Monmore Bags Race 5

Race 5

Prize Money: $885

HOLDING ARTHUR (1) showed good early speed but faded to a close fourth (30.09) at this track over 480m. Can discover winning form. VIXONS OPAQUE (2) is a progressive dog who scored her 3rd career win last time at this track, scoring by a head (29.23). In sparkling form and expected to measure up again. BOXING FRIENDS (6) is going well, filling a minor placing two back then was a 1.75 lengths winner of an A6 at this track over 480m (29.06). This tougher but in form and expected to play a big role again. MAGICAL ORLANDO (3) looks an each-way chance.

Distance: 480m
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather
Class: A5

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Holding Arthur (1) 2445521244
Trainer: R Taberner (Monmore)
Prize Money: $3,735
Win / Place: 25% / 62%

2 yo Black D

Sire: TOMMY SHELBY (AUS)

Dam: OLD FORT CHICAGO (GB)

Rating

Stats

Career

24: 6-7-2

Track

22: 6-7-2

Trk/Dst

22: 6-7-2

Distance

22: 6-7-2

Metro

22: 6-7-2

Country

2: 0-0-0

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

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

Box History	1	2
STARTS	10	14
1st	3	3
2nd	4	3
3rd	2	0

Comments

Last start finished 4th on December 26 over 480m at this track behind Rambling Home beaten 1.5 lengths (30.09) in an A4. The form from last run stacks up well. Hard to beat.

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 5	26/12/25	Monmore	480m	2	0:30.09	57.4 km/h	1.6L	$3.50	0:29.95	0:28.81	A4	$778	$121	15	1. Rambling Home 2. Swift Arson 3. Rachel You Go
4th of 6	11/12/25	Monmore	480m	1	0:29.17	59.2 km/h	5.4L	$3.00f	0:28.74	0:28.61	A4	$899	$121	9	1. Mossend Mick 2. Longacres Sonny 3. Stonepark Delta
2nd of 5	2/12/25	Monmore	480m	2	0:28.97	59.6 km/h	0.5L	$2.88f	0:28.93	0:28.66	A4	$778	$121	6	1. Bang On Hollie 2. Holding Arthur 3. Full Notice
1st of 5	26/11/25	Monmore	480m	2	0:29.48	58.6 km/h	3.5L	$3.00	0:29.48	0:29.39	A5	$765	$282	9	1. Holding Arthur 2. Flying Calvn 3. Paradise Gomez
2nd of 6	17/11/25	Monmore	480m	1	0:28.79	60.0 km/h	0.2L	$3.75	0:28.77	0:28.77	A5	$885	$121	9	1. Rambling Home 2. Holding Arthur 3. Fifty
5th of 5	8/11/25	Monmore	480m	2	0:29.36	58.9 km/h	6.5L	$3.00f	0:28.83	0:27.90		$765	$121	6	1. Paradise Gomez 2. Mossend Mick 3. Don Choo Maddie

Vixons Opaque (2) 3x111
Trainer: J B Thompson (Monmore)
Prize Money: $901
Win / Place: 75% / 100%

Track Specialist

Track / Distance Specialist

Picket Fence

1 yo BDL B

Sire: DROMANA BUCKO (IRE)

Dam: VIXONS GLOSS (GB)

Rating

Stats

Career

4: 3-0-1

Track

4: 3-0-1

Trk/Dst

4: 3-0-1

Distance

4: 3-0-1

Season

2: 2-0-0

Metro

4: 3-0-1

1st Up

2: 1-0-1

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Scored by a head last time (29.23) in an A6 over 480m at this track. Yet to miss the placings at this track, including three wins. Looks hard to beat with even luck.

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 6	15/1/26	Monmore	480m	1	0:29.23	59.1 km/h	0.2L	$2.80	0:29.23	0:28.26	A6	$875	$272	8	1. Vixons Opaque 2. Do Gooder 3. Longacres Bigtee
1st of 5	7/1/26	Monmore	480m	1	0:29.07	59.4 km/h	0.1L	$2.40	0:29.07	0:28.95	A7	$704	$262	9	1. Vixons Opaque 2. Bounceback Bucks 3. Winterfield Baby
1st of 6	29/12/25	Monmore	480m	1	0:29.12	59.3 km/h	4.3L	$3.50	0:29.12	0:28.90	A8	$808	$253	112	1. Vixons Opaque 2. Bang On Lacie 3. Remarkable Force
112 Day Spell
1st of 1	22/12/25	Monmore	480m	1	0:29.65	58.3 km/h	0L	$0.00	0:29.65		Trial	$0	-	-	1. Vixons Opaque 2. 3.
1st of 1	15/12/25	Monmore	480m	2	0:29.51	58.6 km/h	0L	$0.00	0:29.51		Trial	$0	-	-	1. Vixons Opaque 2. 3.
3rd of 5	8/9/25	Monmore	480m	2	0:29.64	58.3 km/h	7.3L	$4.33	0:29.06	0:29.06	A8	$713	$114	-	1. Peace O Mind 2. Bang On Lacie 3. Vixons Opaque

Magical Orlando (3) 5333112354
Trainer: M J Russell (Monmore)
Prize Money: $8,694
Win / Place: 14% / 53%

3 yo Black D

Sire: BURGESS BUCKS (IRE)

Dam: AMAZING ALICE (IRE)

Rating

Stats

Career

56: 8-9-13

Track

46: 7-8-10

Trk/Dst

41: 7-8-7

Distance

51: 8-9-10

Season

2: 0-0-0

Metro

52: 7-9-11

Country

4: 1-0-2

1st Up

2: 0-0-1

2nd Up

2: 0-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	8	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	6
STARTS	1	3	14	37	1
1st	0	1	1	6	0
2nd	0	0	4	5	0
3rd	1	1	2	8	1

Comments

Last start finished 4th in an A5 on January 14 over 480m at this track behind Longacres Snipes beaten 5 lengths (30.47). Top-three hope with the right run.

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
4th of 6	14/1/26	Monmore	480m	3	0:30.47	56.7 km/h	5.1L	$5.50	0:30.04	0:29.29	A5	$885	$121	11	1. Longacres Snipes 2. Bathams Big Toe 3. Phoenix Diva
5th of 5	3/1/26	Monmore	480m	4	0:29.82	57.9 km/h	10.6L	$6.00	0:28.96	0:28.80		$775	$121	7	1. Wilma Rudolph 2. Swift Aoife 3. Droopys Jot
3rd of 5	27/12/25	Monmore	480m	4	0:28.99	59.6 km/h	3.0L	$5.50	0:28.74	0:28.54		$778	$121	7	1. Swift Jenkins 2. Dapper Danica 3. Magical Orlando
2nd of 5	20/12/25	Monmore	480m	3	0:28.88	59.8 km/h	1.0L	$7.00	0:28.80	0:28.37		$778	$121	7	1. Vixons Eggshell 2. Magical Orlando 3. Swift Jenkins
1st of 5	13/12/25	Monmore	480m	3	0:28.95	59.7 km/h	2.8L	$8.00	0:28.95	0:28.24		$768	$283	7	1. Magical Orlando 2. Phoenix Diva 3. Aero Candy
1st of 5	6/12/25	Monmore	480m	4	0:29.17	59.2 km/h	0.2L	$6.00	0:29.17	0:28.33		$758	$273	4	1. Magical Orlando 2. Born Goddess 3. Longacres Hump

Longacres Birdie (4) 1133244434
Trainer: P J Doocey (Monmore)
Prize Money: $2,160
Win / Place: 21% / 57%

Box Specialist

1 yo Black B

Sire: BALLYMAC BOLGER (IRE)

Dam: TROMORA BIRDIE (GB)

Rating

Stats

Career

14: 3-2-3

Track

14: 3-2-3

Trk/Dst

14: 3-2-3

Distance

14: 3-2-3

Metro

14: 3-2-3

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Form slipped last start when she finished 4th in an A5 on December 18 over 480m at this track behind Finborough Flyer beaten 7 lengths (29.27). Not keen 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 2	15/1/26	Monmore	264m	4	0:15.55	61.1 km/h	1L	$0.00	0:15.55		Trial	$0	-	-	1. Longacres Birdie 2. Longacres Joy 3.
4th of 5	18/12/25	Monmore	480m	4	0:29.27	59.0 km/h	7.3L	$3.75	0:28.69	0:28.44	A5	$768	$121	5	1. Finborough Flyer 2. Alien Dream 3. Coppice Issie
3rd of 5	13/12/25	Monmore	480m	3	0:29.04	59.5 km/h	1.2L	$3.75	0:28.93	0:28.24		$768	$121	7	1. Zenith Fotospor 2. Alien Dream 3. Longacres Birdie
4th of 5	6/12/25	Monmore	480m	3	0:29.21	59.2 km/h	6.1L	$2.63f	0:28.71	0:28.33		$768	$121	7	1. Bloos Ladysandra 2. Boxing Friends 3. Zenith Fotospor
4th of 5	29/11/25	Monmore	480m	2	0:28.94	59.7 km/h	1.1L	$6.00	0:28.84	0:28.54		$775	$121	4	1. Tromora Force 2. Aero Aidan 3. Zenith Hero
4th of 6	25/11/25	Monmore	480m	3	0:29.07	59.4 km/h	6.2L	$4.00	0:28.56	0:28.33	A4	$895	$121	12	1. Champys Girl 2. Zenith Hero 3. Trinity Bestie

Boxing Friends (6) 1642343521
Trainer: C S Fereday (Monmore)
Prize Money: $11,540
Win / Place: 21% / 50%

Last Start Winner from Box

3 yo FWN D

Sire: BALLYMAC BEST (IRE)

Dam: GLASMEEN GEM (IRE)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

76: 16-10-12

Track

71: 15-8-11

Trk/Dst

70: 15-8-11

Distance

73: 15-10-12

Season

3: 1-1-0

Metro

71: 15-8-11

Country

5: 1-2-1

1st Up

2: 0-1-1

2nd Up

2: 0-1-0

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

Box History	5	6
STARTS	20	56
1st	0	16
2nd	2	8
3rd	3	9

Comments

Good effort to score last start by 1.75 lengths over 480m at this track in 29.06, beating Batmans Gift. Can make it back to back wins.

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 6	17/1/26	Monmore	480m	6	0:29.06	59.5 km/h	1.8L	$3.50	0:29.06	0:28.67	A6	$875	$272	5	1. Boxing Friends 2. Batmans Gift 3. Longacres Smoke
2nd of 6	12/1/26	Monmore	480m	6	0:28.88	59.8 km/h	1.5L	$5.50	0:28.76	0:28.54	A6	$875	$121	7	1. Peejaythedeejay 2. Boxing Friends 3. Sporting Inca
5th of 6	5/1/26	Monmore	480m	5	0:30.02	57.6 km/h	8.1L	$6.00	0:29.38	0:29.12	A6	$875	$121	6	1. Aero Candy 2. Dunquin Brendan 3. Vixons Matt
3rd of 6	30/12/25	Monmore	480m	6	0:29.24	59.1 km/h	7.0L	$6.00	0:28.68	0:28.47	A5	$889	$121	14	1. Anglesey Milo 2. Relentless I Am 3. Boxing Friends
4th of 5	16/12/25	Monmore	480m	6	0:29.09	59.4 km/h	4.6L	$2.88f	0:28.71	0:28.41	A5	$768	$121	5	1. Vixons Bagheera 2. Deal For Two 3. Bathams Big Toe
3rd of 5	11/12/25	Monmore	480m	6	0:29.00	59.6 km/h	1.3L	$3.50	0:28.89	0:28.61	A5	$768	$121	5	1. Beatties Shine 2. Finborough Flyer 3. Boxing Friends

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