Sandown Park Race 6

Matt Drew's Birthday Run

Prize Money: $10,375

PAW LOVISA (2) has a strong record here with four wins and five placings from 11 starts. In the money last time at this track (42.05) in a SE, finishing a one length second. With a clean break looks hard to beat. ESPOIR (3) boasts a strong record this journey here with three wins and two minors from seven tries. Hit the frame latest (42.22) when third at this track in a SE. Looks a key chance on best figures. DEWANA SIZZLE (4) looks close to another win after finishing second last time (30.34) in a Grade 5 FIN at The Meadows. Unbeaten from this box in two starts. Expected to be in this for a long way. SO HE THINKS (1) missed the placings here last start but is well-placed to make amends.

Distance: 595m
Class: Mixed 4/5
Track: Good
Weather: Overcast
Surface: All Weather

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So He Thinks (1) 3431125254
Trainer: Stefano Cassar (HEPBURN (S))
Prize Money: $23,625
Win / Place: 25% / 57%

2 yo Black D

Sire: FERAL FRANKY (AUS)

Dam: DEEP DIVE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

28: 7-2-7

Track

10: 3-0-2

Trk/Dst

4: 1-0-1

Distance

4: 1-0-1

Season

1: 0-0-0

Metro

17: 4-0-5

Country

11: 3-2-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	1	6	0	0

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

Comments

Drawn the inside. Most recently finished 4th on August 13 over 595m at this track behind Boracay Bella beaten 4 lengths (34.75) in a Grade 5. Solid showing expected.

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	13/8/26	Sandown	595m	6	0:34.75	61.6 km/h	4.0L	$6.00	0:34.47	0:34.18	GR 5	$10,100	$150	15	1. Boracay Bella 2. Flying Royce 3. Pepper Pie
5th of 7	29/7/26	Ballarat	545m	3	0:31.12	63.0 km/h	7.4L	$8.00	0:30.61	0:30.61	SPEC	$3,880	-	7	1. House Of Sins 2. Taw Major 3. Aston Gozo
2nd of 8	22/7/26	Ballarat	545m	2	0:31.03	63.2 km/h	1.5L	$2.30	0:30.94	0:30.94	GR 4/5	$3,880	$800	6	1. Taw Major 2. So He Thinks 3. Voltage Strike
5th of 8	16/7/26	Sandown	595m	3	0:35.05	61.1 km/h	12.4L	$4.80	0:34.18	0:34.18	GR 4/5	$10,380	-	8	1. Espoir 2. Fleeing 3. Magic Loki
2nd of 8	8/7/26	Ballarat	545m	5	0:30.87	63.6 km/h	4.3L	$5.00	0:30.57	0:30.57	GR 4/5	$3,880	$800	6	1. Amron Toy 2. So He Thinks 3. Paw Danny
1st of 7	2/7/26	Sandown	515m	3	0:29.82	62.2 km/h	1.0L	$1.50	0:29.82	0:29.29	GR 5	$8,790	$5,900	10	1. So He Thinks 2. Moraine Bluey 3. Paw Varna

Paw Lovisa (2) 13f5662122
Trainer: Samantha Grenfell (ANAKIE)
Prize Money: $45,325
Win / Place: 29% / 70%

2 yo White/Black B

Sire: TIGGERLONG TONK (AUS)

Dam: WENDALIN BALE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

24: 7-8-2

Track

11: 4-4-1

Trk/Dst

3: 1-1-1

Distance

3: 1-1-1

Season

2: 0-2-0

Metro

18: 5-5-1

Country

6: 2-3-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	2	4	1	0

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

Comments

Big odds last time but hit the ground running with a strong early split, giving a sight but fading only late to finish second (42.05) at this track over 715m. Although unsuccessful last time still ran one of the quickest times on the card. Stick with her.

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	13/8/26	Sandown	715m	6	0:42.05	61.2 km/h	1.0L	$9.50	0:41.99	0:41.99	SE	$17,400	$3,500	7	1. Mepunga Lara 2. Paw Lovisa 3. Espoir
2nd of 6	6/8/26	Sandown	715m	6	0:42.30	60.9 km/h	5.8L	$4.50	0:41.91	0:41.91	SPEC H	$10,380	$2,150	10	1. In Moderation 2. Paw Lovisa 3. Paw Quinby
1st of 8	27/7/26	Sandown	595m	2	0:33.99	63.0 km/h	3.1L	$1.80	0:33.99	0:33.99	GR 4/5	$4,450	$2,990	7	1. Paw Lovisa 2. Radar O'reilly 3. Paw Danny
2nd of 4	20/7/26	Sandown	595m	8	0:34.39	62.3 km/h	1.6L	$4.20	0:34.28	0:34.28	GR 5	$3,940	$815	16	1. Bandit Swagger 2. Paw Lovisa 3. Tiger Rocks
99th of 1	14/7/26	Geelong	400m	8	N/A	-	-	$0.00			Trial	$0	-	-	1. 99-Paw Lovisa 2. 3.
6th of 8	4/7/26	The Meadows	525m	2	0:30.42	62.1 km/h	8.3L	$13	0:29.86	0:29.74	GR 5	$8,790	-	7	1. Bold Sight 2. Giacomo 3. Magic Loki

Espoir (3) 1f52321213
Trainer: Bradley Fitton (CASEY (C))
Prize Money: $63,065
Win / Place: 42% / 80%

2 yo White/Black B

Sire: HOOKED ON SCOTCH (AUS)

Dam: DISTINCT (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

26: 11-6-4

Track

13: 5-2-2

Trk/Dst

7: 3-2-0

Distance

7: 3-2-0

Season

2: 1-0-1

Metro

20: 9-4-3

Country

6: 2-2-1

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 1-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	2	4	4	1

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

Comments

In the money last time at this track (42.22) in a SE, finishing a 3.5 lengths third. Is yet to miss the placings from this box, including two wins. Looks suited and should go close.

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
3rd of 8	13/8/26	Sandown	715m	2	0:42.22	61.0 km/h	3.5L	$6.50	0:41.99	0:41.99	SE	$17,400	$1,750	7	1. Mepunga Lara 2. Paw Lovisa 3. Espoir
1st of 7	6/8/26	Sandown	715m	3	0:42.14	61.1 km/h	1.3L	$8.00	0:42.14	0:41.91	SPEC H	$10,380	$7,000	14	1. Espoir 2. Mepunga Lara 3. Mepunga Donna
2nd of 5	23/7/26	Sandown	595m	4	0:34.20	62.6 km/h	1.0L	$2.80	0:34.13	0:34.13	MX 3/4	$10,380	$2,150	7	1. Zelda Covilha 2. Espoir 3. Weblec Memphis
1st of 8	16/7/26	Sandown	595m	4	0:34.18	62.7 km/h	1.0L	$3.80	0:34.18	0:34.18	GR 4/5	$10,380	$7,000	5	1. Espoir 2. Fleeing 3. Magic Loki
2nd of 6	11/7/26	The Meadows	600m	2	0:34.92	61.9 km/h	2.8L	$3.90	0:34.72	0:34.72	FFA	$10,380	$2,150	10	1. Elite One 2. Espoir 3. Mepunga Donna
3rd of 7	1/7/26	The Meadows	525m	8	0:30.48	62.0 km/h	5.8L	$6.00	0:30.09	0:29.72	GR 5 H	$3,340	$345	7	1. Regal Spencer 2. Mepunga Spirit 3. Espoir

Dewana Sizzle (4) 6x111212
Trainer: Matthew Dewan (FRANKSTON (C))
Prize Money: $15,730
Win / Place: 57% / 85%

Unbeaten from the Box

2 yo Black D

Sire: BERNARDO (AUS)

Dam: DEWANA SENSATION (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

7: 4-2-0

Track

2: 1-1-0

Season

2: 1-1-0

Metro

6: 3-2-0

Country

1: 1-0-0

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Won two starts back when well in the market at The Meadows over 525m. Last start finished 2nd on August 15 over 525m at The Meadows behind Flaming Smooth beaten 6 lengths (30.34) in a Grade 5 FIN. Yet to be beaten in two starts out of this draw. Sure to go well.

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 7	15/8/26	The Meadows	525m	6	0:30.34	62.3 km/h	6.5L	$2.80	0:29.90	0:29.78	GR 5 FIN	$9,060	$1,870	10	1. Flaming Smooth 2. Dewana Sizzle 3. Xara's Leon
1st of 6	5/8/26	The Meadows	525m	7	0:30.02	63.0 km/h	4.8L	$1.40	0:30.02	0:29.93	GR 5 H	$3,340	$2,230	6	1. Dewana Sizzle 2. Mother Georgia 3. Hartland Axel
2nd of 8	30/7/26	Sandown	515m	1	0:29.44	63.0 km/h	1.5L	$1.60	0:29.34	0:29.10	GR 5	$8,790	$1,820	5	1. Indy Melmen 2. Dewana Sizzle 3. Moonlight Miller
1st of 8	25/7/26	The Meadows	525m	4	0:29.72	63.6 km/h	0.7L	$3.80	0:29.72	0:29.71	MX 6/7	$8,790	$5,900	12	1. Dewana Sizzle 2. Azzurro 3. Little Monkey
1st of 7	13/7/26	Sandown	515m	4	0:29.38	63.1 km/h	9.3L	$1.50	0:29.38	0:29.38	MX 6/7	$3,340	$2,230	6	1. Dewana Sizzle 2. Aston Cosmic 3. Del Amitri, Pleasant Dreams
1st of 6	7/7/26	Warragul	460m	2	0:25.77	64.3 km/h	7.7L	$1.30	0:25.77	0:25.77	MDN	$2,540	$1,680	97	1. Dewana Sizzle 2. Breach 3. Biollante
97 Day Spell

Pepper Pie (6) 3235427413
Trainer: Tracey Empson (CARDINIA (S))
Prize Money: $11,980
Win / Place: 14% / 50%

2 yo FWN B

Sire: FERAL FRANKY (AUS)

Dam: DUNDEE COTTON (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

28: 4-5-5

Track

8: 1-1-2

Trk/Dst

2: 1-0-1

Distance

2: 1-0-1

Season

2: 1-0-1

Metro

8: 1-1-2

Country

20: 3-4-3

1st Up

2: 1-1-0

2nd Up

2: 0-1-0

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

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

Comments

Won two starts back when well in the market at this track over 595m. Last start finished 3rd on August 13 over 595m at this track behind Boracay Bella beaten 1.5 lengths (34.56) in a Grade 5. Thereabouts recently and definitely worth including.

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	13/8/26	Sandown	595m	2	0:34.56	62.0 km/h	1.5L	$9.50	0:34.47	0:34.18	GR 5	$10,100	$1,050	10	1. Boracay Bella 2. Flying Royce 3. Pepper Pie
1st of 6	3/8/26	Sandown	595m	2	0:34.51	62.1 km/h	2.3L	$1.90	0:34.51	0:34.51	GR 5	$3,940	$2,640	7	1. Pepper Pie 2. Dark Miracle 3. Miss Sparkles
4th of 8	27/7/26	Sandown	515m	7	0:29.85	62.1 km/h	4.3L	$18	0:29.57	0:29.26	RST WIN	$3,340	$75	4	1. Dewana Half Tail 2. Dewana Missile 3. Tandanya
7th of 7	23/7/26	Sandown	515m	8	0:30.35	61.1 km/h	6.2L	$10	0:29.91	0:29.16	GR 5	$8,790	-	7	1. Dr. Hopper 2. Motorsport 3. Meaningful
2nd of 8	16/7/26	Sandown	515m	8	0:29.83	62.2 km/h	4.1L	$16	0:29.54	0:29.17	GR 5	$8,790	$1,820	9	1. Red Hot Kermaro 2. Pepper Pie 3. Mepunga Gypsy
4th of 7	7/7/26	Warragul	460m	2	0:26.09	63.5 km/h	3.3L	$8.00	0:25.86	0:25.77	GR 5	$2,930	$75	26	1. Paw Tarkov 2. Here Comes Jojo 3. Paw Niall

Gold Code (7) 2656611215
Trainer: Robert Mowat (CASEY (C))
Prize Money: $53,950
Win / Place: 34% / 45%

2 yo Black B

Sire: BERNARDO (AUS)

Dam: EXTREME SUMMER (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

35: 12-4-0

Track

12: 4-0-0

Trk/Dst

5: 2-0-0

Distance

5: 2-0-0

Season

3: 1-1-0

Metro

24: 10-1-0

Country

11: 2-3-0

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	2	7	3	0

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

Comments

Did a good job two starts back at The Meadows to win by 1.1 lengths in 34.51, beating Magic Loki. Last start finished 5th in a Grade 4/5 on August 13 over 595m at this track behind Tripped Out beaten 5.5 lengths (34.53). Must 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
5th of 7	13/8/26	Sandown	595m	7	0:34.53	62.0 km/h	5.3L	$14	0:34.18	0:34.18	GR 4/5	$10,380	-	5	1. Tripped Out 2. Zipping Columbus 3. Paw Stella
1st of 6	8/8/26	The Meadows	600m	7	0:34.51	62.6 km/h	1.1L	$4.50	0:34.51	0:34.33	GR 4/5	$10,380	$7,000	7	1. Gold Code 2. Magic Loki 3. Brindle Surprise
2nd of 6	1/8/26	The Meadows	600m	5	0:34.49	62.6 km/h	0.6L	$5.50	0:34.45	0:34.45	GR 4/5	$10,380	$2,150	5	1. Bold Assail 2. Gold Code 3. Radar O'reilly
1st of 8	27/7/26	Sandown	515m	1	0:29.48	62.9 km/h	1.3L	$2.40	0:29.48	0:29.26	GR 5	$3,340	$2,230	5	1. Gold Code 2. Wizard Watson 3. Carry On Maci
1st of 5	22/7/26	The Meadows	600m	8	0:35.03	61.7 km/h	0.3L	$2.20	0:35.03	0:35.03	GR 4/5	$4,450	$2,990	5	1. Gold Code 2. No Stop Signs 3. My Mate Leo
6th of 8	17/7/26	Traralgon	570m	2	0:33.47	61.3 km/h	3.0L	$1.60	0:33.26	0:33.26	GR 4/5	$3,880	-	8	1. Dusen Luna 2. Monument 3. Engelke Road

Lady Rapid (8) 2746217426
Trainer: Kirsty Gauci (WHITTLESEA (C))
Prize Money: $35,020
Win / Place: 15% / 57%

2 yo BLU B

Sire: ASTON RUPEE (AUS)

Dam: LADY FABIO (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

38: 6-9-7

Track

7: 2-1-0

Trk/Dst

4: 1-0-0

Distance

4: 1-0-0

Season

2: 0-1-0

Metro

21: 5-5-3

Country

17: 1-4-4

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

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

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

Comments

Missed the frame latest (34.90) when sixth over 600m at The Meadows in a Grade 4/5. Still a maiden from the draw but has placed three times. Tough field and looking to others this time.

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	15/8/26	The Meadows	600m	6	0:34.90	61.9 km/h	7.3L	$23	0:34.41	0:34.41	GR 4/5	$10,380	-	7	1. Vista Weird 2. Magic Loki 3. He's Magic
2nd of 8	8/8/26	The Meadows	600m	1	0:34.81	62.1 km/h	6.9L	$4.80	0:34.33	0:34.33	R/A FIN	$10,380	$2,150	10	1. Mepunga Phantom 2. Lady Rapid 3. Shade Of Pale
4th of 7	29/7/26	The Meadows	600m	6	0:34.91	61.9 km/h	4.7L	$4.00	0:34.58	0:34.58	RST WIN H	$3,940	$75	6	1. Shade Of Pale 2. Mepunga Rule 3. Bandit Swagger
7th of 8	23/7/26	Sandown	595m	8	0:35.17	60.9 km/h	12.3L	$3.40	0:34.31	0:34.13	R/A FIN	$10,380	-	10	1. Bold Assail 2. Flying Rogue 3. Okay Boss
1st of 7	13/7/26	Sandown	595m	7	0:34.57	62.0 km/h	1.8L	$1.70	0:34.57	0:34.02	RST WIN H	$3,940	$2,640	5	1. Lady Rapid 2. Cris Tessa 3. Okay Boss
2nd of 5	8/7/26	The Meadows	525m	8	0:30.35	62.3 km/h	13.2L	$9.00	0:29.43	0:29.43	GR 4	$3,880	$800	13	1. Wrongly Accused 2. Lady Rapid 3. Treble Beers

Parabola (5) 6527876311
Trainer: Justin Bowman (WELLINGTON (S))
Prize Money: $22,475
Win / Place: 18% / 35%

Going for the Hat-Trick

3 yo White/Black D

Sire: NEED MY MONEYNOW (AUS)

Dam: USAIN SPOLLY (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

48: 9-3-5

Track

8: 1-1-0

Trk/Dst

4: 0-1-0

Distance

4: 0-1-0

Season

3: 2-0-1

Metro

8: 1-1-0

Country

40: 8-2-5

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	6	3	0	0

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

Comments

Won his last couple, most recently at Traralgon on August 17 over 570m in 33.03. Not suited by the wide draw; Looking to others this time.

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	17/8/26	Traralgon	570m	8	0:33.03	62.1 km/h	6.0L	$3.00	0:33.03	0:33.03	GR 5	$1,740	$1,150	7	1. Parabola 2. Apple Rose 3. Ranger's Girl
1st of 6	10/8/26	Traralgon	570m	1	0:33.42	61.4 km/h	5.1L	$2.40	0:33.42	0:33.42	Rank Limit - Grade 5	$1,740	$1,150	7	1. Parabola 2. Axel's Radar 3. Archer Sweet
3rd of 7	3/8/26	Traralgon	570m	1	0:33.66	61.0 km/h	2.3L	$3.20	0:33.50	0:33.50	GR 5	$1,740	$180	4	1. Young Rufus 2. Yorkshire Girl 3. Parabola
6th of 8	30/7/26	Warragul	400m	8	0:23.53	61.2 km/h	3.0L	$10	0:23.33	0:22.95	GR 5	$1,530	-	4	1. Warrior Jack 2. Bub Who 3. Doongalla Boy
7th of 8	26/7/26	Sale	510m	5	0:29.72	61.8 km/h	11.5L	$8.50	0:28.91	0:28.72	GR 5	$3,340	-	17	1. Precious Robe 2. Found Treasure 3. Mildred Rose
8th of 8	9/7/26	Sandown	715m	1	0:43.28	59.5 km/h	12.3L	$101	0:42.42	0:42.42	GR 5	$10,100	-	6	1. Ulenta Bale 2. Paw Quinby 3. In Bloom

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