Horsham Race 8

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Prize Money: $3,875

ASTON HERCULES (7) was below best latest but did hit the frame in quick time two back when second (27.14) at this track in a Grade 5 H. Expecting sharp improvement this line-up. REBEL THINKER (1) has mixed form recently, finishing fourth (23.69) in a Grade 5 at this track latest but did run well two back when in the frame. Can feature with the right run. PAW LAMPADES (4) hit the frame latest (27.65) when second at this track in a Grade 5. Has already won out of this draw. Looks suited here and can measure up. PAW XANTIPPE (2) placed last time and cannot be ignored.

Distance: 485m
Class: Mixed 4/5
Track: Good
Weather: Showers
Surface: All Weather

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Rebel Thinker (1) 3553564434
Trainer: Ian Robinson (PYRENEES (S))
Prize Money: $12,740
Win / Place: 8.70% / 34%

3 yo Black D

Sire: MY BRO FABIO (AUS)

Dam: BIG SKINNY (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

69: 6-7-11

Track

12: 0-0-3

Trk/Dst

4: 0-0-0

Distance

4: 0-0-0

Season

26: 3-0-6

Metro

7: 0-1-1

Country

62: 6-6-10

1st Up

2: 0-1-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
2	3	1	0	0

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

Comments

Suited by inside box. Last start finished 4th in a Grade 5 on May 19 over 410m at this track behind Belair Blue beaten one length (23.69). Capable of improvement on latest effort. Well placed and should feature.

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 7	19/5/26	Horsham	410m	3	0:23.69	62.3 km/h	1.0L	$18	0:23.63	0:23.20	GR 5	$2,930	$75	7	1. Belair Blue 2. Zipping Tyra 3. Orson Fury
3rd of 7	12/5/26	Horsham	410m	8	0:23.85	61.9 km/h	2.3L	$14	0:23.70	0:22.94	GR 5	$2,930	$300	7	1. Saint Mick 2. Zipping Tyra 3. Rebel Thinker
4th of 6	5/5/26	Horsham	485m	7	0:27.92	62.5 km/h	10.5L	$26	0:27.20	0:27.20	GR 5	$3,340	$75	7	1. Paw Farok 2. Dash Express 3. Charente Jewel
4th of 5	28/4/26	Horsham	485m	2	0:27.57	63.3 km/h	11.5L	$46	0:26.77	0:26.77	GR 4/5	$3,880	$75	3	1. Distinction 2. Doongalla Don 3. Paw Cornelius
6th of 7	25/4/26	Horsham	410m	8	0:23.77	62.1 km/h	3.9L	$16	0:23.50	0:22.95	GR 5	$2,930	-	4	1. Paw Inflame 2. Harlow's Boy 3. Sumo Smash
5th of 7	21/4/26	Horsham	410m	7	0:23.79	62.0 km/h	4.8L	$9.00	0:23.45	0:22.75	GR 4/5	$1,530	-	7	1. Paw Manny 2. Is He Happy 3. I'm Honey

Paw Xantippe (2) 1x61343652
Trainer: Rebecca Gibbons (GREATER GEELONG (C))
Prize Money: $73,980
Win / Place: 34% / 58%

3 yo Black B

Sire: CHRISTO BALE (AUS)

Dam: WINNIE ALLEN (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

46: 16-4-7

Track

2: 1-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 1-0-0

Distance

1: 1-0-0

Season

20: 5-1-3

Metro

28: 9-3-4

Country

18: 7-1-3

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	5	8	3	0

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

Comments

In the money last time at Geelong (25.96) in a Grade 4/5, finishing a neck second. Is yet to miss the placings from this box, including two wins. Suited here and expected to run well.

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
2nd of 7	20/5/26	Geelong	460m	1	0:25.96	63.8 km/h	0.3L	$16	0:25.94	0:25.56	GR 4/5	$3,360	$690	5	1. Mepunga Flyer 2. Paw Xantippe 3. Aston Bugsy
5th of 7	15/5/26	Bendigo	425m	7	0:24.39	62.7 km/h	5.5L	$12	0:24.01	0:23.70	FFA	$3,360	-	7	1. Ultimate Warrior 2. Pepper Rush, Jetstream Icon 3.
6th of 8	8/5/26	Traralgon	425m	5	0:24.98	61.2 km/h	9.3L	$5.00	0:24.34	0:24.12	GR 4/5	$3,360	-	7	1. Dr. Azure 2. Lorraine Jacky 3. Ubiquitous
3rd of 8	1/5/26	Traralgon	425m	2	0:24.04	63.6 km/h	6.2L	$11	0:23.61	0:23.61	GR 4/5	$3,360	$345	35	1. Dr. Will 2. My Name's Eden 3. Paw Xantippe
35 Day Freshen-Up
4th of 8	27/3/26	Geelong	460m	7	0:26.38	62.8 km/h	6.8L	$18	0:25.91	0:25.85	GR 4/5	$3,360	$75	7	1. Treble Beers 2. Brother Doom 3. Whodat Jewel
3rd of 7	20/3/26	Geelong	400m	7	0:23.30	61.8 km/h	7.5L	$3.90	0:22.78	0:22.38	MX 3/4	$3,360	$345	7	1. Frog March 2. Paw Ensley 3. Paw Xantippe

Solitary Flicker (3) 3211284562
Trainer: Carol Jackson (GREATER BENDIGO (C))
Prize Money: $28,685
Win / Place: 14% / 45%

4 yo FWN D

Sire: HARD STYLE RICO (AUS)

Dam: FAUN FLAME (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

84: 12-16-10

Track

15: 1-2-1

Trk/Dst

6: 1-0-0

Distance

6: 1-0-0

Season

25: 5-6-1

Country

84: 12-16-10

1st Up

3: 0-0-1

2nd Up

3: 1-2-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
4	8	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	9	11	9	13	12	8	9	13
1st	0	1	2	2	0	1	2	4
2nd	3	2	2	0	2	3	2	2
3rd	1	0	0	2	1	0	2	4

Comments

Finished second last time (22.30) over 390m at Warrnambool. Has a low draw. One of the better hopes.

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
2nd of 6	21/5/26	Warrnambool	390m	1	0:22.30	63.0 km/h	1.8L	$4.20	0:22.19	0:21.74	SPEC VET	$2,930	$600	8	1. Fireworks 2. Solitary Flicker 3. Collinda Express
6th of 8	13/5/26	Ballarat	450m	4	0:25.85	62.7 km/h	11.8L	$126	0:25.03	0:25.03	GR 4/5	$3,360	-	8	1. Retaliation 2. Electrojet 3. Paw Cornelius
5th of 6	5/5/26	Horsham	410m	5	0:23.64	62.4 km/h	3.5L	$81	0:23.41	0:23.16	GR 5	$2,930	-	4	1. Paw Hazelton 2. Head For Home 3. Paw Otis
4th of 7	1/5/26	Bendigo	425m	2	0:24.82	61.6 km/h	16.0L	$81	0:23.71	0:23.71	GR 4/5	$3,360	$75	53	1. Solar Spectrum 2. Strop 3. Ivory Narwhal
53 Day Freshen-Up
8th of 8	9/3/26	Shepparton	450m	4	0:25.72	63.0 km/h	4.3L	$51	0:25.42	0:25.10	GR 5 FIN	$3,360	-	7	1. Universe 2. Paw Lovisa 3. Paw Isla
2nd of 8	2/3/26	Shepparton	450m	2	0:25.42	63.7 km/h	2.8L	$46	0:25.24	0:24.85	GR 5 H	$2,930	$600	3	1. Paw Monet 2. Solitary Flicker 3. Brute Force

Paw Lampades (4) 6643421352
Trainer: Andrea Gurry (HINDMARSH (S))
Prize Money: $15,465
Win / Place: 23% / 53%

2 yo LT BDL D

Sire: YOZO BALE (AUS)

Dam: IDRIA BALE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

30: 7-3-6

Track

12: 1-2-2

Trk/Dst

3: 0-2-1

Distance

3: 0-2-1

Season

30: 7-3-6

Country

30: 7-3-6

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Last start finished 2nd over 485m at this track beaten 4.5 lengths (27.65) behind Paw Jasta in a Grade 5 on May 19. Fought on last time. Right in the mix 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 8	19/5/26	Horsham	485m	1	0:27.65	63.1 km/h	4.5L	$6.00	0:27.34	0:27.28	GR 5	$3,340	$690	7	1. Paw Jasta 2. Paw Lampades 3. So He Thinks
5th of 6	12/5/26	Horsham	410m	8	0:23.70	62.3 km/h	11.0L	$16	0:22.94	0:22.94	FFA	$3,360	-	7	1. Doongalla Rocket 2. Lauriston Girl 3. Lektra Roger
3rd of 6	5/5/26	Horsham	485m	7	0:27.75	62.9 km/h	4.0L	$8.50	0:27.48	0:27.20	GR 5	$3,340	$345	7	1. Paw Nimbus 2. Witch Of Nova 3. Paw Lampades
1st of 7	28/4/26	Horsham	410m	4	0:23.18	63.7 km/h	4.8L	$3.60	0:23.18	0:23.09	GR 5	$2,930	$1,950	3	1. Paw Lampades 2. Aston Shekel 3. Paw Verity
2nd of 6	25/4/26	Horsham	485m	1	0:27.51	63.5 km/h	8.4L	$17	0:26.93	0:26.93	GR 4/5	$3,880	$800	4	1. Naradhan 2. Paw Lampades 3. My Dear Friend
4th of 8	21/4/26	Horsham	410m	5	0:23.69	62.3 km/h	6.3L	$3.80	0:23.26	0:22.75	GR 5	$2,930	$75	7	1. Cabao Lapis 2. Paw Maddox 3. Fleetwood Eros

Gorringe (6) 8211213452
Trainer: Danielle Smith (LARA)
Prize Money: $30,395
Win / Place: 21% / 67%

2 yo Black B

Sire: BERNARDO (AUS)

Dam: PATRIOT EARHART (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

28: 6-7-6

Season

28: 6-7-6

Metro

20: 5-5-2

Country

8: 1-2-4

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

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

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

Comments

Finished second last start (34.69) over 600m at The Meadows. Looks to have the job ahead.

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
2nd of 6	29/4/26	The Meadows	600m	1	0:34.69	62.3 km/h	2.5L	$2.40	0:34.53	0:34.53	GR 4/5	$4,510	$920	4	1. Nigel Devere 2. Gorringe 3. Handsome Ratio
5th of 8	25/4/26	The Meadows	525m	8	0:30.40	62.2 km/h	7.0L	$10	0:29.91	0:29.80	GR 4/5	$9,060	-	14	1. Galento 2. Paw Qwan 3. Paw Gordy
4th of 8	11/4/26	The Meadows	525m	4	0:30.33	62.3 km/h	4.3L	$11	0:30.04	0:30.04	GR 4/5	$9,060	$150	6	1. Red Day 2. Neo Devere 3. Paw Gordy
3rd of 8	5/4/26	Mount Gambier	512m	8	0:29.49	62.5 km/h	2.3L	$13	0:29.32	0:29.31	OPEN	$48,500	$4,800	7	1. Gunning Bandit 2. Flying Artie 3. Gorringe
1st of 7	29/3/26	Mount Gambier	512m	1	0:29.47	62.5 km/h	1.0L	$4.20	0:29.47	0:29.16	OPEN	$3,000	$2,100	15	1. Gorringe 2. Moonlight River 3. Zipping Sandchez
2nd of 8	14/3/26	The Meadows	525m	2	0:30.35	62.3 km/h	3.0L	$2.50	0:30.15	0:29.84	GR 5	$8,790	$1,820	9	1. Slick Felix 2. Gorringe 3. Westside Wizard

Aston Hercules (7) 6224343426
Trainer: Mark Mcclelland (GREATER GEELONG (C))
Prize Money: $20,340
Win / Place: 13% / 47%

2 yo BDL D

Sire: TOMMY SHELBY (AUS)

Dam: ASTON REWARD (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

36: 5-8-4

Track

6: 1-2-1

Trk/Dst

5: 0-2-1

Distance

5: 0-2-1

Season

36: 5-8-4

Metro

8: 1-0-1

Country

28: 4-8-3

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

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

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

Comments

Could manage only sixth last time but caught the eye the start prior when he clocked a brilliant 27.14 over 485m finishing second at this track. Hard to top on the time from two back.

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
6th of 8	19/5/26	Horsham	485m	4	0:27.84	62.7 km/h	8.0L	$13	0:27.28	0:27.28	GR 5 FIN	$9,580	-	7	1. Aussie Moss 2. Kaelix Storm 3. Baby Beets
2nd of 8	12/5/26	Horsham	485m	2	0:27.14	64.3 km/h	1.0L	$5.00	0:27.07	0:27.07	GR 5 H	$3,340	$690	5	1. Kaelix Storm 2. Aston Hercules 3. Lektra Beta
4th of 7	7/5/26	Ballarat	450m	3	0:25.87	62.6 km/h	3.8L	$4.20	0:25.62	0:25.20	GR 5	$2,930	$75	7	1. Slay Queen Molly 2. Paw Hades 3. That's My Cousin
3rd of 8	30/4/26	Sandown	515m	6	0:29.90	62.0 km/h	4.3L	$13	0:29.61	0:29.12	GR 5	$8,790	$915	8	1. Memories 2. Nosey Bluey 3. Aston Hercules
4th of 8	22/4/26	Ballarat	450m	7	0:25.57	63.4 km/h	6.0L	$71	0:25.16	0:24.89	GR 5 FIN	$9,580	$75	7	1. Aston Summit 2. Lochinvar Thor 3. Percy
3rd of 7	15/4/26	Ballarat	450m	2	0:25.51	63.5 km/h	3.1L	$7.00	0:25.29	0:24.96	GR 5 H	$2,930	$300	4	1. Devington 2. Percy 3. Aston Hercules

Highly Connected (8) 8322244773
Trainer: Dylan Sharp (AVALON)
Prize Money: $86,350
Win / Place: 23% / 66%

3 yo BDL D

Sire: HIGH EARNER (AUS)

Dam: DEVEL SIXTEEN (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

56: 13-15-9

Season

36: 8-8-4

Metro

39: 10-10-3

Country

17: 3-5-6

1st Up

2: 0-0-2

2nd Up

2: 0-0-2

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	3	10	0	0

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

Comments

Finished third last start (29.47) over 515m at Sandown. Jumps from the outside. Cannot be ruled out.

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	14/5/26	Sandown	515m	1	0:29.47	62.9 km/h	4.1L	$4.40	0:29.18	0:29.10	SPEC H	$9,060	$935	12	1. On The Prowl 2. Consigliere 3. Highly Connected
7th of 8	2/5/26	The Meadows	525m	4	0:30.45	62.1 km/h	10.4L	$9.00	0:29.72	0:29.68	FFA	$9,060	-	7	1. Paw Zuri 2. Galento 3. Paw Oswald
7th of 8	25/4/26	The Meadows	525m	6	0:30.42	62.1 km/h	8.9L	$3.20	0:29.80	0:29.80	FFA	$9,060	-	9	1. Ralph Wiggum 2. Zelda Covilha 3. Count The Stars
4th of 8	16/4/26	Angle Park	530m	4	0:30.62	62.3 km/h	4.0L	$5.00	0:30.34	0:30.08	OPEN	$5,810	-	6	1. Barefoot Zulu 2. Compton Rocks 3. Manifesto
4th of 8	10/4/26	Geelong	520m	2	0:30.18	62.0 km/h	4.3L	$4.50	0:29.89	0:29.87	SPEC H	$7,330	$75	8	1. Paw Matic 2. Eventuate 3. Galento
2nd of 7	2/4/26	Angle Park	530m	1	0:30.31	62.9 km/h	1.8L	$2.40	0:30.19	0:30.19	OPEN	$5,810	$1,160	5	1. Black Noir 2. Highly Connected 3. Hot Nanu

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