Darwin Race 6

Ladbrokes Australia Day Medal H Division1

Stake: $2,090

SOCKS LA LA (3) scored by 1.5 lengths last time (22.28) in a OPEN over 383m at this track. Has already won two times from this draw. Looks suited here and rates on top. NOT BAD YOURSELF (6) has missed the frame at her last two runs but could not have been more impressive the run prior in her head turning 22.12 win at this track over 383m. Should be in this for a long way. MERMAID SHIMMER (1) struggled in tougher grade last start at this track, but prior to that won by 3 lengths at this track (18.09) beating West On Warrior in a Grade 4 on December 29. Form from her last run is proving to be solid. Expected to feature in the finish. MARLIE ON FIRE (2) with some luck can improve on an unplaced run last time here.

Distance: 383m
Class: Free For All
Track: Good
Weather: Showers
Surface: All Weather

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Mermaid Shimmer (1) 2342121216
Trainer: Adam Poulter (Bellamack)
Prize Money: $18,040
Win / Place: 24% / 57%

Box Specialist

2 yo Black B

Sire: AUSSIE INFRARED (AUS)

Dam: EXCITING (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

50: 12-8-9

Track

50: 12-8-9

Trk/Dst

36: 7-5-7

Distance

36: 7-5-7

Season

29: 8-6-3

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
12	0	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	5	8	3	10	5	5	5	9
1st	4	3	0	1	1	1	1	1
2nd	1	0	2	1	0	0	3	1
3rd	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	3

Comments

Won two starts back at this track over 312m in 18.09. Couldn't repeat the feat last time out when sixth over 537m at this track at Grade 4/5 level. Holds top-three claims.

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 7	5/1/25	Darwin	537m	4	0:32.62	59.3 km/h	9.3L	$5.50	0:31.98	0:31.98	GR 4/5	$2,376	-	7	1. Kanji Service 2. Lawn Keeper 3. Blue Steel
1st of 6	29/12/24	Darwin	312m	4	0:18.09	62.1 km/h	3.0L	$1.70f	0:18.09	0:18.00	GR 4	$1,320	$825	7	1. Mermaid Shimmer 2. West On Warrior 3. My Shout Zoe
2nd of 6	22/12/24	Darwin	312m	7	0:18.62	60.3 km/h	2.0L	$1.60f	0:18.48	0:18.03	GR 4/5	$1,320	$297	7	1. Birmingham 2. Mermaid Shimmer 3. Time To Reign
1st of 8	15/12/24	Darwin	383m	6	0:22.55	61.1 km/h	1.0L	$4.60	0:22.55	0:22.36	GR 4/5	$1,925	$1,210	4	1. Mermaid Shimmer 2. So Naive 3. Messed Up Mary
2nd of 7	11/12/24	Darwin	383m	3	0:22.34	61.7 km/h	0.1L	$11	0:22.33	0:22.13	GR 3/4	$2,090	$473	3	1. Nora's Boy 2. Mermaid Shimmer 3. Rosie La La
1st of 8	8/12/24	Darwin	383m	1	0:22.25	62.0 km/h	3.0L	$2.20f	0:22.25	0:22.19	GR 5 /MDN	$1,925	$1,210	7	1. Mermaid Shimmer 2. Lucy's Chance 3. Penny's Lad

Marlie On Fire (2) 2211413745
Trainer: Harrison Brown (Malak)
Prize Money: $35,343
Win / Place: 27% / 57%

3 yo Black B

Sire: FABREGAS (AUS)

Dam: GUNAI MARLIE

Rating

Stats

Career

90: 25-15-12

Track

90: 25-15-12

Trk/Dst

49: 15-7-7

Distance

49: 15-7-7

Season

21: 5-3-3

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
25	0	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	9	14	3	20	7	10	17	10
1st	2	4	1	5	1	4	5	3
2nd	1	3	0	3	1	1	4	2
3rd	2	2	0	4	1	1	1	1

Comments

Missed the frame latest (18.46) when fifth over 312m at this track in a Grade 1/2. Goes very well from the draw boasting four victories and five places from 14 starts. With even luck and a clean start should be thereabouts.

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 5	8/1/25	Darwin	312m	4	0:18.46	60.8 km/h	6.3L	$13	0:18.02	0:18.02	GR 1/2	$1,474	-	3	1. Quick Shadow 2. Roma Blue 3. Kanji Service
4th of 5	5/1/25	Darwin	312m	8	0:18.48	60.8 km/h	5.8L	$15	0:18.07	0:18.07	GR 1/2	$1,474	-	7	1. Flip Your Fifty 2. Quick Shadow 3. Mojo Herrera
7th of 7	29/12/24	Darwin	383m	7	0:23.30	59.2 km/h	12.3L	$17	0:22.44	0:22.14	OPEN	$2,090	-	14	1. Queen Lina 2. Kanji Service 3. Flip Your Fifty
3rd of 7	15/12/24	Darwin	383m	4	0:22.70	60.7 km/h	4.8L	$3.30	0:22.36	0:22.36	OPEN	$2,090	$297	7	1. Kanji Service 2. Nick The Quick 3. Marlie On Fire
1st of 6	8/12/24	Darwin	383m	2	0:22.24	62.0 km/h	0.1L	$4.20	0:22.24	0:22.19	OPEN	$2,090	$1,320	7	1. Marlie On Fire 2. Nora's Boy 3. Black Iron
4th of 6	1/12/24	Darwin	383m	7	0:22.52	61.2 km/h	2.0L	$4.70	0:22.37	0:22.26	OPEN	$2,090	-	4	1. Nick The Quick 2. Slick Tesla 3. Socks La La

Socks La La (3) 3343236211
Trainer: Teresa Wareham (Humpty Doo)
Prize Money: $19,663
Win / Place: 20% / 67%

Going for the Hat-Trick

3 yo Black B

Sire: BERNARDO (AUS)

Dam: SKINNY LA LA

100

Rating

Stats

Career

53: 11-14-11

Track

52: 11-14-10

Trk/Dst

26: 5-6-6

Distance

26: 5-6-6

Season

20: 4-7-6

1st Up

3: 1-0-1

2nd Up

3: 0-0-1

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

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

Comments

Won again and recorded an impressive time to make it back-to-back wins at this track over 383m (22.28). Looks suited and should go close again.

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	12/1/25	Darwin	383m	7	0:22.28	61.9 km/h	1.5L	$7.50	0:22.28	0:22.22	OPEN	$2,090	$1,320	7	1. Socks La La 2. Flip Your Fifty 3. Kanji Service
1st of 6	5/1/25	Darwin	312m	5	0:18.14	61.9 km/h	3.3L	$1.90	0:18.14	0:18.07	GR 3/4	$1,474	$935	7	1. Socks La La 2. Boston 3. All About Opal
2nd of 6	29/12/24	Darwin	312m	2	0:18.12	62.0 km/h	1.8L	$19	0:18.00	0:18.00	OPEN	$1,474	$330	14	1. Quick Shadow 2. Socks La La 3. Bull's Chance
6th of 7	15/12/24	Darwin	383m	8	0:22.90	60.2 km/h	7.8L	$11	0:22.36	0:22.36	OPEN	$2,090	-	14	1. Kanji Service 2. Nick The Quick 3. Marlie On Fire
3rd of 6	1/12/24	Darwin	383m	5	0:22.50	61.3 km/h	1.8L	$14	0:22.37	0:22.26	OPEN	$2,090	$297	7	1. Nick The Quick 2. Slick Tesla 3. Socks La La
2nd of 5	24/11/24	Darwin	312m	1	0:18.22	61.6 km/h	0.3L	$1.58f	0:18.20	0:17.87	GR 3/4	$1,474	$330	11	1. Go Jo 2. Socks La La 3. My Mate Glen

Clive's Chance (4) 2146331236
Trainer: Graeme Ferns (Howard Springs)
Prize Money: $33,308
Win / Place: 42% / 73%

3 yo Black D

Sire: ASTON DEE BEE

Dam: EXTREME CHANCE

Rating

Stats

Career

38: 16-6-6

Track

6: 1-1-3

Trk/Dst

4: 1-1-2

Distance

4: 1-1-2

Season

7: 1-1-3

1st Up

1: 0-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
16	0	0	0	0

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

Comments

Missed the frame last time when sixth (18.64) at this track. Prior to that had been racing well. Has a squeeze box to navigate and will need to find best.

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 6	22/12/24	Darwin	312m	8	0:18.64	60.3 km/h	8.8L	$9.60	0:18.03	0:18.03	GR 1/2	$1,474	-	42	1. Quick Shadow 2. Flip Your Fifty 3. Kanji Service
42 Day Freshen-Up
3rd of 8	10/11/24	Darwin	383m	7	0:22.73	60.7 km/h	6.0L	$2.90f	0:22.31	0:22.07	GR 4/5	$1,958	$308	14	1. Bowhunter 2. Nora's Boy 3. Clive's Chance
2nd of 5	27/10/24	Darwin	383m	1	0:22.45	61.4 km/h	3.8L	$3.80	0:22.19	0:22.18	GR 4	$1,925	$440	7	1. Flip Your Fifty 2. Clive's Chance 3. Mermaid Shimmer
1st of 8	20/10/24	Darwin	383m	7	0:22.43	61.5 km/h	1.8L	$3.20	0:22.43	0:22.09	GR 4/5	$1,925	$1,210	7	1. Clive's Chance 2. Bowhunter 3. Miley On Fire
3rd of 6	13/10/24	Darwin	383m	5	0:22.87	60.3 km/h	3.3L	$2.40	0:22.64	0:22.07	GR 5 /MDN	$1,925	$275	11	1. Lawn Keeper 2. So Naive 3. Clive's Chance
3rd of 6	2/10/24	Darwin	312m	2	0:18.37	61.1 km/h	1.0L	$3.20	0:18.30	0:18.07	GR 2/3	$1,474	$209	42	1. Miley On Fire 2. Wolf Man 3. Clive's Chance
42 Day Freshen-Up

Not Bad Yourself (6) 241561145x
Trainer: Adam Day (Stuart Park)
Prize Money: $29,112
Win / Place: 27% / 52%

3 yo Black B

Sire: FABREGAS

Dam: ELSA ROSE

Rating

Stats

Career

51: 14-7-6

Track

18: 5-2-1

Trk/Dst

9: 2-1-1

Distance

9: 2-1-1

Season

12: 5-1-0

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
10	4	0	0	0

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

Comments

Last appeared when fifth over 383m at this track nine weeks ago. Drawn wide but with a clean break can feature in the finish.

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 7	17/11/24	Darwin	383m	2	0:23.07	59.8 km/h	13.8L	$5.20	0:22.11	0:22.11	OPEN	$2,090	-	7	1. Rex On Fire 2. Bart's Chance 3. Flip Your Fifty
4th of 4	10/11/24	Darwin	383m	6	0:22.90	60.2 km/h	11.8L	$4.40	0:22.07	0:22.07	FFA	$2,420	-	7	1. Wolf Man 2. Kanji Service 3. Bantam Rocket
1st of 5	3/11/24	Darwin	383m	7	0:22.12	62.3 km/h	0.1L	$12	0:22.12	0:22.12	FFA	$2,090	$1,320	4	1. Not Bad Yourself 2. Bantam Rocket 3. Kanji Service
1st of 6	30/10/24	Darwin	312m	4	0:18.26	61.5 km/h	3.3L	$2.60f	0:18.26	0:18.26	GR 3/4	$1,474	$935	31	1. Not Bad Yourself 2. Hooray Tay 3. Queen's Gamble
31 Day Freshen-Up
6th of 6	29/9/24	Darwin	312m	5	0:18.97	59.2 km/h	13.3L	$8.20	0:18.03	0:18.03	OPEN	$1,474	-	21	1. Mojo Herrera 2. Bull's Chance 3. Socks La La
5th of 8	8/9/24	Darwin	383m	7	0:22.64	60.9 km/h	2.0L	$9.50	0:22.49	0:22.14	FFA	$8,250	-	7	1. Nikanova 2. Bantam Rocket 3. Little Cath

Black Iron (7) 6113535133
Trainer: Andrew Lasker (Humpty Doo)
Prize Money: $54,049
Win / Place: 22% / 59%

Nearing Another Win

4 yo Black D

Sire: ASTON DEE BEE (AUS)

Dam: IRONBARK LASS (AUS)

Rating

Stats

Career

114: 26-17-25

Track

60: 11-9-15

Trk/Dst

34: 7-4-6

Distance

34: 7-4-6

Season

23: 5-3-6

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
16	10	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
STARTS	15	19	10	11	11	16	15	17
1st	4	5	3	2	2	3	3	4
2nd	3	2	0	0	3	2	3	4
3rd	4	2	2	2	2	3	4	6

Comments

Has finished in the placings at last two, the latest when third (18.36) at big odds over 312m at this track. Drawn wide. Looks tested in this line-up.

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 5	12/1/25	Darwin	312m	1	0:18.36	61.2 km/h	3.5L	$11	0:18.12	0:18.12	OPEN	$1,474	$209	4	1. Quick Shadow 2. So Naive 3. Black Iron
3rd of 5	8/1/25	Darwin	383m	8	0:22.49	61.3 km/h	5.8L	$13	0:22.08	0:22.08	OPEN	$2,090	$297	3	1. Flip Your Fifty 2. Nora's Boy 3. Black Iron
1st of 5	5/1/25	Darwin	383m	4	0:22.56	61.1 km/h	3.0L	$12	0:22.56	0:22.18	OPEN	$2,090	$1,320	7	1. Black Iron 2. Nora's Boy 3. Bull's Chance
5th of 6	29/12/24	Darwin	312m	7	0:18.36	61.2 km/h	5.3L	$17	0:18.00	0:18.00	OPEN	$1,474	-	7	1. Quick Shadow 2. Socks La La 3. Bull's Chance
3rd of 6	22/12/24	Darwin	312m	8	0:18.40	61.0 km/h	2.3L	$5.10	0:18.24	0:18.03	GR 3	$1,474	$209	7	1. Rex On Fire 2. Whitey La La 3. Black Iron
5th of 7	15/12/24	Darwin	383m	6	0:22.82	60.4 km/h	6.5L	$13	0:22.36	0:22.36	OPEN	$2,090	-	7	1. Kanji Service 2. Nick The Quick 3. Marlie On Fire

Lucy's Chance (8) 2143521245
Trainer: Graeme Ferns (Howard Springs)
Prize Money: $20,246
Win / Place: 21% / 53%

Box Specialist

3 yo White/Black B

Sire: ORSON ALLEN

Dam: REAR CHANCE

Rating

Stats

Career

41: 9-7-6

Track

7: 1-2-1

Trk/Dst

2: 0-1-0

Distance

2: 0-1-0

Season

8: 1-2-1

1st Up

2: 0-0-1

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
6	3	0	0	0

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

Comments

Poor last start but ran a better race two back when fourth over 383m at this track. Will not find this easy. Not keen.

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 5	5/1/25	Darwin	312m	2	0:18.56	60.5 km/h	7.0L	$9.50	0:18.07	0:18.07	GR 1/2	$1,474	-	21	1. Flip Your Fifty 2. Quick Shadow 3. Mojo Herrera
4th of 6	15/12/24	Darwin	383m	1	0:22.81	60.4 km/h	2.8L	$1.80f	0:22.61	0:22.36	GR 5 /MDN	$1,925	-	7	1. Tanaya 2. Our Therapy 3. Hyper Viper
2nd of 8	8/12/24	Darwin	383m	4	0:22.47	61.4 km/h	3.0L	$4.00	0:22.25	0:22.19	GR 5 /MDN	$1,925	$440	11	1. Mermaid Shimmer 2. Lucy's Chance 3. Penny's Lad
1st of 4	27/11/24	Darwin	312m	4	0:18.49	60.7 km/h	2.0L	$3.50	0:18.49	0:18.34	GR 3	$1,474	$935	14	1. Lucy's Chance 2. Shatter 3. Hyper Viper
2nd of 6	13/11/24	Darwin	312m	7	0:18.36	61.2 km/h	2.0L	$6.60	0:18.22	0:18.22	OPEN	$1,474	$330	17	1. Wolf Man 2. Lucy's Chance 3. Socks La La
5th of 6	27/10/24	Darwin	312m	5	0:18.50	60.7 km/h	5.5L	$6.30	0:18.11	0:18.11	OPEN	$1,474	-	14	1. Bantam Rocket 2. Mojo Herrera 3. Nick The Quick

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