Grafton Race 6

The Clarence

Prize Money: $19,500

TEMPTING DASH (2) turned in a good run last time, finishing in the placings (30.49) at Q Lakeside in a OPEN. Lines up from box 2 for the first time. Ran one of the fastest times on the program last start despite finishing in the minors. Likely to feature again. PROPER STAR (1) had been in great form but missed the frame latest when fourth (34.97) in a Grade 5 at Q Parklands. Generally fast to begin but always back from the wide draw last time. Boasts a strong record from this draw with two wins and two minor placings from four starts. Can figure in the finish. GOLDSTAR PRADA (3) produced a modest effort most recently when fifth at Q Lakeside over 550m behind Warm Cockles (30.90) in a OPEN. Was a winner the start prior. A forward showing wouldn't surprise. FIREBIRD (4) was out of placings last time (36.52) at Casino in a NG, finishing sixth and beaten 13 lengths. Has already won two times from this draw.

Distance: 660m
Class: Non Graded
Track: Good
Weather: FINE
Surface: All Weather

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Proper Star (1) 8482635234
Trainer: Tom Tzouvelis (Park Ridge)
Prize Money: $72,590
Win / Place: 22% / 65%

Box Specialist

2 yo Black B

Sire: TOMMY SHELBY (AUS)

Dam: PRIM AND PROPER (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

44: 10-9-10

Season

28: 5-4-8

Metro

39: 9-9-7

Country

5: 1-0-3

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Was out of placings last time (34.97) at Q Parklands in a Grade 5, finishing fourth and beaten 8 lengths. Yet to miss the placings in four runs from this box, including two wins. Expected to go close.

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	26/2/26	Q Parklands	600m	8	0:34.97	61.8 km/h	8.0L	$16	0:34.41	0:34.41	GR 5	$10,000	$500	4	1. Zipping Lee 2. Sweetest Smile 3. Ritza Ken
3rd of 7	22/2/26	Capalaba	366m	7	0:20.03	65.8 km/h	2.8L	$1.80	0:19.83	0:19.42	GR 5	$2,700	$270	3	1. Del Greco 2. Commander Sarge 3. Proper Star
2nd of 7	19/2/26	Q Parklands	600m	1	0:34.86	62.0 km/h	0.8L	$4.80	0:34.81	0:34.81	GR 4/5	$11,000	$2,200	7	1. Canya Nuclear 2. Proper Star 3. Cheers For Bella
5th of 7	12/2/26	Q Parklands	600m	8	0:35.64	60.6 km/h	12.5L	$11	0:34.76	0:34.76	GR 4/5	$11,000	-	5	1. Tempting Dash 2. Soiree 3. Crab Pot
3rd of 7	7/2/26	Q Lakeside	550m	6	0:30.73	64.4 km/h	1.8L	$9.00	0:30.60	0:30.43	FFA	$12,000	$1,200	9	1. Akela Judo 2. Ruin Art 3. Proper Star
6th of 6	29/1/26	Q Parklands	710m	2	0:42.14	60.7 km/h	12.0L	$18	0:41.29	0:41.06	OPEN	$13,000	-	7	1. Jay Walking 2. Fade To Black 3. Goldmine Fire

Tempting Dash (2) 2251116312
Trainer: Tom Tzouvelis (Park Ridge)
Prize Money: $110,790
Win / Place: 42% / 71%

2 yo BDL B

Sire: HOOKED ON SCOTCH (AUS)

Dam: SUPER TORA (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

14: 6-3-1

Season

11: 4-3-1

Metro

14: 6-3-1

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

2: 1-1-0

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

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

Comments

Won two starts back when well in the market at Q Parklands over 600m. Last start finished 2nd on February 21 over 550m at Q Lakeside behind Warm Cockles beaten one length (30.49) in a OPEN. Racing well and can find winning form again.

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 6	21/2/26	Q Lakeside	550m	5	0:30.49	64.9 km/h	1.0L	$1.80	0:30.43	0:30.29	OPEN	$12,000	$2,400	9	1. Warm Cockles 2. Tempting Dash 3. Daysea's Chief
1st of 7	12/2/26	Q Parklands	600m	6	0:34.76	62.1 km/h	4.3L	$2.20	0:34.76	0:34.76	GR 4/5	$11,000	$7,150	14	1. Tempting Dash 2. Soiree 3. Crab Pot
3rd of 8	29/1/26	Q Parklands	520m	1	0:29.82	62.8 km/h	6.5L	$2.10	0:29.37	0:29.37	OPEN	$11,000	$1,100	7	1. Canya Mayhem 2. My Boy Bingo 3. Tempting Dash
6th of 8	22/1/26	Q Parklands	520m	8	0:29.58	63.3 km/h	5.5L	$8.00	0:29.19	0:29.19	OPEN	$86,250	-	7	1. Irish Bill 2. Daysea's Rory 3. Winsome Jet
1st of 4	15/1/26	Q Parklands	520m	1	0:29.29	63.9 km/h	3.8L	$3.10	0:29.29	0:29.29	OPEN	$11,000	$7,150	7	1. Tempting Dash 2. Accredited 3. Cumbria Chrissy
1st of 8	8/1/26	Q Parklands	520m	8	0:29.59	63.3 km/h	3.0L	$9.50	0:29.59	0:29.32	OPEN	$107,830	$75,000	7	1. Tempting Dash 2. Zipping Lipa 3. Zipping Ariel

Goldstar Prada (3) 1256255315
Trainer: R L Evans (LEESTON)
Prize Money: $102,343
Win / Place: 26% / 54%

2 yo Black B

Sire: FEDERAL MORGAN (AUS)

Dam: GOLDSTAR JOURNEY (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

42: 11-6-6

Season

27: 10-5-3

Metro

36: 10-6-5

Country

6: 1-0-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Won two starts back when well in the market at Q Lakeside over 642m. Last start finished 5th over 550m at Q Lakeside beaten 7 lengths (30.90) behind Warm Cockles in a OPEN on February 21. Looks a strong winning hope.

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
5th of 6	21/2/26	Q Lakeside	550m	4	0:30.90	64.1 km/h	7.0L	$8.50	0:30.43	0:30.29	OPEN	$12,000	-	7	1. Warm Cockles 2. Tempting Dash 3. Daysea's Chief
1st of 5	14/2/26	Q Lakeside	642m	1	0:36.09	64.0 km/h	5.8L	$2.60	0:36.09	0:36.09	OPEN	$13,000	$8,450	9	1. Goldstar Prada 2. Dreamer 3. Goldmine Fire
3rd of 5	5/2/26	Q Parklands	710m	8	0:42.20	60.6 km/h	9.5L	$4.00	0:41.53	0:40.85	OPEN	$13,000	$1,300	7	1. Akela Ninjutsu 2. Unreal Speed 3. Goldstar Prada
5th of 6	29/1/26	Q Parklands	710m	8	0:42.01	60.8 km/h	13.5L	$27	0:41.06	0:41.06	OPEN	$13,000	-	7	1. Without A Trace 2. Mepunga Lara 3. Zig Zag Man
5th of 7	22/1/26	Q Parklands	710m	3	0:42.12	60.7 km/h	6.5L	$10	0:41.65	0:41.40	OPEN	$23,000	-	7	1. Autumn Storm 2. Fade To Black 3. Akela Ninjutsu
2nd of 6	15/1/26	Q Parklands	710m	5	0:41.83	61.1 km/h	1.8L	$3.20	0:41.71	0:41.57	OPEN	$13,000	$2,600	7	1. Akela Ninjutsu 2. Goldstar Prada 3. Unreal Speed

Firebird (4) 5126343256
Trainer: Mark Moroney (Mountain View)
Prize Money: $115,970
Win / Place: 27% / 62%

2 yo RED/BDL B

Sire: WOW (AUS)

Dam: SWEET FIRE ALL (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

58: 16-9-11

Track

20: 6-3-5

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-0

Distance

2: 0-0-0

Season

24: 7-4-3

Metro

20: 8-3-2

Country

38: 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	5	6	5	12	7
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

At the last outing finished 6th on February 19 over 620m at Casino behind Sweetest Smile beaten 13 lengths (36.52) in a NG. Solid claims this line-up.

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	19/2/26	Casino	620m	4	0:36.52	61.1 km/h	13.3L	$7.00	0:35.60	0:35.60	NG	$19,500	-	7	1. Sweetest Smile 2. Integrity Marna 3. Apache Tiger
5th of 5	12/2/26	Casino	620m	8	0:36.62	61.0 km/h	11.0L	$2.80	0:35.85	0:35.85	NG	$3,460	-	7	1. Apache Tiger 2. Bad And Bertha 3. Sweetest Smile
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

Goldmine Fire (5) 6524323535
Trainer: Mark Moroney (Mountain View)
Prize Money: $90,405
Win / Place: 32% / 69%

Track Specialist

Track / Distance Specialist

2 yo RED/FWN D

Sire: WOW (AUS)

Dam: SWEET FIRE ALL (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

52: 17-11-8

Track

13: 7-0-0

Trk/Dst

6: 4-0-0

Distance

6: 4-0-0

Season

25: 5-4-6

Metro

27: 4-6-8

Country

25: 13-5-0

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	4	4	9	0

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

Comments

Has won at this track and trip. Last start finished fifth over 620m at Casino, beaten 12 lengths (36.44) behind Sweetest Smile in a NG on February 19. Needs to find a bit more to test these.

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 8	19/2/26	Casino	620m	8	0:36.44	61.3 km/h	12.0L	$5.00	0:35.60	0:35.60	NG	$19,500	-	5	1. Sweetest Smile 2. Integrity Marna 3. Apache Tiger
3rd of 5	14/2/26	Q Lakeside	642m	2	0:36.54	63.3 km/h	6.5L	$2.10	0:36.09	0:36.09	OPEN	$13,000	$1,300	9	1. Goldstar Prada 2. Dreamer 3. Goldmine Fire
5th of 8	5/2/26	Q Parklands	710m	6	0:42.15	60.6 km/h	18.5L	$81	0:40.85	0:40.85	OPEN	$143,750	-	7	1. Fade To Black 2. Without A Trace 3. Magpie Hector
3rd of 6	29/1/26	Q Parklands	710m	1	0:41.56	61.5 km/h	3.8L	$8.00	0:41.29	0:41.06	OPEN	$13,000	$1,300	7	1. Jay Walking 2. Fade To Black 3. Goldmine Fire
2nd of 7	22/1/26	Q Parklands	710m	6	0:41.52	61.6 km/h	1.8L	$5.50	0:41.40	0:41.40	GR 4/5	$13,000	$2,600	7	1. Jay Walking 2. Goldmine Fire 3. Mondo Cortez
3rd of 5	15/1/26	Q Parklands	710m	8	0:41.94	60.9 km/h	5.3L	$2.10	0:41.57	0:41.57	GR 5/6	$11,000	$1,100	5	1. Goldstar Sandler 2. Mondo Cortez 3. Goldmine Fire

Apache Tiger (6) 1178722113
Trainer: Michael Landrigan (Waterview Heights)
Prize Money: $132,615
Win / Place: 49% / 74%

Box Specialist

2 yo RED/BDL D

Sire: WOW (AUS)

Dam: SWEET FIRE ALL (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

51: 25-8-5

Track

10: 3-1-2

Season

20: 9-5-1

Metro

20: 10-4-1

Country

31: 15-4-4

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Found the going tougher last start when third over 620m at Casino. That followed a win two back in 35.85 beating Bad And Bertha over 620m at Casino. Looks up against it this time.

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
3rd of 8	19/2/26	Casino	620m	7	0:36.23	61.6 km/h	9.0L	$2.00	0:35.60	0:35.60	NG	$19,500	$1,500	7	1. Sweetest Smile 2. Integrity Marna 3. Apache Tiger
1st of 5	12/2/26	Casino	620m	3	0:35.85	62.3 km/h	6.3L	$2.00	0:35.85	0:35.85	NG	$3,460	$2,200	5	1. Apache Tiger 2. Bad And Bertha 3. Sweetest Smile
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

Goldstar Sandler (7) 2136145554
Trainer: R L Evans (QLD)
Prize Money: $95,724
Win / Place: 26% / 45%

2 yo BDL D

Sire: FEDERAL MORGAN (AUS)

Dam: GOLDSTAR JOURNEY (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

46: 12-6-3

Season

26: 7-3-2

Metro

38: 11-5-2

Country

8: 1-1-1

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Last start finished fourth on February 21 over 550m at Q Lakeside behind Warm Cockles, beaten 4 lengths (30.68) in a OPEN. Will find this a little easier. Holds top-three claims.

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	21/2/26	Q Lakeside	550m	7	0:30.68	64.5 km/h	3.8L	$4.60	0:30.43	0:30.29	OPEN	$12,000	$600	7	1. Warm Cockles 2. Tempting Dash 3. Daysea's Chief
5th of 8	14/2/26	Q Lakeside	457m	4	0:25.87	63.6 km/h	8.5L	$21	0:25.27	0:25.25	FFA	$11,000	-	7	1. Drink Tins 2. Fire Me Up 3. Validate
5th of 7	7/2/26	Q Lakeside	550m	2	0:30.94	64.0 km/h	4.8L	$2.60	0:30.60	0:30.43	FFA	$12,000	-	9	1. Akela Judo 2. Ruin Art 3. Proper Star
5th of 6	29/1/26	Q Parklands	710m	8	0:41.89	61.0 km/h	8.5L	$13	0:41.29	0:41.06	OPEN	$13,000	-	7	1. Jay Walking 2. Fade To Black 3. Goldmine Fire
4th of 7	22/1/26	Q Parklands	710m	8	0:41.99	60.9 km/h	4.8L	$9.00	0:41.65	0:41.40	OPEN	$23,000	$1,000	7	1. Autumn Storm 2. Fade To Black 3. Akela Ninjutsu
1st of 5	15/1/26	Q Parklands	710m	6	0:41.57	61.5 km/h	3.8L	$1.90	0:41.57	0:41.57	GR 5/6	$11,000	$7,150	7	1. Goldstar Sandler 2. Mondo Cortez 3. Goldmine Fire

Stowaway (8) 2417761243
Trainer: Tom Tzouvelis (Park Ridge)
Prize Money: $137,060
Win / Place: 25% / 60%

2 yo BLU D

Sire: KOBLENZ (AUS)

Dam: SHERBINI (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

58: 15-10-10

Track

2: 0-0-1

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-1

Distance

2: 0-0-1

Season

23: 5-2-4

Metro

46: 12-8-6

Country

12: 3-2-4

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
1	0	5	7	2

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

Comments

Good effort last time when third (19.97) over 366m at Capalaba. Jumps from the outside. Must be included.

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 6	22/2/26	Capalaba	366m	5	0:19.97	66.0 km/h	1.5L	$1.80	0:19.86	0:19.42	GR 4/5	$3,100	$310	3	1. Daysea's Elvis 2. Reconstruction 3. Stowaway
4th of 7	19/2/26	Q Parklands	600m	3	0:34.93	61.8 km/h	1.8L	$5.50	0:34.81	0:34.81	GR 4/5	$11,000	$550	5	1. Canya Nuclear 2. Proper Star 3. Cheers For Bella
2nd of 8	14/2/26	Q Lakeside	550m	5	0:30.82	64.2 km/h	3.0L	$6.00	0:30.61	0:30.61	GR 5	$10,000	$2,000	10	1. Logistical 2. Stowaway 3. Goldstar Sid
1st of 6	4/2/26	Capalaba	366m	8	0:19.67	67.0 km/h	2.5L	$3.50	0:19.67	0:19.53	GR 5	$2,700	$1,755	27	1. Stowaway 2. Weather Report 3. Bundy All Go
6th of 7	8/1/26	Q Parklands	600m	8	0:35.00	61.7 km/h	11.5L	$31	0:34.19	0:34.19	OPEN	$12,000	-	7	1. Jay Walking 2. Zig Zag Man 3. Keep Rolling
7th of 8	1/1/26	Q Parklands	600m	2	0:34.91	61.9 km/h	9.8L	$13	0:34.21	0:34.05	OPEN	$18,500	-	6	1. Zipping Xaden 2. Validate 3. Brunswick Bullet

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