Darwin Race 4

Btc Constructions Christmas Cup Best 8 H Division1

Stake: $2,739

BANTAM ROCKET (4) goes very well this trip starting 14 times for five wins and six minors. Hit the frame latest (22.55) when third at this track in a Free For All. Expected to go close. SAMURAI MIND (5) has missed the placings at his last couple but was in the money three back when second (30.61) at Ipswich in a Grade 4/5. Well placed here and can atone this time. BLUE STEEL (7) turned in a fair run last time from the squeeze finishing fourth by 4 lengths (22.61). Has a good record here at this journey. One of the better chances. BART'S CHANCE (8) is worth consideration after filling a hole last start.

Distance: 537m
Class: Free For All
Track: Good
Weather: Overcast
Surface: All Weather

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Lawn Keeper (1) 1112422233
Trainer: Adam Poulter (Bellamack)
Prize Money: $10,736
Win / Place: 16% / 70%

Nearing Another Win

2 yo Black D

Sire: COLUMBIAN KING

Dam: EMMAVILLE STAR

Rating

Stats

Career

30: 5-9-7

Track

29: 5-9-7

Trk/Dst

7: 0-5-1

Distance

7: 0-5-1

Season

24: 4-7-7

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
5	0	0	0	0

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

Comments

Form has been solid with minor placings at his last five starts. Last time out finished 3rd on December 1 over 312m at this track behind Scott To Take beaten 1.3 lengths (18.65) in a Grade 5. Hard to recommend this time.

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 6	1/12/24	Darwin	312m	4	0:18.65	60.2 km/h	1.3L	$1.50	0:18.56	0:18.02	GR 5	$1,320	$198	4	1. Scott To Take 2. Canya Refine 3. Lawn Keeper
3rd of 5	27/11/24	Darwin	312m	1	0:18.47	60.8 km/h	1.0L	$1.40	0:18.40	0:18.34	GR 5 /MDN	$1,320	$198	3	1. My Shout Zoe 2. Northern Lion 3. Lawn Keeper
2nd of 4	24/11/24	Darwin	537m	1	0:31.55	61.3 km/h	0.8L	$6.00	0:31.50	0:31.50	GR 4/5	$2,376	$506	7	1. Bart's Chance 2. Lawn Keeper 3. Messed Up Mary
2nd of 5	17/11/24	Darwin	537m	1	0:32.05	60.3 km/h	0.8L	$3.00	0:32.00	0:31.61	GR 5	$2,376	$506	4	1. Bluey La La 2. Lawn Keeper 3. Kanji Service
2nd of 5	13/11/24	Darwin	312m	2	0:18.52	60.6 km/h	3.5L	$3.60	0:18.27	0:18.22	GR 5	$1,320	$297	3	1. So Naive 2. Lawn Keeper 3. West On Warrior
4th of 7	10/11/24	Darwin	537m	4	0:32.11	60.2 km/h	7.5L	$5.00	0:31.58	0:31.58	GR 4/5	$2,376	-	7	1. Blue Steel 2. Messed Up Mary 3. Zipping Digby

Little Cath (2) 1225315321
Trainer: Harrison Brown (Malak)
Prize Money: $11,858
Win / Place: 31% / 73%

Last Start Winner from Box

2 yo Black B

Sire: JUNGLE DEUCE

Dam: LITTLE NANGAR

Rating

Stats

Career

19: 6-3-5

Track

19: 6-3-5

Trk/Dst

8: 3-2-1

Distance

8: 3-2-1

Season

19: 6-3-5

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

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

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

Comments

Good performance to win by 2.25 lengths at this track over 312m (18.38) beating Aaron Keeping in Grade 5 /MDN on December 11. Prefer in something easier.

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
1st of 6	11/12/24	Darwin	312m	2	0:18.38	61.1 km/h	2.3L	$1.40	0:18.38	0:18.05	GR 5 /MDN	$1,320	$825	3	1. Little Cath 2. Aaron Keeping 3. Flying Agassi
2nd of 6	8/12/24	Darwin	312m	4	0:18.42	61.0 km/h	1.0L	$1.60	0:18.35	0:18.24	GR 5 /MDN	$1,320	$297	7	1. Blackpool Urban 2. Little Cath 3. Junk Yard Bonnie
3rd of 7	1/12/24	Darwin	537m	3	0:31.85	60.7 km/h	4.0L	$7.00	0:31.57	0:31.57	OPEN	$2,739	$374	7	1. Nora's Boy 2. Blue Steel 3. Little Cath
5th of 6	24/11/24	Darwin	537m	1	0:32.02	60.4 km/h	6.0L	$5.00	0:31.59	0:31.50	OPEN	$2,739	-	7	1. Call Waiting 2. Flip Your Fifty 3. Nora's Boy
1st of 6	17/11/24	Darwin	537m	4	0:31.61	61.2 km/h	4.3L	$4.00	0:31.61	0:31.61	GR 3/4	$2,739	$1,815	4	1. Little Cath 2. Wolf Man 3. Zipping Digby
3rd of 8	13/11/24	Darwin	383m	5	0:23.06	59.8 km/h	3.8L	$2.50	0:22.79	0:22.51	GR 5	$1,925	$275	3	1. It's A Zoo 2. Zombie Boss 3. Little Cath

Bantam Rocket (4) 2312411123
Trainer: Adam Poulter (Bellamack)
Prize Money: $37,150
Win / Place: 31% / 80%

Box Specialist

Nearing Another Win

2 yo Black B

Sire: DYNA DOUBLE ONE

Dam: POCKET ROCKET (AUS)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

45: 14-11-11

Track

32: 10-10-8

Trk/Dst

14: 5-5-1

Distance

14: 5-5-1

Season

15: 5-4-4

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
9	0	5	0	0

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

Comments

In the money last time at this track (22.55) in a Free For All, finishing a 6 length third. Has five successes and two minors from seven starts from box 4. Makes strong appeal.

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 4	10/11/24	Darwin	383m	1	0:22.55	61.1 km/h	6.8L	$2.20	0:22.07	0:22.07	FFA	$2,420	$297	7	1. Wolf Man 2. Kanji Service 3. Bantam Rocket
2nd of 5	3/11/24	Darwin	383m	1	0:22.13	62.3 km/h	0.1L	$2.50	0:22.12	0:22.12	FFA	$2,090	$473	7	1. Not Bad Yourself 2. Bantam Rocket 3. Kanji Service
1st of 6	27/10/24	Darwin	312m	4	0:18.11	62.0 km/h	1.3L	$3.00	0:18.11	0:18.11	OPEN	$1,474	$935	7	1. Bantam Rocket 2. Mojo Herrera 3. Nick The Quick
1st of 5	20/10/24	Darwin	537m	2	0:31.67	61.0 km/h	0.3L	$2.20	0:31.67	0:31.67	OPEN	$2,739	$1,815	7	1. Bantam Rocket 2. Little Cath 3. River Rough
1st of 4	13/10/24	Darwin	537m	7	0:31.39	61.6 km/h	2.0L	$2.90	0:31.39	0:31.39	FFA	$2,739	$1,815	11	1. Bantam Rocket 2. Little Cath 3. Flip Your Fifty
4th of 6	2/10/24	Darwin	312m	1	0:18.51	60.7 km/h	3.0L	$3.00	0:18.30	0:18.07	GR 2/3	$1,474	-	3	1. Miley On Fire 2. Wolf Man 3. Clive's Chance

Samurai Mind (5) 2436221264
Trainer: Robert Brown (Malak)
Prize Money: $126,830
Win / Place: 22% / 55%

3 yo FWN D

Sire: FERNANDO BALE (AUS)

Dam: CRAZY BONNIE (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

87: 20-15-13

Track

5: 1-1-1

Trk/Dst

5: 1-1-1

Distance

5: 1-1-1

Season

16: 2-5-2

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
5	6	9	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	10	16	10	7	11	5	13	15
1st	1	7	3	0	2	3	1	3
2nd	2	0	0	2	1	2	4	4
3rd	2	1	1	1	3	0	2	3

Comments

Didn't make the placings last time at this track (31.92) in a OPEN, finishing a 5 length fourth. Goes very well from the draw boasting two victories and four places from 11 starts. Leading chance.

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
4th of 7	1/12/24	Darwin	537m	1	0:31.92	60.6 km/h	5.0L	$3.10	0:31.57	0:31.57	OPEN	$2,739	-	10	1. Nora's Boy 2. Blue Steel 3. Little Cath
6th of 8	21/11/24	Albion Park	520m	8	0:30.53	61.3 km/h	4.8L	$21	0:30.20	0:29.65	GR 4/5	$11,880	-	14	1. Rusty Demon 2. Trapper Tears 3. Aidan's Queen
2nd of 6	7/11/24	Ipswich	520m	7	0:30.61	61.2 km/h	4.3L	$10	0:30.30	0:30.11	GR 4/5	$11,880	$2,376	7	1. Extreme Tension 2. Samurai Mind 3. Trapper Tears
1st of 8	31/10/24	Ipswich	520m	5	0:30.55	61.3 km/h	6.0L	$4.20	0:30.55	0:30.13	MX 5	$10,230	$6,650	28	1. Samurai Mind 2. Calder 3. Jimary Indiana
2nd of 7	3/10/24	Albion Park	520m	6	0:30.50	61.4 km/h	1.0L	$4.00	0:30.42	0:29.93	MX 5	$10,230	$2,046	7	1. Sarah's Gold 2. Samurai Mind 3. Blazing Smoke
2nd of 7	26/9/24	Albion Park	520m	8	0:30.65	61.1 km/h	0.3L	$6.50	0:30.63	0:30.01	MX 5	$10,230	$2,046	4	1. Springtime Jet 2. Samurai Mind 3. Obliging Travis

Blue Steel (7) 2116541244
Trainer: Steele Bolton (Lyons)
Prize Money: $30,113
Win / Place: 14% / 40%

3 yo BLU B

Sire: AUSSIE INFRARED

Dam: EIGHT GREEN CANS

Rating

Stats

Career

57: 8-4-11

Track

29: 6-2-6

Trk/Dst

16: 3-1-5

Distance

16: 3-1-5

Season

27: 6-2-6

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
3	0	5	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	4	6	9	12	4	9	8	5
1st	1	3	0	1	0	2	1	0
2nd	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1
3rd	2	2	1	3	0	1	0	2

Comments

Has finished fourth at this circuit at the last two appearances, most recently when beaten 4 lengths behind Nora's Boy over 383m. Has claims on best form.

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
4th of 7	11/12/24	Darwin	383m	4	0:22.61	61.0 km/h	4.0L	$10	0:22.33	0:22.13	GR 3/4	$2,090	-	3	1. Nora's Boy 2. Mermaid Shimmer 3. Rosie La La
4th of 8	8/12/24	Darwin	383m	8	0:22.96	60.1 km/h	10.5L	$5.50	0:22.22	0:22.19	GR 4/5	$1,925	-	7	1. Go Jo 2. Seahorn 3. So Naive
2nd of 7	1/12/24	Darwin	537m	4	0:31.69	61.0 km/h	1.8L	$15	0:31.57	0:31.57	OPEN	$2,739	$550	4	1. Nora's Boy 2. Blue Steel 3. Little Cath
1st of 7	27/11/24	Darwin	383m	6	0:22.16	62.2 km/h	3.5L	$5.50	0:22.16	0:22.16	GR 5	$1,925	$1,210	3	1. Blue Steel 2. Dirty Attack 3. Bluey La La
4th of 6	24/11/24	Darwin	537m	5	0:31.96	60.5 km/h	5.3L	$34	0:31.59	0:31.50	OPEN	$2,739	-	7	1. Call Waiting 2. Flip Your Fifty 3. Nora's Boy
5th of 6	17/11/24	Darwin	537m	5	0:32.26	59.9 km/h	9.3L	$7.50	0:31.61	0:31.61	GR 3/4	$2,739	-	4	1. Little Cath 2. Wolf Man 3. Zipping Digby

Bart's Chance (8) 2233153212
Trainer: Andrew Lasker (Humpty Doo)
Prize Money: $30,806
Win / Place: 30% / 69%

3 yo Black D

Sire: ASTON DEE BEE

Dam: EXTREME CHANCE

Rating

Stats

Career

42: 13-11-5

Track

11: 3-4-3

Trk/Dst

1: 1-0-0

Distance

1: 1-0-0

Season

12: 4-4-3

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

2: 1-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
7	5	1	0	0

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

Comments

Won two starts back at this track over 537m in 31.50. Followed that up with a minor placing over 312m at this track at OPEN a week ago. Solid showing expected.

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
2nd of 5	8/12/24	Darwin	312m	4	0:18.26	61.5 km/h	0.3L	$2.50	0:18.24	0:18.24	OPEN	$1,474	$330	14	1. Quick Shadow 2. Bart's Chance 3. Nick The Quick
1st of 4	24/11/24	Darwin	537m	2	0:31.50	61.4 km/h	0.8L	$1.60	0:31.50	0:31.50	GR 4/5	$2,376	$1,540	7	1. Bart's Chance 2. Lawn Keeper 3. Messed Up Mary
2nd of 7	17/11/24	Darwin	383m	8	0:22.17	62.2 km/h	0.8L	$3.90	0:22.11	0:22.11	OPEN	$2,090	$473	7	1. Rex On Fire 2. Bart's Chance 3. Flip Your Fifty
3rd of 6	10/11/24	Darwin	383m	8	0:22.30	61.8 km/h	1.0L	$5.50	0:22.22	0:22.07	OPEN	$2,090	$297	21	1. Flip Your Fifty 2. Our Therapy 3. Bart's Chance
5th of 6	20/10/24	Darwin	312m	4	0:18.65	60.2 km/h	9.0L	$6.50	0:18.02	0:18.02	OPEN	$1,474	-	7	1. Kanji Service 2. Mojo Herrera 3. Bull's Chance
1st of 4	13/10/24	Darwin	383m	1	0:22.07	62.5 km/h	0.3L	$2.20	0:22.07	0:22.07	FFA	$2,090	$1,320	7	1. Bart's Chance 2. River Rough 3. Nora's Boy

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