Plainridge Racecourse Race 5

1609m

Prize Money: $60,345

TAKES COURAGE (3) has recorded two wins and two minor placings from the past five starts. Was again in sparkling form last start when he scored over 1609m at this track, getting home by 3 metres. A nice draw on the front line should ensure a cosy run. Tackles a similar assignment and he can salute once again. ATREIDES (5) ran fifth last start at this track over 1609m, beaten 12 metres. Talented and has plenty of upside. Expected to run well. YOU GOTTA GOGOGO (2) has been thereabouts of late and is a great chance to break through. Good effort last time out when he finished fourth at this track over 1609m. FLINT MCCULLOUGH (1) is worth some thought after his last-start fourth over 1609m at this track on September 28.

Distance: 1609m
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather
Class: MASS STK

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Flint Mccullough (Fr1) 4263244
Trainer: Kathleen Brewer ()
Driver: Matthew Athearn
Prize Money: $20,970
Win / Place: 0% / 42%

2 yo Bay Colt

Sire: SO SURREAL

Dam: KITTY RUSSELL

Rating

Stats

Career

7: 0-2-1

Distance

7: 0-2-1

Trk/Dst

7: 0-2-1

Track

7: 0-2-1

Season

7: 0-2-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

7: 0-2-1

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

7: 0-2-1

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

Driver Stats

Comments

Last start 4th (Fr7) over 1609m at this track, beaten 21 m by Takes Courage (1:54.30) in MASS STK on September 28 at $32.10. At the run before 4th (Fr1) over 1609m at this track, beaten 4.5 m by Freaky Dreams (1:56.30) in NW1PMLT on September 21 at $1.90. Makes plenty of appeal.

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 7	28/9/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Matthew Athearn	1:54.30	1:54.30	21.8m	$32	7	MASS STK	$59,444	$4,756	1. Takes Courage 2. Sting Me 3. Beantown Big Al
4th of 6	21/9/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Matthew Athearn	1:56.30	1:56.30	4.5m	$1.90f	6	NW1PMLT	$18,056	$1,444	1. Freaky Dreams 2. Mia's Boy 3. Beantown Big Al
2nd of 6	15/9/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Matthew Athearn	1:53.30	1:53.30	9.8m	$13	7	ROMPER RM	$20,833	$5,208	1. Sting Me 2. Flint Mccullough 3. Silver Sands
3rd of 8	8/9/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Matthew Athearn	1:57.10	1:57.10	2.3m	$40	7	ROMPER RM	$20,833	$2,500	1. Vera 2. Sting Me 3. Flint Mccullough
6th of 6	1/9/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Matthew Athearn	1:54.30	1:54.30	27.8m	$12	7	ROMPER RM	$20,833	-	1. Atreides 2. Silver Sands 3. Chase News Network
2nd of 6	25/8/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Matthew Athearn	1:57.40	1:57.40	2.3m	$35	7	ROMPER RM	$21,398	$5,350	1. Atreides 2. Flint Mccullough 3. Beantown Big Al

You Gotta Gogogo (Fr2) 34364354
Trainer: Chuck Connor (Jnr) ()
Driver: Mitchell Cushing
Prize Money: $21,177
Win / Place: 0% / 37%

2 yo Bay Colt

Sire: SHADOW PLAY (USA)

Dam: PRIMROSE

Rating

Stats

Career

8: 0-0-3

Distance

8: 0-0-3

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Track

1: 0-0-0

Season

8: 0-1-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-1

Metro

1: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

7: 0-0-3

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

8: 0-0-3

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

Driver Stats

Comments

Last start 4th (Fr6) over 1609m at this track, beaten 9 m by Bacchus Blue Chip (1:54.20) in MASS STK on September 28 at $60.20. At the start before 5th (Fr4) over 1609m at Tioga Downs, beaten 40 m by Bacchus Blue Chip (1:51.40) in NY EXCEL on August 30 at $7.39. Must be included.

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 7	28/9/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Mitchell Cushing	1:54.20	1:54.20	9.8m	$60	29	MASS STK	$59,444	$4,756	1. Bacchus Blue Chip 2. Bastonata Bluechip 3. Duderrific
5th of 7	30/8/26	Tioga Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Braxten Boyd	1:51.40	1:51.40	42.0m	$7.39	10	NY EXCEL	$28,531	$1,427	1. Bacchus Blue Chip 2. Takes Courage 3. Beach Playin
3rd of 5	20/8/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Leon Bailey	1:57.20	1:57.20	2.3m	$5.05	8	NY EX 2CGP	$28,531	$3,424	1. Blast Blue Chip 2. Beach Playin 3. You Gotta Gogogo
4th of 7	12/8/26	Batavia Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Joseph Chindano (Jnr)	1:55.40	1:55.40	13.5m	$3.14	8	NY EXCEL	$28,531	$2,282	1. Hunt Me Down 2. Beach Playin 3. Wardensville
6th of 7	4/8/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Leon Bailey	1:55.40	1:55.40	15.8m	$80	8	NY EXCEL	$28,531	-	1. Bacchus Blue Chip 2. Beach Playin 3. Twin B Wildfire
3rd of 7	27/7/26	Monticello Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Leon Bailey	1:58.00	1:58.00	6.0m	$6.13	8	NY EXCEL	$29,028	$3,483	1. Takes Courage 2. Beach Bum Bluechip 3. You Gotta Gogogo

Takes Courage (Fr3) 211112271
Trainer: Travis Alexander ()
Driver: Matt Kakaley
Prize Money: $107,352
Win / Place: 55% / 88%

2 yo Bay Colt

Sire: AMERICAN COURAGE

Dam: NORINORO HANOVER

100

Rating

Stats

Career

9: 5-3-0

Distance

9: 5-3-0

Trk/Dst

1: 1-0-0

Track

1: 1-0-0

Season

9: 5-3-0

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

3rd Up

1: 1-0-0

Metro

1: 1-0-0

Non-Metro

8: 4-3-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

9: 5-3-0

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:54.10

Driver Stats

Comments

Last start won by 3 m as favourite (Fr4) at this track (1:54.30) beating Sting Me in MASS STK on September 28 at $1.30. Another win looks on the cards.

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
1st of 7	28/9/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Matt Kakaley	1:54.30	1:54.30	3.0m	$1.30f	9	MASS STK	$59,444	$29,722	1. Takes Courage 2. Sting Me 3. Beantown Big Al
7th of 9	19/9/26	Tioga Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Matt Kakaley	1:51.40	1:51.40	38.3m	$20	20	NY EXCEL2Y	$138,889	-	1. Bacchus Blue Chip 2. Its News To Me 3. Blast Blue Chip
2nd of 7	30/8/26	Tioga Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Matt Kakaley	1:51.40	1:51.40	26.3m	$3.35	10	NY EXCEL	$28,531	$7,133	1. Bacchus Blue Chip 2. Takes Courage 3. Beach Playin
2nd of 5	20/8/26	Yonkers Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Matt Kakaley	1:57.30	1:57.30	0.6m	$1.22f	8	NY EX 2CGP	$28,531	$7,133	1. Lyin Inthe Shadows 2. Takes Courage 3. Hunt Me Down
1st of 7	12/8/26	Batavia Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Matt Kakaley	1:55.40	1:55.40	2.3m	$1.72f	8	NY EXCEL	$28,531	$14,265	1. Takes Courage 2. Its News To Me 3. My Brothers Keeper
1st of 7	4/8/26	Saratoga	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Matt Kakaley	1:54.30	1:54.30	14.3m	$3.58	8	NY EXCEL	$28,531	$14,265	1. Takes Courage 2. Hunt Me Down 3. Babylon Blue Chip

Max Velocity (Fr4) 7x5
Trainer: Deborah Daguet ()
Driver: Yannick Gingras
Prize Money: $2,972
Win / Place: 0% / 0%

2 yo Bay Colt

Sire: HUNTSVILLE (USA)

Dam: JAG OUT

Rating

Stats

Career

2: 0-0-0

Distance

2: 0-0-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-0

Track

1: 0-0-0

Season

2: 0-0-0

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

0: 0-0-0

3rd Up

0: 0-0-0

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

2: 0-0-0

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

2: 0-0-0

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

Driver Stats

Comments

Comes here second-up after a week. Lacklustre first-up performance when 5th (Fr6) over 1609m at this track beaten 24 m by Takes Courage (1:54.30) in MASS STK on September 28 at $24.70. Predicted to struggle.

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 7	28/9/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Yannick Gingras	1:54.30	1:54.30	24.0m	$25	71	MASS STK	$59,444	$2,972	1. Takes Courage 2. Sting Me 3. Beantown Big Al
71 Day Spell
2nd of 5	23/9/26	Pocono Downs	1609m			-	James Kennedy	1:56.10	1:56.10	2.25m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Precious Gemma 2. Max Velocity 3. Sublime Hanover
7th of 8	19/7/26	Vernon Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Dexter Dunn	1:53.30	1:53.30	44.3m	$17	-	NY EXCEL	$29,028	-	1. Beach Bum Bluechip 2. Bacchus Blue Chip 3. Shadow Hill
4th of 5	8/7/26	Pocono Downs	1609m			-	Ron Cushing	1:59.10	1:59.10	13.5m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. Fabloulus Finney 2. Blast Blue Chip 3. Aeneas

Atreides (Fr5) 67221135
Trainer: Cory Stratton ()
Driver: Dexter Dunn
Prize Money: $41,021
Win / Place: 25% / 62%

2 yo Bay Colt

Sire: STAY HUNGRY (USA)

Dam: LADY KILLER

Rating

Stats

Career

8: 2-2-1

Distance

8: 2-2-1

Trk/Dst

3: 2-0-0

Track

3: 2-0-0

Season

8: 2-2-1

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-1-0

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

8: 2-2-1

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

8: 2-2-1

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:54.30

Driver Stats

Comments

Last start 5th (Fr1) over 1609m at this track, beaten 12 m by Bacchus Blue Chip (1:54.20) in MASS STK on September 28 at $18.80. Before that, a solid effort when 3rd (Fr5) over 1609m at Pocono Downs beaten 1.5 m by Fabloulus Finney (1:54.20) in 2YOC on September 15 at $3. Strong winning prospects.

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 7	28/9/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Drew Monti	1:54.20	1:54.20	12.8m	$19	13	MASS STK	$59,444	$2,972	1. Bacchus Blue Chip 2. Bastonata Bluechip 3. Duderrific
3rd of 8	15/9/26	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Simon Allard	1:54.20	1:54.20	1.5m	$3.00	14	2YOC	$22,222	$2,667	1. Fabloulus Finney 2. River Ranch Mac 3. Atreides
1st of 6	1/9/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Drew Monti	1:54.30	1:54.30	3.0m	$3.40	7	ROMPER RM	$20,833	$10,417	1. Atreides 2. Silver Sands 3. Chase News Network
1st of 6	25/8/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Brett Beckwith	1:57.40	1:57.40	2.3m	$1.05f	11	ROMPER RM	$21,398	$10,699	1. Atreides 2. Flint Mccullough 3. Beantown Big Al
2nd of 7	14/8/26	Philadelphia	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Simon Allard	1:52.20	1:52.20	10.5m	$6.20	11	TSS-2YOCGP	$28,531	$7,133	1. Crunchstyle 2. Atreides 3. Tank Louis
2nd of 7	3/8/26	Pocono Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Ronnie Wrenn (Jnr)	1:52.30	1:52.30	18.8m	$13	9	TSS 2YRCG	$28,531	$7,133	1. Celtic Wave 2. Atreides 3. Sweet Mate

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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