Ballarat Race 9

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Prize Money: $1,530

ASTON FLAMENCO (7) hit the ground running off the tricky draw and gave a sight in front, boxing on well for a minor when second (22.54) at this track in a T3 Grade 6 over 390m. Overdue and expected to feature again. NALA'S MANTIS (1) has been beaten for early speed lately, last time finishing sixth (24.64) in a T3 RSTW at Bendigo. Goes well out of this box with a win and three minor placings. Key player if finds best. PRESENCE (6) doesn't win out of turn but recent form sound. Filled a minor placings again last time when second (22.53) at Shepparton making it three placings in a row. Form from her last run is proving to be solid. Deserves a win and gets her chance. CAVED IN (8) was a shock winner last start and is in the mix again.

Distance: 390m
Class: Tier 3 - Grade 6
Track: Good
Weather: OCAST
Surface: All Weather

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Nala's Mantis (1) 7251444236
Trainer: Nikita Harris (GREATER GEELONG (C))
Prize Money: $4,000
Win / Place: 6.67% / 30%

2 yo WH/FWN B

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: SIMBA'S GIRL (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

30: 2-3-4

Track

1: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Distance

9: 1-2-1

Season

30: 2-3-4

Country

30: 2-3-4

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Last start finished 6th in a T3 RSTW on April 22 over 425m at Bendigo behind Gray Grouper beaten 9 lengths (24.64). More than capable and well placed to find her best form.

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 7	22/4/26	Bendigo	425m	7	0:24.64	62.1 km/h	9.3L	$61	0:24.00	0:24.00	T3 RSTW	$1,530	-	6	1. Gray Grouper 2. Sir Trenton 3. Absolute Rupee
3rd of 5	16/4/26	Shepparton	390m	5	0:22.73	61.8 km/h	3.5L	$5.00	0:22.49	0:22.23	T3 GR 6	$1,530	$160	3	1. Aston Plot 2. Wallan Ace 3. Nala's Mantis
2nd of 6	13/4/26	Warrnambool	390m	1	0:22.54	62.3 km/h	1.0L	$5.50	0:22.47	0:22.09	Bottom Up - Restricted Win	$1,530	$320	14	1. Fred's Fury 2. Nala's Mantis 3. Lester Rhode
4th of 5	30/3/26	Warrnambool	390m	1	0:22.80	61.6 km/h	7.0L	$7.00	0:22.33	0:22.07	Bottom Up - Restricted Win	$1,530	$50	5	1. Aston Blitz 2. Glimmer Of Hope 3. Paw Whisper
4th of 6	25/3/26	Sale	435m	3	0:24.82	63.1 km/h	4.1L	$19	0:24.53	0:24.50	Bottom Up - Grade 6	$1,530	$50	9	1. Dr. Tessa 2. Dr. Xanthic 3. Chorus Line
4th of 8	16/3/26	Geelong	400m	5	0:23.33	61.7 km/h	4.8L	$4.00	0:23.02	0:22.58	Bottom Up - Grade 6	$1,530	$50	4	1. Like Dynamite 2. Chief Hamish 3. Bend Your Ear

Tiger Moth (2) 1125422x66
Trainer: Barbara Phillis Watson (LODDON (S))
Prize Money: $4,990
Win / Place: 14% / 57%

2 yo Black D

Sire: HOOKED ON SCOTCH (AUS)

Dam: CHARMING MEEKA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

14: 2-4-2

Track

1: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Distance

14: 2-4-2

Season

14: 2-4-2

Country

14: 2-4-2

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Has finished sixth at his last couple of starts, most recently at this track over 390m. Happy enough to dismiss in this field.

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	20/4/26	Ballarat	390m	2	0:22.82	61.5 km/h	8.0L	$35	0:22.26	0:22.14	T3 GR 6	$1,530	-	4	1. Major Wait 2. Soda Swan 3. Paw Qatar
6th of 6	16/4/26	Shepparton	390m	1	0:22.99	61.1 km/h	7.8L	$9.50	0:22.46	0:22.23	T3 RSTW	$1,530	-	63	1. Paw Qatar 2. Kraken Bluey 3. Paw Vanna
63 Day Spell
99th of 1	10/4/26	Shepparton	390m	4	N/A	-	-	$0.00			Trial	$0	-	-	1. 99-Tiger Moth 2. 3.
99th of 1	26/3/26	Shepparton	390m	8	N/A	-	-	$0.00			Trial	$0	-	-	1. 99-Tiger Moth 2. 3.
2nd of 8	12/2/26	Shepparton	390m	7	0:22.70	61.9 km/h	4.3L	$4.00	0:22.43	0:22.27	T3 GR 6	$1,530	$320	7	1. Marco Marco 2. Tiger Moth 3. Cobra
2nd of 8	5/2/26	Shepparton	390m	8	0:22.60	62.1 km/h	3.8L	$2.80	0:22.36	0:22.17	T3 GR 6	$2,930	$600	47	1. Hectic Harry 2. Tiger Moth 3. Universe
47 Day Freshen-Up

Proud Mary (3) 6x51761341
Trainer: Katrina Evans (MACEDON RANGES (S))
Prize Money: $3,210
Win / Place: 33% / 44%

2 yo Black B

Sire: CHRISTO BALE (AUS)

Dam: HOT JEAN (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

9: 3-0-1

Track

2: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-0

Distance

2: 0-0-0

Season

9: 3-0-1

Country

9: 3-0-1

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Backs up after winning by 1.3 lengths at Warragul (23.11) beating Aston Killara in a T3 Grade 6 on April 23 four days ago. This is much harder assignment and she needs to find another gear.

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
1st of 8	23/4/26	Warragul	400m	5	0:23.11	62.3 km/h	1.3L	$5.00	0:23.11	0:22.66	T3 GR 6	$1,530	$1,000	13	1. Proud Mary 2. Aston Killara 3. Clyde Bale
4th of 4	10/4/26	Healesville	300m	1	0:17.19	62.8 km/h	3.5L	$1.50	0:16.95	0:16.80	T3 RSTW	$1,530	$50	16	1. Cream 2. Paw Tonelli 3. Rumbling Rose
3rd of 7	25/3/26	Healesville	300m	5	0:16.99	63.6 km/h	1.5L	$2.10	0:16.88	0:16.86	T3 GR 6	$1,530	$160	16	1. Classic Houdini 2. Be A Secret 3. Proud Mary
1st of 8	9/3/26	Healesville	300m	5	0:16.92	63.8 km/h	0.7L	$7.00	0:16.92	0:16.86	Bottom Up - Grade 7	$1,530	$1,000	24	1. Proud Mary 2. Extreme Dash, Aston Adriana 3.
6th of 7	13/2/26	Healesville	300m	2	0:17.73	60.9 km/h	5.0L	$2.70	0:17.40	0:16.76	T3 RSTW	$1,530	-	60	1. Jay's Girl 2. Skeeter Mikado 3. Zipping Glinda
60 Day Freshen-Up
7th of 8	15/12/25	Ballarat	390m	7	0:23.23	60.4 km/h	10.8L	$4.00	0:22.52	0:22.39	T3 GR 7	$1,530	-	7	1. Mustang Eleanor 2. Kate's Rift 3. Texas Moon

Little Miss May (4) 1624857887
Trainer: Craig Burns (MOORABOOL (S))
Prize Money: $3,310
Win / Place: 10% / 25%

2 yo Black B

Sire: PADDY WANTS PATS (AUS)

Dam: SNAPPER SMITH (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

20: 2-3-0

Track

5: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

5: 0-0-0

Distance

7: 1-1-0

Season

20: 2-3-0

Country

20: 2-3-0

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Has struggled to jump cleanly in recent outings and the results have been disappointing, the most recent effort a seventh over 390m at this track. Safely held last time and 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
7th of 8	20/4/26	Ballarat	390m	5	0:23.11	60.8 km/h	9.3L	$91	0:22.47	0:22.14	T3 GR 6	$1,530	-	6	1. Aston Francesca 2. Aston Flamenco 3. Dare Devil
8th of 8	14/4/26	Geelong	400m	2	0:23.70	60.8 km/h	15.5L	$26	0:22.62	0:22.39	Rank Limit - Restricted Win	$1,530	-	8	1. Sailor Song 2. Sir Starbuck 3. Snapper Head
8th of 8	6/4/26	Ballarat	390m	1	0:23.06	60.9 km/h	9.8L	$26	0:22.37	0:22.19	T3 RSTW	$1,530	-	6	1. Aunty Cheryl 2. Aston Rochelle 3. Major Wait
7th of 7	31/3/26	Bendigo	425m	5	0:25.33	60.4 km/h	21.5L	$41	0:23.83	0:23.65	SPEC H	$1,530	-	8	1. Paw Ortiz 2. Highway Hooligan 3. Rabada
5th of 8	23/3/26	Ballarat	390m	3	0:23.20	60.5 km/h	9.3L	$12	0:22.56	0:22.17	T3 RSTW	$1,530	-	3	1. Tinker Drew 2. Cards Night 3. Can She Yap
8th of 8	20/3/26	Geelong	400m	3	0:23.56	61.1 km/h	12.0L	$61	0:22.73	0:22.38	MX 6/7	$2,930	-	8	1. Zipping Fiyero 2. Big Boy Pants 3. Procyon

Miss Barbie (5) 5523328313
Trainer: David Shovan (LODDON (S))
Prize Money: $7,240
Win / Place: 3.85% / 38%

3 yo Black B

Sire: WEST ON AUGIE (AUS)

Dam: VICTORIA'S KARA (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

52: 2-11-7

Track

8: 0-1-3

Trk/Dst

8: 0-1-3

Distance

27: 1-7-5

Season

20: 1-4-6

Country

52: 2-11-7

1st Up

2: 0-1-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

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

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	13	3	9	7	2	5	8	5
1st	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2nd	5	0	3	1	1	0	1	0
3rd	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	2

Comments

Form has been strong, including a victory two starts back. Last time out finished 3rd over 390m at this track beaten 6 lengths (22.60) behind Cinematic in a T3 Grade 7 on April 20. Hard to envisage a win.

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 8	20/4/26	Ballarat	390m	7	0:22.60	62.1 km/h	6.5L	$8.00	0:22.14	0:22.14	T3 GR 7	$1,530	$160	4	1. Cinematic 2. Dream Lucky 3. Miss Barbie
1st of 7	16/4/26	Shepparton	390m	1	0:22.67	61.9 km/h	1.3L	$5.00	0:22.67	0:22.23	T3 GR 7	$1,530	$1,000	10	1. Miss Barbie 2. Be Like Wayne 3. Grumpy Lion
3rd of 8	6/4/26	Ballarat	390m	3	0:22.62	62.1 km/h	2.5L	$12	0:22.44	0:22.19	T3 GR 7	$1,530	$160	6	1. Essendon Girl 2. Rumbling Rose 3. Miss Barbie
8th of 8	31/3/26	Bendigo	425m	1	0:24.73	61.9 km/h	6.5L	$51	0:24.29	0:23.65	SPEC H	$1,530	-	13	1. Lethal Force 2. Beeline 3. Cosmic Reward
2nd of 8	18/3/26	Bendigo	425m	7	0:24.46	62.6 km/h	0.8L	$16	0:24.42	0:24.19	Bottom Up - Restricted Win	$1,530	$320	6	1. Rae's Rainbow 2. Miss Barbie 3. Beast Ablaze
3rd of 8	12/3/26	Shepparton	390m	8	0:22.85	61.4 km/h	7.0L	$10	0:22.39	0:22.01	Bottom Up - Restricted Win	$1,530	$160	8	1. New Sheriff 2. Scott Vicious 3. Miss Barbie

Presence (6) 4718266332
Trainer: Christopher Cassar (MELTON (C))
Prize Money: $4,690
Win / Place: 8.70% / 39%

2 yo Black B

Sire: BERNARDO (AUS)

Dam: OVERFLOW LISA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

23: 2-4-3

Track

2: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Distance

7: 0-2-0

Season

23: 2-4-3

Country

23: 2-4-3

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Racing well without winning, recording three minors on end, the latest hitting the ground running with a fast early sectional but finishing in the minors again when second (22.53) over 390m at Shepparton. Leading chance who should prove 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
2nd of 8	26/3/26	Shepparton	390m	1	0:22.53	62.3 km/h	3.5L	$6.00	0:22.29	0:22.23	Bottom Up - Grade 6	$1,530	$320	12	1. Average Return 2. Presence 3. Perfect Jenny
3rd of 6	14/3/26	Bendigo	425m	1	0:24.74	61.8 km/h	5.8L	$1.90	0:24.37	0:23.77	Bottom Up - Restricted Win	$1,530	$160	2	1. Wall House 2. Little Tic 3. Presence
3rd of 8	12/3/26	Shepparton	450m	4	0:25.88	62.6 km/h	3.0L	$11	0:25.68	0:25.48	Bottom Up - Restricted Win	$1,530	$160	7	1. Simply Friends 2. Mia Blonde 3. Presence
6th of 8	5/3/26	Shepparton	390m	5	0:22.64	62.0 km/h	6.3L	$18	0:22.23	0:21.98	T3 GR 6	$2,930	-	5	1. Old Habits 2. Kraken Bluey 3. Starting Out
6th of 6	28/2/26	Shepparton	450m	8	0:25.85	62.7 km/h	9.7L	$41	0:25.17	0:25.17	MX 6/7	$1,530	-	2	1. Mystifying Lomar 2. Snoozy Donut 3. Kiwi Eddie
2nd of 8	26/2/26	Shepparton	450m	4	0:25.95	62.4 km/h	1.0L	$7.00	0:25.89	0:25.59	Bottom Up - Restricted Win	$1,530	$320	14	1. Spruiking 2. Presence 3. Ringsted

Aston Flamenco (7) 7886842132
Trainer: Cody Hose (GREATER GEELONG (C))
Prize Money: $3,705
Win / Place: 11% / 44%

2 yo BDL B

Sire: GOOD ODDS HARADA (AUS)

Dam: ASTON TANGO (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

18: 2-2-4

Track

12: 1-2-4

Trk/Dst

12: 1-2-4

Distance

12: 1-2-4

Season

18: 2-2-4

Country

18: 2-2-4

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Charged out of the boxes with a fast early split and led for much of the way before being grabbed late, finishing a one length second at this track over 390m in 22.54. Forward showing expected.

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	20/4/26	Ballarat	390m	4	0:22.54	62.3 km/h	1.0L	$4.80	0:22.47	0:22.14	T3 GR 6	$1,530	$320	9	1. Aston Francesca 2. Aston Flamenco 3. Dare Devil
3rd of 8	11/4/26	Ballarat	390m	8	0:22.58	62.2 km/h	3.7L	$9.50	0:22.32	0:22.32	Rank Limit - Grade 6	$1,530	$160	5	1. Glimmer Of Hope 2. Paw Qatar 3. Aston Flamenco
1st of 8	6/4/26	Ballarat	390m	8	0:22.53	62.3 km/h	1.9L	$4.00	0:22.53	0:22.19	T3 GR 7	$1,530	$1,000	7	1. Aston Flamenco 2. Paw Vanna 3. Paw Allesandra
2nd of 8	30/3/26	Ballarat	390m	3	0:22.70	61.9 km/h	1.3L	$2.80	0:22.63	0:22.20	T3 GR 7	$1,530	$320	5	1. Aston Ellie 2. Aston Flamenco 3. Hope In Hardship
4th of 8	25/3/26	Healesville	350m	2	0:19.75	63.8 km/h	2.5L	$61	0:19.59	0:19.35	T3 RSTW	$1,530	$50	12	1. Pop's Boy 2. Highgate Franky 3. You Found Me
8th of 8	13/3/26	Healesville	350m	4	0:20.21	62.3 km/h	7.3L	$51	0:19.74	0:19.50	T3 RSTW	$1,530	-	11	1. Pop's Boy 2. Paw Olive 3. Highgate Franky

Caved In (8) 2347746261
Trainer: Jason Formosa (GREATER BENDIGO (C))
Prize Money: $4,235
Win / Place: 5.71% / 28%

2 yo Black D

Sire: BERNARDO (AUS)

Dam: HARLEY MERRETT (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

35: 2-3-5

Track

8: 0-1-1

Trk/Dst

7: 0-1-1

Distance

18: 1-2-3

Season

35: 2-3-5

Country

35: 2-3-5

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Good performance to win by 2.25 lengths at Bendigo over 425m (24.59) beating Miss Bec in T3 RSTW on April 22. Winner last time and looks well placed again. Worth following 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
1st of 8	22/4/26	Bendigo	425m	3	0:24.59	62.2 km/h	2.3L	$11	0:24.59	0:24.00	T3 RSTW	$1,530	$1,000	4	1. Caved In 2. Miss Bec 3. Kraken Nutter
6th of 7	18/4/26	Bendigo	425m	3	0:24.57	62.3 km/h	9.5L	$21	0:23.90	0:23.90	Rank Limit - Grade 7	$1,530	-	5	1. Wizzin' By 2. Little Tic 3. Scott Suspicious
2nd of 6	13/4/26	Ballarat	390m	7	0:22.96	61.1 km/h	0.8L	$12	0:22.91	0:22.27	T3 RSTW	$1,530	$320	3	1. Three Votes Nick 2. Caved In 3. Major Lose
6th of 8	10/4/26	Shepparton	390m	5	0:23.32	60.2 km/h	11.0L	$35	0:22.56	0:22.48	T3 GR 7	$2,930	-	4	1. Radiate 2. We Got Lucky 3. Be Like Wayne
4th of 8	6/4/26	Ballarat	390m	7	0:22.81	61.6 km/h	5.3L	$41	0:22.44	0:22.19	T3 GR 7	$1,530	$50	6	1. Essendon Girl 2. Rumbling Rose 3. Miss Barbie
7th of 8	31/3/26	Bendigo	425m	5	0:24.62	62.1 km/h	12.0L	$91	0:23.78	0:23.65	SPEC H	$1,530	-	4	1. Aston Yamato 2. Strop 3. Bullseye Bob

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