Cranbourne Race 4

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Prize Money: $4,000

DOT BALL (2) ran third last start at Bendigo over 1650m, beaten 5.5 metres. Sure to enjoy an economical run from this draw. Meets a comparable field so she will be hard to beat. CHASING THE WIND (3) has been racing well of late. Finished fourth at his latest appearance over 1609m at this track, beaten 7 metres. No excuses from this advantageous draw. Won't find this any harder and he can grab that well-deserved win. THE REGULATOR (5) is better than his last-start ninth over 2190m at Mildura. REASON TO LAUGH (4) is the best of the rest after finishing sixth over 2190m at Maryborough last time out.

Distance: 1609m
Class: NR up to 39
Track: Good
Weather: Cloudy
Surface: All Weather

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Dot Ball (Fr1) 2169763463
Trainer: Ross Graham (Sutton Grange)
Driver: Liam Older (C)
Prize Money: $38,605
Win / Place: 8.24% / 30%

6 yo Bay Mare

Sire: HES WATCHING (USA)

Dam: THE BAGGY GREEN (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

85: 7-6-13

Distance

19: 2-1-5

Trk/Dst

4: 1-0-2

Track

12: 1-1-2

Season

36: 3-6-7

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-1

3rd Up

2: 0-0-0

Metro

13: 2-0-0

Non-Metro

72: 5-6-13

Mobile

85: 7-6-13

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

85: 7-6-13

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:56.72

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

11: 0-1-2

Driver Last 50

50: 7-7-6

Comments

Improved last start with a solid effort when 3rd (Fr6) over 1650m at Bendigo was 6th-7.38 at the bell, beaten 5.5 m by Tommys Lookout (2:03.00) on July 1 at $5. Very hard to beat.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
3rd of 9	1/7/26	Bendigo	1650m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Liam Older	2:03.00	1:59.9	5.3m	$5.00	3	NR up to 39	$4,000	$415	1. Tommys Lookout 2. Atomic Glory 3. Dot Ball
6th of 9	28/6/26	Cranbourne	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Liam Older	1:59.00	1:59.0	11.6m	$3.50f	3	NR up to 39	$4,000	$120	1. Gozo Major 2. Pickle It 3. Tommys Lookout
4th of 7	25/6/26	Ballarat	2200m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Liam Older	2:48.70	2:03.4	10.7m	$6.50	8	NR up to 45	$4,000	$225	1. Quick Crunch 2. Ifyoulovemeletmego 3. Etiz Amodel
3rd of 11	17/6/26	Bendigo	2150m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Liam Older	2:40.40	2:00.0	0.3m	$17	3	NR 39 to 44	$4,000	$415	1. Elleegant Lane 2. Precious Belle NZ 3. Dot Ball
6th of 8	14/6/26	Cranbourne	2080m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Liam Older	2:35.60	2:00.4	11.2m	$34	11	NR 40 to 46	$4,000	$120	1. Quick Crunch 2. Freak Out 3. Our True Colours
7th of 9	3/6/26	Bendigo	1650m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Liam Older	1:59.10	1:56.1	12.9m	$23	6	NR up to 50	$6,000	$140	1. Tryx Vixen 2. Jilliby Illusion 3. Bettorsweetvictory

Chasing The Wind (Fr2) 555050x924
Trainer: Graeme Mcintosh (Croydon)
Driver: Sean O'Sullivan
Prize Money: $174,280
Win / Place: 10% / 31%

9 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: FLY LIKE AN EAGLE (AUS)

Dam: LIFE OF ELINKA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

163: 17-21-13

Distance

38: 1-4-2

Trk/Dst

7: 0-0-0

Track

13: 0-2-0

Season

14: 0-1-0

1st Up

8: 1-0-1

2nd Up

8: 1-2-0

3rd Up

8: 0-0-2

Metro

50: 4-6-4

Non-Metro

113: 13-15-9

Mobile

163: 17-21-13

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

163: 17-21-13

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:53.50

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

12: 0-1-0

Driver Last 50

50: 2-9-8

Comments

Last start 4th (Fr1) over 1609m after showing early speed at this track was 3rd-5.2 at the bell, beaten 7 m by Gozo Major (1:59.00) on June 28 at $3.80. Before that, a game effort when 2nd (Fr3) over 2080m after showing early pace at this track, at the bell was 4th-7.8 beaten a head by Nivekalon Eagle (2:36.30) on June 14 at $4.20. Can bounce back.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
4th of 9	28/6/26	Cranbourne	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	S J P O'sullivan	1:59.00	1:59.0	7.8m	$3.80	14	NR up to 39	$4,000	$225	1. Gozo Major 2. Pickle It 3. Tommys Lookout
2nd of 7	14/6/26	Cranbourne	2080m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	S J P O'sullivan	2:36.30	2:00.9	0.2m	$4.20	6	NR up to 39	$4,000	$640	1. Nivekalon Eagle 2. Chasing The Wind 3. Pickle It
9th of 10	8/6/26	Warragul	1790m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	S J P O'sullivan	2:13.60	2:00.1	11.2m	$126	227	NR up to 55	$6,000	$140	1. Evileye 2. Allgood Vinnie 3. Roblen Ranger
227 Day Spell
10th of 12	24/10/25	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	S J P O'sullivan	2:05.60	1:57.5	18.8m	$31	5	NR 39 to 44	$4,000	$120	1. Oceanique 2. Aveiro 3. Star Ruler NZ
5th of 10	19/10/25	Cranbourne	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	S J P O'sullivan	1:54.70	1:54.7	10.0m	$41	9	NR 40 to 46	$4,500	$140	1. Blazin Heaven NZ 2. Harley Lane 3. Highview Hammer
10th of 12	10/10/25	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	S J P O'sullivan	2:04.70	1:56.7	20.8m	$34	5	NR up to 49	$6,000	$140	1. Blue Miki 2. Caruso Star 3. Village Voice

Reason To Laugh (Fr3) 3345363506
Trainer: Brett Wahlstrom (Croydon)
Driver: John Caldow (C)
Prize Money: $54,249
Win / Place: 3.23% / 31%

8 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: FOR A REASON (AUS)

Dam: HAPPY FACE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

93: 3-11-15

Distance

4: 0-0-1

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-1

Track

4: 0-0-2

Season

31: 2-1-5

1st Up

6: 1-0-0

2nd Up

5: 0-1-0

3rd Up

5: 0-1-1

Metro

1: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

92: 3-11-15

Mobile

93: 3-11-15

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

93: 3-11-15

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:57.40

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

0: 0-0-0

Driver Last 50

50: 7-3-6

Comments

Last start 6th (Sr2) over 2190m at Maryborough, at the bell was 5th-7.8 beaten 13 m by Torque In Heaven (2:43.30) on June 29 at $2.40. At his previous start 10th (Fr1) over 1790m at Warragul was 9th-12.1 at the bell, beaten 11 m by Evileye (2:13.60) on June 8 at $101. Certainly worth another chance.

Expected Settling Position: Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
6th of 7	29/6/26	Maryborough	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	James Herbertson	2:43.30	2:00.0	13.2m	$2.40	21	NR up to 37	$4,000	$120	1. Torque In Heaven 2. The Democrat 3. Abercrombie Limbo
10th of 10	8/6/26	Warragul	1790m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Taylor Youl	2:13.60	2:00.1	11.2m	$101	6	NR up to 55	$6,000	$140	1. Evileye 2. Allgood Vinnie 3. Roblen Ranger
5th of 11	2/6/26	Shepparton	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Taylor Youl	2:45.80	2:01.9	6.0m	$1.90f	6	NR up to 39	$4,000	$120	1. Queenhigh Flush NZ 2. Rockin Charmer 3. Joeys Hangover
3rd of 10	27/5/26	Bendigo	2150m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Taylor Youl	2:38.20	1:58.4	18.3m	$9.50	5	NR up to 39	$4,000	$415	1. Wow You Can Dance 2. Watch It Happen 3. Reason To Laugh
6th of 8	22/5/26	Geelong	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr1	Taylor Youl	1:58.40	1:58.4	8.0m	$4.40	5	NR up to 39	$4,000	$120	1. Pickle It 2. Bond Girl 3. Blue Ocean
3rd of 12	17/5/26	Cranbourne	2080m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Taylor Youl	2:33.80	1:59.0	8.1m	$41	5	NR 40 to 46	$4,000	$415	1. Tophut Johny 2. Lazenby 3. Reason To Laugh

The Regulator (Fr4) 506x70x219
Trainer: S P Barker (Cape Clear)
Driver: James Herbertson
Prize Money: $51,140
Win / Place: 11% / 31%

Driver / Horse Combo

Driver In Form

11 yo Black Gelding

Sire: VILLAGE JASPER (USA)

Dam: REGULATORY AFFAIR (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

90: 10-10-8

Distance

10: 2-2-0

Trk/Dst

0: 0-0-0

Track

2: 0-1-0

Season

5: 1-1-0

1st Up

8: 0-3-0

2nd Up

7: 1-1-1

3rd Up

6: 0-0-1

Metro

20: 2-2-1

Non-Metro

70: 8-8-7

Mobile

90: 10-10-8

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

90: 10-10-8

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:56.10

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

3: 2-0-1

Driver Last 50

50: 9-9-9

Comments

Last start was well beaten into ninth behind Megawatts at Mildura over 2190m on June 26 at $6. Raced better the start before that where he ran on strong from last on the turn and won by a head (Sr2) at Charlton (1:58.50) beating Atomic Glory in on June 15 at $4.20 at the bell was 11th-14.8. From a decent drawn is expected to do better this time.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
9th of 11	26/6/26	Mildura	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Alex Ashwood	2:47.80	2:03.3	30.0m	$6.00	11	NR up to 46	$4,000	$120	1. Megawatts 2. Bond Girl 3. Apology Accepted
1st of 11	15/6/26	Charlton	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	James Herbertson	1:58.50	1:58.5	0.2m	$4.20	10	NR 36 to 40	$4,000	$2,000	1. The Regulator 2. Atomic Glory 3. The Democrat
2nd of 6	5/6/26	Geelong	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Allan Mcdonough	2:01.10	2:01.1	4.3m	$5.00	270	NR up to 39	$4,000	$640	1. Bond Girl 2. The Regulator 3. Etiz Amodel
270 Day Spell
5th of 6	29/11/25	Bacchus Marsh	1940m			-	Connor Ronan	2:25.30	-	3m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Shiralee 2. Sasscilian 3. General Lincoln
6th of 7	8/11/25	Bacchus Marsh	1940m			-	Blake Pace	2:26.50	-	4m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Denver Man 2. Ears The Boss 3. Trirockin
10th of 12	8/9/25	Maryborough	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Jackie Barker	2:43.80	2:00.4	34.2m	$61	17	NR up to 42	$4,000	$120	1. Favouritehighlight 2. Nothing Sweeter 3. Nivekalon Eagle

Powerlinc (Fr5) 5706696x05
Trainer: Kian Kirk (Cranbourne)
Driver: Ewa Justice (C)
Prize Money: $39,563
Win / Place: 8.43% / 31%

8 yo Bay Mare

Sire: LINCOLN ROYAL (NZ)

Dam: POWERFUL PRINCESS (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

83: 7-9-10

Distance

19: 1-3-2

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-0

Track

7: 1-2-1

Season

14: 0-2-0

1st Up

8: 1-2-0

2nd Up

8: 1-1-0

3rd Up

7: 0-1-3

Metro

44: 4-5-6

Non-Metro

39: 3-4-4

Mobile

83: 7-9-10

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

83: 7-9-10

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:57.80

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

0: 0-0-0

Driver Last 50

50: 4-7-4

Comments

Last start was well back in the run when 5th (Fr6) over 1609m at this track, at the bell was 6th-13.8 beaten 11 m by Gozo Major (1:59.00) on June 28 at $11. Before that, 10th (Sr2) over 2125m at Penrith, well beaten by Between Decks (2:38.60) on May 7 at $81. Rates highly on best form and she is a major player.

Expected Settling Position: Off Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
5th of 9	28/6/26	Cranbourne	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Taylor Youl	1:59.00	1:59.0	11.2m	$11	52	NR up to 39	$4,000	$120	1. Gozo Major 2. Pickle It 3. Tommys Lookout
52 Day Freshen-Up
7th of 7	16/6/26	Melton	2240m			-	Taylor Youl	2:45.70	-	62.3m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Bettor Beach 2. The Last Trip 3. Lowrider
10th of 10	7/5/26	Penrith	2125m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Chris Geary	2:38.60	2:00.1	90.4m	$81	119	NR up to 47	$6,940	$136	1. Between Decks 2. Ima Shinkansen 3. Grey Cadillac
119 Day Spell
5th of 6	4/5/26	Penrith	1720m			-	B P Portelli	2:09.60	-	53.2m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Rocketon 2. Wunderland 3. Ollie One Shot
6th of 9	8/1/26	Tamworth	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	Grace Panella	1:57.40	1:57.4	9.8m	$7.50	9	NR up to 50	$6,940	$136	1. Our Fire And Delight NZ 2. Rainbow Jet 3. Rocket Boy
9th of 10	30/12/25	Newcastle	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	Blake Hughes	1:55.50	1:55.5	24.5m	$6.00	14	NR 36 to 37	$6,940	$136	1. Brookessmartdancer 2. What For 3. Mac Stubborn

Pickle It (Fr6) x372519732
Trainer: J F Pengelly (Elaine)
Driver: Taylor Ford
Prize Money: $67,563
Win / Place: 7.52% / 41%

8 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: ARTSPEAK (USA)

Dam: CLONTARF LADY (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

133: 10-23-22

Distance

36: 3-8-9

Trk/Dst

15: 1-2-4

Track

24: 2-3-7

Season

25: 2-6-3

1st Up

7: 0-0-1

2nd Up

6: 1-1-0

3rd Up

5: 1-1-0

Metro

47: 3-8-3

Non-Metro

86: 7-15-19

Mobile

127: 9-23-22

Standing

6: 1-0-0

All-Weather

133: 10-23-22

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:57.40

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

0: 0-0-0

Driver Last 50

21: 2-5-0

Comments

Not far away at the last couple starts; Finished a narrow second behind Gozo Major at this track over 1609m last start. Before that was beaten 2.5 metres third again at this track over 2080m same class on June 14. Leading chance again.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
2nd of 9	28/6/26	Cranbourne	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	T R Ford	1:59.00	1:59.0	0.1m	$5.00	14	NR up to 39	$4,000	$640	1. Gozo Major 2. Pickle It 3. Tommys Lookout
3rd of 7	14/6/26	Cranbourne	2080m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	T R Ford	2:36.30	2:00.9	2.6m	$3.80	9	NR up to 39	$4,000	$415	1. Nivekalon Eagle 2. Chasing The Wind 3. Pickle It
7th of 8	5/6/26	Geelong	2100m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Jodi Quinlan	2:33.80	1:57.9	32.7m	$21	7	NR 40 to 45	$4,000	$120	1. Ifyoulovemeletmego 2. Freak Out 3. Caledonian Terra
9th of 9	29/5/26	Melton	2240m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	Jodi Quinlan	2:47.80	2:00.5	23.4m	$21	7	NR up to 49	$4,000	$120	1. Caledonian Terra 2. Really Smartie 3. My Kgari
1st of 8	22/5/26	Geelong	1609m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr4	Jodi Quinlan	1:58.40	1:58.4	3.7m	$4.80	7	NR up to 39	$4,000	$2,000	1. Pickle It 2. Bond Girl 3. Blue Ocean
5th of 10	15/5/26	Melton	1720m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	T R Ford	2:05.80	1:57.7	8.8m	$12	7	NR 38 to 41	$4,000	$120	1. Talisker Skipper 2. Shiralee 3. Freak Out

Boss Major (Sr1) 8823876795
Trainer: Brett Wahlstrom (Croydon)
Driver: Chris Alford
Prize Money: $133,226
Win / Place: 9.62% / 34%

Distance Specialist

10 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: ART MAJOR (USA)

Dam: ANGELA PATRON (NZ)

Rating

Stats

Career

260: 25-35-29

Distance

18: 6-3-3

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Track

3: 0-0-0

Season

18: 0-1-1

1st Up

8: 1-0-2

2nd Up

8: 1-0-1

3rd Up

8: 0-2-0

Metro

147: 14-21-16

Non-Metro

113: 11-14-13

Mobile

258: 24-35-28

Standing

2: 1-0-1

All-Weather

260: 25-35-29

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:57.50

Driver Stats

Driver/Horse

1: 0-0-1

Driver Last 50

50: 5-9-6

Gear Changes

[Blinkers - Hood (Half Cup) ON, Deafeners - Removable Hood ON, Open Bridle OFF, Deafeners - Removable Plugs OFF, Nose Band - Conventional OFF]

Comments

Didn't do much last start, 5th (Fr5) over 1690m at Maryborough was 4th-5.2 at the bell, beaten 9 m by Kimchi (2:05.10) on June 29 at $10. Before that 9th (Fr2) over 2180m at Kilmore beaten 65 m by Archaa (2:45.10) on June 4 at $81. Tested again.

Expected Settling Position: Off Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
5th of 12	29/6/26	Maryborough	1690m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr5	James Herbertson	2:05.10	1:59.1	9.9m	$10	25	NR 38 to 44	$4,000	$120	1. Kimchi 2. Bettorpatchmeup 3. Dancebytheseaside
9th of 9	4/6/26	Kilmore	2180m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Ashley Ainsworth	2:45.10	2:01.9	63.0m	$81	20	NR up to 49	$4,000	$120	1. Archaa 2. Major Maurie 3. Tobys Shout
7th of 10	15/5/26	Mildura	1790m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr2	Connor Clarke	2:12.20	1:58.9	29.7m	$34	3	NR up to 49	$4,000	$120	1. Loseashoe 2. Only Once Bitten NZ 3. Hungry Hogarth
6th of 9	12/5/26	Shepparton	2190m	Mobile	All Weather	Sr2	Nathan Jack	2:46.10	2:02.0	8.3m	$8.50	16	NR up to 39	$4,000	$120	1. Dot Ball 2. Oktolove 3. Mynameisruby
7th of 9	26/4/26	Coolamon	1760m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr1	James Locke	2:10.60	1:59.4	9.2m	$26	5	NR up to 45	$6,940	$136	1. The Banker NZ 2. Catch The Shark 3. Geoffrey Bee
8th of 8	21/4/26	Shepparton	1690m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Jackson Painting	2:06.40	2:00.4	14.1m	$8.00	7	NR up to 37	$4,000	$120	1. Mands Pearl 2. Dot Ball 3. The Accidental One

Race Review Abbreviations

Brk: Broke, Blkd: Blocked or held up, 1 x 1: One-out, one-back, Prkd: Parked, 3bk otr: 3 back on the outer, 3bk inr: Same as above, but on the inside, trld: Trailed, Gt spd: Showed gate speed, 3wd: 3-wide postd: Caught wide without cover, Held up: Held up, no gaps or few gaps: If they don't see any clear air in the straight, Inr-mid-wd -position: On the inside, mid = 1-off, wd = 3-wide or wider, flew hm wd: Flew home wide, dashd inr: Sprinted well on the inside, Chkd: Checked, Slow: Slow away at the start, Wltd: Wilted or got tired, Fdd: Faded late, Urgd: If the driver is getting stuck in

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