Thistledown Race 4

Claiming

Stake: -

GUNNER GABRIEL (1) Was amongst the placegetters when 3rd beaten by almost 8L last time around here and has minimal work to do from the barrier. Should get going late. Up in grade. Is in good order and can run well. WILDCAT EXPRESS (2) Even though being overrun still grabbed 3rd beaten by almost 9L last start at this track and has a positive barrier. Will be pushing for a forward position early. Capable of forward showing and can be competitive. ELLIOT THE DRAGON (6) First up and flashed home late into 2nd first up last preparation at Mahoning Valley. Jockey Alexander Chavez is in form but up against a higher level of opposition. Looks value and a good place bet. RUN RED RUN (5) Controlled the pace to win by 4 1/2L last run around here but rising in grade. Expecting to settle positively. Has run into the money on multiple occasions this campaign. Include in chances.

Distance: 1207m
Track:
Weather: -
Surface: Dirt
Class: 3U, CLAIMING, CLM, TB

Gunner Gabriel (1) 5611232213
Trainer: Johanna Urieta()
Jockey: Deshawn L. Parker
Weight: 55kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 29% / 70%

5 yo BBR Gelding

Sire: Dialed In

Dam: Simonetta

Dam's Sire: Harlan's Holiday

Stats

Career

27: 8-6-5

Distance

22: 8-5-3

Trk/Dst

10: 3-2-2

Track

13: 3-3-3

1st Up

2: 1-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-0

Turf

1: 0-0-0

Good

4: 1-2-1

Heavy

7: 3-2-0

Dirt

26: 8-6-5

Firm

16: 4-2-4

Jockey Stats

Horse

3: 1-1-1

Trainer

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Distance

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Track

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Distance Range Last 6 months

1106m - 1207m

Comments

Good effort to place 3rd beaten by nearly 8L last time at this venue and has a nice advantage with a good barrier. Stepping up to a higher level. Very capable of taking this out.

Expected Settling Position:

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
3rd of 6	14/7/26	Thistledown	1106m	Starter Opti	2	Deshawn L Parker	56kg	FT		-	7.5L	4-4	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Mr Loooch 2. Midnight Warship 3. Gunner Gabriel
1st of 8	24/6/26	Thistledown	1207m	Starter Opti	8	Deshawn L Parker	54kg	FT		-	0.1L	4-3	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Gunner Gabriel 2. Aint No Bandleader 3. Midnight Warship
2nd of 5	28/5/26	Thistledown	1207m	Claiming 80	4	Deshawn L Parker	54kg	FT		-	1.3L	5-3	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Party Pooper 2. Gunner Gabriel 3. Spirit Of Akron
2nd of 8	20/5/26	Thistledown	1106m	Claiming 76	6	Rocco Bowen	54kg	MY		-	2.8L	5-2	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Specialized 2. Gunner Gabriel 3. It'sgoodtobeseen
3rd of 8	7/5/26	Thistledown	1207m	Starter Opti	8	Rocco Bowen	54kg	FT		-	6.8L	4-3	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Midnight Warship 2. Mr Loooch 3. Gunner Gabriel
2nd of 8	23/3/26	Mahoning Valley	1207m	Claiming 82	8	Erik Barbaran	56kg	MY		-	0.5L	6-4	$2.15	-	$0	-	1. Dark Vader 2. Gunner Gabriel 3. Spirit Of Akron

Wildcat Express (2) 3231254X23
Trainer: Joseph M. Poole()
Jockey: Jose A. Bracho
Weight: 54kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 26% / 61%

7 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: Wildcat Red

Dam: Hopefaithjoy

Dam's Sire: Lookin At Lucky

Stats

Career

34: 9-6-6

Distance

23: 4-5-4

Trk/Dst

16: 3-2-2

Track

24: 6-2-4

1st Up

3: 1-1-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-1

3rd Up

1: 1-0-0

4th Up

1: 1-0-0

Good

4: 1-0-1

Heavy

3: 0-2-1

Synthetic

2: 1-1-0

Dirt

34: 9-6-6

Firm

24: 7-3-4

Jockey Stats

Horse

23: 7-6-5

Trainer

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Distance

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Track

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Trainer/Track

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Distance Range Last 6 months

1207m

Comments

Ran a solid race on the speed before weakening to finish 3rd last start at this venue and has a good draw. Should muster plenty of early toe. Forward showing expected.

Expected Settling Position: Backmarker

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
3rd of 5	25/6/26	Thistledown	1207m	Claiming 75	2	Jose A Bracho	54kg	FT		-	8.5L	1-1	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Stage Name 2. Trouble In Motown 3. Wildcat Express
2nd of 5	1/6/26	Thistledown	1207m	Claiming 82	3	Jose A Bracho	54kg	FT		-	2.8L	1-1	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Scrimper 2. Wildcat Express 3. Finally Friday
4th of 6	7/6/25	Thistledown	1207m	Allowance 92	2	Jose A Bracho	54kg	FT		-	7.9L	1-1	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Sweet As Sin 2. Simply Valid 3. Powerful Moon
5th of 6	14/5/25	Thistledown	1207m	Allowance 88	6	Yan Aviles	55kg	FT		-	10.6L	1-2	$4.20	-	$0	-	1. Henry Mac 2. Scrimper 3. Hip Hip Hooray
2nd of 3	5/4/25	Mahoning Valley	1207m	3U	5	Jose A Bracho	57kg	HEAVY8		-	1L	1-1	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Eddie M 2. Wildcat Express 3. Hip Hip Hooray
1st of 5	19/3/25	Mahoning Valley	1207m	Allowance 89	3	Jose A Bracho	56kg	FT		-	14.5L	1-1	$3.40	-	$0	-	1. Wildcat Express 2. Media Darling 3. Kinderhook

Gray Day (3) 6145X65243
Trainer: Marco Ccamaque()
Jockey: Erik Barbaran
Weight: 54kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 11% / 50%

6 yo Grey Gelding

Sire: Race Day

Dam: Sheltowee's Gal

Dam's Sire: Paynter

Stats

Career

34: 4-7-6

Distance

21: 4-2-1

Trk/Dst

7: 2-0-0

Track

11: 2-1-1

1st Up

3: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-1

3rd Up

2: 0-1-1

4th Up

2: 0-0-0

Turf

3: 0-2-0

Good

4: 1-0-0

Heavy

3: 0-0-0

Synthetic

1: 0-1-0

Dirt

31: 4-5-6

Firm

26: 3-6-6

Jockey Stats

Horse

11: 3-2-1

Trainer

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Distance

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Track

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Trainer/Track

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Distance Range Last 6 months

1106m - 1609m

Comments

Improved to place when 3rd beaten by 2 3/4L last time around here but will be dropping in distance. Has very good closing speed. Racing in stronger company. Considering others.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
3rd of 6	13/7/26	Thistledown	1609m	Starter Opti	1	Erik Barbaran	54kg	FT		-	2.8L	4-4-4	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Ironclad Alibi 2. Aint No Bandleader 3. Gray Day
4th of 8	24/6/26	Thistledown	1207m	Starter Opti	2	Erik Barbaran	54kg	FT		-	1.1L	6-6	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Gunner Gabriel 2. Aint No Bandleader 3. Midnight Warship
2nd of 7	3/6/26	Thistledown	1106m	Claiming 63	6	Erik Barbaran	54kg	FT		-	0.3L	7-6	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Rumble Strip Ron 2. Gray Day 3. Zakaria
5th of 8	20/5/26	Thistledown	1106m	Claiming 76	8	Erik Barbaran	54kg	MY		-	8.3L	8-7	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Specialized 2. Gunner Gabriel 3. It'sgoodtobeseen
6th of 8	29/4/26	Thistledown	1207m	Claiming 79	6	Luis Raul Rivera	54kg	MY		-	9.6L	8-7	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Elliot The Dragon 2. Ironclad Alibi 3. Party Pooper
5th of 5	30/9/25	Thistledown	1207m	Allowance 78	2	Erik Barbaran	55kg	FT		-	7.9L	4-4	$7.50	-	$0	-	1. Momma K's Boy 2. Red Chili Pepper 3. It'sgoodtobeseen

Hip Hip Hooray (4) 0X337617X5
Trainer: Robert M. Gorham()
Jockey: Fernando Salazar Becerra
Weight: 54kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 21% / 63%

7 yo Chestnut Gelding

Sire: Congrats

Dam: Nocturne

Dam's Sire: Giant's Causeway

Stats

Career

33: 7-5-9

Distance

27: 6-5-6

Trk/Dst

10: 1-1-3

Track

12: 1-1-4

1st Up

7: 1-1-2

2nd Up

5: 2-1-2

3rd Up

5: 2-0-1

4th Up

2: 0-1-1

Turf

1: 0-0-0

Good

4: 2-1-1

Heavy

5: 1-1-2

Synthetic

1: 0-0-1

Dirt

32: 7-5-9

Firm

23: 4-3-5

Jockey Stats

Horse

11: 2-0-1

Trainer

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Distance

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Track

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Trainer/Track

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Trainer/Distance

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Distance Range Last 6 months

1207m

Comments

Started $12.00 and faded to finish 5th last run at the track and matched against tougher rivals. Most likely not today.

Expected Settling Position:

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
5th of 5	25/6/26	Thistledown	1207m	Claiming 75	5	Fernando Salazar Becerra	54kg	FT		-	12L	3-3	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Stage Name 2. Trouble In Motown 3. Wildcat Express
7th of 8	4/12/25	Mahoning Valley	1207m	Allowance 90	8	Fernando Salazar Becerra	56kg	MY		-	21.8L	6-6	$9.50	-	$0	-	1. Colonel Vargo 2. Don't Stop 3. Ruffin
1st of 5	3/10/25	Thistledown	1207m	Claiming 82	4	Fernando Salazar Becerra	54kg	FT		-	0.5L	3-1	$2.40	-	$0	-	1. Hip Hip Hooray 2. Reckless L J 3. Mr Loooch
6th of 7	14/8/25	Thistledown	1207m	Allowance 94	1	Fernando Salazar Becerra	54kg	FT		-	6.9L	5-6	$13	-	$0	-	1. Fortissimo 2. Simply Valid 3. Choctaw Zip
7th of 10	6/6/25	Belterra Park	1207m	Stakes 92	3	Fernando Salazar Becerra	56kg	FT		-	8.1L	5-4	$26	-	$0	-	1. Empire's Fire 2. Scrimper 3. Henry Mac
3rd of 6	14/5/25	Thistledown	1207m	Allowance 88	2	Fernando Salazar Becerra	54kg	FT		-	3.3L	3-1	$17	-	$0	-	1. Henry Mac 2. Scrimper 3. Hip Hip Hooray

Run Red Run (5) 242745X241
Trainer: Robert C. Cline()
Jockey: Luis Raul Rivera
Weight: 55kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 17% / 39%

5 yo Chestnut Gelding

Sire: National Flag

Dam: Maggie's Pleasure

Dam's Sire: Eavesdropper

Stats

Career

23: 4-5-0

Distance

18: 4-5-0

Trk/Dst

8: 1-2-0

Track

10: 1-2-0

1st Up

4: 1-1-0

2nd Up

3: 0-2-0

3rd Up

3: 2-1-0

4th Up

2: 0-0-0

Good

4: 1-0-0

Heavy

1: 1-0-0

Synthetic

5: 2-2-0

Dirt

23: 4-5-0

Firm

13: 0-3-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

1: 1-0-0

Trainer

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Distance

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Track

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Trainer/Track

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Trainer/Distance

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Distance Range Last 6 months

1207m

Comments

Made every post a winner when winning by 4 1/2L last run around here but challenged by more formidable competitors. Displays good tactical speed. Can figure in the finish.

Expected Settling Position: Backmarker

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 6	22/6/26	Thistledown	1207m	Claiming 64	1	Luis Raul Rivera	54kg	SY		-	4.5L	1-1	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Run Red Run 2. Glory Reigns 3. Redden
4th of 5	21/5/26	Thistledown	1207m	Claiming 72	3	Brandon Leonardo Tapara	54kg	FT		-	11L	1-1	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Mr. Redlegs 2. Sadie's Silver Kid 3. Colonel Cooper
2nd of 8	4/5/26	Thistledown	1207m	Claiming 71	5	Brandon Leonardo Tapara	54kg	FT		-	2.3L	1-1	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Ovid 2. Run Red Run 3. Sadie's Silver Kid
5th of 9	10/10/25	Thistledown	1207m	Claiming 67	2	John Mckee	54kg	FT		-	10.3L	4-1	$3.75	-	$0	-	1. John Fitzgerald 2. Relish The Ride 3. Red Chips
4th of 6	30/7/25	Belterra Park	1207m	Allowance 79	5	Perry Wayne Ouzts	56kg	FT		-	14.8L	1-1	$9.50	-	$0	-	1. Alwaysintomischief 2. Mr. Redlegs 3. Orfano
7th of 7	10/6/25	Thistledown	1207m	3U	5	Victor R Fernandez	54kg	FAST		-	19L	1-3	$3.00	-	$0	-	1. Oklahoma Joe 2. Momma K's Boy 3. Relish The Ride

Elliot The Dragon (6) 4X85424514
Trainer: Marco Ibarra()
Jockey: Alexander Chavez
Weight: 54kg
Prize Money: $0
Win / Place: 17% / 45%

7 yo Chestnut Gelding

Sire: Kantharos

Dam: Music Thunder

Dam's Sire: Distorted Humor

Stats

Career

40: 7-5-6

Distance

33: 7-3-5

Trk/Dst

13: 2-2-3

Track

16: 2-2-3

1st Up

4: 1-1-0

2nd Up

3: 0-0-1

3rd Up

3: 0-0-1

Turf

1: 0-0-0

Good

9: 3-1-1

Heavy

8: 1-1-0

Synthetic

3: 0-2-1

Dirt

39: 7-5-6

Firm

18: 3-1-4

Jockey Stats

Horse

2: 1-0-0

Trainer

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Distance

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Track

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Trainer/Track

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Trainer/Distance

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Distance Range Last 6 months

1006m - 1207m

Comments

First up and put in a competitive run when placing 2nd beaten by 1/2L first up last preparation at Mahoning Valley. Alexander Chavez is a strong choice aboard. Must be considered here.

Expected Settling Position:

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
4th of 5	28/5/26	Thistledown	1207m	Claiming 80	1	Alexander Chavez	56kg	FT		-	5.6L	3-5	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Party Pooper 2. Gunner Gabriel 3. Spirit Of Akron
1st of 8	29/4/26	Thistledown	1207m	Claiming 79	8	Alexander Chavez	54kg	MY		-	3L	6-3	$0.00	-	$0	-	1. Elliot The Dragon 2. Ironclad Alibi 3. Party Pooper
5th of 8	23/3/26	Mahoning Valley	1207m	Claiming 82	7	Luis A Rodriguez Castro	56kg	MY		-	4.3L	4-2	$7.00	-	$0	-	1. Dark Vader 2. Gunner Gabriel 3. Spirit Of Akron
4th of 7	4/3/26	Mahoning Valley	1207m	Claiming 77	7	Luis A Rodriguez Castro	56kg	MY		-	2.8L	3-2	$7.00	-	$0	-	1. Need To Know Basis 2. Kinderhook 3. Prosecutor
2nd of 6	5/2/26	Mahoning Valley	1006m	Claiming 74	2	Luis A Rodriguez Castro	56kg	MY		-	0.5L	3-2	$2.62	-	$0	-	1. Thedayofthegrey 2. Elliot The Dragon 3. Lust For Life
4th of 7	4/12/25	Mahoning Valley	1207m	Claiming 75	5	Luis A Rodriguez Castro	56kg	MY		-	4.3L	3-3	$4.00	-	$0	-	1. Dark Vader 2. The Pink Z 3. Wetzel

Race Review Abbreviations

3WNC: Three wide no cover, Awk: Awkwardly away, Bk: Back, Blkd: Blocked, Btld: Battled, Chal: Challenged, Chkd: Checked, Cvr: Cover, Fdd: Faded, Fght: Fought, Fin: Finish, Hdd: Headed, Hld up: Held up, Hmprd: Hampered, Hndy: Handy, Kikd: Kicked, Kn: Keen, Ld: Led/Lead, Midf: Midfield, Mod pc: Moderate pace, Otf: On the Fence, ROS: Ran on strongly, Slow: Slow away, Snagd: Snagged, Stld: Settled, Tn: Turn, Trld: Trailed, Under pres: Under pressure, Under rd: Under riding, Urgd: Urged, Wd: Wide, Wdr: Wider, Weavd: Weaved, Wknd: Weakened, Wrkd: Worked