.95	0:16.95	GR 5	$1,530	-	105	1. Make It Thunder 2. Dunsmore Flyer 3. Big Solomona
105 Day Spell
5th of 7	30/9/24	Shepparton	390m	8	0:22.77	61.7 km/h	9.8L	$6.30	0:22.08	0:22.08	GR 5	$2,930	-	4	1. Phil's No Angel 2. Kentucky Gus 3. He's Got Swag
6th of 8	26/9/24	Bendigo	425m	3	0:24.65	62.1 km/h	5.7L	$4.40	0:24.25	0:24.09	GR 5	$1,530	-	12	1. Can't Park There 2. Edi Bale 3. Jag Fernando
3rd of 8	14/9/24	Shepparton	390m	1	0:22.67	61.9 km/h	2.2L	$4.20	0:22.51	0:22.12	GR 5	$1,530	-	8	1. Tasman Hope 2. Thai Butterfly 3. Make It Thunder

Can't Park There (4) 3335266353
Trainer: Samuel Webb (Epsom)
Prize Money: $11,400
Win / Place: 14% / 55%

2 yo BLU D

Sire: FERNANDO BALE

Dam: JAY BIRD

Rating

Stats

Career

34: 5-6-8

Track

5: 2-1-1

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-1

Distance

1: 0-0-1

Season

26: 4-3-6

Metro

3: 0-0-0

Country

31: 5-6-8

1st Up

2: 0-2-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-1

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

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

Comments

Finished third last start (25.68) at big odds over 450m at Shepparton. Awkward draw to overcome. Others preferred.

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 7	30/1/25	Shepparton	450m	3	0:25.68	63.1 km/h	3.0L	$8.00	0:25.49	0:25.49	GR 5	$1,530	-	5	1. Red Shiraz 2. Arts Inferno 3. Can't Park There
5th of 7	25/1/25	Bendigo	425m	6	0:24.74	61.8 km/h	6.0L	$20	0:24.32	0:23.86	GR 5	$1,530	-	5	1. Humidity 2. Collinda Law 3. Broombrae Fritz
3rd of 7	20/1/25	Ballarat	390m	4	0:22.65	62.0 km/h	5.6L	$5.50	0:22.26	0:22.23	GR 5	$1,530	-	18	1. Foxy Roxy 2. Chester Keeping 3. Can't Park There
6th of 8	2/1/25	Shepparton	450m	6	0:26.03	62.2 km/h	6.2L	$14	0:25.60	0:25.51	GR 5	$2,930	-	6	1. Bundy Paradise 2. Ivory Narwhal 3. Arcana
6th of 8	27/12/24	Healesville	300m	6	0:17.41	62.0 km/h	7.3L	$4.30	0:16.90	0:16.90	GR 5	$1,530	-	7	1. Brutal Power 2. Inter Cyborg 3. Jason Rose
2nd of 8	20/12/24	Healesville	350m	5	0:19.73	63.9 km/h	0.1L	$7.30	0:19.73	0:19.36	GR 5	$1,530	-	8	1. Sapphire Speed 2. Can't Park There 3. Perfect Revenge

Harajuku Lass (5) 6166451571
Trainer: Jason Sharp (Lara)
Prize Money: $13,875
Win / Place: 26% / 43%

2 yo Black B

Sire: FERAL FRANKY

Dam: MIYAZAKI

Rating

Stats

Career

30: 8-3-2

Track

3: 0-1-0

Trk/Dst

3: 0-1-0

Distance

12: 1-2-0

Season

17: 5-0-0

Country

30: 8-3-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
1	7	0	0	0

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

Comments

Comes off a (22.95) win last time, scoring by a long neck in a Grade 5 over 400m at Warragul. Still a maiden from the draw but has placed two times. Among the chances on best.

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	30/1/25	Warragul	400m	6	0:22.95	62.7 km/h	0.4L	$6.00	0:22.95	0:22.75	GR 5	$1,530	-	34	1. Harajuku Lass 2. Rowdy's Beast 3. Braemar Elsie
34 Day Freshen-Up
7th of 7	27/12/24	Horsham	410m	1	0:24.22	60.9 km/h	12.3L	$16	0:23.36	0:23.28	FFA	$3,360	-	8	1. Mr. Beets 2. War Time Novelty 3. Major Mike
5th of 8	19/12/24	Warrnambool	390m	6	0:22.60	62.1 km/h	11.8L	$12	0:21.82	0:21.82	GR 4/5	$3,360	-	7	1. Lightning Range 2. Blame Spencer 3. Solitary Flicker
1st of 8	12/12/24	Warragul	400m	3	0:22.93	62.8 km/h	3.5L	$3.40	0:22.93	0:22.69	GR 5	$1,530	-	34	1. Harajuku Lass 2. La Lina 3. Locked And Ready
34 Day Freshen-Up
5th of 8	8/11/24	Warragul	400m	2	0:23.14	62.2 km/h	5.5L	$9.20	0:22.76	0:22.38	GR 5	$2,930	-	10	1. Darnum Desire 2. Spicy Minx 3. All In Ollie
4th of 6	29/10/24	Warragul	400m	2	0:23.09	62.4 km/h	7.4L	$27	0:22.57	0:22.29	GR 5	$2,930	-	13	1. More Beer Please 2. Fill Your Boots 3. Dazzler

Lethal Avenger (6) 1272722875
Trainer: George Borg (Maryborough)
Prize Money: $13,725
Win / Place: 22% / 59%

Track / Distance Specialist

2 yo Black/WH D

Sire: TOMMY SHELBY (AUS)

Dam: AVENGER LASS (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

22: 5-5-3

Track

7: 3-1-1

Trk/Dst

4: 2-0-1

Distance

6: 2-2-1

Season

11: 2-4-0

Metro

1: 0-0-0

Country

21: 5-5-3

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Has not shown much in recent runs. Could only manage fifth last time out over 410m at Horsham. Not going well enough. Needs to lift.

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 6	28/1/25	Horsham	410m	7	0:23.75	62.1 km/h	7.9L	$9.50	0:23.20	0:22.92	GR 5 H	$2,930	-	42	1. Myola Nick 2. She's Reloaded 3. For Pete's Sake
42 Day Freshen-Up
7th of 8	17/12/24	Warragul	400m	2	0:23.23	62.0 km/h	7.9L	$3.40	0:22.68	0:22.26	GR 4/5	$3,360	-	38	1. Zorbas Bale 2. Destructively 3. Aston Image
38 Day Freshen-Up
8th of 8	9/11/24	The Meadows	525m	2	0:31.40	60.2 km/h	17.7L	$15	0:30.16	0:29.52	GR 5 H	$8,790	-	8	1. Shayna Bale 2. Chavero 3. Paw Qwan
2nd of 8	1/11/24	Shepparton	390m	7	0:21.98	63.9 km/h	1.5L	$7.20	0:21.88	0:21.88	GR 4/5	$3,360	-	4	1. Packham Prince 2. Lethal Avenger 3. Sha Tin King
2nd of 8	28/10/24	Shepparton	390m	5	0:22.20	63.2 km/h	1.9L	$4.70	0:22.07	0:21.85	GR 5	$2,930	-	26	1. Packham Prince 2. Lethal Avenger 3. Petzel Bale
7th of 7	2/10/24	Ballarat	450m	4	0:25.89	62.6 km/h	8.5L	$4.10	0:25.30	0:25.12	RST WIN H	$3,880	-	5	1. Raven Peter 2. Higher Force 3. Got A Pulse

Redemption Rock (7) 5435153172
Trainer: Mathew Tabb (Lara)
Prize Money: $15,020
Win / Place: 9.59% / 34%

3 yo Black D

Sire: BARCIA BALE

Dam: ZIPPING JAMIE

Rating

Stats

Career

73: 7-10-8

Track

10: 0-1-2

Trk/Dst

9: 0-1-1

Distance

44: 4-7-5

Season

27: 4-6-3

Country

73: 7-10-8

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	10	9	10	8	10	5	8	13
1st	1	2	0	1	3	0	0	0
2nd	0	1	0	2	1	1	3	2
3rd	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	2

Comments

Finished second at big odds last time (22.48) over 390m at Shepparton. Jumps from the outside. Top-three aspirations.

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	30/1/25	Shepparton	390m	7	0:22.48	62.5 km/h	0.2L	$21	0:22.47	0:22.30	GR 5	$1,530	-	7	1. Market Blue 2. Redemption Rock 3. My Compass
7th of 8	23/1/25	Shepparton	390m	3	0:22.98	61.1 km/h	9.6L	$27	0:22.31	0:22.31	GR 5	$1,530	-	8	1. Twilight Tori 2. Destini Paladin 3. Borough Bound
1st of 8	15/1/25	Bendigo	425m	1	0:24.61	62.2 km/h	0.8L	$3.90	0:24.61	0:24.09	GR 5	$1,530	-	8	1. Redemption Rock 2. Broadway Icon 3. Western Feel
3rd of 7	7/1/25	Warrnambool	390m	6	0:22.61	62.1 km/h	2.3L	$7.50	0:22.45	0:21.88	GR 5	$1,530	-	5	1. Fiery Duel 2. Baijiu 3. Redemption Rock
5th of 8	2/1/25	Shepparton	390m	1	0:22.88	61.4 km/h	9.8L	$10	0:22.20	0:22.20	GR 5	$2,930	-	10	1. Zesty Boy 2. Our Mate Bear 3. Aston Randal
1st of 8	23/12/24	Warrnambool	390m	5	0:22.60	62.1 km/h	6.3L	$2.20f	0:22.60	0:22.21	GR 5	$1,530	-	5	1. Redemption Rock 2. Brindle Bec 3. Rich Flex

Borough Bound (8) 1354321732
Trainer: Jordan Formosa (Heathcote)
Prize Money: $7,080
Win / Place: 9.68% / 58%

Nearing Another Win

2 yo WH/BLU/BDL D

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: SUBLIME NEWS (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

31: 3-5-10

Track

6: 1-1-1

Trk/Dst

6: 1-1-1

Distance

18: 2-4-4

Season

24: 3-5-5

Country

31: 3-5-10

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

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

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

Comments

Working his way into winning form after his success on January 15 at Bendigo over 425m. Last start was second over 390m in 22.49, behind Crusoe Rico. Looks well placed and should prove 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
2nd of 7	27/1/25	Shepparton	390m	5	0:22.49	62.4 km/h	2.4L	$20	0:22.33	0:22.23	GR 5	$2,930	-	4	1. Crusoe Rico 2. Borough Bound 3. Cool Nature
3rd of 8	23/1/25	Shepparton	390m	7	0:22.50	62.4 km/h	2.8L	$23	0:22.31	0:22.31	GR 5	$1,530	-	3	1. Twilight Tori 2. Destini Paladin 3. Borough Bound
7th of 7	20/1/25	Shepparton	390m	2	0:22.97	61.1 km/h	7.0L	$12	0:22.48	0:21.60	GR 5	$2,930	-	5	1. Queston Bale 2. Twilight Tori 3. Viking
1st of 8	15/1/25	Bendigo	425m	7	0:24.42	62.7 km/h	2.4L	$8.00	0:24.42	0:24.09	GR 6	$1,530	-	6	1. Borough Bound 2. Jolly Ethics 3. Poppy Rick
2nd of 8	9/1/25	Shepparton	390m	1	0:22.33	62.9 km/h	0.5L	$9.50	0:22.30	0:22.20	GR 6	$1,530	-	3	1. Aston Outlay 2. Borough Bound 3. Hot Rocker
3rd of 7	6/1/25	Ballarat	390m	5	0:23.06	60.9 km/h	7.2L	$3.30	0:22.56	0:22.43	T3 GR 6	$1,530	-	14	1. Craig Keeping 2. Pippa 3. Borough Bound

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