Q1 Lakeside Race 9

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Prize Money: $11,000

POP'S MAESTRO (2) has a strong record this trip with 11 wins and five placings from 20 starts. Missed the frame latest (30.00) when fourth over 520m at Q Parklands in a OPEN. Looks the one to beat with even luck. MCKEON (1) ran below her best last time finishing seventh (26.43) over 457m at this track in a Grade 4/5. Has a strong record at this journey including 17 wins. Has never missed the frame from five starts from this draw, including three wins. Should be about the mark. VALIDATE (4) has a strong record this track and trip with seven wins and two placings from 11 starts. Was out of the placings last time (29.93) at Q Parklands in a OPEN, finishing fourth and beaten 9 lengths. Makes strong appeal on best. CHASING SNOW (5) looks an each-way chance.

Distance: 457m
Class: Free For All
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather

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Mckeon (1) 1113132177
Trainer: Michael Landrigan (Waterview Heights)
Prize Money: $145,195
Win / Place: 58% / 86%

Track Specialist

Track / Distance Specialist

Box Specialist

2 yo Black B

Sire: BERNARDO (AUS)

Dam: FIRE ON ICE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

36: 21-3-7

Track

4: 2-0-1

Trk/Dst

4: 2-0-1

Distance

4: 2-0-1

Season

16: 8-1-4

Metro

13: 4-1-4

Country

23: 17-2-3

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
2	17	2	0	0

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

Comments

Didn't make the placings last time at this track (26.43) in a Grade 4/5, finishing a 11 length seventh. Is yet to miss the placings from this box, including three wins. Has ability and looks a key chance.

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 7	17/1/26	Q Lakeside	457m	5	0:26.43	62.2 km/h	11.0L	$2.50	0:25.65	0:25.23	GR 4/5	$10,000	-	9	1. White Mack 2. More Than Money 3. Mandela Hayze
7th of 8	8/1/26	Q Parklands	520m	5	0:30.44	61.5 km/h	12.3L	$4.60	0:29.59	0:29.32	OPEN	$107,830	-	7	1. Tempting Dash 2. Zipping Lipa 3. Zipping Ariel
1st of 7	1/1/26	Q Parklands	520m	7	0:29.88	62.7 km/h	0.3L	$3.70	0:29.88	0:29.53	OPEN	$11,000	$7,150	6	1. Mckeon 2. She's Peakin' 3. Zipping Lipa
2nd of 8	26/12/25	Q Parklands	520m	8	0:30.01	62.4 km/h	2.8L	$3.90	0:29.81	0:29.58	GR 5	$18,500	$3,700	8	1. Tarawi Buster 2. Mckeon 3. Cody's Star
3rd of 6	18/12/25	Q Parklands	520m	7	0:30.19	62.0 km/h	4.5L	$1.75f	0:29.86	0:29.53	GR 5	$9,000	$900	21	1. Savanna Beach 2. Flying Seal 3. Mckeon
1st of 8	27/11/25	Q Parklands	520m	7	0:29.84	62.7 km/h	0.5L	$2.60f	0:29.84	0:29.84	GR 5	$9,000	$5,850	7	1. Mckeon 2. Got This Girls 3. She's All Fire

Pop's Maestro (2) 6212121244
Trainer: Travis Elson (YANDINA CREEK)
Prize Money: $89,880
Win / Place: 48% / 79%

Track Specialist

Track / Distance Specialist

2 yo BLU D

Sire: ASTON RUPEE (AUS)

Dam: LIMITED EDITION (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

29: 14-7-2

Track

18: 10-5-0

Trk/Dst

18: 10-5-0

Distance

18: 10-5-0

Season

22: 10-5-1

Metro

27: 13-7-2

Country

2: 1-0-0

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	11	3	0	0

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

Comments

Hasn't been that impressive recently but he has solid credentials over this track and distance. Yet to be beaten in two starts out of this box. Sure to go 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
4th of 4	15/1/26	Q Parklands	520m	5	0:30.00	62.4 km/h	9.3L	$4.80	0:29.36	0:29.29	OPEN	$11,000	$550	7	1. Irish Bill 2. Vista Weird 3. Star Turn
4th of 8	8/1/26	Q Parklands	520m	4	0:29.90	62.6 km/h	8.3L	$6.00	0:29.32	0:29.32	OPEN	$107,830	$4,700	7	1. Winsome Jet 2. Dashing Jordy 3. Tank Keeping
2nd of 7	1/1/26	Q Parklands	520m	1	0:29.67	63.1 km/h	1.0L	$1.80	0:29.60	0:29.53	OPEN	$11,000	$2,200	12	1. Winsome Jet 2. Pop's Maestro 3. Weblec Joel
1st of 6	20/12/25	Q Lakeside	457m	2	0:25.11	65.5 km/h	5.0L	$2.00f	0:25.11	0:25.11	FFA	$11,000	$7,150	7	1. Pop's Maestro 2. Extreme Tension 3. Daysea's Rory
2nd of 8	13/12/25	Q Lakeside	457m	5	0:25.30	65.0 km/h	1.3L	$2.30f	0:25.22	0:25.22	OPEN	$24,000	$4,800	7	1. Wolf Creek 2. Pop's Maestro 3. Out Of Whiskey
1st of 7	6/12/25	Q Lakeside	457m	2	0:25.03	65.7 km/h	5.8L	$1.15f	0:25.03	0:25.03	OPEN	$9,000	$5,850	7	1. Pop's Maestro 2. Red Hot Penny 3. Hara's Frankie

Validate (4) 1121115234
Trainer: Jeff Crawford (Buccan)
Prize Money: $187,720
Win / Place: 53% / 80%

Track Specialist

Track / Distance Specialist

Box Specialist

2 yo Black D

Sire: ASTON RUPEE (AUS)

Dam: STRIKE HER POSE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

47: 25-5-8

Track

17: 12-0-3

Trk/Dst

11: 7-0-2

Distance

11: 7-0-2

Season

23: 13-3-3

Metro

40: 23-4-8

Country

7: 2-1-0

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
2	7	15	1	0

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

Comments

Could only manage fourth last time but placed two on end prior to that, the latest when third (34.62) over 600m at Q Parklands. Tends to run fairly well off the tricky draw but prefer the place this line-up.

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 4	15/1/26	Q Parklands	520m	3	0:29.93	62.5 km/h	9.3L	$2.70	0:29.29	0:29.29	OPEN	$11,000	$550	7	1. Tempting Dash 2. Accredited 3. Cumbria Chrissy
3rd of 8	8/1/26	Q Parklands	600m	2	0:34.62	62.4 km/h	4.0L	$6.00	0:34.33	0:34.19	OPEN	$12,000	$1,200	7	1. Zipping Xaden 2. Brunswick Bullet 3. Validate
2nd of 8	1/1/26	Q Parklands	600m	1	0:34.53	62.6 km/h	4.5L	$2.40	0:34.21	0:34.05	OPEN	$18,500	$3,700	6	1. Zipping Xaden 2. Validate 3. Brunswick Bullet
5th of 8	26/12/25	Q Parklands	600m	6	0:34.92	61.9 km/h	4.5L	$2.70f	0:34.60	0:34.60	OPEN	$18,500	-	8	1. Brunswick Bullet 2. Brunswick Flyer 3. Goldstar Sandler
1st of 7	18/12/25	Q Parklands	600m	4	0:34.57	62.5 km/h	2.3L	$1.33f	0:34.57	0:34.56	OPEN	$12,000	$7,800	5	1. Validate 2. Brunswick Flyer 3. Zephyr
1st of 8	13/12/25	Q Lakeside	550m	7	0:30.49	64.9 km/h	6.0L	$1.50f	0:30.49	0:30.49	OPEN	$38,600	$25,090	7	1. Validate 2. Whiskey Service 3. Clean Cut

Chasing Snow (5) 3343432317
Trainer: Ned Snow (Purga)
Prize Money: $49,305
Win / Place: 14% / 46%

2 yo BLU D

Sire: TOMMY SHELBY (AUS)

Dam: CATCH (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

56: 8-5-13

Track

36: 5-4-10

Trk/Dst

30: 4-3-7

Distance

30: 4-3-7

Season

22: 2-3-6

Metro

36: 5-4-10

Country

20: 3-1-3

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
2	6	0	0	0

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

Comments

Won two starts back at this track over 457m in 25.52. Couldn't repeat the feat last time out when seventh over 457m at this track at Grade 5 level. Not one of the leading chances on this occasion.

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
7th of 8	17/1/26	Q Lakeside	457m	7	0:25.91	63.5 km/h	7.5L	$18	0:25.38	0:25.23	GR 5	$11,000	-	7	1. He's Regal 2. Strut 3. Savanna Beach
1st of 7	10/1/26	Q Lakeside	457m	3	0:25.52	64.5 km/h	1.8L	$9.00	0:25.52	0:25.36	GR 5	$9,000	$5,850	7	1. Chasing Snow 2. Hara's Milly 3. More Than Money
3rd of 8	3/1/26	Q Lakeside	457m	1	0:25.83	63.7 km/h	6.3L	$6.50	0:25.38	0:25.14	GR 5	$9,000	$900	7	1. Raffa 2. Don't Cry Mama 3. Chasing Snow
2nd of 6	27/12/25	Q Lakeside	457m	6	0:25.41	64.7 km/h	0.3L	$6.00	0:25.39	0:25.23	GR 5	$9,000	$1,800	7	1. I'm What's Next 2. Chasing Snow 3. Volatile
3rd of 7	20/12/25	Q Lakeside	457m	3	0:25.58	64.3 km/h	2.0L	$10	0:25.44	0:25.11	GR 5	$9,000	$900	7	1. Daysea's Chief 2. Finest Cut 3. Chasing Snow
4th of 7	13/12/25	Q Lakeside	457m	6	0:25.76	63.9 km/h	5.0L	$21	0:25.39	0:25.22	GR 4/5	$10,000	$500	9	1. Crab Pot 2. Brute Banner 3. Zipping Lee

Big Easy Al (7) 4133246544
Trainer: Austin Dillon (Caboolture)
Prize Money: $82,365
Win / Place: 17% / 45%

4 yo Black D

Sire: NO EASY BEAT (AUS)

Dam: NURSE MEG (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

74: 13-10-11

Track

20: 4-2-2

Trk/Dst

17: 3-1-2

Distance

17: 3-1-2

Season

19: 3-2-3

Metro

58: 11-6-9

Country

16: 2-4-2

1st Up

2: 0-0-1

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	3	10	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	9	11	6	10	8	10	6	14
1st	2	4	0	1	2	2	1	1
2nd	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1
3rd	1	3	2	1	1	1	0	2

Comments

Has been out of the money of late. Could only manage fourth last time out over 550m at this track. Likely to find this a bit tough.

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 7	17/1/26	Q Lakeside	550m	3	0:30.98	63.9 km/h	6.3L	$35	0:30.53	0:30.53	GR 5	$10,000	$500	6	1. Raffa 2. Ringbark Larry 3. Ritza Ken
4th of 7	11/1/26	Grafton	350m	8	0:20.35	61.9 km/h	6.3L	$7.00	0:19.91	0:19.66	NG	$2,660	$75	8	1. Just Tommy 2. Paw Until Payday 3. Divorce Source
5th of 5	3/1/26	Q Lakeside	457m	6	0:25.78	63.8 km/h	7.8L	$15	0:25.23	0:25.14	GR 3/4	$10,000	-	8	1. Teresita 2. Mepunga Shine 3. Brute Banner
6th of 8	26/12/25	Q Parklands	520m	6	0:30.61	61.2 km/h	5.3L	$3.40f	0:30.25	0:29.58	MX 5	$9,000	-	6	1. Mischievous Lou 2. Rapid On Fire 3. Miss Darkside
4th of 6	20/12/25	Q Lakeside	457m	5	0:25.51	64.5 km/h	5.5L	$31	0:25.11	0:25.11	FFA	$11,000	$550	9	1. Pop's Maestro 2. Extreme Tension 3. Daysea's Rory
2nd of 8	11/12/25	Q Parklands	520m	8	0:30.15	62.1 km/h	3.3L	$4.40	0:29.92	0:29.76	MX 5	$9,000	$1,800	7	1. Zephyr 2. Big Easy Al 3. Ninetymile Venom

White Mack (8) 4272468441
Trainer: Bob Higgs (Coominya)
Prize Money: $63,520
Win / Place: 25% / 43%

3 yo WH/FWN D

Sire: AUSSIE INFRARED (AUS)

Dam: RHYNO'S KISS (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

60: 15-5-6

Track

35: 8-5-4

Trk/Dst

32: 8-5-4

Distance

32: 8-5-4

Season

21: 3-3-3

Metro

39: 8-5-4

Country

21: 7-0-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
2	13	0	0	0

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

Comments

Good effort to win last start by 1.5 lengths over 457m at this track in a handy (25.65), beating More Than Money. Will find this a bit tougher, prepared to risk.

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 7	17/1/26	Q Lakeside	457m	7	0:25.65	64.1 km/h	1.5L	$46	0:25.65	0:25.23	GR 4/5	$10,000	$6,500	7	1. White Mack 2. More Than Money 3. Mandela Hayze
4th of 7	10/1/26	Q Lakeside	457m	1	0:25.79	63.8 km/h	6.0L	$12	0:25.36	0:25.36	GR 5	$9,000	$450	7	1. Grubber Kick 2. Volatile 3. Heroic Federer
4th of 6	3/1/26	Q Lakeside	457m	2	0:26.01	63.3 km/h	8.5L	$7.00	0:25.41	0:25.14	GR 5	$9,000	$450	8	1. Strut 2. More Than Money 3. Backburn Bluey
8th of 8	26/12/25	Q Parklands	520m	6	0:30.63	61.1 km/h	13.3L	$71	0:29.70	0:29.58	GR 5	$9,000	-	8	1. Zipping Lee 2. Sheriff 3. Tricky Micky
6th of 6	18/12/25	Q Parklands	520m	6	0:30.83	60.7 km/h	13.8L	$21	0:29.86	0:29.53	GR 5	$9,000	-	7	1. Savanna Beach 2. Flying Seal 3. Mckeon
4th of 8	11/12/25	Q Parklands	520m	2	0:30.40	61.6 km/h	9.3L	$14	0:29.76	0:29.76	GR 5	$9,000	$450	7	1. Zipping Kravitz 2. Goldstar Sandler 3. Always The Sun

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