Shepparton Race 14

Shepparton Race 14 (250+ Rank)

Prize Money: $1,530

HARTLAND DUKE (8) was in the minors two back (23.46) at Geelong but ran below best last time at this track, finishing 6th. The form out of the last run is proven to be strong. Better than last start and worth following up. BLUE ROSES (5) stalked the pace from a low draw last start and fought on well to finish a neck away in second (22.74) at this track in a Grade 5 over 390m. The form out of her last race has been franked. Expecting another good run. BELGIUM SLICE (7) has missed the placings at her last couple but was in the money three back when third (24.43) at Bendigo in a Grade 5. This looks easier and expected to improve sharply. PAW FORRESTER (2) can play a role in the finish without surprising.

Distance: 390m
Class: Grade 5
Track: Good
Weather: Fine
Surface: All Weather

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Juice (1) 6836336848
Trainer: Jason Formosa (Heathcote)
Prize Money: $32,240
Win / Place: 9.60% / 32%

5 yo Black B

Sire: MY REDEEMER (AUS)

Dam: SHIMA BLAZE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

177: 17-17-23

Track

67: 7-6-7

Trk/Dst

37: 3-3-2

Distance

99: 11-12-9

Season

29: 0-0-4

Country

177: 17-17-23

1st Up

3: 0-1-0

2nd Up

3: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
16	1	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	20	17	15	26	24	29	22	24
1st	3	3	0	3	2	2	1	3
2nd	1	1	1	4	2	4	3	1
3rd	3	3	1	4	4	1	3	4

Comments

Has been out of the money of late. Could only manage eighth last time out over 390m at Ballarat. Can't make much of a case 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
8th of 8	16/2/26	Ballarat	390m	2	0:23.29	60.3 km/h	13.3L	$41	0:22.42	0:22.12	GR 5	$1,530	-	7	1. Mini Minion 2. Paw Cheyenne 3. Dookie Giblet
4th of 6	9/2/26	Geelong	400m	1	0:23.71	60.7 km/h	6.4L	$13	0:23.26	0:22.77	GR 5	$1,530	$50	4	1. Acoustic Flash 2. Tinker Pat 3. Hartland Duke
8th of 8	5/2/26	Shepparton	390m	4	0:23.09	60.8 km/h	9.8L	$61	0:22.44	0:22.17	GR 5	$2,930	-	3	1. Dim Sim Rixi 2. Point The Finger 3. Astronomica
6th of 7	2/2/26	Ballarat	390m	5	0:23.17	60.6 km/h	7.8L	$26	0:22.66	0:22.09	GR 5	$1,530	-	4	1. Hartland Duke 2. Black Appetite 3. Tinker Rays
3rd of 8	29/1/26	Shepparton	390m	4	0:23.27	60.3 km/h	5.8L	$13	0:22.90	0:22.16	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,530	$160	9	1. Paw Forrester 2. Ocean Burn 3. Juice
3rd of 7	20/1/26	Geelong	400m	8	0:23.47	61.4 km/h	4.7L	$20	0:23.13	0:22.54	GR 5	$1,530	$160	3	1. Hartland Prince 2. Tinker Mike 3. Juice

Paw Forrester (2) 3186751634
Trainer: Ruby Kennedy (DEVON MEADOWS)
Prize Money: $9,865
Win / Place: 5.26% / 23%

3 yo BDL D

Sire: YOZO BALE (AUS)

Dam: KNICKS BALE (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

95: 5-7-10

Track

11: 1-0-1

Trk/Dst

11: 1-0-1

Distance

43: 2-1-3

Season

37: 3-1-5

Country

95: 5-7-10

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
2	3	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	9	11	12	12	15	8	16	12
1st	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	2
2nd	1	0	0	1	0	2	3	0
3rd	0	1	2	2	1	0	3	1

Comments

Could only manage fourth last time but the start prior hit the frame at double figure odds when third (23.38) over 400m at Geelong. Has a low draw and is worth plenty of thought.

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 8	16/2/26	Warrnambool	390m	6	0:22.67	61.9 km/h	4.3L	$41	0:22.37	0:22.31	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,530	$50	7	1. Tornado Tahlia 2. Duke Caboom 3. Paw Kenneth
3rd of 6	9/2/26	Geelong	400m	4	0:23.38	61.6 km/h	5.4L	$21	0:23.00	0:22.77	GR 5	$1,530	$160	4	1. Smiling Lily 2. Bonded 3. Paw Forrester
6th of 7	5/2/26	Shepparton	390m	4	0:22.71	61.8 km/h	6.0L	$20	0:22.33	0:22.17	GR 5	$2,930	-	7	1. Pelican's Sunday 2. Paw Kattia 3. Got A Scan
1st of 8	29/1/26	Shepparton	390m	3	0:22.90	61.3 km/h	1.0L	$11	0:22.90	0:22.16	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,530	$1,000	3	1. Paw Forrester 2. Ocean Burn 3. Juice
5th of 7	26/1/26	Ballarat	390m	6	0:22.83	61.5 km/h	6.1L	$26	0:22.40	0:21.93	GR 5	$1,530	-	7	1. King Bruno 2. What A Wrought 3. Whodat Whiskey
7th of 8	19/1/26	Warrnambool	390m	3	0:23.03	61.0 km/h	11.8L	$15	0:22.25	0:22.16	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,530	-	4	1. Rebel Thinker 2. Aston Dunkel 3. Panama Rebel

Ferocious Canary (4) 8855685147
Trainer: Ruby Kennedy (Devon Meadows)
Prize Money: $13,010
Win / Place: 12% / 36%

3 yo RED/FWN B

Sire: JUNGLE DEUCE (AUS)

Dam: MIDNIGHT HERO (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

49: 6-3-9

Track

8: 1-1-2

Trk/Dst

6: 1-0-1

Distance

19: 2-0-2

Season

24: 3-1-2

Metro

1: 0-0-0

Country

48: 6-3-9

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Was out of placings last time (23.27) at Warrnambool in a Bottom Up - Grade 5, finishing seventh and beaten 5 lengths. Fairly consistent record from the draw including a win and three minors. Others rate better this time.

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
7th of 8	16/2/26	Warrnambool	390m	2	0:23.27	60.3 km/h	5.2L	$7.00	0:22.90	0:22.31	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,530	-	7	1. Alpha Girl 2. Crown Arya 3. Intuitive
4th of 6	9/2/26	Warrnambool	390m	1	0:23.03	61.0 km/h	6.9L	$5.00	0:22.54	0:22.15	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,530	$50	32	1. Bush Jewel 2. Tested 3. Myola Dusk
32 Day Freshen-Up
1st of 8	8/1/26	Warragul	400m	4	0:23.03	62.5 km/h	3.3L	$5.00	0:23.03	0:22.68	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,530	$1,000	7	1. Ferocious Canary 2. Whisky Ninja 3. Slippery Shark
5th of 6	1/1/26	Warrnambool	390m	5	0:23.20	60.5 km/h	8.8L	$3.10	0:22.62	0:22.04	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,530	-	3	1. Henry Bale 2. Saint Raine 3. Paw Forrester
8th of 8	29/12/25	Ballarat	390m	4	0:23.02	61.0 km/h	5.0L	$3.40f	0:22.68	0:22.38	GR 5	$1,530	-	5	1. County Tyrone 2. Bone Shaker 3. Mr. Olaf
6th of 8	24/12/25	Bendigo	425m	6	0:24.76	61.8 km/h	5.0L	$8.00	0:24.41	0:24.01	GR 5	$1,530	-	6	1. Like A Blaze 2. You're In Luck 3. Stella Rose

Blue Roses (5) 4476643342
Trainer: James Shaw (Northwood)
Prize Money: $9,650
Win / Place: 10% / 38%

2 yo BLU B

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: MEPUNGA SPECTRE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

39: 4-4-7

Track

16: 1-3-2

Trk/Dst

6: 0-2-1

Distance

6: 0-2-1

Season

20: 0-2-4

Metro

9: 0-0-2

Country

30: 4-4-5

1st Up

3: 0-0-0

2nd Up

3: 0-0-1

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

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

Comments

Charged out of the boxes with a strong early sectional but bumped into one better when runner up (22.74) at this track over 390m. Boxed on well at the latest run to hit the frame. Leading player.

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
2nd of 8	12/2/26	Shepparton	390m	2	0:22.74	61.7 km/h	0.3L	$2.10	0:22.73	0:22.27	GR 5	$1,530	$320	22	1. Mini Minion 2. Blue Roses 3. Sunshine North
4th of 8	21/1/26	Bendigo	500m	3	0:28.90	62.3 km/h	3.3L	$3.90	0:28.67	0:28.36	GR 5	$1,740	$50	7	1. Opal Whisper 2. Sunny Marionvale 3. Chain Drive
3rd of 8	14/1/26	Bendigo	425m	3	0:24.72	61.9 km/h	2.0L	$3.20	0:24.58	0:24.02	GR 5	$1,530	$160	7	1. Snitch Adams 2. Beast Power 3. Blue Roses
3rd of 7	7/1/26	Bendigo	425m	6	0:24.66	62.0 km/h	3.0L	$3.30	0:24.47	0:24.07	GR 5	$1,530	$160	27	1. You're In Luck 2. Zapatron 3. Blue Roses
4th of 5	11/12/25	Shepparton	450m	2	0:25.98	62.4 km/h	3.6L	$1.50f	0:25.72	0:25.25	GR 5	$1,530	$50	8	1. Ned The Knight 2. Jayden 3. Destini Lorenzo
6th of 8	3/12/25	The Meadows	525m	7	0:31.23	60.5 km/h	11.3L	$35	0:30.44	0:29.87	GR 5	$3,340	-	7	1. King Of Snake 2. She's Primed 3. Bun Quake

Belgium Slice (7) 3311587356
Trainer: James Shaw (Northwood)
Prize Money: $7,035
Win / Place: 15% / 38%

2 yo Black B

Sire: PLAINTIFF (AUS)

Dam: MEPUNGA SPECTRE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

26: 4-2-4

Track

13: 3-1-3

Trk/Dst

4: 1-0-1

Distance

4: 1-0-1

Season

21: 4-1-3

Metro

3: 0-0-0

Country

23: 4-2-4

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Most recently finished 6th over 390m at this track beaten 6 lengths (22.82) behind Insinuating in a Grade 5 on February 12. Capable of taking this out.

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
6th of 8	12/2/26	Shepparton	390m	5	0:22.82	61.5 km/h	6.0L	$16	0:22.39	0:22.27	GR 5	$1,530	-	22	1. Insinuating 2. Lucky Lisa 3. Jarmon
5th of 8	21/1/26	Bendigo	425m	1	0:24.71	61.9 km/h	5.7L	$3.60	0:24.30	0:23.95	GR 5	$1,530	-	7	1. Bingo Dash 2. Cosmic Reward 3. Chalky
3rd of 7	14/1/26	Bendigo	425m	1	0:24.43	62.6 km/h	5.0L	$2.70	0:24.11	0:24.02	GR 5	$1,530	$160	7	1. Serrated Edge 2. Laura May 3. Belgium Slice
7th of 7	7/1/26	Bendigo	425m	2	0:24.64	62.1 km/h	7.8L	$3.70	0:24.13	0:24.07	GR 5	$1,530	-	5	1. Rev Treasure 2. Golden Lady 3. Paw Enna
8th of 8	2/1/26	Healesville	350m	2	0:19.73	63.9 km/h	8.8L	$51	0:19.15	0:19.15	GR 5	$1,530	-	15	1. Cash Now 2. Angry Ellie 3. Flying Petrus
5th of 6	18/12/25	Shepparton	450m	1	0:26.06	62.2 km/h	7.8L	$6.00	0:25.54	0:25.54	Rank Limit - Grade 5	$1,530	-	14	1. Matchbox Honey 2. Sonia's Beauty 3. Rashid

Hartland Duke (8) 4776841636
Trainer: Jason Formosa (HEATHCOTE)
Prize Money: $19,560
Win / Place: 9.76% / 30%

3 yo Black D

Sire: ASTON DUKE (AUS)

Dam: TREY SMIDGE (LATE TREY BIT)

Rating

Stats

Career

123: 12-15-10

Track

40: 2-7-3

Trk/Dst

40: 2-7-3

Distance

95: 10-12-9

Season

34: 3-4-3

Country

123: 12-15-10

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
10	2	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	16	16	15	13	20	21	9	13
1st	2	3	0	1	3	2	0	1
2nd	2	0	1	2	2	2	2	4
3rd	3	3	3	0	0	0	1	0

Comments

Last start finished 6th over 390m at this track beaten 5.5 lengths (23.09) behind Mini Minion in a Grade 5 on February 12. Expected to bounce right back. 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
6th of 8	12/2/26	Shepparton	390m	5	0:23.09	60.8 km/h	5.5L	$10	0:22.73	0:22.27	GR 5	$1,530	-	3	1. Mini Minion 2. Blue Roses 3. Sunshine North
3rd of 6	9/2/26	Geelong	400m	2	0:23.46	61.4 km/h	2.8L	$2.60	0:23.26	0:22.77	GR 5	$1,530	$160	4	1. Acoustic Flash 2. Tinker Pat 3. Hartland Duke
6th of 8	5/2/26	Shepparton	390m	3	0:22.96	61.1 km/h	8.0L	$16	0:22.44	0:22.17	GR 5	$2,930	-	3	1. Dim Sim Rixi 2. Point The Finger 3. Astronomica
1st of 7	2/2/26	Ballarat	390m	2	0:22.66	62.0 km/h	3.0L	$13	0:22.66	0:22.09	GR 5	$1,530	$1,000	4	1. Hartland Duke 2. Black Appetite 3. Tinker Rays
4th of 8	29/1/26	Shepparton	390m	5	0:23.30	60.3 km/h	6.0L	$8.50	0:22.90	0:22.16	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,530	$50	6	1. Paw Forrester 2. Ocean Burn 3. Juice
8th of 8	23/1/26	Healesville	350m	5	0:20.41	61.7 km/h	9.3L	$51	0:19.80	0:19.52	GR 5	$1,530	-	3	1. Blame Esmeralda 2. Cruella 3. Summer Hail

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