Casino Race 6

Happy Birthday Luke Mason

Prize Money: $3,455

APACHE TIGER (3) is a talented dog who was well fancied as favourite latest and flew the lids, leading throughout and scoring (30.66) at Q Lakeside in Grade 5 over 550m. Solid record here at the distance winning four races. Winner at his latest appearance in one of the quickest times on the card. Well placed and will be tough to beat. SWEETEST SMILE (4) boasts a strong record this course with two wins and two minors from five tries. Below best last time at Q Parklands (35.07) in a Grade 4/5, finishing a 8 length fourth. Can hit the frame with the right run. FIREBIRD (8) was in the money again last time and not beaten far when second (34.76) at Q Parklands in a Grade 4/5. Well placed here and can atone this time. BAD AND BERTHA (2) cannot be underestimated.

Distance: 620m
Class: Non Graded
Track: Good
Weather: Showers
Surface: All Weather

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Kitty Ann (1) 42374834x8
Trainer: Paul Mcilveen (BEACHMERE)
Prize Money: $25,025
Win / Place: 18% / 54%

3 yo Black B

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: BAD AND BOUJEE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

22: 4-3-5

Season

4: 0-0-1

Metro

11: 0-1-2

Country

11: 4-2-3

1st Up

3: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Missed the frame latest (35.71) when eighth over 600m at Q Parklands in a Grade 5/6. Still a maiden from the draw but has placed two times. Looking to others.

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	1/2/26	Q Parklands	600m	8	0:35.71	60.5 km/h	8.4L	$11	0:35.13	0:34.79	GR 5/6	$7,000	-	113	1. Sir Gideon 2. Mossy Boots 3. Cashed Up Rhi
113 Day Spell
4th of 8	11/10/25	Q Lakeside	642m	3	0:36.56	63.2 km/h	5.5L	$7.50	0:36.17	0:36.17	RST WIN	$18,500	$925	7	1. Goldstar Prada 2. All Out Fire 3. Flying Ernesto
3rd of 6	4/10/25	Q Lakeside	642m	5	0:36.87	62.7 km/h	2.0L	$6.50	0:36.73	0:36.56	RST WIN	$11,000	$1,100	54	1. Goldstar Prada 2. Cool It 3. Kitty Ann
54 Day Freshen-Up
8th of 8	11/8/25	Q Parklands	600m	2	0:35.49	60.9 km/h	12.5L	$8.00	0:34.61	0:34.61	GR 5	$7,000	-	53	1. Proper Star 2. Simulate 3. Black On Gold
53 Day Freshen-Up
4th of 7	19/6/25	Q Parklands	710m	8	0:42.41	60.3 km/h	8.3L	$14	0:41.83	0:41.33	GR 5/6	$11,000	$550	21	1. Stowaway 2. Paw Flash 3. Light Of Mine
7th of 7	29/5/25	Q Lakeside	642m	6	0:37.15	62.2 km/h	12.4L	$10	0:36.28	0:36.13	OPEN	$13,000	-	7	1. Red Dirt Road 2. Romantic Red 3. Zipping Clampett

Bad And Bertha (2) 3434426347
Trainer: Paul Mcilveen (BEACHMERE)
Prize Money: $47,460
Win / Place: 26% / 58%

3 yo Black B

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: BAD AND BOUJEE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

34: 9-6-5

Track

1: 0-0-0

Season

14: 3-2-3

Metro

20: 5-4-3

Country

14: 4-2-2

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Is back up to 620m which has been an issue in the past. Last appeared when seventh over 457m at Q Lakeside a week-and-a-half ago. Draw will be an advantage expect improvement on the latest effort. Great chance to atone.

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 7	31/1/26	Q Lakeside	457m	4	0:26.21	62.8 km/h	9.3L	$8.00	0:25.57	0:25.34	GR 5	$9,000	-	16	1. Penny Calido 2. Sweet As Juice 3. Winnie Rumble
4th of 6	15/1/26	Casino	484m	6	0:28.11	62.0 km/h	4.3L	$3.60	0:27.81	0:27.81	GR 4/5	$3,320	$75	19	1. Rock And Scissor 2. Jimary Promise 3. Drill Baby
3rd of 8	27/12/25	Q Lakeside	457m	3	0:25.77	63.8 km/h	7.8L	$7.00	0:25.23	0:25.23	GR 5	$9,000	$900	14	1. Memory Of Mum 2. Red Hot Penny 3. Bad And Bertha
6th of 8	13/12/25	Q Lakeside	550m	6	0:31.42	63.0 km/h	13.5L	$31	0:30.49	0:30.49	OPEN	$38,600	-	7	1. Validate 2. Whiskey Service 3. Clean Cut
2nd of 6	6/12/25	Q Lakeside	550m	4	0:30.74	64.4 km/h	3.8L	$10	0:30.47	0:30.18	OPEN	$12,000	$2,400	16	1. Jay Walking 2. Bad And Bertha 3. Mossy Boots
4th of 8	20/11/25	Q Parklands	600m	4	0:35.31	61.2 km/h	7.0L	$8.50	0:34.82	0:34.82	GR 5/6	$10,000	$500	4	1. Apache Tiger 2. Gypsy Girl Pearl 3. Goldstar Darcy

Apache Tiger (3) 2511787221
Trainer: Michael Landrigan (Waterview Heights)
Prize Money: $128,915
Win / Place: 48% / 73%

Track Specialist

Unbeaten at the Distance

Unbeaten The Track / Distance

2 yo RED/BDL D

Sire: WOW (AUS)

Dam: SWEET FIRE ALL (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

49: 24-8-4

Track

14: 8-3-0

Trk/Dst

4: 4-0-0

Distance

4: 4-0-0

Season

18: 8-5-0

Metro

20: 10-4-1

Country

29: 14-4-3

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	7	11	6	0

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

Comments

Was prominent from the outset and held on well to win at Q Lakeside over 550m in 30.66 last start, beating Villain Of Magic. Makes plenty of appeal on the back of the latest win.

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	7/2/26	Q Lakeside	550m	3	0:30.66	64.6 km/h	1.5L	$2.60	0:30.66	0:30.43	GR 5	$10,000	$6,500	7	1. Apache Tiger 2. Villain Of Magic 3. Canya Nuclear
2nd of 8	31/1/26	Q Lakeside	550m	3	0:30.74	64.4 km/h	2.0L	$3.80	0:30.60	0:30.60	GR 5/6	$12,000	$2,400	7	1. Cochise Attitude 2. Apache Tiger 3. Ritza Ken
2nd of 6	24/1/26	Q Lakeside	550m	8	0:30.87	64.1 km/h	3.5L	$3.00	0:30.62	0:30.47	GR 5/6	$10,000	$2,000	7	1. Two Cent Tilly 2. Apache Tiger 3. Always The Sun
7th of 7	17/1/26	Q Lakeside	457m	8	0:26.07	63.1 km/h	8.3L	$2.70	0:25.48	0:25.23	GR 5	$9,000	-	16	1. Hara's Thor 2. Daytona Sunset 3. Starry Raymar
8th of 8	1/1/26	Q Parklands	600m	2	0:35.28	61.2 km/h	17.5L	$4.50	0:34.05	0:34.05	GR 4/5	$11,000	-	14	1. Jay Walking 2. Whiskey Mcgraw 3. Great Terms
7th of 7	18/12/25	Q Parklands	600m	7	0:35.55	60.8 km/h	14.0L	$2.90f	0:34.56	0:34.56	OPEN	$12,000	-	21	1. Stowaway 2. Riorson Bale 3. Goldstar Sid

Sweetest Smile (4) 5312314144
Trainer: Colin Graham (WIANGAREE)
Prize Money: $66,630
Win / Place: 33% / 64%

3 yo Black B

Sire: FLYING RICCIARDO (AUS)

Dam: INSPIRE (USA)

Rating

Stats

Career

39: 13-6-6

Track

5: 2-1-1

Season

13: 4-1-3

Metro

24: 5-2-4

Country

15: 8-4-2

1st Up

3: 1-2-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	2	11	0	0

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

Comments

Missed the frame latest (35.07) when fourth over 600m at Q Parklands in a Grade 4/5. Has three successes and two minors from nine starts from box 4. With a clean break looks 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 8	5/2/26	Q Parklands	600m	3	0:35.07	61.6 km/h	8.0L	$3.50	0:34.51	0:34.51	GR 4/5	$11,000	$550	7	1. Warm Cockles 2. Firebird 3. Tricky Micky
4th of 8	29/1/26	Q Parklands	520m	8	0:30.13	62.1 km/h	6.3L	$27	0:29.69	0:29.37	OPEN	$11,000	$550	7	1. Winsome Jet 2. Avengement 3. Sooty Keeping
1st of 8	22/1/26	Q Parklands	520m	7	0:29.80	62.8 km/h	1.3L	$6.00	0:29.80	0:29.19	GR 4/5	$10,000	$6,500	7	1. Sweetest Smile 2. Juniper Rose 3. Savanna Beach
4th of 8	15/1/26	Q Parklands	520m	6	0:29.94	62.5 km/h	4.5L	$7.50	0:29.63	0:29.29	FFA	$11,000	$550	9	1. Sweetest Of All 2. Zipping Ariel 3. Duffman
1st of 8	6/1/26	Casino	411m	1	0:23.20	63.8 km/h	0.3L	$1.60	0:23.20	0:23.20	GR 4/5	$2,520	$1,600	30	1. Sweetest Smile 2. Swift Grant 3. Integrity Lari
3rd of 8	7/12/25	Q Parklands	600m	2	0:34.96	61.8 km/h	3.8L	$2.00f	0:34.70	0:34.70	GR 5	$7,000	$700	10	1. Midnight Queen 2. Surrealist 3. Sweetest Smile

Sand Blaster (7) 7743452645
Trainer: Jeff Ahern (CASINO)
Prize Money: $22,135
Win / Place: 8.96% / 28%

4 yo Black D

Sire: FERNANDO BLASTER (AUS)

Dam: DULCAFAY (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

67: 6-4-9

Track

54: 5-4-8

Trk/Dst

7: 0-1-1

Distance

7: 0-1-1

Season

11: 0-1-1

Metro

2: 0-0-0

Country

65: 6-4-9

1st Up

2: 0-0-1

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

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

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	7	7	11	9	4	7	12	10
1st	1	0	2	1	1	0	1	0
2nd	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0
3rd	0	1	2	0	1	1	3	1

Comments

Has been out of the money of late. Could only manage fifth last time out over 484m at this track. Not keen, needs to lift.

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
5th of 7	5/2/26	Casino	484m	8	0:28.51	61.1 km/h	14.3L	$12	0:27.50	0:27.50	GR 5	$3,140	-	9	1. Integrity Marna 2. Liam Bluey 3. Miss No Show
4th of 7	27/1/26	Casino	484m	6	0:28.42	61.3 km/h	5.8L	$27	0:28.02	0:28.02	GR 5	$3,140	$75	12	1. Bull Mundy 2. Iommi 3. For Mercy Sake
6th of 6	15/1/26	Casino	484m	2	0:28.37	61.4 km/h	8.0L	$27	0:27.81	0:27.81	GR 4/5	$3,320	-	14	1. Rock And Scissor 2. Jimary Promise 3. Drill Baby
2nd of 7	1/1/26	Casino	484m	6	0:27.89	62.5 km/h	4.0L	$5.50	0:27.61	0:27.61	GR 5	$3,140	$635	14	1. Rock And Scissor 2. Sand Blaster 3. Watch The Show
5th of 8	18/12/25	Casino	484m	4	0:27.98	62.3 km/h	3.5L	$101	0:27.73	0:27.73	GR 5	$5,110	-	7	1. Jimary Promise 2. Bull Mundy 3. Undeniable Grit
4th of 7	11/12/25	Casino	484m	8	0:28.27	61.6 km/h	7.5L	$61	0:27.74	0:27.74	GR 5	$3,110	$75	14	1. Jimary Promise 2. Blue Milk 3. Bull Mundy

Firebird (8) 1151263432
Trainer: Mark Moroney (Mountain View)
Prize Money: $115,970
Win / Place: 28% / 64%

2 yo RED/BDL B

Sire: WOW (AUS)

Dam: SWEET FIRE ALL (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

56: 16-9-11

Track

7: 1-1-0

Trk/Dst

5: 1-1-0

Distance

5: 1-1-0

Season

22: 7-4-3

Metro

20: 8-3-2

Country

36: 8-6-9

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

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

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	6	13	4	4	6	5	12	6
1st	2	4	2	2	1	2	2	1
2nd	0	4	0	0	3	1	1	0
3rd	0	2	0	0	0	0	5	4

Comments

Has been in the money the last two runs. Finished second at Q Parklands in 34.76 last time but the start prior recorded a solid 25.38 over 450m finishing third at Grafton. Expecting another bold showing.

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 8	5/2/26	Q Parklands	600m	2	0:34.76	62.1 km/h	3.5L	$3.30	0:34.51	0:34.51	GR 4/5	$11,000	$2,200	4	1. Warm Cockles 2. Firebird 3. Tricky Micky
3rd of 5	1/2/26	Grafton	450m	8	0:25.38	63.8 km/h	1.3L	$11	0:25.29	0:25.29	NG	$3,460	$475	31	1. Fire Me Up 2. My Warrior 3. Firebird
31 Day Freshen-Up
4th of 8	1/1/26	Q Parklands	600m	7	0:34.77	62.1 km/h	10.3L	$20	0:34.05	0:34.05	GR 4/5	$11,000	$550	6	1. Jay Walking 2. Whiskey Mcgraw 3. Great Terms
3rd of 7	26/12/25	Q Parklands	710m	7	0:42.12	60.7 km/h	5.8L	$3.60	0:41.72	0:41.72	GR 5	$11,000	$1,100	8	1. Autumn Storm 2. Goldmine Fire 3. Firebird
6th of 7	18/12/25	Q Parklands	600m	4	0:35.54	60.8 km/h	13.9L	$3.30	0:34.56	0:34.56	OPEN	$12,000	-	4	1. Stowaway 2. Riorson Bale 3. Goldstar Sid
2nd of 5	14/12/25	Grafton	450m	2	0:25.25	64.2 km/h	1.8L	$4.80	0:25.13	0:25.13	GR 4/5	$3,290	$675	22	1. Fire Me Up 2. Firebird 3. Go Lani

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