Sandown Park Race 7

Sb Sandown Cup May 23

Prize Money: $3,940

The well credentialed and experienced MINTER FROST (4) can either lead or come off the speed to win in this class. ASTON GAGA (1) can settle near the lead and looks a solid bet for top 3 SRM bets. MANDOLIN STORM (6) must be respected.

Distance: 595m
Class: Grade 5
Track: Good
Weather: Cloudy
Surface: All Weather

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Aston Gaga (1) 3227516634
Trainer: Rita Gatt (Bannockburn)
Prize Money: $47,885
Win / Place: 15% / 43%

3 yo Black B

Sire: ZIPPING GARTH (AUS)

Dam: ASTON TARA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

69: 11-12-7

Track

19: 2-4-0

Trk/Dst

5: 0-1-0

Distance

5: 0-1-0

Season

34: 6-6-4

Metro

43: 5-9-4

Country

26: 6-3-3

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	4	7	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	10	7	9	7	7	6	12	11
1st	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1
2nd	2	2	1	1	0	2	2	2
3rd	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	2

Comments

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 7	16/4/25	The Meadows	600m	1	0:35.66	60.6 km/h	6.8L	$9.50	0:35.21	0:35.21	GR 4/5	$4,450	$75	7	1. Crocodile Roll 2. Lupini Monelli 3. Tammy McIvor
3rd of 7	9/4/25	The Meadows	525m	3	0:30.71	61.5 km/h	9.0L	$10	0:30.08	0:30.05	GR 4/5	$3,880	$400	7	1. Morton 2. Arandt About 3. Aston Gaga
6th of 6	2/4/25	The Meadows	600m	8	0:35.16	61.4 km/h	14.6L	$10	0:34.14	0:34.14	GR 4/5	$4,450	-	12	1. Paw Yasmin 2. Mepunga Surprise 3. Lupini Monelli
6th of 6	21/3/25	Geelong	460m	4	0:26.36	62.8 km/h	10.3L	$11	0:25.68	0:25.21	GR 5	$2,930	-	9	1. Lanky Larry 2. Mepunga Reward 3. Paw Tabitha
1st of 5	12/3/25	Ballarat	545m	4	0:30.90	63.5 km/h	2.7L	$9.50	0:30.90	0:30.90	GR 4/5	$3,880	$2,600	21	1. Aston Gaga 2. Ari Gold 3. Awesome Avenger
5th of 6	19/2/25	The Meadows	600m	6	0:35.15	61.5 km/h	6.0L	$4.40	0:34.77	0:34.77	GR 4/5	$4,450	-	6	1. Fled The Scene 2. Dundee Dixie 3. Statue Of Time

Target Range (2) 62761x3324
Trainer: Susan Abela (Clyde)
Prize Money: $19,850
Win / Place: 16% / 45%

3 yo WH/FWN B

Sire: OUT OF RANGE (AUS)

Dam: FURIOUS FLOSS (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

42: 7-4-8

Track

22: 3-1-5

Trk/Dst

5: 1-0-1

Distance

5: 1-0-1

Season

18: 1-2-3

Metro

22: 3-1-5

Country

20: 4-3-3

1st Up

2: 0-0-1

2nd Up

2: 0-0-1

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

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

Comments

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	21/4/25	Sandown	515m	6	0:30.02	61.8 km/h	3.1L	$8.50	0:29.80	0:29.36	GR 5 FIN	$3,880	$75	7	1. Paw Alexis 2. Thorkildsen 3. New Heights
2nd of 8	14/4/25	Sandown	515m	8	0:29.95	61.9 km/h	2.0L	$2.90	0:29.81	0:29.40	T3 GR 5 H	$3,340	$690	7	1. Rattle And Bang 2. Target Range 3. Thorkildsen
3rd of 8	7/4/25	Sandown	515m	8	0:29.90	62.0 km/h	2.6L	$2.50	0:29.72	0:29.51	GR 5 NP	$3,340	$345	17	1. Tough Taz 2. Wild Cuddle 3. Target Range
3rd of 6	21/3/25	Warragul	400m	5	0:23.16	62.2 km/h	2.3L	$9.00	0:23.02	0:22.53	GR 5	$2,930	$300	85	1. Black Tycoon 2. Georgie Bale 3. Target Range
85 Day Spell
1st of 7	26/12/24	Sandown	515m	7	0:29.89	62.0 km/h	2.2L	$19	0:29.89	0:28.94	GR 5	$8,790	$5,900	7	1. Target Range 2. Bandari 3. She's Wired
6th of 8	19/12/24	Warragul	460m	5	0:26.78	61.8 km/h	6.3L	$10	0:26.38	0:26.06	GR 5	$1,530	-	10	1. Rumour Confirmed 2. Soda Helen 3. Abraxas Bale

Totally Emgrand (3) 844x323836
Trainer: George Kantzidis (Woodstock)
Prize Money: $35,650
Win / Place: 11% / 57%

3 yo BLU D

Sire: COLLISION (AUS)

Dam: MRS. EMGRAND (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

42: 5-7-12

Track

1: 0-0-0

Season

9: 0-1-3

Metro

19: 1-4-3

Country

23: 4-3-9

1st Up

3: 0-0-1

2nd Up

3: 0-1-0

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

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

Comments

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	19/4/25	The Meadows	525m	7	0:30.39	62.2 km/h	3.4L	$15	0:30.15	0:29.71	GR 5	$8,790	-	7	1. Takumi Bale 2. Doongalla Don 3. Tick Returns
3rd of 8	12/4/25	The Meadows	525m	8	0:30.33	62.3 km/h	0.8L	$31	0:30.29	0:29.81	GR 5	$8,790	$915	5	1. Varsity Bale 2. Speedy Riccardo 3. Totally Emgrand
8th of 8	7/4/25	Sandown	515m	4	0:30.09	61.6 km/h	8.4L	$14	0:29.51	0:29.51	GR 4/5	$3,880	-	16	1. Fernando Duke 2. Jebrynah Nitro 3. Cruising Jamie
3rd of 7	22/3/25	The Meadows	525m	1	0:30.43	62.1 km/h	2.8L	$6.50	0:30.25	0:29.82	GR 5	$8,790	$915	7	1. Cruising Jamie 2. Jebrynah Nitro 3. Totally Emgrand
2nd of 6	15/3/25	The Meadows	525m	7	0:30.34	62.3 km/h	1.8L	$26	0:30.24	0:29.80	GR 5	$8,790	$1,820	5	1. Paw Tika 2. Totally Emgrand 3. Tick Returns
3rd of 8	10/3/25	Shepparton	450m	6	0:25.62	63.2 km/h	6.8L	$41	0:25.18	0:24.76	GR 5	$2,930	$300	154	1. Mavis Tolmie 2. Sketchy Demos 3. Totally Emgrand
154 Day Spell

Minter Frost (4) 1156321573
Trainer: Joy Reinke (Johnsonville)
Prize Money: $130,635
Win / Place: 24% / 62%

4 yo BDL D

Sire: ZAMBORA BROCKIE (AUS)

Dam: FANCY MINTER (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

77: 19-13-16

Track

36: 11-9-6

Trk/Dst

17: 7-2-4

Distance

20: 8-2-5

Season

21: 5-1-5

Metro

53: 14-9-11

Country

24: 5-4-5

1st Up

2: 0-1-0

2nd Up

2: 0-1-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	1	16	2	0

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

Comments

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 4	21/4/25	Sandown	595m	3	0:34.90	61.4 km/h	1.1L	$3.20	0:34.82	0:34.82	GR 4/5	$4,450	$460	15	1. Go Micky 2. Tammy McIvor 3. Minter Frost
7th of 8	6/4/25	Healesville	350m	5	0:19.41	64.9 km/h	5.3L	$91	0:19.07	0:18.92	FFA	$3,360	-	20	1. Cheap Red Wine 2. Chavero 3. Winking Willie
5th of 6	17/3/25	Sandown	595m	5	0:34.91	61.4 km/h	4.2L	$4.40	0:34.61	0:33.96	GR 5	$3,940	-	8	1. El Crimp Adore 2. Dewana Scotch 3. Wren Bale
1st of 7	9/3/25	Sale	510m	1	0:28.32	64.8 km/h	4.3L	$7.00	0:28.32	0:28.32	MX 3/4	$3,880	$2,600	9	1. Minter Frost 2. Dr. Dylan 3. Tommy Tequila
2nd of 8	28/2/25	Sale	510m	8	0:29.16	63.0 km/h	9.7L	$3.70	0:28.49	0:28.49	GR 4/5	$3,880	$800	5	1. Johnson Street 2. Minter Frost 3. Dr. Reese
3rd of 8	23/2/25	Sale	510m	2	0:28.71	63.9 km/h	2.0L	$4.80	0:28.58	0:28.58	GR 4/5	$3,880	$400	30	1. Best For Last 2. Johnson Street 3. Minter Frost

Mandolin Storm (6) 2771281673
Trainer: Michael Katsiris (Thomastown)
Prize Money: $8,940
Win / Place: 16% / 43%

2 yo Black B

Sire: ASTON FASTNET (AUS)

Dam: PRETTY MUCH (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

30: 5-6-2

Track

2: 0-0-0

Season

30: 5-6-2

Metro

2: 0-0-0

Country

28: 5-6-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

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	24/4/25	Shepparton	450m	1	0:25.85	62.7 km/h	7.0L	$7.50	0:25.40	0:25.38	GR 4/5	$1,530	$160	3	1. Angry Chief 2. Bundy Paradise 3. Mandolin Storm
7th of 8	21/4/25	Sandown	515m	3	0:30.26	61.3 km/h	13.0L	$23	0:29.36	0:29.36	GR 5 H	$3,340	-	4	1. Reaper 2. Galloping Red 3. Aston Amisha
6th of 6	17/4/25	Sandown	515m	5	0:30.45	60.9 km/h	10.4L	$10	0:29.73	0:29.08	GR 5	$8,790	-	6	1. Invictus Blue 2. Invictus Harry 3. Johnson Street
1st of 6	11/4/25	Geelong	460m	2	0:25.94	63.8 km/h	0.3L	$3.60	0:25.94	0:25.56	GR 5	$2,930	$1,950	7	1. Mandolin Storm 2. Noctilucent 3. Baby Girl Pearl
8th of 8	4/4/25	Geelong	460m	4	0:26.60	62.3 km/h	12.4L	$15	0:25.73	0:25.73	GR 4/5	$3,360	-	3	1. Lanky Larry 2. Paw Roxy 3. Mepunga Rocky
2nd of 7	1/4/25	Geelong	460m	7	0:25.85	64.1 km/h	1.3L	$3.50	0:25.78	0:25.78	GR 4/5	$1,530	$320	14	1. Paw Tika 2. Mandolin Storm 3. Noctilucent

Lyon Bale (7) 4248725443
Trainer: Tammy Kennedy - Harris (Devon Meadows)
Prize Money: $22,285
Win / Place: 8.82% / 33%

3 yo FWN D

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: ALERA BALE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

68: 6-10-7

Track

26: 1-3-7

Trk/Dst

12: 1-2-1

Distance

12: 1-2-1

Season

45: 3-5-6

Metro

41: 1-6-7

Country

27: 5-4-0

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	9	5	9	7	6	9	11	12
1st	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	1
2nd	1	0	2	2	1	2	1	1
3rd	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	1

Comments

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	24/4/25	Sandown	515m	1	0:29.95	61.9 km/h	3.8L	$26	0:29.71	0:29.17	GR 5	$8,790	$915	5	1. Paw Grady 2. Ethanol Secret 3. Lyon Bale
4th of 8	19/4/25	The Meadows	525m	7	0:30.53	61.9 km/h	6.3L	$26	0:30.08	0:29.71	GR 5	$8,790	$150	5	1. Oaklyn Bale 2. Desirability 3. Packham Prince
4th of 7	14/4/25	Sandown	515m	8	0:30.15	61.5 km/h	11.0L	$51	0:29.41	0:29.40	GR 5	$3,340	$75	9	1. Dash Of Whisky 2. Navy Blue Buzz 3. Lambrick Road
5th of 8	5/4/25	The Meadows	525m	7	0:30.55	61.9 km/h	4.3L	$27	0:30.27	0:29.83	GR 5	$8,790	-	7	1. Reuben Hill 2. Shiv Roy 3. Nova Owen
2nd of 8	29/3/25	The Meadows	525m	4	0:30.30	62.4 km/h	0.3L	$67	0:30.29	0:29.82	GR 5	$8,790	$1,820	7	1. Lure Of Kilkenny 2. Lyon Bale 3. Thunderbolt Ross
7th of 7	22/3/25	The Meadows	525m	8	0:30.76	61.4 km/h	7.8L	$34	0:30.25	0:29.82	GR 5	$8,790	-	6	1. Cruising Jamie 2. Jebrynah Nitro 3. Totally Emgrand

Black Spectre (8) 3566244261
Trainer: Michael Katsiris (Thomastown)
Prize Money: $23,535
Win / Place: 14% / 45%

Unbeaten at the Distance

Unbeaten The Track / Distance

3 yo Black D

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: MEPUNGA SPECTRE (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

62: 9-6-13

Track

5: 2-0-1

Trk/Dst

2: 2-0-0

Distance

2: 2-0-0

Season

23: 2-3-5

Metro

11: 5-1-1

Country

51: 4-5-12

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
2	1	5	1	0

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

Comments

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	23/4/25	The Meadows	525m	1	0:30.39	62.2 km/h	1.9L	$3.40	0:30.39	0:30.05	GR 5	$3,340	$2,230	4	1. Black Spectre 2. Kid Luck 3. Norm's Lucy
6th of 7	19/4/25	Horsham	485m	4	0:27.97	62.4 km/h	9.0L	$61	0:27.34	0:27.34	GR 5	$1,740	-	3	1. Thirty Seconds 2. Navy Blue Buzz 3. Paw Gregson
2nd of 8	16/4/25	Geelong	460m	8	0:26.24	63.1 km/h	0.1L	$7.50	0:26.24	0:26.23	GR 5	$1,530	$320	5	1. Gizmo's Girl 2. Geani Bale, Black Spectre 3.
4th of 5	11/4/25	Horsham	485m	4	0:28.03	62.3 km/h	10.6L	$81	0:27.29	0:27.29	GR 4/5	$1,740	$50	3	1. Daintree Pedro 2. Seagull Rock 3. Radar's Patrol
4th of 8	8/4/25	Ballarat	450m	2	0:25.95	62.4 km/h	3.4L	$12	0:25.71	0:25.69	GR 5	$1,530	$50	35	1. Mr. Frankie Lee 2. Full Barrel 3. Stormy Secret
35 Day Freshen-Up
2nd of 8	4/3/25	Geelong	460m	7	0:26.28	63.0 km/h	4.3L	$11	0:26.00	0:25.75	GR 5	$1,530	$320	3	1. Aston Bamford 2. Black Spectre 3. Voltage Strike