Ballarat Race 12

Two More Races To Go

Prize Money: $1,530

WESTERN BALE (3) has missed the frame at his last two but did run well three back when third (22.56) in a Grade 5 at this track. Has the ability and expected to go close. ABLETT FLYER (7) has mixed form a little and missed the frame the last two but was a Grade 5 winner three back (25.74) at this track over 450m. Can improve sharply here. THAI BUTTERFLY (2) placed three back at Healesville then out of the placings last couple but moves to box 2 this time where she has performed well. Expected to do much better this time. DOLLAR SHORT (6) was unplaced here last start but gets his chance to atone.

Distance: 390m
Class: Grade 5 T3
Track: Good
Weather: Showers
Surface: All Weather

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Spirit Of Panama (1) 6624583623
Trainer: Cameron Knott (Mt Camel)
Prize Money: $7,610
Win / Place: 5.36% / 32%

Nearing Another Win

3 yo BDL D

Sire: SUPERIOR PANAMA (AUS)

Dam: CHUN LI (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

56: 3-9-6

Track

7: 1-2-1

Trk/Dst

7: 1-2-1

Distance

13: 2-2-1

Season

19: 0-3-3

Country

56: 3-9-6

1st Up

3: 1-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-1

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

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

Comments

Has been in the minor money the last two runs, the latest at big odds finishing third (23.11) at Geelong. Has the inside draw. Looking to others.

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 7	4/3/25	Geelong	400m	1	0:23.11	62.3 km/h	2.5L	$19	0:22.95	0:22.60	GR 5	$1,530	$160	8	1. Hartland Prince 2. Sand Dunes 3. Spirit Of Panama
2nd of 6	24/2/25	Ballarat	390m	4	0:22.62	62.1 km/h	0.6L	$26	0:22.58	0:22.11	GR 5	$1,530	$320	10	1. Ruxton Shine 2. Spirit Of Panama 3. Super Ceviche
6th of 8	14/2/25	Healesville	300m	2	0:17.34	62.3 km/h	6.4L	$81	0:16.90	0:16.83	GR 5	$1,530	-	4	1. Easily Amused 2. Pleiadian 3. Brutal Power
3rd of 8	10/2/25	Ballarat	390m	1	0:22.70	61.9 km/h	5.9L	$18	0:22.29	0:22.09	GR 5	$1,530	$160	11	1. Showgirl Shirley 2. Sir Bingo 3. Spirit Of Panama
8th of 8	30/1/25	Shepparton	390m	2	0:23.44	59.9 km/h	13.5L	$23	0:22.55	0:22.30	GR 5	$1,530	-	8	1. Kraken Force 2. Maggie Parker 3. Unsurpassed
5th of 8	22/1/25	Bendigo	425m	2	0:24.98	61.2 km/h	2.3L	$8.50	0:24.84	0:24.31	GR 5	$1,530	-	7	1. More Boost Rico 2. Tessa Orchid 3. Unsurpassed

Thai Butterfly (2) 5554341264
Trainer: David Schwarz (Dallas)
Prize Money: $19,225
Win / Place: 16% / 43%

3 yo Black B

Sire: BARCIA BALE (AUS)

Dam: ZIPPING JAMIE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

65: 11-11-6

Track

4: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

3: 0-0-0

Distance

10: 0-2-0

Season

21: 4-2-2

Country

65: 11-11-6

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	6	8	3	12	8	11	6	11
1st	2	2	0	2	0	2	0	3
2nd	0	2	0	1	2	4	1	1
3rd	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	2

Comments

Was out of placings last time (19.57) at Healesville in a Grade 5, finishing fourth and beaten 9 lengths. Goes very well from the draw boasting two victories and two places from eight starts. Has ability and should be around the money.

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
4th of 6	4/3/25	Healesville	350m	8	0:19.57	64.4 km/h	9.8L	$14	0:18.93	0:18.93	GR 5	$2,930	$75	4	1. Dr. Reese 2. Peaches 3. Path To Nirvana
6th of 8	28/2/25	Healesville	350m	5	0:19.78	63.7 km/h	6.3L	$6.00	0:19.33	0:19.33	GR 5	$1,530	-	7	1. Cash Now 2. Howe Pie 3. Get A Grip
2nd of 8	21/2/25	Healesville	350m	6	0:19.69	64.0 km/h	0.6L	$4.00	0:19.65	0:19.18	GR 5	$1,530	$320	7	1. Bear Lee Bandit 2. Thai Butterfly 3. Winnie's Wish
1st of 7	14/2/25	Healesville	350m	4	0:19.61	64.3 km/h	0.7L	$3.40	0:19.61	0:19.54	GR 5	$1,530	$1,000	6	1. Thai Butterfly 2. King Plum 3. Choji Akimichi
4th of 8	8/2/25	Ballarat	390m	6	0:22.70	61.9 km/h	3.2L	$9.50	0:22.48	0:22.06	GR 5	$1,530	$50	8	1. Cartel Glamour 2. Bern's Banjo 3. Loyalty Card
3rd of 8	31/1/25	Healesville	350m	7	0:19.84	63.5 km/h	3.6L	$3.30	0:19.59	0:19.50	GR 5	$1,530	$160	7	1. Angry Franky 2. Good As Gone 3. Thai Butterfly

Crackerjack Bern (4) 2421574276
Trainer: Craig Davis (Melton West)
Prize Money: $18,780
Win / Place: 15% / 39%

4 yo Black D

Sire: BERNARDO (AUS)

Dam: MAXIMUM OAKS (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

73: 11-12-6

Track

33: 5-6-3

Trk/Dst

13: 4-3-0

Distance

21: 5-5-1

Season

17: 3-3-0

Metro

1: 0-0-0

Country

72: 11-12-6

1st Up

3: 0-1-0

2nd Up

3: 0-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
5	6	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	11	7	12	6	10	10	6	11
1st	3	2	1	1	1	2	1	0
2nd	3	3	0	1	1	2	0	2
3rd	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	3

Comments

Modest effort last time out when sixth over 425m at Bendigo. Needs to find a bit more.

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
6th of 8	16/1/25	Bendigo	425m	3	0:24.71	61.9 km/h	4.3L	$5.00	0:24.41	0:24.16	GR 5	$1,530	-	8	1. Tinker Dan 2. Kraken Huggie 3. Smokin' Arrow
7th of 7	8/1/25	Ballarat	450m	8	0:25.84	62.7 km/h	9.0L	$21	0:25.21	0:24.66	GR 5	$2,930	-	9	1. Beauty Beast 2. Wynburn Solstice 3. Bourbon Bullet
2nd of 8	30/12/24	Ballarat	390m	2	0:22.42	62.6 km/h	1.7L	$5.70	0:22.30	0:22.30	GR 5	$1,530	$320	12	1. Lektra Fred 2. Crackerjack Bern 3. Peaches
4th of 7	18/12/24	Ballarat	450m	3	0:26.07	62.1 km/h	5.3L	$19	0:25.70	0:25.10	GR 5	$2,930	$75	6	1. Major Franky 2. Betsie Bale 3. Norbit
7th of 8	12/12/24	Shepparton	390m	3	0:22.72	61.8 km/h	5.3L	$8.80	0:22.35	0:21.78	GR 5	$1,530	-	12	1. Cocktail 2. Prestia 3. Car Wash Chaos
5th of 8	30/11/24	Geelong	400m	1	0:22.83	63.1 km/h	4.5L	$17	0:22.51	0:22.48	GR 4/5	$1,530	-	7	1. Got A Pulse 2. Spicy Minx 3. Dawny By Name

Dollar Short (6) 64420x6346
Trainer: Paul Radstock (Burnbank)
Prize Money: $9,855
Win / Place: 14% / 39%

2 yo Black D

Sire: NEED MY MONEYNOW (AUS)

Dam: SAINT WEST (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

28: 4-4-3

Track

6: 0-1-0

Trk/Dst

5: 0-1-0

Distance

5: 0-1-0

Season

6: 0-1-1

Metro

1: 0-0-0

Country

27: 4-4-3

1st Up

2: 0-1-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-1

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

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

Comments

Most recently finished last in a Grade 5 on March 3 over 390m at this track behind Sumo Smash beaten 10 lengths (22.89). Capable of taking this out.

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
6th of 6	3/3/25	Ballarat	390m	2	0:22.89	61.3 km/h	10.5L	$6.00	0:22.20	0:22.20	GR 5	$1,530	-	7	1. Sumo Smash 2. Westside Wizard 3. Salmon Spray
4th of 5	24/2/25	Ballarat	390m	7	0:22.79	61.6 km/h	8.5L	$2.70	0:22.20	0:22.11	GR 5	$1,530	$50	11	1. Holtorf Bale 2. Wisdom Bale 3. Clara Stella
3rd of 8	13/2/25	Warragul	400m	2	0:23.22	62.0 km/h	6.2L	$3.70	0:22.79	0:22.79	GR 5	$1,530	$160	8	1. Paw Kattia 2. Before Noon 3. Dollar Short
6th of 8	5/2/25	Ballarat	390m	6	0:22.88	61.4 km/h	9.9L	$23	0:22.19	0:21.80	GR 5	$2,930	-	133	1. Nanna Nap 2. Don't Tell Shell 3. Lektra Fred
133 Day Spell
- of 8	25/9/24	Ballarat	390m	6	0:29.24	48.0 km/h	99.0L	$16	0:22.31	0:22.31	GR 5	$2,930	-	7	1. Let's Win Ollie 2. Hot Saki 3. Blackpool Slade
2nd of 8	18/9/24	Ballarat	390m	8	0:22.32	62.9 km/h	0.6L	$4.60f	0:22.28	0:21.78	GR 5	$2,930	$600	62	1. Zap 2. Dollar Short 3. Lady Replicas
62 Day Spell

Ablett Flyer (7) 4735712157
Trainer: Gregory McRae (Smythes Creek)
Prize Money: $12,705
Win / Place: 13% / 43%

2 yo Black D

Sire: MY REDEEMER (AUS)

Dam: LIVERPOOL FLYER (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

51: 7-11-4

Track

27: 5-5-2

Trk/Dst

5: 1-0-0

Distance

6: 1-0-0

Season

26: 5-3-2

Metro

1: 0-0-0

Country

50: 7-11-4

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

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

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

Comments

Last start finished 7th in a Grade 5 on March 5 over 390m at this track behind Blackpool Slade beaten 4 lengths (22.52). Below best last time but looks well placed here. Deserves another chance.

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	5/3/25	Ballarat	390m	9	0:22.52	62.3 km/h	4.0L	$51	0:22.25	0:21.87	GR 5	$2,930	-	6	1. Blackpool Slade 2. No Bad Deed 3. Need A Pilot
5th of 8	27/2/25	Warrnambool	450m	3	0:25.90	62.5 km/h	4.4L	$51	0:25.60	0:25.23	GR 5	$2,930	-	10	1. Hatenna Bale 2. Nimble Benny 3. Aston Zoom
1st of 7	17/2/25	Ballarat	450m	1	0:25.74	62.9 km/h	0.1L	$7.00	0:25.74	0:25.42	GR 5	$1,530	$1,000	7	1. Ablett Flyer 2. Tinker Dan 3. Black Spectre
2nd of 7	10/2/25	Ballarat	450m	8	0:25.90	62.5 km/h	3.5L	$2.20	0:25.66	0:25.39	GR 5	$1,530	$320	7	1. Tinker Pat 2. Ablett Flyer 3. Fire Wire
1st of 8	3/2/25	Ballarat	450m	8	0:26.00	62.3 km/h	0.1L	$7.50	0:26.00	0:25.84	GR 5	$1,530	$1,000	14	1. Ablett Flyer 2. Sir Valentino 3. Kalinya
7th of 7	20/1/25	Ballarat	390m	1	0:22.68	61.9 km/h	4.5L	$14	0:22.37	0:22.23	GR 4/5	$1,530	-	7	1. Blackpool Viper 2. Kaluna Chaos 3. Stromboli

Black Pistol (8) 643537138x
Trainer: Malcolm Carr (Devon Meadows)
Prize Money: $12,470
Win / Place: 7.89% / 42%

3 yo Black B

Sire: BANJO BOY (AUS)

Dam: PISTOL (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

76: 6-12-14

Track

2: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-0

Distance

2: 0-0-0

Season

12: 1-1-3

Country

76: 6-12-14

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	3	14	4	11	14	7	9	14
1st	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2
2nd	0	1	0	1	2	3	2	3
3rd	0	2	1	1	3	2	2	3

Comments

Didn't make the placings last time at Warragul (23.97) in a Grade 5, finishing a 14 length eighth. Has two successes and six minors from 14 starts from box 8. Others rate better 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
8th of 8	12/12/24	Warragul	400m	8	0:23.97	60.1 km/h	14.9L	$6.40	0:22.93	0:22.69	GR 5	$1,530	-	14	1. Harajuku Lass 2. La Lina 3. Locked And Ready
3rd of 8	28/11/24	Warragul	400m	5	0:23.35	61.7 km/h	4.6L	$24	0:23.03	0:22.74	GR 5	$1,530	$160	9	1. Paris Calling 2. Magic Bee 3. Black Pistol
1st of 7	19/11/24	Geelong	400m	3	0:23.03	62.5 km/h	1.0L	$4.60	0:23.03	0:22.65	GR 5	$1,530	$1,000	15	1. Black Pistol 2. Harry Hotcakes 3. Roxy Smirnoff
7th of 8	4/11/24	Warragul	400m	8	0:23.20	62.1 km/h	4.2L	$21	0:22.91	0:22.45	GR 5	$2,930	-	9	1. No Doors 2. Paris Calling 3. Olympic History
3rd of 8	26/10/24	Bendigo	425m	2	0:24.28	63.0 km/h	1.7L	$18	0:24.16	0:24.08	GR 5	$1,530	$160	11	1. Timma Turtle Two 2. Golden Eye 3. Black Pistol
5th of 8	15/10/24	Geelong	400m	3	0:23.78	60.6 km/h	11.8L	$12	0:22.96	0:22.45	GR 5	$1,530	-	5	1. Bismuth 2. Special Sian 3. Locked And Ready

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