Bendigo Race 8

Hanrahan Plumbing

Prize Money: $3,875

ASTON GUITAR (5) was safely held last time out, finishing fifth at The Meadows over 525m behind Nigel Devere (30.45) in a Special conditions race. Placed at his previous run. Better than the latest run and deserves another chance. ASTON HERCULES (2) missed the frame last time out when sixth at Sandown from Box four (30.39) but draws same box here as latest win. Boasts a strong record from this draw with two wins and two minor placings from five starts. A big run wouldn't surprise. MORAINE SARA (1) finished fifth last time but the start prior broke the clock when winning over 500m at this track, taking a Grade 4/5 in a dynamic 28.10. Must include on winning run two back. ZELDA BRAGA (7) is a last-start placegetter in fast time – sure to have admirers.

Distance: 500m
Class: Mixed 4/5
Track: Good
Weather: Fine
Surface: All Weather

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Moraine Sara (1) 1612462215
Trainer: Briana Robertson Leech (HEPBURN (S))
Prize Money: $12,255
Win / Place: 18% / 48%

2 yo Black B

Sire: SHIMA SHINE (AUS)

Dam: MORAINE IZZY (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

27: 5-5-3

Track

10: 3-2-0

Trk/Dst

1: 1-0-0

Distance

1: 1-0-0

Season

26: 5-5-3

Country

27: 5-5-3

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Won two starts back over 500m at this track. Last start she finished 5th in a Grade 5 on February 13 over 450m at Shepparton behind Magic Loki beaten 6 lengths (25.57). Draw likely to suit. Capable of a good showing.

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
5th of 8	13/2/26	Shepparton	450m	7	0:25.57	63.4 km/h	6.0L	$12	0:25.18	0:25.17	GR 5	$2,930	-	7	1. Magic Loki 2. Leroy's Girl 3. Whodat Jewel
1st of 8	6/2/26	Bendigo	500m	2	0:28.10	64.1 km/h	0.8L	$14	0:28.10	0:27.98	GR 4/5	$3,880	$2,600	9	1. Moraine Sara 2. Slick Rocket 3. Moonlight Miller
2nd of 8	28/1/26	Ballarat	450m	3	0:25.43	63.7 km/h	5.3L	$16	0:25.10	0:25.00	SE	$3,360	$690	9	1. I'm Fabulous 2. Moraine Sara 3. Little Flower
2nd of 7	19/1/26	Ballarat	450m	8	0:25.58	63.3 km/h	2.3L	$14	0:25.44	0:24.92	SPEC H	$1,530	$320	9	1. I'm Fabulous 2. Moraine Sara 3. Wild Venus
6th of 8	10/1/26	Warrnambool	450m	5	0:26.51	61.1 km/h	10.5L	$61	0:25.81	0:25.10	GR 4/5	$3,360	-	8	1. Black Statesman 2. Paw Roxy 3. Paw Eden
4th of 8	2/1/26	Bendigo	425m	2	0:24.38	62.8 km/h	9.3L	$4.40	0:23.78	0:23.78	GR 5	$2,930	$75	7	1. Living 2. Paw Eden 3. Thermal Flame

Aston Hercules (2) 3424115666
Trainer: Mark Mcclelland (Lovely Banks)
Prize Money: $15,810
Win / Place: 22% / 45%

2 yo BDL D

Sire: TOMMY SHELBY (AUS)

Dam: ASTON REWARD (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

22: 5-4-1

Season

22: 5-4-1

Metro

6: 1-0-0

Country

16: 4-4-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

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

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

Comments

Missed the frame latest (30.39) when sixth over 515m at Sandown in a Grade 5. Goes very well off the draw boasting two wins and two places from five starts. Looks hard to beat with even luck.

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	Sandown	515m	4	0:30.39	61.0 km/h	8.6L	$9.00	0:29.79	0:29.48	GR 5	$8,790	-	7	1. Dr. Hopper 2. Bomb Over 3. Papa Easy
6th of 7	5/2/26	Sandown	515m	8	0:30.04	61.7 km/h	10.5L	$23	0:29.34	0:29.27	GR 5	$8,790	-	7	1. Extreme Grunt 2. Warm Hugs 3. Aston Guitar
6th of 7	29/1/26	Sandown	515m	4	0:30.06	61.7 km/h	10.4L	$35	0:29.33	0:29.31	FFA	$9,060	-	7	1. Giacomo 2. Paw Oswald 3. Trendy Art
5th of 7	22/1/26	Sandown	515m	3	0:30.07	61.7 km/h	12.0L	$17	0:29.28	0:29.23	MX 3/4	$9,060	-	7	1. Amron Dancer 2. Mav Reiko 3. Ralph Wiggum
1st of 8	15/1/26	Sandown	515m	2	0:29.83	62.2 km/h	1.3L	$2.10	0:29.83	0:29.29	GR 5	$8,790	$5,900	9	1. Aston Hercules 2. Angry Chief 3. Bounding Chief
1st of 8	6/1/26	Warragul	460m	1	0:25.84	64.1 km/h	2.8L	$1.50	0:25.84	0:25.52	GR 5	$2,930	$1,950	6	1. Aston Hercules 2. Despicable Andy 3. Baywara

Paw Yochelle (4) 7345173636
Trainer: Mark Delbridge (Balliang)
Prize Money: $32,405
Win / Place: 16% / 48%

2 yo DK BDL B

Sire: CHRISTO BALE (AUS)

Dam: DIVYA BALE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

43: 7-4-10

Season

25: 5-1-5

Metro

9: 3-0-2

Country

34: 4-4-8

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	4	3	0	0

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

Comments

Missed the frame latest (26.39) when sixth over 460m at Warragul in a Grade 5 H. Has two wins and two placings from seven starts from the draw. Has ability but looking elsewhere 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
6th of 7	17/2/26	Warragul	460m	7	0:26.39	62.8 km/h	4.5L	$4.50	0:26.10	0:25.79	GR 5 H	$2,930	-	4	1. Flying Currency 2. Undercover Guy 3. Paw Vada
3rd of 8	13/2/26	Geelong	460m	1	0:26.10	63.4 km/h	5.8L	$8.50	0:25.69	0:25.48	GR 4/5	$3,360	$345	6	1. Par Excellence 2. Represent 3. Paw Yochelle
6th of 8	7/2/26	The Meadows	525m	8	0:30.29	62.4 km/h	5.5L	$35	0:29.91	0:29.86	GR 4	$9,060	-	7	1. Eventuate 2. Kiwi Kenji 3. Paw Gordy
3rd of 8	31/1/26	The Meadows	525m	4	0:30.29	62.4 km/h	5.8L	$12	0:29.92	0:29.70	GR 4	$9,060	$935	6	1. Spring Miles 2. Kiwi Kenji 3. Paw Yochelle
7th of 8	25/1/26	The Meadows	525m	5	0:30.93	61.1 km/h	13.8L	$26	0:30.02	0:29.91	GR 4/5	$9,060	-	10	1. Aston Rayner 2. Spring Miles 3. Paw Yanelle
1st of 8	15/1/26	Sandown	515m	2	0:29.57	62.7 km/h	1.3L	$14	0:29.57	0:29.29	GR 4/5	$9,060	$6,100	7	1. Paw Yochelle 2. Paw Vortex 3. Solar Spectrum

Aston Guitar (5) 2717322535
Trainer: Paul Abela (Parwan)
Prize Money: $47,085
Win / Place: 28% / 53%

2 yo Black D

Sire: HOOKED ON SCOTCH (AUS)

Dam: ASTON SUZETTE (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

39: 11-7-3

Track

2: 1-0-1

Season

18: 4-3-3

Metro

22: 5-5-2

Country

17: 6-2-1

1st Up

3: 1-1-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Latest effort finished 5th on February 14 over 525m at The Meadows behind Nigel Devere beaten 8 lengths (30.45) in a Special conditions race. Capable of improvement on latest effort. Well placed and should feature.

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
5th of 8	14/2/26	The Meadows	525m	4	0:30.45	62.1 km/h	8.0L	$17	0:29.89	0:29.57	SPEC	$9,060	-	9	1. Nigel Devere 2. Paw Gordy 3. Whispered
3rd of 7	5/2/26	Sandown	515m	6	0:29.59	62.7 km/h	3.8L	$4.20	0:29.34	0:29.27	GR 5	$8,790	$915	6	1. Extreme Grunt 2. Warm Hugs 3. Aston Guitar
5th of 7	30/1/26	Warragul	460m	2	0:25.88	64.0 km/h	7.0L	$23	0:25.42	0:25.23	SPEC H	$7,330	-	8	1. Mav Reiko 2. Robinson 3. On The Prowl
2nd of 7	22/1/26	Sandown	515m	2	0:29.62	62.6 km/h	4.0L	$3.00	0:29.36	0:29.23	GR 5	$8,790	$1,820	7	1. Mighty Scar 2. Aston Guitar 3. Rivers Meet
2nd of 8	15/1/26	Sandown	515m	5	0:29.65	62.5 km/h	0.5L	$4.20	0:29.64	0:29.29	GR 5	$8,790	$1,820	7	1. Capricorn One 2. Aston Guitar 3. Mighty Scar
3rd of 7	8/1/26	Sandown	515m	8	0:29.72	62.4 km/h	0.8L	$2.90	0:29.67	0:29.14	GR 5	$8,790	$915	11	1. She's Primed 2. Dewana Fernando 3. Aston Guitar

Zelda Braga (7) 3116865542
Trainer: Jason Whybrow (Wangaratta South)
Prize Money: $19,155
Win / Place: 22% / 45%

2 yo RED/FWN D

Sire: BALLYMAC ANTON (AUS)

Dam: GYPSY ZELDA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

35: 8-2-6

Track

3: 1-0-0

Trk/Dst

2: 1-0-0

Distance

2: 1-0-0

Season

23: 7-2-3

Metro

15: 2-1-2

Country

20: 6-1-4

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

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

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

Comments

Sent out long odds last time but rocketed out of the boxes with a fast early sectional and gave a sight before being swallowed up late, finishing a 5.5 lengths second (22.04) over 390m at Shepparton. Has ability and worth including.

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
2nd of 6	16/2/26	Shepparton	390m	4	0:22.04	63.7 km/h	5.5L	$4.80	0:21.68	0:21.54	GR 5	$2,930	$600	7	1. Scott Sigma 2. Zelda Braga 3. Ram Raid
4th of 7	9/2/26	Shepparton	390m	4	0:22.32	62.9 km/h	4.1L	$16	0:22.03	0:21.86	MX 3/4	$3,360	$75	18	1. Hara Hachi Bu 2. Got A Rustler 3. All Jazz
5th of 7	22/1/26	Sandown	515m	3	0:30.10	61.6 km/h	4.8L	$9.00	0:29.79	0:29.23	GR 5	$8,790	-	6	1. Obscurus 2. Ian Albert 3. Dr. Fanatical
5th of 8	16/1/26	Bendigo	500m	3	0:28.61	62.9 km/h	5.5L	$15	0:28.25	0:28.25	GR 4/5	$3,880	-	4	1. Jorogumo 2. Son Of Ghost 3. Ascend Ecstatic
6th of 6	12/1/26	Shepparton	390m	4	0:22.52	62.3 km/h	5.5L	$4.00	0:22.13	0:21.87	FFA	$3,360	-	30	1. Got A Rustler 2. King Matteo 3. No Words
8th of 8	13/12/25	The Meadows	525m	1	0:30.84	61.3 km/h	16.5L	$14	0:29.73	0:29.36	SPEC H	$9,060	-	7	1. Whiskey Whiskers 2. Dewana Star 3. Crackerjack Trev

Fire Up Mark (8) 416x5x2262
Trainer: Paul Cusack (Mount Cottrell)
Prize Money: $14,180
Win / Place: 20% / 60%

3 yo RED/FWN D

Sire: AUSSIE INFRARED (AUS)

Dam: ICE GAMBLER (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

25: 5-7-3

Track

2: 0-1-0

Season

6: 0-3-0

Metro

1: 0-0-0

Country

24: 5-7-3

1st Up

4: 2-1-0

2nd Up

3: 0-2-1

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

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

Comments

Finished second last start (25.96) over 450m at Ballarat. Drawn wide. Looks tested in 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
2nd of 6	11/2/26	Ballarat	450m	4	0:25.96	62.4 km/h	1.5L	$6.50	0:25.86	0:25.29	GR 5	$2,930	$600	5	1. Undercover Guy 2. Fire Up Mark 3. Mia Coco
6th of 8	6/2/26	Bendigo	425m	7	0:24.54	62.3 km/h	7.0L	$10	0:24.08	0:23.47	GR 5 FIN	$3,360	-	7	1. Heathcote Rupee 2. Rock Eternal 3. Nala's Ghost
2nd of 7	30/1/26	Bendigo	425m	8	0:24.46	62.6 km/h	8.0L	$4.80	0:23.90	0:23.83	GR 5 H	$2,930	$600	8	1. It's Bubble Time 2. Fire Up Mark 3. Highway Hooligan
2nd of 8	22/1/26	Warrnambool	390m	8	0:22.29	63.0 km/h	2.8L	$12	0:22.11	0:21.94	GR 5	$2,930	$600	85	1. Mischief Mate 2. Fire Up Mark 3. Paw Ensley
85 Day Spell
5th of 5	29/10/25	Ballarat	390m	1	0:22.38	62.7 km/h	5.3L	$8.30	0:22.01	0:21.87	GR 5 H	$2,930	-	82	1. Show Cause 2. Spring Lassen 3. Kraken Paddy
82 Day Spell
6th of 7	8/8/25	Geelong	460m	1	0:26.35	62.8 km/h	6.3L	$9.00	0:25.94	0:25.64	GR 5 H	$2,930	-	12	1. Shorty Boy 2. Doongalla Nomes 3. Flying Doormat

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