Shepparton Race 8

Nagambie Gutter Cleaning

Prize Money: $2,925

ARGYLE WHISKEY (2) sailed across from an outside draw and gave a sight, holding on for second and beaten a nose (28.60) at Bendigo in a Grade 5 over 500m. One of the contenders. CANYA IGNITE (3) has been out of the placings at his last couple but on the winners' heels when placing three back (24.44) in a Grade 5 at Bendigo. Has the ability and expected to do much better. HIGH COTTON (1) has mixed form recently, finishing fifth (28.71) in a Grade 5 at Bendigo latest but did run well two back when in the frame. Well placed here and can atone this time. SMOKIN' BILLY (7) is always hard to beat when he races at this trip.

Distance: 450m
Class: Grade 5 T3
Track: Good
Weather: Fine
Surface: All Weather

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High Cotton (1) 6333561635
Trainer: Alisdair Armstrong (Huntly)
Prize Money: $26,225
Win / Place: 5.88% / 58%

4 yo Black D

Sire: FABREGAS (AUS)

Dam: ELSA ROSE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

85: 5-27-18

Track

28: 1-9-6

Trk/Dst

22: 1-8-5

Distance

22: 1-8-5

Season

26: 2-4-6

Country

85: 5-27-18

1st Up

3: 0-0-2

2nd Up

3: 0-1-0

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

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	10	8	11	14	6	13	12	11
1st	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	0
2nd	3	2	5	7	1	4	2	3
3rd	3	1	3	1	0	3	3	4

Comments

Missed the frame latest (28.71) when fifth over 500m at Bendigo in a Grade 5. Still a maiden from the draw but has placed six times. Looks suited here and rates a leading chance.

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 8	25/2/26	Bendigo	500m	3	0:28.71	62.7 km/h	1.5L	$4.00	0:28.60	0:28.51	GR 5	$1,740	-	7	1. Lilly Loud Mouth 2. Aston Exclusive, Lizard Country 3.
3rd of 5	18/2/26	Bendigo	500m	1	0:28.63	62.9 km/h	1.3L	$4.80	0:28.56	0:28.56	GR 5	$1,740	$180	6	1. Bun Quake 2. Bluer Than Blue 3. High Cotton
6th of 8	12/2/26	Shepparton	450m	4	0:26.33	61.5 km/h	3.0L	$10	0:26.14	0:25.36	GR 5	$1,530	-	7	1. Paw Julia 2. Argyle Axle 3. Paw Quanda
1st of 7	5/2/26	Shepparton	450m	4	0:26.47	61.2 km/h	0.3L	$2.50	0:26.47	0:25.38	GR 5	$2,930	$1,950	6	1. High Cotton 2. Jayden 3. Aussie Flame
6th of 8	30/1/26	Bendigo	500m	5	0:28.90	62.3 km/h	10.9L	$7.50	0:28.14	0:27.97	GR 5	$3,340	-	7	1. In A Bit 2. Les Norton 3. Hard Compass
5th of 8	23/1/26	Bendigo	500m	7	0:28.81	62.5 km/h	12.3L	$26	0:28.00	0:28.00	GR 5	$3,340	-	7	1. Urana Storm 2. Zap Devere 3. Utah Icon

Argyle Whiskey (2) 718x646112
Trainer: Raymond Morgan (Argyle)
Prize Money: $6,640
Win / Place: 35% / 50%

Track Specialist

Track / Distance Specialist

2 yo Black B

Sire: WHISKEY RIOT (AUS)

Dam: SEKOLA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

14: 5-2-0

Track

4: 3-0-0

Trk/Dst

4: 3-0-0

Distance

5: 3-0-0

Season

10: 3-1-0

Country

14: 5-2-0

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Won two starts back when well in the market at Bendigo over 500m. Last start finished 2nd over 500m at Bendigo beaten a nose (28.60) behind Honest Beers in a Grade 5 on February 27. Scored two on the trot prior to last start. Can return to winning form.

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	27/2/26	Bendigo	500m	8	0:28.60	62.9 km/h	0.1L	$5.50	0:28.60	0:27.68	GR 5	$3,340	$690	6	1. Honest Beers 2. Argyle Whiskey 3. Burn Bright
1st of 6	21/2/26	Bendigo	500m	5	0:28.52	63.1 km/h	0.2L	$2.80	0:28.52	0:28.25	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,740	$1,150	9	1. Argyle Whiskey 2. Dashing Nando 3. Laura May
1st of 8	12/2/26	Shepparton	450m	8	0:25.71	63.0 km/h	0.8L	$2.70	0:25.71	0:25.36	GR 5	$1,530	$1,000	5	1. Argyle Whiskey 2. Trajectory 3. Blue Tick Nelson
6th of 7	7/2/26	Ballarat	450m	6	0:26.13	62.0 km/h	8.5L	$4.60	0:25.53	0:25.19	GR 5	$1,530	-	10	1. One For Bill 2. Fred The Fox 3. Moraine Sadie
4th of 6	28/1/26	Bendigo	500m	4	0:29.05	62.0 km/h	6.8L	$2.50	0:28.61	0:28.51	GR 5	$1,740	$50	8	1. Argyle Axle 2. Laura May 3. Opal Whisper
6th of 6	20/1/26	Bendigo	500m	3	0:28.72	62.7 km/h	9.5L	$9.50	0:28.09	0:28.09	GR 5	$3,340	-	85	1. Midnight Thunder 2. Moraine Dylan 3. Burn Bright
85 Day Spell

Canya Ignite (3) 6113631284
Trainer: Rebekah Dudley (Arcadia South)
Prize Money: $11,615
Win / Place: 18% / 52%

3 yo Black D

Sire: GOOD ODDS HARADA (AUS)

Dam: ZIPPING SPRING (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

44: 8-5-10

Track

16: 3-1-4

Season

19: 4-2-4

Country

44: 8-5-10

1st Up

3: 1-0-2

2nd Up

3: 0-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
8	0	0	0	0

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

Comments

Last start finished 4th on March 2 over 390m at this track behind Paw Harkonnen beaten 6 lengths (22.52) in a Grade 5. Forward showing expected.

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	2/3/26	Shepparton	390m	2	0:22.52	62.3 km/h	6.7L	$23	0:22.06	0:21.95	GR 5	$2,930	$75	8	1. Paw Harkonnen 2. Why Not Seb 3. Why Not Olivia
8th of 8	22/2/26	Healesville	350m	4	0:19.61	64.3 km/h	4.8L	$23	0:19.31	0:18.74	GR 5	$2,930	-	4	1. Aston Lyon 2. Beeline 3. Need You Now
2nd of 6	18/2/26	Bendigo	425m	4	0:24.44	62.6 km/h	0.5L	$4.40	0:24.42	0:24.17	GR 5	$1,530	$320	5	1. Oriental Ophelia 2. Canya Ignite 3. Aston Cleese
1st of 6	13/2/26	Healesville	350m	8	0:19.80	63.6 km/h	2.4L	$3.20	0:19.80	0:19.58	GR 5	$1,530	$1,000	4	1. Canya Ignite 2. Canny Lass 3. Soda Turkey
3rd of 8	9/2/26	Shepparton	390m	8	0:22.59	62.2 km/h	4.4L	$2.30	0:22.28	0:21.86	GR 5	$2,930	$300	3	1. Paw Kattia 2. Kraken Huggie 3. Canya Ignite
6th of 8	6/2/26	Bendigo	425m	4	0:24.26	63.1 km/h	6.4L	$41	0:23.81	0:23.47	GR 5	$2,930	-	8	1. Collinda Law 2. Valletta Moon 3. Booterstown

Illuminator (4) x113412565
Trainer: Belle Tabb (LARA)
Prize Money: $5,605
Win / Place: 30% / 50%

2 yo Black D

Sire: HOOKED ON SCOTCH (AUS)

Dam: DISTINCT (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

10: 3-1-1

Track

4: 1-0-1

Trk/Dst

4: 1-0-1

Distance

7: 2-1-1

Season

10: 3-1-1

Metro

1: 0-0-0

Country

9: 3-1-1

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Goes well at this track and trip. Last start finished 5th over 450m at this track beaten 9 lengths (25.84) behind Paw Isla in a Grade 5 H on March 2. Not far away last start. Right in the mix again.

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	2/3/26	Shepparton	450m	5	0:25.84	62.7 km/h	9.2L	$8.00	0:25.20	0:24.85	GR 5 H	$2,930	-	7	1. Paw Isla 2. Paw Lovisa 3. Heathcote Rupee
6th of 6	23/2/26	Sandown	515m	7	0:30.20	61.4 km/h	12.3L	$6.50	0:29.38	0:29.33	GR 5	$3,340	-	17	1. Gorringe 2. Rupee Mcgraw 3. Scout Ace
5th of 7	6/2/26	Bendigo	425m	8	0:25.14	60.9 km/h	11.5L	$5.00	0:24.37	0:23.47	RST WIN H	$2,930	-	15	1. Whoppi Devere 2. Cris Tessa 3. Elite One
2nd of 7	22/1/26	Warrnambool	450m	1	0:25.54	63.4 km/h	0.3L	$1.60	0:25.52	0:25.30	GR 5	$2,930	$600	7	1. Paw Lauren 2. Illuminator 3. Black Tycoon
1st of 8	15/1/26	Shepparton	450m	3	0:25.65	63.2 km/h	1.3L	$1.50	0:25.65	0:25.63	MX 6/7	$1,530	$1,000	10	1. Illuminator 2. Lady Rapid 3. Smaller Acts
4th of 8	5/1/26	Shepparton	450m	3	0:25.50	63.5 km/h	4.8L	$5.00	0:25.18	0:25.15	MX 6/7	$2,930	$75	7	1. Amron Toy 2. Atticus 3. Hoppy

Paw Razor (5) 3227362883
Trainer: Robert Camilleri (Lara)
Prize Money: $14,465
Win / Place: 8.51% / 53%

2 yo WH/FWN D

Sire: YOZO BALE (AUS)

Dam: QUINA BALE (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

47: 4-9-12

Track

3: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Distance

6: 1-1-0

Season

20: 1-5-6

Country

47: 4-9-12

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Finished third last start (24.36) over 425m at Bendigo. Squeeze draw to overcome. Has to do a bit more.

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
3rd of 8	25/2/26	Bendigo	425m	2	0:24.36	62.8 km/h	1.9L	$5.00	0:24.23	0:23.97	GR 5	$1,530	$160	6	1. Louie Cabang 2. Deb Cabang 3. Paw Razor
8th of 8	19/2/26	Warrnambool	390m	4	0:22.71	61.8 km/h	10.0L	$17	0:22.04	0:21.94	GR 5	$2,930	-	5	1. Ishikawa Lass 2. Paw Kattia 3. Tick Returns
8th of 8	14/2/26	Geelong	400m	8	0:23.17	62.1 km/h	11.3L	$8.00	0:22.37	0:22.37	GR 5	$2,930	-	4	1. Paw Kristelle 2. Tick Returns 3. Cordova
2nd of 5	10/2/26	Warragul	460m	1	0:26.31	62.9 km/h	9.3L	$8.00	0:25.70	0:25.70	GR 4/5	$3,360	$690	4	1. Devil's Sympathy 2. Paw Razor 3. Let It Linger
6th of 7	6/2/26	Bendigo	425m	3	0:24.27	63.0 km/h	12.0L	$46	0:23.47	0:23.47	GR 5	$2,930	-	6	1. Dear Carla Lou 2. Represent 3. Paw Jasta
3rd of 8	31/1/26	Geelong	400m	3	0:22.96	62.7 km/h	10.5L	$35	0:22.27	0:22.27	GR 4/5	$3,360	$345	11	1. Extreme Grunt 2. Myrniong Storm 3. Paw Razor

Darra Sapphire (6) 3713162727
Trainer: Jenny Weber (Darraweit Guim)
Prize Money: $15,625
Win / Place: 16% / 63%

4 yo Black B

Sire: AZKABAN (AUS)

Dam: DARRA DAWNNE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

36: 6-10-7

Track

19: 3-6-2

Trk/Dst

14: 2-4-1

Distance

20: 5-4-3

Season

11: 2-2-3

Metro

1: 0-0-1

Country

35: 6-10-6

1st Up

3: 1-1-1

2nd Up

3: 0-0-2

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

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

Comments

Was out of placings last time (23.06) at Ballarat in a Grade 5, finishing seventh and beaten 14 lengths. Has two successes and six minors from 10 starts from box 6. Others appear better placed.

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	2/2/26	Ballarat	390m	5	0:23.06	60.9 km/h	14.5L	$14	0:22.09	0:22.09	GR 5	$1,530	-	60	1. Qilin Bale 2. Rooster Legs 3. Bullseye Bob
60 Day Freshen-Up
2nd of 8	4/12/25	Shepparton	450m	6	0:25.98	62.4 km/h	2.0L	$7.00	0:25.86	0:25.30	GR 5	$2,930	$600	28	1. Trajectory 2. Darra Sapphire 3. Matchbox Honey
7th of 8	6/11/25	Shepparton	450m	8	0:25.90	62.5 km/h	9.8L	$15	0:25.25	0:24.92	GR 4/5	$3,360	-	21	1. Zelda Braga 2. Faye Valentine 3. Got A Habit
2nd of 7	16/10/25	Bendigo	425m	6	0:24.23	63.1 km/h	3.8L	$8.00	0:23.99	0:23.99	GR 5	$1,530	$320	10	1. Roscoe Bale 2. Darra Sapphire 3. Atlas Alien
6th of 8	6/10/25	Shepparton	450m	3	0:26.40	61.4 km/h	12.9L	$17	0:25.49	0:25.37	GR 5	$2,930	-	14	1. Mawonga Man 2. Fashion Square 3. Kraken Tommy
1st of 8	22/9/25	Ballarat	450m	4	0:25.62	63.2 km/h	0.8L	$8.30	0:25.62	0:25.62	GR 5	$1,530	$1,000	7	1. Darra Sapphire 2. Solitary Flicker 3. My Opie

Smokin' Billy (7) 7x3852665x
Trainer: Paul Brown (Burramine)
Prize Money: $9,050
Win / Place: 25% / 37%

2 yo BDL D

Sire: HOOKED ON SCOTCH (AUS)

Dam: IT'S NOT FUN (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

16: 4-1-1

Track

1: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Distance

1: 0-0-0

Season

4: 0-1-0

Metro

8: 2-0-1

Country

8: 2-1-0

1st Up

2: 0-0-1

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Was out of the placings at final run of last campaign, finishing fifth (30.90) at The Meadows before going for a five months spell. Has had two fresh up runs and has recorded the one placing. Looks a strong place chance.

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 7	1/10/25	The Meadows	525m	1	0:30.90	61.2 km/h	5.4L	$14	0:30.52	0:29.82	GR 5	$3,340	-	7	1. Aston Allure 2. Delicate 3. Blue Roses
6th of 7	24/9/25	The Meadows	525m	7	0:30.85	61.3 km/h	10.3L	$12	0:30.17	0:30.12	GR 5	$3,340	-	11	1. Remi Joy 2. Contradiction 3. Belfast Spot
6th of 6	13/9/25	The Meadows	600m	6	0:35.04	61.6 km/h	8.6L	$9.70	0:34.43	0:34.22	GR 5	$10,100	-	36	1. Compton Gold 2. Starfire Tears 3. Ascend Ecstatic
36 Day Freshen-Up
99th of 1	21/8/25	Shepparton	390m	1	N/A	-	-	$0.00			Trial	$0	-	-	1. 99-Smokin' Billy 2. 3.
2nd of 8	8/8/25	Bendigo	425m	5	0:24.37	62.8 km/h	0.3L	$3.50f	0:24.36	0:23.89	GR 5	$2,930	$600	18	1. Collinda Pops 2. Smokin' Billy 3. Valletta Moon
5th of 7	21/7/25	Shepparton	450m	3	0:25.80	62.8 km/h	5.5L	$8.00	0:25.45	0:24.84	GR 5	$2,930	-	12	1. Tat Leah 2. Leroy's Girl 3. Ripper Riley

Blue Boy Shiraz (8) 425113664f
Trainer: Paul Ellis (Heathcote)
Prize Money: $5,130
Win / Place: 16% / 50%

2 yo BLU D

Sire: BERNARDO (AUS)

Dam: GOLDEN SHIRAZ (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

18: 3-3-3

Track

2: 0-0-1

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-1

Distance

2: 0-0-1

Season

18: 3-3-3

Country

18: 3-3-3

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

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

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

Comments

Failed to finish the race over 425m at Bendigo last start. Prior to that was beaten 8 lengths over 425m at Bendigo in a Grade 5. Can't recommend against this lot.

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
- of 6	18/2/26	Bendigo	425m	8	0:31.35	48.8 km/h	99.0L	$3.60	0:24.42	0:24.17	GR 5	$1,530	-	29	1. Oriental Ophelia 2. Canya Ignite 3. Aston Cleese
99th of 1	12/2/26	Shepparton	390m	3	N/A	-	-	$0.00			Trial	$0	-	-	1. 99-Blue Boy Shiraz 2. 3.
4th of 8	20/1/26	Bendigo	425m	7	0:24.32	62.9 km/h	8.0L	$21	0:23.79	0:23.79	GR 5	$2,930	$75	4	1. Western's Nasiah 2. Spring Watch 3. Out Of Elite
6th of 8	16/1/26	Bendigo	425m	6	0:24.58	62.2 km/h	9.3L	$7.50	0:23.97	0:23.81	GR 5	$2,930	-	21	1. Paw Callie 2. Go Boy 3. Oriental Ophelia
6th of 8	26/12/25	Bendigo	425m	7	0:24.44	62.6 km/h	7.0L	$8.00	0:23.98	0:23.91	GR 5	$2,930	-	7	1. Star Rebel 2. Bonnie Blitz 3. Rock Eternal
3rd of 7	19/12/25	Bendigo	425m	6	0:24.05	63.6 km/h	3.8L	$2.80f	0:23.81	0:23.69	GR 5	$2,930	$300	6	1. Valletta Flash 2. Spicy Assassin 3. Blue Boy Shiraz

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