The Meadows Race 4

We Stand With Tasmania

Prize Money: $10,095

ASTON BARTON (2) looks suited to an inside draw and a reduced line up. Hard to hold out. TEXAS PRESIDENT (5) has been flying since stepping up to distance racing and looks the clear danger. PANAMA RHODE (8) can make a mid race move.

Distance: 730m
Class: Grade 5
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather

Irish Millie (1) 145364x424
Trainer: Stephen Whyte (Bunyip)
Prize Money: $268,816
Win / Place: 17% / 51%

4 yo Black B

Sire: MY REDEEMER (AUS)

Dam: THURLES PRINCESS (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

64: 11-12-10

Track

18: 2-4-2

Trk/Dst

7: 0-1-2

Distance

7: 0-1-2

Season

9: 1-1-1

Metro

52: 8-12-10

Country

12: 3-0-0

1st Up

4: 1-0-0

2nd Up

4: 1-2-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	2	6	1	2

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

Comments

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	The Meadows	730m	2	0:43.25	60.8 km/h	6.5L	$18	0:42.82	0:42.82	GR 5	$10,100	$150	7	1. Mepunga Donna 2. Panama Rhode 3. Aston Barton
2nd of 6	10/1/26	The Meadows	600m	8	0:34.75	62.2 km/h	9.8L	$9.00	0:34.11	0:34.11	GR 5	$10,100	$2,095	13	1. Mepunga Donna 2. Irish Millie 3. Leroy's Girl
4th of 7	28/12/25	Sale	640m	8	0:37.01	62.3 km/h	5.0L	$21	0:36.69	0:36.25	SPEC H	$10,150	$150	94	1. Ascend Geranium 2. Stomping 3. Greysynd Sammy
94 Day Spell
4th of 4	25/9/25	Sandown	715m	7	0:42.44	60.7 km/h	6.8L	$7.00	0:42.00	0:42.00	SPEC	$10,380	$150	12	1. Mepunga Lara 2. Ethanol Water 3. Pass Mark
6th of 8	13/9/25	The Meadows	730m	5	0:43.44	60.5 km/h	10.4L	$11	0:42.71	0:42.71	Group Listed	$22,000	-	7	1. Late Night News 2. If Only 3. Scotch Time
3rd of 7	6/9/25	The Meadows	730m	1	0:42.87	61.3 km/h	1.5L	$3.80	0:42.79	0:42.79	SPEC H	$10,380	$1,075	7	1. Pass Mark 2. Payback 3. Irish Millie

Aston Barton (2) 1410433543
Trainer: Benjamin Magri (Avalon)
Prize Money: $46,790
Win / Place: 25% / 58%

2 yo Black D

Sire: ASTON FASTNET (AUS)

Dam: ASTON SAKURA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

39: 10-7-6

Track

11: 3-1-3

Trk/Dst

5: 0-0-3

Distance

5: 0-0-3

Season

16: 5-2-3

Metro

22: 7-3-4

Country

17: 3-4-2

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	1	3	5	1

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

Comments

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 7	17/1/26	The Meadows	730m	8	0:42.95	61.2 km/h	2.0L	$5.00	0:42.82	0:42.82	GR 5	$10,100	$1,050	9	1. Mepunga Donna 2. Panama Rhode 3. Aston Barton
4th of 6	8/1/26	Sandown	715m	6	0:42.09	61.2 km/h	3.0L	$14	0:41.89	0:41.89	GR 4/5	$10,380	$150	11	1. Fade To Black 2. Ayden's Warrior 3. Belair Ethyl
5th of 6	28/12/25	Sale	640m	4	0:36.51	63.1 km/h	4.0L	$8.00	0:36.25	0:36.25	SPEC H	$10,150	-	7	1. Without A Trace 2. Texas President 3. Engelke Road
3rd of 6	21/12/25	Sale	640m	7	0:36.78	62.6 km/h	1.0L	$2.40f	0:36.72	0:36.72	SPEC	$7,330	$750	15	1. Paw Ike 2. Lamia Taya 3. Aston Barton
3rd of 6	6/12/25	The Meadows	730m	5	0:42.97	61.2 km/h	1.3L	$2.00f	0:42.90	0:42.90	GR 5	$10,100	$1,050	7	1. Infra Rock 2. If Only 3. Aston Barton
4th of 8	29/11/25	Sandown	595m	8	0:34.69	61.7 km/h	7.3L	$7.00	0:34.22	0:33.59	GR 4/5	$10,380	$150	42	1. Paw Vortex 2. Summer Quinn 3. Ascend Ecstatic
42 Day Freshen-Up

Romantic Red (4) 2314767x43
Trainer: Christopher Williams (Wangaratta)
Prize Money: $40,350
Win / Place: 15% / 62%

3 yo RED/BDL D

Sire: FERAL FRANKY (AUS)

Dam: MEPUNGA HOLLY (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

32: 5-8-7

Track

11: 2-3-1

Trk/Dst

2: 1-0-0

Distance

2: 1-0-0

Season

3: 0-0-1

Metro

24: 3-5-4

Country

8: 2-3-3

1st Up

3: 0-1-1

2nd Up

3: 1-1-1

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

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

Comments

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
3rd of 6	2/1/26	Geelong	680m	4	0:39.63	61.8 km/h	5.0L	$3.90	0:39.30	0:39.30	GR 5	$3,940	$410	11	1. Greysynd Sammy 2. King Of Snake 3. Romantic Red
4th of 8	22/12/25	Sandown	595m	8	0:34.68	61.8 km/h	5.5L	$16	0:34.29	0:34.28	GR 4/5	$4,450	$75	96	1. Aston Gozo 2. Lochinvar Hummer 3. He Shines
96 Day Spell
7th of 8	17/9/25	The Meadows	600m	7	0:35.12	61.5 km/h	10.0L	$5.00	0:34.46	0:34.46	GR 4/5	$4,450	-	62	1. Henry Intention 2. King Of Snake 3. Aston Pratt
62 Day Spell
6th of 8	17/7/25	Q Lakeside	642m	7	0:36.74	62.9 km/h	10.6L	$14	0:36.00	0:36.00	OPEN	$18,500	-	12	1. Stowaway 2. Red Dirt Road 3. Akela Ola
7th of 8	5/7/25	Q Parklands	710m	5	0:42.13	60.7 km/h	10.0L	$10	0:41.43	0:41.43	OPEN	$13,000	-	9	1. Zig Zag Man 2. West On Boonie 3. Akela Ola
4th of 7	26/6/25	Q Parklands	710m	2	0:41.93	61.0 km/h	9.8L	$6.50	0:41.24	0:41.24	OPEN	$13,000	$650	7	1. Red Dirt Road 2. Stowaway 3. Akela Martial

Texas President (5) 2641422211
Trainer: Jeffrey Britton (Anakie)
Prize Money: $75,260
Win / Place: 22% / 58%

Going for the Hat-Trick

2 yo Black D

Sire: BARCIA BALE (AUS)

Dam: SUNTORY ROSE (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

36: 8-8-5

Track

7: 1-1-2

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Distance

1: 0-0-0

Season

18: 3-5-2

Metro

27: 6-6-3

Country

9: 2-2-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	1	5	1	1

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

Comments

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 4	15/1/26	Sandown	715m	7	0:42.10	61.1 km/h	3.8L	$1.40	0:42.10	0:42.10	GR 5	$10,100	$6,800	5	1. Texas President 2. Charlestown 3. Quick Strike
1st of 6	10/1/26	Warrnambool	650m	4	0:37.72	62.0 km/h	6.0L	$2.00	0:37.72	0:37.72	SPEC	$4,450	$2,990	7	1. Texas President 2. King Ron 3. Paw Ike
2nd of 8	3/1/26	Sale	640m	1	0:36.39	63.3 km/h	5.0L	$6.50	0:36.06	0:36.06	S/E Group 1	$113,500	$22,000	6	1. Without A Trace 2. Texas President 3. Ascend Geranium
2nd of 6	28/12/25	Sale	640m	6	0:36.34	63.4 km/h	1.5L	$26	0:36.25	0:36.25	SPEC H	$10,150	$2,000	10	1. Without A Trace 2. Texas President 3. Engelke Road
2nd of 5	18/12/25	Sandown	595m	8	0:34.13	62.8 km/h	0.1L	$2.80	0:34.12	0:34.02	GR 5	$10,100	$2,095	7	1. Urana Parallax 2. Texas President 3. Count The Stars
4th of 7	11/12/25	Sandown	595m	6	0:34.46	62.2 km/h	2.7L	$19	0:34.27	0:34.27	FFA	$10,380	$150	12	1. Ascend Ecstatic 2. He's Magic 3. Vincent Bale

Engelke Road (7) 1435135351
Trainer: Ned McDonald (Pearcedale)
Prize Money: $62,595
Win / Place: 20% / 60%

Last Start Winner from Box

3 yo FWN D

Sire: BEAST UNLEASHED (AUS)

Dam: RUBY GIRL (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

55: 11-11-11

Track

7: 0-1-1

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Distance

1: 0-0-0

Season

16: 3-1-5

Metro

14: 0-1-3

Country

41: 11-10-8

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	1	4	6	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	6	5	8	7	6	3	5	15
1st	3	0	0	3	1	0	1	3
2nd	1	1	2	0	3	2	2	0
3rd	0	0	3	1	1	0	1	5

Comments

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 6	16/1/26	Bendigo	660m	7	0:38.20	62.2 km/h	3.3L	$3.10	0:38.20	0:38.20	GR 4/5	$4,450	$2,990	13	1. Engelke Road 2. Joni Black 3. Greysynd Sammy
5th of 8	3/1/26	Sale	640m	8	0:36.71	62.8 km/h	9.8L	$41	0:36.06	0:36.06	S/E Group 1	$113,500	-	6	1. Without A Trace 2. Texas President 3. Ascend Geranium
3rd of 6	28/12/25	Sale	640m	8	0:36.41	63.3 km/h	2.5L	$26	0:36.25	0:36.25	SPEC H	$10,150	$1,000	7	1. Without A Trace 2. Texas President 3. Engelke Road
5th of 6	21/12/25	Sale	640m	4	0:37.02	62.2 km/h	4.5L	$7.00	0:36.72	0:36.72	SPEC	$7,330	-	7	1. Paw Ike 2. Lamia Taya 3. Aston Barton
3rd of 8	14/12/25	Sale	640m	3	0:36.96	62.3 km/h	5.0L	$10	0:36.63	0:36.63	SE	$4,450	$460	7	1. Tim Zoo 2. Paw Ike 3. Engelke Road
1st of 6	7/12/25	Sale	640m	1	0:36.79	62.6 km/h	1.3L	$4.60	0:36.79	0:36.21	SPEC H	$4,450	$2,990	29	1. Engelke Road 2. Panama Rhode 3. Paw Petrov

Panama Rhode (8) 1226426423
Trainer: Rocky Crisafi (Pakenham)
Prize Money: $88,550
Win / Place: 30% / 70%

3 yo Black B

Sire: SUPERIOR PANAMA (USA)

Dam: STELLA RHODE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

50: 15-10-10

Track

9: 2-5-1

Trk/Dst

2: 0-1-1

Distance

2: 0-1-1

Season

13: 2-4-2

Metro

25: 6-6-7

Country

25: 9-4-3

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
2	5	4	4	0

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

Comments

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 4	22/1/26	Sandown	715m	1	0:42.21	61.0 km/h	7.0L	$11	0:41.75	0:41.75	GR 4/5	$10,380	$1,075	5	1. Belair Ethyl 2. Mepunga Donna 3. Panama Rhode
2nd of 7	17/1/26	The Meadows	730m	1	0:42.94	61.2 km/h	1.8L	$4.40	0:42.82	0:42.82	GR 5	$10,100	$2,095	5	1. Mepunga Donna 2. Panama Rhode 3. Aston Barton
4th of 5	12/1/26	Sandown	515m	8	0:29.54	62.8 km/h	4.0L	$4.20	0:29.27	0:29.27	MX 3/4	$3,880	$75	9	1. Doongalla Don 2. Paw Quinby 3. Paw Imperial
6th of 8	3/1/26	Sale	640m	2	0:36.79	62.6 km/h	11.0L	$18	0:36.06	0:36.06	S/E Group 1	$113,500	-	6	1. Without A Trace 2. Texas President 3. Ascend Geranium
2nd of 8	28/12/25	Sale	640m	2	0:36.66	62.8 km/h	5.0L	$6.00	0:36.32	0:36.25	SPEC H	$10,150	$2,000	7	1. Caco Magic 2. Panama Rhode 3. He's Magic
4th of 6	21/12/25	Sale	640m	2	0:36.84	62.5 km/h	2.0L	$4.00	0:36.72	0:36.72	SPEC	$7,330	$75	7	1. Paw Ike 2. Lamia Taya 3. Aston Barton