Plainridge Racecourse Race 2

1609m

Prize Money: $21,552

CAPTAIN TELL (4) finished second two starts ago then registered a commanding win last time out, scoring by 8 metres over 1609m at this track. His last-start form is good enough to put him right in the finish. BAG PIPE MAJOR (5) continued a strong run of recent form and deserved his victory last start, scoring by 4 metres over 1609m at this track. It doesn't get any easier but he is capable of another big performance. VARNEY (6) has been thereabouts of late and is a great chance to break through. Good effort last time out when he finished third at this track over 1609m. MEADOWBROOK FLASH (3) is in the mix following a fifth at his most recent appearance over 1609m at this track.

Distance: 1609m
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather
Class: TRK<80

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P A Piper (Fr1) 4655654616
Trainer: Jolene Andrews ()
Driver: James Hardy
Prize Money: $156,539
Win / Place: 14% / 36%

4 yo Bay Horse

Sire: PAPI ROB HANOVER (USA)

Dam: QUEBEC BLUE CHIP

Rating

Stats

Career

47: 7-6-4

Distance

47: 7-6-4

Trk/Dst

30: 6-2-3

Track

30: 6-2-3

Season

21: 1-1-3

1st Up

3: 0-1-0

2nd Up

3: 0-1-0

3rd Up

3: 0-0-2

Metro

3: 0-1-0

Non-Metro

44: 7-5-4

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

47: 7-6-4

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:51.30

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Last start 6th (Fr8) over 1609m at this track, beaten 11 m by Seafood Neighneigh (1:52.10) on October 19 at $47.30. Two runs back won by 1.5 m (Fr4) at this track (1:53.20) beating Enforcer in TRK<79 on October 13 at $3.40. Hard to envisage a win.

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 8	19/10/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	James Hardy	1:52.10	1:52.10	11.3m	$47	6	TRK<79	$20,115	-	1. Seafood Neighneigh 2. Major Betts 3. Wainapedia
1st of 4	13/10/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	James Hardy	1:53.20	1:53.20	1.5m	$3.40	21	TRK<79	$17,241	$8,621	1. P A Piper 2. Enforcer 3. Wainapedia
6th of 8	22/9/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Brad Irvine	1:52.30	1:52.30	17.3m	$18	8	NW4000CD	$16,667	-	1. Patrikthepiranha 2. Waterfront 3. Rifleman
4th of 7	14/9/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	James Hardy	1:52.20	1:52.20	10.5m	$12	7	STR ALL	$18,056	$1,444	1. Major Betts 2. Captain Tell 3. Colt Bennett
5th of 8	7/9/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	James Hardy	1:51.10	1:51.10	11.3m	$27	14	NW3000CD	$15,278	$764	1. Low Rider 2. Hungry To Succeed 3. Meadowbrook Flash
6th of 8	24/8/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	James Hardy	1:51.40	1:51.40	21.8m	$81	7	NW3000CD	$17,118	-	1. Sporty M Three 2. Torrid Saint 3. No Guts No Glory

Clapton (Fr2) 8x12112175
Trainer: Benson Merrill ()
Driver: Mitchell Cushing
Prize Money: $71,424
Win / Place: 18% / 51%

4 yo Brown Horse

Sire: TALL DARK STRANGER (USA)

Dam: SWEET DIAMOND

Rating

Stats

Career

27: 5-6-3

Distance

27: 5-6-3

Trk/Dst

3: 1-1-0

Track

3: 1-1-0

Season

14: 6-3-0

1st Up

3: 1-0-0

2nd Up

3: 0-1-1

3rd Up

3: 1-1-0

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

27: 5-6-3

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

27: 5-6-3

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:52.40

Driver Stats

Comments

Last start 5th (Fr3) over 1609m at Bangor Raceway beaten 13 m by Ginger Tree Izzi (1:57.00) in NW3500L4CD on October 21 at $10. Two runs back 7th (Fr5) over 1609m at this track beaten 8 m by Clearwater Courage (1:53.40) on September 14 at $4.20. Impossible to tip with any confidence.

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 8	21/10/26	Bangor Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Kevin Switzer (Jnr)	1:57.00	1:57.00	13.5m	$10	37	NW3500L4CD	$8,190	$409	1. Ginger Tree Izzi 2. Kp's Magic Macy 3. Wichita Lineman
37 Day Freshen-Up
7th of 8	14/9/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Kevin Switzer (Jnr)	1:53.40	1:53.40	8.3m	$4.20f	28	TRK<79	$15,278	-	1. Clearwater Courage 2. D A Wicked Shine 3. Sandpiper
1st of 8	17/8/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Kevin Switzer (Jnr)	1:52.40	1:52.40	0.3m	$2.60f	7	TRK<76	$13,552	$6,776	1. Clapton 2. D A Wicked Shine 3. Coach Cutsinger
2nd of 8	10/8/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Brett Beckwith	1:53.00	1:53.00	0.3m	$3.60f	26	TRK<76	$13,552	$3,388	1. Hey Jude Hanover 2. Clapton 3. Arthur Idlam
1st of 10	15/7/26	Scioto Downs	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Brett Miller	1:54.00	1:54.00	3.0m	$2.90	7	HGNW4CDCL	$15,239	$7,620	1. Clapton 2. Hunterandmilo 3. Jkdoitagain
1st of 9	8/7/26	Oak Grove Racing	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Atlee Bender	1:53.20	1:53.20	0.9m	$4.32	22	CLM25K-NW4	$24,673	$12,337	1. Clapton 2. Imapricelessprince 3. Rock Of All Time

Meadowbrook Flash (Fr3) 7537338645
Trainer: Catherine Bouthillier ()
Driver: Bruce Ranger
Prize Money: $333,008
Win / Place: 11% / 42%

10 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: REAL DESIRE (USA)

Dam: YANKEE ICON

Rating

Stats

Career

132: 15-24-17

Distance

129: 15-24-17

Trk/Dst

70: 12-13-8

Track

73: 12-13-8

Season

23: 2-4-3

1st Up

4: 1-1-0

2nd Up

4: 1-2-0

3rd Up

4: 0-0-1

Metro

0: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

132: 15-24-17

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

132: 15-24-17

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:52.00

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Last start 5th (Fr6) over 1609m at this track beaten 11 m by Seafood Neighneigh (1:52.10) on October 19 at $23.90. At his previous start 4th (Fr4) over 1609m at this track beaten 6 m by Quentin Quarantino (1:52.10) in STR ALL on October 12 at $15.30. Going okay so keep him safe.

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 8	19/10/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Kevin Switzer (Jnr)	1:52.10	1:52.10	11.3m	$24	7	TRK<79	$20,115	$1,006	1. Seafood Neighneigh 2. Major Betts 3. Wainapedia
4th of 5	12/10/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Kevin Switzer (Jnr)	1:52.10	1:52.10	6.0m	$15	11	STR ALL	$21,552	$1,724	1. Quentin Quarantino 2. Hespoisedtopounce 3. Colt Bennett
6th of 8	1/10/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Kevin Switzer (Jnr)	1:51.20	1:51.20	18.0m	$37	10	NW4000CD	$17,241	-	1. Whats For Suppaah 2. Ladysassin 3. Varney
8th of 8	21/9/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr7	Brad Irvine	1:51.40	1:51.40	39.8m	$77	14	STR ALL	$20,833	-	1. Sweet Street Lou 2. Head Honcho 3. Hespoisedtopounce
3rd of 8	7/9/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Bruce Ranger	1:51.10	1:51.10	7.5m	$9.60	7	NW3000CD	$15,278	$1,833	1. Low Rider 2. Hungry To Succeed 3. Meadowbrook Flash
3rd of 8	31/8/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Bruce Ranger	1:51.20	1:51.20	8.3m	$3.50	7	NW3000CD	$15,692	$1,883	1. No Guts No Glory 2. Major Betts 3. Meadowbrook Flash

Captain Tell (Fr4) 4353251621
Trainer: Joseph Di Stefano ()
Driver: Brett Beckwith
Prize Money: $204,221
Win / Place: 17% / 40%

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: TELLITLIKEITIS

Dam: CAPTAIN'S PLAY

100

Rating

Stats

Career

87: 15-8-12

Distance

87: 15-8-12

Trk/Dst

34: 2-3-3

Track

34: 2-3-3

Season

23: 2-3-3

1st Up

4: 1-0-0

2nd Up

4: 1-0-0

3rd Up

4: 0-0-1

Metro

27: 10-3-4

Non-Metro

60: 5-5-8

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

87: 15-8-12

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:52.20

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Last start won by 8 m as favourite (Fr4) at this track (1:52.20) beating Wyatt Earp in TRK<79 on October 19 at $1.70. Going well enough to take care of these.

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 8	19/10/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Brett Beckwith	1:52.20	1:52.20	8.3m	$1.70f	6	TRK<79	$20,115	$10,057	1. Captain Tell 2. Wyatt Earp 3. Enforcer
2nd of 9	13/10/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr2	Brett Beckwith	1:51.30	1:51.30	0.9m	$3.20	7	TRK<76	$16,523	$4,131	1. Wyatt Earp 2. Captain Tell 3. Er Griffin
6th of 7	6/10/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Brett Beckwith	1:54.10	1:54.10	9.8m	$5.80	7	TRK<79	$17,241	-	1. Colt Bennett 2. Hey Jude Hanover 3. Hc Commander
1st of 9	29/9/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Brett Beckwith	1:52.40	1:52.40	4.5m	$6.10	8	TRK<76	$15,805	$7,902	1. Captain Tell 2. Twin B Jays 3. Alvin Brickrock
5th of 8	21/9/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Joseph Di Stefano	1:53.20	1:53.20	12.8m	$36	7	STR ALL	$18,056	$903	1. Swifty Run 2. Colt Bennett 3. Er Griffin
2nd of 7	14/9/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Brett Beckwith	1:52.20	1:52.20	3.0m	$13	7	STR ALL	$18,056	$4,514	1. Major Betts 2. Captain Tell 3. Colt Bennett

Bag Pipe Major (Fr5) 3526764451
Trainer: Bethany Graffam ()
Driver: Nicholas Graffam
Prize Money: $459,589
Win / Place: 13% / 41%

12 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: ART MAJOR (USA)

Dam: DELIGHTED AGAIN

Rating

Stats

Career

137: 19-14-24

Distance

137: 19-14-24

Trk/Dst

134: 19-14-24

Track

134: 19-14-24

Season

23: 3-2-2

1st Up

5: 0-0-0

2nd Up

5: 0-1-2

3rd Up

5: 2-0-0

Metro

2: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

135: 19-14-24

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

137: 19-14-24

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:50.10

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Racing consistently. Last start posted a big 4 m win (Fr1) at this track (1:52.20) beating Hc Commander in TRK<79 on October 13 at $6.20. In the right form and can score again.

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 6	13/10/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Brett Beckwith	1:52.20	1:52.20	3.8m	$6.20	29	TRK<79	$17,241	$8,621	1. Bag Pipe Major 2. Hc Commander 3. Major Betts
5th of 8	14/9/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Mitchell Cushing	1:53.40	1:53.40	6.0m	$5.20	21	TRK<79	$15,278	$764	1. Clearwater Courage 2. D A Wicked Shine 3. Sandpiper
4th of 9	24/8/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Michael Oosting	1:52.20	1:52.20	18.0m	$5.60	14	TRK<76	$13,552	$1,084	1. D A Wicked Shine 2. Domi 3. Colt Bennett
4th of 8	10/8/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Michael Oosting	1:50.40	1:50.40	27.8m	$3.40	7	TRK<79	$14,265	$927	1. Dance Monkey 2. Noted 3. Twin B Jays
6th of 8	3/8/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Drew Monti	1:52.00	1:52.00	13.5m	$76	7	TRK<79	$14,265	-	1. Hollywood Skeeter 2. Scrappy Ideal 3. Seafood Togo
7th of 8	27/7/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Nicholas Graffam	1:52.10	1:52.10	12.8m	$47	7	TRK<77	$17,417	-	1. Twin B Jays 2. Seafood Togo 3. Flirtin Jk

Varney (Fr6) 8485533433
Trainer: Brian Lamb ()
Driver: Kyle Swift
Prize Money: $363,080
Win / Place: 8.57% / 47%

7 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: HUNTSVILLE (USA)

Dam: SHANGHAI LIL

Rating

Stats

Career

140: 12-26-28

Distance

139: 12-25-28

Trk/Dst

82: 7-12-18

Track

83: 7-13-18

Season

25: 2-1-4

1st Up

5: 0-0-0

2nd Up

5: 1-0-1

3rd Up

5: 0-2-0

Metro

10: 0-2-1

Non-Metro

130: 12-24-27

Mobile

0: 0-0-0

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

140: 12-26-28

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:51.20

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Two back was well beaten into third behind Smart Guy at this track over 1609m on October 16 at $9.70. Then a handy effort when beaten by 8 m finishing third behind Whata Foolbelieves at this track over 1609m on October 22 at $16.40. Definite winning chance.

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 8	22/10/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Kyle Swift	1:52.20	1:52.20	8.3m	$16	6	TRK<80	$21,552	$2,586	1. Whata Foolbelieves 2. Gracies Tough Guy 3. Varney
3rd of 6	16/10/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Michael Oosting	1:51.10	1:51.10	11.3m	$9.70	7	TRK<80	$18,678	$2,241	1. Smart Guy 2. Whata Foolbelieves 3. Varney
4th of 7	9/10/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Michael Oosting	1:52.20	1:52.20	11.3m	$9.40	8	NW4000CD	$17,960	$1,437	1. Negotiator 2. Whata Foolbelieves 3. Rifleman
3rd of 8	1/10/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr1	Michael Oosting	1:51.20	1:51.20	9.0m	$18	15	NW4000CD	$17,241	$2,069	1. Whats For Suppaah 2. Ladysassin 3. Varney
3rd of 8	16/9/26	Bangor Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Kevin Switzer (Jnr)	1:54.40	1:54.40	8.3m	$3.70	7	NW2500L4CD	$7,361	$883	1. Ridgecrest Dan 2. Cowboy Cargo 3. Varney
5th of 7	9/9/26	Bangor Raceway	1609m		All Weather	Fr5	Joey Mosher	1:55.10	1:55.10	25.5m	$43	16	FNICHOLSL1	$11,111	$556	1. Sweet Jeff 2. P L Pasquale 3. Th Kay C Crunch

Noted A (Fr7) 7233536176
Trainer: Katelyn Gerow (Forrestdale)
Driver: Matthew Athearn
Prize Money: $245,331
Win / Place: 20% / 51%

7 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: MACH THREE (CAN)

Dam: LEILANI LOMBO (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

105: 21-20-13

Distance

79: 14-11-10

Trk/Dst

23: 2-4-6

Track

23: 2-4-6

Season

34: 5-4-7

1st Up

9: 2-4-2

2nd Up

8: 1-1-2

3rd Up

7: 3-2-0

Metro

45: 14-7-5

Non-Metro

60: 7-13-8

Mobile

26: 7-9-3

Standing

0: 0-0-0

All-Weather

105: 21-20-13

Slushy

0: 0-0-0

Grass

0: 0-0-0

Best Mile

1:52.00

Driver Stats

Gear Changes

Lasix

Comments

Last start 6th (Fr3) over 1609m at this track, beaten 14 m by Whata Foolbelieves (1:52.20) on October 22 at $22.90. Two runs back 7th (Fr6) over 1609m at this track beaten 18 m by Whats For Suppaah (1:51.20) in NW4000CD on October 1 at $39.10. Looks one of the also-rans.

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 8	22/10/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr3	Brett Beckwith	1:52.20	1:52.20	14.3m	$23	21	TRK<80	$21,552	-	1. Whata Foolbelieves 2. Gracies Tough Guy 3. Varney
7th of 8	1/10/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Jay Randall	1:51.20	1:51.20	18.0m	$39	10	NW4000CD	$17,241	-	1. Whats For Suppaah 2. Ladysassin 3. Varney
1st of 8	21/9/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Matthew Athearn	1:52.20	1:52.20	0.9m	$2.30f	7	TRK<79	$15,278	$7,639	1. Noted 2. Wainapedia 3. D A Wicked Shine
6th of 8	14/9/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr8	Michael Oosting	1:53.40	1:53.40	6.8m	$28	7	TRK<79	$15,278	-	1. Clearwater Courage 2. D A Wicked Shine 3. Sandpiper
3rd of 7	7/9/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr4	Matthew Athearn	1:52.40	1:52.40	11.3m	$3.70	7	TRK<79	$15,278	$1,833	1. Colt Bennett 2. Clearwater Courage 3. Noted
5th of 8	31/8/26	plainridge racecourse	1609m		All Weather	Fr6	Matthew Athearn	1:52.00	1:52.00	12.0m	$3.20	7	TRK<79	$15,692	$785	1. Sixfingerfreddie 2. Somehacksomewhere 3. Domi

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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