Ballarat Race 8

Ballarat Tier 3 Cup Prelude 3

Prize Money: $1,740

LES NORTON (8) is a last start placegetter off the inside draw (26.27) at Geelong, finishing second and beaten 3 lengths. Missed the placings only try here. The form out of the last run is proven to be strong. One of the contenders. BUN QUAKE (6) turned in a plain performance last time when fifth at Bendigo over 500m behind Greysynd Bonnie (28.86) in a Bottom Up - Grade 5. Was in the money the start prior. Should be in this for a long way. NICKY'S SECRET (3) turned spotting a big start finishing sixth (26.24) last time in a Grade 5 at this track. Has a good record at this journey. Worth another chance. AXEL'S RADAR (7) is right in the mix.

Distance: 545m
Class: Grade 5 T3
Track: Good
Weather: Showers
Surface: All Weather

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Moraine Joker (1) 3375556755
Trainer: Briana Robertson Leech (HEPBURN (S))
Prize Money: $17,935
Win / Place: 10% / 30%

3 yo RED/BDL D

Sire: HOOKED ON SCOTCH (AUS)

Dam: MORAINE IZZY (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

79: 8-11-5

Track

17: 2-4-1

Trk/Dst

6: 0-3-0

Distance

6: 0-3-0

Season

34: 4-3-2

Metro

20: 1-1-2

Country

59: 7-10-3

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	6	2	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	9	10	6	11	10	11	12	10
1st	0	2	2	1	0	0	3	0
2nd	1	2	0	0	1	3	2	2
3rd	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	1

Comments

Has finished fifth at his last couple of starts, most recently at this track over 545m. Cannot enthuse on this occasion.

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	18/7/26	Ballarat	545m	5	0:31.74	61.8 km/h	6.5L	$11	0:31.30	0:31.30	GR 5	$1,740	-	12	1. Invictus Blue 2. Miss Sparkles 3. Lektra Otis
5th of 7	6/7/26	Warrnambool	450m	4	0:26.01	62.3 km/h	5.1L	$7.50	0:25.65	0:25.46	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,530	-	14	1. Notorious Milo 2. Starbright Hud 3. Winslow Wish
7th of 7	22/6/26	Sandown	595m	8	0:35.26	60.7 km/h	15.5L	$71	0:34.18	0:34.18	GR 5	$4,030	$30	7	1. So He Thinks 2. Tiger Rocks 3. Hey Presto
6th of 6	15/6/26	Sandown	515m	2	0:30.38	61.0 km/h	8.0L	$8.50	0:29.83	0:29.35	GR 5 NP	$3,430	$30	4	1. Smaller Acts 2. Ocean Gold 3. Tommy Marra
5th of 7	11/6/26	Shepparton	450m	1	0:26.21	61.8 km/h	8.8L	$3.70	0:25.61	0:25.32	GR 5	$1,530	-	8	1. Amron Tommy 2. Graffiti 3. Bold Bert
5th of 8	3/6/26	Ballarat	450m	6	0:25.98	62.4 km/h	2.5L	$51	0:25.81	0:24.98	GR 5 H NP	$2,930	-	7	1. Deep Thinker 2. Smaller Acts 3. Ziva Diva

Lektra Otis (2) 4523343663
Trainer: Joanne Pengelly (MOORABOOL (S))
Prize Money: $10,560
Win / Place: 7.81% / 34%

3 yo Black/WH D

Sire: TOMMY SHELBY (AUS)

Dam: LEKTRA PERRY (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

64: 5-7-10

Track

15: 1-1-3

Trk/Dst

8: 1-1-2

Distance

8: 1-1-2

Season

41: 4-2-7

Metro

3: 0-0-0

Country

61: 5-7-10

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Good effort at double-figure odds last time when third (31.52) over 545m at this track. Drawn close to the inside. Others preferred.

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	18/7/26	Ballarat	545m	6	0:31.52	62.2 km/h	3.3L	$21	0:31.30	0:31.30	GR 5	$1,740	$180	4	1. Invictus Blue 2. Miss Sparkles 3. Lektra Otis
6th of 8	14/7/26	Geelong	460m	3	0:26.71	62.0 km/h	4.6L	$17	0:26.39	0:26.30	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,530	-	10	1. Raven Xander 2. Remi Joy 3. Blow Torch
6th of 8	4/7/26	Geelong	460m	6	0:26.65	62.1 km/h	10.2L	$21	0:25.93	0:25.93	GR 5	$1,530	-	7	1. Bit Of Potash 2. Money Palace 3. Maddie Odd Sock
3rd of 8	27/6/26	Ballarat	450m	4	0:26.17	61.9 km/h	6.0L	$7.50	0:25.75	0:25.59	GR 5	$1,530	$160	14	1. Elevate 2. Call It Fate 3. Lektra Otis
4th of 7	13/6/26	Geelong	460m	5	0:26.73	62.0 km/h	7.8L	$9.00	0:26.20	0:26.20	GR 5	$1,530	$50	21	1. Foxy Roxy 2. That's My Cousin 3. Lochinvar Gift
3rd of 8	23/5/26	Ballarat	545m	4	0:31.86	61.6 km/h	5.5L	$8.00	0:31.48	0:31.48	GR 5	$1,740	$180	11	1. Lightheartedness 2. Aston Allure 3. Lektra Otis

Nicky's Secret (3) 4175763266
Trainer: Michael Bewley (MOORABOOL (S))
Prize Money: $13,900
Win / Place: 14% / 40%

3 yo Black B

Sire: AUSSIE SECRET (AUS)

Dam: DYNA SARAH (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

57: 8-4-11

Track

13: 2-1-1

Trk/Dst

3: 1-0-0

Distance

3: 1-0-0

Season

27: 3-2-1

Metro

9: 0-0-3

Country

48: 8-4-8

1st Up

3: 0-0-0

2nd Up

3: 0-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
1	3	4	0	0

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

Comments

Has finished sixth at her last couple of starts, most recently at this track over 450m. Racing well and has to be included.

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	18/7/26	Ballarat	450m	5	0:26.24	61.7 km/h	9.0L	$51	0:25.63	0:25.55	GR 5	$1,530	-	16	1. Moraine Damian 2. Blow Torch 3. Aston Transcend
6th of 8	2/7/26	Shepparton	450m	3	0:26.56	61.0 km/h	7.5L	$35	0:26.04	0:25.76	GR 5	$2,930	-	24	1. Paw Eden 2. High Cotton 3. Sam's Universe
2nd of 8	8/6/26	Ballarat	450m	8	0:26.15	62.0 km/h	1.0L	$34	0:26.09	0:25.66	GR 5	$1,530	$320	11	1. Hard Compass 2. Nicky's Secret 3. That's My Cousin, Cindy Cabang
3rd of 7	28/5/26	Shepparton	450m	4	0:26.10	62.1 km/h	3.8L	$15	0:25.84	0:25.53	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,530	$160	8	1. Chappy's Totem 2. Shrek's Brother 3. Nicky's Secret
6th of 7	20/5/26	Bendigo	425m	5	0:24.99	61.2 km/h	8.3L	$8.00	0:24.43	0:23.83	GR 5	$1,530	-	4	1. Theo's Dim Sim 2. Mcivor Jewels 3. Craig Keeping
7th of 7	16/5/26	Bendigo	500m	1	0:29.34	61.3 km/h	11.8L	$5.50	0:28.52	0:28.50	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,740	-	12	1. Bengal Beast 2. White Shiraz 3. Sunny Stride

Paw Cassian (4) 5652388363
Trainer: Gary Mannion (MOORABOOL (S))
Prize Money: $7,725
Win / Place: 4.17% / 23%

3 yo RED/FWN D

Sire: ALLEN DEED (AUS)

Dam: FANTA BALE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

72: 3-6-8

Track

52: 2-4-5

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-0

Distance

2: 0-0-0

Season

43: 1-2-7

Metro

2: 0-1-0

Country

70: 3-5-8

1st Up

3: 1-0-0

2nd Up

3: 0-1-0

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

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	6	6	12	9	12	10	10	7
1st	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
2nd	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0
3rd	1	2	2	0	1	0	1	1

Comments

Finished third last start (23.30) at big odds over 400m at Geelong. Drawn awkwardly. 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
3rd of 8	4/7/26	Geelong	400m	3	0:23.30	61.8 km/h	5.6L	$12	0:22.90	0:22.61	GR 5	$1,530	$160	7	1. Paw Ingrid 2. Aston Transcend 3. Paw Cassian
6th of 8	27/6/26	Ballarat	450m	8	0:26.37	61.4 km/h	9.0L	$41	0:25.75	0:25.59	GR 5	$1,530	-	4	1. Elevate 2. Call It Fate 3. Lektra Otis
3rd of 8	23/6/26	Geelong	400m	2	0:23.23	62.0 km/h	3.0L	$7.00	0:23.04	0:22.61	GR 5	$1,530	$160	10	1. Maddy Giblet 2. Dinosaur 3. Paw Cassian
8th of 8	13/6/26	Geelong	460m	8	0:27.04	61.2 km/h	7.3L	$67	0:26.55	0:26.20	T3 RSTW	$1,530	-	17	1. Cornhill Raven 2. Punitive 3. Magizoologist
8th of 8	27/5/26	Bendigo	500m	3	0:29.44	61.1 km/h	16.3L	$14	0:28.31	0:28.29	T3 RSTW	$1,740	-	4	1. Olympia Onyx 2. Red Turtle 3. Flying Nardo
3rd of 8	23/5/26	Ballarat	450m	3	0:25.84	62.7 km/h	2.3L	$101	0:25.69	0:25.67	GR 5	$1,530	$160	4	1. Elevate 2. Quick Aussie 3. Paw Cassian

Bun Quake (6) 5345663735
Trainer: Stephen Brincat (BRIMBANK (C))
Prize Money: $44,820
Win / Place: 7.52% / 39%

4 yo BDL D

Sire: DROOPYS SYDNEY (AUS)

Dam: GYPSY BUN (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

133: 10-11-32

Track

17: 0-3-3

Trk/Dst

10: 0-1-2

Distance

10: 0-1-2

Season

50: 5-2-15

Metro

93: 9-7-25

Country

40: 1-4-7

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	0	7	3	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	15	20	18	17	9	21	20	13
1st	2	5	0	1	0	1	1	0
2nd	2	3	2	0	2	2	0	0
3rd	3	4	4	5	0	7	3	6

Comments

Latest effort finished 5th in a Bottom Up - Grade 5 on July 22 over 500m at Bendigo behind Greysynd Bonnie beaten 6 lengths (28.86). Capable of improvement on latest effort. Well placed and should feature.

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 8	22/7/26	Bendigo	500m	5	0:28.86	62.4 km/h	6.7L	$19	0:28.39	0:28.39	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,740	-	7	1. Greysynd Bonnie 2. Paw Nevada 3. Reggae Miss
3rd of 6	15/7/26	The Meadows	525m	2	0:30.83	61.3 km/h	4.9L	$5.50	0:30.49	0:29.89	GR 5	$3,340	$345	5	1. Greysynd Bonnie 2. Paw Amalfi 3. Bun Quake
7th of 7	10/7/26	Bendigo	500m	6	0:28.92	62.2 km/h	9.8L	$61	0:28.24	0:28.24	GR 5	$3,340	-	16	1. Go Flash Go 2. Wearing Levis 3. Mighty Miss
3rd of 6	24/6/26	The Meadows	525m	1	0:30.54	61.9 km/h	0.9L	$2.80	0:30.48	0:29.85	GR 5	$3,400	$345	7	1. Zipping Tyra 2. Greysynd Bonnie 3. Bun Quake
6th of 8	17/6/26	The Meadows	525m	3	0:31.22	60.5 km/h	8.0L	$7.00	0:30.66	0:29.77	GR 5	$3,460	$30	7	1. She's Salty 2. Axel's Radar 3. Midnight Thunder
6th of 6	10/6/26	The Meadows	600m	5	0:35.12	61.5 km/h	7.5L	$61	0:34.61	0:34.61	GR 4/5	$4,510	$30	7	1. Nancy Devere 2. Reaper 3. Outsides

Axel's Radar (7) 3628442546
Trainer: Danielle Smith (LARA)
Prize Money: $18,990
Win / Place: 6.17% / 41%

4 yo Black D

Sire: FLYING RICCIARDO (AUS)

Dam: I'M POPPY (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

81: 5-16-13

Track

11: 0-1-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Distance

1: 0-0-0

Season

34: 2-5-6

Metro

13: 1-2-2

Country

68: 4-14-11

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

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

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	12	12	7	14	9	7	7	13
1st	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	1
2nd	1	4	1	2	2	1	0	5
3rd	4	1	2	2	0	1	2	1

Comments

Latest effort finished last over 525m at The Meadows beaten 9 lengths (31.07) behind Surf's Up in a Grade 5 H on July 8. Last run is a strong form reference. 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
6th of 6	8/7/26	The Meadows	525m	8	0:31.07	60.8 km/h	9.5L	$5.50	0:30.41	0:29.43	GR 5 H	$3,340	-	9	1. Surf's Up 2. Instant Action 3. Money Palace
4th of 8	29/6/26	Sandown	595m	3	0:35.14	61.0 km/h	1.8L	$5.50	0:35.03	0:34.44	GR 5 NP	$4,060	$75	5	1. Athens Aura 2. Pumping Magic 3. Assume Floppy
5th of 5	24/6/26	The Meadows	525m	4	0:30.80	61.4 km/h	3.5L	$3.90	0:30.55	0:29.85	GR 5	$3,370	$30	7	1. Ivory Mihara 2. Wyong Houston 3. Miss Jeckell
2nd of 8	17/6/26	The Meadows	525m	4	0:30.70	61.6 km/h	0.5L	$17	0:30.66	0:29.77	GR 5	$3,460	$690	4	1. She's Salty 2. Axel's Radar 3. Midnight Thunder
4th of 7	13/6/26	Geelong	460m	1	0:26.77	61.9 km/h	4.1L	$5.50	0:26.48	0:26.20	GR 5	$1,530	$50	8	1. Chappy's Totem 2. Big Boy Cooper 3. Hard Compass
4th of 6	5/6/26	Geelong	460m	1	0:26.37	62.8 km/h	3.5L	$15	0:26.14	0:25.28	GR 5 H NP	$2,930	$75	16	1. Bronze 2. Aston Monsoon 3. Kokeri

Les Norton (8) 8325654542
Trainer: Chris Armstrong (WYNDHAM (C))
Prize Money: $9,870
Win / Place: 10% / 36%

2 yo DK BDL D

Sire: FERAL FRANKY (AUS)

Dam: CROWN ELLA (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

38: 4-6-4

Track

1: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Distance

1: 0-0-0

Season

38: 4-6-4

Metro

15: 0-2-2

Country

23: 4-4-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Latest effort finished 2nd in a Bottom Up - Grade 5 on June 2 over 460m at Geelong behind Remi Joy beaten 3 lengths (26.27). Found one better last time. Well placed and 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
2nd of 6	2/6/26	Geelong	460m	1	0:26.27	63.0 km/h	3.1L	$2.70	0:26.06	0:26.06	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,530	$320	7	1. Remi Joy 2. Les Norton 3. Cindy Cabang
4th of 7	26/5/26	Geelong	460m	7	0:26.52	62.4 km/h	1.3L	$8.00	0:26.44	0:26.14	Rank Limit - Grade 5	$1,530	$50	13	1. No More Extras 2. Bit Of Potash 3. Remi Joy
5th of 5	13/5/26	The Meadows	600m	4	0:35.48	60.9 km/h	9.8L	$13	0:34.80	0:34.80	GR 5 NP	$3,970	$30	5	1. Thank You Brian 2. Opalite 3. Wyong Jameson
4th of 8	8/5/26	Bendigo	500m	6	0:28.52	63.1 km/h	6.1L	$81	0:28.09	0:28.02	RST WIN H	$3,340	$75	2	1. Mother Georgia 2. Kid Gulla 3. Cheeky Mila
5th of 7	6/5/26	Bendigo	500m	6	0:29.34	61.3 km/h	16.3L	$8.00	0:28.19	0:28.19	Bottom Up - Grade 5	$1,740	-	5	1. Aunty Faye 2. Peaky Collinda 3. Back Talk
6th of 8	1/5/26	Healesville	350m	1	0:19.91	63.3 km/h	3.0L	$19	0:19.70	0:19.29	GR 5	$1,530	-	4	1. Yeah You 2. Suave 3. Wild Venus

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