Bendigo Race 10

Shima Shine At Stud (1-3 Wins)(275+ Rank

Prize Money: $1,740

SHARPEN UP (7) was quickly into stride and burnt early from the middle draw where he gave a sight, finishing third (28.73) and beaten 3.5 lengths over 500m at this track. Key chance in this line up. BIG WEEKEND (2) turned in a modest effort most recently when eighth at Ballarat over 545m behind Miss Lucy (32.49) in a T3 RSTW. One of the better hopes. KIPTUM (3) produced a moderate effort last time when fifth at this track over 660m behind Fade To Black (38.66) in a Special conditions race. Was in the money prior to that. Has the ability to give this a shake. STEELY SHIRAZ (1) can find the frame without surprising.

Distance: 500m
Class: Rank Limit - Restricted Win
Track: Good
Weather: SHWRY
Surface: All Weather

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Steely Shiraz (1) 88x215
Trainer: Shane Drummond (Heathcote)
Prize Money: $2,000
Win / Place: 20% / 40%

2 yo Black D

Sire: BERNARDO (AUS)

Dam: GOLDEN SHIRAZ (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

5: 1-1-0

Track

3: 0-1-0

Season

5: 1-1-0

Country

5: 1-1-0

1st Up

2: 0-1-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Got back last start and could only manage fifth but before that won easily by 9 lengths at Shepparton (25.30) beating She's Nowhere in a Maiden on December 4. 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
5th of 7	8/12/25	Shepparton	450m	5	0:25.55	63.4 km/h	7.5L	$15	0:25.02	0:25.02	MX 6/7 H	$2,930	-	4	1. Naradhan 2. Inner Vision 3. Mystifying Lomar
1st of 8	4/12/25	Shepparton	450m	1	0:25.30	64.0 km/h	9.1L	$6.50	0:25.30	0:25.30	MDN	$2,540	$1,680	8	1. Steely Shiraz 2. She's Nowhere 3. Scott Ephraim
2nd of 8	26/11/25	Bendigo	425m	6	0:24.97	61.3 km/h	1.3L	$4.20	0:24.89	0:24.34	MDN	$1,530	$320	67	1. Beast Ablaze 2. Steely Shiraz 3. Ritzy Ruth
67 Day Spell
99th of 1	12/11/25	Bendigo	425m	4	N/A	-	-	$0.00			Trial	$0	-	-	1. 99-Steely Shiraz 2. 3.
8th of 8	20/9/25	Bendigo	425m	6	0:25.80	59.3 km/h	17.8L	$17	0:24.62	0:24.28	MDN	$1,530	-	8	1. Ciao Cleo 2. Crash Rebel 3. Toowoomba Willy
8th of 8	12/9/25	Bendigo	425m	5	0:25.18	60.8 km/h	17.0L	$15	0:24.04	0:24.04	MDN H	$2,540	-	-	1. Flash Of Genius 2. Strop 3. Shotgun Seat

Big Weekend (2) 4316475658
Trainer: Colin Baker (Lara)
Prize Money: $3,630
Win / Place: 8.33% / 37%

3 yo Black D

Sire: FLYING RICCIARDO (AUS)

Dam: NICCALI (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

24: 2-1-6

Track

2: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Distance

1: 0-0-0

Season

22: 2-1-5

Metro

1: 0-0-0

Country

23: 2-1-6

1st Up

3: 0-0-2

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

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

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

Comments

Latest effort finished last over 545m at Ballarat beaten 16 lengths (32.49) behind Miss Lucy in a T3 RSTW on December 8. Tipped to improve sharply. Rates highly on best form.

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	8/12/25	Ballarat	545m	6	0:32.49	60.4 km/h	16.0L	$7.00	0:31.43	0:31.43	T3 RSTW	$1,740	-	4	1. Miss Lucy 2. Rain Bomb 3. Lady Natasha
5th of 7	4/12/25	Sandown	515m	3	0:30.27	61.2 km/h	7.0L	$101	0:29.78	0:29.25	MX 6/7	$8,790	-	5	1. Katie Bell 2. Gorringe 3. Ivory Mihara
6th of 8	29/11/25	Ballarat	450m	2	0:26.08	62.1 km/h	5.8L	$51	0:25.70	0:25.47	GR 6	$1,530	-	8	1. Reiko Jetson 2. Lochinvar Hornet 3. Aston Transcend
5th of 7	21/11/25	Bendigo	500m	2	0:28.79	62.5 km/h	3.7L	$51	0:28.53	0:28.08	RST WIN	$3,340	-	3	1. Salt Speckle 2. Edinburgh Bale 3. High Cotton
7th of 8	18/11/25	Geelong	460m	3	0:26.61	62.2 km/h	10.5L	$61	0:25.91	0:25.91	GR 6	$1,530	-	6	1. Did Not 2. Reiko Jetson 3. Nighttime
4th of 6	12/11/25	Ballarat	390m	1	0:22.51	62.4 km/h	5.9L	$27	0:22.09	0:21.99	MX 6/7	$2,930	$75	5	1. Silent Knight 2. Western's Nasiah 3. Paw Reya

Kiptum (3) 3485573435
Trainer: David Shovan (Powlett Plains)
Prize Money: $23,595
Win / Place: 5.56% / 47%

3 yo Black D

Sire: MY BRO FABIO (AUS)

Dam: ELLA ENCHANTED (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

36: 2-6-9

Track

4: 0-0-1

Trk/Dst

3: 0-0-1

Distance

3: 0-0-1

Season

15: 0-1-4

Metro

17: 2-3-6

Country

19: 0-3-3

1st Up

3: 0-0-1

2nd Up

3: 0-1-1

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

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

Comments

Was out of the placings last time but the start prior finished in the minors when third (32.21) over 545m at Ballarat. Aided by a low draw and is among the better hopes.

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 5	5/12/25	Bendigo	660m	2	0:38.66	61.5 km/h	17.8L	$91	0:37.48	0:37.48	SPEC	$4,450	-	4	1. Fade To Black 2. Galactic Spartan 3. Stomping
3rd of 8	1/12/25	Ballarat	545m	4	0:32.21	60.9 km/h	9.0L	$21	0:31.61	0:31.61	T3 RSTW	$1,740	$180	5	1. Athens Aura 2. Rain Bomb 3. Kiptum
4th of 5	26/11/25	Bendigo	500m	5	0:29.37	61.3 km/h	9.3L	$2.90	0:28.76	0:28.50	MX 6/7	$1,740	$50	7	1. Rain Bomb 2. Kraken Scooby 3. Greysynd Will
3rd of 7	19/11/25	Bendigo	500m	1	0:28.84	62.4 km/h	3.3L	$5.50	0:28.63	0:28.42	T3 RSTW	$1,740	$180	9	1. Opal Whisper 2. Sam's Universe 3. Kiptum
7th of 8	10/11/25	Ballarat	450m	2	0:26.30	61.6 km/h	5.8L	$10	0:25.92	0:25.62	MX 6/7	$1,530	-	7	1. Quick Aussie 2. Go Pikachu 3. Patty's Dream
5th of 7	3/11/25	Ballarat	450m	8	0:25.99	62.3 km/h	5.9L	$19	0:25.58	0:25.58	T3 GR 6	$1,530	-	15	1. Phineas Nigellus 2. Aston Transcend 3. Just Quickly

Shrek's Brother (4) 7465435347
Trainer: Martin Hanke (Locksley)
Prize Money: $5,940
Win / Place: 7.14% / 25%

2 yo Black D

Sire: ANDY PALMER (AUS)

Dam: HOO GUR AFFAIR (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

28: 2-3-2

Track

4: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

3: 0-0-0

Distance

3: 0-0-0

Season

8: 0-0-2

Metro

14: 1-1-0

Country

14: 1-2-2

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Unplaced in four tries at this course. Last start 7th over 300m at Healesville. Can't recommend him in this.

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
7th of 8	9/11/25	Healesville	300m	4	0:17.07	63.3 km/h	7.4L	$101	0:16.55	0:16.55	RST WIN H	$2,930	-	5	1. Alston 2. Party Started 3. Canya Lexi
4th of 6	4/11/25	Geelong	460m	1	0:26.53	62.4 km/h	5.5L	$11	0:26.17	0:26.04	MX 6/7	$1,530	$50	5	1. Obliviate 2. Rev Ken 3. Bit Of Potash
3rd of 7	30/10/25	Shepparton	450m	8	0:25.92	62.5 km/h	7.3L	$2.50	0:25.45	0:25.41	MX 6/7	$1,530	$160	6	1. Paw Harkonnen 2. Jayden 3. Shrek's Brother
5th of 8	24/10/25	Bendigo	500m	2	0:29.21	61.6 km/h	4.8L	$12	0:28.91	0:28.08	RST WIN	$3,340	-	4	1. Scott Micah 2. High Cotton 3. Edinburgh Bale
3rd of 6	20/10/25	Healesville	350m	5	0:19.86	63.4 km/h	0.8L	$5.50	0:19.82	0:19.57	MX 6/7	$1,530	$160	4	1. Waltzing Aurora 2. Maryvale Girl 3. Shrek's Brother
4th of 6	16/10/25	Bendigo	500m	5	0:29.08	61.9 km/h	11.8L	$15	0:28.30	0:28.30	MX 6/7	$1,740	$50	12	1. Aston Summit 2. Dark Miracle 3. Aunty Faye

She's Iconic (6) 5475774478
Trainer: Susan Trim (Campbells Forest)
Prize Money: $3,360
Win / Place: 6.25% / 8.33%

4 yo Black B

Sire: SH AVATAR (USA)

Dam: LA BAMBA ICON (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

48: 3-0-1

Track

42: 3-0-1

Season

12: 0-0-0

Country

48: 3-0-1

1st Up

3: 0-0-0

2nd Up

3: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Backs up after finishing on December 10 over 425m at this track in a Grade 5. Doesn't look smart enough to threaten the top few.

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
8th of 8	10/12/25	Bendigo	425m	5	0:25.35	60.4 km/h	12.2L	$151	0:24.50	0:24.04	GR 5	$1,530	-	7	1. John Boy 2. Out The Window 3. Collinda Pearl
7th of 8	3/12/25	Bendigo	425m	3	0:24.93	61.4 km/h	13.3L	$126	0:24.04	0:23.96	GR 5	$1,530	-	7	1. Stilton Swirl 2. Broombrae Tommy 3. Ned The Knight
4th of 6	26/11/25	Bendigo	425m	5	0:25.14	60.9 km/h	9.0L	$35	0:24.55	0:24.34	GR 5	$1,530	$50	7	1. Francesca Rose 2. Borough Bound 3. Radar's Patrol
4th of 6	19/11/25	Bendigo	425m	8	0:24.90	61.4 km/h	6.0L	$20	0:24.50	0:23.88	GR 5	$1,530	$50	36	1. Classy Shifter 2. Kiss Me Ruby 3. Hillbilly Lexi
36 Day Freshen-Up
7th of 7	14/10/25	Horsham	410m	2	0:24.85	59.4 km/h	15.0L	$126	0:23.86	0:23.26	GR 5	$2,930	-	6	1. Zapatron 2. Thermal Flicker 3. Blue Nitrogen
7th of 8	8/10/25	Bendigo	425m	6	0:25.07	61.0 km/h	9.3L	$81	0:24.46	0:24.12	GR 5	$1,530	-	14	1. Blue Tick Nelson 2. Like A Blaze 3. Ready To Stagger

Sharpen Up (7) 616633x643
Trainer: Michele Berry (Mount Camel)
Prize Money: $4,020
Win / Place: 18% / 54%

2 yo BDL D

Sire: RAZOR'S EDGE (AUS)

Dam: OH MARY (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

11: 2-1-3

Track

6: 1-0-3

Trk/Dst

6: 1-0-3

Distance

6: 1-0-3

Season

3: 0-0-1

Country

11: 2-1-3

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-1-0

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

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

Comments

Charged out of the boxes with a fast early sectional but gathered in and finished in the minors when third (28.73) at this track over 500m. Thereabouts at the last couple. Suited here and likely to run well.

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	10/12/25	Bendigo	500m	5	0:28.73	62.7 km/h	3.6L	$3.60	0:28.48	0:28.13	T3 RSTW	$1,740	$180	14	1. Olympia Onyx 2. Angelani 3. Sharpen Up
4th of 7	26/11/25	Bendigo	500m	8	0:28.78	62.5 km/h	4.0L	$3.20	0:28.50	0:28.50	GR 6	$1,740	$50	5	1. Ring Me Later 2. Olympia Onyx 3. Sam's Universe
6th of 7	21/11/25	Bendigo	500m	7	0:28.87	62.3 km/h	4.8L	$16	0:28.53	0:28.08	RST WIN	$3,340	-	114	1. Salt Speckle 2. Edinburgh Bale 3. High Cotton
114 Day Spell
3rd of 8	30/7/25	Bendigo	500m	2	0:28.44	63.3 km/h	2.3L	$4.80	0:28.29	0:28.29	T3 RSTW	$1,740	$180	7	1. Magic Loki 2. Magic Bullseye 3. Sharpen Up
3rd of 7	23/7/25	Bendigo	500m	8	0:28.78	62.5 km/h	6.5L	$8.00	0:28.34	0:28.34	GR 6	$1,740	$180	9	1. Axel's Radar 2. Sky Springer 3. Sharpen Up
6th of 8	14/7/25	Ballarat	450m	3	0:26.60	60.9 km/h	12.5L	$15	0:25.77	0:25.77	T3 RSTW	$1,530	-	38	1. Off The Beer 2. Limited Time 3. Jack's Regret
38 Day Freshen-Up

Les Norton (8) 553782516
Trainer: Troy Dorrington (Sunshine West)
Prize Money: $2,225
Win / Place: 11% / 33%

2 yo DK BDL D

Sire: FERAL FRANKY (AUS)

Dam: CROWN ELLA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

9: 1-1-1

Track

1: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Distance

1: 0-0-0

Season

9: 1-1-1

Metro

7: 0-1-1

Country

2: 1-0-0

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Did a good job two starts back at Geelong to win by one length in 26.54, beating Paw Missy. Last start finished 6th in a Restricted WIN on December 8 over 595m at Sandown behind Pumping Magic beaten 17 lengths (35.65). Others have better credentials.

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 8	8/12/25	Sandown	595m	7	0:35.65	60.1 km/h	17.8L	$35	0:34.47	0:34.42	RST WIN	$3,940	-	6	1. Pumping Magic 2. Prophet Zulu 3. Evelyn Annie
1st of 7	2/12/25	Geelong	460m	1	0:26.54	62.4 km/h	1.0L	$3.60	0:26.54	0:25.77	MDN	$1,530	$1,000	6	1. Les Norton 2. Paw Missy 3. Jukebox Jive
5th of 7	26/11/25	Bendigo	500m	5	0:29.40	61.2 km/h	9.5L	$5.00	0:28.78	0:28.50	MDN	$1,740	-	7	1. Athens Aura 2. Bootleg Tommy 3. Alligator Rock
2nd of 8	19/11/25	The Meadows	600m	3	0:35.47	60.9 km/h	5.9L	$23	0:35.06	0:34.61	RST WIN	$3,940	$815	18	1. Grace Tango 2. Les Norton 3. Lady Mia
8th of 8	1/11/25	Sandown	595m	6	0:35.83	59.8 km/h	19.5L	$26	0:34.54	0:34.36	RST WIN	$3,940	-	10	1. Capalla 2. Reuben's Rock 3. Triggerfish
7th of 8	22/10/25	The Meadows	525m	8	0:31.17	60.6 km/h	6.0L	$11	0:30.78	0:29.58	MDN	$2,860	-	9	1. Rev Ian 2. Chappy's Hikari 3. She's Just Fine

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