Ballarat Race 5

Southern Sheetmetal

Prize Money: $3,360

CANYA TALK NOW (1) continues to build a strong record and was impressive winner in quick time last start when scoring by 3.5 lengths (27.97) at Bendigo. Is yet to taste defeat at this distance. Recorded one of the quickest times on the card in scoring last start. Can continue on with his winning form. IMMOBILISER (6) is unbeaten over this distance in four starts. Recorded a half a length win (25.73) in a Mix 6/7 FIN last time at Geelong. Can feature with the right run. UPENDED (3) missed the frame last time, finishing 5th (19.63) last time in a Special conditions H at Healesville. Has won here at this journey. Shapes as one to consider. CANYA ULTIMATE (7) scored in impressive time last start. Must include.

Distance: 450m
Class: Mixed 4/5
Track: Good
Weather: Showery
Surface: All Weather

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Canya Talk Now (1) x112111611
Trainer: Anthony Azzopardi (BACCHUS MARSH)
Prize Money: $29,810
Win / Place: 80% / 90%

Going for the Hat-Trick

2 yo RED/BDL D

Sire: TOMMY SHELBY (AUS)

Dam: MODERN TALKING (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

10: 8-1-0

Track

1: 1-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 1-0-0

Distance

1: 1-0-0

Metro

5: 3-1-0

Country

5: 5-0-0

1st Up

2: 2-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Well supported last time and rocketed out of the boxes with a strong early sectional, going on to clock 27.97 in a 3.5 lengths win at Bendigo over 500m. Won at his only start from this draw. Go close 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 8	31/7/26	Bendigo	500m	5	0:27.97	64.4 km/h	3.3L	$1.10	0:27.97	0:27.71	GR 5	$3,340	$2,230	7	1. Canya Talk Now 2. Kiwi George 3. Hector Darcy
1st of 8	24/7/26	Geelong	460m	5	0:25.52	64.9 km/h	2.8L	$1.30	0:25.52	0:25.52	GR 5	$2,930	$1,950	6	1. Canya Talk Now 2. Barooga Jim 3. Idyllic James
6th of 8	18/7/26	The Meadows	525m	3	0:30.76	61.4 km/h	6.5L	$3.30	0:30.30	0:29.74	SPEC H	$9,060	-	8	1. Bernardo's Queen 2. Radar O'reilly 3. Nangar Charm
1st of 8	10/7/26	Bendigo	425m	2	0:23.64	64.7 km/h	3.2L	$1.50	0:23.64	0:23.62	R/A FIN	$3,360	$2,250	7	1. Canya Talk Now 2. Canya Keep Up 3. Kraken Ripper
1st of 8	3/7/26	Bendigo	425m	7	0:23.73	64.5 km/h	1.1L	$1.50	0:23.73	0:23.61	RST WIN H	$2,930	$1,950	13	1. Canya Talk Now 2. Lochinvar Thor 3. Rita Paige
1st of 8	20/6/26	Q Lakeside	457m	5	0:25.39	64.8 km/h	2.0L	$2.00	0:25.39	0:25.00	GR 5	$9,000	$5,850	9	1. Canya Talk Now 2. Heroic Federer 3. Wicket

Paw Hazelton (2) 2463847116
Trainer: Mark Delbridge (BALLIANG)
Prize Money: $22,700
Win / Place: 30% / 45%

2 yo Black D

Sire: BERNARDO (AUS)

Dam: BAHATI BALE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

33: 10-3-2

Track

11: 1-1-2

Trk/Dst

11: 1-1-2

Distance

15: 3-1-2

Metro

1: 0-0-0

Country

32: 10-3-2

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Won two starts back after racing on the pace at this track over 450m in 25.21. Couldn't repeat the feat last time out when sixth over 460m at Geelong at Grade 5 level. Will be 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
6th of 8	31/7/26	Geelong	460m	5	0:26.54	62.4 km/h	3.6L	$2.60	0:26.29	0:26.01	GR 5	$2,930	-	9	1. Just Got Paid 2. No More Extras 3. Jill's Fantasy
1st of 8	22/7/26	Ballarat	450m	1	0:25.21	64.3 km/h	4.7L	$1.90	0:25.21	0:25.05	GR 5	$2,930	$1,950	5	1. Paw Hazelton 2. Did So 3. Aston Cleese
1st of 8	17/7/26	Bendigo	425m	7	0:24.02	63.7 km/h	3.0L	$2.90	0:24.02	0:23.73	GR 5	$2,930	$1,950	9	1. Paw Hazelton 2. Harper Spiller 3. Hartland Axel
7th of 8	8/7/26	Ballarat	450m	6	0:26.26	61.7 km/h	15.6L	$14	0:25.17	0:25.17	GR 4/5	$3,360	-	7	1. Oh Biscuit 2. Kopacki Rit 3. Aston Hercules
4th of 7	1/7/26	Ballarat	450m	6	0:25.93	62.5 km/h	4.3L	$10	0:25.64	0:25.22	GR 5	$2,930	$75	7	1. Paw Elodee 2. Imitated 3. Ticket Confetti
8th of 8	24/6/26	Ballarat	450m	6	0:25.61	63.3 km/h	8.0L	$23	0:25.04	0:24.85	GR 5	$2,930	-	7	1. Key Philosophy 2. Paw Estrella 3. How High

Upended (3) 1243621225
Trainer: Joshua Formosa (ANAKIE)
Prize Money: $41,135
Win / Place: 24% / 63%

2 yo BLU B

Sire: BERNARDO (AUS)

Dam: QUENA DEE AIR (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

41: 10-11-5

Track

1: 1-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 1-0-0

Distance

2: 1-0-1

Season

2: 0-1-0

Metro

14: 0-4-3

Country

27: 10-7-2

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
2	8	0	0	0

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

Comments

Had been in solid form before missing the frame at the latest appearance when fifth (19.63) at Healesville. Has a low draw but looks a each way chance only this field.

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	9/8/26	Healesville	350m	4	0:19.63	64.2 km/h	7.8L	$3.60	0:19.09	0:18.85	SPEC H	$3,360	-	7	1. Mumma Easy 2. Chavero 3. Oddly Cool
2nd of 8	2/8/26	Healesville	350m	3	0:19.18	65.7 km/h	2.9L	$6.00	0:18.98	0:18.89	GR 4/5	$3,360	$690	7	1. Blink And Miss 2. Upended 3. Crackerjack Les
2nd of 8	26/7/26	Healesville	300m	6	0:16.94	63.8 km/h	0.3L	$1.70	0:16.93	0:16.52	GR 5	$2,930	$600	2	1. Guardian 2. Upended 3. Deadly Force
1st of 8	24/7/26	Geelong	460m	7	0:25.78	64.2 km/h	0.5L	$1.30	0:25.78	0:25.52	GR 5	$2,930	$1,950	6	1. Upended 2. Perfectly 3. Taste
2nd of 8	18/7/26	The Meadows	525m	2	0:30.37	62.2 km/h	5.3L	$12	0:30.00	0:29.74	SPEC H	$9,060	$1,870	6	1. Tripped Out 2. Upended 3. Flying Ducati
6th of 7	12/7/26	Mount Gambier	512m	6	0:30.41	60.6 km/h	7.5L	$2.00	0:29.89	0:29.54	OPEN	$2,400	-	16	1. Gorringe 2. High Cube 3. Destroying

Go Pikachu (4) 2356314663
Trainer: Amy Pickering (GOLDEN PLAINS (S))
Prize Money: $12,025
Win / Place: 13% / 35%

3 yo FWN D

Sire: BERNARDO (AUS)

Dam: SLINGSHOT GYPSY (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

51: 7-6-5

Track

33: 6-5-2

Trk/Dst

30: 6-5-1

Distance

30: 6-5-1

Season

1: 0-0-1

Country

51: 7-6-5

1st Up

3: 1-1-0

2nd Up

3: 0-0-0

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

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

Comments

Finished third last time (22.66) over 390m at this track. Squeeze draw to overcome. Looks tested in this line-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
3rd of 8	8/8/26	Ballarat	390m	6	0:22.66	62.0 km/h	8.2L	$4.80	0:22.09	0:22.09	GR 5	$1,530	$160	18	1. Simply Ned 2. Paw Judd 3. Paw Dahlia, Go Pikachu
6th of 6	21/7/26	Geelong	460m	3	0:26.84	61.7 km/h	11.2L	$21	0:26.05	0:25.82	Rank Limit - Grade 5	$1,530	-	4	1. Azzurro Wren 2. Dad's Surprise 3. Doongalla Gem
6th of 8	17/7/26	Geelong	460m	1	0:26.38	62.8 km/h	12.2L	$31	0:25.53	0:25.53	GR 5	$2,930	-	7	1. No Stop Signs 2. Ticket Confetti 3. Bronze
4th of 6	10/7/26	Bendigo	425m	7	0:24.39	62.7 km/h	4.0L	$6.00	0:24.11	0:23.62	GR 5	$2,930	$75	4	1. Kraken Babe 2. Hard Style Robbo 3. Simply Ned
1st of 7	6/7/26	Ballarat	450m	7	0:25.70	63.0 km/h	1.0L	$10	0:25.70	0:25.19	GR 5	$2,930	$1,950	9	1. Go Pikachu 2. Tickets 3. Dance Lady Dance
3rd of 8	27/6/26	Ballarat	450m	4	0:25.68	63.1 km/h	1.3L	$4.20	0:25.59	0:25.59	GR 5	$1,530	$160	10	1. Sit And Steer 2. Zipping Tyra 3. Go Pikachu

Immobiliser (6) 1111
Trainer: Amanda Tullio (MELTON (C))
Prize Money: $7,830
Win / Place: 100% / 100%

Unbeaten at the Distance

Picket Fence

1 yo Black D

Sire: BERNARDO (AUS)

Dam: SUBMISSION (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

4: 4-0-0

Distance

2: 2-0-0

Country

4: 4-0-0

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Has been in a purple patch of form, putting four wins back-to-back. Had plenty of support last start when he won by half a length at Geelong (25.73) beating Vista Vampire in a Mix 6/7 FIN on July 10. Recorded one of the quickest times on the card last time. Worth following up.

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
1st of 7	10/7/26	Geelong	460m	5	0:25.73	64.4 km/h	0.5L	$1.30	0:25.73	0:25.59	MX 6/7 FIN	$3,360	$2,250	7	1. Immobiliser 2. Vista Vampire 3. Paw Xerox
1st of 7	3/7/26	Geelong	460m	3	0:25.54	64.8 km/h	2.8L	$1.30	0:25.54	0:25.54	MX 6/7 H	$2,930	$1,950	4	1. Immobiliser 2. Vista Vampire 3. Aston Fixer
1st of 8	29/6/26	Shepparton	450m	6	0:25.27	64.1 km/h	1.5L	$1.20	0:25.27	0:25.27	MDN FIN	$2,930	$1,950	7	1. Immobiliser 2. Blackness Castle 3. Romani Road
1st of 8	22/6/26	Shepparton	450m	8	0:25.08	64.6 km/h	4.7L	$1.70	0:25.08	0:24.99	MDN H	$2,540	$1,680	-	1. Immobiliser 2. Blackness Castle 3. Potato Cakes

Canya Ultimate (7) 15211631x1
Trainer: Jessica Hopkins (JUNCTION VILLAGE)
Prize Money: $32,910
Win / Place: 53% / 69%

Box Specialist

Going for the Hat-Trick

3 yo Black B

Sire: BERNARDO (AUS)

Dam: OPAL ROCKS (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

26: 14-2-2

Track

4: 1-0-1

Trk/Dst

3: 1-0-1

Distance

5: 2-0-1

Metro

3: 1-0-0

Country

23: 13-2-2

1st Up

2: 2-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
2	11	1	0	0

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

Comments

Has recorded back to back wins. Scored most recently over 425m at Bendigo in Free For All class a week-and-a-half ago. In line for a hat-trick. Must include.

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	31/7/26	Bendigo	425m	1	0:24.15	63.4 km/h	0.5L	$3.90	0:24.15	0:23.96	FFA	$3,360	$2,250	82	1. Canya Ultimate 2. Scott Charisma 3. Jetstream Icon
82 Day Spell
1st of 6	10/5/26	Murray Bridge	455m	8	0:25.60	64.0 km/h	1.5L	$1.65	0:25.60	0:25.58	GR 5	$1,860	$1,305	44	1. Canya Ultimate 2. Zeberiah 3. Enhance
44 Day Freshen-Up
3rd of 7	27/3/26	Healesville	300m	1	0:16.91	63.9 km/h	2.5L	$4.50	0:16.75	0:16.75	FFA	$3,360	$345	44	1. Especial Kai 2. Knee Deep 3. Canya Ultimate
44 Day Freshen-Up
6th of 7	11/2/26	Ballarat	390m	8	0:22.74	61.7 km/h	8.3L	$1.50	0:22.21	0:21.99	GR 5	$2,930	-	10	1. Flying Currency 2. Jill's Juliette 3. Kaelix Comet
1st of 8	1/2/26	Healesville	350m	1	0:19.24	65.5 km/h	0.3L	$1.30	0:19.24	0:19.24	GR 4/5	$3,360	$2,250	7	1. Canya Ultimate 2. Tammy Mcivor 3. Elite Intention
1st of 8	25/1/26	Healesville	300m	1	0:16.54	65.3 km/h	0.8L	$1.50	0:16.54	0:16.52	GR 5	$2,930	$1,950	21	1. Canya Ultimate 2. Electra Opal 3. Greysynd Merlin

Mr. Field (8) 1163684x87
Trainer: Anthony Azzopardi (BACCHUS MARSH)
Prize Money: $47,410
Win / Place: 31% / 62%

2 yo Black D

Sire: JUNGLE DEUCE (AUS)

Dam: MAGICAL MIA (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

32: 10-4-6

Distance

7: 1-1-3

Season

1: 0-0-0

Metro

22: 8-3-2

Country

10: 2-1-4

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
1	7	2	0	0

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

Comments

Backs up after finishing 7th on August 7 over 460m at Geelong in a Grade 4/5. Not up to this.

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
7th of 8	7/8/26	Geelong	460m	4	0:26.43	62.7 km/h	9.0L	$6.00	0:25.80	0:25.46	GR 4/5	$3,360	-	52	1. Sharapova Star 2. Paw Elodee 3. Slick Badger
52 Day Freshen-Up
8th of 8	16/6/26	Q Lakeside	457m	8	0:26.12	63.0 km/h	8.5L	$9.00	0:25.52	0:25.37	GR 4/5	$5,000	-	70	1. Sironen Tiger 2. Daysea's Kurt 3. Goldstar Sally
70 Day Spell
4th of 7	7/4/26	Q Lakeside	457m	2	0:25.80	63.8 km/h	6.3L	$14	0:25.37	0:25.02	GR 4/5	$5,000	$250	19	1. Boom Town 2. Idea's Girl 3. No More Beer
8th of 8	19/3/26	Q Parklands	520m	2	0:30.49	61.4 km/h	9.2L	$4.50	0:29.86	0:29.43	FFA	$11,000	-	12	1. Mustang Hayze 2. Daysea's Rory 3. More Than Money
6th of 8	7/3/26	Q Lakeside	550m	1	0:30.97	63.9 km/h	10.0L	$5.50	0:30.26	0:30.26	GR 5	$10,350	-	7	1. Zipping Lee 2. Idea's Girl 3. Crab Pot
3rd of 8	28/2/26	Q Lakeside	550m	6	0:30.75	64.4 km/h	4.3L	$4.50	0:30.46	0:30.46	GR 4/5	$11,000	$1,100	9	1. Warm Cockles 2. Dreamer 3. Mr. Field

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