Ballarat Race 5

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Prize Money: $3,360

CRACKERJACK MATT (5) is a talented type who notched his 9th career success when too good (21.92) at Shepparton last time. In sparkling form and expected to measure up again. LEKTRA PRINCESS (8) boasts a strong record this journey with five wins and five minors from 12 tries. Placed last time (23.62) at Mt Gambier in a Grade 5, finishing third and beaten 1.75 lengths. Makes strong appeal on best. PAW ESTRELLA (7) recorded a 1.2 lengths win (22.14) in a Grade 5 last time at Shepparton. Has already won out of this draw. Something for the Multiples: MYRNIONG STORM (6)

Distance: 390m
Class: Mixed 4/5
Track: Good
Weather: OCAST
Surface: All Weather

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Rock Eternal (2) 2131348631
Trainer: William Donlon (Burnbank)
Prize Money: $10,175
Win / Place: 31% / 63%

2 yo Black D

Sire: ASTON RUPEE (AUS)

Dam: ABSOLUTE RUBY (LATE SLIGHT OF HAND)

Rating

Stats

Career

19: 6-3-3

Track

7: 1-2-2

Season

7: 2-0-2

Country

19: 6-3-3

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Good effort to win last start by 1.75 lengths over 400m at Geelong in a handy (22.55), beating Cheryl Blue. Has the ability to be in the finish.

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	10/10/25	Geelong	400m	6	0:22.55	63.9 km/h	1.8L	$20	0:22.55	0:22.27	GR 5	$2,930	$1,950	7	1. Rock Eternal 2. Cheryl Blue 3. Scott Sigma
3rd of 7	3/10/25	Bendigo	425m	3	0:24.28	63.0 km/h	2.5L	$31	0:24.13	0:23.76	GR 4/5	$3,360	$345	10	1. Scott Sigma 2. Reanna's Pride 3. Rock Eternal
6th of 6	23/9/25	Horsham	410m	7	0:23.83	61.9 km/h	4.3L	$9.50	0:23.55	0:23.27	GR 5	$2,930	-	25	1. Westside Wizard 2. Bring Your Best 3. Foxy Roxy
8th of 8	29/8/25	Bendigo	500m	7	0:28.91	62.3 km/h	12.0L	$71	0:28.12	0:27.94	GR 4/5	$3,880	-	3	1. Nigel Devere 2. Queen Avenger 3. Moraine Wally
4th of 7	26/8/25	Horsham	410m	6	0:23.72	62.2 km/h	3.0L	$8.00	0:23.51	0:23.16	GR 5	$2,930	$75	6	1. Lektra Jimmy 2. Tinker Jack 3. Serenity Girl
3rd of 7	20/8/25	Ballarat	450m	6	0:25.65	63.2 km/h	4.9L	$46	0:25.30	0:25.22	GR 4/5	$3,360	$345	12	1. Paw Illabo 2. Impel 3. Rock Eternal

Major Franky (3) 8511871177
Trainer: Brian Hodgson (Smythesdale)
Prize Money: $16,475
Win / Place: 23% / 34%

3 yo RED/FWN D

Sire: FERAL FRANKY (AUS)

Dam: PUZZLES (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

43: 10-2-3

Track

14: 4-2-1

Trk/Dst

9: 2-2-0

Distance

10: 2-2-0

Season

5: 2-0-0

Country

43: 10-2-3

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
4	6	0	0	0

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

Comments

Has finished seventh at his last couple of starts, most recently at Healesville over 300m. Must be included.

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	12/10/25	Healesville	300m	6	0:17.27	62.5 km/h	7.6L	$27	0:16.74	0:16.56	GR 5	$2,930	-	44	1. King Cherry 2. Stojanovic 3. Arcana
44 Day Freshen-Up
7th of 7	29/8/25	Geelong	460m	7	0:26.62	62.2 km/h	7.3L	$10	0:26.15	0:25.80	GR 5	$2,930	-	9	1. Mr. Kia Ora 2. Paw Harry 3. Gloria's Entity
1st of 8	20/8/25	Ballarat	390m	8	0:22.25	63.1 km/h	5.3L	$7.50	0:22.25	0:21.84	GR 5	$2,930	$1,950	8	1. Major Franky 2. Spring Lassen 3. Hot Saki
1st of 8	12/8/25	Geelong	460m	4	0:26.34	62.9 km/h	0.2L	$2.20	0:26.34	0:26.09	GR 5	$1,530	$1,000	7	1. Major Franky 2. Break In 3. County Tyrone
7th of 8	5/8/25	Horsham	410m	8	0:24.10	61.2 km/h	9.3L	$17	0:23.45	0:23.08	GR 5	$2,930	-	6	1. Paw Rival 2. Serenity Girl 3. Pyrenees Ace
8th of 8	30/7/25	Ballarat	390m	7	0:22.91	61.3 km/h	11.3L	$14	0:22.16	0:22.11	GR 5	$2,930	-	4	1. Mike Angelo Zeal 2. Ripper Riley 3. Myall Ray

On The Coin (4) 3224233143
Trainer: Susan Richards (Devon Meadows)
Prize Money: $20,090
Win / Place: 15% / 50%

4 yo Black D

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: MISS VANE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

51: 8-9-9

Track

1: 0-0-0

Distance

1: 0-0-0

Season

8: 1-2-3

Country

51: 8-9-9

1st Up

4: 1-0-1

2nd Up

3: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Finished third last start (24.89) at big odds over 435m at Sale. Tricky draw to overcome. Has to do a bit more.

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 8	12/10/25	Sale	435m	5	0:24.89	62.9 km/h	1.6L	$20	0:24.78	0:24.41	GR 5	$2,930	$300	14	1. Dr. Fanatical 2. Paw Uella 3. On The Coin
4th of 8	28/9/25	Sale	435m	6	0:24.94	62.8 km/h	5.1L	$27	0:24.58	0:24.37	GR 4/5	$3,360	$75	5	1. Audacious Paddy 2. Ribero 3. Whipping It
1st of 8	23/9/25	Warragul	400m	7	0:22.89	62.9 km/h	0.3L	$10	0:22.89	0:22.49	GR 5	$2,930	$1,950	14	1. On The Coin 2. Tinker Lee 3. Hunter Riot
3rd of 8	9/9/25	Warragul	400m	6	0:23.26	61.9 km/h	3.3L	$7.00	0:23.06	0:22.68	GR 5	$2,930	$300	7	1. Paw Judd 2. Magpie Harry 3. On The Coin
3rd of 8	2/9/25	Warragul	400m	1	0:22.96	62.7 km/h	1.5L	$12	0:22.85	0:22.64	GR 5	$2,930	$300	9	1. Bo Rhapsody 2. Not Our Fault 3. On The Coin
2nd of 8	24/8/25	Sale	435m	4	0:24.98	62.7 km/h	8.0L	$11	0:24.46	0:24.10	GR 5	$2,930	$600	7	1. Slay Queen Molly 2. On The Coin 3. Parumba Dawn

Crackerjack Matt (5) x321312111
Trainer: Jordan Cooper (Lethbridge)
Prize Money: $20,840
Win / Place: 42% / 76%

Picket Fence

2 yo BLU D

Sire: SHIMA SHINE (AUS)

Dam: MAXIMUM SHIRLEY (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

21: 9-4-3

Track

2: 1-1-0

Trk/Dst

2: 1-1-0

Distance

10: 3-3-2

Season

8: 5-2-1

Country

21: 9-4-3

1st Up

4: 0-0-1

2nd Up

4: 1-2-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
4	5	0	0	0

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

Comments

Won his last three in a row including a strong win last start over 390m at Shepparton by 2.5 lengths in a Mix 3/4. On a hot winning streak and likely to score again.

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
1st of 7	13/10/25	Shepparton	390m	1	0:21.92	64.1 km/h	2.5L	$1.30	0:21.92	0:21.63	MX 3/4	$3,360	$2,250	7	1. Crackerjack Matt 2. Scott Crush 3. Bring Your Best
1st of 7	6/10/25	Horsham	410m	2	0:23.20	63.6 km/h	3.5L	$3.10	0:23.20	0:23.20	MX 3/4	$3,360	$2,250	6	1. Crackerjack Matt 2. Westside Wizard 3. Doongalla Nomes
1st of 8	30/9/25	Warragul	400m	1	0:23.01	62.6 km/h	0.3L	$3.30	0:23.01	0:22.32	GR 5	$2,930	$1,950	7	1. Crackerjack Matt 2. Westside Wizard 3. Take The Edge, Crackerjack Trev
2nd of 8	23/9/25	Horsham	410m	2	0:23.31	63.3 km/h	0.8L	$2.80	0:23.27	0:23.27	MX 3/4	$3,360	$690	7	1. Candy Stride 2. Crackerjack Matt 3. So You Assume
1st of 8	16/9/25	Horsham	410m	6	0:23.33	63.3 km/h	1.4L	$2.40	0:23.33	0:23.09	GR 4/5	$3,360	$2,250	5	1. Crackerjack Matt 2. Collinda Express 3. Paw Olyslagers
3rd of 8	11/9/25	Warrnambool	390m	6	0:22.24	63.1 km/h	2.0L	$5.00	0:22.11	0:21.81	GR 5	$2,930	$300	24	1. Play Lab 2. Tanner Bale 3. Crackerjack Matt

Myrniong Storm (6) 2712266541
Trainer: Paul Mathieson (Myrniong)
Prize Money: $33,930
Win / Place: 17% / 63%

3 yo BLU D

Sire: WOW (AUS)

Dam: LET'S WIN MEISHA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

57: 10-17-9

Track

15: 3-6-0

Trk/Dst

14: 3-5-0

Distance

26: 5-8-3

Season

4: 1-0-0

Country

57: 10-17-9

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Strong performance after tracking the speed to win by a neck at Geelong over 400m (22.69) beating Touch Of Sin in Grade 5 on October 3. Hard to recommend this time.

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	3/10/25	Geelong	400m	1	0:22.69	63.5 km/h	0.3L	$5.50	0:22.69	0:22.32	GR 5	$2,930	$1,950	7	1. Myrniong Storm 2. Touch Of Sin 3. Only Easy
4th of 7	26/9/25	Geelong	400m	6	0:23.17	62.1 km/h	9.3L	$15	0:22.57	0:22.46	GR 5	$2,930	$75	42	1. Corinthian 2. Challenger 3. Sweet Valentine
42 Day Freshen-Up
5th of 7	15/8/25	Geelong	400m	7	0:22.73	63.4 km/h	5.7L	$9.00	0:22.33	0:22.33	GR 5	$2,930	-	11	1. Paw Kramer 2. Alborz Girl 3. Fleetwood Eros
6th of 8	4/8/25	Shepparton	390m	2	0:22.93	61.2 km/h	14.8L	$3.70	0:21.95	0:21.90	GR 5	$2,930	-	10	1. Dynamite Doug 2. Pelican's Sunday 3. Paw Xena
6th of 8	25/7/25	Geelong	400m	3	0:23.15	62.2 km/h	12.5L	$11	0:22.32	0:22.32	GR 4/5	$3,360	-	9	1. Kurnai Bolt 2. Shorty Boy 3. Paw Gertrude
2nd of 8	16/7/25	Ballarat	390m	4	0:22.25	63.1 km/h	2.4L	$3.60	0:22.08	0:21.71	GR 4/5	$3,360	$690	7	1. Queen Avenger 2. Myrniong Storm 3. Jacaerys Bale

Paw Estrella (7) 1127417151
Trainer: Luke Harris (Devon Meadows)
Prize Money: $9,650
Win / Place: 27% / 55%

Last Start Winner from Box

1 yo White/Black B

Sire: PLAINTIFF (AUS)

Dam: FORTUNA BALE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

18: 5-2-3

Track

6: 1-2-0

Trk/Dst

5: 1-1-0

Distance

13: 5-1-1

Season

11: 5-1-0

Country

18: 5-2-3

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Strong performance to win by 1.2 lengths at Shepparton over 390m (22.14) beating Fear The Beer in Grade 5 on October 13. Looks a solid contender.

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	13/10/25	Shepparton	390m	7	0:22.14	63.4 km/h	1.2L	$8.50	0:22.14	0:21.63	GR 5	$2,930	$1,950	7	1. Paw Estrella 2. Fear The Beer 3. Lilah Rainbow
5th of 8	6/10/25	Shepparton	390m	2	0:22.48	62.5 km/h	3.4L	$4.50	0:22.25	0:22.02	GR 5	$2,930	-	4	1. Bring Your Best 2. Paw Leon 3. One Knee Noni
1st of 8	2/10/25	Warrnambool	390m	3	0:22.22	63.2 km/h	0.6L	$6.00	0:22.22	0:21.86	GR 5	$2,930	$1,950	7	1. Paw Estrella 2. Sailaway Gin 3. Paw Marvel
7th of 8	25/9/25	Warrnambool	390m	1	0:22.52	62.3 km/h	8.0L	$9.00	0:21.99	0:21.98	GR 5	$2,930	-	3	1. Chilli Crumpet 2. Paw Uella 3. Lilly Zoom
1st of 8	22/9/25	Shepparton	390m	8	0:22.12	63.5 km/h	0.5L	$2.60	0:22.12	0:21.94	RST WIN	$2,930	$1,950	5	1. Paw Estrella 2. Lilah Rainbow 3. Ascend Hibiscus
4th of 7	17/9/25	Ballarat	390m	2	0:22.83	61.5 km/h	10.8L	$7.50	0:22.11	0:22.01	MX 6/7	$2,930	$75	2	1. Hara Hachi Bu 2. Oh Biscuit 3. Let It Linger

Lektra Princess (8) 1351111723
Trainer: Sharon Bradley (Toolong)
Prize Money: $10,990
Win / Place: 35% / 71%

Box Specialist

Nearing Another Win

2 yo Black B

Sire: BERNARDO (AUS)

Dam: LEKTRA JENA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

14: 5-2-3

Track

1: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Distance

7: 3-1-1

Season

7: 4-1-1

Country

14: 5-2-3

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

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

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

Comments

Has placed the last couple. Ran 23.62 when third at Mt Gambier latest but the run prior she recorded a speedy 22.23 over 390m when just missed, at Warrnambool. Has the ability and expected to go close 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
3rd of 6	12/10/25	Mount Gambier	400m	2	0:23.62	61.0 km/h	1.8L	$1.50	0:23.49	0:23.04	GR 5	$1,610	$160	3	1. Gus Limes 2. Lap To Burn 3. Lektra Princess
2nd of 7	9/10/25	Warrnambool	390m	2	0:22.23	63.2 km/h	0.5L	$5.50	0:22.21	0:21.97	GR 5	$2,930	$600	7	1. Anchor Cranker 2. Lektra Princess 3. Paw Maddox
7th of 8	2/10/25	Warrnambool	450m	3	0:26.13	62.0 km/h	12.3L	$23	0:25.27	0:25.27	RST WIN H	$3,880	-	13	1. Weblec Snoop 2. Noah's Best 3. Belair Ethyl
1st of 7	19/9/25	Bendigo	425m	8	0:24.40	62.7 km/h	0.4L	$12	0:24.40	0:23.74	GR 4/5	$3,360	$2,250	10	1. Lektra Princess 2. Myall Mate 3. Don't Tell Shell
1st of 7	9/9/25	Horsham	410m	8	0:23.47	62.9 km/h	1.8L	$11	0:23.47	0:23.31	GR 5	$2,930	$1,950	5	1. Lektra Princess 2. Nineteen Crimes 3. Paw Hunter
1st of 8	4/9/25	Warrnambool	390m	1	0:22.35	62.8 km/h	1.8L	$7.00	0:22.35	0:21.96	MX 6/7	$2,930	$1,950	7	1. Lektra Princess 2. Spring Laver 3. Diva's Rose

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