Cranbourne (H) Race 5

Nzb Standardbred Pace

Prize Money: $17,500

ISTHISJUSTFANTASY (7) ran fifth last start at Melton over 2240m, beaten 20 metres. Has to contend with a very wide draw. Has the talent to take this out. SMOKEN ACE NZ (5) worked forward from another wide draw on the front row last start then would not lie down and finished second over 2240m at Melton, beaten a neck. Recent efforts are full of merit. Good enough to put himself right in the finish. RAKAJED NZ (6) didn't do a bad job when sixth over 2240m at Melton last time out. MY UNCLE STAN (2) is the best of the rest after finishing third over 1720m at Melton last time out.

Distance: 1609m
Class: NR up to 105
Track: Good
Weather: overcast
Surface: All Weather

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Jaccka Connor Nz (Fr1) 4764662735
Trainer: Julie Douglas (Strathfieldsaye)
Driver: Tasmyn Potter (C)
Prize Money: $129,698
Win / Place: 11% / 35%

7 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: A ROCKNROLL DANCE (USA)

Dam: COME ON JACCKA (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

100: 11-11-13

Distance

6: 0-1-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Track

1: 0-0-0

Season

15: 0-2-2

1st Up

4: 0-0-2

2nd Up

4: 0-0-0

3rd Up

4: 1-0-1

Metro

67: 4-6-11

Non-Metro

33: 7-5-2

Mobile

100: 11-11-13

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

97: 11-11-13

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

3: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:54.00

Driver Stats

Comments

Last start 5th (Fr4) over 2240m at Melton was 5th-7.04 at the bell, beaten 12 m by Triple Rock Saint (2:39.00) in NR 70 to 79 on December 27 at $51. Two runs back 3rd (Fr5) over 2240m after racing wide at Melton was 5th-4.84 at the bell, beaten 6 m by He's No Romeo (2:42.10) in NR 70 to 79 on December 20 at $41. Will not find this easy. Not keen this time.

Expected Settling Position: Off Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
5th of 11	27/12/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Josh Duggan	2:39.00	1:54.3	12.3m	$51	7	NR 70 to 79	$20,000	$600	1. Triple Rock Saint NZ 2. He's No Romeo NZ 3. Luva Scrap
3rd of 9	20/12/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Tasmyn Potter	2:42.10	1:56.5	6.1m	$41	14	NR 70 to 79	$12,000	$1,200	1. He's No Romeo NZ 2. Browniesatmidnight 3. Jaccka Connor NZ
7th of 8	6/12/25	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Jack Laugher	2:02.90	1:55.0	33.3m	$8.50	7	NR 70 to 79	$15,000	$300	1. Day Two 2. Emily Vincent 3. Mitzi Said
2nd of 9	29/11/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Jack Laugher	2:42.50	1:56.7	5.5m	$6.00	8	NR 67 to 75	$15,000	$2,250	1. Strapping Red 2. Jaccka Connor NZ 3. Clear Left NZ
6th of 10	21/11/25	Geelong	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Jordan Leedham	1:53.60	1:53.6	9.2m	$7.50	13	NR 60 to 75	$15,000	$300	1. My Uncle Stan 2. Strapping Red 3. Golden Shooz
6th of 9	8/11/25	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Ellen Tormey	2:01.70	1:53.9	12.1m	$7.00	7	NR 67 to 75	$15,000	$300	1. Ima Terminator 2. Day Two 3. Triple Rock Saint NZ

My Uncle Stan (Fr2) x485661423
Trainer: R Cashman (Cranbourne)
Driver: Jodi Quinlan
Prize Money: $90,250
Win / Place: 16% / 39%

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SWEET LOU (USA)

Dam: NARREE ROSE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

48: 8-6-5

Distance

6: 2-1-1

Trk/Dst

1: 1-0-0

Track

6: 3-1-1

Season

9: 1-1-1

1st Up

6: 0-1-1

2nd Up

6: 1-0-1

3rd Up

5: 0-1-0

Metro

33: 3-3-3

Non-Metro

15: 5-3-2

Mobile

48: 8-6-5

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

48: 8-6-5

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:53.60

Driver Stats

Comments

Two back was beaten by 7 m finishing second behind Smoken Ace at Geelong over 1609m in a NR 76 to 89 on December 12 at $7. Then a handy effort when beaten by 6 m finishing third after a quick start, behind My Ultimate Barney at Melton over 1720m in a NR 80 to 89 on December 27 at $9.50. Can feature again.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
3rd of 9	27/12/25	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Jodi Quinlan	1:59.00	1:51.4	6.4m	$9.50	15	NR 80 to 89	$17,500	$1,750	1. My Ultimate Barney 2. Sweet Ideal 3. My Uncle Stan
2nd of 9	12/12/25	Geelong	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Jodi Quinlan	1:51.20	1:51.2	7.6m	$7.00	13	NR 76 to 89	$17,500	$2,625	1. Smoken Ace NZ 2. My Uncle Stan 3. Repelling
4th of 9	29/11/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Jodi Quinlan	2:42.50	1:56.7	8.1m	$4.40	8	NR 67 to 75	$15,000	$750	1. Strapping Red 2. Jaccka Connor NZ 3. Clear Left NZ
1st of 10	21/11/25	Geelong	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Jodi Quinlan	1:53.60	1:53.6	3.0m	$4.40	13	NR 60 to 75	$15,000	$8,550	1. My Uncle Stan 2. Strapping Red 3. Golden Shooz
6th of 9	8/11/25	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Jodi Quinlan	2:01.70	1:53.8	7.6m	$7.50	14	NR 67 to 75	$15,000	$300	1. Twisting By NZ 2. Emily Vincent 3. Wattlebank Arnie NZ
6th of 8	25/10/25	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Jodi Quinlan	2:01.20	1:53.4	10.5m	$2.50f	7	NR 65 to 75	$15,000	$300	1. Day Two 2. New Yorker 3. Wattlebank Arnie NZ

Earl Of Pembroke Nz (Fr3) 3758212910
Trainer: Julie Douglas (Strathfieldsaye)
Driver: Chris Alford
Prize Money: $105,045
Win / Place: 19% / 48%

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: WASHINGTON VC (USA)

Dam: MISS PEMBROKE (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

52: 10-9-6

Distance

3: 1-1-0

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

0: 0-0-0

Season

17: 3-2-2

1st Up

5: 0-1-0

2nd Up

4: 0-1-1

3rd Up

4: 1-0-1

Metro

30: 2-3-3

Non-Metro

22: 8-6-3

Mobile

52: 10-9-6

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

52: 10-9-6

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:52.80

Driver Stats

Comments

Last start 10th (Fr1) over 2240m at Melton, beaten 45 m by Bulletproof Boy (2:37.00) in No NR on December 20 at $41. Two runs back won by 2.5 m as favourite (Sr2) at Mildura (2:39.60) beating Triple Rock Saint in NR 65 or better on December 3 at $1.70 at the bell was leading 0.6. Unlikely to threaten in this tougher assignment.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
10th of 10	20/12/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Ellen Tormey	2:37.00	1:52.8	46.8m	$41	17	No NR	$22,500	$450	1. Bulletproof Boy 2. Mach Dan 3. Dee Roe
1st of 8	3/12/25	Mildura	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Ellen Tormey	2:39.60	1:57.3	2.5m	$1.70f	4	NR 65 or better	$8,000	$4,560	1. Earl Of Pembroke NZ 2. Triple Rock Saint NZ 3. Tough Aint Enough
9th of 9	29/11/25	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Jack Laugher	1:59.50	1:51.8	23.9m	$41	8	No NR	$22,500	$450	1. Bulletproof Boy 2. Hes From Heaven NZ 3. Bettor Isolate
2nd of 9	21/11/25	Geelong	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Jordan Leedham	1:55.00	1:55.0	1.9m	$3.30	9	1W/15 0K stake	$15,000	$2,250	1. Hot Deal 2. Earl Of Pembroke NZ 3. Rosberg NZ
1st of 8	12/11/25	Mildura	1790m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Corey Johnson	2:09.60	1:56.5	6.9m	$3.50	5	NR 65 or better	$8,000	$4,560	1. Earl Of Pembroke NZ 2. Hot Deal 3. Rio Rock
2nd of 8	7/11/25	Mildura	1790m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Ryan Backhouse	2:07.60	1:54.8	4.9m	$4.40	6	NR 60 to 75	$8,000	$1,200	1. My Ultimate Jimmy NZ 2. Earl Of Pembroke NZ 3. Clymenus NZ

Louie Lou I Nz (Fr4) 3247488855
Trainer: Chris Svanosio (Romsey)
Driver: Ross Payne
Prize Money: $143,600
Win / Place: 13% / 55%

6 yo Bay Horse

Sire: SWEET LOU (USA)

Dam: CHLOE FINN (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

61: 8-13-13

Distance

5: 2-1-0

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

3: 2-0-1

Season

14: 0-1-4

1st Up

5: 1-2-0

2nd Up

5: 1-3-0

3rd Up

5: 2-0-1

Metro

48: 3-11-12

Non-Metro

13: 5-2-1

Mobile

61: 8-13-13

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

61: 8-13-13

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:53.40

Driver Stats

Comments

Didn't do much last time out, was well back in the run when 5th (Fr6) over 1720m at Melton was 8th-16.62 at the bell, beaten 8 m by My Ultimate Barney (1:59.00) in NR 80 to 89 on December 27 at $21. Before that was driven from back in the field when 5th (Fr5) over 2240m at Melton, at the bell was 6th-9.47 beaten 10 m by Calexico (2:40.90) in NR 80 to 92 on December 20 at $151. Not keen.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
5th of 9	27/12/25	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Chris Svanosio	1:59.00	1:51.4	8.2m	$21	7	NR 80 to 89	$17,500	$525	1. My Ultimate Barney 2. Sweet Ideal 3. My Uncle Stan
5th of 9	20/12/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Ross Payne	2:40.90	1:55.6	10.6m	$151	8	NR 80 to 92	$17,500	$525	1. Calexico 2. Smoken Ace NZ 3. Sweetnikkilou
8th of 9	12/12/25	Geelong	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Ross Payne	1:51.20	1:51.2	17.6m	$18	6	NR 76 to 89	$17,500	$350	1. Smoken Ace NZ 2. My Uncle Stan 3. Repelling
8th of 8	6/12/25	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Ross Payne	1:59.80	1:52.1	18.9m	$18	35	NR up to 105	$17,500	$350	1. Rakajed NZ 2. Roadmaster 3. Young Bluey
35 Day Freshen-Up
1st of 4	25/11/25	Melton	1720m			-	Ross Payne	2:05.40	-	0.2m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Louie Lou I NZ 2. Kartiare 3. Ubetta Knot
8th of 8	1/11/25	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Ross Payne	1:59.00	1:51.4	37.3m	$21	7	NR up to 105	$17,500	$350	1. Look Like Diamonds 2. Roadmaster 3. Fate Awaits

Smoken Ace Nz (Fr5) 232x620812
Trainer: Kyle Marshall (Mount Wallace)
Driver: Kyle Marshall
Prize Money: $108,060
Win / Place: 27% / 63%

5 yo Bay Horse

Sire: SPORTSWRITER (USA)

Dam: SMOKEN SU (NZ)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

33: 9-7-5

Distance

1: 1-0-0

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

1: 1-0-0

Season

6: 1-2-0

1st Up

4: 1-0-0

2nd Up

4: 1-1-1

3rd Up

4: 2-1-0

Metro

26: 3-6-5

Non-Metro

7: 6-1-0

Mobile

33: 9-7-5

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

33: 9-7-5

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:51.24

Driver Stats

Comments

Back in form at the last couple of outings, two starts back posted a big 7 m win as favourite when quickly away, (Fr6) at Geelong (1:51.20) beating My Uncle Stan in NR 76 to 89 on December 12 at $1.70 at the bell was 2nd-1.01. Last start just missed, good run when 2nd (Fr7) over 2240m after showing early speed at Melton was 3rd-3.76 at the bell, beaten a neck by Calexico (2:40.90) in NR 80 to 92 on December 20 at $2.60. Capable of taking this out.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
2nd of 9	20/12/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	James Herbertson	2:40.90	1:55.6	0.3m	$2.60	8	NR 80 to 92	$17,500	$2,625	1. Calexico 2. Smoken Ace NZ 3. Sweetnikkilou
1st of 9	12/12/25	Geelong	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	James Herbertson	1:51.20	1:51.2	7.6m	$1.70f	13	NR 76 to 89	$17,500	$9,975	1. Smoken Ace NZ 2. My Uncle Stan 3. Repelling
8th of 9	29/11/25	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Kyle Marshall	1:59.50	1:51.8	23.5m	$15	14	No NR	$22,500	$450	1. Bulletproof Boy 2. Hes From Heaven NZ 3. Bettor Isolate
10th of 11	15/11/25	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Kyle Marshall	1:58.90	1:51.2	13.4m	$31	14	No NR	$22,500	$450	1. Dangerous 2. Bulletproof Boy 3. Triple Eight NZ
2nd of 6	1/11/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Kyle Marshall	2:38.90	1:54.2	0.2m	$3.80	7	NR 80 to 89	$17,500	$2,625	1. Diamond Eclipse 2. Smoken Ace NZ 3. No Notthebuttons
6th of 6	25/10/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Kyle Marshall	2:36.70	1:52.6	20.6m	$71	133	No NR	$22,500	$450	1. Leap To Fame 2. Bulletproof Boy 3. Catch A Wave
133 Day Spell

Rakajed Nz (Fr6) 3265418116
Trainer: Jamie Kirk (Cranbourne)
Driver: Taylor Youl (C)
Prize Money: $149,428
Win / Place: 14% / 51%

7 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: A ROCKNROLL DANCE (USA)

Dam: RAKARATA (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

90: 13-20-13

Distance

11: 3-0-2

Trk/Dst

1: 1-0-0

Track

16: 3-7-0

Season

12: 3-2-1

1st Up

6: 1-1-1

2nd Up

6: 0-1-1

3rd Up

5: 1-2-1

Metro

26: 5-3-2

Non-Metro

64: 8-17-11

Mobile

90: 13-20-13

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

86: 13-20-11

Slushy

1: 0-1-0

Grass

4: 0-0-2

Best Mile

1:52.06

Driver Stats

Comments

Failed to impress last start; 6th (Sr2) over 2240m at Melton beaten 22 m by Bulletproof Boy (2:37.00) in No NR on December 20 at $10. Showed ability the race before when he won by a head (Fr6) at Melton (1:59.80) beating Roadmaster in NR up to 105 on December 6 at $7.50 at the bell was 2nd-0.43. Capable of taking this out.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
6th of 10	20/12/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Taylor Youl	2:37.00	1:52.8	22.0m	$10	14	No NR	$22,500	$450	1. Bulletproof Boy 2. Mach Dan 3. Dee Roe
1st of 8	6/12/25	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Taylor Youl	1:59.80	1:52.1	0.2m	$7.50	7	NR up to 105	$17,500	$9,975	1. Rakajed NZ 2. Roadmaster 3. Young Bluey
1st of 11	29/11/25	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	Taylor Youl	2:01.10	1:53.3	3.6m	$5.00	15	NR 75 to 88	$17,500	$9,975	1. Rakajed NZ 2. Twisting By NZ 3. Repelling
8th of 12	14/11/25	Wagga	2800m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Blake Jones	3:16.10	1:52.7	43.1m	$71	6	No NR	$60,000	$900	1. Captains Knock 2. Don Hugo 3. Max Delight
1st of 10	8/11/25	Menangle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr10	Taylor Youl	1:53.10	1:53.1	3.3m	$2.30f	7	0W/20K Stakes	$20,400	$10,800	1. Rakajed NZ 2. Our George Boston 3. Michaywey
4th of 6	1/11/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Chris Alford	2:38.90	1:54.2	2.1m	$3.60	7	NR 80 to 89	$17,500	$875	1. Diamond Eclipse 2. Smoken Ace NZ 3. No Notthebuttons

Isthisjustfantasy (Fr7) 163912x2x5
Trainer: M A Lee, P Lee (Ecklin South)
Driver: Jason Lee
Prize Money: $118,540
Win / Place: 44% / 70%

2nd Up Record

6 yo Brown Mare

Sire: BETTING LINE (USA)

Dam: MISTRESSOFILLUSION (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

27: 12-4-3

Distance

3: 2-1-0

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

1: 1-0-0

Season

2: 0-1-0

1st Up

5: 3-1-0

2nd Up

3: 2-1-0

3rd Up

3: 1-0-0

Metro

21: 7-3-3

Non-Metro

6: 5-1-0

Mobile

27: 12-4-3

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

27: 12-4-3

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:52.00

Driver Stats

Comments

Didn't impress first-up beaten 20 m fifth behind Bulletproof Boy at Melton over 2240m in a No NR on December 20. No surprise if she turned things around.

Expected Settling Position: Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
5th of 10	20/12/25	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Jason Lee	2:37.00	1:52.8	20.0m	$15	126	No NR	$22,500	$675	1. Bulletproof Boy 2. Mach Dan 3. Dee Roe
126 Day Spell
1st of 2	9/12/25	Terang	2180m			-	Glen Craven	2:39.30	-	0.2m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Isthisjustfantasy 2. Rocknallovertheworld NZ 3.
2nd of 10	16/8/25	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr3	Glen Craven	1:59.70	1:52.0	1.3m	$11	245	NR up to 105	$17,500	$2,625	1. War Dan Buddy 2. Isthisjustfantasy 3. Hes From Heaven NZ
245 Day Spell
2nd of 6	12/8/25	Terang	2180m			-	Glen Craven	2:46.60	-	6m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Browniesatmidnight 2. Isthisjustfantasy 3. Code Bailey NZ
2nd of 9	14/12/24	Menangle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr7	Jason Lee	1:51.10	1:51.1	4.1m	$4.20	14	No NR	$25,500	$4,250	1. Illavabubbles NZ 2. Isthisjustfantasy 3. Tay Tay
1st of 10	30/11/24	Menangle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr10	Will Rixon	1:52.00	1:52.0	4.4m	$4.00f	49	NR up to 95	$30,600	$16,200	1. Isthisjustfantasy 2. Joelita 3. Promiseland
49 Day Freshen-Up

Race Review Abbreviations

Brk: Broke, Blkd: Blocked or held up, 1 x 1: One-out, one-back, Prkd: Parked, 3bk otr: 3 back on the outer, 3bk inr: Same as above, but on the inside, trld: Trailed, Gt spd: Showed gate speed, 3wd: 3-wide postd: Caught wide without cover, Held up: Held up, no gaps or few gaps: If they don't see any clear air in the straight, Inr-mid-wd -position: On the inside, mid = 1-off, wd = 3-wide or wider, flew hm wd: Flew home wide, dashd inr: Sprinted well on the inside, Chkd: Checked, Slow: Slow away at the start, Wltd: Wilted or got tired, Fdd: Faded late, Urgd: If the driver's getting stuck in

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