Sandown Park Race 4

Christmas In July At Sandown

Prize Money: $3,430

MEPUNGA GYPSY (8) has a strong winning strike-rate this journey having won two of four starts. Comes off a (29.85) win last time, scoring by 1.2 lengths in a Mix 6/7 over 515m at this track. Expected to go close. DASHING JIFFY (2) hit the ground running with a slick early sectional but had to settle for a minor placing when a 1.2 lengths second over 515m at this track, clocking 29.94. Will give a great sight again. PAW SHERVINGTON (6) turned in a good run last time, finishing in the placings (22.49) at Ballarat in a Mix 6/7. Lines up from box 6 for the first time. Can feature again. RANGER RIOT (7) gave nothing else a chance most recently. Sure to run well again.

Distance: 515m
Class: Mixed 6/7
Track: Good
Weather: Cloudy
Surface: All Weather

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Prickle (1) x544513884
Trainer: Wayne Gray (Wendouree)
Prize Money: $3,155
Win / Place: 18% / 27%

2 yo Black D

Sire: WHISKEY RIOT (AUS)

Dam: SEKOLA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

11: 2-0-1

Season

11: 2-0-1

Country

11: 2-0-1

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Has not shown much in recent runs. Could only manage fourth last time out over 390m at Shepparton. Prepared to risk.

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	15/6/26	Shepparton	390m	8	0:22.51	62.4 km/h	2.0L	$10	0:22.39	0:21.97	MX 6/7	$2,930	$75	19	1. Miss Bobbie 2. Kiowa Icon 3. Innuendo
8th of 8	27/5/26	Ballarat	450m	1	0:26.28	61.6 km/h	14.5L	$23	0:25.27	0:25.19	MX 6/7	$2,930	-	25	1. Mysterious 2. Go Home Girl 3. Smash
8th of 8	2/5/26	Ballarat	450m	5	0:26.26	61.7 km/h	8.9L	$7.00	0:25.63	0:25.29	Rank Limit - Restricted Win	$1,530	-	5	1. She's Nowhere 2. Wizzin' By 3. Gravy Train
3rd of 7	27/4/26	Shepparton	450m	1	0:25.59	63.3 km/h	6.3L	$12	0:25.16	0:25.11	RST WIN	$2,930	$300	12	1. Hartland Willow 2. Paw Orenthal 3. Prickle
1st of 8	15/4/26	Bendigo	425m	4	0:24.10	63.5 km/h	5.3L	$7.50	0:24.10	0:23.93	Bottom Up - Grade 7	$1,530	$1,000	16	1. Prickle 2. Billies Rainbow 3. Woody Grey
5th of 7	30/3/26	Ballarat	450m	1	0:26.52	61.1 km/h	6.5L	$11	0:26.08	0:25.52	T3 GR 7	$1,530	-	12	1. Mr. Bluey Lee 2. Uncle Mikey 3. Punitive

Dashing Jiffy (2) 5162
Trainer: Graham Brown (Trafalgar)
Prize Money: $2,370
Win / Place: 25% / 50%

2 yo Black B

Sire: AUSSIE SECRET (AUS)

Dam: WHAT A SURPRISE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

4: 1-1-0

Track

1: 0-1-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-1-0

Distance

1: 0-1-0

Season

4: 1-1-0

Metro

1: 0-1-0

Country

3: 1-0-0

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

Box History	1	2	8
STARTS	1	1	2
1st	0	0	1
2nd	0	1	0
3rd	0	0	0

Comments

Showed strong pace early but found one better when a 1.2 lengths second over 515m this track in 29.94. Rates highly and looks tough 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 7	15/6/26	Sandown	515m	2	0:29.94	61.9 km/h	1.2L	$4.00	0:29.85	0:29.35	MX 6/7	$3,460	$690	31	1. Mepunga Gypsy 2. Dashing Jiffy 3. Glimmering
31 Day Freshen-Up
6th of 8	15/5/26	Traralgon	425m	1	0:24.95	61.3 km/h	7.0L	$7.00	0:24.46	0:23.92	MX 6/7	$2,930	-	21	1. Storm Coming 2. Dr. Monica 3. Runway Blue
1st of 7	24/4/26	Warragul	460m	8	0:26.25	63.1 km/h	2.0L	$4.80	0:26.25	0:25.64	MDN	$2,540	$1,680	7	1. Dashing Jiffy 2. Rakin' It In 3. Exceeded
5th of 7	17/4/26	Warragul	400m	8	0:23.71	60.7 km/h	12.3L	$13	0:22.86	0:22.44	MDN	$2,540	-	-	1. Tarbhach 2. Opalina 3. Tuesday Hustler

Red Hot Kermaro (3) 3386x4115
Trainer: Kayla Cottrell (Pearcedale)
Prize Money: $4,035
Win / Place: 25% / 50%

2 yo RED/FWN B

Sire: HOOKED ON SCOTCH (AUS)

Dam: KERMARO (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

8: 2-0-2

Track

1: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Distance

2: 0-0-0

Season

8: 2-0-2

Metro

3: 0-0-0

Country

5: 2-0-2

1st Up

2: 0-0-1

2nd Up

2: 1-0-1

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

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

Comments

Did a good job two starts back at Shepparton to win by 1.5 lengths in 25.37, beating Whipstick Bobbi. Last start finished 5th in a Mix 6/7 H on June 17 over 525m at The Meadows behind Dewana Family beaten 13 lengths (30.68). Others make more appeal.

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
5th of 7	17/6/26	The Meadows	525m	7	0:30.68	61.6 km/h	13.3L	$4.00	0:29.77	0:29.77	MX 6/7 H	$3,460	$30	16	1. Dewana Family 2. Victory Barry 3. Split Fiction
1st of 8	1/6/26	Shepparton	450m	6	0:25.37	63.9 km/h	1.5L	$3.80	0:25.37	0:25.37	MX 6/7	$2,930	$1,950	6	1. Red Hot Kermaro 2. Whipstick Bobbi 3. Just Breathe
1st of 6	26/5/26	Warragul	400m	2	0:22.49	64.0 km/h	7.3L	$1.70	0:22.49	0:22.33	MDN	$2,540	$1,680	36	1. Red Hot Kermaro 2. Greyscale 3. Alcatraz
36 Day Freshen-Up
4th of 8	20/4/26	Sandown	515m	5	0:30.43	60.9 km/h	6.5L	$2.50	0:29.97	0:29.51	MDN	$2,980	$75	74	1. All I See 2. Full Bore Bobby 3. Mepunga Destiny
74 Day Spell
6th of 6	5/2/26	Wentworth Park	520m	2	0:31.03	60.3 km/h	20.0L	$10	0:29.63	0:29.45	MDN	$2,310	-	41	1. Bandit Swagger 2. Marissa Vella 3. Gloria Dayton
41 Day Freshen-Up
8th of 8	26/12/25	Gosford	515m	6	0:30.80	60.2 km/h	13.3L	$51	0:29.88	0:29.21	MX	$3,110	-	31	1. Zipping Berkeley 2. Six Dolphins 3. Burglar Tom
31 Day Freshen-Up

Xara Melody (4) 5481
Trainer: Joshua Formosa (Anakie)
Prize Money: $1,975
Win / Place: 25% / 25%

Dominant Win Last Start

1 yo Black B

Sire: DROOPYS SYDNEY (AUS)

Dam: TRENDING XARA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

4: 1-0-0

Season

4: 1-0-0

Metro

1: 1-0-0

Country

3: 0-0-0

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Good performance to win by 4.5 lengths at The Meadows over 525m (30.31) beating Kiss For Cash in Maiden on June 17. Looks tested in this company.

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 6	17/6/26	The Meadows	525m	2	0:30.31	62.4 km/h	4.3L	$6.00	0:30.31	0:29.77	MDN	$2,920	$1,900	5	1. Xara Melody 2. Kiss For Cash 3. Aston Louise
8th of 8	12/6/26	Bendigo	500m	8	0:28.96	62.2 km/h	14.6L	$51	0:27.94	0:27.56	Group Listed	$22,900	-	7	1. Blink And Miss 2. United George 3. Xara's Leon
4th of 8	5/6/26	Bendigo	500m	7	0:28.43	63.3 km/h	10.0L	$67	0:27.75	0:27.73	MDN SF	$3,340	$75	7	1. Blink And Miss 2. Xara's Leon 3. Kiss For Cash
5th of 6	29/5/26	Bendigo	500m	2	0:28.64	62.8 km/h	8.8L	$26	0:28.04	0:27.65	MDN H	$2,860	-	-	1. Blink And Miss 2. Sterling Devere 3. Saffron Monsoon

Paw Shervington (6) 71226352
Trainer: Samantha Grenfell (Anakie)
Prize Money: $4,205
Win / Place: 12% / 62%

1 yo Black D

Sire: BERNARDO (AUS)

Dam: LOXTON BALE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

8: 1-3-1

Track

2: 0-1-1

Trk/Dst

2: 0-1-1

Distance

2: 0-1-1

Season

8: 1-3-1

Metro

3: 0-1-1

Country

5: 1-2-0

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Turned in a good run last time, placing (22.49) at Ballarat in a Mix 6/7. Lines up from box 6 for the first time. Can feature with the right run.

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	17/6/26	Ballarat	390m	3	0:22.49	62.4 km/h	2.0L	$12	0:22.35	0:21.80	MX 6/7	$2,930	$600	5	1. Blue Sky Tokyo 2. Paw Shervington 3. Aston Aquitaine
5th of 8	12/6/26	Geelong	460m	7	0:26.18	63.3 km/h	7.8L	$21	0:25.65	0:25.65	MX 6/7	$2,930	-	8	1. Mepunga Turbo 2. Kiwi Fred 3. Bohdan
3rd of 7	4/6/26	Sandown	515m	3	0:30.39	61.0 km/h	3.0L	$7.00	0:30.18	0:29.63	MX 6/7	$8,790	$915	5	1. Starborn 2. Gnarlack 3. Paw Shervington
6th of 8	30/5/26	The Meadows	525m	4	0:31.14	60.7 km/h	11.5L	$34	0:30.35	0:29.74	GR 7	$8,790	-	5	1. Two Wheel Johnny 2. My Mate Charlie 3. Flying Discrete
2nd of 7	25/5/26	Warrnambool	450m	1	0:25.79	62.8 km/h	3.5L	$1.80	0:25.56	0:25.56	Bottom Up - Grade 7	$1,530	$320	7	1. Paw Yaris 2. Paw Shervington 3. Paddy's Way
2nd of 5	18/5/26	Sandown	515m	8	0:30.07	61.7 km/h	2.3L	$17	0:29.91	0:29.46	MX 6/7	$3,370	$690	6	1. Jilliby Pixie 2. Paw Shervington 3. Apple Rose

Ranger Riot (7) 1726575721
Trainer: Colin Bermingham (Mount Mercer)
Prize Money: $3,320
Win / Place: 20% / 40%

2 yo Black D

Sire: BERNARDO (AUS)

Dam: BLUE SKY RIOT (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

10: 2-2-0

Season

10: 2-2-0

Country

10: 2-2-0

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Solid performance after racing just off the speed to win by 1.5 lengths at Geelong over 460m (26.23) beating Crackerjack Greg in T3 RSTW on June 13. Has ability and can 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
1st of 8	13/6/26	Geelong	460m	6	0:26.23	63.1 km/h	1.5L	$4.00	0:26.23	0:26.20	T3 RSTW	$1,530	$1,000	5	1. Ranger Riot 2. Crackerjack Greg 3. Doongalla Ziggy
2nd of 8	8/6/26	Warrnambool	450m	5	0:25.91	62.5 km/h	0.5L	$16	0:25.88	0:25.65	Bottom Up - Grade 7	$1,530	$320	5	1. Tulsa 2. Ranger Riot 3. Paw Quade
7th of 8	3/6/26	Bendigo	425m	5	0:24.62	62.1 km/h	4.8L	$5.50	0:24.29	0:24.14	Rank Limit - Restricted Win	$1,530	-	11	1. Mrs. Tiggywinkle 2. Love You 3. Zipping Nebula
5th of 8	23/5/26	Ballarat	390m	8	0:23.02	61.0 km/h	7.5L	$3.50	0:22.51	0:22.21	T3 RSTW	$1,530	-	8	1. Smooth Beauty 2. Major Jealous 3. Town Legend
7th of 8	15/5/26	Geelong	400m	3	0:23.61	61.0 km/h	20.3L	$46	0:22.20	0:22.20	MX 6/7 FIN	$3,360	-	7	1. Bohdan 2. Aston Saturn 3. Mookaite
5th of 8	8/5/26	Geelong	400m	7	0:23.33	61.7 km/h	10.8L	$23	0:22.58	0:22.27	MX 6/7 H	$2,930	-	27	1. Aston Lace 2. Mookaite 3. My Mate Charlie

Mepunga Gypsy (8) 5633886161
Trainer: Jeffrey Britton (Anakie)
Prize Money: $4,785
Win / Place: 18% / 36%

1 yo Black B

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: MEPUNGA ISLA (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

11: 2-0-2

Track

2: 1-0-0

Trk/Dst

2: 1-0-0

Distance

2: 1-0-0

Season

11: 2-0-2

Metro

4: 2-0-0

Country

7: 0-0-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Charged out of the boxes with a strong early split and went straight to the front, scoring an all the way win (29.85) over 515m at this track. Expected to go well 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
1st of 7	15/6/26	Sandown	515m	3	0:29.85	62.1 km/h	1.2L	$3.70	0:29.85	0:29.35	MX 6/7	$3,460	$2,230	7	1. Mepunga Gypsy 2. Dashing Jiffy 3. Glimmering
6th of 8	8/6/26	Sandown	515m	8	0:30.74	60.3 km/h	19.3L	$23	0:29.39	0:29.39	MX 6/7	$3,460	$30	5	1. Mepunga Phantom 2. Creating 3. Waratah Story
1st of 6	3/6/26	The Meadows	525m	1	0:30.59	61.8 km/h	2.3L	$8.50	0:30.59	0:30.10	MDN	$2,920	$1,900	7	1. Mepunga Gypsy 2. High Leak 3. Yale Dean
6th of 6	27/5/26	The Meadows	525m	2	0:31.58	59.8 km/h	14.0L	$4.80	0:30.62	0:30.18	MDN	$2,920	$30	10	1. Waratah Story 2. Bun Vicky 3. Yale Dean
8th of 8	17/5/26	Healesville	350m	7	0:19.81	63.6 km/h	9.0L	$46	0:19.19	0:18.99	MDN FIN	$14,730	-	3	1. Mumma Easy 2. Flying Skipper 3. Rattle And Hum
8th of 8	14/5/26	Warrnambool	450m	4	0:26.40	61.4 km/h	23.5L	$23	0:24.76	0:24.76	MDN FIN	$14,730	-	4	1. Dewana Lynette 2. Dewana Family 3. Mepunga Phantom

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