Taroom Race 5

Open Hcp

Prize Money: $12,000

BASIL'S BOW (2) turned in a decent effort last start to finish second over 1500m at Miles after being in the firing line on the corner. Best figures measure up. Sure to run well. UNLEASH (1) ran well despite being friendless in betting last time over 1300m at Toowoomba, finishing third and beaten 1.1 lengths at $20. Strong winning chance. KIPTANUI (4) settled well back when 11 lengths from the winner in ninth over 1700m at Ipswich last start, a less impressive effort than his sixth at Glen Innes the run before. Perfectly placed and is sure to take a ton of beating. MAN IN THE MIRROR (5) finished 8 lengths from the winner in tenth on turf at Gatton two starts back. Missed the frame in another run on turf last time at Dalby over 1400m when 3 lengths adrift in fifth. Can bounce back returning to the dirt.

Distance: 1400m
Class: Open HCP
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: Dirt

Rail Position: True.

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Unleash (5) 5476712123
Trainer: Corey & Kylie Geran(Toowoomba)
Jockey: Reece O'connell (a3)(Last 50: 7-4-5)
Weight: 60kg
Prize Money: $116,760
Win / Place: 21% / 45%

6 yo Bay Mare

Sire: CAPITALIST (AUS)

Dam: MY DONNATELLA (NZ)

Dam's Sire: Don Eduardo

100

Rating

Stats

Career

37: 8-5-4

Distance

18: 5-2-1

Season

11: 2-2-1

1st Up

4: 0-0-0

2nd Up

4: 1-0-1

3rd Up

4: 1-1-0

4th Up

4: 1-1-0

Metro

2: 0-0-1

Non-Metro

35: 8-5-3

Turf

37: 8-5-4

Good

25: 7-1-3

Soft

6: 0-0-1

Heavy

4: 1-2-0

Fast

2: 0-2-0

Firm

2: 0-2-0

Clockwise

30: 8-3-4

Anti-Clockwise

7: 0-2-0

Handicap Rating

73.5

Jockey Stats

Last 50

50: 7-4-5

Trainer

W 13% P 30%

Distance

W 19% P 48%

Track

W 0% P 60%

Trainer/Track

N/A

Trainer/Distance

W 8.33% P 41%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1300m - 1400m

Gear Changes

[Blinkers, Bubble Cheeker (Near Side)]

Comments

Racing well recently. Last start raced on speed throughout when 3rd of 9 at Toowoomba Bm70 on February 7 over 1300m, 1.1 len behind Surreal Ascot carrying 58kg at $20. The start before that 2nd in a small field at Deepwater Dtwr Cup Bm74 on January 24 over 1400m, 0.9 len behind Under The Cap carrying 57kg at $3.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
3rd of 9	7/2/26	Toowoomba	1300m	BM70	4	Nozi Tomizawa	58kg	Good 4	1:18.72	59.5 km/h	0:37.44	1.1L	4-3	$20	14	$22,500	$2,150	1. Surreal Ascot 2. The Deputy 3. Unleash
2nd of 6	24/1/26	Deepwater	1400m	OPEN	6	Gary Geran	57kg	FM 2	1:22.38	61.2 km/h	0	0.9L	-	$3.00f	14	$17,200	$3,010	1. Under The Cap 2. Unleash 3. Capo Strada
1st of 12	10/1/26	Glen Innes	1400m	BM74	2	Gary Geran	56kg	Good 3	1:22.51	61.1 km/h	0	0.6L	6-6	$9.00	21	$19,500	$10,300	1. Unleash 2. Shamedy 3. Intoxel
2nd of 10	20/12/25	Chinchilla	1400m	OPEN	6	Nathan Fazackerley	57.5kg	FM 2	1:22.04	61.4 km/h	0:36.47	1.3L	6-5	$7.00	21	$15,000	$2,700	1. Basil's Bow 2. Unleash 3. Under The Cap
1st of 9	29/11/25	Goondiwindi	1400m	BM60	4	Nathan Fazackerley	63.5kg	Good 4	1:24.13	59.9 km/h	0	0.7L	6-6	$7.00	14	$10,000	$6,800	1. Unleash 2. Craiglea La Vie 3. Basil's Bow
7th of 10	15/11/25	Toowoomba	1300m	BM70	7	Karl Zechner	54.5kg	Soft 5	1:19.02	59.2 km/h	0:36.86	5.1L	7-7	$26	11	$22,500	$420	1. The Louvre 2. Don't Diss Around 3. Downey

Basil's Bow (1) 9345311802
Trainer: Dale Groves(Toowoomba)
Jockey: Jess Emmerson (a3)(Last 50: 9-13-4)
Weight: 59kg
Prize Money: $87,570
Win / Place: 22% / 44%

Jockey / Horse Combo

7 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: GOLDEN ARCHER (AUS)

Dam: EAGLE JAN (AUS)

Dam's Sire: Anabaa

100

Rating

Stats

Career

36: 8-5-3

Distance

17: 5-3-2

Trk/Dst

1: 0-1-0

Track

1: 0-1-0

Season

10: 2-1-2

1st Up

4: 1-0-0

2nd Up

4: 1-0-1

3rd Up

4: 0-0-1

4th Up

3: 0-1-0

Metro

1: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

35: 8-5-3

Turf

31: 8-2-3

Good

20: 5-2-2

Soft

7: 1-0-0

Dirt

4: 0-3-0

Sand

1: 0-0-0

Fast

4: 2-0-1

Firm

4: 2-0-1

Clockwise

35: 8-4-3

Anti-Clockwise

1: 0-1-0

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

3: 2-1-0

Last 50

39: 9-13-4

Trainer

W 66% P 100%

Distance

W 14% P 71%

Track

N/A

Trainer/Track

N/A

Trainer/Distance

W 100% P 100%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1300m - 1615m

Gear Changes

[Blinkers, Tongue Tie]

Comments

At the latest run 2nd of 7 at Miles Bm60 on February 7 over 1500m, 0.5 len behind Spooky Spirit carrying 64kg at $7. The race before that ran last of 10 at Dalby Bm70 on January 30 over 1400m, 14 len behind Galway Hussler with 58kg at $14.

Expected Settling Position: Off Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
2nd of 7	7/2/26	Miles	1500m	BM60	7	Jess Emmerson	64kg	Good	1:34.83	56.9 km/h	0:39.99	0.5L	2-2	$7.00	8	$11,000	$2,000	1. Spooky Spirit 2. Basil's Bow 3. One Beat No Beat
10th of 10	30/1/26	Dalby	1400m	BM70	6	Rob Thorburn	58kg	Good 3	1:22.18	61.3 km/h	0:35.27	14.8L	6-7	$14	16	$20,000	$400	1. Galway Hussler 2. That's An Extra 3. Russian Sub
8th of 8	14/1/26	Doomben	1615m	BM78	7	Olivia Webb	51.5kg	Good 4	1:36.71	60.1 km/h	0:34.21	6.8L	3-4	$61	11	$38,000	$760	1. Brindavan 2. Noble Conqueror 3. Tuhinga
1st of 12	3/1/26	Bell	1300m	BM55	9	Jess Emmerson	65.5kg	Good 3	1:17.64	60.3 km/h	0:35.39	0.6L	5-5	$6.00	14	$11,000	$7,500	1. Basil's Bow 2. Quest Of Quests 3. Galactic Legend
1st of 10	20/12/25	Chinchilla	1400m	OPEN	4	Jess Emmerson	51kg	FM 2	1:22.04	61.4 km/h	0:36.47	1.3L	1-1	$5.50	21	$15,000	$10,500	1. Basil's Bow 2. Unleash 3. Under The Cap
3rd of 9	29/11/25	Goondiwindi	1400m	BM60	5	Paul Hamblin	63kg	Good 4	1:24.13	59.9 km/h	0	0.7L	3-3	$5.00	6	$10,000	$900	1. Unleash 2. Craiglea La Vie 3. Basil's Bow

Kiptanui (3) 3214529969
Trainer: Rodney Hay(Chinchilla)
Jockey: Chelsea Francis (a3)(Last 50: 4-7-5)
Weight: 55kg
Prize Money: $288,905
Win / Place: 11% / 30%

9 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: DEEP FIELD (AUS)

Dam: CAFE SCIENTIFIC (AUS)

Dam's Sire: More Than Ready

Rating

Stats

Career

68: 8-9-4

Distance

14: 2-3-0

Trk/Dst

1: 1-0-0

Track

1: 1-0-0

Season

10: 1-2-1

1st Up

8: 0-1-2

2nd Up

8: 1-1-1

3rd Up

7: 3-1-0

4th Up

7: 1-1-0

Metro

18: 2-1-0

Non-Metro

50: 6-8-4

Turf

64: 7-8-4

Good

43: 5-7-2

Soft

16: 2-1-1

Heavy

4: 0-0-1

Dirt

3: 1-1-0

Sand

1: 0-0-0

Fast

1: 0-0-0

Firm

1: 0-0-0

Clockwise

41: 4-4-1

Anti-Clockwise

27: 4-5-3

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

1: 0-0-1

Last 50

50: 4-7-5

Trainer

W 26% P 42%

Distance

W 14% P 28%

Track

N/A

Trainer/Track

N/A

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1400m - 1700m

Gear Changes

[Blinkers]

Comments

Comes here off a 38-day let-up. Most recently 9th of 11 at Ipswich Bm65 on January 21 over 1700m, 11 len behind Aratiri with 57kg at $151. Before that eased back early on 6th of 12 at Glen Innes Gl I Cup Bm74 on January 10 over 1400m, 5 len behind Unleash with 56kg at $31.

Expected Settling Position: Backmarker

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
9th of 11	21/1/26	Ipswich	1700m	BM65	6	Colleen Krahnen	57kg	Good 4	1:42.61	59.6 km/h	0:35.25	11.5L	11-10	$151	11	$28,000	$500	1. Aratiri 2. San Jose Boy 3. Sacred Bull
6th of 12	10/1/26	Glen Innes	1400m	BM74	4	Shakira Bailey	56kg	Good 3	1:22.51	61.1 km/h	0	4.9L	12-12	$31	35	$19,500	$375	1. Unleash 2. Shamedy 3. Intoxel
35 Day Freshen-Up
9th of 15	6/12/25	Doomben	1600m	Qlty	6	Kelsey Lenton	55kg	Good 3	1:35.20	60.5 km/h	0:34.59	7.2L	14-13	$101	18	$200,000	$2,750	1. Caffrey 2. Journalism 3. Tijuana Two Step
6th of 6	2/12/25	Dalby	800m	Trial	1	Kelsey Lenton	-	Soft	0:47.32	60.9 km/h	-	4.85L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Wanda Rox 2. Russian Sub 3. Blue Chip Girl
9th of 12	18/11/25	Roma	1640m	Qlty	2	Minonette Kennedy	56kg	Good	1:41.54	58.1 km/h	0:37.69	10.1L	9-11	$71	14	$40,000	-	1. Skyforger 2. Scorched Land 3. Caffrey
2nd of 7	4/11/25	Kumbia	1400m	OPEN	1	Kelsey Lenton	55kg	Good 4	1:22.08	61.4 km/h	0:35.85	3.8L	-	$7.00	10	$15,000	$2,700	1. Tijuana Two Step 2. Kiptanui 3. Ariat

Man In The Mirror (2) 7063416105
Trainer: Rodney Hay(Chinchilla)
Jockey: Samantha Pointon (a2)(Last 50: 5-4-5)
Weight: 55kg
Prize Money: $140,895
Win / Place: 13% / 22%

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: NOT A SINGLE DOUBT (AUS)

Dam: ONE MORE HONEY (AUS)

Dam's Sire: Onemorenomore

Rating

Stats

Career

36: 5-2-1

Distance

12: 0-1-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Track

1: 0-0-0

Season

9: 2-0-1

1st Up

6: 1-0-0

2nd Up

5: 0-1-0

3rd Up

5: 0-1-0

4th Up

2: 0-0-0

Metro

7: 1-1-0

Non-Metro

29: 4-1-1

Turf

27: 4-2-1

Good

21: 4-2-1

Soft

4: 0-0-0

Heavy

2: 0-0-0

Dirt

4: 1-0-0

Sand

5: 0-0-0

Clockwise

32: 5-1-1

Anti-Clockwise

4: 0-1-0

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Last 50

50: 5-4-5

Trainer

W 0% P 40%

Distance

W 10% P 36%

Track

W 0% P 66%

Trainer/Track

N/A

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 100%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1400m - 1625m

Gear Changes

[Blinkers, Visors]

Comments

Comes here off a 29-day let-up. Most recently 5th of 10 at Dalby Bm70 on January 30 over 1400m, 3 len behind Galway Hussler with 56.5kg at $31. The start before that 10th of 12 at Gatton Bm60 on January 9 over 1400m, 8 len behind Ariat with 58.5kg at $61.

Expected Settling Position: Off Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
5th of 10	30/1/26	Dalby	1400m	BM70	1	Olivia Kendal	56.5kg	Good 3	1:22.18	61.3 km/h	0:35.27	3.0L	7-6	$31	21	$20,000	$650	1. Galway Hussler 2. That's An Extra 3. Russian Sub
10th of 12	9/1/26	Gatton	1400m	BM60	10	Chelsea Francis	58.5kg	Good 4	1:23.01	60.7 km/h	0:35.96	8.0L	7-4	$61	21	$20,000	$400	1. Ariat 2. Miss De Medici 3. Rare Moon
1st of 8	19/12/25	Kilcoy	1500m	BM58	4	Les Tilley	61kg	Good 3	1:31.08	59.3 km/h	0:36.03	1.2L	1-1	$2.60f	6	$20,000	$11,000	1. Man In The Mirror 2. Earlston 3. Baccarat Rouge
6th of 8	13/12/25	Toowoomba	1625m	BM60	1	Les Tilley	60kg	Good 4	1:40.33	58.3 km/h	0:37.84	5.0L	1-1	$10	36	$22,500	$420	1. Going To The Sun 2. Burleigh Magic 3. Son Of Beebee
36 Day Freshen-Up
4th of 6	2/12/25	Dalby	800m	Trial	5	J Miller	-	Soft	0:47.32	60.9 km/h	-	2.65L	-	-	-	-	-	1. Wanda Rox 2. Russian Sub 3. Blue Chip Girl
1st of 9	7/11/25	Kilcoy	1500m	BM0-58	1	Les Tilley	59.5kg	Good 4	1:31.56	59.0 km/h	0:36.95	2.0L	2-1	$7.00	41	$20,000	$11,000	1. Man In The Mirror 2. Half Moon Roo 3. West Cork
41 Day Freshen-Up

Start Strutting (6) 0140200852
Trainer: Wayne Baker(Roma)
Jockey: Isabel Jessop (a2)(Last 50: 4-6-7)
Weight: 55kg
Prize Money: $141,895
Win / Place: 14% / 25%

7 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: BEL ESPRIT (AUS)

Dam: START DREAMIN (AUS)

Dam's Sire: Stratum

Rating

Stats

Career

48: 7-4-1

Distance

10: 3-1-0

Season

8: 0-2-0

1st Up

6: 0-1-0

2nd Up

6: 2-0-0

3rd Up

5: 0-1-0

4th Up

4: 0-0-0

Metro

9: 1-0-0

Non-Metro

39: 6-4-1

Turf

47: 7-3-1

Good

30: 6-2-1

Soft

13: 1-1-0

Heavy

4: 0-0-0

Dirt

1: 0-1-0

Clockwise

48: 7-4-1

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

1: 0-1-0

Last 50

50: 4-6-7

Trainer

W 16% P 37%

Distance

W 4.00% P 16%

Track

N/A

Trainer/Track

N/A

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1200m - 1890m

Gear Changes

[Winkers]

Comments

At the latest run 2nd in a small field at Miles Hcp on February 7 over 1200m, 10 len behind This Is One carrying 53kg at $15. The race before that raced on the speed and boxed on steadily 5th of 8 at Emerald Bm65 on January 23 over 1280m, slow going 6 len behind New Level with 60.5kg at $18.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
2nd of 6	7/2/26	Miles	1200m	OPEN	4	Isabel Jessop	53kg	Good	1:12.79	59.3 km/h	0:36.66	10.4L	4-4	$15	15	$15,000	$2,700	1. This Is One 2. Start Strutting 3. Mr Wandji
5th of 8	23/1/26	Emerald	1280m	BM65	4	Paul Hamblin	60.5kg	Soft 6	1:16.72	60.1 km/h	0	5.9L	3-3	$18	48	$15,000	$200	1. New Level 2. Fifty Five Mustang 3. Boom Boom Ray
48 Day Freshen-Up
8th of 8	6/12/25	Toowoomba	1890m	BM68	5	Chelsea Baker	57.5kg	Good 4	2:01.35	56.1 km/h	0:37.08	12.9L	8-7	$10	21	$22,500	$420	1. Wowit's Willywonka 2. Super Fair 3. Medical Autocrat
10th of 12	15/11/25	Doomben	1600m	BM70	11	Justin Huxtable	58.5kg	Soft 5	1:37.06	59.3 km/h	0:33.9	7.2L	11-11	$101	35	$50,000	$1,000	1. Great Aspirations 2. Social Outcast 3. Contilda's Love
35 Day Freshen-Up
11th of 12	11/10/25	Warwick	1500m	OPEN	12	Montanna Savva	55kg	Good 4	1:29.31	60.5 km/h	0:35.04	7.2L	5-5	$15	21	$35,000	-	1. Last Chance Saloon 2. Powerful Eagle 3. Chasing Jackley
2nd of 10	20/9/25	Dalby	1400m	OPEN	6	Montanna Savva	54kg	Soft 5	1:22.85	60.8 km/h	0:33.86	2.5L	5-6	$26	14	$35,000	$6,500	1. Tara Jasmine 2. Start Strutting 3. Amicus Curiae

Take The Lead (4) 44354932x3
Trainer: Kale Sinclair(Thangool)
Jockey: Hannah Richardson (Last 50: 5-3-4)
Weight: 55kg
Prize Money: $123,885
Win / Place: 15% / 41%

8 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: HALLOWED CROWN (AUS)

Dam: MOONLIGHT TRANCE (AUS)

Dam's Sire: Malibu Moon

Rating

Stats

Career

65: 10-8-9

Distance

20: 3-2-1

Season

7: 0-1-3

1st Up

7: 0-0-2

2nd Up

6: 1-1-2

3rd Up

5: 0-1-0

4th Up

5: 0-1-0

Non-Metro

65: 10-8-9

Turf

31: 1-3-3

Good

17: 1-2-1

Soft

10: 0-1-1

Dirt

5: 0-1-1

Sand

29: 9-4-5

Fast

4: 0-0-1

Firm

4: 0-0-1

Clockwise

64: 10-8-9

Anti-Clockwise

1: 0-0-0

Handicap Rating

Jockey Stats

Horse

1: 0-0-0

Last 50

50: 5-3-4

Trainer

N/A

Distance

W 10% P 27%

Track

W 11% P 44%

Trainer/Track

N/A

Trainer/Distance

N/A

Distance Range Last 6 months

1200m - 1600m

Gear Changes

[Tail Chain]

Comments

Second run back. First-up after three months 3rd of 7 at Thangool Bm60 on January 24 over 1200m, 3.5 len behind Victory's Ghost with 62kg at $7. Previously second-up 3rd of 7 at Springsure Hcp on March 22 over 1100m, 0.7 len behind Parko with 55kg at $7.

Expected Settling Position: Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Last 600m	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
3rd of 7	24/1/26	Thangool	1200m	BM60	6	Morgan Butler	62kg	Good 4	1:08.48	63.1 km/h	0:32.9	3.7L	-	$7.00	77	$10,000	$900	1. Victory's Ghost 2. Hou Long Gwai 3. Take The Lead
77 Day Spell
2nd of 5	8/11/25	Moranbah	1550m	BM60	5	Amie Meissner	60kg	Good	1:36.73	57.7 km/h	0	1.3L	-	$4.20	21	$15,000	$2,700	1. All Business 2. Take The Lead 3. Diasonic
3rd of 5	18/10/25	Wondai	1577m	OPEN	5	Morgan Butler	55kg	Good	1:38.66	57.5 km/h	0:39.35	4.4L	-	$5.00	9	$16,000	$1,280	1. Aces Up 2. Stampede Warrior 3. Take The Lead
9th of 9	9/10/25	Rockhampton	1600m	BM65	8	Sean Cormack	59.5kg	Soft 5	1:34.44	61.0 km/h	0:34.08	18.2L	2-8	$51	40	$21,000	$400	1. Pepperdine 2. Prepotent 3. Native Bee
40 Day Freshen-Up
4th of 5	30/8/25	Springsure	1400m	BM65	5	Raul Silvera Olivera	61kg	Good	1:27.98	57.3 km/h	0	5.8L	-	$3.40	7	$12,000	$500	1. Legislate 2. Lip Sip Suk 3. Bold Smuggler
5th of 10	23/8/25	Gympie	1470m	OPEN	1	Morgan Butler	55kg	Good	1:30.34	58.6 km/h	0:38.2	7.1L	3-5	$15	7	$24,300	$480	1. Primary Witness 2. Menazzi 3. Spooky Spirit

Race Review Abbreviations

3WNC: Three wide no cover, Awk: Awkwardly away, Bk: Back, Blkd: Blocked, Btld: Battled, Chal: Challenged, Chkd: Checked, Cvr: Cover, Fdd: Faded, Fght: Fought, Fin: Finish, Hdd: Headed, Hld up: Held up, Hmprd: Hampered, Hndy: Handy, Kikd: Kicked, Kn: Keen, Ld: Led/Lead, Midf: Midfield, Mod pc: Moderate pace, Otf: On the Fence, ROS: Ran on strongly, Slow: Slow away, Snagd: Snagged, Stld: Settled, Tn: Turn, Trld: Trailed, Under pres: Under pressure, Under rd: Under riding, Urgd: Urged, Wd: Wide, Wdr: Wider, Weavd: Weaved, Wknd: Weakened, Wrkd: Worked

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